Legal systems: general

This is the first book to offer an extensive cosmopolitan, cross-cultural insight into the perennial controversy over the use of improperly obtained evidence in criminal trials.

This book analyses Nicaragua's role in the development of international law, through its participation in cases that have come before the International Court of Justice.

Supreme Court justices have long relied on law clerks to help process the work of the Court.

Ecclesiastical Law has established itself as the leading authority on the laws of the Church of England.

The modern era of competition law in New Zealand began with the Commerce Act 1986.

Forensic Microscopy: Truth Under the Lenses provides an overview and understanding of the various types of microscopes and their techniques employed in forensic science.

This is the first in-depth empirical and historical study of the use of law clerks by American judges.

This book draws lessons and conclusions, based on the methodology outlined in the author's previous book, Water as a Catalyst for Peace (Routledge, 2013), and further charts the course to a more practical framework for achieving regional stability and justice.

This volume provides cutting-edge interdisciplinary analysis of the synergies between foreign investment and environmental protection by leading scholars and practitioners.

ADR and the Courts: A Manual for Judges and Lawyers focuses on new methods in the judicial system.

The history of United Nations peacekeeping is largely one of failure.

This book investigates what happens to criminal evidence after the conclusion of legal proceedings.

A New Introduction to Legal Method provides a comprehensive overview of legal science and the scientific character of legal knowledge.

Retaining its practical emphasis, this new edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect important new developments.

This practical text on the handling of investigations and safeguards includes a comprehensive historical and conceptual overview.

Peter Ashford provides a practical guide to the most common feature of international arbitration around the world.

"La valoración de las declaraciones personales debe ser el producto de un ejercicio racional y lógico realizado por el juez de la causa, de modo que ella no solo pueda ser conocida y compartida por las partes y el resto de los ciudadanos, sino también sometida al examen que, de ser requerido, deberá efectuar el tribunal de segundo grado.

Slapper and Kelly's The English Legal System explains and critically assesses how our law is made and applied.

Routledge Lawcards are your complete, pocket-sized guides to key examinable areas of the undergraduate law curriculum and the CPE/GDL.

The Expert in Litigation and Arbitration provides the complete picture of the role and duties of the expert witness in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, USA, Australia, Hong Kong and China.

This book focuses on the decision of the Tribunal in the South China Sea Arbitration that China had operated its law enforcement vessels in ways that created risks of collision with Philippine official vessels at Scarborough Shoal in April and May 2012.

This book focuses on the legal and procedural problems caused by China's default in the South China Sea Arbitration.

International Arbitration in Korea provides a comprehensive introduction to more than 140 arbitral cases and commentaries in Korea and introduces the arbitration community to the jurisprudence and scholarship of this underappreciated but well developed jurisdiction.

The judicial system occupies an important place in society, yet it has been one of the least studied of Canadian institutions.

Uses a single-country case study to enrich research on the role of constitutional courts in new democracies.

This book examines global and national lawmaking in Sri Lanka through three case studies: patent examination, plant variety laws, and technology innovation.

The 'Goldstone Report' of September 2009 started a critical debate at the international level.

Taking up the study of legal education in distinctly biopolitical terms, this book provides a critical and political analysis of resistance in the law school.

Compared to other countries, Canada's Parliament shows a high level of party unity when it comes to legislative voting.

This 2005 book propounds a coherent and comprehensive judicial methodology for modern times.

Traditionally,the theory of human rights limited its application to the public domain, namely the relationships between individuals and public authorities.