Legal systems: general

Australian Uniform Evidence Law provides a clear, accessible introduction to the law of evidence.

What do nudges and choice architecture have to do with encouraging mediation?

El presente libro forma parte de una trilogía que empezó con el estudio del 'Préstamo y sus garantías en Egipto antiguo', donde ya se introducían hipotecas generales en los contratos celebrados a partir del siglo VIII a.

Privatising the Public University: The Case of Law is the first full-length critical study examining the impact of the dramatic reforms that have swept through universities over the last two decades.

Exploring the role played by cooperation in the law and management of modern, complex contracts, this book contrasts an in-depth review of case law with a large-scale empirical study of the views of commercial actors responsible for the outcomes of these contracts.

The Special Criminal Court: Practice and Procedure is the first general textbook in four decades to cover all aspects of the Special Criminal Court.

Discusses Upendra Baxi''s role as an Indian jurist and how his contributions have shaped our understanding of legal jurisprudence.

In Patel v Mirza [2016] UKSC 42, nine justices of the Supreme Court of England and Wales decided in favour of a restitutionary award in response to an unjust enrichment, despite the illegal transaction on which that enrichment was based.

This book argues that it can be useful for the US to negotiate with terrorists and other bad actors by engaging a pragmatic mediator.

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.

All you need to understand the dynamics of conflict -- and the joy of resolution The rapid rate of change in the workplace and among families often leads to conflict and confrontation which can undermine productivity and poison relationships.

Through further technological development and increased globalization, conducting busines abroad has become easier, especially for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME).

Baker argues that coordinate interpretation - a model which requires both elected and appointed officials to interpret the Charter - allows for the creation of a more robust democracy, alleviating some of the tension between constitutionalism and democracy while limiting judicial activism.

A self-contained examination of all aspects of statistical evidence evaluation in forensic science, from theory to concrete applications.

Courts in different jurisdictions face similar human rights questions.

The book discusses compensation mechanisms and other non-judicial means that offer alternatives to court proceedings, designed and provided for within national legal regimes.

A striking new analysis of Myanmar''s court system, revealing how the rule of law is ''lexically present but semantically absent''.

This book is written for users of mediation, whether they be a party, an advisor or an expert.

As class actions have evolved, they have become larger and more complex, requiring mastery of and compliance with ever-evolving case law.

This book explores challenges posed by the use of DNA evidence to the traditional features, procedures and principles of the criminal trial.

Lawyers and the Construction of Transnational Justice examines the people, the conflicts, and the mechanisms involved in producing transnational norms and institutions.

In the past 65 years, the United States Supreme Court has outlined, through its decisions, its conceptions of the roles and responsibilities of the U.

Not so long ago, class actions were considered to be a textbook example of American exceptionalism; many of their main features were assumed to be incompatible with the culture of the civil law world.

Das Lehrbuch vermittelt grundlegende Kenntnisse und Kompetenzen im Bürgerlichen Recht.

Eminent lawyers from academia, international judiciary and legal practice join up to honour Professor Mads Andenas KC (Hon).

The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) is one of the world's most highly sophisticated arbitration institutions, with a continuously growing annual caseload.

'How the Law Works is a gem of a book, for law students and for everyone else.