Legal systems: general

In this Liber Amicorum, leading experts and old-time friends from around the world come together to pay tribute to Christopher Hodges' multifaceted career and work by exploring what can be done to deliver justice and fairness, focusing on collective redress, consumer dispute resolution, court system reform, ethical business regulation and regulatory delivery.

Durch die Finanzkrise wurde der Blick fur die Notwendigkeit funktionierender Rechtssysteme als Garanten eines stabilen Wirtschaftssystems gescharft, aber auch die Bedeutung internationaler Standards deutlich.

Duvanova examines the development of business interest representation in the postcommunist countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

The book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, and critical explanation of digital commons in China.

Presidents and their Justices offers an innovative look at the relationship between a president and the Supreme Court justices they appoint.

This book addresses the ethical and methodological issues that researchers face while conducting cross-cultural social research.

This book focuses on the tactics and strategies used in business-to-business contract negotiations.

This book analyses a selection of challenges in the implementation and application of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), focusing on several areas: international organizations, fisheries, security, preserving marine biodiversity, dispute settlement, and interaction with other areas of international law.

Critical legal studies is the most important development in progressive thinking about law of the past half century.

This adjudication textbook uniquely brings together a comprehensive analysis of, and commentary on, the Construction Contracts Act 2013 with a real-world perspective of adjudication, considering the knowledge, process and skills parties and adjudicators require in order to successfully participate in the adjudication process.

Provocative, audacious and challenging, this book rejuvenates not only the historical study of law but also the role of Law Schools by asking which stories we tell and which stories we forget.

Explains when, why, and how citizens try to limit the Supreme Court''s independence and power-- and why it matters.

Mediationsgesetz von 2012 geht über die rechtliche Regelung der Mediation weit hinaus: Von einem Paradigmenwechsel ist die Rede und auch einem Jahrhundertgesetz, das die Rechtskultur verändere.

"e;A fascinating judicial study.

Der Schutz „wirtschaftlich-virtueller“ Gesellschafter rückte wegen verschiedener Urteile, die im Zusammenhang mit der Dotierung gemäß § 340g HGB (Fonds für allgemeine Bankrisiken) ergangen sind, in den Fokus der Verfasserin.

This book examines the relationship among the US Supreme Court, Congress, and the public.

Allyson May chronicles the history of the English criminal trial and the development of a criminal bar in London between 1750 and 1850.

This book examines how local cultures affect the interpretation of international human rights law.

Key Facts is the essential revision series for anyone studying law, including LLB, ILEX and post-graduate conversion courses.

Rhetoric scholars have articulated diverse approaches to both civil and human rights as political, ethical, and academic discourses.

This collection marks the 150th anniversary of the Technology and Construction Court by presenting insights into its history and impact.

The first book to jointly analyse withdrawal of a member state from the EU (i.

This bestselling dictionary is an authoritative and comprehensive source of jargon-free legal information.

America's Prophets: How Judicial Activism Makes America Great fills a major void in the popular literature by providing a thorough definition and historical account of judicial activism and by arguing that it is a method of prophetic adjudication which is essential to preserving American values.

Das Lehrbuch vermittelt grundlegende Kenntnisse und Kompetenzen im Bürgerlichen Recht.

This book explores critical issues about how courts engage with questions of fact in public law adjudication.

This book offers a unique insight into the world of standard-setting organizations (SSOs)' IPR policies and the role they play in balancing the interests of innovators and implementers, vis-a-vis the development of standards.

China s struggle for the rule of law is at a critical juncture.

Writing in the sixth edition of this Handbook, author Michael Fordham described his ambition when writing the first edition (and indeed all subsequent editions) of this book as "e;to read as many judicial review cases as I could and to try to extract, classify and present illustrations and statements of principle"e;.

United States Attorneys (USAs), the chief federal prosecutors in each judicial district, are key in determining how the federal government uses coercive force against its citizens.

Die Arbeit untersucht die Wirkungen der Business Judgment Rule gem.

This book discusses the dogmatic (that what is settled) and the dynamic (that what is changing) aspects of the relationship between blockchain and the law from a critical perspective.

Each year the public, media, and government wait in anticipation for the Supreme Court to announce major decisions.

This book explores efforts by women to gain the right to sit on juries in the United States.

This essential handbook on international arbitration has been updated to include a new chapter on investment treaty arbitration, detailing the kind of investments which are covered by investment treaties, persons to whom investment treaties apply, the rights commonly provided under investment treaties, ICSID arbitration and commonly encountered issues and practical considerations.

Since the Court Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and the creation of the All Scotland Personal Injury Court, Scotland's sheriff courts now deals with all cases worth up to 100,000, covering cases ranging from debt and bankruptcy, to child welfare and anti-social behaviour.

Examining the notion, nature, and extent of consent in both commercial arbitration and investment arbitration, this book provides practitioners and academics with a thorough, case-related analysis of an issue which raises many questions.

This book on international law explores the ways in which traditional forms of reparation (restitution, compensation, and satisfaction) have been (re)interpreted since the rendering of the landmark Factory at Chorzow judgment in 1928 of the Permanent Court of International Justice.

This book examines access to justice in summary criminal proceedings by considering the ability of defendants to play an active and effective role in the process.