Legal systems: general

Gerard Conway explains how judges of the ECJ should be understood as sharing the same interpretative perspective as the law-maker.

An examination of international attempts to develop common principles for regulating criminal evidence across different legal traditions.

Gerard Conway explains how judges of the ECJ should be understood as sharing the same interpretative perspective as the law-maker.

This book assembles essays on legal sociology and legal history by a group of distinguished scholars who have been influenced by Lawrence M.

These carefully selected contributions offer a timely analysis of the most significant contemporary issues in investment treaty law and arbitration.

Examines the role of emotions in criminal behaviour, and their importance to the attribution of moral and criminal responsibility.

These carefully selected contributions offer a timely analysis of the most significant contemporary issues in investment treaty law and arbitration.

Examines the role of emotions in criminal behaviour, and their importance to the attribution of moral and criminal responsibility.

This book assembles essays on legal sociology and legal history by a group of distinguished scholars who have been influenced by Lawrence M.

A significant increase in investor-State arbitration cases has been observed since the 2000s.

Leading academics and practitioners examine how the Human Rights Act influences private law cases in theory and practice.

Leading academics and practitioners examine how the Human Rights Act influences private law cases in theory and practice.

This volume explores an important, yet under-researched, area of sentencing law and practice: the use of mitigating and aggravating factors.

Alan Paterson argues that, in a democracy, legal institutions are too important to be defined and controlled by lawyers alone.

Alan Paterson argues that, in a democracy, legal institutions are too important to be defined and controlled by lawyers alone.

This book provides a comparative-critical introduction to civil justice systems in the United States, Germany and Korea.

Analyzes the role of constitutional courts, conditioned by the principles of progressiveness and of prevalence of human rights.

This book provides a comparative-critical introduction to civil justice systems in the United States, Germany and Korea.

A 2011 collection of comparative insights on four major themes relating to the workings of the judiciary in six democracies.

Reflects on developments in trade practices law in Australia over the last 30 years.

Reflects on developments in trade practices law in Australia over the last 30 years.

A 2011 collection of comparative insights on four major themes relating to the workings of the judiciary in six democracies.

This book explains the reciprocal relations between the Supreme Court and the Israeli political system.

Explores the far-reaching effects on American law of bias amongst lawyers and judges towards the legal profession in their decision-making.

Engel examines changing politicians'' perceptions of the threat posed by opposition and how it influenced manipulations of judicial authority.

This book explains the reciprocal relations between the Supreme Court and the Israeli political system.

Explores the far-reaching effects on American law of bias amongst lawyers and judges towards the legal profession in their decision-making.

Engel examines changing politicians'' perceptions of the threat posed by opposition and how it influenced manipulations of judicial authority.

This book looks at fair and equitable treatment as a key standard of international investment law.

This book advances an integrated model of Supreme Court decision making that incorporates variables from the models of Supreme Court decision making.

This book looks at fair and equitable treatment as a key standard of international investment law.

This book advances an integrated model of Supreme Court decision making that incorporates variables from the models of Supreme Court decision making.

Analyzes whether China''s thirty years of legal reform have taken root in Chinese society by examining how ordinary citizens are using the legal system.

Argues that the shared adjudication model regarding the regulation of marriage can potentially balance cultural rights and gender equality.

This book examines the way in which the status of individuals in international law has developed over time.

Argues that the shared adjudication model regarding the regulation of marriage can potentially balance cultural rights and gender equality.

This book examines the way in which the status of individuals in international law has developed over time.

A concise account of the key investment-protection provisions of the controversial Energy Charter Treaty.

This book presents a comprehensive account of the Supreme Court''s use of international law from the Court''s inception to the present day.

Analyzes whether China''s thirty years of legal reform have taken root in Chinese society by examining how ordinary citizens are using the legal system.

How should uncertainties implicit in scientific evidence be dealt with in international legal disputes relating to health and the environment?

A concise account of the key investment-protection provisions of the controversial Energy Charter Treaty.

How should uncertainties implicit in scientific evidence be dealt with in international legal disputes relating to health and the environment?

Courts and Terrorism examines the response of judiciaries in nine separate nations to terror tactics and the common themes experienced.

Through multiple topics, these essays offer a principled perspective on the unfolding history of law and justice in Britain.

Explores the extent to which courts in Latin America protect individual rights and limit governments.

Through multiple topics, these essays offer a principled perspective on the unfolding history of law and justice in Britain.

Explores the extent to which courts in Latin America protect individual rights and limit governments.

Courts and Terrorism examines the response of judiciaries in nine separate nations to terror tactics and the common themes experienced.

Using case examples, this book equips readers to apply ICA legislation in a regional context.