Legal systems: general

Justice and Legal Change on the Shores of Lake Erie explores the many ways that the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio has affected the region, the nation, the development of American law, and American politics.

Kok-Chor Tan addresses three key questions in egalitarian distributive justice: Where does distributive equality matter?

Written by Adam Kramer, a commercial barrister and academic, the second edition of the acclaimed The Law of Contract Damages is the most comprehensive and detailed treatment available of this important dispute resolution area.

Sir Oliver Popplewell became, in his own words, officially 'judicially senile' after a distinguished career at the Bar, as a High court judge specialising in defamation, arbitration and sports law - an appropriate niche for a Cambridge cricket Blue.

Understanding legal rules not as determinants of behavior but as points of reference for conduct, this volume considers the ways in which rules are invoked, referred to, interpreted, put forward or blurred.

This book is a critical study of the work of legal psychologists, particularly in the United States, and the assumptions upon which the work is based.

Allen Steinberg brings to life the court-centered criminal justice system of nineteenth-century Philadelphia, chronicles its eclipse, and contrasts it to the system - dominated by the police and public prosecutor - that replaced it.

The Constitution Besieged offers a compelling reinterpretation of one of the most notorious periods in American constitutional history.

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

In the mid 1980s, there was a crisis in the availability, affordability, and adequacy of liability insurance in the United States and Canada.

Interactional Justice explores how defence lawyers accomplish their role in interaction with others and highlights the ways in which they do loyalty work - constructing and conveying loyalty in emotionally and interactionally constraining situations.

This book investigates state supreme court elections in the United States, from World War II to the present.

Can you avoid any law you do not consent to?

Judicial Education has greatly expanded in common law countries in the past 25 years.

This is a unique guide to preparing for the SQE1 FLK2 assessment, containing a complete practice test along with practical advice on approaching the exam and what to expect on the day of the test.

This volume challenges conventional wisdom about judicial independence in China and its relationship to economic growth, rule of law, human rights protection, and democracy.

Advocacy for SQE2: A Guide to Legal Practice is the first in a new series of books aimed at those preparing for SQE2, providing a comprehensive overview of everything you need to successfully pass the SQE2 advocacy assessment.

The Yearbook on International Investment Law & Policy is an annual publication which provides a comprehensive overview of current developments in the international investment law and policy field, focusing on recent trends and issues in foreign direct investment (FDI), investment treaty practice, and investor-state arbitration.

As the first volume of a two-volume set on mediation in China, this book examines the legal foundations of Chinese mediation and feasible paths to the institutionalization and professionalization of mediation.

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

This book centres on the ways in which the concept of imperativeness has found expression in private international law (PIL) and discusses "e;imperative norms"e;, and "e;imperativeness"e; as their intrinsic quality, examining the rules or principles that protect fundamental interests and/or the values of a state so as to require their application at any cost and without exceptions.

Approaches the study of Indian law through the lens of 16 of the most impactful law review articles.

We live in an age where one person's judicial "e;activist"e; legislating from the bench is another's impartial arbiter fairly interpreting the law.

These essays were presented originally as lectures at the official ceremonies which marked the opening of the new Law Building in the University of Toronto.

This book comprehensively examines various issues regarding the scope of Most-Favoured Nation (MFN) Clauses in International Investment Agreements (IIAs), and addresses the reform, interpretation, and enforcement of IIAs with a specific focus on the MFN clause.

Evidence: Law and Context explains the key concepts of evidence law in England and Wales clearly and concisely, set against the backdrop of the broader political and theoretical contexts.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Family Law Arbitration is a guide to arbitration in family matters both financial and in respect of children.

This book is a study of how institutional instability affects judicial behavior under dictatorship and democracy.

Esta obra estudia el régimen general del arbitraje interno y el arbitraje comercial internacional en nuestro sistema legal.

A civil action is any legal action that is not a criminal action.

Trade liberalization has shaped international economic relations since the conclusion of the GATT 1947.

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.

Thinking About Clinical Legal Education provides a range of philosophical and theoretical frameworks that can serve to enrich the teaching and practice of Clinical Legal Education (CLE).

Securing fast, inexpensive, and enforceable redress is vital for the development of international commerce.

This book analyses he implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in the light of state practices of China and Japan.