Civil Law

Presents a collection of the most influential essays on legal history from the career of John W Cairns. This collection covers the foundation and continuity of Scots Law from 16th and 17th century Scotland through the 18th century influence of Dutch...

There has been insufficient literature focusing on the world-changing rise of Asian wealth. Private wealth in Asia is very substantial, with 33 per cent of the global population of high-net-worth individuals based in Asia. Yet, there is a dearth of legal...

Unfulfilled legal needs are at a tipping point in many parts of the Canadian justice system and around the world. The Justice Crisis assesses what is and isn't working in an effort to improve a fundamental right of democratic citizenship: access to civil...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783161612695Author Anna Marion BieriFormat PaperbackPage Count 259Imprint Mohr SiebeckPublisher Mohr SiebeckWeight(grams) 397g

Professor Jane Stapleton is one of the world's leading experts on causation and has had a profound impact on tort law scholarship, both in terms of the incredible range of topics she has contributed to, and across the multiple countries she has worked in...

Changing Concepts of Contract is a prestigious collection of essays that re-examines the remarkable contributions of Ian Macneil to the study of contract law and contracting behaviour. Ian Macneil, who taught at Cornell University, the University of...

How is it possible for an innocent man to come within nine days of execution? An Expendable Man answers that question through detailed analysis of the case of Earl Washington Jr., a mentally retarded, black farm hand who was convicted of the 1983 rape...

This book rigorously debates the notion of the person, a fundamental concept which underpins national private law orders worldwide.

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Aufgrund der Abstufung der Darstellung von Grundwissen und vertiefter Problembehandlung dient das Werk sowohl demjenigen, der sich einen ersten Zugang zu dem Rechtsgebiet verschaffen will, als auch dem Fortgeschrittenen, der seine Kenntnisse für das...

What does the right to be oneself entail? And how is it manifest in our understanding of the law? The leading commentator on this subject explores these questions, taking an ambitious and multi-faceted approach. To answer them, he draws on private law,...

Pursuing Justice, Fourth Edition, examines the issue of justice by considering the origins of the idea, formal systems of justice, current global issues of justice, and ways in which justice might be achieved by individuals, organizations, and the global...

Dezentrale autonome Organisationen (DAOs), auf der Blockchain betriebene Organisationen, die eine weitgehend oder vollstandig dezentrale und autonome Verwaltung anstreben, stellen grosse rechtliche Herausforderungen dar. Die Beitrager dieses Bandes...