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The taking of private property for development projects has caused controversy in many nations, where it has often been used to benefit powerful interests at the expense of the general public. This edited collection is the first to use a common framework...

What makes a government legitimate? Why do people voluntarily comply with laws, even when no one is watching? The idea of political legitimacy captures the fact that people obey when they think governments' actions accord with valid principles. For some,...

All governments, in various ways, regulate and control nonprofit organizations. Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), while hopeful of supportive regulatory environments, are simultaneously seeking greater autonomy both to provide services and to...

Warlords have come to represent enemies of peace, security, and 'good governance' in the collective intellectual imagination. This book asserts that not all warlords are created equal. Under certain conditions, some become effective governors on behalf...

In this book, James R. Maxeiner takes on the challenge of demonstrating that historically American law makers did consider a statutory methodology as part of formulating laws. In the nineteenth century, when the people wanted laws they could understand,...

Judicial councils and other judicial self-government bodies have become a worldwide phenomenon. Democracies are increasingly turning to them to insulate the judiciary from the daily politics, enhance independence and ensure judicial accountability. This...

Focusing on the relationship between prosecutors and democracy, this volume throws light on key questions about prosecutors and the role they should play in liberal self-government. Internationally distinguished scholars discuss how prosecutors can...

To what extent is the language of judicial opinions responsive to the political and social context in which constitutional courts operate? Courts are reason-giving institutions, with argumentation playing a central role in constitutional adjudication...

Debates about emergency powers traditionally focus on whether law can or should constrain officials in emergencies. Emergencies in Public Law moves beyond this narrow lens, focusing instead on how law structures the response to emergencies and what kind...

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of globalization's impact on the Brazilian legal profession. Employing original data from nine empirical studies, the book details how Brazil's need to restructure its economy and manage its global...

Is there a distinctive Chinese model for law and economic development? In The Beijing Consensus scholars turn their collective attention to answer this basic but seemingly under-explored question as China rises higher in its global standing. Advancing...

Is there a place for religious language in the public square? Which institution of government is best suited to deciding whether religion should influence law? Should states be required to treat religion and non-religion in the same way? How does the...

In the digital era, many African countries sit at the crossroads of a potential future that will be shaped by digital-era technologies with existing laws and institutions constructed under conditions of colonial and post-colonial authoritarian rule. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789403500430Author Javier Martinez-TorronFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Kluwer Law InternationalPublisher Kluwer Law InternationalWeight(grams) 395g

At the beginning of 2020, the Polish justice system faced unprecedented challenge related to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The need to reduce face-to-face contacts, limit the activities of public institutions and introduce remote work has forced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789041196460Author Emmanuel KasimbaziFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Kluwer Law InternationalPublisher Kluwer Law InternationalWeight(grams) 156g

This book puts the spotlight on a different and neglected aspect of law drafting and reform: the question of size. Specifically, how does the size of a jurisdiction affect its ability to make and change its laws? Some of the challenges affecting small...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789041118790Author Maria Elena Sanchez JordanFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Kluwer Law InternationalPublisher Kluwer Law International

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789403505404Author Herman NysFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Kluwer Law InternationalPublisher Kluwer Law International

Jewish law is a singular legal system that has been evolving for generations. Often conflated with Biblical law or Israeli law, Jewish law needs to be studied in its own right. An Introduction to Jewish Law expounds the general structure of Jewish law...

Constituting Equality addresses the question, how would you write a constitution if you really cared about gender equality? The book takes a design-oriented approach to the broad range of issues that arise in constitutional drafting concerning gender...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616196561Author Simon PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 260Imprint Talbot PublishingPublisher Talbot PublishingWeight(grams) 553g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781584779926Author Professor of Comparative Law William E ButlerFormat HardbackPage Count 532Imprint Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.Publisher Lawbook Exchange, Ltd...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789359889672Author Dr Anil Kumar DixitFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint True Sign Publishing House Private LimitedPublisher True Sign Publishing House...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789403541020Author Ioannis IglezakisFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Kluwer Law InternationalPublisher Kluwer Law InternationalWeight(grams) 286g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781991201560Author M. Christian GreenFormat PaperbackPage Count 428Imprint African Sun PressPublisher African Sun PressWeight(grams) 500g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789041194756Author Ludwig WeberFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Kluwer Law InternationalPublisher Kluwer Law International

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789041166456Author Erik M.G. DentersFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Kluwer Law InternationalPublisher Kluwer Law International

The way the law responds to death or personal injury resulting from medical treatment has changed over time. Expectations of success in medical interventions have risen. Hospitals have become more complex and use more advanced technology. This has had an...

Cases arising from disputes between neighbours (what English law would describe in terms of the law of nuisance) fall towards the edge of the law of tort, on its boundary with the law of property. They therefore provide a good example of how the...

In Climate Change Law in China in Global Context, seven climate change law scholars explain how the country's legal system is gradually being mobilized to support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in China and achieve adaptation to climate change...

Using a conceptual framework, this 2007 book examines the processes of legal reform in post-socialist countries such as China. Drawing on Bourdieu's concept of the 'field', the increasingly complex and contested processes of legal reform are analysed in...

This volume 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 in contemporary China. It is an interdisciplinary look at law in action and at legal...

Researched over a period of 15 years by an author who has personally participated in the debate internationally, Audio-Visual Coverage of Courts was the first book to undertake a comprehensive comparative study of televised court proceedings in Great...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781581121742Author Bulent SevenFormat PaperbackPage Count 456Imprint Dissertation.comPublisher Dissertation.comWeight(grams) 635g

This open access book presents innovative strategies to address cross-cutting topics and foster transversal competences. The modernization of European legal education presents a compelling challenge that calls for enhanced interdisciplinary collaboration...

This open access book presents innovative strategies to address cross-cutting topics and foster transversal competences. The modernization of European legal education presents a compelling challenge that calls for enhanced interdisciplinary collaboration...

Richard Frimpong Oppong challenges the view that effective economic integration in Africa is hindered by purely socio-economic, political and infrastructural problems. Inspired by the comparative experiences of other regional economic communities and...

The recent financial crisis has questioned whether existing contracts may be adapted, terminated or renegotiated as a result of unexpected circumstances. The question is not a new one. In medieval times the notion of clausula rebus sic stantibus was...

Christian Law: Contemporary Principles offers a detailed comparison of the laws of churches across ten distinct Christian traditions worldwide: Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Reformed, Presbyterian, United, Congregational and Baptist...