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  • From Economy to Society

    Perspectives on Transnational Risk Regulation

    Series Book 62 - Studies in Law, Politics, and Society
    This special issue asks what role society can play in the regulation of transnational risks, as an alternative to or at least significant addition to reliance on state regulatory activity and the myth of the self-regulatory capacity of markets (Stiglitz, 2001, p. xiii). How can a social sphere contribute to the prevention and management of risks, often transnational in nature, posed by economic ... Read more

    S$ 200.99 SGD

  • Space Politics and Policy

    An Evolutionary Perspective

    Edited by E. Sadeh ...
    Series Book 2 - Space Regulations Library
    Space Politics and Policy: An Evolutionary Perspective provides a comprehensive survey of Space Policy. This book is organized around two themes. Space Policy is evolutionary in that it has responded to dramatic political events, such as the launching of Sputnik and the Cold War, and has undergone dynamic and evolutionary policy changes over the course of the space age. Space Policy is an integral ... Read more

    S$ 438.50 SGD

  • Selected Cases from the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China

    Volume 1

    Edited by Law Press China for ...
    Series series Library of Selected Cases from the Chinese Court
    This volume includes guiding cases of the Supreme People’s Court, cases deliberated on by the Judicial Council/Committee of the Supreme People’s Court, and cases discussed at the Joint Meetings of Presiding Judges from the various tribunals. This book is divided into four sections, including Cases by Justices, Selected Judicial Opinion(s), “Hot Cases” and “Typical Cases”, which will introduce ... Read more

    S$ 261.26 SGD

  • Comparative Perspectives on the Enforcement and Effectiveness of Antidiscrimination Law

    Challenges and Innovative Tools

    Series Book 28 - Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law
    This book focuses on anti-discrimination law in order to identify commonalities and best practices across nations. Almost every nation in the world embraces the principle of equality and non-discrimination, in theory if not in practice. As the authors' expert contributions establish, the sources of the principle vary considerably, from international treaties to religious law, traditions and more. ... Read more

    S$ 466.07 SGD

  • An International Peace Court

    Design for a Move from State Crime Toward World Law

    by Thomas Holton ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    The classical concept ofInternationalLa w, as developed by Gentilis, Gro tius and their successors, accepted as its starting point the sovereignty of states, from which it followed that (r) the rules of International Law were based upon the general consent of those states; and (2) that, since state sovereignty was not capable of limitation, otherwise than by the consent of the state itself, in the ... Read more

    S$ 73.35 SGD

  • The International Status of the Suez Canal

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    At the turn of the century, a definitive history of the Suez Canal by Charles-Roux, L'Isthme et le Canal de Suez, listed in its bibliogra phy 1499 items on this major interoceanic waterway. A conservative estimate would probably set at double, treble, or quadruple this number the notes and studies on the Suez Canal which have been published since 1901. A word of explanation about a further work on ... Read more

    S$ 73.35 SGD

  • Designing Authenticity into Language Learning Materials

    Edited by Frieda Mishan ...
    This book puts forward an authenticity-centred approach to the design of materials for language learning. The premise of the approach is that language learning should be based on authentic materials drawn from a variety of genres found in the target language culture, and that the learning tasks involving these materials should be correspondingly authentic, by entailing interactions that are ... Read more

    S$ 40.43 SGD

  • Mercury — Cadmium — Lead Handbook for Sustainable Heavy Metals Policy and Regulation

    Series Book 31 - Environment & Policy
    Although this is a handbook for policy and regulation, the major part of it is filled with data on the three heavy metals that served as examples: mercury, cadmium and lead. Their stocks, productions, prices, trade flows, uses and applications, recovery and recycling, as well as their (eco)toxicological characteristics have been collected and presented to their fullest extent.In addition, they are ... Read more

    S$ 275.00 SGD

  • Locating Legal Certainty in Patent Licensing

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This open access book presents global perspectives and developments within the information and communication technology (ICT) sector, and discusses the bearing they have on policy initiatives that are relevant to the larger digital technology and communications industry. Drawing on key developments in India, the USA, UK, EU, and China, it explores whether key jurisdictions need to adopt a ... Read more

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  • Internationale «Relocation»

    Eine rechtsvergleichende Untersuchung ueber den grenzueberschreitenden Wohnortwechsel eines Elternteils mit dem Kind gegen den Willen des anderen Elternteils

    Series Book 31 - Studien zum deutschen und internationalen Familien- und Erbrecht
    Will der betreuende Elternteil nach dem Scheitern der Partnerschaft mit dem gemeinsamen Kind ins Ausland ziehen, sind die damit befassten Gerichte vor ein Dilemma gestellt. Verwehrt man dem umzugswilligen Elternteil die Mitnahme des Kindes, muss dieser womöglich gegen seinen Willen in einem Land bleiben, in dem es ihm an Perspektiven fehlt. Wird der Umzug mit dem Kind hingegen genehmigt, ist eine ... Read more

    S$ 94.71 SGD

  • Combatting Illicit Trade on the EU Border

    A Comparative Perspective

    Edited by Celina Nowak ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This open access book provides the first-ever comparative study on criminal policy concerning the illicit trade of tobacco, conducted among four comparatively new EU Member States (Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Romania) and two “old” EU countries (Germany and Italy). The book addresses the national legal frameworks, current criminological situation regarding illicit trade of tobacco, and the ... Read more

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  • Electronic Evidence in Civil and Commercial Dispute Resolution

    A Comparative Perspective of UNCITRAL, the European Union, Germany and Vietnam

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book provides a deeper understanding of electronic evidence and its use in civil and commercial dispute resolution. The explosive growth of information technology has had major impacts on the development of the economy, society and also on the improvement of legal proceedings with the use of modern technology in all areas of criminal and civil procedures.This book focuses on the current ... Read more

    S$ 219.62 SGD

  • Promotion of Green Electricity in Germany and Turkey

    A Comparison with Reference to the WTO and EU Law

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    The global energy economy is undergoing a profound transformation, yielding several pivotal objectives. Foremost among these is mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and toxic pollutants. Another essential goal involves promoting more sustainable economies, thereby curbing material consumption and reducing our reliance on resource extraction. Further priorities include fostering energy security and ... Read more

    S$ 219.62 SGD

  • Large-Scale Land Investments in Least Developed Countries

    Legal Conflicts Between Investment and Human Rights Protection

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book analyses large-scale land investments for agricultural purposes in Africa’s least developed countries from a law and economics perspective. Focusing on the effects of foreign land investments on host countries’ local populations and the apparent failure of international law to create incentives to offset them, it also examines the legal and economic mechanisms to hold investors ... Read more

    S$ 131.77 SGD

  • The Future of Child-Friendly Justice and Children's Rights in Vietnam

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book offers a groundbreaking examination of how Vietnam’s legal system is evolving to protect and empower children. Combining theoretical foundations with comparative insights, the book navigates through critical issues such as juvenile justice, child labour laws, digital privacy, and the rights of ethnic minority children.This book stands out for its integrated approach, which combines legal ... Read more

    S$ 263.55 SGD

  • The Just Culture Principles in Aviation Law

    Towards a Safety-Oriented Approach

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book reviews and critically analyzes the current legal framework with regard to a more just culture for the aviation sector. This new culture is intended to protect front-line operators, in particular controllers and pilots, from legal action (except in the case of willful misconduct or gross negligence) by creating suitable laws, regulations and standards.In this regard, it is essential to ... Read more

    S$ 175.70 SGD

  • Individual Will and the Civil Law Tradition

    Rethinking Lex Privata

    Edited by Tommaso dalla Massara ...
    Series series Routledge-Giappichelli Studies in Law
    This volume sets out to explore the relationship between individual will (voluntas) and the legal rule. What unfolds in the following pages is a wide-ranging itinerary, moving between past and present, most notably ancient Rome and the contemporary world.The guiding question is as radical as it is enduring: in what way can voluntas (a psychological impulse internal to the individual) come to ... Read more

    S$ 85.62 SGD

  • Gefahrbegriff und zeitliche Grenzen der Verkaeuferhaftung im UN-Kaufrecht

    Series Book 13 - Berliner Schriften zum internationalen, auslaendischen und deutschen Privatrecht
    Der Gefahrübergang entscheidet im Exportgeschäft unter anderem über die Preisgestaltung und die Obliegenheit, die Ware gegen Transportschäden zu versichern. Die Untersuchung entwickelt die wesentlichen Leitgedanken des hier so genannten Gefahrtragungsrechts des UN-Kaufrechts. Zentral sind die Erkenntnisse, dass der Gefahrbegriff streng verschuldensunabhängig zu bestimmen ist und dass kein ... Read more

    S$ 111.71 SGD

  • Die extraterritoriale Geltung von Grund- und europaeischen Menschenrechten

    Ein Rechtsprechungsvergleich

    Series Book 60 - Koelner Schriften zu Recht und Staat
    Die extraterritoriale Anwendbarkeit der deutschen Grundrechte und Menschenrechte der EMRK beschäftigten spätestens seit vermehrten multinationalen Militäreinsätzen die zuständigen Gerichte. Zudem eröffnen Auslieferungs- und Abschiebungskonstellationen sowie digitale Möglichkeiten der Telekommunikationsüberwachung oder Satellitensteuerung neue Fragestellungen im grenzüberschreitenden Grund- und ... Read more

    S$ 98.63 SGD

  • Das Potential der Regel aus «Rylands v. Fletcher»

    Gefaehrdungshaftung im englischen «Common Law of Torts»

    Series Book 10 - Berliner Schriften zum internationalen, auslaendischen und deutschen Privatrecht
    Im englischen Common Law of Torts, dem richterlichen Deliktsrecht, steht die Regel aus Rylands v. Fletcher für das Konzept einer verschuldensunabhängigen Gefährdungshaftung. Jedoch bevorzugen die Gerichte heute zunehmend verschuldensbasierte Haftungsmodelle – und beschneiden den Anwendungsbereich von Rylands empfindlich. Hiergegen wendet sich dieses Buch und erforscht das Potential von Rylands v. ... Read more

    S$ 143.00 SGD

  • Blutige Hand nimmt kein Erbe – Eine rechtshistorische und -vergleichende Studie zum Rezeptionsweg der roemischen indignitas in den franzoesischen, oesterreichischen und deutschen Privatrechtskodifikationen

    Series Book 36 - Salzburger Studien zum Europaeischen Privatrecht
    Die gegenständliche Abhandlung über die römische «indignitas» bildet eine Antwort auf «Paul Koschakers» Aufruf zur dogmengeschichtlichen und rechtsvergleichenden Untersuchung einzelner privatrechtlicher Rechtsinstitute. Trotz der gemeinsamen rechtsdogmatischen Herkunft – dem römisch-gemeinen Indignitätsrecht – präsentieren sich die Erbunwürdigkeitsbestimmungen der französischen, österreichischen ... Read more

    S$ 119.78 SGD

  • Woerterbuch rechtsterminologischer Unterschiede Oesterreich–Deutschland

    Series Book 16 - Oesterreichisches Deutsch – Sprache der Gegenwart
    Dieses Wörterbuch enthält 2000 österreichische Rechtstermini, die sich in Form und/oder Inhalt von Termini des deutschen Rechtssystems unterscheiden. Außerdem liefert es englische und französische Übersetzungsvorschläge, da diese beiden Sprachen neben Deutsch die wichtigsten Arbeitssprachen der EU sind. Insgesamt umfasst das Wörterbuch 7960 österreichische, deutsche, englische und französische ... Read more

    S$ 191.72 SGD

  • Erbrecht in der VR China

    Die aktuelle Entwicklung im Rahmen des Aufbaus der Privatrechtsordnung

    Series Book 7 - Schriftenreihe zum deutschen und internationalen Erbrecht
    Der Band behandelt die gegenwärtige Diskussion über eine Reform des Erbrechts in der VR China. Schon allein aufgrund der Sprachbarriere ist es für den deutschen Juristen schwer, hier Einblick zu gewinnen. Auch sind die wenigsten mit dem chinesischen Recht vertraut. Die einzelnen Beiträge des Buches gehen neben einem Überblick zum chinesischen Privatrecht auf wichtige Eckpunkte einer chinesischen ... Read more

    S$ 95.80 SGD

  • Der regulierungsrechtliche Rahmen fuer ein Offshore-Stromnetz in der Nordsee

    Rechtliche Hemmnisse und Vorschlaege fuer deren Ueberwindung

    Series Book 42 - Veroeffentlichungen des Instituts fuer deutsches und europaeisches Wirtschafts-, Wettbewerbs- und Regulierungsrecht der Freien Universitaet Berlin
    Ein integriertes Offshore-Stromnetz in der Nordsee kann zu einer klimafreundlichen, sicheren und wettbewerbsfähigen Energieversorgung beitragen und damit einen wichtigen Baustein zu einer EU-orientierten Energiepolitik liefern. In dieser Untersuchung werden die regulierungsrechtlichen Fragestellungen, die sich im Zusammenhang mit der Errichtung und dem Betrieb eines solchen Netzes stellen, näher ... Read more

    S$ 86.75 SGD