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The Harm in Hate Speech

de Jeremy Waldron ...

Series Libro 10 - The Oliver Wendell Holmes Lectures, 2009.
For constitutionalists, regulation of hate speech violates the First Amendment and damages a free society. Waldron rejects this view, and makes the case that hate speech should be regulated as part of a commitment to human dignity and to inclusion and respect for members of vulnerable minorities. ... Leer más

$14.93 USD

For constitutionalists, regulation of hate speech violates the First Amendment and damages a free society. Waldron rejects this view, and makes the case that hate speech should be regulated as part of a commitment to human dignity and to inclusion and respect for members of vulnerable minorities.
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The Court and the World

American Law and the New Global Realities

de Stephen Breyer ...

In this original, far-reaching, and timely book, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of the Supreme Court of the United States in an increasingly interconnected world, a world in which all sorts of activity, both public and private—from the conduct of national security policy to the conduct of international trade—obliges the Court to understand and consider circumstances beyond America’s ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

In this original, far-reaching, and timely book, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of the Supreme Court of the United States in an increasingly interconnected world, a world in which all sorts of activity, both public and private—from the conduct of national security policy to the conduct of international trade—obliges the Court to understand and consider circumstances beyond America’s
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The Brussels Effect

How the European Union Rules the World

de Anu Bradford ...

For many observers, the European Union is mired in a deep crisis. Between sluggish growth; political turmoil following a decade of austerity politics; Brexit; and the rise of Asian influence, the EU is seen as a declining power on the world stage. Columbia Law professor Anu Bradford argues the opposite in her important new book The Brussels Effect: the EU remains an influential superpower that ... Leer más

$18.80 USD

For many observers, the European Union is mired in a deep crisis. Between sluggish growth; political turmoil following a decade of austerity politics; Brexit; and the rise of Asian influence, the EU is seen as a declining power on the world stage. Columbia Law professor Anu Bradford argues the opposite in her important new book The Brussels Effect: the EU remains an influential superpower that
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A Short History of European Law

The Last Two and a Half Millennia

de Tamar Herzog ...

A Short History of European Law brings to life 2,500 years of legal history, tying current norms to the circumstances of their conception. Tamar Herzog describes how successive legal systems built upon one another, from ancient times through the European Union. Roman law formed the backbone of each configuration, though the way it was used and reshaped varied dramatically from one century and ... Leer más

$16.28 USD

A Short History of European Law brings to life 2,500 years of legal history, tying current norms to the circumstances of their conception. Tamar Herzog describes how successive legal systems built upon one another, from ancient times through the European Union. Roman law formed the backbone of each configuration, though the way it was used and reshaped varied dramatically from one century and
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Domestic Violence and the Islamic Tradition

de Ayesha S. Chaudhry ...

Series series Oxford Islamic Legal Studies
Modern scholars of most major religious traditions, who seek gender egalitarian interpretations of their scriptural texts, confront a common dilemma: how can they produce interpretations that are at once egalitarian and authoritative, within traditions that are deeply patriarchal? This book examines the challenges and resources that the Islamic tradition offers to Muslim scholars who seek to ... Leer más

$33.20 USD

Modern scholars of most major religious traditions, who seek gender egalitarian interpretations of their scriptural texts, confront a common dilemma: how can they produce interpretations that are at once egalitarian and authoritative, within traditions that are deeply patriarchal? This book examines the challenges and resources that the Islamic tradition offers to Muslim scholars who seek to
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The Anatomy of Corporate Law

A Comparative and Functional Approach

de Reinier Kraakman, John Armour, Paul Davies, Luca Enriques, Henry Hansmann, Gerard Hertig, Klaus Hopt, Hideki Kanda, Mariana Pargendler, Wolf-Georg Ringe, Edward Rock ...

This is the long-awaited third edition of this highly regarded comparative overview of corporate law. This edition has been comprehensively revised and updated to reflect the profound changes in corporate law and governance practices that have taken place since the previous edition. These include numerous regulatory changes following the financial crisis of 2007-09 and the changing landscape of ... Leer más

$35.63 USD

This is the long-awaited third edition of this highly regarded comparative overview of corporate law. This edition has been comprehensively revised and updated to reflect the profound changes in corporate law and governance practices that have taken place since the previous edition. These include numerous regulatory changes following the financial crisis of 2007-09 and the changing landscape of
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International Disability Law

A Practical Approach to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

de Coomara Pyaneandee ...

This book provides a concise guide to international disability law. It analyses the case law of the CRPD Committee and other international human rights treaty bodies, and provides commentaries on more than 50 leading cases. The author elaborates on the obligations of States Parties under the CRPD and other international treaties, while also spelling out the rights of persons with disabilities, and ... Leer más

$54.89 USD

This book provides a concise guide to international disability law. It analyses the case law of the CRPD Committee and other international human rights treaty bodies, and provides commentaries on more than 50 leading cases. The author elaborates on the obligations of States Parties under the CRPD and other international treaties, while also spelling out the rights of persons with disabilities, and
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Comparative Constitutional Reasoning

Edición de András Jakab, Arthur Dyevre, Giulio Itzcovich ...

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. However, a cursory look at just a handful of constitutional systems suggests important differences in the practices of constitutional judges, ... Leer más

$51.65 USD

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. However, a cursory look at just a handful of constitutional systems suggests important differences in the practices of constitutional judges,
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Law and the Limits of Reason

de Adrian Vermeule ...

Human reason is limited. Given the scarcity of reason, how should the power to make constitutional law be allocated among legislatures, courts and the executive, and how should legal institutions be designed? In Law and the Limits of Reason, Adrian Vermeule denies the widespread view, stemming from Burke and Hayek, that the limits of reason counsel in favor of judges making "living" constitutional ... Leer más

$46.97 USD

Human reason is limited. Given the scarcity of reason, how should the power to make constitutional law be allocated among legislatures, courts and the executive, and how should legal institutions be designed? In Law and the Limits of Reason, Adrian Vermeule denies the widespread view, stemming from Burke and Hayek, that the limits of reason counsel in favor of judges making "living" constitutional
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Adversarial Legalism

The American Way of Law, Second Edition

de Robert A. Kagan ...

In the first edition of this groundbreaking book, Robert Kagan explained why America is much more adversarial—likely to rely on legal threats and lawsuits—than other economically advanced countries, with more prescriptive laws, more costly adjudications, and more severe penalties. This updated edition also addresses the rise of the conservative legal movement and anti-statism in the Republican ... Leer más

$25.82 USD

In the first edition of this groundbreaking book, Robert Kagan explained why America is much more adversarial—likely to rely on legal threats and lawsuits—than other economically advanced countries, with more prescriptive laws, more costly adjudications, and more severe penalties. This updated edition also addresses the rise of the conservative legal movement and anti-statism in the Republican
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Medical Law in Japan

de Katsunori Kai ...

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this convenient volume provides comprehensive analysis of the law affecting the physician-patient relationship in Japan. Cutting across the traditional compartments with which lawyers are familiar, medical law is concerned with issues arising from this relationship, and not with the many wider juridical relations involved ... Leer más

$58.99 USD

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this convenient volume provides comprehensive analysis of the law affecting the physician-patient relationship in Japan. Cutting across the traditional compartments with which lawyers are familiar, medical law is concerned with issues arising from this relationship, and not with the many wider juridical relations involved
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Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business

Edición de Christian Campbell ...

Conflict avoidance and resolution have always been primary purposes of the law. Satisfaction with judicial processes has declined in many jurisdictions. After the diversion of many disputes from courts to arbitral tribunals, arbitration has now also become a target of intense criticism.This dissatisfaction with binding third party adjudication of disputes coincides with rising tensions among ... Leer más

$108.99 USD

Conflict avoidance and resolution have always been primary purposes of the law. Satisfaction with judicial processes has declined in many jurisdictions. After the diversion of many disputes from courts to arbitral tribunals, arbitration has now also become a target of intense criticism.This dissatisfaction with binding third party adjudication of disputes coincides with rising tensions among
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Eine kritische Untersuchung zu den Rechtsbehelfen des Kaeufers im alten und im neuen tuerkischen Warenkaufrecht

Zugleich ein Beitrag zu der Harmonisierung des tuerkischen Warenkaufrechts im Lichte des CISG, BGB und der europaeischen Vertragsrechtsharmonisierung

de Sinan Okur ...

Series Libro 80 - Saarbruecker Studien zum Privat- und Wirtschaftsrecht
Diese Arbeit unternimmt den Versuch, die zentralen Probleme des türkischen Obligationengesetzes in Bezug auf sein ursprünglich aus dem schweizerischen Recht stammendes Kauf- und allgemeines Leistungsstörungsrecht im Lichte des CISG, BGB und der europäischen Regelwerke darzustellen. Zentral ist die Frage, ob und gegebenenfalls inwieweit der türkische Gesetzgeber im neuen türkischen ... Leer más

$91.25 USD

Diese Arbeit unternimmt den Versuch, die zentralen Probleme des türkischen Obligationengesetzes in Bezug auf sein ursprünglich aus dem schweizerischen Recht stammendes Kauf- und allgemeines Leistungsstörungsrecht im Lichte des CISG, BGB und der europäischen Regelwerke darzustellen. Zentral ist die Frage, ob und gegebenenfalls inwieweit der türkische Gesetzgeber im neuen türkischen
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European Patent Convention

European Patent Convention

de Alexandru Cristian Strenc ...

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this monograph provides a survey and analysis of the rules concerning intellectual property law in the European Patent Convention (EPC), following generally the structure of the legal provisions, with a special focus on the patentability and patenting procedure. The monograph addresses not only the Convention's core ... Leer más

$59.99 USD

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this monograph provides a survey and analysis of the rules concerning intellectual property law in the European Patent Convention (EPC), following generally the structure of the legal provisions, with a special focus on the patentability and patenting procedure. The monograph addresses not only the Convention's core
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Directors' Personal Liability for Corporate Fault

A Comparative Analysis

Edición de Helen Anderson ...

The corporation's ability to avoid the costs of risks that materialize as a result of its pursuit of profits is a departure from the market model. It can easily be seen as an evasion of the obligations that go with being the un-coercing, freely-acting and choosing 'invisible hand.' Dramatic corporate collapses and major human and economic disasters due to bad corporate conduct have strengthened ... Leer más

$215.99 USD

The corporation's ability to avoid the costs of risks that materialize as a result of its pursuit of profits is a departure from the market model. It can easily be seen as an evasion of the obligations that go with being the un-coercing, freely-acting and choosing 'invisible hand.' Dramatic corporate collapses and major human and economic disasters due to bad corporate conduct have strengthened
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Cyber Law in the Netherlands

de Arno R. Lodder ...

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical guide to cyber law - the law affecting information and communication technology (ICT) - in the Netherlands covers every aspect of the subject, including intellectual property rights in the ICT sector, relevant competition rules, drafting and negotiating ICT-related contracts, electronic transactions, privacy ... Leer más

$75.99 USD

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical guide to cyber law - the law affecting information and communication technology (ICT) - in the Netherlands covers every aspect of the subject, including intellectual property rights in the ICT sector, relevant competition rules, drafting and negotiating ICT-related contracts, electronic transactions, privacy
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Uniform Civil Code for India

Proposed Blueprint for Scholarly Discourse

de Shimon Shetreet, Hiram E. Chodosh ...

Article 44 of The Constitution of India, provides that 'The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India.' Even after more than six decades, this anticipated code has not been developed or implemented. This book provides a blueprint for alternative frameworks and courses of action, drawing on lessons from comparative context to develop a ... Leer más

$39.68 USD

Article 44 of The Constitution of India, provides that 'The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India.' Even after more than six decades, this anticipated code has not been developed or implemented. This book provides a blueprint for alternative frameworks and courses of action, drawing on lessons from comparative context to develop a
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Energy Law in Finland

de Laura Huomo ...

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides a systematic approach to legislation and legal practice concerning energy resources and production in Finland. The book describes the administrative organization, regulatory framework, and relevant case law pertaining to the development, application, and use of such forms of energy as electricity, gas, ... Leer más

$66.99 USD

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides a systematic approach to legislation and legal practice concerning energy resources and production in Finland. The book describes the administrative organization, regulatory framework, and relevant case law pertaining to the development, application, and use of such forms of energy as electricity, gas,
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Comparative Income Taxation

A Structural Analysis

Edición de Brian J. Arnold ...

Comparative Income Taxation A Structural Analysis Fourth Edition Hugh J. Ault, Brian J. Arnold & Graeme S. Cooper In complex national income tax systems, structural and design variations from one country to another present major obstacles to the kind of comparative understanding that economic globalization requires. Hence the great significance of this outstanding book, highly acclaimed through ... Leer más

$128.99 USD

Comparative Income Taxation A Structural Analysis Fourth Edition Hugh J. Ault, Brian J. Arnold & Graeme S. Cooper In complex national income tax systems, structural and design variations from one country to another present major obstacles to the kind of comparative understanding that economic globalization requires. Hence the great significance of this outstanding book, highly acclaimed through
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Introduction to the Law of Argentina

Edición de Ursula Basset ...

Argentina's new Civil and Commercial Code Codigo Civil y Comercial de la Nacion has led to the adoption of a number of modern institutions in several branches of law. This book provides a review of them identifying the basic legal sources and concepts of Argentinian law as it stands today. It offers an up-to-date, systematic, and critical rendition of the principal branches of the law and provides ... Leer más

$122.99 USD

Argentina's new Civil and Commercial Code Codigo Civil y Comercial de la Nacion has led to the adoption of a number of modern institutions in several branches of law. This book provides a review of them identifying the basic legal sources and concepts of Argentinian law as it stands today. It offers an up-to-date, systematic, and critical rendition of the principal branches of the law and provides
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Introduction to Hungarian Law

Edición de Attila Harmathy ...

About this book: Introduction to Hungarian Law provides a basic knowledge of legal concepts of Hungary, with special emphasis on practical issues. Hungary's historical connection to the European legal tradition has enabled the country's legal system to overcome the legal gap caused by political developments after the Second World War. This practical book, far from a simple second edition of the ... Leer más

$196.99 USD

About this book: Introduction to Hungarian Law provides a basic knowledge of legal concepts of Hungary, with special emphasis on practical issues. Hungary's historical connection to the European legal tradition has enabled the country's legal system to overcome the legal gap caused by political developments after the Second World War. This practical book, far from a simple second edition of the
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Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business

Volume 37, 2015

de Dennis Campbell ...

The thirty-seventh issue of the Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business examines current issues and developments under the broad headings of finance and investment, corporate law, contracts, and dispute resolution. In the finance and investment section, practitioners examine issues relating to the recapitalization of Greek systemic banks, foreign investment in Brazil's healthcare sector ... Leer más

$201.99 USD

The thirty-seventh issue of the Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business examines current issues and developments under the broad headings of finance and investment, corporate law, contracts, and dispute resolution. In the finance and investment section, practitioners examine issues relating to the recapitalization of Greek systemic banks, foreign investment in Brazil's healthcare sector
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Arrest, Detention, and Criminal Justice System

A Study in the Context of the Constitution of India

de B. Uma Devi ...

A just, fair, reasonable, and purposeful exercise of arrest and detention powers by the State is both in the interest of the individual and the society at large. However, very often individual rights are impinged by arbitrary and illegal exercise of State power to arrest and detain. The book studies issues pertaining to arrest and detention, comprehensively, critically, and analytically, in the ... Leer más

$60.74 USD

A just, fair, reasonable, and purposeful exercise of arrest and detention powers by the State is both in the interest of the individual and the society at large. However, very often individual rights are impinged by arbitrary and illegal exercise of State power to arrest and detain. The book studies issues pertaining to arrest and detention, comprehensively, critically, and analytically, in the
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Sports Law in Croatia

de Vanja Smokvina ...

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of sports law in Croatia deals with the regulation of sports activity by both public authorities and private sports organizations. The growing internationalization of sports inevitably increases the weight of global regulation, yet each country maintains its own distinct regime of sports law and its ... Leer más

$75.99 USD

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of sports law in Croatia deals with the regulation of sports activity by both public authorities and private sports organizations. The growing internationalization of sports inevitably increases the weight of global regulation, yet each country maintains its own distinct regime of sports law and its
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