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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Handbook of the Law Policy and Regulation for HumanRobot Interaction
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Cambridge University Press Fiduciary Obligations in Business
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Cambridge University Press Corporate Tax Law
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Cambridge University Press Defeating Disinformation
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Cambridge University Press Defeating Disinformation
Book SynopsisGlobal platforms present novel challenges. They are powerful conduits of commerce and global community, and their potential to influence behavior is enormous. Defeating Disinformation explores how to balance free speech and dangerous online content to reduce societal risks of digital platforms. The volume offers an interdisciplinary approach, drawing upon insights from different geographies and parallel challenges of managing global phenomena with national policies and regulations. Chapters also examine the responsibility of platforms for their content, which is limited by national laws such as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in the US. This balance between national rules and the need for appropriate content moderation threatens to splinter platforms and reduce their utility across the globe. Timely and expansive, Defeating Disinformation develops a global approach to address these tensions while maintaining, and even enhancing, the social contribution of platforms. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
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Cambridge University Press SubPatent Innovation Rights
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Cambridge University Press SubPatent Innovation Rights
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Cambridge University Press Legal Heterodoxy in the Global South
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Cambridge University Press InterAsian Law
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Cambridge University Press Courts in Latin America
Book SynopsisThis volume brings together today's leading scholars of judicial politics to explore the extent to which courts in Latin America protect individual rights and limit governments. It draws on examples from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica and Bolivia.Table of ContentsIntroduction: courts in Latin America Gretchen Helmke and Julio Ríos-Figueroa; 1. Institutions for constitutional justice in Latin America Julio Ríos-Figueroa; 2. Enforcing rights and exercising an accountability function: Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court Bruce M. Wilson; 3. Strategic deference in the Colombian Constitutional Court, 1992–2006 Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Raga; 4. From quietism to incipient activism: the institutional and ideological roots of rights adjudication in Chile Lisa Hilbink and Javier Couso; 5. 'Faithful servants of the regime' - the Brazilian Constitutional Court's role under the 1988 Constitution Daniel M. Brinks; 6. Power broker, policymaker, or rights protector? The Brazilian Supremo Tribunal Federal in transition Diana Kapiszewski; 7. Legalist vs. interpretivist: the Supreme Court and the Democratic transition in Mexico Arianna Sánchez, Beatriz Magloni and Eric Magar; 8. A theory of the politically independent judiciary: a comparative study of the United States and Argentina Rebecca Bill Chávez, John A. Ferejohn and Barry R. Weingast; 9. Courts, power and rights in Argentina and Chile Druscilla Scribner; 10. Bolivia: the rise (and fall) of judicial review Andrea Castagnola and Aníbal Pérez-Liñán; 11. The puzzle of judicial politics in Latin America: a theory of litigation, judicial decisions and inter-branch crises Gretchen Helmke and Jeffrey K. Staton.
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Cambridge University Press Climate Change Litigation Regulatory Pathways to Cleaner Energy 116 Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law Series Number 116
Book SynopsisThis examination of the role of litigation in addressing the problem of climate change focuses not only on how the massive and growing number of lawsuits influences regulation directly, but also on how the lawsuits shape corporate behaviour and public opinion. It provides readers with an understanding of how these lawsuits have shaped approaches to mitigation and adaptation, and have been used to try to force and to block regulation. There is a particular emphasis on lawsuits in the United States and Australia, the two jurisdictions which have had the most climate change litigation in the world, and the lessons provide broader insights into the role of courts in addressing climate change.Trade Review'Peel and Osofsky do an excellent job of providing the necessary factual and legal information needed to understand the various aspects of this complex topic. Whether the reader possesses only a basic knowledge of the subject or is well versed, this book should provide considerable insight. While Climate Change Litigation provides information, theories, and strategies designed to assist those seeking to use the court system as a vehicle for reducing carbon emissions, attorneys, advocacy groups, and other stakeholders positioned on the opposite side of such efforts also will find this book to be a useful resource for generating legal strategies and preparing for potential future legal actions.' Mark Popielarski, Law Library JournalTable of Contents1. Why climate change litigation matters; 2. Model for understanding litigation's regulatory impact; 3. Litigation as a mitigation tool; 4. Litigation as an adaptation tool; 5. Corporate responses to litigation; 6. Litigation's role in shaping social norms; 7. Barriers to progress; 8. The future of climate change litigation.
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Cambridge University Press Concepts of Property in Intellectual Property Law 21 Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law Series Number 21
Book SynopsisIntellectual property law faces the challenge of balancing the interests of right holders and users in the face of technological change and inequalities in information access. Concepts of Property in Intellectual Property Law offers a collection of essays which reflect on the interaction between intellectual property and broader, more traditional, notions of property. It explores the way in which differing interpretations of the concept of property can affect the scope of protection in the law of copyright, patent, trade marks and confidential information. With contributions from leading and emerging scholars from a variety of jurisdictions, the book demonstrates how concepts of property can assist in shaping a conceptually coherent and balanced response to the challenges faced by intellectual property law.Table of ContentsIntroduction Helena Howe and Jonathan Griffiths; Part I. Intellectual Property as Property: 1. On the prehistory of intellectual property Brad Sherman and Alain Pottage; 2. Property in brands: the commodification of conversation Dev Gangjee; 3. Trade secrets: intellectual property but not property Lionel Bently; 4. Equity, confidentiality and the nature of property Alastair Hudson; 5. How much 'property' is there in intellectual property? A German civil law perspective Thomas Dreier; 6. Properties of copyright: exclusion, exclusivity, non-interference and authority Hugh Breakey; 7. Alienability and copyright law Shyamkrishna Balganesh; Part II. Re-Shaping Intellectual Property Rights: The Role of Concepts from Wider Property Law: 8. Limiting copyright through property Michael Carrier; 9. Property concepts in European copyright law: the case of abandonment Robert Burrell and Emily Hudson; 10. The concept of the Anticommons: useful, or ubiquitous and unnecessary? David Lametti; 11. The Commons as reverse intellectual property or the model of inclusivity Severine Dussollier; 12. Property, sustainability and patent law: could the stewardship model facilitate the promotion of green technology? Helena Howe.
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Cambridge University Press Civil Liability in Europe for TerrorismRelated
Book SynopsisThis book examines liability laws as they relate to terrorism-related damage. For instance, to what extent are facility operators, governments and security firms in Europe exposed to liability for terrorism-related damage? Furthermore, this book analyzes the policy question of whether legislative measures are necessary.Trade Review'This book is an important resource for government (especially their judicial, treasury and commerce departments) as well as business communities that manage the setting of risk premiums on terrorism-related civil liability issues for a country's business sector.' Joshua Sinai, Perspectives on TerrorismTable of ContentsPart I. International and EU Law: 1. Liability for terrorism-related risks under international law; 2. Liability for terrorism-related risk under EU law; Part II. Liability for Terrorism-Related Risk under Member State Law: 3. Civil liability systems of seven EU Member States; 4. Case studies; 5. Comparative analysis; Part III. Assessment of Liability for Terrorism-related Risk: 6. Insurance of terrorism-related risks; 7. Contracting for liability limitation; 8. Alternative systems for redressing terrorism-related risks; 9. Is liability for terrorism-related risk enterprise-threatening?; 10. Economic analysis of current liability for terrorism-related risk and alternatives; 11. Is there a role for the European Union?
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Cambridge University Press Reexamining Customary International Law
Book SynopsisThis book takes on the complex issues and controversies surrounding the history, theory, and practice of customary international law as it reexamines customary law's increasingly important role in world affairs. It incorporates the expertise of distinguished authors to probe many difficult issues that remain unresolved concerning the doctrine of customary law.Trade Review'The book edited by Brian D. Lepard is particularly rich and assembles a number of contributions of a very high quality … In this book the author of the review found responses to questions he has been asking for a long time. This is a work that deserves to be reflected upon and that helps lead to a better understanding in this time of violence of the importance of international law and its sources.' A. J. Bullier, Revue de Droit International et de Droit Comparé'Overall, the present book presents novel arguments on how to re-examine CIL, and it does so insightfully. … 'Reexamining Customary International Law' represents a stimulating addition to the literature on the sources of international law, and it will be of a significant value to both academics and decision-makers, including lawyers, governments, international and non-governmental organisations and international courts and tribunals.' Ezequiel Heffes, Israel Law ReviewTable of ContentsForeword Michael Wood; 1. Introduction: why does customary international law need reexamining? Brian D. Lepard; Part I. Reexamining Historical and Theoretical Perspectives on Customary International Law: 2. Customary international law in historical context: the exercise of power without general acceptance J. Patrick Kelly; 3. Fake custom Fernando R. Tesón; 4. The role of consent and uncertainty in the formation of customary international law Niels Petersen; 5. Customary law and general principles: rethinking their relationship Thomas Kleinlein; Part II. Reexamining Customary Humanitarian Law: 6. The ICRC and the clarification of customary international humanitarian law Jean-Marie Henckaerts and Els Debuf; 7. From the 'demands of humanity': the formulation of opinio juris in decisions of international criminal tribunals and the need for a renewed emphasis on state practice Noora Arajärvi; Part III. Reexamining Customary Human Rights Law: 8. Towards a new theory of customary international human rights law Brian D. Lepard; 9. Using customary international law to improve women's lives Anna Williams Shavers; Part IV. Reexamining Customary Air and Space Law: 10. Customary international law in aviation: a hundred years of travel through the competing norms of sovereignty and freedom of overflight Sofia Michaelides-Mateou; 11. Customary international law and outer space Frans von der Dunk; Part V. Reexamining Customary International Law: 12. Concluding reflections: insights from reexamining customary international law Brian D. Lepard.
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Cambridge University Press Unexpected Circumstances in European Contract Law
Book SynopsisJurisdictions all over Europe have to deal with the question of whether or not unexpected circumstances can lead to adaptation, termination or renegotiation of existing contracts. This comparative study explores the possibility of classifying jurisdictions as 'open' or 'closed' in this regard.Table of ContentsList of contributors; General editors' preface; Preface; List of abbreviations; Part I. Introduction and Context: 1. Introduction: an approach to the issues and doctrines relating to unexpected circumstances Ewoud Honduis and Hans Christoph Grigoleit; 2. Legal history Andreas Thier; 3. Law and economics: the comparative law and economics of frustration in contracts Marta Cenini, Barbara Luppi and Francesco Parisi; Part II. Overview: 4. Overview: concepts dealing with unexpected circumstances; Part III. The Case Studies Ewoud Honduis and Hans Christoph Grigoleit: 5. Questionnaire; 6. The case studies; Part IV. General Comparative Remarks: 7. General comparative remarks: converging tendencies, remaining differences and the unsolved mystery of adjustment Ewoud Honduis and Hans Christoph Grigoleit; Appendix. Some texts on change of circumstances; Selected bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Comparative Constitutional Reasoning
Book SynopsisExamining reasoning practices of constitutional judges across eighteen legal systems globally, this book focuses on leading cases in order to compare processes, using a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis. Contributors offer the most comprehensive and systematic account of constitutional reasoning to date, in the first ever study of this scale.Trade Review'Despite substantial academic attention to the rise of judicial power, we know fairly little about how newly empowered courts interpret their constitutions and justify their decisions. This timely and impressive edited collection fills this gap by presenting qualitative and quantitative data from 18 courts and over 700 cases. The volume is a must-read for those interested in comparative constitutional interpretation.' Mila Versteeg, University of Virginia School of Law'This volume is the mature product of a very thorough, innovative, and reasonably large research project. It is impossible to do justice to the richness of its findings …' Katalin Capannini-Kelemen, I-CONnect (www.iconnectblog.com)Table of Contents1. Introduction: comparing constitutional reasoning with quantitative and qualitative methods András Jakab, Arthur Dyevre and Giulio Itzcovic; 2. The High Court of Australia Cheryl Saunders and Adrienne Stone; 3. The Austrian Constitutional Court Konrad Lachmayer; 4. The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil Conrado Hübner Mendes; 5. The Supreme Court of Canada Hugo Cyr and Monica Popescu; 6. The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic Zdeněk Kühn; 7. The European Court of Human Rights Janneke Gerards; 8. The European Court of Justice Giulio Itzcovich; 9. The French Constitutional Council Arthur Dyevre; 10. German Federal Constitutional Court Michaela Hailbronner and Stefan Martini; 11. The Constitutional Court of Hungary András Jakab and Johanna Fröhlich; 12. The Supreme Court of Ireland Eoin Carolan; 13. The Israeli Supreme Court Suzie Navot; 14. The Constitutional Court of Italy Tania Groppi and Irene Spigno; 15. The Constitutional Court of South Africa Christa Rautenbach and Lorens du Plessis; 16. The Spanish Constitutional Court Marian Ahumada Ruiz; 17. The Constitutional Court of Taiwan Wen-Chen Chang; 18. The Supreme Court (House of Lords) of the United Kingdom Tamas Gyorfi; 19. The Supreme Court of the United States Howard Schweber and Jennifer L. Brookhart; 20. Conclusion András Jakab, Arthur Dyevre and Giulio Itzcovich.
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Cambridge University Press Intellectual Property and the Common Law
Book SynopsisDrawing on a range of interdisciplinary ideas and principles that are embedded within the working of common law, this volume shows that the answers to many of modern intellectual property law's most puzzling questions may be found in the wisdom, versatility and adaptability of the common law.Table of ContentsPart I. Judge-Made Intellectual Property Law: 1. Judges and property Hanoch Dagan; 2. Equitable intellectual property: what's wrong with misappropriation? Henry E. Smith; 3. The mixed heritage of federal intellectual property law and ramifications for statutory interpretation Peter S. Menell; 4. Interpretive methodology and delegations to courts: are 'common-law statutes' different? Margaret H. Lemos; 5. Dynamic claim interpretation Dan L. Burk; 6. Did Phillips change anything? Empirical analysis of the federal circuit's claim construction jurisprudence R. Polk Wagner and Lee Petherbridge; 7. An empirical look at trade secret law's shift from common to statutory law Michael Risch; 8. The impact of codification on the judicial development of copyright Christopher S. Yoo; Part II. The Common Law Method in Intellectual Property: 9. Legal pragmatism and intellectual property law Thomas F. Cotter; 10. Copyright, custom, and lessons from the common law Jennifer E. Rothman; 11. Common law reasoning and cyber trespass Emily Sherwin; Part III. State Intellectual Property Law: 12. The intellectual property clause's pre-emptive effect Jeanne C. Fromer; 13. Trademark law's faux federalism Mark P. McKenna; Part IV. Plural Values in Intellectual Property: 14. The normative structure of copyright law Shyamkrishna Balganesh; 15. Trade secret and human freedom Madhavi Sunder; 16. Laying bare an ethical thread: from IP to property to private law? David Lametti; Part V. Parallels between the Substantive Common Law and Intellectual Property: 17. Technology and tracing costs: lessons from real property Molly Shaffer Van Houweling; 18. Intellectual usufructs: trade secrets, hot news, and the usufructuary paradigm at common law Eric R. Claeys; 19. The fault liability standard in copyright Steven Hetcher; 20. The concept of 'harm' in copyright: deploying the disanalogy of trespass Wendy J. Gordon; 21. The role of unfair competition in the common law Shyamkrishna Balganesh and Gideon Parchomovsky; 22. The fractioning of patent law Mark A. Lemley; 23. Permanent injunctions as punitive damages in patent infringement cases Paul J. Heald; 24. Sequential injunctions in patent litigation: the gratuitous novelty of TiVo v. EchoStar Richard A. Epstein.
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Cambridge University Press Comparative Law An Introduction to the Comparative Method of Legal Study and Research
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1946, this book formed part of the Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law series. The text was written with three key aims: to explain the origin and meaning of comparative law; to describe the purposes for which the comparative method of legal study can be utilised; and to estimate the value of comparative law as an instrument for the growth and development of the law. Tables of cases and statutes are included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in comparative law and legal history.Table of ContentsGeneral introduction; Preface; Abbreviations; Table of cases; Table of statutes; 1. The province of comparative law; 2. The origins and development of comparative law; 3. The value of comparative law; 4. Comparative law and the conflict of laws; 5. Comparative law and the law of nations; 6. The process of comparison; 7. The comparative approach to case law; 8. The comparative interpretation of statute law; 9. The problem of legal terminology; 10. Comparative law and legal education; 11. The movement for the unification of private law; 12. The nature and characteristics of unified law; 13. The mechanism of unification; Appendix; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Constitutional Courts as Positive Legislators
Book SynopsisThis book analyzes the courts' role, conditioned by the principles of progressiveness and of prevalence of human rights, particularly regarding the important rediscovery of the right to equality and non-discrimination.Table of ContentsPart I. Constitutional Courts as Positive Legislators in Comparative Law: 1. Judicial review of legislation and the legislator; 2. The role of constitutional courts interfering with the constituent power; 3. Constitutional courts interfering with the legislator regarding existing legislation; 4. Constitutional courts interfering with the legislator regarding legislative omissions; 5. Constitutional courts as legislators on matters of judicial review; Part II. National Reports; Part III. Synthesis Report: Constitutional Courts as Positive Legislators in Comparative Law Preliminary Remarks.
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Cambridge University Press Fragile Democracies
Book SynopsisThis book examines how constitutional courts protect fragile democratic states arising in the wake of authoritarian rule or amidst deep societal divisions of race, religion, or national background. It covers challenges to East Asian, African, and former Soviet democracies, as well as new developments from the Arab Spring.Trade Review'Samuel Issacharoff's new book is a major contribution to a burgeoning literature on the ways in which courts can protect and improve what the author calls 'fragile democracies' … an ambitious and wide-ranging achievement, and one that will guide the direction of work on judicial role in non-consolidated democracies for years to come.' David E. Landau, International Journal of Constitutional LawTable of ContentsIntroduction: the burden of modern democracy; Part I. Militant Democracy: 1. The American paradox; 2. The boundaries of democracy; 3. Types of threats; 4. Responses to antidemocratic threats; 5. Judging militant democracy; Part II. Competitive Democracy: 6. Giving up power; 7. The promise of constitutional democracy; 8. Transition in South Africa; 9. The era of constitutional courts; 10. The constitutional bargain; 11. Can law protect democracy?; 12. Constitutionalism in the time of fragile democracies; Epilogue: democratic objectives.
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Cambridge University Press Law and Custom in Korea
Book SynopsisThis is the first book in English that covers the evolution of Korean law and custom comprehensively from the Choson dynasty through the colonial and postcolonial modern periods. In particular, this book discusses in detail legal developments under Japanese colonial rule that formed the foundation of the modern Korean legal system, and thus presents new interpretations of colonial history.Trade Review'In conclusion, although this book deals specifically with law and custom in Korea from a historical perspective, it is of general interest and should attract the attention of anyone who is interested in legal pluralism, law and society, legal culture and legal transplants, particularly in East Asia. The book cogently maintains that 'reference to custom in the process of creating a unified legal system was a universal occurrence in history'. It is for this reason that this book is a fascinating read, from a Chinese perspective, given the shared history and culture of Korea and China.' Lei Chen, Comparative Legal History'Kim's work is a superb and informative piece of scholarship that only could be completed by a scholar with the breadth of knowledge and understanding that she possesses. Though custom and law is a difficult subject matter, [she] does an excellent job of explaining complex legal terms and ideas in a comprehensible way and in dealing with a sensitive period of history, showing how the Japanese colonial period shaped Korean history without seeking to condone or exonerate imperialism … Those interested in Korean, Japanese, or comparative legal history would likely gain the most from Law and Custom in Korea, but I would also highly recommend it to anyone interested in Korean history from the Chosŏn Dynasty to the present, as Kim ably shows how the impact of the past is still felt keenly today.' Franklin Rausch, Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies'The colonizer's role still sparks heated debates in Korea, despite little attention to it abroad. Marie Seong-Hak Kim brings new attention to the issue with a spirited polemic about the origins of private or civil law in Korea under Japanese colonial rule (1910–45).' Dennis L. McNamara, The American Historical ReviewTable of Contents1. Comparative reflections on the concepts of law and custom; 2. Law and legal culture under the Chosǒn Dynasty; 3. Custom and legal reception: the Japanese precedent; 4. Legal reforms in protectorate Korea, 1905–10; 5. Colonial law and the legal system, 1910–45; 6. Colonial jurisprudence and the construction of Korean customary law; 7. The 'Japanese deviation': comparison of colonial customary law policies; 8. Customary law in modern Korea; 9. Conclusion: Korean law and custom in comparative perspective.
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Cambridge University Press Comparative Constitutional Design Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
Book SynopsisThis volume brings together essays by many of the leading scholars of comparative constitutional design from many perspectives to collectively assess what we know - and do not know - about the design process as well as particular institutional choices concerning executive power, constitutional amendment processes and many other issues. Bringing together positive and normative analysis, this volume provides state of the art in a field of growing theoretical and practical importance.Trade Review'The combination of theoretical and empirical essays will further develop comparative constitutional design as an important perspective and project within comparative constitutional studies.' International Journal of Constitutional LawTable of Contents1. Introduction Tom Ginsburg; Part I. Design Processes: 2. Clearing and strengthening the channels of constitution-making Jon Elster; 3. What we know - and don't know - about design processes Justin Blount, Zachary Elkins and Tom Ginsburg; Part II. How Do We Get to Constitutional Design? Constraints and Conditions: 4. Democratization and countermajoritarian institutions: the role of power and constitutional design in self-enforcing democracy Susan Alberts, Chris Warshaw and Barry R. Weingast; 5. The origins of parliamentary responsibility Adam Przeworski, Tamar Asadurian and Anjali Thomas Bohlken; 6. The social foundations of China's living constitution Randall Peerenboom; 7. The political economy of constitutionalism in a post-secular world Ran Hirschl; Part III. Issues in Institutional Design: 8. Designing constitutional amendment rules, to scale Rosalind Dixon and Richard Holden; 9. Federalism: general welfare, interstate commerce, and economic analysis Robert D. Cooter and Neil Seigel; 10. Personal laws and equality: the case of India Martha Nussbaum; 11. Constitutional adjudication, Italian style John Ferejohn and Pasquale Pasquino; 12. Tyrannophobia Eric A. Posner and Adrian Vermuele; 13. Do executive term limits cause constitutional crises? Tom Ginsburg, Zachary Elkins and James Melton.
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Cambridge University Press Housing and Property Restitution Rights of Refugees and Displaced Persons
Book SynopsisThe breadth of the restitution standards found within this volume, combined with selected examples of case law and other materials, is a clear indication that a right to housing, land, and property restitution for refugees and displaced persons has emerged within the global legal domain.Table of ContentsPart I. Housing and Property Restitution Standards - International: 1. International standards; 2. Peace agreements; 3. Voluntary repatriation agreements; 4. UN High Commissioner for refugees; 5. UN Security Council; 6. UN General Assembly; 7. UN Commission on Human Rights; 8. UN Sub-Commission on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights; 9. UN Human Rights Treaty bodies; 10. Additional standards; Part II. Housing and Property Restitution Standards - Regional: 1. Africa; 2. Americas; 3. Europe; 4. Middle East; Part III. Housing and Property Restitution Laws and Standards - National: 1. Afghanistan; 2. Albania; 3. Armenia; 4. Azerbaijan; 5. Bosnia-Herzegovina; 6. Bulgaria; 7. Colombia; 8. Estonia; 9. Georgia; 10. Germany; 11. Iraq; 12. Kosovo; 13. Romania; 14. Rwanda; 15. South Africa; 16. Tajikistan; Part IV. Housing and Property Restitution Case Law: 1. Permanent Court of International Justice; 2. International Court of Justice; 3. Human Rights Committee; 4. European Court of Human Rights; Part V. Useful Resources on Housing and Property Restitution: 1. General resources; 2. Country/regional resources; 3. Useful websites.
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Cambridge University Press The Invisible Constitution in Comparative
Book SynopsisConstitutions worldwide inevitably have 'invisible' features: they have silences and lacunae, unwritten or conventional underpinnings, and social and political dimensions not apparent to certain observers. The Invisible Constitution in Comparative Perspective helps us understand these dimensions to contemporary constitutions, and their role in the interpretation, legitimacy and stability of different constitutional systems. This volume provides a nuanced theoretical discussion of the idea of 'invisibility' in a constitutional context, and its relationship to more traditional understandings of written versus unwritten constitutionalism. Containing a rich array of case studies, including discussions of constitutional practice in Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Indonesia, Ireland and Malaysia, this book will look at how this aspect of 'invisible constitutions' is manifested across different jurisdictions.Trade Review'The invisible constitution, the small-c constitution, extraconstitutional rules, conventions and norms - these and similar ideas occupy a large space in contemporary thinking about constitutions. The essays in this collection wrestle with these protean concepts, using tools from legal theory, political science, and sociology. The concepts may remain elusive after one reads the essays, but the reader will undoubtedly have a better and more sophisticated grasp on their possible meaning.' Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, Massachusetts'Dixon and Stone have assembled a world-class group to investigate a subject of deep importance to all scholars of public law. Unseen but neither unknown nor uncontested, the invisible constitution raises serious challenges for constitutional design, constitutional interpretation and constitutional change. This volume addresses each of these and more, and does so with rich comparative perspectives that leave the reader asking foundational questions about the nature of higher law, the limits of codification, and the necessary and sufficient conditions for constitutionalism - the mark of an outstanding study in public law.' Richard Albert, University of Texas, AustinTable of ContentsIntroduction: the invisible constitution in comparative perspective Rosalind Dixon and Adrienne Stone; 1. Soundings and silences Laurence H. Tribe; 2. The Indonesian constitutional court: implying rights from the 'rule of law' Simon Butt; 3. The evolution of natural law in Ireland Eoin Carolan; 4. Behind the text of the basic law: some constitutional fundamentals Johannes M. M. Chan; 5. The constitutional orders of 'One Country, Two Systems': a comparative study of the visible and invisible bases of constitutional review and proportionality analysis in the Chinese special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau Albert H. Y. Chen and P. Y. Lo; 6. Constitutional implications in Australia: explaining the structure-rights dualism Rosalind Dixon and Gabrielle Appleby; 7. The implicit and the implied in a written constitution Jeffrey Goldsworthy; 8. Interim constitutions and the invisible constitution Caitlin Goss; 9. Germany's German constitution Russell A. Miller; 10. The platonic conception of the Israeli constitution Iddo Porat; 11. Unwritten constitutional principles in Canada: genuine or strategic? David Schneiderman; 12. Originalism and the invisible constitution Lawrence B. Solum; 13. Malaysia's invisible constitution Yvonne Tew; 14. Lost in transition: invisible constitutionalism in Hungary Gábor Attila Tóth; 15. The centrality and diversity of the invisible constitution Patrick Emerton; 16. Is the invisible constitution really invisible? Jongcheol Kim; 17. 'Additive judgments': a way to make the invisible content of the Italian constitution visible Irene Spigno; 18. The 'invisible constitution' seen realistically: visualising China's unitary system Zhai Han.
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Cambridge University Press Patents on Life
Book SynopsisBrings legal, religious, ethical, and political perspectives to bear on debates about biotechnology patents or 'patents on life'. With international, interfaith, and cross-disciplinary contributions, it will appeal to legal scholars, policymakers, advocates, and religious ethicists and leaders working in the area of social ethics and justice.Trade Review'… wonderful book …' Ira Bedzow, Journal of Law and ReligionTable of Contents1. Introduction Roman Cholij; Part I. Life Patents, Law, and Morality: 2. Morality, religion, and patents Kathleen Liddell and Simon Ravenscroft; 3. Religious and moral grounds for patent-eligible subject matter exclusions Joshua D. Sarnoff; 4. Life-form patents: proceedings in the European Patent Office and the role of non-commercial parties Christopher Rennie-Smith; Part II. Religious Perspectives on Life Patents: 5. Intellectual property rights and the fundamental right to the Commons in the light of Catholic social teaching Monsignor Osvaldo Neves de Almeiad; 6. Human rights and life patents: lessons from the Church's social teaching and engagement in the United States Stephen M. Colecchi; 7. Intellectual property and genetic sequences: a Jewish law perspective Michael J. Broyde and Steven S. Weiner; 8. Intellectual property, Islamic values, and the patenting of genes Mohammed El Said; 9. Christian libertarianism and the curious lack of religious objections to the patenting of life forms in the United States Paul J. Heald; 10. From 'Chakrabarty' to 'Myriad' and beyond: Catholic contributions to the gene patenting debate Paul J. Wodja; Part III. Social Justice and Political Aspects: 11. 'Thou shalt not steal': the morality of compulsory licensing of pharmaceutical patents Margo Bagley; 12. Genetic resources and patents: in search of ethical solutions to global IP discord Roman Cholij; 13. Patent for life: towards an ethical use of patents on plant innovations Michael A. Kock; 14. Germline modification of human embryos, patents and the limits of markets: rethinking equality, human diversity, and the question of innovation funding Katerina Sideri; 15. Patent governance, ethics, and democracy: how transparency and accountability norms are challenged by patents on stem cells, gametes, and genome editing (CRISPR) in Europe Ingrid Schneider; 16. Life patents, religion, and justice: a summary of themes Thomas C. Berg.
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Cambridge University Press Patents Human Rights and Access to Medicines
Book SynopsisIn order to preserve their patent policy space and secure access to affordable medicines for their citizens, Oke argues, developing countries should incorporate a model of human rights into the design, implementation, interpretation, and enforcement of their national patent laws.
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Cambridge University Press A Qualified Hope
Book SynopsisThe Indian Supreme Court is widely seen as a vanguard of progressive social change. Yet there are no systematic studies of whether its progressive decisions actually improve the lives of the relatively disadvantaged. This book presents the first collection of original empirical studies on the impact of the Indian Supreme Court''s most progressive decisions. Combining original datasets with in-depth qualitative research, the chapters provide a rigorous examination of the conditions under which judicial decisions can make a difference to those in need. These studies reveal that the Indian Supreme Court, like its US counterpart, is largely constrained in its efforts. Yet, through the broad sweep of constitutional rights in the Indian Constitution, the Court''s procedural innovations, and its institutional independence, the Indian Supreme Court can sometimes make a difference - in the lives of those most in need.Table of ContentsIntroduction; The Indian Supreme Court and progressive social change Gerald N. Rosenberg, Sudhir Krishnaswamy and Shishir Bail; Part I. The Supreme Court of India – An Institutional Overview: 1. The structure and functioning of the Supreme Court of India Nick Robinson; 2. The Supreme Court of India: an empirical overview of the institution Aparna Chandra, William H. J. Hubbard and Sital Kalantry; 3. The recent evolution of public interest litigation in the Indian Supreme Court Poorvi Chitalkar and Varun Gauri; 4. Suo Motu intervention and the Indian judiciary Marc Galanter and Vasujith Ram; 5. Public trust in the Indian judiciary: the power to transform Sudhir Krishnaswamy and Siddharth Swaminathan; Part II. The Supreme Court of India, Social and Political Mobilization: 6. The art of buying time: street vendor politics and legal mobilization in metropolitan India Karthik Rao-Cavale; 7. Court as a symbolic resource: the Indra Sawhney case and the Dalit Muslim mobilization Mohsin Alam-Bhat; 8. PUCL v. Union of India: political mobilization and the right to food Alyssa Brierley; Part III. Welfare Rights and the Environment: 9. A case for qualified hope? The Supreme Court of India and the Midday Meal Decision Rosalind Dixon and Rishad Chowdhury; 10. Implementation in the Delhi pollution case: lessons for the future Robert Moog; Part IV. Discrimination: 11. The polarizing face of law: religious conversion judgments and political discourse in India Shylashri Shankar; 12. Evaluating the impact of the Indian Supreme Court judgment on sex-selective abortion Sital Kalantry and Arindam Nandi; Conclusion. Neither a silver bullet nor a hollow hope: the Indian Supreme Court and progressive social change Gerald N. Rosenberg, Shishir Bail and Sudhir Krishnaswamy.
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Cambridge University Press Populism and Antitrust
Book SynopsisThis book analyses the state of competition law in the current crisis of liberal democracies and free markets. It proposes a framework within which the influence of populists' governments on competition law systems can be studied, and thus sheds light on the relationship between democracy, free markets, and competition law.
£25.64
Cambridge University Press Networks and Connections in Legal History
Book SynopsisAimed at historians, lawyers and jurists, this book shows how networks and connections between lawyers, legislators and litigants shape the way that legal ideas and practices are transmitted across time and space. It includes studies of law in Britain and the empire, as well as the feminist movement and Shakespeare.Trade Review'This is a very worthwhile collection, exploring the many and various ways in which networks and connections have had a bearing on the development of law, legal practice and legal systems. The chapters give different and stimulating perspectives on the importance of connections between lawyers, ideas and bodies of law, showing the influence of these connections, both in fostering inclusion and expansion, and also in excluding those outside a network. With a geographic reach which takes in Europe, Africa, North America and India, and a broad temporal scope, there is much to engage anyone with an interest in legal history.' Gwen Seabourne, Professor of Legal History, University of Bristol Law School'Legal systems and lawyerly cultures in the past rested on intersecting communication networks. Easy exchange of legal news, know-how and instruction could occur through the daily life of lawyers working in tight communities, and these legal circles could be widened by travel, migration, and above all, by shared reading of the burgeoning texts published for national and imperial consumption. Today we take network connectivity for granted, or even curse it as overwhelming and degrading our knowledge; the authors of this fine volume show how slower networks in the past helped found our modern legal world. In one polished contribution after another we are shown lawyers at their common work, from medieval and renaissance Britain through to the farthest reaches of modern empires. War, death, and taxes; financiers and imperialists; assertive women lawyers, querulous advocates, grave doctors of jurisprudence – all jostle on these pages, capped by a chapter on Shakespeare himself as a legally curious artist addressing a wide and knowing audience. A stimulating collection of original and imaginative researches.' Joshua Getzler, Law Faculty, University of Oxford'Network analysis has long proved important in sociology and history, but is seldom used in legal history. This fascinating, wide-ranging and important book makes a persuasive case for the value of network analysis within and beyond legal history. It provides a number of models for thinking about how, why and to what effect different networks help to fashion the development of law. In addition to making a valuable contribution to legal history, the book should appeal to scholars across a wide range of disciplines.' David Sugarman, Lancaster University Law School and Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London'… this book considers how the careers of individuals or interpretive communities do not only transmit ideas to new places and people, but how, once transmitted, ideas flourish in these new networks to generate original ideas, and new legal life.' Ashley Pearson, International Journal for the Semiotics of LawTable of Contents1. Introduction Michael Lobban and Ian Williams; 2. Networks and Influences: Contextualising Personnel and Procedures in the Court of Chivalry Anthony Musson; 3. Men of law and legal networks in Aberdeen, principally in 1600-1650 Adelyn Wilson; 4. Calling Time at the Bar: First women barristers and their networks and connections Judith Bourne; 5. The Thistle, the Rose, and the Palm: Scottish and English Judges in British East Florida M. C. Mirow; 6. 'The Bengal Boiler': Legal Networks in Colonial Calcutta Raymond Cocks; 7. The White Ensign on Land: The Royal Navy and Legal Authority in Early Sierra Leone Tim Soriano; 8. A Broker's Advice: Credit Networks and Mortgage Risk in the Eighteenth-century Empire Julia Rudolph; 9. Trans-Atlantic connections: The many networks and the enduring legacy of J.P. Benjamin Catharine MacMillan; 10. Interpretatio ex aequo et bono – the emergence of equitable interpretation in European legal scholarship Lorenzo Maniscalco; 11. Shakespeare and the European Ius Commune R. H. Helmholz; 12. Law Reporting and Law Making: the Missing Link in Nineteenth-century Tax Law Chantal Stebbings; 13. John Taylor Coleridge and English Criminal Law Philip Handler
£28.49
Cambridge University Press Legal Barbarians
Book SynopsisDeveloping a fresh historical understanding of modern comparative law, this study focuses on how legal identities are structured in the global North and South. Taking a theoretical approach, Bonilla engages with major conceptual frameworks to question the orthodox narratives of the international legal system and comparative law scholarship.Trade Review'… Legal Barbarians is an important contribution to the discipline of comparative law … The book is also very well referenced, constituting an excellent bibliographic resource for the critical comparative jurist. Finally, it is also very pleasant to read. Concentrated in less than 200 pages - which is rare - it makes us think and travel thanks to its sometimes poetic analogies and images …' Eugénie Mérieau, Droit et Société (from French)Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The legal identity of the global south narrative and comparative law; 3. Comparative instrumental studies Montesquieu, geography and law; 4. Comparative legislative studies H. S. Maine, history, progress, and the comparative method; 5. Comparative law as an autonomous discipline legal taxonomies and families; 6. The critical academic of law: resistance and emancipation.
£95.00
Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Handbook of Investor Protection
Book SynopsisThe topic of investor protection has occupied investors, businesses, regulators, academics, and courts since the 1930s. The topic exploded in importance after the 2008 financial crisis and the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme of the same year. Investor protection scholarship now seeks to respond to developments such as the institutionalization of the markets, the democratization of finance, and the enhanced role of market professionals and other gatekeepers. Additionally, although the philosophy of full disclosure remains the guiding principle behind the securities laws, recent research has questioned the merits of a disclosure-based regime. In light of these trends, regulators try to strike the right balance between imposing a strict investor protection regime, on the one hand, and giving businesses the freedom to innovate new projects, market new services, and reduce costs, on the other. The Cambridge Handbook of Investor Protection brings together leading scholars to inform this debate aTable of ContentsIntroduction: continuity and change in investor protection Arthur B. Laby; Part I. Institutionalization and Investor Protection: 1. The financialization of corporate governance Roberta S. Karmel; 2. 'Public' mutual funds Jeff Schwartz; 3. The overlooked effects of passive management Anita K. Krug; 4. Retail investor protection and empowerment: reflections from the European Union Niamh Moloney; 5. Which investors to protect? Evolving conceptions of the American shareholder Jacob Hale Russell; Part II. The Scope of Investor Protection Regulation: 6. Retirement plan reforms in the absence of a retirement policy Natalya Shnitser; 7. Rogue brokers and the limits of agency law Deborah A. DeMott; 8. Protecting investors of collective-investor trusts in China Lusina Ho; 9. Jurisdiction and applicable law in investor suits Matthias Lehmann; Part III. The Regulation of Market Professionals: 10. Techniques of regulatory implementation: the case of Reg BI and Form CRS James A. Fanto; 11. Regulation best interest, customer trust, and the move to make private investments more available to retail investors Donald C. Langevoort; 12. Best execution: an impossible dream? Onnig H. Dombalagian; 13. Equilibrium investor protection: active mutual fund fees Michel A. Habib and D. Bruce Johnsen; 14. Reputational bonding and the birth of investment adviser regulation Arthur B. Laby; Part IV. Alternative Regulatory Regimes: 15. Do lawyers make good gatekeepers? Sung Hui Kim; 16. Retail investors and Delaware corporate law J. Travis Laster; 17. Investor protections in Muslim jurisdictions Russell Powell; 18. Insider trading law in the United States and Australia: fiduciary breaches, market abuses, and the harshness of penalties Donna M. Nagy and Juliette Overland; 19. Markets versus regulation: investor protection in the United States compared to Israel Nitzan Shilon.
£166.25
Cambridge University Press IP Accidents
Book SynopsisIt is very easy to infringe intellectual property rights without meaning to. This book introduces the concept of 'IP accidents', for example orphan works and the actions of patent trolls, to establish a new way to look at IP law and its enforcement.Trade Review'In this engaging, readable book, Patrick Goold makes a compelling case that we are wrong to hold people liable for inadvertently infringing patents and copyrights. He explains why this matters and what we can do about it.' Mark Lemley, William H. Neukom Professor of Law at and Director of the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology, Stanford Law School'Goold's monograph elegantly explains how the history and theory of negligence law, combined with the expansion of the scope of patent and copyright law, should lead us to reject talismanic invocations of strict liability in intellectual property cases.' Rebecca Tushnet, Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment, Harvard Law SchoolTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Accidents; 3. History; 4. Efficiency and equity; 5. Fairness; 6. Negligence; 7. Conclusion (On property, tort, and IP).
£95.00
Cambridge University Press English Law Under Two Elizabeths
Book SynopsisComparative legal history is generally understood to involve the comparison of legal systems in different countries. This is an experiment in a different kind of comparison. The legal world of the first Elizabethans is separated from that of today by nearly half a millennium. But the past is not a wholly different country. The common law is still, in an organic sense, the same common law as it was in Tudor times and Parliament is legally the same Parliament. The concerns of Tudor lawyers turn out to resonate with those of the present and this book concentrates on three of them: access to justice, in terms of both cost and public awareness; the respective roles of common law and legislation; and the means of protecting the rule of law through the courts. Central to the story is the development of judicial review in the time of Elizabeth I.Table of ContentsI. The English Legal System under Elizabeth I; 2. The Elizabethan Common Law; 3. An Age of Common Law and an Age of Statute?; 4. The Elizabethan Inheritance; 5. Comparing Then and Now.
£32.32
Cambridge University Press The Public Law of Gender
Book SynopsisThe Public Law of Gender uses a sophisticated interdisciplinary analysis of international law, comparative law and governance to demonstrate how feminism translates in a global legal frame. It will be of interest to constitutional and statutory designers, advocates, adjudicators and scholars who work with the new public laws of gender.Table of ContentsIntroduction: a public law of gender? Katharine G. Young; Part I. Constitutional Design and Gendered Outcomes: 1. Feminisms and constitutions Vicki Jackson; 2. Deference and deferral: constitutional structure and the durability of gender-based nationality laws Kristin A. Collins; 3. The court and the women: structural litigation and grassroots organizing for internally displaced people's rights in Colombia Julieta Lemaitre and Kristin Bergtora Sandvik; Part II. Constitutional Design in a Global Setting: The Challenge of Local Custom: 4. Customary law, constitutional law and women's equality Susan H. Williams; 5. Customising equality in post-conflict constitutions Laura Grenfell; 6. Gender equality in international law and constitutions: mediating universal norms and local differences Vijaya Nagarajan and Archana Parashar; 7. Law as a placeholder for change? Women's rights and realities in Afghanistan Sari Kouvo and Corey Levine; Part III. Localising Participation and Voice through Law: 8. Polygamy: who speaks for women? Beverley Baines; 9. In her own voice: oral (legal) history's insights on gender and the spheres of public law Kim Rubenstein; Part IV. Governance, Government, and Gendered Measures: 10. Good governance, gender equality and political representation: ideas as points of disjuncture Sharon Bessell; 11. Women in government/governance in New Zealand: a case study of engagement over forty years Margaret Wilson; 12. Equality without freedom? Political representation and participation of women in Vietnam Huong Nguyen; 13. Gender, justice and statistics: the case of poverty measurement Scott Wisor; Part V. Governance, Equality and Non-Discrimination: 14. Gender and race in the constitution of groups: the limits of non-discrimination law in settler societies Kirsty Gover; 15. Rethinking the Australian model of promoting gender equality Dominique Allen; 16. Gender, governance and defence of the realm: globalising reforms in the Australian Defence Force Susan Harris Rimmer; Part VI. Global Governance and the Precepts of Public Law: 17. Feminisms, pluralisms and transnationalism: on CEDAW and national constitutions Vicki Jackson; 18. Governing gender justice and victims' rights through the International Criminal Court Louise Chappell; 19. International organisations as employers: searching for practices of fair treatment and due process rights of staff Osmat Jefferson and Innokenti Epichev; 20. Transcending gender inequity in an age of impunity: a gender critique of accountability in global administrative governance Rohan Kapur and Kellin Kristofferson; 21. The future we want: an ecofeminist comment on the UN Conference on Sustainable Development Kate Wilkinson.
£45.98
Cambridge University Press An Introduction to German Law and Legal Culture
Book SynopsisThe growing global relevance of German law calls for this entirely new, introductory survey of German law and legal culture for students, and as a reference for judges, practitioners and policy-makers. The textbook provides lively and informed coverage of German legal history and contemporary German legal and political institutions and practices.
£37.99
Cambridge University Press The Comparative Politics of Immigration
Book SynopsisMany governments face similar pressures surrounding the hotly debated topic of immigration. Yet, the disparate ways in which policy makers respond is striking. The Comparative Politics of Immigration explains why democratic governments adopt the immigration policies they do. Through an in-depth study of immigration politics in Germany, Canada, Switzerland, and the United States, Antje Ellermann examines the development of immigration policy from the postwar era to the present. The book presents a new theory of immigration policymaking grounded in the political insulation of policy makers. Three types of insulation shape the translation of immigration preference into policy: popular insulation from demands of the unorganized public, interest group insulation from the claims of organized lobbies, and diplomatic insulation from the lobbying of immigrant-sending states. Addressing the nuances in immigration reforms, Ellermann analyzes both institutional factors and policy actors'' strategiTrade Review'With a sophisticated research design and deep knowledge of immigration politics across a range of liberal democracies, Antje Ellermann offers us a powerful explanation of why countries open and close their borders over time. The Comparative Politics of Immigration will be an instant classic in the field and a touchstone for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of immigration policy.' James F. Hollifield, Tower Center, SMU'I know of no book that more compellingly demonstrates the importance of political structures for explaining why some countries end up with liberal and others with restrictive immigration policies. Known for her brilliant previous book on deportations, Antje Ellermann is one of the leading political scientists studying immigration today.' Christian Joppke, University of Bern'The Comparative Politics of Immigration is the most intellectually satisfying analysis of immigration politics and policymaking available. Antje Ellermann masterfully combines high level theorizing, meticulous empirical research, and careful comparison to help us understand why contemporary liberal-democratic states have pursued such differing immigration policies despite facing similar challenges. A seminal work by an outstanding scholar.' Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos, University of Toronto'One of the book's greatest strengths is the clarity with which Ellermann presents a wide range of policy options in her case studies. She provides a nuanced analysis of immigration politics and policymaking that moves beyond the traditional approaches of immigration policies. Her focus on the policy dynamics is sustained by compelling arguments for each country examined.' Ariane Chebel D'Appollonia, Political Science QuarterlyTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Theorizing immigration policy: veto points and the insulation logics of policy arenas; 3. The making of Swiss immigration policy: explaining permanent and temporary economic admissions; 4. The making of German immigration policy: explaining permanent and temporary economic admissions; 5. The making of Canadian immigration policy: explaining economic and family admissions; 6. The making of U.S. immigration policy: explaining economic and family admissions; 7. Conclusion
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Cambridge University Press Constitutional Courts in Asia
Book SynopsisA comparative, critical analysis of constitutional courts and constitutional review in Asia, appealing to those who are interested in comparative constitutional law, comparative politics, and Asian studies, particularly from the point of view of human rights, democracy, legal systems, the Rule of Law, constitutional adjudication and governance.Trade Review'We live in an age of constitutional courts. Yet courts around the world differ markedly in their approach to upholding democracy and human rights. This volume provides a timely and fascinating study of how these differences play out in Asia: from the super-strong judicial review practiced in Thailand, to the weak review found in Japan, it explores the social and political context for these differences, and the extent to which they are likely to remain stable over time. Theoretically and factually rich, it draws on insights from scholars around the world who are experts in Asia. It also combines canonical and new cases to provide a wide-ranging exploration of the variation we now find in 'Asian constitutionalism'.' Rosalind Dixon, University of New South Wales, Australia'This is an excellent book that discusses the design and operation of constitutional review in East and Southeast Asia. It aptly combines a systematic presentation of the seven constitutional courts existing in the region with theoretical and comparative analysis of the problem. Undoubtedly, the book will serve as an essential reference for academic research as well as for debates on constitutional reform in other countries.' Lech Garlicki, University of Warsaw, Judge of the Constitutional Court of Poland (1993–2001) and of the European Court of Human Rights (2002–12)'For comparative legal scholars and social scientists, this is a rare and precious book: a conceptually sophisticated and empirically rich collection of case studies and comparative reflections on constitutional courts in Asia. The volume directs attention to the variation that matters most - why have some constitutional courts succeeded in transforming their political environments, creating new forms of constitutional law and politics, while others have failed? Everyone engaged in the study of Asian law and politics needs to read this book.' Alec Stone Sweet, Saw Swee Hock Professor of Law, National University of SingaporeTable of Contents1. Constitutional courts in Asia: Western origins and Asian practice Albert H. Y. Chen; 2. Constitutional review in Asia: a comparative perspective Cheryl Saunders; 3. The informal dimension of constitutional politics in Asia: insights from the Philippines and Indonesia Björn Dressel; 4. Towards more intra-Asian judicial cooperation in the constitutional sphere Maartje de Visser; 5. An evolving court with changing functions: the constitutional court and judicial review in Taiwan Jiunn-rong Yeh and Wen-Chen Chang; 6. Constitutional Court of Korea: guardian of the constitution or mouthpiece of the government? Chaihark Hahm; 7. Avoiding rights: the constitutional tsets of Mongolia Tom Ginsburg and Chimid Enhbaatar; 8. The Constitutional Court of Thailand: from activism to arbitrariness Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang; 9. Indonesia's Constitutional Court and Indonesia's electoral systems Simon Butt; 10. Constitutional Council of Cambodia at the age of majority: a history of weathering the rule of law storms in peacetime Teilee Kuong; 11. The short but turbulent history of Myanmar's Constitutional Tribunal Andrew Harding; 12. The Supreme Court of Japan: a judicial court, not necessarily a constitutional court Yasuo Hasebe; 13. Establishing judicial review in China: impediments and prospects Qianfan Zhang; 14. Why do countries decide not to adopt constitutional review? The case of Vietnam Ngoc Son Bui.
£35.14
The University of Michigan Press Global Prescriptions
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsBreaking out : the proliferation of actors in the international system / Anne-Marie Slaughter -- Transnational advocacy networks and the social construction of legal rules / Kathryn Sikkink modern law as a secularized and global model : implications for the sociology of law / Elizabeth Heger Boyle and John W. Meyer -- What institutional regimes for the era of internationalization? / Robert Boyer -- Between liberalism and neoliberalism : law's dilemma in Latin America / Jeremy Adelman and Miguel Angel Centeno -- Legal education and the reproduction of the elite in Japan / Setsuo Miyazawa with Hiroshi Otsuka -- Cultural elements in the practice of law in Mexico: informal networks in a formal system / Larissa Adler Lomnitz and Rodrigo Salazar -- The discovery of law : political consequences in the argentine case / Catalina Smulovitz -- Hybrid(ity) rules : creating local law in a globalized world / Heinz Klug -- Legitimating the new legal orthodoxy / Yves Dezalay and Bryant G. Garth.
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West Academic Publishing Latin American Law
Book SynopsisThis casebook uniquely compares the law of Latin America to that of Europe, as well as the United States while introducing students to the richness and diversity of the Latin American legal tradition through cases, legal documents, and commentaries. This carefully designed book allows students to see the law in action and guides them through entire judicial decisions, demonstrating how litigation unfolds and how a different legal culture operates. It is currently the only cases and materials publication devoted to Latin American law and the issues that arise in concrete litigation south of the border.
£279.30
JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Verwaltungskontrolle durch Gesellschafterrechte:
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£999.99
JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Grenzüberschreitungen: Beiträge zum
Book SynopsisDie hier gesammelten Beiträge sind zwei wesentlichen Arbeitsgebieten des Jubilars gewidmet, dem internationalen Verfahrensrecht und der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit. Aus diesen Bereichen werden aktuelle und grundsätzliche Probleme von weltweit anerkannten Spezialisten diskutiert. Im Vordergrund stehen die Probleme grenzüberschreitender Sachverhalte bei der Rechtsdurchsetzung, sei es im Bereich der staatlichen Gerichtsbarkeit, sei es in der alternativen Streitbeilegung, insbesondere der internationalen Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit. Die Thematik gewinnt durch die Europäische Rechtsetzungskompetenz und Gesetzgebung neben den internationalen Konventionen, insbesondere den Bemühungen der Haager Konferenz um einheitliche Regelungen für transnationale Probleme, neue Dimensionen. Themen wie der neue Europäische Vollstreckungstitel über unbestrittene Forderungen, die besonderen Probleme der Brüssel II a-Verordnung, der Entwurf eines Haager Übereinkommens über die Gerichtsstandswahl stehen neben Grundsatzfragen wie Armut der Schiedspartei, Neutralität des Schiedsrichters, Anerkennungsproblemen bei einer Scheidung nach jüdischem Recht und Fragen aus dem Bereich des europäisch-amerikanischen Justizkonflikts. Die Beiträge spiegeln die internationale Diskussion in aktuellen und sensiblen Bereichen des internationalen Verfahrensrechts im weitesten Sinne.
£194.40
JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Eigentumsrecht in Nationalsozialismus und
Book SynopsisThorsten Keiser beschäftigt sich in vergleichender Perspektive mit der Suche deutscher und italienischer Juristen nach einer regimekonformen Eigentumsgestaltung während der Diktaturen. Diese sollte eine Vermittlung zwischen autoritär definierter "sozialer" Bindung und der Nutzung wirtschaftsfördernder Potentiale privatnützigen Eigentums darstellen. Der Autor zeigt, wie sich trotz einer gemeinsamen, durch politischen Antiliberalismus und methodischen Antiformalismus konstituierten Ausgangsbasis, in Nationalsozialismus und Fascismo unterschiedliche Ansätze herausbilden konnten: einerseits eine radikal antipositivistische Richtung unter dem Einfluß Carl Schmitts in Deutschland, andererseits eine strukturelle Rückkehr zum hergebrachten Muster der liberalen Kodifikation in Italien, die lediglich durch funktionale Korrekturen abgefangen werden sollte. Erklärt wird dieses Ergebnis mit in Deutschland und Italien unterschiedlichen Ausformungen einer antibürgerliche Impulse umfassenden Kritik am sogenannten "juristischen Formalismus", die wiederum auf verschiedene Gewichtungen von Staat und Volksgemeinschaft als integrative, mit mythischen Tiefenschichten korrespondierende Bezugspunkte der nationalsozialistischen bzw. faschistischen Rechtsordnung zurückzuführen sind. Diese Dissertation wurde mit dem "Werner-Pünder-Preis" der Vereinigung der Freunde der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität ausgezeichnet.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Objektive Haftung in Europa: Rechtsvergleichende
Book SynopsisObjektive Haftung bedeutet Haftung, ohne dass ein schuldhaftes Verhalten des Schädigers Voraussetzung für eine Schadensersatzpflicht ist. Die Rechtslage auf diesem Gebiet ist im europäischen Privatrecht äußerst uneinheitlich und die Diskussion darum gehört zu den ungelösten Streitfragen des außervertraglichen Haftungsrechts. Christoph Oertel untersucht den Geltungsbereich und die Begründungen zur Einführung und Ausgestaltung objektiver Haftungsnormen in Europa. Nach einer kritischen Analyse jüngster Vorschläge aus der vergleichenden Rechtswissenschaft untersucht er, was bei der Formulierung europäischer Grundsätze der objektiven Haftung berücksichtigt werden müsste. Insbesondere werden die Fragen nach den rationes der objektiven Haftung, ihrem Kernanwendungsbereich und dem Regelungsmodell, das am besten für die Beschreibung des Anwendungsbereiches der objektiven Haftung geeignet erscheint, beantwortet.
£999.99
Mohr Siebeck International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Compliance in High Profile-Fällen der WTO: Legal
Book SynopsisDas WTO-Streitbeilegungsverfahren zeichnet sich durch insgesamt hohe Befolgungszahlen aus. Bei den Mitgliedstaaten herrscht deshalb große Zufriedenheit. Dies gilt jedoch nicht für die so genannten High Profile-Fälle, wozu insbesondere der Airbus-Boeing-Streit zählt. Nils Kaienburg untersucht diesen bis heute größten und komplexesten Fall seit Bestehen der WTO und zeigt exemplarisch Möglichkeiten auf, wie derartig konfliktgeladene Fälle über ein verbessertes Streitbeilegungsverfahren gehandhabt werden können. Dazu dient das im vorliegenden Buch entwickelte Konzept des Legal Case Managements, das in erster Linie ein optimiertes Mediationsverfahren beinhaltet. Eine solche Herangehensweise erscheint gerade in High Profile-Fällen als notwendig, da diese das WTO-Streitbeilegungsverfahren als Ganzes unterminieren können.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Die Verzögerung der Leistung im europäischen
Book SynopsisDie im Lichte eines künftigen optionalen Instruments diskutierten Entwürfe für ein europäisches Vertragsrecht (PECL, DCFR) verzichten in Anlehnung an internationale Vorgaben (CISG, UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts) auf einen Verzugstatbestand und ordnen die Verzögerung der Leistung in die allgemeine Nichterfüllungshaftung ein. In einem weiteren Modell (Code Européen des Contrats) wird hingegen bewusst an einem Verzugstatbestand festgehalten. Welche Lösung ist im Lichte der Schuldner- und Gläubigerinteressen am sinnvollsten? Eva Lein beantwortet diese Frage in einer breit angelegten Untersuchung des geplanten europäischen Leistungsstörungsrechts vor dem Hintergrund internationaler Vorgaben, des Unionsprivatrechts, der historischen Grundlagen der Leistungsverzögerung sowie verschiedener nationaler Rechtsordnungen in West- und Osteuropa. Aus ihrer Analyse leitet sie auch Vorschläge für das deutsche Schuldrecht ab.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Bologna und das Rechtsstudium: Fortschritte und
Book SynopsisIst der Bologna-Prozess der richtige Weg für die Juristenausbildung in Deutschland? Der Sammelband geht dieser Frage aus historischer und vor allem rechtsvergleichender Perspektive auf den Grund. Er bringt detaillierte Berichte über die juristische Ausbildung in europäischen und außereuropäischen Ländern auf dem neuesten Stand. Aus Rezensionen zum Vorläuferband: "Der Band besticht durch seine Vielfalt an Beiträgen und Hintergrundinformationen, die er zur Juristenausbildung bietet." Ulrike Guckes Anwaltsblatt 2008, Heft 10"Der Sammelband gibt einen ausgezeichneten Überblick über die europäischen Traditionen und Reformen in Sachen Juristenausbildung. Es war gewiss ein Kunststück, so durchweg kompetent und umsichtig urteilende Autorinnen und Autoren zusammenzuführen. […] Die Diskussion um das Bologna-Modell von 1999 und die Juristenausbildung hat wieder einmal eine Fülle von Erwägungen, Politiken und Polemiken angestoßen […] Der Band bietet dazu eine der besten, nämlich umfassenden und umsichtigen Bilanzen. Insbesondere die vergleichenden Berichte sind von hohem Wert für die Diskussion." Joachim Rückert Bayerische Verwaltungsblätter 2010, 451-452
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