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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Principles of Social Order: Selected Essays of Lon L. Fuller
Book SynopsisLon Fuller coined the term "eunomics" for "the study of good order and workable social arrangements." The essays in this volume--representing most of the work of his mature years--are his "exercises in eunomics." They are studies of the principal forms of legal order, including contract, adjudication, mediation, legislation, and administration. In addition, the volume includes several essays on legal education and the ethics of lawyering. Fuller thought of lawyers as "architects of social structure," that is, creators and managers of the various forms of legal order. These responsibilities require close attention to problems of institutional design, in which the concern is with ends as well as means. Accordingly, Fuller believed that legal education should shift from the analysis of appellate court cases to a problem-solving orientation, attending to the conditions for "orderly, fair, and decent" governance. In a lecture on freedom published for the first time in this edition, Fuller develops the idea that the forms of legal order are the diverse vehicles by which freedom is effectively exercised in society. Lon Fuller taught contracts and jurisprudence at the Harvard Law School from 1939 to 1972, where he was Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence. His writings, such as "The Case of the Speluncean Explorers," are classics of the legal literature.Table of ContentsPart 1 Eunomics - the theory of good order and workable social arrangements: means and ends. Part 2 The principles and forms of social order: two principles of human association; the forms and limits of adjudication; mediation - its forms and functions; the implicit laws of lawmaking; the role of contract in the ordering processes of society generally; irrigation and tyranny; human interaction and the law. Part 3 Legal philosophy, legal education and the practice of law: the needs of American legal philosophy; the lawyer as an architect of social structures; on legal education; philosophy for the practising lawyer; the case against freedom; appendix.
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Brill Disputing Strategies in Medieval Scandinavia
Book SynopsisIn Scandinavia the study of disputes is still a relatively new topic: The papers offered here discuss how conflicts were handled in Scandinavian societies in the Middle Ages before the emergence of strong centralized states. What strategies did people use to contest power, property, rights, honour, and other kinds of material or symbolic assets? Seven essays by Scandinavian scholars are supplemented by contributions from Stephen White, John Hudson and Gerd Althoff, to provide a new baseline for discussing both the strategies pursued in the political game and those used to settle local disputes. Using practice and process as key analytical concepts, these authors explore formal law and litigation in conjunction with non-formal legal proceedings such as out-of-court mediation, rituals, emotional posturing, and feuding. Their insights place the Northern medieval world in a European context of dispute studies. With introductory sections on social structure, sources materials, and the historiography of Scandinavian dispute studies. Contributors are Gerd Althoff, Catharina Andersson, Kim Esmark, Lars Ivar Hansen, Lars Hermanson, John Hudson, Auður G. Magnúsdóttir, Hans Jacob Orning, Helle Vogt and Stephen D. White.Table of ContentsList of Contributors ... vii List of Kings ... ix General Maps ... xiii General Introduction ... 1 . . Kim Esmark and Hans Jacob Orning Part One: Power politics: Kingship, Coercion, and Conflict Introduction to Part One ... 31 . . Hans Jacob Orning Conflict and Social (dis)order in Norway, c. 1030–1160 ... 45 . . Hans Jacob Orning Kingship, Women and Politics in Morkinskinna ... 83 . . Auður Magnúsdóttir How to Legitimate Rebellion and Condemn Usurpation of the . Crown: Discourses of Fidelity and Treason in the Gesta Danorum of Saxo Grammaticus ... 107 . . Lars Hermanson Part two: Local disputes: Property, Justice, and Social Transaction Introduction to Part Two ... 143 . . Helle Vogt and Kim Esmark The Power to Judge: Jurisdiction in Property Conflicts in Thirteenth-Century Denmark ... 161 . . Helle Vogt Disputing Property in Zealand: The Records of the Soro Donation Book ... 181 . . Kim Esmark Gifts and Society in Fourteenth Century Sweden ... 219 . . Catharina Andersson The Field of Property Devolution in Norway During the Late Middle Ages: Inheritance Settlements, Marriage . Contracts and Legal Disputes ... 247 . . Lars Ivar Hansen Part three: Comparative perspectives The Feelings in the Feud: The Emotional Turn in the Study of Medieval Vengeance ... 281 . . Stephen D. White The Rules of Conflict Among the Warrior Aristocracy of the High Middle Ages ... 313 . . Gerd Althoff Legal History and the History of Disputes ... 333 . . John Hudson Bibliography ... 343 General Index ... 361 Index of Names ... 365 Index of Places ... 370
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Brill Law and Empire: Ideas, Practices, Actors
Book SynopsisLaw and Empire provides a comparative view of legal practices in Asia and Europe, from Antiquity to the eighteenth century. It relates the main principles of legal thinking in Chinese, Islamic, and European contexts to practices of lawmaking and adjudication. In particular, it shows how legal procedure and legal thinking could be used in strikingly different ways. Rulers could use law effectively as an instrument of domination; legal specialists built their identity, livelihood and social status on their knowledge of law; and non-elites exploited the range of legal fora available to them. This volume shows the relevance of legal pluralism and the social relevance of litigation for premodern power structures.Table of ContentsNotes on editors and contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Part I. Legal Authority and Imperial Frameworks 1 Polly Low, ‘Law, Authority and Legitimacy in the Athenian Empire’ 2 Harries, Jill, ´Roman Law from City State to World Empire´ 3 Karen Gottschang Turner, Laws, Bureaucrats, and Imperial Women in China’s Early Empires 4 Akarli, Engin: ‘The Ruler and Law Making in the Ottoman Empire’ 5 Härter, Karl, ‘The Early Modern Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (1495-1806): a Multi-layered Legal System’. Part II. Institutionalising Empire: Practices of Lawmaking and Adjudication 6 Hurvitz, Nimrod, ‘The Contribution of Early Islamic Rulers to Adjudication and Legislation: the Case of the Mazalim Tribunals’ 7 Rhijn, Carine van, ‘Charlemagne and the Government of the Frankish Countryside’ 8 Królikowska, Natalia, ´The law factor in Ottoman- Crimean Tatar Relations in the Early Modern Period´ 9 Guy, R. Kent, ‘Qing Imperial Justice? The Case of Li Shiyao’ Part III. Legal Pluralism in Empires: Encounters and Responses 10 Humfress, Caroline, ‘Thinking through legal pluralism: ‘Forum shopping’ in the Later Roman Empire 11 Hoppenbrouwers, Peter, ‘Leges Nationum and Ethnic Personality of Law in Charlemagne’s Empire’ 12 Anastasopoulos, Antonios, ‘Non-Muslims and Ottoman Justice(s?)’ 13 Murphy, Neil, ‘Royal Grace, Royal Punishment: Ceremonial Entries and the Pardoning of Criminals in France, c. 1440-1560’ 14 Haar, Barend ter, ‘Divine violence to Uphold Moral Values. The Casebook of an Emperor Guan Temple in Hunan Province in 1851-1852’ Index
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Brill Legal Education in Asia: From Imitation to Innovation
Book SynopsisLegal education systems, like legal systems themselves, were framed across Asia without exception according to foreign models. These reflect the vestiges of colonialism, and can be said to amount to imitating the style and purposes of legal education typical in Western and relatively "pure" common law and civilian systems. Today, however, we see Asian legal education coming into its own and beginning to accept responsibility for designing curricula and approaches that fit the region’s particular needs. This book explores how conventional "transplanted" approaches as regards program design as well as modes of teaching are, or are on the cusp of being, reimagined and discerns emerging home-grown traces of innovation replacing imitation in countries and universities across East Asia.Table of ContentsPreface Maartje de Visser, Hu Jiaxiang and Andrew Harding 1 The Fall and Rise of Legal Education in Asia: Inhibition, Imitation, Innovation Simon Chesterman 2 Asian Culture Meets Western Law, the Collective Confronts the Individual: The Necessity and Challenges of a Cross-cultural Legal Education Francis SL Wang and Laura WY Young 3 Going Global: Australia Looks to Internationalise Legal Education Ann Black and Peter Black 4 The Rhetoric of Corruption & The Law School Curriculum: Why Aren’t Law Schools Teaching About Corruption? Helena Whalen-Bridge 5 Teaching Comparative Law in Singapore: Global and Local Challenges Andrew Harding and Maartje de Visser 6 International Moot Court as Equaliser: An Asian Paradigm Chen Siyuan 7 “Closing the Gap” between Legal Education and Courtroom Practice in Japan: Yôken Jijitsu Teaching and the Role of the Judiciary Souichirou Kozuka 8 Legal Education in South Korea: Does Continuance of the Old Judicial Examination Style Ruin the Dream of Ideal Legal Education? Yong Chul Park 9 Experientialization of Legal Education in Hong Kong – Adoption and Adaptation Wilson Chow, Michael Ng and Julienne Jen 10 Preparing for the Sinicization of the Western Legal Tradition: The Case of Peking University School of Transnational Law Philip J. McConnaughay and Colleen B. Toomey 11 Globalisation and Innovative Study: Legal Education in China Li Xueyao, Li Yiran and Hu Jiaxiang 12 Legal Education in 21st Century Vietnam: From Imitation to Renovation Bui Ngoc Son 13 Legal Studies at Thammasat University: A Microcosm of the Development of Thai Legal Education Munin Pongsapan 14 Second Fiddle: Why Indonesia’s Top Graduates Shy Away from being Judges and Prosecutors, and What We Can Do about It Linda Yanti Sulistiawati and Ibrahim Hanif Index
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Brill Law and Division of Power in the Crimean Khanate (1532-1774): With Special Reference to the Reign of Murad Giray (1678-1683)
Book SynopsisThe Crimean Khanate was often treated as a semi-nomadic, watered-down version of the Golden Horde, or yet another vassal state of the Ottoman Empire. This book revises these views by exploring the Khanate’s political and legal systems, which combined well organized and well developed institutions, which were rooted in different traditions (Golden Horde, Islamic and Ottoman). Drawing on a wide range of sources, including the Crimean court registers from the reign of Murad Giray (1678-1683), the book examines the role of the khan, members of his council and other officials in the Crimean political and judicial systems as well as the practice of the Crimean sharia court during the reign of Murad Giray.Table of ContentsPreface The Chronological Scope of the Research Outline of the Book Acknowledgments List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Note on Place Names, Proper Names, and Transliteration Concordance of Frequently Mentioned Place Names Glossary Introduction Historiography of the Crimean Khanate Sources 1 Murad Giray and His Times 1 The Context of the Crimean Khanate Ruled by Murad Giray 2 Murad Giray as Viewed by Crimean Chroniclers 2 The Household, Deputies, and the Council of the Khan 1 The Khan’s Household 2 The Kalga 3 The Nuraddin and His Officials 4 The Khan’s Council 3 The Khan and the Nobles 1 The Crimean Nobles to 1532 2 The Crimean Nobles in the Years from 1532 to 1774 4 Provincial Kadıs and Their Courts 1 The Kadı and Court Personnel 2 The Limitations of the Judicial Power of the Kadı and His Subordinates 5 Law and Its Practice in the Khanate’s Sharia Courts 1 The Law Applied in the Crimean Courts 2 Litigants of the Sharia Courts: A Basic Statistical Analysis Conclusion: A Fragile Balance Appendices Appendix I: Transliteration, Translation, and Facsimile of the Order Issued by Khan Canibeg Giray Appendix II: Transliteration, Translation, and Facsimile of a Case Brought to the Council of Murad Giray Appendix III: Summaries of the Cases Judged at the Khan’s Council (1678–82) Appendix IV: List of the Officials Recorded in the Crimean Sicils during the Reign of Murad Giray Selected Bibliography Index
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Brill Law and Images
Book SynopsisLaw and images are generally not regarded as having much in common, since law is based on textual and images are based on visual information. The paper demonstrates that quite to the contrary, legal norms can be understood as models of intended moral behaviour and hence as images, in the same way as images can be said to have a normative and hence regulatory effect. Following an interdisciplinary approach along the lines of cultural research, the paper explains how images “function” to lawyers and how the law “works” to those trained in the visual sciences. In addition, laying the foundations for a research field “Law and Images” in parallel to the well-established “Law and Literature”, the paper describes the main avenues for future research in this field. Also, the paper contains a brief systematization of images in law, of law and for law.
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Brill Religious Courts in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
Book SynopsisReligious courts have been part of the European legal landscape for centuries. Almost all churches and religious communities have their own judicial systems, often composed of courts or tribunals ordered hierarchically. The aim of this book is to present cases from the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, in which a religious court was involved at the stage of domestic proceedings. The twelve cases in question originate from a number of European States, in which the applicants belonged to many denominations, although predominantly Christian. The Court of Human Rights has mainly been concerned with religious courts in terms of compliance with the requirement for a fair hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal under Article 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights and has come to various conclusions. The most recent judgment from September 2017, Nagy v. Hungary, and in particular many associated dissenting opinions, demonstrate that the matter is worthy of study, particularly in the contemporary context of religious freedom.Table of ContentsReligious Courts in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights Michał Rynkowski Abstract Keywords 1 Introduction 2 Religious Courts: Their Structures and Their Legal Standing 3 Important Decisions and Judgments of the European Court (and the European Commission) of Human Rights, Not Referring Directly to Religious Courts 4 Relations between Religious Courts and State Courts in Strasbourg Case-Law 5 Conclusions and Outlook Bibliography
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Brill Africa and the Decolonisation of State-Religion Policies
Book SynopsisThis book argues that a view has taken root in Africa, which equates state-secularism to the aggressive removal of religion from the public sphere or even state ambivalence towards religious affairs. This view arises from a misguided interpretation of the practice of state-secularism particularly in France, Turkey and the US, which understanding is ill-suited for the sub-Sahara Africa’s state-religion because the region boasts of at least three major religious traditions, African religion, Islam and Christianity, and blanket condemnation of public manifestation of religion or ambivalence towards it may offend the natural flourishing of this trinity and more. The contribution holds that most applications of state-secularism in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda favour the Christian faith, which during its tumultuous experiences in Europe survived the enlightenment, the reformation and like experiences socialised to co-exist with what are now called secular states. Additionally, due to the long history of Christendoms in Europe, Christian principles penetrated the colonial legal systems that were bequeathed to Africa at independence and the sustenance of the colonial legacy means that the Abrahamic faith has an upper hand in the state-religion relations’ contest. The obvious loser is African religion which has suffered major onslaughts since the colonial days.Table of ContentsAfrica and the Decolonisation of State-Religion Policies John Osogo Ambani Abstract Keywords Preface Part 1: State-Religion Relations Part 2: A Theoretical Framework for the African Triple Heritage Part 3: African Case Studies in the Secular State Conundrum Part 4: The Right to Freedom of Religion: Case Study of the Treatment of Religion in Educational Institutions Part 5: Conclusion and Way Forward
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Brill Sites of Discourse – Public and Private Spheres – Legal Culture: Papers from a Conference Held at the Technical University of Dresden, December 2001
Book SynopsisThe present collection of essays grew out of a conference, held in Dresden in December 2001, exploring the relationship between the public sphere and legal culture. The conference was held in connection with the ongoing research undertaken by the Sonderforschungsbereich 537 ‘Institutionalisation and Historical Change’ and, in particular, by the project ‘Circulation of Legal Norms and Values in British Culture from 1688 to 1900’. The conference papers include essays on the theory of the public sphere from a systematic and historical point of view by Gert Melville, by Peter Uwe Hohendahl and by Jürgen Schlaeger, all of whom try to re-evaluate and/or improve upon Jürgen Habermas’ seminal contribution to the discussion of the emergence of modernism. Alastair Mann’s contribution investigates the situation in Scotland, particularly censorship and the oath of allegiance; Annette Pankratz focuses on the king’s body as a site of the public sphere; Heinz-Joachim Müllenbrock looks into the widespread ‘culture of contention’ at the beginning of the eighteenth century; and Eckhart Hellmuth considers the reform movement at the end of the century and the radical democrats’ insistence on the right to discuss the constitution. Ian Bell, who took part in the conference, suggested the inclusion of part of the first chapter of his seminal study Literature and Crime in Augustan England (1991). Beth Swan, Anna-Christina Giovanopoulos, and Christoph Houswitschka respectively analyse the ideologies of justice, the interrelation between journalism and crime, and the juridical evaluation of the crime of incest and its representation in public. Greta Olson investigates keyholes as liminal spaces between the public and the private, Juliet Wightman focuses on theatre and the bear pit, Uwe Böker examines the court room and prison as public sites of discourse, and York-Gothart Mix discusses the German emigrant culture in North America.Table of ContentsGert MELVILLE: Institutions and the Public Sphere: Some Preliminary Remarks Peter Uwe HOHENDAHL: The Theory of the Public Sphere Revisited Jürgen SCHLAEGER: A Reckoning without the Host: Public and Private Spheres in the Eighteenth Century Uwe BÖKER: Institutionalised Rules of Discourse and the Court Room as a Site of the Public Sphere Juliet H. WIGHTMAN: ‘All the world is but a bear-baiting’ –Violence and Popular Culture in the Renaissance Alastair MANN: Parliaments, Princes, and Presses: Voices of Tradition and Protest in Early Modern Scotland Annette PANKRATZ: Over the King’s Bodies: The Emerging Public Sphere in Seventeenth-Century England Heinz-Joachim MÜLLENBROCK: Public Opinion in Eighteenth-Century England Ian A. BELL: Literature, Crime, and Society in Eighteenth-Century England Beth SWAN: Defoe and the Criminal Lawyer: Eighteenth Century Ideologies of Justice Greta OLSON: Keyholes in Eighteenth-Century Novels as Liminal Spaces between the Public and Private Spheres Christoph HOUSWITSCHKA: Family, Crime, and the Public Sphere: ‘Incest’ in Eighteenth-Century England Anna-Christina GIOVANOPOULOS: Alsatian Eccentricities: An Initial Appraisal of a Nineteenth-Century Collection of Eighteenth-Century News on Crime Eckhart HELLMUTH: Criticising the Constitution: or, How to Talk about the Liberty of the Press in the 1790s Uwe BÖKER: The Prison and the Penitentiary as Sites of Public Counter-Discourse York-Gothart MIX: ‘Ubi libertas, ibi patria’: The Interculturality of German-American Popular Almanacs of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.
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Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita 2023
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Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023
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PT MuhammadAriLaw Pustaka Nada JAVANESE JUSTICE AND THE SOUL OF INDONESIA A Lawyers Guide to Culture Law and the Hopes of His Nation
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The Simplified NJ Law Enforcement Handbook 2026 2027
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Independently Published William Blackstones Commentaries on the Laws of England
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Human Genes and Neoliberal Governance A
Book SynopsisOriginal and interdisciplinary, this is the first book to explore the relationship between a neoliberal mode of governance and the so-called genetic revolution.Looking at the knowledge-power relations in the post-genomic era and addressing the pressing issues of genetic privacy and discrimination in the context of neoliberal governance, this book demonstrates and explains the mechanisms of mutual production between biotechnology and cultural, political, economic and legal frameworks.In the first part Antoinette Rouvroy explores the social, political and economic conditions and consequences of this new âperceptual regimeâ. In the second she pursues her analysis through a consideration of the impact of âgeneticizationâ on political support of the welfare state and on the operation of private health and life insurances. Genetics and neoliberalism, she argues, are complicit in fostering the belief that social and economic patterns have a fixed nature beyond the reach of democratic deliberation, whilst the characteristics of individuals are unusually plastic, and within the scope of individual choice and responsibility.This book will be of interest to all students of law, sociology and politics. Trade Review"After reading Human Genes and Neoliberal Governance one cannot but be impressed by Rouvroy’s tour de force on the intricacies of genetic sciences discourse. The work of deconstruction on the rhetoric of truth production revolving around genetics that the author sets up is impressive both for the range of the analysis and for the variety of theoretical instruments used in the investigation." - Jacopo Martire, Kings College London, Kings Law Journal, 21.1, 2010Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: The Production of Genetic Knowledge and the Rise of Genetics as New Perceptual Regime 1. The Production of Genetic Knowledge 2. Scientific and Economic Strength of Genetic Reductionism 3. Policy Implications: Discourses of Genetic Enlightenment as New Disciplinary Devices 4. Genetic Conceptualisations of ‘Normality’ and the Idea of Genetic Justice 5. Beyond Genetic Universality and Authenticity, the Lure of the ‘Genetic Underclass’ Part 2: The Socio-Economic Life of Genes - Genetic Risks and Insurance 6. Commonalties and Variations in Regulation of Genetic Information Flows 7. Previews of the Future as Background 8. Economic and Actuarial Perspectives on Genetics and Insurance 9. Practical and Normative Arguments Against ‘Genetic Exceptionalist’ Legislation 10. The Changing Social Role of Private Insurance: ‘Risk’ as a New Representational Regime. Conclusions. References
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Systemic Risk and the Future of Insurance
Book SynopsisThis book will discuss and analyse policy developments that have been occurring in the field of financial regulation and the implications for the insurance industry and markets.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: What Can History Tell us About Insurance Regulation? Chapter 3: Macro-Prudential Supervision, Systemic Risk and Insurance Companies Chapter 4: Systemic Risk in Insurance: Common Thinking Errors, and Their Resolution Chapter 5: Anticipating New Sources of Systemic Risk in Insurance Chapter 6: Oversight of Systemically Relevant Insurance Practices Within The EU: The Role of Macro-Prudential Supervision Chapter 7: Stealth Federal Regulation of Insurance in The United States Chapter 8: The Emerging Special Recovery and Resolution Framework Of G-Siis and its Effectiveness Chapter 9: The International Regulation of Systemic Risk: The Role of the Leading International Organisations, Groups and Standard Setting Bodies in Shaping the Post Crisis Reform of Insurance Regulation
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Edinburgh University Press Law Making and the Scottish Parliament
Book SynopsisA study of legislative developments in areas of law and policy devolved to the Scottish Parliament.
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Edinburgh University Press Scots Law of Delict
Book SynopsisThis book presents an exhaustive, integrated treatment of the law of Delict in Scotland, covering negligence, injuries to specific interests (such as defamation and assault), statutory liability, and defences and remedies. It also gives appropriate consideration to case law and commentary from other jurisdictions, especially England and Wales.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Nationalist Socialist Criminal Law: Continuity
Book SynopsisPreface by R.A. Duff In line with theories of National Socialism as a continuation and radicalization of existing trends, this innovative study interprets Nazi criminal law as a racist (anti-Semitic), nationalist (“Germanic”), and totalitarian construct that continues and develops further the authoritarian and anti-liberal tendencies of German criminal law of the fin-de-siècle and the Weimar Republic. This is borne out by a systematic analysis of writings by relevant authors that focuses first and foremost on the texts, which speak for themselves, and is less concerned with morally judging the scholars who produced them. Furthermore, the study shares novel insights on the reception of German (National Socialist) criminal law in Latin America. The aforementioned continuity existed not only between the Nazi period and the eras preceding it, but also between National Socialism and the period that followed (the Bonn Republic). In short, National Socialist criminal law neither came out of nowhere nor disappeared completely after 1945. Current identitarian attempts by the so-called Neue Rechte (“New Right”) to reconstruct the Germanic myth represent yet another continuation that links seamlessly to National Socialist ideology.Trade ReviewA worthwhile read for any American criminal theorist – it jolts us out of our familiar discussion paradigms and reminds us of how criminal law theory was complicit in one of the darkest chapters in human history. -- Brenner Fissell, Hofstra University * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Table of ContentsChapter I. Preliminary Remarks 1. Zaffaroni’s “Doctrina Penal Nazi” 2. My approach Chapter II. The Foundations of National Socialist Criminal Law 1. Racism, Volksgemeinschaft, Führer state, Führer principle and exclusion 2. The material concept of justice and wrongdoing, ethicisation, “total” criminal law and deformalisation 3. General preventive and atonement-focused Willensstrafrecht (criminal law of the will) Chapter III. Continuity and the “Schulenstreit” (“Dispute between the Schools”) (?) Chapter IV. National Socialist Criminal Law and Neo-Kantianism 1. The (alleged) influence of Neo-Kantianism 2. The “Marburg School of Neo-Kantianism” 3. Neo-Kantianism—a forerunner of National Socialist criminal law? 4. Collectivism and material theories of value—forerunners of National Socialist criminal law? Chapter V. The Independent National Socialist Criminal Law of the Kiel School 1. Basic orientation and main representatives 2. Criminal policy: an authoritarian NS criminal law 3. The role of the judge in the NS Führer state 4. Loyalty, breaches of duty, honour punishments 5. Concrete Wesensschau (focus on the substance of the offence), Täterstrafrecht (agent-focused criminal law) and Willensstrafrecht (criminal law of the will) 6. A comprehensive actus reus defined by overall disvalue (“offence type”) instead of a structured theory of crime Chapter VI. Erik Wolf: From Perpetrator Types to an Attitudinal Theory of Agency 1. Authoritarian-social criminal law and theory of agency 2. Wolf’s turn towards and away from National Socialism Chapter VII. Some (preliminary) conclusions 1. Selective reception of German (NS-inspired) criminal law in Latin America 2. Did Hans Welzel truly overcome (Neo-Kantian) NS criminal law? 3. A continuity of National Socialist criminal law thought in Latin America?
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The EFTA Court
Book SynopsisThe EEA Agreement extends the four freedoms (persons, goods, services and capital) to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. It provides for equal conditions of competition and abolishes discrimination on grounds of nationality. The EFTA Court, celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2024, has jurisdiction over parties to the Agreement. This jurisdiction corresponds to that of the Court of Justice of the European Union over EU Member States in matters of EEA law. This collection of essays, written by members of the Court and external experts, reviews the successes and shortcomings of the Court, its interface with EU law, and its future development.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Paths to Justice: What people do and think about going to law
Book SynopsisThis book presents the results of the largest survey of public attitudes towards the civil justice system ever conducted by either an independent party or government agency. This survey explored the behaviour of the public in dealing with potential legal disputes and problems,as well as potential plaintiffs or potential defendants. It identified the strategies adopted by those involved in potentially justiciable events to resolve or conclude the matter, use of courts and ADR; and the factors that propel litigants towards the legal system. Of vital importance in policy formation, it also identified structural factors, such as costs and procedures, or lack of knowledge, which prevent access to the legal system where it is desired. The survey further assessed the effect of this lack of access to the formal legal system of individuals.Trade ReviewPaths to Justice is a seminal text: a cataract of revelation about the state of civil justice at the end of the twentieth-century. J. P. Burnside Cambridge Law Journal September 2002 This is an important and substantial piece of work which presents a rich and complex picture. It is well written and should be accessible to the very broad audience for whom it is relevant. This book carries important, and at times challenging, messages for planners, funders and providers of services alike, and should become the handbook for Community Legal Service Partnerships. Nick Whitton Adviser September 2002 This book will provide the new Commission with a much firmer factual basis on which to make some of the hard choices that will have to be madeProfessor Genns comprehensive work will enable informed choices to be made. Ian Willock Scolag Legal Journal September 2002 For the legal profession the value of the work is that it provides an insight into clients' state of mind before they enter a lawyer's office. Martin Mears New Law Journal February 2003Table of ContentsThe landscape of justiciable problems; strategies for resolving justiciable problems; the response to problems of different types; outcomes; fulfilling objectives?; experiences and perceptions of the legal system; paths to justice - which way now? Appendices: technical report; logistical regression analysis results; questionnaires and field documents.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Regulating Social Housing: Governing Decline
Book SynopsisDrawing upon Foucauldian analyzes of governmentality, the authors contend that social housing must be understood according to a range of political rationalities that saturate current practice and policy. They critically address the practice of dividing social from private tenure; situating subjects such as the purpose and financing of social housing, the regulation of its providers and occupiers and its relationship to changing perceptions of private renting and owner-occupation, within the context of an argument that all housing tenures form part of an understanding of social housing. They also take up the ways in which social housing is regulated through the invocation and manipulation of obscure notions of housing ‘need’ and ‘affordability’, and finally, they consider how social housing has provided a focus for debates about sustainable communities and for concerns about anti-social behaviour. Regulating Social Housing provides a rich and insightful analysis that will be of value to legal scholars, criminologists and other social scientists with interests in housing, urban studies and contemporary forms of regulation.Trade Review"This important work epitomises the strengths of soci-legal research. It moves beyond a law-in-context approach, drawing on social theory to inform and elaborate upon interpretations of statute and case law and their implications for social housing." - Helen Carr, Kent Law School, University of Kent "The real strength of the book lies in the application of Cowan and McDermont's theoretical analysis to their chosen topics... Regulating Social Housing is admirably ambitious in its scope and will repay close reading by anyone who wants to further their understanding of current housing policies, regulation theory, or key arguments about the construction of social housing." - Sarah Blandy, Housing Studies 22:4 (July 2007) "The success of the book is in drawing out a number of themes through subject-specific chapters... There is much here that housing academics and the wider community of socio-legal scholars will find of value, and it is the sort of book that readers will find themselves referring back to, time and again." - Emma Laurie, Legal Studies Vol. 27 No. 2 (July 2007)Table of ContentsOn Social Housing, Decline, Regulation and Government. Constructing the Domain. Needing Need. On Money. Regulatory Truths. The 'Social' Contract. Private Renting. Owner-Occupation. Conclusion
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Clarus Press Ltd Social Inclusion and the Legal System
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Clarus Press Ltd Tort Law Cases and Key Principles
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Kohlhammer W. Strafrecht Besonderer Teil
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Bohlau Verlag Das Recht der DDR als Gegenstand der
Book SynopsisBand 1 der Reihe Jenaer Schriften zum DDR Recht beinhaltet Aufsätze, die im Oktober 2019 anlässlich der Eröffnung der Forschungsstelle unter der Schirmherrschaft und mit Förderung des Thüringer Ministeriums für Migration, Justiz und Verbraucherschutz in Jena in Vortragsform präsentiert worden sind. Die hier versammelten Aufsätze fragen nach aus rechtshistorischer Perspektive bestehenden Forschungsdesideraten, was einen - bis hierhin noch nicht unternommenen - Überblick über das bisher schon Geleistete nötig macht, nach Grundbegriffen des sozialistischen Rechts, nach dem ideologischen Rahmen/Korsett, in dem Recht in der DDR stattfand bzw. gestaltet wurde, nach den Strukturen, in denen in der DDR juristisches Wissen erworben wurde, weil das das Design, die Zwecksetzung und die Anwendung von Rechtsregeln durch Experten besonders prägt sowie nach dem engen Nexus zwischen Recht und Arbeit, der die gesamte Rechts-Wirklichkeit der DDR grundiert hat. Abgeschlossen wird der Band durch einen kurzen Überblick zur Arbeit der Forschungsstelle DDR-Recht an der Rechtswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Friedrich Schiller-Universität Jena.
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V & R Unipress GmbH What will the future bring
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Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Die Leistungen Der Sozialen Pflegeversicherung:
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University of Notre Dame Press Natural Law and Human Rights
Book SynopsisTrade Review“In Natural Law and Human Rights, the French philosopher Pierre Manent provides a searching critique of the doctrines, policies, and practices of ‘human rights’ prevailing today. To interpret or replace them, he proposes the original natural law that is always available to anyone who ponders the basic human experiences. That law, knowable and accessible in our time, is our guide to live for the best.” —Harvey C. Mansfield, Kenan Professor of Government, Harvard University; Senior Fellow, the Hoover Institution, Stanford University“Pierre Manent’s book is a compact feast. Once properly digested, his thesis is original and electrifying.” —Patrick Deneen, author of Why Liberalism Failed“Pierre Manent takes on the now-daring task of rehabilitating classical natural law and does so with what might be described as Gallic verve.” —Will Morrisey, author of The Dilemma of Progressivism“Why is the 'critique of modernity' such a ubiquitous genre? . . . Natural Law and Human Rights, the new book by formidable French political theorist Pierre Manent, provides another framework for understanding the proliferation of these critiques of modernity.” —The Hedgehog Review"This is a bold book, and Patrick Deneen’s back-cover blurb of this book as a 'compact feast' may undersell it. This book is a treasure chest, for in a little more than 100 pages Manent lavishly offers gems of insight. His greatest jewel of wisdom is that modern man cannot win his fight against the natural law, for it is still part of him, deny it though he may." —The Federalist“Manent’s prescient critique of human rights may be the best tool at our disposal to interpret the weaknesses that COVID-19 has revealed. The modern politics of human rights is too individualistic, too theoretical, and too technical, Manent warns, all faults that poison our ability to deliberate the natural ends of man and make a real choices, take real actions.” —The American Mind“It takes a bold man to offer public criticism of the idea of ‘human rights.’ . . . The western world is blessed to have such a man—bold, profound, and prudent—in Pierre Manent. All of these virtues are displayed in his excellent new book, Natural Law and Human Rights. . . . The book is rich in insight, the fruit of Manent’s decades of deep meditation on the history of political philosophy and on the intellectual, moral, and political predicament of the modern world.” —Public Discourse“[Manent] details the need for our discourse on human rights to be reintegrated into what he calls an ‘archic’ understanding of human and political existence. Only by seeing rights as rooted in duties and by seeing them in light of the the natural moral law can we be both intellectually sound in our practical reasoning and well-grounded in our claims about human rights.” —International Philosophical Quarterly“In a remarkable book titled Natural Law and Human Rights: Toward a Recovery of Practical Reason, Manent responds to Montaigne’s challenge. Here Manent persuasively defends the enduring relevance of the old cardinal virtues—courage, justice, prudence, and moderation—and of a conception of non-arbitrary conscience that can provide practical reason with rich moral content.” —The New Criterion"Manent helps us to see the deep chasm that lies between the modern human rights worldview and that of natural law." —The New BioethicsTable of Contents1. Why Natural Law Matters 2. Counsels of Fear 3. The Order of the State without Right or Law 4. The Law, Slave to Rights 5. The Individual and the Agent 6. Natural Law and Human Motives Appendix: Recovering Law’s Intelligence
£17.99
University of Wisconsin Press SouthSouth Solidarity and the Latin American Left
Book SynopsisFacing repression, the Latin American left in the ‘60s and ‘70s found connection in transnational exchange, organising with activists in Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. By exploring South-South solidarity, this volume begins conversations about what makes these movements unique, how they shaped political identities, and their influence.Table of Contents Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: How We Think about Solidarity 1. South-South Solidarity and the Revolutionary Latin American State 2. Rendering Solidarity: Tricontinentalist Culture at the United Nations 3. "Nuestros Palestinos!" and Representational Solidarity in the Southern Cone 4. Latin American Liberation Theology in Southern Africa Conclusion: South-South Solidarity and History at a Crossroads Notes Bibliography Index
£62.96
LUP - University of Michigan Press The Law of Ancient Athens
£39.85
LUP - University of Michigan Press Coalition of the unWilling and unAble
Book SynopsisWhy does the US need European allies, and why is it getting more difficult for those allies to partner with Washington in pursuing other common interests? This book addresses the economic, demographic, political, and military trends that are upending the ability and willingness of European allies to work with Washington.Trade Review“John R. Deni’s Coalition of the Unwilling and Unable is an uncompromising assessment of Europe’s readiness and will to address with the United States the military challenges defining this decade and beyond. Written by a committed transatlanticist, this work provides a rare combination of strategic assessment and actionable recommendations. …Coalition of the Unwilling and Unable is a 'must read' for American analysts and policy makers involved in the shaping of US defense strategy.”—Ian Brzezinski, Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Policy“Deni’s cautionary book… dives into the challenges the Biden Administration will face as they seek European partners to contend with multiple challenges. Deni assesses the assets and constraints of five major US European allies – the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Poland. He does a deep dive into each country’s thinking about national security, and the economic, demographic, and technological strengths and weaknesses that inform it. It’s a compelling picture. Deni has written a strong, valuable, and sobering analysis.”-Daniel Fried, Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland, and former Assistant Secretary of State for Europe“Deni takes a much broader look at how our major allies use their power–military, diplomatic, and economic–to advance their interests and American interests. In addition, he considers whether our allies’ individual economic strengths would allow them to do more.”—Ambassador (ret.) John A. Cloud“. . . solidly documented and grounded in a material, economic understanding of the roots of military power.”—Zachary Selden, University of Florida
£23.70
The University of Michigan Press Walking the Gendered Tightrope
Book SynopsisWhile other books have analysed the barriers to higher office that women face, this book reveals how women in positions of power are still forced to balance feminine stereotypes with the perception of power as masculine in order to prove their legitimacy.Table of Contents Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: How Female Leaders Get there: Party Workhorses but Not Party Animals Chapter 3: Prime Minister May’s Tightrope Walk between Brexiteers and Remainers Chapter 4: Pelosi’s Tightropes Chapter 5: Conclusion Table 1 References Index
£31.30
LUP - University of Michigan Press Walking the Gendered Tightrope
Book SynopsisWhile other books have analysed the barriers to higher office that women face, this book reveals how women in positions of power are still forced to balance feminine stereotypes with the perception of power as masculine in order to prove their legitimacy.Trade Review“By contrasting Theresa May and Nancy Pelosi, two leaders serving in entirely different political systems and from opposite ends of the ideological spectrum, Haussman and Kedrowski tease out important patterns in the challenges female leaders face. They demonstrate how institutional dynamics and gendered power norms impact women leaders differently than their male counterparts. The book holds important lessons for scholars and practitioners who want to see more diversity at the highest levels of government.” —Michele Swers, Georgetown UniversityTable of Contents Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: How Female Leaders Get there: Party Workhorses but Not Party Animals Chapter 3: Prime Minister May’s Tightrope Walk between Brexiteers and Remainers Chapter 4: Pelosi’s Tightropes Chapter 5: Conclusion Table 1 References Index
£64.95
The University of Michigan Press The Fate of Law
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£24.65
LUP - University of Michigan Press The Network Inside Out
Book Synopsis"Networks"" and other artifacts of institutional life are such ubiquitous aspects of the ""information age"" that they go unnoticed. Annelise Riles takes a sophisticated theoretical approach to examine the aesthetics of these artifacts and practices, to learn what their very forms and formats can tell us about knowledge and legality in today's world.
£26.55
The University of Michigan Press The Law of Ancient Athens
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£80.70
LUP - University of Michigan Press Capital Choices
Book SynopsisAnalyses the creation of different sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) from a comparative political economy perspective, arguing that different state-society structures at the sectoral level are the drivers for SWF variation. Juergen Braunstein focuses on the early formation period of SWFs, a critical but little understood area.Trade ReviewDr. Braunstein fills an important niche in the sovereign wealth fund literature by providing a meticulously researched and skillfully executed description of the different domestic and international actors, networks, and forces at work in the development of modern SWFs. This book is an excellent example of the kind of detailed research needed to fully understand the crucial impact of these funds."" - Paul Rose, Ohio State University
£64.95
The University of Michigan Press Electoral Reform and the Fate of New Democracies
Book SynopsisArgues that elite inexperience may constrain self-interest and lead elites to undertake incremental approaches to reform, aiding the process of democratic consolidation. Using a multimethods approach, the book examines three consecutive periods of reform in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim majority country and third largest democracy.Trade ReviewThis is a highly valuable book on the relatively underexplored topic of electoral reform. It is thorough and based on original and painstaking research, including an impressive array of extensive interviews. The book will make a large contribution to the political science literature on elections and electoral rules. In addition, it provides invaluable detail on the electoral process in the world's third largest democracy." - Joel Selway, Brigham Young University"Shair-Rosenfield draws upon dauntingly complex data-collection and analysis to tease out the actual implications of counterfactual decisions regarding electoral rules. The end result is a creative effort to drill deeply into a case to clarify why theoretical predictions fail to hold up consistently." - Meredith Weiss, University of Albany
£64.95
University of Michigan Press Economic Shocks and Authoritarian Stability
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£69.30
The University of Michigan Press The Causes of PostMobilization Leadership Change
Book SynopsisExamines the factors that contributed to post-uprising leadership durability in the Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, and Georgia in 2004-12. Using structured, focused comparison and process tracing, Vasili Rukhadze argues that the key independent variable influencing post-mobilization leadership durability is ruling coalition size and cohesion.Table of Contents List of tables and figuresAknowledgements I. Introduction, Research Design, and Methodology, and Literature Review II. Historical Background III. The Case of Ukraine IV. The Case of Kyrgyzstan V. The Case of Georgia VI. Conclusions References List of Interviewees
£60.95
The University of Michigan Press What Women Want
Book SynopsisAnalyses decades of voting preferences, values, and policy preferences to debunk some of the myths about gender gaps in voting and policy preferences. Steel extends existing theories to create a broader framework for thinking about gender and voting behaviour to provide more analytical purchase in understanding gender and voters’ preferences.Trade Review“This book is choc-full of great data and represents a timely contribution to political science. Steel’s voice is hip, and especially well-suited for the newcomer to politics seeking a solid introduction to the intersection of gender and electoral politics across three distinct democracies. Experts alike will benefit from Steel’s comparative analysis.”- Dyron Dabney, Earlham College“This well-researched, well-written book draws on an impressive variety of evidence to make an important contribution to our understanding of the ‘gender gap’ in voting. This book has much to teach readers about the relationship between gender and forces like class, symbolic politics, the media, and political campaigns.”- Michael Strausz, Texas Christian UniversityTable of Contents Tables and Figures Abbreviations Acknowledgements Does Gender Matter in Voting? Identifying Voter Patterns: Do Women and Men Vote Differently? Women, Men and Party Choice What Women (and Men) Want: Policy Preferences, Values, and Issue Voting Desperately Seeking the Supervoter: Why Do People Vote the Way They Do? What Women Get: ‘Wooing Women’ Conclusion Appendices A. Coding and Survey Question Wording B. Analyses of U.S. Women’s and Men’s Voting Preferences: Regression Results C. Analyses of British Women’s and Men’s Voting Preferences: Regression Results D. Analyses of Japanese Women’s and Men’s Voting Preferences: Regression Results Index
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