Systems of law Books
JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Die Haftung privater Militärunternehmen: Eine
Book SynopsisDurch steigende Rüstungsausgaben und neue bewaffnete Konflikte gewinnen Dienstleistungen privater Militärunternehmen weiter an Bedeutung. Als Privatunternehmen wären diese eigentlich dem Zivilrecht unterworfen und müssten für Schäden an Leib und Leben von Dritten oder eigenen Mitarbeitern haften. Gilt dieser Grundsatz vor US-amerikanischen Zivilgerichten auch für private Militärunternehmen oder sind diese tatsächlich in einem (zivil-)rechtsfreien Raum tätig? Hierzu hat Sebastian Sobotta die über 100 Gerichtsentscheidungen der Jahre 2004 bis 2020 zu solchen Schadensereignissen im Irak und in Afghanistan erstmals vollständig erfasst, systematisiert und ausgewertet. Dabei kommt er zu dem Ergebnis, dass die Entwicklung der Rechtsprechung faktisch zu einer "Immunität" privater Militärunternehmen geführt hat. Sie sind selbst bei schwersten und offensichtlichen Menschenrechtsverletzungen weitgehend von der sonst üblichen zivilrechtlichen Haftung von Unternehmen freigestellt.
£89.46
Kohlhammer Das Fischereirecht in Baden-Wurttemberg
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£24.00
Kohlhammer Deutsches Strafrecht Allgemeiner Teil
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£34.40
Kohlhammer Strafrecht - Besonderer Teil I + Besonderer Teil
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£51.20
Kohlhammer W. Strafrecht Besonderer Teil
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£41.65
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.
£37.04
Duncker & Humblot Das Bundesverfassungsgericht Und Der Us Supreme
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Peter Lang AG Judicial Objectivity:: Limits, Merits and Beyond
Book SynopsisThe book poses the fundamental question of what objectivity means in practical legal discourse and what is its role. By applying critical discourse analysis to the applications of the term “objectivity” in judicial discourse – based on cases from Poland – the book identifies a rich taxonomy of objectivity’s uses that judges make of the concept of objectivity. The main results are that objectivity has a special meaning in the legal discourse based on legal authority, and that a case can be made for a stronger interconnection between objectivity and intersubjectivity. These results challenge the theoretical foundations of the debate on objectivity in the legal discourse and open new perspectives for the justification of this concept in modern societies.Table of Contentsobjectivity – legal objectivity – critical discourse analysis – judicial discourse – intersubjectivity – Polish jurisprudence
£39.02
Peter Lang AG Judicial Interpretation of the 1997 Criminal Code
Book SynopsisIn this book the authors present and, more importantly, give their own assessment of judicial decisions interpreting the Criminal Code provisions currently in force on self-defence and the transgression of its limits. The authors have critically verified the empirical material of 88 Supreme Court, 194 Court of Appeal and 34 District Court decisions in which an adjudicating body ruled on the merits with reference to the components and functions of self-defence or the transgression of its limits. The ultimate aim of this study is to answer the question if the present wording of relevant provisions is optimal, especially as judicial decisions are dominated by certain interpretative directions of these provisions that have an overwhelming impact on positions taken by courts in matters of detail. The present study, therefore, will not only reflect on legal dogmatics, by analysing the law as it stands now and the way it works in practice, but will also attempt to suggest amendments to the law.Table of ContentsCriminal law – Criminal code – Self-defence – Assault – Defence – Unlawfulness – Excess – Error as to self-defence
£33.75
Peter Lang AG Colombia: memoria histórica, postconflicto y
Book SynopsisDespués de más de cinco décadas de conflicto social y armado, el gobierno de Colombia y las FARC firmaron en noviembre del año 2016 un acuerdo para poner fin a la confrontación militar que causó casi seis millones de víctimas. Este proceso de paz reúne a muchas organizaciones y personas que han experimentado el conflicto de diferentes maneras y quieren contribuir a su fin. Con el multifacético posconflicto, comienza la fase frágil de la consolidación. Las actas del Simposio de Frankfurt presentan este proceso a nivel transnacional en diálogo germano-colombiano. Desde perspectivas interdisciplinares personajes renombrados de Colombia y Alemania, en su mayoría participantes en el proceso de paz, analizan los siguientes aspectos transversales del (pos)conflicto: las negociaciones de paz, la genealogía, los actores y las víctimas; la construcción de la memoria histórica y la memoria colectiva, la justicia transicional, la pobreza y la desigualdad social como causas principales de la guerra; las iniciativas de la sociedad civil, la migración y la memoria, así como el papel social de la literatura y el cine.
£47.92
Peter Lang AG The Concept of Modern Law: Polish and Central
Book SynopsisThis book contains texts prepared by representatives of various branches of law, philosophers and dogmatists who link a general reflection on law with caselaw. This ensures that the presented approaches are versatile and insightful, and that the addressed issues vary, the most important of which is the oeuvre of the Polish jurisprudence and its contribution to building a modern state and legal theories. The context exceeds beyond a simple report on or presentation of this oeuvre and, in many cases, it only refers to it. The primary aim of this book is to determine, as follows: 1) the source (at least the potential source) of modernist solutions in the Polish law, 2) the realness of the modernist character of the said source and 3) the refection of these modernist solutions in the currently binding Polish law. Table of ContentsLegal Policy – Modernity – Petrażycki – Polish School of Legal Theory – Public Law – Private Law – Conventional Acts – Central European Law – Polish Law Tradition
£41.36
Peter Lang AG Sulikowski/Chmielnicki: A Comparative Approach
Book SynopsisThis book presents new research assumptions aiming at a significant expansion of a typical, common paradigm of law sciences. It focuses on the process of law-making, which is an important subject of interest in broadly understood legal sciences. Although many books have been written on this subject, new problems are still emerging. In many countries of the world, current political and legal theories are becoming less and less adequate to the description of reality. One of the causes is that too little empirical research is conducted in legal sciences on the links between the legal system and its socio-economic environment. This book is a result of discussions among researchers from different parts of the world. The multiplicity of points of view and the diversity of assumptions adopted by the authors, allows them to present a multi-faceted image of law-making processes.Table of ContentsLegislation and the Political: Towards Critical Legisprudence (Rafał Mańko) – The Role of Lawyers in Law-making and the Political Struggle from the Perspective of Carl Schmitt (Rafał Chybiński) – Politicalness of Law and Technological Ideology (Dominik Góra) – "Macro" and "Micro" Approach to Research on Law as a Part of Socio-Economic System (Paweł Chmielnicki) – Some Examples and Experience from Australian Income Tax Law (Alexandra C. Evans) – Problems Arising in Connection with Implementation of the Product Liability Directive (85/374/EEC) into Polish Law (Joanna Kuźmicka-Sulikowska) – "The Borders" of the Legislator’s Freedom in the Legislation (Sanita Osipova) – Constitutional Court – a Controller or Co-Legislator? (Dobrochna Mnich) – Sociological Context of Legislation (Martin Škop)
£49.18
Peter Lang AG At the Origins of German Liberalism: the State in
Book SynopsisThe main task of this book is to deliver an in-depth analysis of the idea of the state in the reflection of Robert von Mohl (1799–1875). This German liberal scholar and politician developed comprehensive theory of the state, which combined both absolutist and liberal trendencies. In the book, Von Mohl’s political philosophy is depicted against the backdrop of the sociopolitical situation of German states in the nineteenth century.The main focus of the book is one of von Mohl’s most important intelectual achievements, namely – the concept of Rechstaat. In conclusion, the author draws similarities between various von Mohl’s ideas and the situation of contemporary legal institutions in Germany and Poland.Table of ContentsRobert von Mohl and his era – Introductory concepts for the idea of the state – The idea of the state and its diversity – The legal state in theory and action – The power and representation in the state – The current value of von Mohl’s views in the context of contemporary legal institutions in Poland and Germany
£50.26
Peter Lang AG General Reference Clauses in the Judicial
Book SynopsisThe purpose of this work is to analyze the functioning of extra-legal references (general clauses) in the context of the relation between the legislative policy of opening the legal system and judicial discretion in the field of law interpretation. This publication is based on the analysis of normative acts (in Poland and other selected European countries) and judicial decisions (mainly Polish). The result of the study is an attempt to settle the scope of judicial discretion in determining the content of reference criteria, the basis for their application, and their role in various stages of the process of judicial interpretation of the law. The book concludes with an attempt to construct a comparative and an optimization model of the functioning of general clauses in the legal order.Table of ContentsLegislative intentions in formulating extra-legal references versus judicial discretion in determining the grounds for applying general clauses, the content of extra-legal criteria, and the use of references in interpretation of the law, including an attempt to build a comparative and optimization model
£46.08
Peter Lang AG Statelessness in Public Law
Book SynopsisThis book discusses the fundamental issues of public law in the area of statelessness from the perspectives of comparative law and international law standards. The author proposes an approach in which statelessness is not a homogeneous concept but is best analysed and responded to through the lens of different categories of statelessness. This accounts not only for the existence of different categories of stateless persons (e.g., voluntary or involuntary) but also for different assessments and needs of their respective situations for purposes such as prevention mechanisms. The book demonstrates the conceptual and regulatory relevance of this important differential aspect of the international law on statelessness (with implications for domestic legal systems).Table of ContentsChapter I Statelessness: Introduction to the Problem - Chapter II Defining the Stateless Person - Chapter III Counteracting Statelessness - Chapter IV Protection of Stateless Persons; Statelessness - Determination Procedures - Chapter V The Category of ‘Women’ in the Law of Statelessness - Chapter VI The Category of ‘Children’ in the Law of Statelessness - Chapter VII The Category of Individuals Distinguished on the Grounds of Public Interest - Chapter VIII The Category of Individuals Distinguished on Account of ‘Voluntarity’
£41.40
Peter Lang AG Democracy, Legal Education and the Political
Book SynopsisThe articles collected in the book present a view of legal education in Central and Eastern Europe, considering the relationship between democracy and the Political. In this perspective, legal education is a forum for this articulation and an area for a discursive search for solutions. On the one hand, democracy is a continuous object of research for the legal academia; legal theorists and constitutionalists debate the juridical foundations of modern constitutionalism, democracy and the rule of law. On the other hand, as university teachers, legal academics contribute to shaping future lawyer-citizens by instilling in them a certain vision of civic virtues and democratic values.Table of ContentsThe relationship between legal education and democracy. A lawyer's vision in civil society. Recent changes in legal education in Central and Eastern Europe. Models of legal education.
£34.20
Peter Lang AG International Legal Aspects of Aerial Terrorism:
Book SynopsisThe monograph discusses the problem of aerial terrorism, one of the biggest challenges humanity faces in the 21st century. Its main goal is to answer the question of whether international legal regulations serve as an effective tool in the fight against terrorists who target civil aviation. The book itself is divided into three chapters: the first one focuses on the theoretical aspect by describing the term “aerial terrorism” itself from a legal perspective. The second one is an in-depth overview of key legal instruments drafted under the auspices of ICAO, the United Nations, and the European Union, that together form a juridical core for the fight against air terrorists. Finally, the third is a case study that depicts how the mechanisms described in the previous parts function in practice.Table of ContentsInternational terrorism – Role of international organisations – Case study – Aircraft hijacking – Shooting down aircraft – Cyber terrorism – Airport bombing – Civil aviation – Using aeroplanes as weapon – International Civil Aviation Organisation – European Union – United Nations
£37.80
Peter Lang AG Constitutional Consciousness: In Search of a
Book SynopsisConstitutional consciousness belongs not solely to the legal field, but also to other social sciences. It refers not only to constitutional and national identity but also to European identity, as the general principles of EU law derive from common constitutional traditions. Its low level results with difficulties in the proper reading of the legitimacy of power and with the recently widely discussed democratic deficit both in member states and in the EU itself. The publication addresses the issue of European integration and the common catalogue of values and human rights. The aim is to point out that increasing its level in society shall bring remedy for the democratic deficit in the EU and strengthen respect for fundamental rights. This thesis gives the publication an innovative Character.Table of ContentsThe Role of Democratic Thinking in the Shaping of Legal Awareness and Legal Recognition - National Identity: Constitutional Patriotism or Dialogue on Values - The Margin of Appreciation – a Safety Anchor for Constitutional Identity in Semiotic and Legal Contexts - The Political Versus Proportionality – Methods of Justifying Conflicts of Constitutional Values - The Indifference of Law to Literature - The Limits to Constitutional Amendments and the Question of Constitutional Identity and Citizens’ Consciousness (the Polish case) - “Tempering Steel” – on Shaping the Standard of Interpretation of the Convention as Exemplified by the Legal Recognition of Same- Sex Relationships - Freedom of the Rule of Law- Promoting Expression of Prosecutors under European Law - Right of Access to Justice in Environmental Matters as One of the Forms of Public Participation in Governance and an Instrument for Upholding the Values of the European Union - Participatory Budgeting as a Tool for Increasing Constitutional Awareness
£41.40
Peter Lang AG What is Jihad?: Toward a Theory of Jihad in
Book SynopsisThis book reveals to you the true meaning of Jihad in Islam. Our approach is based on the neurocognitive theory of meaning. This study is my attempt to give snapshots of how a scientific religious interpretation might look if we tried to do that. The whole point of a cognitive approach to religion is to aid us in gaining access to the conceptual network that the religious text is based on so that we can, in some extended sense of the term, understand the way we should understand it.
£25.65
Peter Lang AG Formalised Access to Pre-jurisdictional Free
Book SynopsisOne of the constitutional obligations of states is the defence of human rights. Such state activities encompass providing free pre-litigation legal aid. In search for solutions allowing to improve Polish model, the authors employed a comparative method. As a result, they analysed solutions adopted in international law, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.Swedish law is an example of a system with a rich legislative history in the area of free legal aid and contemporary solutions based on the model of legal aid with a “discount”. The choice of Ukraine was based on the fact that its regulations are very modern, elastic and put to the ultimate test of war. The United Kingdom was chosen as an example of a country with a common law system, where pre-litigation-free legal aid has its unique form based on grant financing.In the summary of the book, the authors strive for presenting the proposal of a model of free pre-litigation legal aid for the polish legal system based on the experience of compared legal systems.Table of ContentsChapter I. Free pre- litigation legal aid – analysis from the perspective of international and European law - Chapter II. Free pre- litigation legal aid – an analysis of examples of selected legal systems - Chapter III. Polish solutions -
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Peter Lang AG Consensual Mechanisms in Criminal Proceedings –
Book Synopsis This book deals with consensual mechanisms in criminal proceedings analyzed comparatively. In the first place, it addresses the common systemic foundations of consensual mechanisms and the observation of most up-to-date supranational trends in their development. In the second place, it presents phenomenon of negotiated justice outside the common law systems through examples of Poland, Germany and Brazil. The combination of these two approaches provides a good basis for observation on the general advantages and disadvantages of negotiated justice. It also helps for balancing the optimal extensiveness of its use in the contemporary criminal proceedings. Table of ContentsForeword - Theoretical and methodological foundations for consensual models based on Polish example - Study on general characteristics of consensual procedures and reform trends - Consensual proposals – recommendations of the European Court of Human Rights - Development of consensual mechanisms in the Polish criminal proceedings - Institution of conviction without conducting a trial under Article 335 of the Code of Criminal Procedure - Voluntary submission to a punishment - Small crown witness in Polish criminal law - Consensual proceedings – Brazilian perspective - Consensual proceedings – German perspective
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Peter Lang AG Effective Legal Remedies in Criminal Justice
Book SynopsisEffective Legal Remedy (ELR) is a legal concept of universal value. Its primary purpose is the protection of individual rights and freedoms against violation. It serves to safeguards the effectiveness of the enacted and applied law. The book presents and discusses current standard of Effective Legal Remedy concept in European Law as it is or may be referred to criminal justice system. The research is based on a thorough analysis of jurisprudence of European Court of Human Rights and Court of Justice European Union. Is also supplemented by an analysis of the ELR's implementation of the European Parliament's directives on individual rights in criminal matters. Offers a perspective on the use of the ELR to integrate the criminal justice system in Europe.Table of ContentsIntroducing Effective Legal Remedies Effective Legal Remedies in the European Convention of Human Rights and Jurisprudence of ECHR Effective Legal Remedies in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Jurisprudence of CJEU Right to Effective Legal Remedies in European Parliament Directives Concept of effective legal remedies in common law Discussing Effective Legal Remedies
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Peter Lang AG The Exercise of the Right to a Fair Trial in the
Book SynopsisAt the beginning of 2020, the Polish justice system faced an unprecedented challenge due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The need to reduce face-to-face contact, limit the activities of public institutions and introduce remote work forced the legislator to fundamentally restructure the model of civil proceedings.
£41.40
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Die Leistungen Der Sozialen Pflegeversicherung:
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£35.10
Motilal Banarsidass, Grounds for Divorce in Hindu and English Law
Book SynopsisStudy examines evolution of divorce in Hindu law through Dharmasastra, custom, case-law, and legislation, focusing on interpretation under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Discusses impact of law on society and vice versa, highlighting role of English judicial precedent. Valuable resource for legal professionals and students of comparative law.
£8.99
Deep & Deep Publications Population Law: An Instrument for Population
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£35.62
EUNSA. Ediciones Universidad de Navarra, S.A. H.L.A. Hart abogado del positivismo jurídico
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£31.53
Amsterdam University Press The Communist Judicial System in China,
Book SynopsisDrawing on hundreds of newly released judicial archives and court cases, this book analyzes the communist judicial system in China from its founding period to the death of Mao Zedong. It argues that the communist judicial system was built when the CCP was engaged in a life-or-death struggle with the GMD, meaning that the overriding aim of the judicial system was, from the outset, to safeguard the Party against both internal and external adversaries. This fundamental insecurity and perennial fear of loss of power obsessed the Party throughout the era of Mao and beyond, prompting it to launch numerous political campaigns, which forced communist judicial cadres to choose between upholding basic legal norms and maintaining Party order. In doing all of this, The Communist Judicial System in China, 1927-1976: Building on Fear fills a major lacuna in our understanding of communist-era China.Trade ReviewWith his book The Communist Judicial System in China, 1927-1976, Qiang Fang has won both the 2022 Academic Excellence Award from Chinese Historians in the United States (CHUS) and the 2022 Best Scholarly Publication Award of the Association of Chinese Professors of Social Science (ACPSS). "There is much to appreciate in this book’s coverage of familiar issues and time periods in the legal history of the Chinese Party-state. Fang’s thematic of "fear" helps explain the repressive conduct of an insecure regime. [...] The book is enriched by its reporting on details of local cases, statistics on judicial appointments and decisions, and its explanations of the political and policy contexts for judicial behavior. Fang’s book is a useful contribution to understanding law and governance in the PRC."- Pitman B. Potter, University of British Columbia, The China Journal, No. 87 (2022) "Overall, Fang’s book accomplishes its aim, delivers a sound historical analysis and offers a critical approach to the judicial system and its role within the governance of the PRC, a role that seems likely to continue shaping the future of China and its citizens. The Communist Judicial System in China, 1927–1976 merits the attention of observers wishing to understand not only the legal and judicial aspects of the PRC but also the complexities of the CCP administration through one of its most substantial apparatus."- Guilherme Vargas Castilhos, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 74, Iss. 8 (2022)Table of ContentsAcknowledgement Abbreviations Introduction: Building on Fear 1.Born in Blood, 1927-1935 2.Cornerstone or Aberration, 1935-1949 3.From Excessive Lenience to Harshness, 1949-1951 4.A Deliberate Purge, 1952-1953 5.A Golden Age? 1953-May 1957 6.The Great leap of Law, June 1957-1965 7. Not the Worst Period of Law, 1966-1976 Conclusion: From Party's Fear to People's Fear Glossary Selected Bibliography Index
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ISEAS Pluralism, Transnationalism and Culture in Asian
Book SynopsisTo honour this great scholar, this book gathers essays from admirers and friends who add their own contributions on legal pluralism, transnationalism and culture in Asia. The book opens with an account of M.B. Hooker colourful and prolific career. The authors then approach legal pluralism through legal theory, legal anthropology, comparative law, law and religion, constitutional law, even Islamic art, thus reflecting the broad approaches of Professor Hooker's scholarship. While most of the book focuses mainly on Southeast Asia, it also reaches out to all of Asia up to Israel, and even includes a chapter comparing Indonesia and Egypt.
£30.56
