Comparative Law

Inquisitorial processes refers to the inquiry powers of administrative governance and this book examines the use of these powers in administrative ...

This book brings together experts in Norwegian and Scottish legal, economic and political history to explore significant points of contact and simi...

International private law had become increasingly legislation based and subject to European and global regulation. It is essential for students to ...

The book explores the prohibition and prosecution of hate speech in international law.  Building on the international legal framework, the invaluab...

Over the past two decades, the field of comparative constitutional law has emerged as a major domain of scholarly inquiry. It has also been a notab...

This book studies an overarching question of the challenges faced by Chinese lawmakers, Chinese listed companies, Chinese companies external advise...

This book expands on established doctrine in legal history and sets out a challenge for legal philosophers. The English medieval village community ...

This collection presents an analysis of the concept of secession and its constitutional accommodation alongside an assessment of the effects of sec...

This book develops principles of proper sentence justification, presents results of comparative empirical study on sentence justifications in the p...

This volume examines European and national higher-court decisions on social media from the perspective of fundamental rights and judicial dialogue....

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of jurisdiction and law applicable in cross-border insurance matters. The first book to address cross-b...

This title was first published in 2001. The global legal landscape is littered with attempts to provide context and meaning for sexual harassment l...

This title was first published in 2002: Within Europe and beyond, foreign judgement enforcement is now an essential component for the development o...

This book investigates the role of Islam and religious freedom in the constitutional transitions of six North African and Middle Eastern countries,...

The papers published in this proceedings volume are written by a selection of authors, resulting from a call for papers for the 1st International C...

The right to self-determination has played a crucial role in the process of assisting oppressed people to put an end to colonial domination. Outsid...

This collection of articles critically examines legal subjectivity and ideas of citizenship inherent in legal thought. The chapters offer a novel p...

While the visibility of disability studies has increased in recent years, few have thoroughly examined the marginalization of people with disabilit...

This volume examines the range of Non-Trade Concerns (NTCs) that may conflict with international economic rules and proposes ways to protect them w...

Regional Autonomy, Cultural Diversity and Differentiated Territorial Government assesses the current state of the international theory and practice...

Health rights litigation is still an emerging phenomenon in Africa, despite the constitutions of many African countries having provisions to advanc...

This book explores the human rights consequences of recent and ongoing revisions of mental health legislation in England and Ireland. Presenting a ...

This book explores the question of justification of law. It examines some perennial jurisprudential debates and suggests that law must find its jus...