Jurisprudence & Philosophy of Law

The growing interest in the relationship between religion and law is, in the case of Christianity, often viewed in monolithic terms. Moreover, the ...

This book provides a global perspective on the accommodation of diversity within constitutional traditions, considering the most innovative approac...

This book offers a distinctive approach to the right not to be subjected to enforced disappearance. Over the last decade, the entry into force of t...

Scholars from political science and law examine the latest research on the constitutionalization of politics in comparative perspective.The scope i...

Dieses Buch untersucht, wie islamische Rechtsgelehrte im 20. Jahrhundert in ihren Rechtsgutachten (Fatwas) rhetorisch Autorität generieren und wie ...

This book is a concise practical guide to some of the most relevant ways of thinking and doing international legal research today. It is designed t...

One of the main goals of this book is to determine if, in the works of some of the key authors in the history of Italian political philosophy, a no...

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) is widely regarded as one of the most important political thinkers in the Western tradition. Justice is one of the main p...

This book offers a comprehensive summary of extant international law scholarship on the topics of self-determination and secession and positions th...

80 years after the Nuremberg trial, the prosecution of Nazi perpetrators has effectively come to an end. Examining the last Nazi trials in Germany ...

This book maps out the moral, legal and societal issues brought forth by the use of autonomous systems such as AI and smart robots in outer space. ...

This book focuses on a key case study in the history of American territories, public works, transportation and the constitutional system of checks ...

Voluntariness is a necessary condition of valid consent. But determining whether a person consented voluntarily can be difficult, especially when p...

This book offers an original interpretation of Platos Laws and a new account of its enduring importance. Ballingall argues that the republican regi...

In the internet age, the need for effective consumer law enforcement has arguably never been greater. This timely book is a comparative law and eco...

This book critically engages with theories of the recognition of states under international law. Demonstrating that recognition is a constitutive r...

This book discusses the conservation, protection and preservation of oceans and the alignment of these efforts with the public investiture of trust...

This ground-breaking volume on political Islam takes the question of Islam and secularism in an entirely different direction. It shows how leading ...