Customary category: 13 books
The Rule of Unwritten International Law
Customary Law, General Principles, and World Order
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
This book seeks to re-appreciate the concept of customary international law as a form of spontaneous societal self-organisation, and to develop the methodological consequences that ensue from this conception for the practice of its application. In pursuing this aim, the author draws from three different...
Violence Against Women in Legally Plural settings
Experiences and Lessons from the Andes
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
This book addresses a growing area of concern for scholars and development practitioners: discriminatory gender norms in legally plural settings. Focusing specifically on indigenous women, this book analyses how they, often in alliance with supporters and allies, have sought to improve their access...
Culture in Law and Development
Nurturing Positive Change
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2016
The growth of international law in the post-World War II era stemmed partly from the belief that universal norms would make life for the entire world's population safer, more equitable, and more conducive to each person's acquisition of basic material needs. Starting in the sixties and seventies,...
Marine Environmental Governance
From International Law to Local Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Marine Environmental Governance: From International Law to Local Practice considers the relationship between international environmental law and community-based management of marine areas. Focusing on small island states, in which indigenous populations have to a large extent continued to maintain...
Recovering Canada
The Resurgence of Indigenous Law
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2002
Canada is covered by a system of law and governance that largely obscures and ignores the presence of pre-existing Indigenous regimes. Indigenous law, however, has continuing relevance for both Aboriginal peoples and the Canadian state. In his in-depth examination of the continued existence and application...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Between Indigenous and Settler Governance addresses the history, current development and future of Indigenous self-governance in four settler-colonial nations: Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. Bringing together emerging scholars and leaders in the field of indigenous law and legal...
The Courts of Genocide
Politics and the Rule of Law in Rwanda and Arusha
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
The Courts of Genocide focuses on the judicial response to the genocide in Rwanda in order to address the search for justice following mass atrocities. The central concern of the book is how the politics of justice can get in the way of its administration. Considering both the ICTR (International...
Recovering Canada
The Resurgence of Indigenous Law
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
Canada is covered by a system of law and governance that largely obscures and ignores the presence of pre-existing Indigenous regimes. Indigenous law, however, has continuing relevance for both Aboriginal peoples and the Canadian state. In his in-depth examination of the continued existence and application...
The Myth of the Cultural Jew
Culture and Law in Jewish Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015
A myth exists that Jews can embrace the cultural components of Judaism without appreciating the legal aspects of the Jewish tradition. This myth suggests that law and culture are independent of one another. In reality, however, much of Jewish culture has a basis in Jewish law. Similarly, Jewish law...
by Okey Eni
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
This book is a comprehensive report on the offence of Bigamy in Nigeria. Why offenders have remained largely unpunished and why the law has remained an obsolete law.
General Principles of Law and International Due Process
Principles and Norms Applicable in Transnational Disputes
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice defines "international law" to include not only "custom" and "convention" between States but also "the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations" within their municipal legal systems. In 1953, Bin Cheng wrote his seminal...
by Текст принят Государственной Думой, одобрен Советом Федерации
Language: Russian
Release Date: October 17, 2014
Language: Russian
Release Date: October 17, 2014
Текст Федерального закона «О таможенном регулировании в Российской Федерации» подготовлен с использованием профессиональной юридической системы «Кодекс», сверен с официальным источником по состоянию на 10.12.2013.
by Текст принят Государственной Думой, одобрен Советом Федерации
Language: Russian
Release Date: October 17, 2014
Language: Russian
Release Date: October 17, 2014
Таможенный кодекс таможенного союза принят Решением Межгосударственного Совета Евразийского экономического сообщества и содержит изменения, внесенные Протоколом...