Jurisprudence category: 1225 books

This second issue of 2012 (University of Chicago Law Review: Volume 79, Number 2 - Spring 2012) features articles and essays from internationally recognized legal scholars. Authors include Eric Biber, writing on variations in scientific disciplines, experts, and environmental law; Frederic Bloom and...

An in-depth political, legal, and philosophical study into the implications of wealth inequality in modern societies. Wealth, and specifically its distribution, has been a topic of great debate in recent years. Calls for justice against corporations implicated in the 2008 financial crash; populist...

Hernando de Soto is one of the world's leading public intellectuals. His books The Mystery of Capital and The Other Path have had a tremendous impact on debates about international development, but his work also has been controversial. One of de Soto's core ideas is that the institution of private...

This collection discusses appropriate methodologies for comparative research and applies this to the issue of trial transformation in the context of achieving justice in post-conflict societies. In developing arguments in relation to these problems, the authors use international sentencing and the...

With increasing frequency, the proof of facts in legal proceedings en­ tails the use of quantitative methods. Judges, lawyers, statisticians, social scientists, and many others involved in judicial processes must address is­ sues such as the evaluation and interpretation of quantitative evidence,...

What positive impact has the European Convention on Human Rights had upon states parties to the Convention? The examples presented in this publication show that the effects of the Convention and its case law extend to all areas of life. They include, but are not limited to, individuals’ access to...

Delays in implementing the Court’s judgments, lack of political will in certain states parties, attempts to discredit the Court… In ratifying the European Convention on Human Rights, the signatory states accept the Court’s jurisdiction and authority and “undertake to abide by the final judgment...

Modern Criminal Law of Australia is a comprehensive guide to interpreting and understanding every statutory offence provision in every Australian jurisdiction. The text takes a unique approach to explaining Australian criminal law, emphasising the importance of statutory interpretation, official discretion,...

This timely and valuable book explores the development of international human rights law over the last six decades. The volume brings together leading experts to reflect on different aspects of human rights law, not only considering and evaluating the developments so far, but also identifying relevant...

Questions of the application and interpretation of the ne bis in idem principle in EU law continue to surface in the case law of different European courts. The primary purpose of this book is to provide guidance and to address important issues in connection with the ne bis in idem principle in EU...

Freya Gräfin Kerssenbrock geht der sehr aktuellen Frage nach der Rolle der Medien in einer digitalen Demokratie nach. Das Internet hat die Möglichkeiten der Kommunikation für immer verändert. Rundfunk und Presse stehen heute schnellere und vielfältigere Mittel zur Verfügung, Nachrichten zu verbreiten,...

Das Buch untersucht den Deutschen Künstlerbund, der mit seiner höchst heterogenen Aufstellung unter den Künstlervereinigungen im frühen 20. Jahrhundert einzigartig war. Seine Gründung im Winter 1903 bildete den Höhepunkt der Kontroverse um eine Liberalisierung des offiziellen Kunstbetriebs im...

Nicht zuletzt aufgrund der jüngst aufgetretenen Lebensmittelskandale haben Verbraucher ein großes Interesse daran, Informationen unter anderem über die Produktionsweisen von Lebensmitteln zu erfahren. Die Unternehmen hingegen möchten ihre Daten geheim halten, dies gilt insbesondere für die Betriebs-...

A leading law journal features a digital edition as part of its worldwide distribution, using quality ebook formatting and active links. The March 2012 issue of the Stanford Law Review contains studies of law, economics, and social policy by recognized scholars on diverse topics of interest to the...