Edward Elgar Publishing: 369 books
by Padraig McAuliffe
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
Despite the growing focus on issues of socio-economic transformation in contemporary transitional justice, the path dependencies imposed by the political economy of war-to-peace transitions and the limitations imposed by weak statehood are seldom considered. This book explores transitional justice’s...
Regulatory Autonomy in International Economic Law
The Evolution of Australian Policy on Trade and Investment
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2017
Regulatory Autonomy in International Economic Law provides the first extensive legal analysis of Australia’s trade and investment treaties in the context of their impact on national regulatory autonomy. This thought-provoking study offers compelling lessons for not only Australia but also countries...
by Lamm, V.
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The system of optional clause declarations is a unique regime of compulsory jurisdiction based on the two World Courts’ Statutes. This timely book offers a wide-ranging academic survey of the developments of that system, the theoretical and procedural aspects of the unilateral declarations of acceptance...
by Lisa F. Clark
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
The Changing Politics of Organic Food in North America explores the political dynamics of the remarkable transition of organic food from a ‘fringe fad’ in the 1960s to a multi-billion dollar industry in the 2000s. Taking a multidisciplinary, institutionalist approach that integrates social movement...
EU Chemicals Regulation
New Governance, Hybridity and REACH
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2015
This book provides an exploratory, explanatory and normative account of REACH, the EU Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, and its regulator, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). There are more than one million words of official ECHA guidance to accompany...
Criminal Reconciliation in Contemporary China
An Empirical and Analytical Enquiry
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
Criminal reconciliation, a special procedure stipulated in PRC’s 2013 Criminal Procedure Law, allows the alleged perpetrators and victims of certain crimes to resolve criminal cases through reconciliation or mediation. Based on empirical studies on pilot practices of this mechanism in three cities...
Philosophy and Public Administration
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
This book provides a systematic introduction to the philosophical foundations of the study and the practice of public administration. It reviews all the main philosophical streams, from ancient Greek philosophy to the contemporary strands, and discusses their significance for public governance and public...
Routines, Strategies and Management
Engaging for Recurrent Creation ‘At the Edge’
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
The dynamic interplay of routines, strategies and management allows companies to successfully move forward within their industries. This book contributes to a coherent conceptualization of strategy, organization and management from a practice perspective, identifying strategy as realized in the action.Simon...
Regulatory Worlds
Cultural and Social Perspectives when North Meets South
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This ambitious book takes up the grand challenge to design regulatory thinking for a global future beyond wealth and growth, and towards social sustainability. Assuming a ‘South World’ perspective on market regulation and social sustainability, the authors present the options and possibilities for...
European Energy Law and Policy
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
EU energy law and policy have become more and more complex in recent years. Today these areas feature a multitude of layers concerning not only regulation of the power industry, but also security of energy supply, climate change, consumer needs and technical innovation. This textbook serves as an introduction...
PublicPrivate Partnerships and the Law
Regulation, Institutions and Community
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This timely book examines the legal regulation of PublicPrivate Partnerships (PPPs) and provides a systematic overview of PPPs and their functions. It covers both the contractual relationships between public and private actors and the relationships between PPPs and third parties, such as end-users. PublicPrivate...
Russia and the Politics of International Environmental Regimes
Environmental Encounters or Foreign Policy?
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015
Russia and the Politics of International Environmental Regimes examines the political relationship between Russia and other states in environmental matters. Based on detailed empirical analysis and data, including interviews and media sources, this groundbreaking book scrutinizes the dynamics of Russia’s...
Leaks, Whistleblowing and the Public Interest
The Law of Unauthorised Disclosures
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
This book is the first of its kind to provide an in-depth treatment of the law of unauthorised disclosures in the United Kingdom. Drawing upon extensive data obtained using freedom of information as a methodology and examples from comparative jurisdictions, the book considers the position of civil servants,...
Understanding the Nature of Law
A Case for Constructive Conceptual Explanation
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
Understanding the Nature of Law explores methodological questions about how best to explain law. Among these questions, one is central: is there something about law which determines how it should be theorized? This novel book explains the importance of conceptual explanation by situating its methods...