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Our acclaimed Encyclopedia provide balanced and comprehensive coverage of a major branch within a discipline. Each theme or volume is overseen by a leading scholar with entries prepared by an expert in the field, providing an in-depth and authoritative overview of the individual topic, combined with an exhaustive bibliography.
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Encyclopedia of Islamic Insurance, Takaful and Retakaful
A thorough reference on Islamic insurance policy and the ways in which this can be modelled to cohere with Shari’ah law.
Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Second Edition
the most authoritative reference work in the field, available as nine print volumes or as a state-of-the-art online resource.
Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law
Over 250 entries by leading scholars and practitioners explain the key concepts in clear, understandable language.
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Encyclopedia of Law and Development
This comprehensive Encyclopedia is an indispensable resource and includes more than 80 entries, organised alphabetically for ease of reference, from both eminent scholars and up-and-coming voices in the field.
The Encyclopedia spans a variety of approaches, contextualised histories, recent developments and forward-looking insights into the role of law in development. It is an invaluable reference point for scholars seeking to engage with issues at the intersection of law and development from both within and outside of the legal field.
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World Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship
This comprehensive reference work contains 76 entries written by leading academics in the field.
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Encyclopedia of Islamic Insurance, Takaful and Retakaful
A much-needed thorough reference on Islamic insurance policy and the ways in which this can be modelled to cohere with Shari’ah law.
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Encyclopedia of Private International Law
Winner of the ASIL Certificate of Merit
Available in print as a 4 volume set and as an integrated online resource
Bringing together 195 authors from 57 countries the Encyclopedia sheds light on the current state of Private International Law around the globe, providing unique insights into the discipline and how it is affected by globalization and increased regional integration.
With a world-class editorial team, 500 content items and authorship from almost 200 of the world’s foremost scholars, the Encyclopedia is the definitive reference work in the field.
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Luke Adams
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Francine O'Sullivan
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Matt Pitman
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Alex Pettifer
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Alan Sturmer
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Stephen Gutierrez
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Katy Crossan
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Ben Booth
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Catherine Elgar
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Harry Fabian
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