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Socratic Voices
Bert van Roermund
In seven pioneering dialogues, Bert van Roermund resumes the conversations he has had over the last twenty-five years on reconciliation after political oppression. Questions of time are predominant here: How does memory relate to both pa... -
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Conceptual (Re)Constructions of International Law
Edited by Kostiantyn Gorobets, Andreas Hadjigeorgiou, Pauline Westerman
This timely book considers the ways in which international law, unlike domestic law, does not make itself known in a formalized, hierarchical structure, but needs to be conceptually (re)constructed by the participants and observers, out ... -
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Interpretivism and the Limits of Law
Edited by Tomasz Gizbert-Studnick, Francesca Poggi, Izabela Skoczeń
What does it mean to understand the law? This challenging book discusses whether and how understanding the law is qualitatively different from understanding a different, non-legal text or linguistic utterance, and whether knowledge of a ... -
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The Consumer Welfare Hypothesis in Law and Economics
Fabrizio Esposito
The Consumer Welfare Hypothesis in Law and Economics is a compelling account of market relations with firm roots in economic theory and legal practice. This incisive book challenges the mainstream view that allocative efficiency is about... -
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The International Legal System as a System of Knowledge
Ulf Linderfalk
International law is an underdeveloped branch of legal research: researchers still disagree over the proper understanding of several of its most fundamental issues, and genuinely so. This book helps to explain why. It brings clarity that... -
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Objectivity in Jurisprudence, Legal Interpretation and Practical Reasoning
Edited by Gonzalo Villa-Rosas, Jorge L. Fabra-Zamora
This thought-provoking book explores the multifaceted phenomenon of objectivity and its relations to various aspects of jurisprudence, legal interpretation and practical reasoning. Featuring contributions from an international group of r... -
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Causation in International Law
Alexander Orakhelashvili
In this cutting-edge book, Alexander Orakhelashvili addresses the doctrine of causation, examining its suitability to influence, or contribute to, the process of responsibility of State and non-State actors in international law. In doing... -
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Understanding the EU as a Good Global Actor
Edited by Elaine Fahey, Isabella Mancini
This timely book investigates the EU’s multi-faceted development as a global actor, unpacking its legal mission to be a ‘good’ actor as well as exploring the complexities of fulfilling this objective. It elicits critical reflections on t... -
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Rethinking Historical Jurisprudence
Geoffrey Samuel
This stimulating book considers the ways in which historical jurisprudence deserves to be rethought, arguing that there is much more to the history of legal thought than the ideas, and ideology, of the nineteenth and early twentieth cent... -
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Utopian Thinking in Law, Politics, Architecture and Technology
Edited by Bart van Klink, Marta Soniewicka, Leon van den Broeke
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This innovative book explores the role of utopian thinking in law and politics, including al... -
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Human Rights and the Planet
Edited by Natalia Kobylarz, Evadne Grant
Adopted in the aftermath of the Second World War and implemented as a ‘living instrument’, the European Convention on Human Rights has, over the past 70 years, shown remarkable adaptability to changing circumstances through the evolutive... -
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Debating Biopolitics
Edited by Marco Piasentier, Sara Raimondi
Emerging out of the theoretical and practical urge to reflect on key contemporary debates arising in biopolitical scholarship, this timely book launches an in-depth investigation into the concept and history of biopolitics. In light of t...eBook:Find out more$40.00
