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State Theory and the Law
Thomas Vesting
There has been renewed and growing interest in exploring the significant role played by law in the centralization of power and sovereignty – right from the earliest point. This timely book serves as an introduction into state theory, pro...eBook:Find out more$37.60
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After Meaning
Jean d’Aspremont
Inspiring and distinctive, After Meaning provides a radical challenge to the way in which international law is thought and practised. Jean d’Aspremont asserts that the words and texts of international law, as forms, never carry or delive...eBook:Find out more$28.00
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Private Law in Context
Marc Loth
Contemplating the nature, practice and study of private law, this comprehensive book offers a detailed overview of private law’s theoretical dimensions. It promotes a reflective attitude towards the topic, encouraging the reader to quest...eBook:Find out more$37.60
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Constitutional Idolatry and Democracy
Brian Christopher Jones
Constitutional Idolatry and Democracy investigates the increasingly important subject of constitutional idolatry and its effects on democracy. Focussed around whether the UK should draft a single written constitution, it suggests that co...eBook:Find out more$28.00
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Authoritarianism
Günter Frankenberg
In this thought-provoking book, Günter Frankenberg explores why authoritarian leaders create new constitutions, or revise old ones. Through a profound analysis of authoritarian constitutions as phenomena in their own right, Frankenberg r...eBook:Find out more$38.36
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The Judicial System
Carlo Guarnieri, Patrizia Pederzoli
This timely book explores the expansion of the role of judges and courts in the political system and the mixed reactions generated by these developments. In this comprehensive book, Carlo Guarnieri and Patrizia Pederzoli draw on a wealth...eBook:Find out more$33.56
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Rethinking Legal Reasoning
Geoffrey Samuel
‘Rethinking’ legal reasoning seems a bold aim given the large amount of literature devoted to this topic. In this thought-provoking book, Geoffrey Samuel proposes a different way of approaching legal reasoning by examining the topic thro...eBook:Find out more$57.56
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Rethinking the Jurisprudence of Cyberspace
Chris Reed, Andrew Murray
Cyberspace is a difficult area for lawyers and lawmakers. With no physical constraining borders, the question of who is the legitimate lawmaker for cyberspace is complex. Rethinking the Jurisprudence of Cyberspace examines how laws can g...eBook:Find out more$35.96
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Gender, Alterity and Human Rights
Ratna Kapur
Human rights are axiomatic with liberal freedom. Yet more rights for women, sexual and religious minorities, has had disempowering and exclusionary effects. Revisiting campaigns for same-sex marriage, violence against women, and Islamic ...eBook:Find out more$26.36
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Truyol y Serra''s Doctrines of International Law
Robert Kolb
Inspired by Antonio Truyol y Serra’s classic work, Doctrines sur le fondement du Droit des gens, this book offers a fully revised and updated examination and discussion of the various doctrines forming the foundations of international la...eBook:Find out more$39.96
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The Turning Point in Private Law
Ugo Mattei, Alessandra Quarta
Can private law assume an ecological meaning? Can property and contract defend nature? Is tort law an adequate tool for paying environmental damages to future generations? The Turning Point in Private Law explores potential resolutions t...eBook:Find out more$26.36
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Authority in Transnational Legal Theory
Edited by Roger Cotterrell, Maksymilian Del Mar
The increasing transnationalisation of regulation – and social life more generally – challenges the basic concepts of legal and political theory today. One of the key concepts being so challenged is authority. This discerning book offers...eBook:Find out more$44.76