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The subject of this book is human rights law, focusing on historic achievement of a common standard viewed from a perspective of Pengchun Chang’s contributions to the drafting of the Universal Decla……続きを見る

This book addresses questions in connection with the international legal regime on demands for secession, which have arisen in various States. More specifically, it examines the unilateral declarati……続きを見る

A obra enfoca o papel que a reciprocidade das prestações (o sinalagma contratual) desempenha para justificar a manutenção da vinculatividade nos contratos, estabelecendo um exame do tema à luz da co……続きを見る

This book presents an in-depth account of nine Black British women’s experiences of violence and abuse. Through in depth interviews and analysis the author reveals their feelings of being silenced a……続きを見る

Capital cases involving foreigners as defendants are a serious source of contention between the United States and foreign governments. By treaty, foreigner defendants must be informed upon arrest th……続きを見る

This book provides a critical account of the main controversies involving Norman Geras, one of the key modern political thinkers. It moves from his youthful Trotskyism on to his book on Rosa Luxembu……続きを見る

There is ample evidence about the negative effects business activity of all types can have on the provision of human rights. Equally, there can be little doubt economic development, usually driven t……続きを見る

The 1980s was a time of significant social, political and cultural change. In Australia law was pivotal to these changes. The two High Court cases that this book explores- Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen……続きを見る

A obra apresenta um estudo reflexivo acerca do dever de reparação, especialmente em relação aos danos extrapatrimoniais causados nas relações entre familiares. Assim, busca a aplicar a Responsabilid……続きを見る

Esta obra traz ao público uma análise objetiva do Regime Diferenciado de Contratações (RDC), tendo por meta enfrentar, de maneira crítica e prática, as principais controvérsias que desta legislação ……続きを見る

This book will challenge the orthodox view that children cannot have the same rights as adults because they are particularly vulnerable. It will argue that we should treat adults and children in the……続きを見る

O Estatuto do Idoso tem o propósito de regular todos os direitos que se asseguram às pessoas com idade igual ou superior a 60 anos. Ele dispõe sobre como a família, a comunidade, a sociedade e o Pod……続きを見る

O que desde logo chama a atenção é que, à guisa de premissas, o Autor aborda outros temas conexos: a coisa julgada no Direito Romano e no Canônico as crises de nossa sociedade, do Estado e do Poder ……続きを見る

This volume analyses criminal procedural issues from a European perspective, particularly in connection with EU law and ECHR law. As such, it differs from previous works, which, on the one hand, gen……続きを見る

In recent years, politicians led by President Obama and prominent senators and governors have teamed with extremists on campus to portray our nation’s institutions of higher learning as awash in a v……続きを見る

Pode-se dizer que este livro é superior aos outros do seu gênero, pois além de oferecer uma visão completa do seguro nos tempos correntes, ainda faz uma projeção das etapas evolutivas do instituto q……続きを見る

No livro, são examinados os dois aspectos do devido processo legal, isto é, o devido processo substantivo e o processo justo, com remissão à doutrina brasileira e estrangeira, bem como à jurisprudên……続きを見る

In this book, López proposes the ‘political imaginary’model as a tool to better understand what human rights are in practice, and what they might, or might not, be able to achieve. Human rights are ……続きを見る

Could policies aimed at preventing radicalisation in Europe end up undermining the very social cohesion they aim to preserve? Since the mid-2000s, a growing number of European governments have broad……続きを見る

Over the past few decades, there has been a sharp increase in the number of elderly prisoners, and hence a rise in the number of prisoners dying in custody. In this book, Khechumyan questions whethe……続きを見る

Permanent States of Emergency and the Rule of Law explores the impact that oxymoronic 'permanent' states of emergency have on the validity and effectiveness of constitutional norms and, ultimately, ……続きを見る

Legal aid for family cases in private law, mainly divorce and separation, where the state is not directly involved as it is in public law cases where there are issues of domestic violence or neglect……続きを見る

Technology has attracted an increasing level of attention within studies of disability and disability rights. Many researchers and advocates have maintained skepticism towards technology out of the ……続きを見る

This up-to-date analysis of the Supreme Court’s landmark rulings on civil rights and liberties is a discussion of the facts, legal issues, and constitutional questions surrounding those rulings. Dom……続きを見る

While every constitution includes a provision over the right to equal protection of the laws, perhaps with different terminology, this book interprets this right in a new way. Theories of the right ……続きを見る

How human rights principles, like the right to gender identity, freedom, integrity and equality, respond to the concerns of different groups of adults and children who experience gender harm due to ……続きを見る

As globalization processes and related neoliberal agendas promote privatization through state action, people’s struggles for rights to water have intensified. In this context, this book examines the……続きを見る

Intended for the general public, the readings in this collection explore the roots of American law from pre-history to ancient Greece and Rome and the common law of England. America's legal developm……続きを見る

This book discusses various dynamic facets of the life of Rāshid al-Ghannūshi̇̄, a distinguished Islamic thinker and activist not only in Tunisia and North Africa, but in the entire Muslim world. It……続きを見る

Since the turn of the century, South American governments and regional organisations have adopted the world's most open discourse on migration and citizenship. At a time when restrictive choices wer……続きを見る