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The Future of Registered Partnerships
Family Recognition Beyond Marriage?Book | 1st edition 2017 | United Kingdom | Jens Scherpe, Andy HaywardIn this book, leading family law experts from 15 European and non-European countries present and explain the history and function of registered partnerships in their own family law systems as well as the role registered partnerships play under the ECHR and under EU law.€112.00 incl. VAT -
The Future of the European Law of Civil Procedure
Coordination or Harmonisation?Book | 1st edition 2020 | Europe | Fernando Gascon Inchausti, Esther Sánchez CoroThis book provides precious insight into the dynamics of this new approach to consolidating European Civil Justice, clearly outlining the motivations of the various national and institutional players involved and examining potential obstacles likely to be encountered along the way. The book represents a work of reference for anyone involved in academia, practice or law reform in this subject area.€83.00 incl. VAT -
The Future of Transnational Law / L'avenir du droit transnational
UE, USA, Chine et les BRICS / EU, USA, China and the BRICSBook | 1st edition 2014 | World | Yi Lu, Francis SnyderOverview of transnational law in trade relations between the EU, the USA, China, Brazil , etc. Tour d'horizon du droit transnational dans les relations commerciales entre l'UE, les USA, la Chine, le Brésil, etc.€116.00 incl. VAT -
The Global Impact and Legacy of Truth Commissions
Book | 1st edition 2019 | United Kingdom | Jeremy SarkinThis book emerges at a time when there is growing criticism of both truth commissions and transitional justice as a whole. Its purpose is to understand the impact and legacy of these institutions over the past fifty years.€86.00 incl. VAT -
The Governance of Complementary Global Regimes and the Pursuit of Human Security
The Interaction between the United Nations and the International Criminal CourtBook | 1st edition 2016 | World | Andrea MarroneThis book offers an overview of the challenges occurring in the emerging regime of international criminal justice as a tool of sustainable peace. It illustrates the impact of such regime in international law and international relations focusing on the obstacles and concerns of its governance in the context of the maintenance and restoration of international peace and security.€109.00 incl. VAT -
The Human Right to Equal Access to Health Care
Book | 1st edition 2012 | United Kingdom | Maite San GiorgiThe right to equal access to health care is a fundamental principle that is part of the human right to health care. For victims of a violation of the human right to equal access to health care it is important that a judicial or quasi-judicial human rights body can adjudicate their complaints in this regard. This book analyses the justiciability of the human right to equal access to health care. It examines how cases concerning unequal access to health care would be dealt with by judicial and quasi-judicial human rights bodies and distils the elements that can be expected to play a role in the assessment of such cases.€90.00 incl. VAT -
The Human Right to Water
A Legal Comparative Perspective at the International, Regional and Domestic LevelBook | 1st edition 2015 | United Kingdom | Jimena Murillo ChavarroThis book summarises the history of the human right to water and examines its main content and the obligations that derive from this right. It discusses whether the human right to water is recognised as a derivative right or as an independent right at three levels – at universal, regional and domestic law - where human rights are recognised and enforced.€86.00 incl. VAT -
The Impact of Cybercrime on Belgian Businesses
Book | 1st edition 2018 | Belgium | Letizia Paoli, Jonas Visschers, Cedric Verstraete, Elke van HellemontBuilding on that large multidisciplinary project, the book assesses the impact of cybercrime on businesses based in Belgium, drawing from a thorough conceptualization of both cybercrime and its impact. Using data collected through two surveys, the authors report that most of the responding businesses are confronted with at least one type of cybercrime every year and some of them suffer serious harm from these incidents. The book calls for the identification and implementation of effective preventive measures targeting the different types of cybercrime.
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The Impact of Technology and Innovation on the Wellbeing of the Legal Profession
Book | 1st edition 2020 | United Kingdom | Michael Legg, Prue Vines, Janet ChanThis book concerns the impact of recent changes in technology (including the internet and artificial intelligence), as well as innovations (such as the changing ways of billing, new law firm structures and requirements and new employment practices) on the wellbeing of lawyers. There is evidence that the wellbeing of lawyers can be enhanced or diminished by these new practices and developments.€95.00 incl. VAT -
The Implementation of the European Arrest Warrant in the European Union: law, policy and practice
Book | 1st edition 2011 | World | Massimo FicheraThis book provides a critical analysis of the principle of mutual recognition of judicial decisions in criminal matters in the EU, through a detailed assessment of its most prominent instrument, the European Arrest Warrant (EAW). It conceptualises and contextualises the lack of clear vision in the building up of the area of freedom, security and justice from an EU constitutional law, as well as a comparative and international criminal law standpoint.€74.00 incl. VAT -
The Independence of the International Criminal Court
Between a Rock and a Hard PlaceBook | 1st edition 2019 | World | Alphonse MuleefuThe Independence of the International Criminal Court: Between a Rock and a Hard Place focuses on understanding the different competing narratives defending and critiquing the ICC's 'institutional' independence and legitimacy, especially in its relationship with Africa.€65.00 incl. VAT -
The Influence of Domestic NGOs on Dutch Human Rights Policy
Book | 1st edition 2001 | United Kingdom | Esther van den BergSince the 1950s, the Netherlands has seen a steady growth of non- governmental organisations (NGOs) devoted to the cause of human rights. In the ensuing decades they proliferated and expanded their leverage. At the same time, human rights attained a more secure position on the foreign policy agenda of the Dutch government. Against this background the question arises, to what extent foreign policy¬-making in the field of human rights is determined by the activities of NGOs.€69.00 incl. VAT -
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Theory and Practice, Present and Future
Book | 1st edition 2015 | United Kingdom | Yves Haeck, Oswaldo Ruiz-Chiriboga, Clara Burbano HerreraDrawing on the case law of the Court, this volume analyses crucial developments over the years on both procedural and substantive issues before the Inter-American Court.€172.00 incl. VAT -
The International Criminal Court and Africa
One Decade OnBook | 1st edition 2016 | World | Evelyn AnkumahWhile the ICC can be said to contribute to criminal justice in Africa, it cannot be denied that the relationship between the Court and the continent has been troublesome. The ICC has been accused of targeting Africa, and many African states do not seem willing to cooperate with the Court. Debates on Africa and international criminal justice are increasingly politicised.€109.00 incl. VAT -
The International Criminal Court and the Right to Interim Release
Book | 1st edition 2017 | World | Maïté Van RegemorterDoes a person accused of genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes before the International Criminal Court (ICC) enjoy the same human rights as a person accused of the same crimes before a national jurisdiction?€101.00 incl. VAT -
The International Law on the Right of the Child to Survival and Development
Book | 1st edition 2015 | United Kingdom | Khadeija Elsheikh MahgoubThis comprehensive and in-depth study on the understanding and interpretation of the child’s right to survival and development provides a compact assessment of article 6(2) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in light of its drafting history, the reports of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and other relevant sources appropriate to the discipline of international human rights law.€74.00 incl. VAT -
The International Legal Framework against Corruption
States' obligations to prevent and repress corruptionBook | 1st edition 2012 | World | Julio Bacio TerracinoIt is now unquestionable that corruption has become an issue of international concern. A complex set of substantive and procedural rules has emerged concerning the prevention and repression of corruption, representing the international legal framework against corruption. This book traces tthe emergence of this framework and engages in a systematic analysis of its content, highlighting weaknesses and innovative aspects.1€109.00 incl. VAT -
The Investigation Phase in International Criminal Procedure
In Search of Common RulesBook | 1st edition 2015 | World | Karel De MeesterThe investigation phase in international criminal procedure has so far received less attention than the trial phase itself. This book seeks to cover this gap.€171.00 incl. VAT -
The Justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Book | 1st edition 2023 | World | Angelika Nussberger, David LandauThis book includes a general report and a series of special national reports that discuss trends in the judicial enforcement of economic, social and cultural rights worldwide.€229.00 incl. VAT -
The Landscape of the Legal Professions in Europe and the USA: Continuity and Change
Book | 1st edition 2011 | United Kingdom | Alan Uzelac, C.H. van RheeThe present volume deals with recent developments in the legal profession in Europe and in the United States of America from a comparative and historical perspective. Apart from discussing the legal profession in general, specific attention is paid to the Latin Notary, the Advocates, the Rechtspfleger, the State Attorney, court experts, and mediators and arbitrators.€73.00 incl. VAT