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Rethinking Historical Jurisprudence
Geoffrey Samuel
‘Geoffrey Samuel is a leading legal comparatist and epistemologist whose decades-long scholarship has made fundamental contributions to the nature and dynamics of legal reasoning in both Common and Civil law jurisdictions. Rethinking His... -
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Business and Human Rights Law and Practice in Africa
Edited by Damilola S. Olawuyi, Oyeniyi O. Abe
‘This timely and innovative book provides a seminal analysis of the practical application of business and human rights norms in the African context. As African countries adopt legislation and guidelines aimed at addressing the impacts of... -
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Urban Climate Resilience
Edited by Angela van der Berg, Jonathan Verschuuren
‘Urban form, function and governance must urgently adapt in and for a new normal where disasters, crises and other socio-economic stressors are no longer temporary states of exception. Through its rich engagement with how laws that under... -
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The Subjects of Literary and Artistic Copyright
Edited by Enrico Bonadio, Cristiana Sappa
‘This book focuses on traditional categories of creators and stakeholders of works of literature and art including publishers, libraries, museums, galleries, auction houses and universities. Literary works and artistic works are types of... -
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Comic Art, Creativity and the Law
Marc H. Greenberg
‘Comic Art, Creativity and the Law is a highly welcome addition to the literature on the development of comic art. The book stands out in its knowledge of the comic industry and analysis of the legal challenges confronting creative artis... -
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Public Policy and Private International Law
Edited by Olaf Meyer
‘There is nothing more national in private international law than the public policy exception and its application. This book contains a recent account of how far legal systems are prepared to apply foreign law and to disregard their dome... -
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Imagining Pathways for Global Cooperation
Edited by Katja Freistein, Bettina Mahlert, Sigrid Quack, Christine Unrau
This book examines the role of imagination in initiating, contesting and changing the pathways of global cooperation. Building on carefully contextualized empirical cases from diverse policy fields, regions and historical periods, it hig... -
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Research Handbook on Climate Change Mitigation Law
Edited by Leonie Reins, Jonathan Verschuuren
‘This book is unique in its kind as it brings together an amazing amount of experts in the field and at the same time it provides up-to-date and relevant information on climate change mitigation law. A must for every scholar and policy-m... -
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Effective Communication for Lawyers
David Cowan
Effective Communication for Lawyers is an essential guide to communicating in the radically and rapidly changing environment of professional law today. Offering a deep dive into understanding communication as behaviour, as well as practi... -
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights
Edited by Christina Binder, Manfred Nowak, Jane A. Hofbauer, Philipp Janig
The Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights is the most comprehensive reference work in the field of international human rights protection. Comprising over 340 entries, presented alphabetically, and available online and in print, the Encyclo...