Internet censorship is a controversial topic - while the media periodically sounds alarms at the dangers of online life, the uncontrollable nature of the internet makes any kind of pervasive regulator
While Blackstone may famously have described private property as "that sole and despotic dominion which one man claims and exercises over the external things of the world," the truth is that the publi
The past four decades have seen an explosion in research regarding seventeenth-century opera. In addition to investigations of extant scores and librettos, scholars have dealt with the associated area
With increasing recognition of the international market in health professionals and the impact of globalism on regulation, the governance of the health workforce is moving towards greater public engag
This volume is part of the publisher's series titled "Cultural Diversity and Law in association with RELIGARE." The project on Religious Diversity and Secular Models in Europe (RELIGARE) is funded by
This book analyses the abuse of idealism with particular reference to China's Cultural Revolution. The work examines abuse at two levels: the state leaders' metaphysical vision as the interpretation o
With contributions from experts in the field of sociology of law, this book provides an overview of current perspectives on socio-legal studies. It focuses particularly on the relationship between law
The expression 'non-state actors' has become part and parcel of the common parlance of international lawyers. Together with the traditional subjects of international law, such as states and internatio
Fineman (Emory U.), Jackson (U. of California at Berkeley), and Romero (Yale Law School) present 21 chapters exploring debates between and among feminist and queer legal theorists, with a particular f
The role of religion as a contentious and motivating force in society is examined here through the lens of the church-state dynamic in countries with three very different approaches to this crucial re
Spatializing Law: An Anthropological Geography of Law in Society focuses on law and its location, exploring how spaces are constructed on the terrestrial and marine surface of the earth with legal mea
Alese (a lawyer who practices in the UK and the US) presents a comparative treatment of European competition and US antitrust law and policy. He begins with an overview of the enforcement structures o
This volume forms part of a series exploring key issues in ethics, law and society, published in association with the Cardiff Centre for Ethics, Law and Society. The collection is a celebration of the
Population genomics research drawing on genetic databases has expanded rapidly, with some of this information being combined in 'biobanks'. Managing this information in an appropriate way is a highly
This book examines the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings in the EU with a comparative analysis of how British and Italian law has approached the issues. The work also analyzes the
Critical Interventions in the Ethics of Healthcare argues that traditional modes of bioethics are proving incommensurable with burgeoning biotechnologies and consequently, emerging subjectivities. Dra
With both opponents and a significant number of proponents of the death penalty widely agreeing that the capital punishment system in the United States is almost irrevocably broken (to the extent that
Hansen and Friedman (both New England School of Law) began with a discussion over lunch, then moved to a series of essays published in the on-line journal The Jurist, expanded their research into secr
International law has important effects in international relations, and the politics of international relations often determines the ability of states to make international law and to comply with inte
In a socio-legal essay on the historical production of political space, Rosen-Zvi (Haifa U.) maps out the different ways in which the state of Israel deals with various social groups through the mecha
Surveillance has been part of the response to crime since at least as far back a Jeremy Bentham's proposed Panopticon, a prison intended to infuse prisoners with "sentiment of an invisible omniscience
With massive growth taking place in the real estate industry, how can China develop a free market and private ownership of land while still officially subscribing to Communist ideology? This study use
Fourteen papers were selected for this volume by Freilich (John Jay College of Criminal Justice) and Guerette (Florida International U.) from the third international conference dealing with the topics
With a number of public health panics emerging in the past few years, most recently the panic over 'swine flu' in 2009, the publication of this two volume collection is extremely timely. These two vol
This volume investigates advances in the field of legal translation both from a theoretical and practical perspective, with professional and academic insights from leading experts in the field. Part I
Biomedical patents have been the subject of heated debate. Regulatory agencies such as the European Patent Office make small decisions with big implications, which escape scrutiny and revision, when t
In recent decades, asylum has emerged as a highly politicized European issue. The term a€?asylum seekera€? has suffered a negative perception and has been associated with notions of illegality and cri
This study explores the reasons behind the different responses of three legal systems: Europe, Japan, and the USA, in coping with one of the major food safety crises in recent years: BSE. Making refer
China has recently entered a significant stage in its economic transition with the introduction of a new and seemingly sophisticated bankruptcy law drawing inspiration from mature insolvency systems.
Six years after publication of the first edition, this second edition is enhanced with substantial new coverage of legal Spanish and of the legal languages of the Nordic countries. Mattila (U. of Lapl
With their distinctive, religiously mandated turbans, many Sikhs became the targets in the wake of 9/11 of violent attacks at the hands of people apparently unaware of the difference of Islam and Sikh
Over the past 20 years, cognitive neuroscience has revolutionized our ability to understand the nature of human thought. Working with the understandings of traditional psychology, the new brain scienc
The concept of creativity, together with concerns over access to creativity and knowledge, are currently the subject of international debate and unprecedented public attention, particularly in the con
This volume presents the reader with an interesting and, at times, provocative selection of contemporary thinking about cybercrimes and their regulation. The contributions cover the years 2002a€“2007,
This book develops a legal argument as to how persons with intellectual desability can flourish in a liberal setting through the exercise of human rights even though they are perceived as no-autonomo
This collection engages with current issues on equal protection in the USA, as seen from the perspectives of leading academics in this area. Contributors with a range of perspectives interrogate the l
This book presents arguments and proposals for constraining criminalization, with a focus on the legal limits of the criminal law. The book approaches the issue by showing how the moral criteria for c
Gibson (intellectual property law, Queen Mary U. of London) presents current intellectual property debates in the fields of medicine and health, providing students and practitioners with a thorough re
The origin of the Western military tradition in Greece 750a€“362 BC is fraught with controversies, such as the date and nature of the phalanx, the role of agricultural destruction and the existence of
This book provides a leading point of reference in the field of partial defences to murder and with respect to the mental condition defences of loss of control and diminished responsibility in general
