This edited collection addresses some of the most important challenges in contemporary human rights law and practice. Its central theme is the linkage between public finance, particularly budget decis
HonorT (formerly civil law, Oxford U.) develops themes implicit in his and Herbert Hart's 1985 Causation in the Law . In seven essays, he proposes a theory of outcome responsibility that finds inter
International dispute settlement plays a fundamental role in maintaining the fabric of the international legal order, reflecting the desire of States, and increasingly non-State actors, to resolve the
After a long period of prosperity and steady economic growth, the world's leading economies are now in crisis, although that there will be debate about its origins, the scale and seriousness of the cr
Perhaps more than any other social theorist in recent history, Niklas Luhmann's work has aroused extreme, and often antagonistic, responses. It has generated controversies about its political implicat
This book bolsters the burgeoning discourse of health and human rights. In so doing, it charts the history of the linkage between the two. The book also pinpoints the sense of imperative that surround
The notion of rights is foundational to private law. What is distinctive about private law is that it recognizes and gives effect to the rights that individuals have against other individuals. In rece
The return of emotions to debates about crime and criminal justice has been a striking development of recent decades across many jurisdictions. This has been registered in: the return of shame to just
Constructive and resulting trusts have a long history in English law, and the law which governs them continues to develop as they are pressed into service to perform a wide variety of different functi
Among the many constitutional developments of the past century or so, one of the most significant has been the creation and proliferation of institutions that perform functions similar to those perfor
Reproductive choices are at once the most private and intimate decisions we make in our lives and, undeniably, also among the most public. Reproductive decision-making takes place in a web of overlapp
Competition policies have long been based on a scholarly tradition focused on static models and static analysis of industrial organization. However, recent developments in industrial organization lite
Drawing from a wide range of material and socio-legal methods, this collection brings together original essays - written by internationally renowned scholars - investigating emerging patterns in the s
This book fills a major gap in the ever-increasing secondary literature on Hannah Arendt's political thought by providing a dedicated and coherent treatment of the many, various, and interesting thing
This book argues that certain forms of domestic violence between cohabitants are a violation of international human rights law. The argument is based on the international law principle that, where a s
The use of private property rights to regulate common pool natural resources is a controversial topic which must address two critical issues: the allocation of wealth in society and proper conservatio
The focus of globalization studies is on how global processes can be better regulated in order to deliver both economic growth and social justice. Labor laws provide an excellent case study of the cre
This book examines claims involving unjust enrichment and public bodies in England, France and the EU. Part 1 explores the law as it now stands in England and Wales as a result of cases such as Woolwi
Recent case-law and legislation in European company and insolvency law have significantly furthered the integration of European business regulation. In particular, the case-law of the European Court o
This book examines the constitutional principles governing the relationship between legislatures and courts at that critical crossroads of their power, where legislatures may seek to intervene in the
This book examines the treatment of joint ventures (JVs) in EU competition law, and, at the same time, provides a comparison with US law. It starts with an analysis of the rather elusive concept of JV
This book is concerned with the law of trademarks and related signs, including company names, domain names, indications of geographical origin, work names, and other names. It consists of a series of
This is the first book to explain the body of English law that surrounds the question "Are finders keepers?" This most simple of questions has long evaded a satisfactory legal answer. Generally, it se
This book discusses the role of public policy in Article 81 of the EC Treaty. The Commission and (recently) the Court of First Instance have said that the sole objective of Article 81 EC is consumer w
The doctrine of judicial recusal enables a?? and may require a?? a judge who is lawfully appointed to hear and determine a case to stand down from that case, leaving its disposition to another colleag
The decision by the US and UK governments to use military force against Iraq in 2003, and the subsequent occupation and administration of Iraq, has brought into sharp focus fundamental fault lines in
