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Introduced into European Community law by the Court of Justice through its case law in the field of free movement of workers, the legal concept of indirect discrimination has evolved into one with far
Globalization holds out a promise of improvement for developing nations, but at the same time it threatens whether they can remain "nation-states," with national politics, a national economy, and a na
Spanning anonymous eighth century poems to the writing of contemporary authors like Seamus Heaney and Eaven Boland, Irish literature has consistently engaged with nature, place and landscape. Irish P
Frawley (Irish studies, Queen's U., Belfast) includes eighth century poems and writings critical of Irish ways by seventeenth century English planters in her evaluation of the Irish preoccupation with
"For the first time, a monographic study of Coleridgea??s work extensively uncovers the connections of his poetry with the Hindu view of life. This study investigates Coleridgea??s philosophical and s
A History of the Holocaust is a detailed, factual account of what happened across Europe during the Holocaust, with balanced coverage of each country. The Holocaust was unique within the context of th
The Yemen Civil War of 1962-1965 was largely ignored or misunderstood by the rest of the world. To them, it was yet another tribal war, with royalists of the moment fighting republicans of the moment
This book is a surprisingly broad study of the Northern Ireland conflict and peace process, with an unusual and contentious hypothesis, though one ultimately likely to prove useful even to those who d
The essays compiled in this book take issue with some of the directions of human rights politics in the immediate post-apartheid period. They look at the relationship between different sets of rights
Merchant Shipping Legislation provides a user-friendly approach to this area of law and offers more concise information with easy-to-use referencing. The book includes: ‧ Additional commentary in cert
Based on fieldwork spanning two decades, this book presents a longitudinal study of deviance and crime among youths in Kanagawa-ken, with a focus upon two groups of young people a?? a working class gr
How effective is judicial review in securing compliance with administrative law? This book presents an empirically-based study of the influence of judicial review on government agencies. In doing so,
A major task in contemporary anthropology is the creation of dialogic space among all the people concerned with the culture studied, without privileging one kind of discourse over another. Seen global
The European Company (SE) is supranational, with features in the fields of cross-frontier restructuring, board structure and corporate governance, employee involvement and participation which are nove
This volume of essays by prominent researchers in Israeli history and society is the first of two interconnected volumes engaging with the concept of 'women's time'. It recounts stories and histories
In order to vest some traditional questions regarding identities in Ireland with new contexts, historians from Ireland, elsewhere in Europe, and North America identify and trace a number of individual
This volume of essays by prominent researchers in Israeli history and society is the second of two interconnected volumes engaging with the concept of 'women's time'. It brings a feminist gaze to a wi
Widely regarded as the crowning jewel of Heberew maqama literature (rhymed prose interspersed with verse) this book introduces a somewhat roguish protagonist, Hever the Kenite, often disguised as a te
Forging Modern Jewish Identities illuminates facets of modern Jewish identity through engagement with diverse historical moments, political and social currents and literature as an aspect of popular c
This volume focuses on current issues affecting the market with regard to marine insurance. Written by a team of leading academics and practitioners, it analyzes the contemporary questions and debates
New Zealand had grappled with issues of constitutional and human rights since the 1980s when, in the late 1990s, jurists invited colleagues from there and abroad to a conference called Liberty, Equali
The long-awaited consolidation of the UK merchant shipping legislation finally arrived with the passing of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 which replaced the thirty or so Acts dating from the Merchant
This set of essays engages with some aspects of Foucault's notion of governmentality, particularly at the junction where law/regulation meets the social. The social, as a special sphere of government,
Reporting from a survey they conducted, legal scholars Genn (U. College London) and Paterson (Strathclyde U.) analyze on the behavior of the public in Scotland in dealing with non-trivial justiciable
This work traces the evolution of the settlement at Dugort from barren land to thriving village in a period of ten to twelve years. By the mid-1840s it was firmly established with its schools, reclaim
Al-Jahiz (776-869) was one of the greatest exponents of Arabic prose of all time. His scholarship, the breadth of his interests, and his ability to express his ideas and arguments with vigour and humo
This collection of archive documents is designed to provide the reader and student of the modern history of Britain and the Arab world with unique access to the contemporary documentation of a fascina
A vital research tool. Includes a comprehensive subject index with extensive cross-referencing on the people, organizations, institutions, places, and themes discussed; a table of contents by volume;
This collection of statutes form a reference point for the maritime, commercial and insurance litigator. It covers 35 statutes, some with a commentary and list of key cases to aid with interpretation
This book deals with an important and often neglected subject: the Palestinian exodus and the creation of the refugee problem. The intimate and causal connection between the refugee exodus and the cre
The Expert in Litigation and Arbitration provides the complete picture of the role and duties of the expert witness in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, USA, Australia, Hong Kong and China. With article
This text presents a practical analysis of the private law of banking transactions. Rooted in contract, the banker-customer relationship is overlaid with a range of rights and obligations having their
With the increase in liability litigation and the growing sophistication of the law in this area, this second edition provides an easy-to-read reference source offering a practical analysis of profess
Civil Aviation: Standards and Liabilities examines operational standards and obligations and investigates the consequences of failure to comply with them, utilising source material from major treaties
This book presents the results of the most wide-ranging survey ever conducted by an independent body or government agency into the experiences of ordinary citizens as they grapple with the kinds of pr
Although disputes upon the termination of a marriage are usually resolved in accordance with a legislatively determined scheme, similar disputes between unmarried cohabitees (except in certain Austral
Concerned with the area of illegal transactions, this text addresses practical issues, for example: who can raise the issue of illegality?; must illegality be pleaded? And when can a party recover mon
The structure of air cargo claims is highly complex. Claimants may often have difficulty in establishing against whom they should make their claim. With the emphasis on practicality, this text is aime
