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 text provides an explanation of the responsibilities and liabilities of the shipbroker, both in direct contact with principles and as part of a chain of other brokers. Highlighting legal question
With Belfast's dramatic increase in trade during the seventeenth century, large numbers of Scottish families were attracted by the town's economic potential, the availability of business premises, the
The debate on law, governance, and constitutionalism beyond the State is confronted with new challenges. In the EU, confidence in democratic transnational governance has been shaken by the authoritari
Poor public resource management, the global financial crisis curbing fundamental fiscal space, millions thrown into poverty, and authoritarian regimes running successful criminal campaigns with the he
Dorothy Stopford Price was an Irish doctor who helped conquer TB in the country in the early 20th century. Although she was born to a Protestant family, she later sided with the Irish Republicans and
Around the world, people have been expressing their discontent with political situations, demanding rights, wanting change, and attacking governmental institutions and their actors. Greek, Spanish, an
To what extent is diversity perceived and recognized as a resource in contemporary religious education in schools and congregations? What happens with children and their teachers when classrooms shift
Glocal Public Philosophy means a practical philosophy that deals with universal public issues from the particular public world or place where each individual lives and acts. Taking historical changes
Relocation cases are disputes between separated parents which arise when one parent proposes to move to a new geographic location with their child and the other parent objects to the proposal. Relocat
This book presents an unconventional, innovative approach to psychology. It is addressed to psychologists in the various practical domains, as well as academic researchers and policymakers with a deep
Based on unpublished archival material and Republican sources, this volume traces prime minister Margaret Thatcher's battle with the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in 1980 and 1981, when Irish prisoners
The conventional interpretation of Thomas Aquinas's concept of "moral science" casts it as a knowledge of moral rules that are the outcome of a deductive method of theoretical reason. However, there i
Lawyers and others involved with international environmental law investigate the legal and policy instruments that directly or indirectly affect biodiversity protection and ecological connectivity at
Why do judges study legal sources which originated outside their own national legal system, and how do they use arguments from these sources in deciding domestic cases? Based on interviews with judges
This book started off in autumn 2010 to find an answer to the question whether the Netherlands had lost its way in 'Europe'. What happened with this country that had always prided itself on such an ex
Around 30 Jewish chaplains served with honor and distinction in the German army during World War I, providing spiritual care for about 100,000 Jewish, as well as non-Jewish, soldiers, and also Jewish
This two volume study systematically addresses both international climate change law and global climate change governance. It deals with international law and the multiple regulatory regimes which ref
This two volume study systematically addresses both international climate change law and global climate change governance. It deals with international law and the multiple regulatory regimes which ref
The focus of this book is on the past and present standards of rationality of religion, which have functioned as significant regulators of thoughts and practical actions of various social groups. Dete
Lon L. Fuller's account of what he termed 'the internal morality of law' is widely accepted as the classic 20th-century statement of the principles of the rule of law. What is much less accepted is hi
This is the story of perhaps the world's most unusual Jewish community told through the eyes of the oldest member of one of its most unusual families. Solomon 'Momy' Levy is one of the best known figu
This volume presents an integrated approach to life-course analysis with innovations on the theoretical, empirical and methodological level. Life courses are considered as multidimensional individual
Medicine and literary studies are often thematically aligned, since the former can be understood as an interpretive science. Literary texts across all genres and time periods deal with medical issues
IMAGES (II) - Images of the Poor offers readers a cross-section of current research on the perception of poverty and on contemporary and historical representations of poverty coming from a variety of
The European Yearbook of Disability Law is part of the ongoing research programme of the Maastricht Centre for Human Rights of Maastricht University and the Centre for Disability Law and Policy of the
This unique work examines the role of the Irish House of Lords - Ireland's final court of appeal - from 1783 up to the Act of Union in 1800, placing the court in the context of the political and const
Layla is only 14. As she sits in bed with a laptop, her mother Margot sleeps in the next room. But, what separates them is more than just a wall. It's every mother's nightmare. Layla cruises online. S
The theme of this book is between the response to environmental hazards - such as earthquakes of housing (of the so-called "other Modernism") - over issues of conservation of historical materials, as
Landmark Cases in Land Law is the sixth volume in a series of collected essays on leading UK cases (previous volumes have covered law of equity, family law, law of tort, law of contract, and law of re
How does the media contribute to peacebuilding and reconciliation in a post-conflict environment? This dissertation examines the question with respect to the media's involvement during the UN and NATO
Beijing has formed South-South relations with many developing countries and emerging economies by providing foreign aid, setting up trade agreements, making investments, and employing public diplomacy
In April 2013, the International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship (INAP) hosted its fifth international conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, in co-operation with the International Labor Organ
Yehuda Amon and Haim Nahmias were middle-class Jerusalem Jews who were conscripted into the Ottoman army and transported to Western Anatolia with the labor battalions during World War I. They kept det
It has been more than two decades since India embraced open market policies in the effort to align itself with the globalized world economy. The outcome has been quite significant in ushering high GDP
West African history is usually seen as mainly influenced by English or French colonialism. There is a new interest in German colonialism, but most research is done in European archives and with an Eu
This book is concerned with the interplay between the UK Financial Services Authority's (FSA) statutory powers to impose administrative law sanctions on persons that have engaged in abuse in the finan
Leslie Howard's career as a Hollywood star and his ambitions for the British film industry were well known. He contributed substantially to cinema history, having been featured in Gone With the Wind,
This book examines the interpretation and application of the principle of equality of arms in proceedings before several international criminal courts. The coming of age of these institutions merits a
Religious symbols are loaded with meaning, not only for those who display them. They have generated controversy in many circles, be they religious or secular, public or private, and within or outside
