This is an indispensable collection of statutory and non-statutory materials relating to charity law in England and Wales. This third edition is revised to coincide with the implementation of the UK's
The manner in which South Africa dealt with its past and the process of granting amnesty through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is generally considered legitimate. This is not the case, howev
Both Old Church Slavonic and the written culture of the Orthodox Slavs began with translations from the Greek, and translation has remained important down to the present. Prominent and promising medie
Double flute, shoulder flute, and large standing slit drums with carved decorations are only a few of the unique musical instruments used in the islands of Vanuatu. In many ways, the people of this So
This book deals with regulatory competition in corporate and capital market law in Europe - i.e. the endeavor of national and supranational legislators to develop more attractive corporate legal forms
Medievalists and art historians explore the function, construction, space, and messages of images; the rituals associated with them; and the possible influences of these phenomena on the daily life of
Zhang (law, Peking University) analyzes Chinese constitutional development beginning with the constitutional history of the country, the roots of the 1982 constitution, and a description of the distin
With the rural population of India constituting nearly 70 percent of the total, the importance of rural development policies would be difficult to overstate. In this volume, Satyanarayana (director, C
Bhasin (commerce, U. of Delhi, India) aims to provide a comprehensive account of aspects of foreign direct investment (FDI) in India, with particular focus on current policies, conditions, and procedu
The editors (professors of economics at Aligarh Muslim U., India) present eight research papers investigating India and its relationship with the World Trade Organization and regional trade agreements
This book looks at the history of The Bell magazine (1940-1954) in relationship to the issue of Irish identity. The Bell set out with an editorial mission to describe Irish life, and the book looks at
This history examines the forces and consequences surrounding the conquest of Ireland by Anglo-Norman invaders and compares conditions in Ireland at the time with parallel economic development in Brit
Landmark Cases in Equity continues the series of Landmark Cases essays which began with Landmark Cases in the Law of Restitution (2006) and continued with Contract (2008) and Tort (2010). The book con
Private law has long been the focus of efforts to explain wider developments of law in an era of globalization. As consumer transactions and corporate activities continue to develop with scant regard
This book deals with the cultivation of vegetables and fruit in cottage gardens and urban allotments across Ireland since the mid-18th century. The debates engendered by these small patches of land co
For biologists involved with regulatory networks, environmental microbiology, or the pathogenicity of microorganisms, this volume presents 17 chapters, each one dedicated to a particular microorganism
Ecological Awareness, with seventeen authors from multiple disciplines, explores how religious practitioners have become increasingly aware of ecological challenges. It sheds new light on an essential
For those interested in exploring the entanglement of international criminal justice with the interests of States, Germany is a particularly curious, exemplary case. Although a liberal democracy since
This book provides a comparative study on the bankruptcy reorganization law of the US and China with the aim of establishing an efficient bankruptcy reorganization system in China.
Carpets woven by Jews are little studied compared to those made by Muslims in medieval Spain. As the author of perhaps the first ever book on carpets with Jewish symbols, Felton (M. Phil, Jewish studi
This study by Molavi (Centre for Iranian Studies, U. of Durham, UK) aims to identify the determinants of privatization policy in Iran, with particular reference to the oil and gas industry. He provide
Challenging the traditional view that Ireland in the nineteenth century existed as a passive co-participant to British interactions with continental Europe, this collection of eleven articles provides
Villaverde (philosophy, U. of Santiago de Compostela, Spain) studied with French philosopher Ricoeur (1913-2005) and offers a broad review of his thinking. There is no grand narrative, no core ideas a
Expanded and reissued to take advantage of growing public discontent with, and investigation of, Catholic Church practices in Ireland, the second edition of this volume on questionable and forced adop
In October 2009, the Montesquieu Institute Maastricht hosted a conference on parliamentary involvement with military missions. Even where such missions do not concern the actual waging of war, sending
" ... Analyses one of the essential principles in EU criminal law. It deals with the European Arrest Warrant, the framework decision on freezing, the framework decision on financial penalties and the
The contributions of Islam to world civilization are undeniable. However, in the last 100 years, Muslims have been confronted with the effects and ramifications of modernity, caused by the emergence o
This book deals with consolidation of arbitral disputes pending before either the International Chamber of Commerce or the Swiss Chambers of Commerce. It is mainly concerned with determining both the
Explorers entered the Australian Victoria River District as early as 1830 and began driving herds of cattle there in 1883, resulting in ever increasing conflict with the native Aboriginals. This work
Nine papers explore topics in the emergent field of applied ethics associated with the development and deployment of robotic and autonomous systems, including: armed robots and preventive arms control
Under the influence of globalization, many countries have been compelled to privatize the provision of a number of State and public services. This trend towards privatization has been met with skeptic
This book contains the papers of the ILA panel on Islamic Finance and the Influence of Religion on the Law. First, the concept of Islamic finance is introduced, with the aim to foster a better underst
Tweed (a senior partner specializing in media law with the British law firm Johnson Solicitors) examines British media law, assessing the calls for the reform of British libel law instigated the Briti
This collection of historical texts on the Great Famine provides contemporary scholars with an in-depth selection of both famous and obscure writings on the Irish disaster from the 1840s through Irish
This book deals with a subject that has recently been the focus of debate and law reform in many jurisdictions: how much scope should spouses have to conclude agreements concerning their financial aff
This accessible text addresses the core knowledge domain of cognitive psychology, with focused coverage of the central concepts, research and debates in this key area. The engaging text provides detai
The decentralization of competition law enforcement and the stimulation of private damages actions in the European Union go hand in hand with the increasingly international character of antitrust proc
For centuries, courts of law have been faced with the problem of determining what type of innovation is an appropriate subject matter for a patent. With each technical advance, the question of what is
Because of the complicated relationship between the state and state entities (i.e. entities with separate legal identity from the state as corporations under private law or public bodies falling outsi
Litigating Psychiatric Injury Claims is a practical guide to dealing with the complex legal issues arising from psychiatric injury. It deals with the development of law and practice over the last ten
