Children's rights and Human development is a new and uncharted domain in human rights and psychology research. This multidisciplinary Child Rights Reader is a first attempt to introduce this domain to
Seaman (social sciences, U. of Osnabruck, Germany) conducts an analysis of US policy towards Cuba during the Bush years (although the relative continuity in policy under Obama means that Seaman's find
In the last years, starting from the study of the foundations of human rights, Pier Cesare Bori has focused his research on the exegesis of Genesis 1, 26-28, according to which man is created in the i
Architects are creators of places. Spaces are produced by the social practice of the user within places. Thus, the user is brought into the picture as a producer of space, whereas architects are class
This book examines religious life in the province of Khorezm in western Uzbekistan in the context of the overall political transformations, which followed the dissolution of the Soviet Union. As the t
This is a wide-ranging yet incisive text on religion from below by an anthropologist, based on many years of field-work in Borneo and Australia and current teaching in practical theology and religious
Landmark Cases in the Law of Tort contains 13 original essays on leading UK tort cases, ranging from the early 19th century to the present day. It is the third volume in a series of collected essays o
For undergraduate and graduate students and scholars, Latham (English, U. of Tulsa) compiles 10 essays on James Joyce's life and writings. Essays discuss major works such as Ulysses, Finnegans Wake, D
In commemoration of the four hundredth anniversary of the 1607 "flight of the earls" from Ulster, this compilation treats the impact of the Irish emigrants on the continent. Hugh O'Neill, Catholic ear
In order to develop a framework that can form a basis for the development of a European property law, this book provides a comparative analysis of property law from the perspective of four European le
The days in which historians mentioned queens only as political pawns or mothers are, fortunately, long gone. In this addition to the list of queenship studies, Oakley-Brown (Renaissance literature, L
Set in Australia, this volume explores the case of a woman taken from her aboriginal mother at birth. Eileen Williams (who later took the name Joy Janaka Wiradjuri Williams in honor of her background)
The Consultative Council of European Judges at the Council of Europe (CCJE) rightly characterized judicial autonomy, that is, the independence of impartiality of the third state power, as a "structure
In the 1950s, civic society in South Africa became mobilized against racist laws that penetrated nearly every aspect of civic life. The social justice struggle that eventually displaced white minority
In this work, author Marc Rigaux uncovers the parameters that European labor legislators used in the development of labor protection. He formulates a number of theses that allow him to establish a the
This book focuses on the Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Statute for a European Private Company (Societas Privata Europaea, SPE), as put forward by the European Commission in the summer of 20
In an age of globalization, computerization, and commodification, why read poetry? This most literary, most artificial, and least profitable genre seems ill suited to meet todays challenges. Or is it?
There is currently no comprehensive study of the status of security sector governance in West Africa. Many efforts have been directed either at individual countries or at providing a general analysis
In August 2007, the month when Malaysia celebrated 50 years of independence from colonial rule, two historic cities on the Straits of Malacca were assessed for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage L
Collective redress has gained momentum in Europe and North America. Legal reforms are driven by different institutional conditions but show a limited degree of convergence. In this book, seventeen con
This volume is an empirical, comparative analysis of the funding of political parties in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Ita
This key text analyses the international carriage of goods by road under the provisions of the CMR Convention. The updates in the fifth edition include: In Part I on CMR: ‧ Cases on CMR in England ‧ N
This book is a single reference source of marine cargo insurance law, arranged by reference to the recently revised Institute Cargo Clauses, the most widely used standard form of marine cargo insuranc
Over six decades, India's Five Year Plans have built up a vast health infrastructure and invested massive amounts of money in medical education, training, and research. This book provides a comprehens
Presented by Patel (history, European Union Institute, Italy), 14 papers use the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy as an empirical window for exploring different approaches to the history of
This book discusses the future steps in European integration, which are to be taken after the likely entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in 2010. Against the background of the drafting of this new t
In view of the alleged democratic deficit at the European level, it is all the more important that the administration of European law suffers neither from an application or enforcement deficit nor fro
Access to justice is among the most important notions in modern legal vocabulary. It is a central topic in the famous book series edited by the late Mauro Cappelletti, the case law of the European Cou
The 2005 Avant-projet de rAcforme du droit des obligations et de la prescription a?? also dubbed the Avant-projet Catala a?? suggests the most far-reaching reform of the French Civil Code since it cam
Considerable debate surrounds the United Nations directive that officials of recognized national governments take responsibility to protect their subjects or citizens from genocide, war crimes, ethnic
Modern Maritime Law and Risk Management provides comprehensive coverage of contemporary international admiralty and maritime law in an easily accessible style. It brings together substantive law, juri
This eighth edition of the Collection of Conventions of the Hague Conference contains most of the multilateral treaties entered into, under the auspices of the Hague Conference on Private Internationa
This volume contains detailed information concerning the law on property relations between spouses (matrimonial property law) in 26 European jurisdictions. The expert members of the Commission on Euro
EU criminal law is perhaps the fastest-growing area of EU law. It is also one of the most contested fields of EU action, covering measures which have a significant impact on the protection of fundamen
Watson, whose doctorate was done in Anglo-Irish literature at the University of Dublin, examines the work of several Irish writers of children's fiction, including, Eilis Dillon, Marita Conlon-McKenna
The essays which appear in this work are based on papers presented at a two-day conference held in Liverpool in July 2007 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, which
Though mental harm can be profoundly disabling, the law imposes strict limits on who can recover damages for it. In the absence of physical injury, compensation is not normally available for negligent
This volume contains articles on three areas of family law that, at the dawn of the 21st century, have provoked passionate discussion. The topics of concern include: (compulsory) arrangements regardin
The genomic age itself sure proved ephemeral. The genus Clostridium is a heterogeneous group of anaerobic spore-forming bacteria of which several prominent species are major toxin producers. Molecular
The intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of the world's communities is an inheritance that has been passed down through many generations. Its survival, however, is increasingly threatened by the realiti
