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Comparing Transitions to Democracy. Law and Justice in South America and Europe
This present book examines some of the key features of the interplay between legal history, authoritarian rule and political transitions in Brazil and other countries from the end of 20th Century until today. This book casts light on these aspects of the role of law and legal actors/institutions. In the context of transition from authoritarian rule to democratic state, Brazil has produced a sig…
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- 978-3-030-67502-8
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- VIII, 323p.:ill
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- 340.1 Com
Law as Passion
Inspired by the works of Professor Marcelo Neves, in this book colleagues come together to explore how their research has been influenced by non-European and post-colonial approaches. With a foreword by Karl-Heinz Ladeur, it features essays written by leading scholars in the fields of sociology of law and constitutional theory – including Hauke Brunkhorst, Darío Rodrígues, Kimmo Nuotio and …
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- 978-3-030-63501-5
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- xvi, 251p.:ill
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- 340.1 Law
European International Law Traditions
International Law is usually considered, at least initially, to be a unitary legal order that is not subject to different national approaches. Ex definition it should be an order that transcends the national, and one that merges national perspectives into a higher understanding of law. It gains broad recognition precisely because it gives expression to a common consensus transcending nationa…
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- 978-3-030-52028-1
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- viii,339p.:ill
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- 340.1 Eur
Adnan Trakic, Hanifah Haydar Ali Tajuddin
This book examines the challenges of the implementation of Islamic law in Malaysia. Malaysia is a pertinent jurisdiction to explore such challenges given its global focus, colonial history and institutions, and the intersection of the Shari’ah and secularism/multiculturalism. The resultant implementation challenges are underpinned by three factors that make Malaysia an important jurisdiction …
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- 978-981-33-6187-4
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- xiii, 151p.:ill
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- 340.1 Isl
Theory of Legal Evidence - Evidence in Legal Theory
This book addresses theoretical problems concerning legal evidence. The concept of evidence is expected to fulfill a number of distinct roles in science and philosophy, but also in legal theory and law, some of which are complementary, while others are conflicting. In their profession, lawyers have to deal with evidence and proof. Yet the legal concept of evidence is constantly changing, and th…
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- 978-3-030-83841-6
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- vi, 276p.:ill
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- 340.1 The
Criminal Law-Making
This book intends to contribute to the consolidation of the new approach to lawmaking that has taken place in the last 20 years in legal philosophy and legal theory, spreading to other legal fields, especially criminal law. This new legislation science focusing on criminal problems has triggered a growing interest in the field, a dynamic which has led to a long-needed convergence of disciplines…
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- 978-3-030-71348-5
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- x, 231p.:ill
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- 340.1 Cri
Judges and Adjudication in Constitutional Democracies: A View from Legal Realism
The book offers contributions to a philosophical and realistic approach to the place of adjudication in contemporary constitutional democracies. Bringing together scholars from different legal and philosophical backgrounds, the book purports to cast light on the role(s) of judges and the function of judicial interpretation inside of constitutional states, from the standpoint of legal realism as…
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- 978-3-030-58186-2
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- viii, 199p.:ill
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- 340.1 Jud
Doing Justice In Wartime
This book discusses the impact of war on the complex interactions between various actors involved in justice: individuals and social groups on the one hand and ‘the justice system’ (police, judiciary and professionals working in the prison service) on the other. It also highlights the emergence of new expectations of justice among these actors as a result of war. Furthermore, the book addre…
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- 978-3-030-72050-6
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- XVIII, 186p.:ill
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- 340.1 Doi
Semiotics, Law & Art
This book presents an interdisciplinary study of the relation between semiotics, law & art. Focusing on Greimasian semiotics, it examines specific works of art (from Giotto to Banksy) that deal with the theme of justice, promoting a more sensitive and humanized perception of the values that surround law. The book offers readers a comprehensive review of the semiotics of law, critically examinin…
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- 978-3-030-58880-9
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- xiv, 216p.:ill
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- 340.1 Bit s
The Quest for Core Values in the Application of Legal Norms
Relations between societal values and legal doctrine are inevitably complex given the time lag between law and social reality, and the sociological space between legal communities involved in the development and application of the law and non-legal communities affected by it. It falls on open-ended concepts, such as proportionality, human rights, dignity, freedom, and truth, and on legal framew…
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- 978-3-030-78953-4
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- xii, 340p.:ill
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- 340.1 The
Courtroom Power Distance Dynamics
The book presents a comprehensive reconceptualization of Geert Hofstede’s well-known concept of power distance, applying the theory to the specific case of judge–witness courtroom interactions in Polish regional courts. In the light of the detailed critique of Hofstede’s original approach to power distance, the book first carefully develops a three-level concept of power distance, incl…
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- 978-3-030-66984-3
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- xii, 295p.:ill
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- 340.1 Dud c
The Law as a Moral Agent
This book examines the controversial and repercussive contention that an objective of the law should be to promote personal morality - to make people ethically better. It surveys a number of domains, including criminal law, tort law, contract law, family law, and medical law (particularly the realm of moral enhancement technologies) asking for each: (a) Does the existing law seek to promote per…
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- 978-3-030-71334-8
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- VII, 92p.:ill
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- 340.1 Fos t
Conceptual Jurisprudence
This book brings together leading legal theorists to present original philosophical work on the concept of law - the central question of jurisprudence. It covers five broad topics: firstly it addresses debates concerning the methodology of jurisprudence. In Part II it focuses on the notion of a legal system and its coercive nature, while Part III explores the relationships between law and moral…
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- 978-3-030-78803-2
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- x, 319p.:ill
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- 340.1 Con
The Architecture of Rights
What is a right? What, if anything, makes rights different from other features of the normative world, such as duties, standards, rules, or principles? Do all rights serve some ultimate purpose? In addition to raising these questions, philosophers and jurists have long been aware that different senses of ‘a right’ abound. To help make sense of this diversity, and to address the above questi…
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- 978-3-030-76039-7
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- xii, 305p.:ill
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- 340.1 Fry t
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