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Procedural Requirements for Administrative Limits to Property Rights
£75.40Administrative law permeates all areas of law, and this series focuses on its role both regionally and globally. This volume addresses one of the most traditional sets of procedures, namely the exercise of public powers affecting property rights. It provides a synchronic comparison of legal systems across the EU, US, and regimes beyond the State. Learn MorePublication date 18 August 2022
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National Security Surveillance in Southern Africa: An Anti-Capitalist Perspective
£78.75Publication date 28 July 2022
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The United Kingdom Constitution: An Introduction
£28.25This volume is an introduction to the United Kingdom's constitution that recognises its historical, political, and legal dimensions. It pays attention to the revival of the constituent territories of the UK. The constitution is shaped by constitutional principles, including state sovereignty, separation of powers, democracy, and subsidiarity. Learn MorePublication date 05 October 2021
By Oxford University Press -
The United Kingdom Constitution: An Introduction
£66.00This volume is an introduction to the United Kingdom's constitution that recognises its historical, political, and legal dimensions. It pays attention to the revival of the constituent territories of the UK. The constitution is shaped by constitutional principles, including state sovereignty, separation of powers, democracy, and subsidiarity. Learn MorePublication date 05 October 2021
By Oxford University Press -
Russia and the Right to Self-Determination in the Post-Soviet Space
£75.40This book shows that Russia has a distinct approach to the right to self-determination that sets it apart from Western States and from Soviet state practice. Drawing on analysis of seven secessionist conflicts and a detailed study of Russian sources, it traces how Russian engagement with self-determination has changed over the past three decades. Learn MorePublication date 17 June 2021
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Choosing a Prime Minister: The Transfer of Power in Britain
£75.40Tackling the various ways politicians enter and exit Downing Street, Rodney Brazier gives context and analysis to this comprehensive account of what goes into becoming the leader of the United Kingdom. With historical examples and contemporary evidence, this book explains the rules which govern gaining and losing the British Prime Ministership. Learn MorePublication date 02 July 2020
By Oxford University Press -
MI5, the Cold War, and the Rule of Law
£79.20This book is a unique and innovative study of the status, powers, and activities of MI5 during the Cold War. It contends that MI5 was subject neither to effective political nor legal scrutiny, and examines the operations of the Security Service for civil liberties, and the contemporary relevance of Cold War practices. Learn MorePublication date 14 May 2020
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Brexit and Financial Regulation
£54.65This book provides guidance on the complexity of Brexit as it applies to financial institutions. Through the eyes of leading lawyers it covers issues of market access, transposition of directly applicable regulation, the assumption of roles carried out by the ESA's, and the impact on cross-border contracts. Learn MorePublication date 05 February 2020
By Oxford University Press -
The Political Foundations of Judicial Independence in Dictatorship and Democracy
£59.40Why do political actors tolerate courts able to check their power? This book argues that judicial independence as electorally-induced 'insurance' is about the risks of losing power, risks that are higher in autocratic regimes. Using a mixed-methods approach, it develops a theory of both de facto and de jure independence across regime type. Learn MorePublication date 03 October 2019
By Oxford University Press -
EU Executive Discretion and the Limits of Law
£83.90This edited collection analyses how the law governs, and should govern, the exercise of discretion by the EU's executive powers, in light of post-2010 developments which have expanded such powers. Learn MorePublication date 08 May 2019
By Oxford University Press -
Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Issues in Expropriation
£141.45Publication date 03 October 2018
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Democratic Dialogue and the Constitution
£55.60Focusing on the protection of rights in the UK, this book establishes a framework for interactions to better protect rights, facilitate deliberation, engage citizens, and provide for checks and balances. It further evaluates how well these values are achieved in the UK constitution now, and in light of a British Bill of Rights and Brexit. Learn MorePublication date 26 January 2017
By Oxford University Press -
The Gifted Generation: Growing Up When Government Was Good
£18.50Publication date 03 December 2015
By Bloomsbury Publishing Plc -
Minority Accommodation through Territorial and Non-Territorial Autonomy
£83.90For centuries autonomy has been a public policy tool used to provide stability and cohesion to multicultural societies. Examining case studies on non-territorial autonomy arrangements in comparison with territorial autonomy examples, this volume seeks to inform both design and decision making on managing diversity. Learn MorePublication date 08 October 2015
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Managing Diversity through Non-Territorial Autonomy: Assessing Advantages, Deficiencies, and Risks
£83.90Non-territorial autonomy (NTA) is a statecraft tool aimed at respecting the rights of ethnic and cultural minority groups. This volume examines the non-territorial institutional and public administration functions of NTA, providing policy-makers and ethno-cultural groups the tools to promote social cohesion while respecting diversity. Learn MorePublication date 23 July 2015
By Oxford University Press