Law & society

Racism has a long history and its devastating impacts continue to spark heated, moral and political debate and give rise to social movements and widespread protest. This accessible primer provides a cogent introduction to the study and confrontation of racism, using key insights from sociology and other social sciences. Learn More

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This volume brings together experts in the field of law and history to explore the ways in which law and lawyers contributed to the expansion of the British Empire, and the ways in which the Empire influenced the Metropole. It sheds new light on the role of the law and legal actors during the establishment of the Empire. Learn More

The Many Paths of Change in International Law analyses drivers, conditions, and consequences of change across the different fields of international law. Tracing change processes and the conditions that facilitate and hinder their success, the book paints complex and varied picture of an international legal order in flux. Learn More

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This edited volume presents selected works from the 21st Biennial Alta Argumentation Conference, sponsored by the National Communication Association and the American Forensics Association and held in 2019. Learn More

This volume explores how and why EU-level actors respond to the various, sometime competing, 'bottom up' demands, and challenges the view that domestic contestation necessarily limits EU-level room for manoeuvre. Learn More

This book investigates the multifaceted conflicts of sovereignty in the recent crises in the European Union. Learn More

This book presents the universal issues of radioactive waste management from the perspective of the German legal system, analysing how lawmakers have responded to the issue of nuclear waste. It will be of interest to energy policy experts, academics and professionals who work in the area of nuclear energy. Learn More

This book examines the potential role of European Union law in combating poverty and social exclusion in the European Union. Learn More

This book examines the antagonist relationship between new European nationalisms - as these often go hand-in-hand with populism - and the phenomenon of migration. Learn More

This interdisciplinary book analyses the impact of digital technologies on specific markets and, more broadly, the society and the economy. It identifies and assesses the different features, challenges, trends and dimensions of the EU DSM, from a legal and economic viewpoint, and also from a Polish perspective. Learn More

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