Systems of law

This book analyses contemporary Jain identity and legal status in India. It explores these aspects according to the distinct doctrinal interpretations, forms of organisation and legal and ethical codes by different Jain representativies and presents the social history of Jain law and the modern construction of Jainism as an independent religion. Learn More

This book explores African domestic and regional responses and approaches to environmental protection and sustainability. Written by African and international experts, the collection consists of five parts covering the whole of Africa. Learn More

International Natural Resources Law offers a comprehensive introduction to this rapidly expanding area of study and practice for students, researchers and practitioners. The book offers a clear overview, illustrating the development of European and international regulatory standards by reference to case law and implementation at a national level. Learn More

International Natural Resources Law offers a comprehensive introduction to this rapidly expanding area of study and practice for students, researchers and practitioners. The book offers a clear overview, illustrating the development of European and international regulatory standards by reference to case law and implementation at a national level. Learn More

Volume 22 of The Jewish Law Annual adds to the growing list of articles on Jewish law that have been published in volumes 1- 21 of this series, providing English-speaking readers with scholarly articles presenting jurisprudential, historical, textual and comparative analysis of issues in Jewish law. Learn More

Providing a complete view of US legal principles, this book presents as a cohesive whole the interrelationships between constitutional principles, statutory criminal laws, procedural law, and common law evidentiary doctrines. This fully revised and updated new edition also includes questions and scenarios to check learning. Learn More

Providing a complete view of US legal principles, this book presents as a cohesive whole the interrelationships between constitutional principles, statutory criminal laws, procedural law, and common law evidentiary doctrines. This fully revised and updated new edition also includes questions and scenarios to check learning. Learn More

This book investigates the historical economic and legal regimes that legitimated the resource extraction and exploitation of Africa between the 15th and 19th centuries and led to the continent's trajectory of underdevelopment in the world system. Learn More

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This book argues that South Africa is haunted by the spectre of reparation. Learn More

Taking up the concept of vulnerability, this book examines the gendered impact of market-based procurement practices. Learn More

The Germ of Justice covers the leading problems of contemporary jurisdiction to introduce current conversations surrounding the morality of law in an accessible way. Through the works of Hume, Hart, and others, it addresses the nature of law, relations between law and morality, and the demands that law makes of its officers and its subjects. Learn More

This book assesses the extent to which two specialized UN agencies- the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal - have been able to regulate environmental pollution in the global commons. . Learn More

Legal Skills is the essential text for students new to law, helping them make the transition from secondary education and equipping them with the skills they need to succeed from the beginning of their degree, through to final-year exams and dissertations. Learn More