Author: Clarence Wilfred Jenks
Publisher:
Published: 1963
Total Pages: 150
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Peter De Cruz
Publisher: Routledge Cavendish
Published: 2015-10-06
Total Pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9781138129498
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Accessibly written, this book outlines recent changes to EC law, compares the civil law of France, Germany and England, examines the Russian Federation in the post-Soviet era and explores socialist legal influences and non-Western legal traditions.
Author: Curtis A. Bradley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016-02-15
Total Pages: 703
ISBN-13: 1316654125
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Although customary international law has long been an important source of rights and obligations in international relations, there has been extensive debate in recent years about whether this body of law is equipped to address complex modern problems such as climate change, international terrorism, and global financial instability. In addition, there is growing uncertainty about how, precisely, international and domestic courts should identify rules of customary international law. Custom's Future seeks to address this uncertainty by providing a better understanding of how customary international law has developed over time, the way in which it is applied in practice, and the challenges that it faces going forward. Reflecting an interdisciplinary mix of historical, empirical, economic, philosophical, and doctrinal analysis, and containing chapters by leading international law experts, it will be of use to lawyers, judges, and researchers alike.
Author: ʻAbd Allāh Aḥmad Naʻīm
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 2002-08
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9781842770931
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In "Islamic Family Law in a Changing World," Abdullahi A. An-Na'im explores the practice of the Shari'a, commonly known as Islamic Family Law. An-Na'im shows that the practical application of Shari'a principles is often modified by theological differences of interpretation, a country's particular customary practices, and state policy and law.
Author: Olga Cvejić Jančić
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-11-17
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 3319231898
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book deals with the implementation of the rights of the child as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 21 countries from Europe, Asia, Australia, and the USA. It gives an overview of the legal status of children regarding their most salient rights, such as the implementation of the best interest principle, the right of the child to know about of his/her origin, the right to be heard, to give medical consent, the right of the child in the field of employment, religious education of children, prohibition of physical punishment, protection of the child through deprivation of parental rights and in the case of inter-country adoption. In the last 25 years since the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted, many States Parties to the Convention have made great efforts to pass legislation regulating the rights of the child, in their commitment to the improvement of the legal status of the child. However, is that enough for any child to live better, safer, and healthier? What are the practical effects of this international as well as many national instruments in the everyday life of children? Have there been any outcomes in terms of improvement of their status around the world, and improvement of the conditions under which they live, since the Convention entered into force? In tackling these questions, this work presents a comparative overview of the implementation of the Convention, and evaluates the results achieved.
Author: Tanja Aalberts
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-04-05
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1108425976
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Countering mainstream theories, this book focuses on the expanding institutionalisation of international law.
Author: Anthea Roberts
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 0190696419
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book takes the reader on a sweeping tour of the international legal field to reveal some of the patterns of difference, dominance, and disruption that belie international law's claim to universality. Pulling back the curtain on the "divisible college of international lawyers," Anthea Roberts shows how international lawyers in different states, regions, and geopolitical groupings are often subject to distinct incoming influences and outgoing spheres of influence in ways that reflect and reinforce differences in how they understand and approach international law. These divisions manifest themselves in contemporary controversies, such as debates about Crimea and the South China Sea. Not all approaches to international law are created equal, however. Using case studies and visual representations, the author demonstrates how actors and materials from some states and groups have come to dominate certain transnational flows and forums in ways that make them disproportionately influential in constructing the "international." This point holds true for Western actors, materials, and approaches in general, and for Anglo-American (and sometimes French) ones in particular. However, these patterns are set for disruption. As the world moves past an era of Western dominance and toward greater multipolarity, it is imperative for international lawyers to understand the perspectives and approaches of those coming from diverse backgrounds. By taking readers on a comparative tour of different international law academies and textbooks, the author encourages them to see the world through the eyes of others -- an essential skill in this fast changing world of shifting power dynamics and rising nationalism.
Author: Onuma Yasuaki
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-02-15
Total Pages: 733
ISBN-13: 1107024730
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book adopts a 'trans-civilizational' perspective on the history and development of current West-centric international law.