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  • Imposing Risk

    A Normative Framework

    by Prof John Oberdiek ...
    Series series Oxford Legal Philosophy
    We subject others and are ourselves subjected to risk all the time - risk permeates life. Despite the ubiquity of risk and its imposition, philosophers and legal scholars have devoted little of their attention to the difficult questions stimulated by the pervasiveness of risk. When we impose risk upon others, what is it that we are doing? What is risking's moral significance? What moral standards ... Read more

    $86.99 CAD

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  • The Replublic: The Original Unabridged And Complete Edition (Plato Classics)

    by Plato ...
    The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, authored by Plato around 375 BCE, concerning justice, the order and character of the just city-state, and the just man. It is Plato's best-known work, and one of the world's most influential works of philosophy and political theory, both intellectually and historically. In the dialogue, Socrates discusses the meaning of justice and whether the just man is ... Read more

    $0.75 CAD

  • Forms Liberate

    Reclaiming the Jurisprudence of Lon L Fuller

    by Dr Kristen Rundle ...
    Lon L Fuller's account of what he termed 'the internal morality of law' is widely accepted as the classic twentieth century statement of the principles of the rule of law. Much less accepted is his claim that a necessary connection between law and morality manifests in these principles, with the result that his jurisprudence largely continues to occupy a marginal place in the field of legal ... Read more

    $49.99 CAD

  • Law as a Leap of Faith

    Essays on Law in General

    by Prof John Gardner ...
    How do laws resemble rules of games, moral rules, personal rules, rules found in religious teachings, school rules, and so on? Are laws rules at all? Are they all made by human beings? And if so how should we go about interpreting them? How are they organized into systems, and what does it mean for these systems to have 'constitutions'? Should everyone want to live under a system of law? Is there ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD

  • Principle and Policy in Contract Law

    Competing or Complementary Concepts?

    by Stephen Waddams ...
    Although presented as being derived from the past, principles in contract law have been subject to constant reformulation, thereby facilitating legal change while simultaneously seeming to preclude it. Principle and policy have been mutually interdependent, propositions not usually being called principles unless they have been perceived to lead to just results in particular cases, and as likely to ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

  • War Crimes, Genocide, and Justice

    A Global History

    by D. Crowe ...
    Series series History (R0)
    In this sweeping, definitive work, historian David Crowe offers an unflinching account of the long and troubled history of genocide and war crimes. From ancient atrocities to more recent horrors, he traces their disturbing consistency but also the heroic efforts made to break seemingly intractable patterns of violence and retribution. ... Read more

    $89.99 CAD

  • The Mutual Assistance and Solidarity Clauses

    Legal and Political Challenges of an Integrated EU Security System

    by Antonio-Maria Martino ...
    Series Book 5604 - Europaeische Hochschulschriften Recht
    The Mutual Assistance and Solidarity Clauses is the first comprehensive comparative analysis of two major innovations introduced by the Lisbon Treaty. Antonio-Maria Martino’s study focuses on the origins, scope, interpretation and technical aspects of both clauses, with a particular focus on the Solidarity Clause. He highlights the overlap between both provisions and the wide range of competences ... Read more

    $53.99 CAD

  • The Ombudsman Enterprise and Administrative Justice

    by Trevor Buck, Richard Kirkham, Brian Thompson ...
    The statutory duty of public service ombudsmen (PSO) is to investigate claims of injustice caused by maladministration in the provision of public services. This book examines the modern role of the ombudsman within the overall emerging system of administrative justice and makes recommendations as to how PSO should optimize their potential within the wider administrative justice context. Recent ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD

  • The Law of Collaborative Defence Procurement in the European Union

    by Baudouin Heuninckx ...
    States increasingly cooperate to buy expensive defence equipment, but the management and legal aspects of these large collaborative procurement programmes are complex and not well understood. The Law of Collaborative Defence Procurement in the European Union analyses how these programmes are managed, and highlights areas which require improvement. The book addresses the law applicable to these ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Essays on the Doctrinal Study of Law

    by Aulis Aarnio ...
    Series Book 96 - Law and Philosophy Library
    Essays on the Doctrinal Study of Law is a summary of the author’s 40 years of research in the fields of civil law and the philosophy of law. The main focus is on the two main tasks in the doctrinal study of law: the interpretation and systematisation of legal norms. In this regard, Professor Aarnio deals with the theory of argumentation as well as with its foundations - i.e., with the ontology, ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2016

    Edited by Centro di Ateneo per i Diritti Umani ...
    Series Book 7 - Human Right Studies
    The Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2016 provides a dynamic and up-to-date overview of the measures Italy has taken to adapt its legislation and policies to international human rights law and to comply with commitments voluntarily assumed by the Italian Government at the international level.The 2016 Yearbook surveys the activities of the relevant national and local Italian actors, including ... Read more

    $77.99 CAD

  • Sub-State Governance through Territorial Autonomy

    A Comparative Study in Constitutional Law of Powers, Procedures and Institutions

    by Markku Suksi ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This study focuses on territorial autonomy, which is often used in different conflict-resolution and minority situations. Four typical elements are identified on the basis of the historical example of the Memel Territory and the so-called Memel case of the PCIJ; distribution of powers, participation through elections and referendums, executive power of territorial autonomy, and international ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD