The book scrutinizes the legal-historical development of the crime "unnatural fornication". The analysis focuses on contemporary law and sexual science sources as well as files
from criminal proceedings for same-sex fornication. lt shows how different negotiation processes influenced the ideas of the "immoral", the sexual and the gender. [...]
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. One
of the most hotly debated issues in contemporary Muslim ethics is the status of women in Islamic law. [...]
This book investigates the complex ethical dilemmas underpinning AI regulation, analysing the EU Artificial Intelligence Act in the context of the fundamental values and ambitious
expectations that have accompanied it initially. This book posits a pioneering regulatory framework to ensure the ethical development and equitable deployment of [...]
In vielen Bereichen des Privatrechts wird die Privatautonomie von Vertragsparteien zunehmend gesetzlich beschränkt. Stefan Bechtold zeigt an Beispielen aus dem allgemeinen
Zivilrecht, dem Verbraucherschutzrecht sowie dem Gesellschafts- und Kapitalmarktrecht Grenzen auf, bei denen zwingendes Vertragsrecht als Regulierungsinstrument versagt. [...]
Peru's industrial mining sector is highly conflictual and characterized by social disputes. Many of these conflicts are fought not only in politics but also in the courts,
as activists attempt to hold corporate and state actors liable for human rights violations. [...]
Weltweit vereinheitlichte Musterverträge bestimmen die Vertragsgestaltung im grenzüberschreitenden Finanzverkehr. Diese Musterverträge werden von privaten Organisationen
wie der International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), der Loan Market Association (LMA) und der International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) geschaffen. [...]
For the last four decades, the trend in ancient Greek history has been to view the intersection of slavery and honour wholly in terms of dishonour, with slaves often seen as
standing outside the dynamics of honour and recognition. Drawing on new approaches to the philosophy, psychology and sociology of honour, this volume showcases thirteen [...]
After Nuremberg, there is probably no other place where the future of Europe has been so definitively tested and safeguarded as in The Hague. The iconic building of the former
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has become a global symbol of international law and transitional justice since its establishment [...]
Collective labour law is, for the most part, national law. It is often the result of social struggle and political compromise occurring in the national context. Unlike other
fields of private law, it has not been the object of legal harmonisation, at either international or European levels. [...]
Child Protection in India: Assessing Multi-disciplinary Response Mechanisms offers a comprehensive exploration of the institutional, legal, and social frameworks surrounding
child protection in India. Anchored in a multidisciplinary approach, the book brings together insights from law, social work, psychology, education, and public policy [...]
