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 [...]
Was heißt es, über Antisemitismus und Recht nachzudenken? Aus interdisziplinärer Perspektive betrachten die Beiträger*innen erstmals die Zusammenhänge dieses Forschungsfelds.
Zugänge aus unterschiedlichen Disziplinen wie unter anderem der Geschichtswissenschaft, Philosophie, Soziologie, Literaturwissenschaft und Rechtswissenschaft schließen [...]
In recent decades, the technical handling of custody business in the OHADA region has undergone a lasting change. There has been a shift from a direct to an indirect holding
system, in which the interests of an investor in respect of the underlying securities are recorded in the books of an intermediary (such as a bank or a securities [...]
One of the most basic questions for any legal system is that of methodology: how one interprets, analyzes, weighs and applies a mass of often competing legal rules, precedents,
practices, customs, and traditions to reach final determinations and practical guidance about the correct legal-prescribed course of action in any given situation. [...]
The following text deals with the general principles and legal rules regarding evidence and evidence taking in the Portuguese legal system. Based on the rules foreseen in legal
texts, as well as court decisions and national literature, the authors approach the general theory behind the current rules and notions in force while also referencing [...]
Foreign judges The Influence of Swiss and German-Austrian judges upon jurisprudence in the principality of Liechtenstein, 1939-45 The principality of Liechtenstein has been
a small country possessing limited resources. In matters of jurisprudence this meant adopting Austrian and Swiss legal codes and, along with local lawyers, electing [...]
