Over the past years global justice has established itself as one of the new and most promising frontiers of political theory. Sovereign Justice collects valuable contributions
from scholars of both continental and analytic tradition, and aims to investigate into the relationship between global justice and the nation state. [...]
The series „Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Rechtstatsachenforschung“ („Innsbruck‘ contributions to empirical legal studies“) aims at analysing the interconnections of
law in the books and law in action with a special focus on the functioning of law. [...]
This open access book explores the intersection of property law, relocation, and resettlement processes in the United States and among communities that grapple with migration
as an adaptation strategy. As communities face the prospect of relocating because of rising seas, policy makers, disaster specialists, and community leaders are scrambling [...]
Der vorliegende Sammelband liefert einen tiefgreifenden Einblick in die juristische Methodik und Methodenrezeption in Ostasien und insbesondere China. Ziel ist es, einen Beitrag
zur juristischen Methodenvergleichung vor dem Hintergrund andersartiger politischer, gesellschaftlicher und kultureller Strukturen zu leisten. [...]
What could be the common points between the Literature produced at the imperial court of 9th-10th century in Japan with the one composed in Italy under the rule of Frederick
II of Hohenstaufen? Why the Kokinwakashū in Japan and the Sicilian School of Poetry in Italy have been acknowledged as canons for later literary traditions? How [...]
The 1902 Residence Law constituted one of the most significant repressive legislative milestones in Argentine history. Far from addressing residency, it focused on the deportation
of foreigners in a country that simultaneously promoted overseas immigration. The opacity with which it was implemented has meant that for over a century our understanding [...]
With contributions from an international team of experts, this collection provides a much-needed international, comparative approach to mental capacity law. The book focuses
particularly on exploring substantive commonalities and divergences in normative orientation and practical application embedded in different legal frameworks. [...]
This open access book explores how legal proceedings in and out-of-court can be matched to the complex problems underlying disputes concerning child custody, residence and
contact between parents. It focusses in particular on Nordic experiences of in and out-of-court mechanisms as means of resolving custody disputes. [...]
Generally, traditional "marriages" according to Islamic custom are void in South African law because they are potentially polygynous and do not comply with the formalities
prescribed by the Marriage Act 25 of 1961 . A valid concern for those who oppose polygyny is that it may enforce and promote gender inequality in that it is practised [...]
The Child Justice Act 75 of 2008 establishes a separate criminal justice system for child offenders, which is mainly aimed at diverting child offenders from the formal criminal
justice system. However, when diversion is not feasible, convicted child offenders have to be sentenced in child justice courts. [...]