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Brexit and beyond : rethinking the futures of Europe
Brexit will have significant consequences for the country, for Europe, and for global order. And yet much discussion of Brexit in the UK has focused on the causes of the vote and on its consequences for the future of British politics. This volume examines the consequences of Brexit for the future of Europe and the European Union, adopting an explicitly regional and future-oriented perspective m…
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- 9781787352759
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- xv, 291 p.
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- 341.24220941 BRE B
The Theory, Practice, and Interpretation of Customary International Law
Although customary international law (CIL) has been central to international law from its inception, it is often misunderstood. This edited volume remedies that problem by tracing the history of CIL and provides an in-depth study of its theory, practice, and interpretation. Its chapters tackle the big questions which surround this source of international law such as: what are the rules that reg…
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- 9781009025416
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- xxxiv, 648 p
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- 341 THE A
Collective bargaining and the gig economy : a traditional tool for new busine…
This open access book investigates the role of collective bargaining in the gig economy. Despite the variety of situations covered by the term “gig economy”, collective agreements for employees and non-employees are being concluded in various countries, either at company or at branch level. Offline workers such as riders, food deliverers, drivers or providers of cleaning services are slowly…
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- 7
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- 9781509956210
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- xvi, 320p.
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- 344.40189 COL m
Law as Religion, Religion as Law
The conventional approach to law and religion assumes that these are competing domains, which raises questions about the freedom of, and from, religion; alternate commitments of religion and human rights; and respective jurisdictions of civil and religious courts. This volume moves beyond this competitive paradigm to consider law and religion as overlapping and interrelated frameworks that stru…
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- 9781108760997
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- vii, 404 p ; ill
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- 208.4 LAW
Beyond The State; The Colonial Medical Service In British Africa
The Colonial Medical Service was the personnel section of the Colonial Service, employing the doctors who tended to the health of both the colonial staff and the local populations of the British Empire. Although the Service represented the pinnacle of an elite government agency, its reach in practice stretched far beyond the state, with the members of the African service collaborating, formally…
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Narratives of Mass Atrocity : Victims and Perpetrators in the Aftermath
Individuals can assume—and be assigned—multiple roles throughout a conflict: perpetrators can be victims, and vice versa; heroes can be reassessed as complicit and compromised. However, accepting this more accurate representation of the narrativized identities of violence presents a conundrum for accountability and justice mechanisms premised on clear roles. This book considers these comple…
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- 9781009110693
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- xix, 376 p : ill
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- 364.15234 NAR
Taking the EU to Court : Annulment Proceedings and Multilevel Judicial Conflict
This open access book provides an exhaustive picture of the role that annulment conflicts play in the EU multilevel system. Based on a rich dataset of annulment actions since the 1960s and a number of in-depth case studies, it explores the political dimension of annulment litigation, which has become an increasingly relevant judicial tool in the struggle over policy content and decision-making …
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- 9783030216290
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- xxi, 250 p.
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- 341.2422 TAK C
Do Exclusionary Rules Ensure a Fair Trial? : A Comparative Perspective on Evi…
This open access publication discusses exclusionary rules in different criminal justice systems. It is based on the findings of a research project in comparative law with a focus on the question of whether or not a fair trial can be secured through evidence exclusion. Part I explains the legal framework in which exclusionary rules function in six legal systems: Germany, Switzerland, People’s …
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- 9783030125202
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- xv, 389 p.
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- 347.062 DOE S
Procedural justice and relational theory : empirical, philosophical, and lega…
This book bridges a scholarly divide between empirical and normative theorizing about procedural justice in the context of relations of power between citizens and the state. Empirical research establishes that people’s understanding of procedural justice is shaped by relational factors. A central premise of this volume is that this research is significant but needs to be complemented by norma…
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- 12
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- 9781000207668
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- viii; 284p;
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- 340.114 PRO D
Deciding about design quality : value judgements and decision making in the s…
In the past few years the image of tender procedures in which Dutch public clients selected an architect has been dominated by distressing newspaper headlines. Architects fear that the current tender culture will harm the quality of our built environment due to a potential lack of diversity, creativity and innovation in architectural design. Clients often allow legal requirements to overrule th…
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- edision 12
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- 9789088900532
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- xi. ;342 p. :ill.
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- 343.49207872. DEC l
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