Law Books

Benford’s Law offers a powerful, data-driven approach to anomaly detection. Discovered 150 years ago, it wasn’t until the 1990s that auditors began harnessing its potential for identifying...

Taking the form of two companion volumes, Police Courts in Nineteenth-Century Scotland represents the first major investigation into the administration, experience, impact and representation of...

First published in 1934, International Narcotics Control is concerned with dangerous drugs solely as a subject of international administration. The ultimate questions that this study seeks to answer...

Laws are imposed on facts. But what is the law to do when its rules for establishing facts do not—because they cannot—produce a satisfactory answer? Scenarios that raise this intractable uncertainty...

This book draws on the author’s professional experience and published works in the areas of leadership, philosophy, psychology and management (amongst others) to discuss the ‘softer’ qualities of...

Unlocking Land Law will help you grasp the main concepts of this core subject with ease.Containing accessible explanations in a clear and logical structure, it provides an excellent foundation for...

This book presents an analysis of climate change and agricultural laws in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa in order to determine whether they adequately addressed the concept of agricultural...

The South China Sea is a geopolitical hotspot where China and the US compete for dominance and the adjacent countries try to improve their position by hedging between these two superpowers.This book...

This book introduces non-specialist readers to the history of how human societies have sought to control, use and exploit our oceans, seas and shorelines over time in different geographical and...

Rights War tracks how the human rights framework is weaponized against the oppressed, and it makes the case for the central place of literature in understanding this seizure of narrative control...

This book examines the role of courts in settling religious disputes in the context of wider debates around religion and gender. By declaring the long-standing tradition of prohibiting entry of...

This book examines the Punjab river waters controversy in South Asia, a major defining feature of Punjab politics. It also studies the difficult situation relating to the waters at the...

The Illegality Defence posits that a cause of action cannot arise from a wrongful act. Barring a claim through the application of this defence contradicts considerations of corrective justice, as the...

Time is an essential dimension of our shared understandings of the historical significance or fairness of a particular event or situation. The ways time is constructed, however, are characterized by...

The European Union is developing instruments which allow law enforcement and judicial authorities to freeze, seize and confiscate illicit assets in a simplified way. Oversimplification of...

This new book explores the historical development of mediation (conflict resolution) from a cultural and existential perspective, and considers the cultural challenges involved for a mediator.The...

Redox-active polymers, which are known for their ability to undergo reversible redox reactions, are paving the way for more efficient and sustainable batteries, as well as revolutionary advances in...

This book advances the prototype theory of categorisation within a legal context. The work adopts a multidisciplinary approach and draws on insights from cognitive psychology, cognitive linguistics,...

Through qualitative interviews with formerly incarcerated veterans, this book focuses on the lived experiences, and behaviors associated with the incarceration of veterans. Guided by the life-course...

This book analyses relational contract theory within the context of international energy investment agreements.Putting forth an exhaustive assessment of the field, the book provides a pragmatic...

This book demystifies the effectiveness of good faith in international commercial arbitration law.In the growing universe of international commercial arbitration, it is more pressing than ever to...

The subject of international environmental law is fraught with debate over its legitimacy and efficacy. If laws without enforcement are merely good advice, then how can the environment be...

This new edition explores the strategic planning side of biosimilar drugs and targets the issues surrounding biosimilars that are linked to legal matters. This includes an examination of new...

Against the backdrop of the recent and renewed political and policy interest in the safety and security in European football contexts, this book examines the ways in which the regulation of...

This collection explores prefaces, prologues, paratexts, and other types of framing devices. Across world history, these devices have introduced the law, articulated its context and audience,...

This essential resource offers extensive updates on the leading Supreme Court cases impacting law enforcement in the United States, creating a must-have reference for police officers to stay...

This book provides a nuanced, critical analysis of desistance from crime, particularly through the lens of women’s experiences. It develops desistance theory by interrogating the concept of normalcy,...

Censorship of the written word has proved a constant source for debate and argument. To cut or not to cut is a question with a long and fascinating history. First published in 1969, A Long Time...

Integrating theory on diaspora politics and the growing academic area of non-state transnational repression, Young charts the historical and political evolution of the Chinese diaspora and examines...

This new book explores the historical development of mediation (conflict resolution) from a cultural and existential perspective, and considers the cultural challenges involved for a mediator.The...

This volume provides a broad framework for understanding hot spots policing in the context of contributions by Professor David Weisburd, recipient of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology for his work...

Updated throughout for its second edition, this book explores collective security as practised within the legal framework provided by the United Nations Charter, with a particular focus upon activity...

Conceptualizing how digital artifacts can function as a frontier mediated by technology in the geographical, physical, sensory, visual, discursive, and imaginary, this volume offers an...

How do we handle the green transition and the transition to a world governed by AI? Science offers analyses and specialized insights. In “Green Transition and AI: Utopia or Fool's Paradise”, Harald...

This book combines metaphysics, aspects of modern logic, and legal theory in order to conceptualise a wrong in law’s claim of right.The book takes as its starting point a restriction on the freedom...

The proliferation of energy, agricultural, water and food insecurity can be attributed to a multitude of factors, including advancements in technology that have facilitated the technical and economic...

‘The law of libel is the instrument of censorship by which dignity—too often pseudo-dignity—is to be upheld.’ That is Michael Rubinstein’s definition in his introduction to this lively and...

In this groundbreaking work, the authors explore the intricate interplay between commercial surrogacy and the global healthcare system, challenging conventional views with fresh insights into...

The Decline of Trade Union Organisation (1987) considers the reasons behind the decline in trade union membership and discusses the prospects for recovery. It shows that many factors were at work...

This book provides the definitive account of a decade-long transformation of energy policy in California with rippling consequences. The author, a state government “insider” during much of this...

This book provides a critical assessment of how judges reason in the adjudication of historical injustices.The practice of adjudication in historical cases of injustice require that, in determining...

Updated throughout for its second edition, this book explores collective security as practised within the legal framework provided by the United Nations Charter, with a particular focus upon activity...

CyberMedics: Navigating AI and Security in the Medical Field is a comprehensive exploration of the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare and the critical importance of...

This collection examines theoretical and practical issues concerning the relationship between freedom of religion or belief and other fundamental rights, in the context of secular States, from the...

This book navigates the complexities of local real estate taxation in the dynamic region of Central and Eastern Europe, providing a meticulous analysis of the diverse approaches taken across the...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized several sectors, with digital forensics being one that has been notably affected by its rapid advancement. AI brings previously unheard-of powers to...

Commercial Due Diligence (CDD) is about telling the difference between superior businesses and poor businesses, which is why this book is a mixture of business strategy, marketing analysis and market...

First published in 1950, British Government Since 1918 presents a comprehensive, well-balanced account of the machinery by which public affairs are regulated in Britain. The Institute of Public...