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This book critically examines the intersection of gender, governance, and urban mobility through the lens of transit systems in postcolonial and developing countries. Drawing on postcolonial feminist...

One of the most important modern developments in American constitutional law has been the extension of the Bill of Rights to the states. The most important guarantees of the first eight amendments...

This book examines the political-economic perspective on the strategic dimensions of disaster risk financing in India. It argues that financing is an essential part of disaster governance and needs...

This book explores the links between different corporate governance systems and their impact on economic development. It focuses on how institutional reforms, legislative changes and codified...

The rapid rise of AI and GenAI technologies has intensified longstanding tensions between economic precarity, technological innovation, and journalistic values. This book explores the impact of AI on...

Originally published in 1987, this book rejects the ‘pay through the nose’ approach to conservation enshrined in the Wildlife and Countryside Act, and demonstrates the need to strengthen and extend...

This urgently important volume examines the nuances of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in American higher education.Featuring contributions from a nationally recognized group of scholars at...

This book argues that the most important and influential reform of the state was that done by the first emperor Augustus, turning the warring Roman republic into a relatively stable empire lasting...

The book provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities presented by AI across the insurance value chain. As insurers rapidly integrate machine learning, deep learning, and predictive...

This book addresses queer migration through the intersectional lens of queer liberalisms, authoritarianism, and marginal mobilities. Globally, LGBTIQ+ rights form an inherent part of human rights...

The book examines the approaches to regulating artificial intelligence through ethical, legal, and policy frameworks. Its primary focus is on critical issues such as algorithmic bias, data privacy,...

This book explores one of the pressing questions in legal education today: how assessment can be reimagined to better support learning, promote equity, and reflect the realities of modern legal...

This book challenges Mancur Olson's famous observation that concentrated interests inevitably dominate diffuse ones in democracies by presenting an alternative view that strong, independent courts...

Displaced Persons and the Reshaping of American Immigration after World War II traces the journey of U.S. policy toward displaced persons (DPs) in post-war Europe, examining how America transformed...

This book examines the ideas about rights and their evolution in modern political thought. The essays in the volume present a comprehensive overview on major thinkers and the evolving discourse on...

This textbook provides the first comprehensive pedagogical treatment of international investment law from a Caribbean perspective, addressing a critical gap in legal education resources.International...

Sexual violence in conflict, often referred to as conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), refers to some form of sexual and/or reproductive violence perpetrated against women, men, girls, and boys...

This book highlights the diverse and complicated ways that violence becomes axiomatic, namely through political rhetoric, epistemological impositions, and colonial legacies. Considering how axiomatic...

Intergenerational justice concerns what is owed between members of different generations, including what we existing today owe those who will come to exist in the future. This subfield has become...

This timely volume explores the transformative potential of education in building a more peaceful, just, and compassionate world. At a time when humanity faces persistent challenges such as conflict,...

The chief administrative officer? A legal adviser? A mere keeper of the records? What is the true role of the English Town Clerk who for centuries has been the leading official in the country’s great...

Elements of Crime Patterns is the first detailed compendium of the specific elements and variables of crime patterns. It articulates tacit and implicit knowledge about what crime patterns consist of...

This analysis of the Swedish criminal system makes sense of a markedly punitive turn in policy despite the country’s relatively liberal approach. That Sweden, often considered the welfare state par...

This book is an essential read, presenting an undiluted, uncensored case study of domestic violence at its worst – torture, manipulation and abuse (psychological, sexual, physical, emotional,...

This book is an essential read, presenting an undiluted, uncensored case study of domestic violence at its worst – torture, manipulation and abuse (psychological, sexual, physical, emotional,...

We live in an algorithmic society. Artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithms have become the main mediators through which power and knowledge are enacted in our society. This book brings together...

As concern about immigration has grown within Europe in recent years, the European Union has brought pressure to bear on countries that are allegedly not sufficiently governing irregular migration...

This edited collection offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary examination of how the EU has addressed violent radicalization as a key precursor to terrorism.Set against the backdrop of the...

The Annotated Constitution of Japan: A Handbook for the first time makes the entirety of Japan’s constitution accessible in English. The book consists of a historical and contextual overview of how...

The making of laws in Britain takes a long time. Government bills gestate slowly, being conceived in some policy statement or the administrative failings of earlier legislation. Originally published...

To what extent are Member states of the EEC bound to operate under principles of free trade and undistorted competition? How much of a free market really is the EEC in so far as the States themselves...

Research Ethics, Integrity, and Transparency guides researchers through ethics, integrity, and transparency when using big data, social media, and AI, with practical advice on consent, GDPR, bias,...

The Falklands / Malvinas War (1987) uses the conflict as a case study to discuss and analyse the inability of the major powers to develop a coherent and stable Developing World policy to emphasise...

The legal rights of a person within a state depend in part on their migration status. Many states across the world deny non-citizen residents or ‘denizens’ certain political, socio-economic, and...

Philosophers considering the relationship between law and morality are often divided into two schools: natural law theory and legal positivism. Broadly speaking, natural law theorists assert that law...

This book, compiled in cooperation with the Institute of Crimes Committed During the War in Kosovo, brings together renowned international scholars, legal practitioners, cultural analysts, and...

Medieval states are widely assumed to have lacked police forces. Yet in the Italian city-republics, soldiers patrolled the streets daily in search of lawbreakers. 'Police Power in the Italian...

This book examines the intersection of intellectual property rights and environmental protection through interdisciplinary perspectives. Contributors analyze green IP frameworks, environmental...

This book provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary analysis of the transformation of Western Balkan candidate countries as they move toward European Union (EU) accession. It assesses this...

Artificial Intelligence is moving beyond incremental innovation toward a threshold of transformative potential, where its capabilities may surpass human performance in critical cognitive, creative,...

This book tackles the challenge of holdout creditor disruption of sovereign debt restructuring, where creditors reject collective agreements to pursue full loan recovery in domestic courts.Critically...

The massacre of Israelis by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, was the most dreadful slaughter inflicted upon the Jews since the Nazi Holocaust. In the immediate aftermath, Israel found itself...

In the late 1950s the term ‘Ombudsman’ was familiar only to specialists in the government of Scandinavian countries. Since then, the institution has spread throughout both the Western and developing...

Flying in the Face of Criminalization examines the critical intersection between aviation safety investigations and criminal proceedings. This comprehensive analysis reveals how the legal system’s...

This book explores a normative and regulatory pathway for Africa’s venture into outer space. It situates African space law and policy within the continent’s regionalist vision and mission under...

This book provides an accessible and detailed examination of the intricate legal frameworks governing maritime security and jurisdiction at sea, systematically exploring the impact of key...

In November 2016, the flight Lamia Flight 2933 crashed, claiming nearly all members of the Brazilian Chapecoense soccer team. This book provides a comprehensive analysis that goes beyond simplistic...

This book is one of the first to examine medieval Spanish canonical works for their portrayals of disability in relationship to theological teachings, legal precepts, and medical knowledge. Connie L...