Law Books

For centuries, criminologists have looked for scientific ways to study, understand, and ultimately prevent crime. In this volume, a unique offense, poaching, is explored in various contexts to...

Genetic screening technologies involving pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) raise particular issues about selective reproduction and the welfare of the child to be born. How does selection...

People with disabilities are among the most adversely affected during conflict situations or when natural disasters strike. They experience higher mortality rates, have fewer available resources and...

For the past few years prisons have attracted much media attention, due to substantial increases in the prison population and the deteriorating conditions in which prisoners are held. In addition,...

Renewable and carbon-neutral energy have been promoted as the future of energy production in the United States. Non-traditional energy sources show promise as alternatives to fossil fuels and may...

The evolving environmental justice paradigm is conceptualized differently based on political, economic and historical factors. In developed countries, emphasis is placed on the role of individuals in...

The problems associated with groups that commit crime are well known and notoriously complex. However, there are many questions that we still cannot answer with certainty. This book seeks to deepen...

A wide range of crop genetic resources is vital for future food security. Loss of agricultural biodiversity increases the risk of relying on a limited number of staple food crops. However, many laws,...

The recent global financial crisis has been characterised as a turning point in the way we respond to financial crime. Focusing on this change and ‘crime in the commercial sphere’, this text...

Magnus Maximus and the Priscillianists analyses the Priscillianist controversy from the perspective of the imperial government, focusing on developments in imperial ideology and laws against sorcery,...

Accounting literature has viewed sustainability in terms of social, economic and environmental performances. There have been concerns that the relationship between sustainability, accounting and...

Multimedia security has become one of the most important topics for organizations and individuals. Presenting important state-of-the art multimedia security techniques and algorithms, this book...

Crime in England 1688-1815 covers the ‘long’ eighteenth century, a period which saw huge and far-reaching changes in criminal justice history. These changes included the introduction of...

In the name of fighting terrorism, countries have been invaded; wars have been waged; people have been detained, rendered and tortured; and campaigns for "hearts and minds" have been unleashed. Human...

This book examines how domestic laws project influence beyond national borders, analyzing why certain regulations and enforcement agencies achieve disproportionate global reach, reshaping foreign...

Addressing an underexplored issue in contract law, this explores the legal implications of ‘computational manipulation’, a form of AI-led influence that bypasses rational deliberation and targets...

Medicare fraud is big business, but while only a few profit from intentional malfeasance, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is now taking a closer look at everyone. The Medicare Recovery...

This book explores how traditional mechanisms of legal proof are being transformed to address the unique challenges of civil liability in the European Union's digital landscape.Drawing on a...

CyberSentinel+: An Advanced Hybrid Honeypot Intrusion Detection System Augmented with Big Data Analytics and Machine Learning Intelligence is a fascinating look at the invisible fight going on under...

The negative results of referenda on the European Union (EU) Constitutional Treaty in France and the Netherlands, and subsequent low-key adoption of the Treaty of Lisbon raise complex questions about...

This book is the product of a collaboration between the data protection offices of the ICRC and UNHCR, alongside the Global Privacy Assembly, to reflect on a decade of progress in data protection in...

This two-volume handbook, written by leading international scholars, provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on the collection, analysis, and application of time use data.Time...

THE AI CRISIS IS FICTIONAL. THE BLUEPRINT IS REAL.By 2038, autonomous agents will manage trillions of dollars in global assets. But when speed outpaces governance, efficiency becomes fragility...

This book analyzes the context, process and content of the reform of married women’s property rights in seven Spanish-speaking South American countries – Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru,...

Competition law underpins the market economy by prohibiting anti-competitive agreements and practices, and the abuse of dominant positions in the market. Until the financial crisis it was widely...

This book explores the existing limits of State aid law within the European Union. By examining the State aid acquis, the book provides a critical analysis of interpretative approaches to two key...

Drawing on a postcolonial legal history of the United States’ territorial expansionism, this book provides an analysis of the foundations of its global empire. Charles R. Venator-Santiago argues that...

Future Policing examines how technologies such as facial recognition, quantum computing, virtual reality, data integration, artificial intelligence, robot cops, electrocardiograms, predictive...

Future Policing examines how technologies such as facial recognition, quantum computing, virtual reality, data integration, artificial intelligence, robot cops, electrocardiograms, predictive...

This book analyzes Israeli military actions in Gaza following the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, offering a rigorous assessment through the lens of genocide studies. Drawing on established...

The question of how Islamic law regulates the notions of just recourse to and just conduct in war has long been the topic of heated controversy, and is often subject to oversimplification in...

Sharing insights from the author's forty years of activism, this book champions the right to food as a fundamental human right and offers a compelling exploration of its evolution and application...

Public administration is a craft that demands real-world application of concepts and theories often learned in a classroom. Yet many students find it difficult to make the leap from theory to...

The world today is becoming more interconnected than ever before. Because of this, the spread of Misinformation and Disinformation is literally like wildfire, especially with the use of the social...

This book explores the critical intersection of human behavior, cybersecurity, and the transformative potential of quantum technologies. It delves into the vulnerabilities and resilience of human...

This book sets out a new approach to the global flow of skilled migration, one based on ethical, fair, balanced and sustainable frameworks. Instead of focusing on human capital loss and ‘brain...

This book explores the critical intersection of human behavior, cybersecurity, and the transformative potential of quantum technologies. It delves into the vulnerabilities and resilience of human...

For generations, Indigenous peoples in Australia have faced systemic barriers to justice and are often denied the right to determine their own legal and cultural futures. Defending the Defenceless is...

This book is focused on the unique policing environment of Northern Ireland and is especially directed towards that period of time from the late 1960s to 1998, often referred to as The ‘Troubles’,...

The book explores, through new studies, the theme of security in its multiple dec-linations from a comparative and European public law perspective. It highlights the current complexity of the...

Shipping moves over 90% of global trade, yet for many, the industry remains unseen. Introduction to Shipping brings this vast and vital world into focus with a clear, practical, and engaging guide...

This book presents green electronic technologies, and their role in clean renewable energy, energy harvesting for medical devices and communication systems. It covers green computing technologies,...

This book is focused on the unique policing environment of Northern Ireland and is especially directed towards that period of time from the late 1960s to 1998, often referred to as The ‘Troubles’,...

This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to explore why the EU increased its entanglement with religion while many Member States – particularly in Western Europe – were decreasing theirs. It...

Commercial Real Estate Analysis for Investment, Finance and Development, a fully revised fourth edition of the authors’ leading textbook, presents the foundations of real estate investment analysis...

Torturing Environments explores how contemporary practices of coercion have evolved beyond overt physical torture, increasingly relying on psychological pressure, structural violence, and the...

Contract law and international trade are two significant and distinct areas of legal practice that often intersect. While rooted in the standard contract law syllabus, this comprehensive advanced...

What makes a great leader in security and risk? It’s not in the manual.It’s Not In the Manual shatters the illusion that effective leadership in security, risk, and resilience is all about titles,...