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Hart Studies in Commercial and Financial Law
UK July 2026 • US July 2026
288 Pages
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Whistleblowing in the EU Banking and Financial Sector Theory and Practice
Dimitrios Kafteranis, Coventry University, UK
This book provides guidance to the laws of whistleblowing in the EU banking and financial sector
Covering all the relevant EU legislation, including the Directive on the protection of whistleblowers, the book provides insights from 3 EU member states - France, Luxembourg, and Ireland - alongside the relevant international, Council of Europe, and US laws Following the adoption of the Directive on whistleblowing, the book offers the necessary understanding of the legal landscape, relevant case-law analysis, and examples stemming from EU and US jurisdictions
The book offers a reasoned and comparative review of the genesis and legal rules of whistleblowing in the EU banking and financial sector; it will enable readers to understand how whistleblowing started in this sector, the specific rules under EU law, and how these are transposed to selected member states Readers will thus be able to navigate whistleblowing legislation and be informed about their rights and duties
Providing clarity and expert analysis in a complex area, the book is a must read for researchers, government officials, and practitioners
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Hart Studies in Commercial and Financial Law
UK July 2026 US July 2026
344 Pages
HB 9781509976751 £100 00 / $135 00
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Digital Assets in Enforcement and Insolvency
Securing Creditor Access and Protecting Customer Interests in the Crypto World
Edited by Christian Koller, University of Vienna, Austria & Matthias Lehmann, University of Vienna, Austria
This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the national and international legal issues surrounding digital assets in enforcement and insolvency.
Its primary aim is to ensure that the economic value of digital assets can be fully realised by creditors and other stakeholders through the legal processes and remedies available to them, and that holders of digital assets receive adequate protection These legal issues are considered in diverse commercial and technical contexts, ranging from native cryptocurrencies to token, whether held directly or with custodians and other intermediaries The book offers analysis on different levels: Firstly, it scrutinises the existing legal frameworks for enforcement and insolvency in various countries and evaluates the extent to which they can accommodate digital forms of value; secondly, it compares the approaches taken in different jurisdictions and addresses the cross-border issues of jurisdiction and conflict of laws issues that may arise; and thirdly, it focuses on international texts, such as the UNIDROIT Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law, as well as the Global Code of Digital Enforcement, and suggested avenues for further harmonisation and unification of the law
The book provides much-needed responses to the increasing significance of digital assets in modern insolvency and enforcement proceedings It takes a unique global approach to a wide range of legal perspectives, drawing upon the contributors’ experience as leading practitioners, representatives of international organisations, and academics, in common law and civil law jurisdictions around the world The book identifies the most pressing areas for law reform, and proposes solutions that are both legally robust as well as fit for practical purpose
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Hart Studies in Comparative Public Law
UK April 2026 • US April 2026
240 Pages
PB 9781509987245 • £44 99 / $60 95
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The Rule of Law in Context
UK July 2026 • US July 2026
216 Pages
HB 9781509969296 • £85 00 / $115 00
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The Rule of Law in Context
UK July 2026 • US July 2026
264 Pages
HB 9781509951390 • £90 00 / $120 00
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ePDF 9781509951413 • £81 00 / $108 00
ePub 9781509951406 • £81 00 / $108 00
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Federal Impartiality
Navigating Divisive Rights in the EU and the US
Mohamed Moussa, University of Cambridge, UK
From the role of abortion in US presidential elections to debates about the competence creep of EU fundamental rights, the question arises: should the power to decide these matters rest with a central/federal union, or be left to individual states? This book addresses this crucial federal boundary question from both theoretical and comparative perspectives It explores how the proper allocation of decision-making power in federal systems can enhance impartiality and reduce polarisation
The book both develops and critiques the influential constitutional theory of James Madison, architect of the US Constitution and modern federalism By tracing Madison’s intellectual debt to David Hume and to common law rules on bias, it identifies gaps in his account of impartiality It also shows how a revised Madisonian framework remains relevant to contemporary struggles in both the US and the EU over managing discord through federal structures
The book’s comparative dimension explores three categories of rights, each reflecting particular forms of social disagreement: (i) minority rights, which often trigger group bias and spark division between majorities and minorities;(ii) ideologically divisive rights, such as abortion; and (iii) cases where group and ideological bias overlap, such as those pitting religious freedoms against ideologically contested measures, including bans on ritual slaughter or religious apparel in public employment
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The Rule of Law in Germany
Bringing the Rechtsstaat into the 21st Century
Dana Burchardt, WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Germany & Hannah Birkenkötter, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Mexico City, Mexico
The rule of law, or Rechtsstaatsprinzip, is one of Germany’s oldest constitutional principles and forms part of Germany’s constitutional self-understanding This book critically examines to what extent this key constitutional principle has translated into a reality for all The book provides a comprehensive insight into rule of law experiences and discourses in Germany It explores Germany’s long rule of law tradition and highlights where the German state has fallen short of its rule of law promise, using historical and contemporary examples It also shows that Germany s rule of law experience is tightly interwoven with European and international rule of law debates By integrating historical, socio-legal and doctrinal perspectives, the book provides a nuanced account of a foundational principle in German constitutional thought
Dedicated chapters explore the history and doctrine of the rule of law, challenges to the rule of law in today’s Germany, the rule of law experience in the former German Democratic Republic and in the context of reunification, the relationship of the German rule of law practice with the rule of law on the European and international level, and the rule of law in times of crisis This includes challenges to the rule of law through anti-terrorism measures, as well as the more recent COVID-19 pandemic and the so-called migration crisis, but also how the rule of law has been discursively (mis-)used in those situations In concluding, the book highlights digitalisation as a challenge to the future of the rule of law in Germany
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The Rule of Law in Singapore
Legal Communitarianism, Paternal Democracy and the Developmentalist State Li-ann Thio, National University of Singapore
This book examines the operation of the rule of law in the non-liberal democracy of Singapore. The rule of law in Singapore has been both lauded for anchoring efficient and effective government and lambasted for being procedural and statist 21st-century Singapore has experienced modest political liberalisation, manifesting a paternal democracy where the governor-governed relationship is evolving, from a ‘father knows best’ paternalistic mindset to a more consultative approach to governance, where dialogue rather than diktat is the norm in a post-deferential era
The Singapore case study helps pluralise the rule of law as a universal principle which moderates power, and may be variously implemented The book examines the reception of the rule of law within the Singapore legal order, and how it interacts with constitutional principles like the separation of powers and democracy in the design of constitutional institutions and forging of structural and rights-oriented judicial review It considers how the rule of law, contoured by legal communitarianism, sustains a managed democracy in relation to legislation governing internal security, public assemblies, religious harmony and online falsehoods It questions whether the chilling of political speech by strict laws on political defamation and contempt of court has been significantly defrosted by important developments which seek ordered liberty through a more calibrated form of review
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Hart Studies on Judging and the Courts
UK August 2026 • US August 2026
304 Pages
HB 9781509971107
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Hart Studies in Security and Justice
UK August 2026 • US August 2026
336 Pages
HB 9781509971947
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PB 9781509971930 • £49 99 / $67 95
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UK July 2026 • US July 2026
200 Pages
HB 9781509965755 • £85 00 / $115 00
PB 9781509965793 £42 99 / $58 95
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Judicial Individuality on the UK Supreme Court
Lewis Graham, University of Manchester, UK
This book presents an empirical analysis of the UK Supreme Court’s output over its first ten years, with a specific focus on each individual judge’s contribution to each case
Drawing on insights from a bespoke dataset of judgments, this work discerns trends and tendencies across each judge’s voting patterns and the reasoning they adopt when disposing of cases It not only highlights areas of divergence, but also shows how each of the judges tended to vote in different contexts, including which were more likely to overturn appeals from lower courts, side with certain parties such as the state or underdogs, and find liability in various areas (tort, contract, criminal, EU, immigration and tax law, with a special focus on human rights cases) Another section illustrates the differences between the judges when it comes to judicial reasoning, such as their approach to precedent and preferred methods of statutory interpretation
This work shows that different judges exercise their power in different ways Some are more comfortable with pushing boundaries whilst others are more restrained Some grant the state a lot of leeway whilst others apply heavy scrutiny Some are, as Lord Denning suggested, ‘bold spirits’ whilst others are ‘timorous souls’ It shows, at least when it comes to the Supreme Court, that it matters who our judges are
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National Security Constitutionalism in the Commonwealth Five Eyes States
Paul F Scott, University of Glasgow
This book examines the constitutional treatment of national security in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
These four states share their Commonwealth heritage and are members, alongside the USA, of the Five Eyes intelligencesharing alliance The book takes a comparative approach to the institutions through which, and tools with which, these four states seek to protect their national security against the threats of both terrorism and hostile state activity and how they have evolved over time It identifies and examines the various specialised institutions, inside and outside of legislatures, which have grown up to oversee the exercise of public power for national security purposes while maintaining the required secrecy It argues that the extent of the borrowing and sharing between these jurisdictions in the domain of national security, now and in the past, permits us to talk about a Commonwealth model of national security constitutionalism
Parliament, the Constitution, and Property in the United Kingdom
Tom Allen, Durham University, UK
This book considers whether Parliament recognises a constitutional right to property
Parliament is supreme: in theory, there is nothing to stop it from passing laws to confiscate property Nevertheless, MPs often argue that a proposed law would be unconstitutional What does this mean in a system without a written constitution? What counts as a sound argument about constitutional rights? And what influence do constitutional arguments have on the legislative process?
The book takes a close look at these questions It reviews legislation and debates from the Middle Ages through to more recent legislation, and covers a wide range of topics, such as land reform, nationalisation, taxation, regulatory laws and retrospection It also looks at the most recent debates and considers the relevance of constitutional thinking to election manifestos of the main political parties
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UK September 2026 US September 2026
400 Pages
HB 9781509970056 £110 00 / $150 00
PB 9781509970094 • £54 99 / $74 95
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ePub 9781509970063 • £99 00 / $135 00
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The Making and Re-Making of Public Law
Edited by Eoin Carolan, University College, Dublin, Ireland, Jason NE Varuhas, University of Melbourne, Australia & Sarah Fulham-McQuillan, University College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
This volume originates from the fourth Public Law Conference, held in Dublin in 2022
Leading scholars and judges from across the common law world presented papers on the making (and re-making) of public law across country studies, historical studies and studies of contemporary and future issues
The book has three broad categories of contribution: country studies which consider the evolution of public law within a particular jurisdictional context; historical studies, which shed light on the foundations of public law; and studies of contemporary and future issues, namely populism, COVID-19, protection of Indigenous peoples, and the public – private divide
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Constitutional Systems of the World
UK May 2026 • US April 2026
312 Pages
HB 9781509996902 • £85 00 / $115 00
PB 9781509996865 • £27 99 / $37 95
ePDF 9781509996889 • £25 19 / $34 15
ePub 9781509996872 • £25 19 / $34 15
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Constitutional Systems of the World
UK October 2026 • US September 2026
304 Pages
PB 9781509961979 • £29 99 / $40 95
HB 9781509947256 • £85 00 / $115 00
ePDF 9781509947270 • £76 50 / $103 50
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The Constitution of the United Kingdom A Contextual Analysis
Peter Leyland, SOAS, University of London, UK
“[The] written style is admirably clear, conversational and free from jargon … It will be of immense interest to anybody with a general interest in UK law, politics and history ” Times Higher Education
This engaging, authoritative text has, since its very first edition, maintained its position as the market-leading introduction to the constitution of the United Kingdom Adopting a thematic approach, it discusses questions of history, sources and conventions, the role of the Crown, Parliament and the electoral system, government and the executive, the judiciary, and the territorial distribution of power In addition, it offers analysis of the evolution of the UK's historic non-codified constitution, its strengths and perceived weaknesses, and of reform initiatives The new edition systematically examines the impact of the recent developments, including how COVID changed how government operated, the revolving door of Prime Ministers, the election of the Labour government, and the accession of King Charles III
Though introductory in approach, it does not shy away from the complexity of the constitutional landscape in the United Kingdom It provides a contextual overview of the principles, doctrines and institutions that underpin the elusive constitution, allowing students of law and politics, both from the UK and abroad, to develop an informed view of how it actually works
The Constitutional System of Nepal
A Contextual Analysis
Mara
Malagodi, University of Warwick, UK
The book presents an evolutionary view of Nepal’s constitutional system, grounded in the country’s historicopolitical context
In particular, the analysis focuses on three aspects First, the book investigates Nepal’s processes of state formation and nation-building, centred on the institution of the Shah monarchy, Hinduism, and the Nepali language vis-à-vis Nepal’s high degree of socio-cultural diversity Second, it explores the difficulties in democratising Nepal’s constitutional arrangements and entrenching the doctrine of popular sovereignty This is reflected in the tensions between hereditary political power (the Shah monarchy and the Rana Prime Ministers) and representative political forces (political parties) Constitutionally, these tensions have resulted in the marginalisation of the legislature vis-à-vis the executive throughout the country’s history, notwithstanding the fact that Nepal has always featured a parliamentary form of government
Lastly, the frequent changes in Nepal’s fundamental law also reflect the profound influences of various foreign institutional models (in particular that of a ‘modified’ Westminster model) and their specific re-negotiation in the Nepali context, regardless of the fact that Nepal was never colonised
COLLECTIONS 2ND EDITION
UK February 2026 US February 2026
208 Pages
HB 9781509992560 £75 00 / $100 00
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UK August 2026 • US August 2026
256 Pages
PB 9781509992768 • £44 99 / $60 95
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UK July 2026 • US July 2026
256 Pages
PB 9781509989041 • £44 99 / $60 95
HB 9781509989003 £95 00 / $130 00
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The Rule of Law Under Fire Will it Survive?
Raymond Wacks, University of Hong Kong (Emeritus)
Does the upsurge in populism, authoritarianism, and nationalism threaten the future of the rule of law? In this highly topical book, Raymond Wacks explores the philosophical roots of the concept, and its modern, often controversial, interpretation
He explores numerous ideological, economic, legal, and institutional attacks on the rule of law They range from the exercise of judicial and administrative discretion, and parliamentary sovereignty to the growth of globalisation, the ‘war on terror ’ , and the increasing power of Big Tech and especially artificial intelligence The author identifies which threats pose genuine risks to the rule of law, and suggests how they might be confronted to ensure that democratic freedom is successfully fortified and conserved
Artificial Intelligence in Contract Formation
Algorithmic Contracting and Doctrinal Challenges in English Law
María L Mena-Durán, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Spain
This book explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the foundations of contract formation under English contract law
As AI systems take on critical roles in forming agreements, traditional legal principles rooted in human decision-making are being challenged The book introduces the concept of the “meeting of the algorithms” as a modern alternative to the conventional “meeting of the minds,” emphasizing how AI-driven contracts differ from human-based ones Focusing on algorithmic contracting where both parties operate AI systems particularly those based on machine learning the book challenges the adequacy of traditional legal doctrines and terminology It provides a structured analysis of the legal, conceptual, and doctrinal challenges raised by contracts formed without human intervention at the point of agreement
Artificial Intelligence in Contract Formation will appeal to researchers of contract law, technology law, and private law theory, as well as legal practitioners interested in AI governance and legal innovation It contributes to ongoing debates on AI and law, and offers a roadmap for integrating algorithmic transactions into the mainstream of contract doctrine
Contract Law and the Unexpected
Edited
by Paul
S Davies,
University College London, UK &
Magda Raczynska,
University College London, UK
The question explored in this book is how contracts can manage uncertainties.
Commercial parties face uncertainties on a regular basis Market fluctuations, new laws and regulations, pandemics, rapid technology advancements, and geopolitical tensions are all examples of events whose nature cannot be easily foreseen or captured by the contractual parties’ expectations
One possible way of addressing the uncertainty generated by such risks and events is through reliance on established contractual doctrines, such as variation or frustration Under English law, these doctrines are traditionally limited Another, and typically preferable, method is for contract drafters to include clauses that modify, suspend, or terminate the obligations or liabilities of one (or both) of the parties, or clauses that at least open up the options for renegotiation Examples include material adverse change (or effect) clauses, hardship clauses, performance clauses, termination or suspension clauses, remedies clauses, and variation clauses
The book advances the understanding of how the law deals with the unexpected and is an essential read for academics, students, and practitioners, including contract drafters, legal advisors, and litigation lawyers
UK September 2026 • US September 2026
352 Pages
PB 9781509984268 • £44 99 / $60 95
HB 9781509984220 £95 00 / $130 00
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Asia-Pacific Contract Law, Volume 1
The Digital World in Context
Edited by Ying Khai Liew,
University of Hong Kong
University of Melbourne, Australia &
Lusina Ho,
This collection of essays assesses how contract laws throughout the AsiaPacific region are facing challenges and transforming in response to the digital world.
Certainly, the Asia-Pacific is a truly diverse region, but this book establishes the common grounds across jurisdictions, in terms of contract laws and the challenges posed by the digital world Looking at contract law more generallyformation, terms and mitigating factors - in jurisdictions such as Australia, Malaysia, Japan, and Bangladesh, it offers rigorous doctrinal analysis of the laws in the region Recognised experts share key insights which will influence the future of private law in the area
Hart Studies in Private Law
UK May 2026 • US May 2026
448 Pages
PB 9781509984169 • £64 99 / $89 95
HB 9781509984121 • £130 00 / $175 00
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Contractual Indemnities
Wayne Courtney, University of Singapore
This much welcomed new edition examines all recent developments in the field of contractual indemnities
The first edition of this landmark text provided a coherent theory of the promise of indemnity while also addressing important practical issues, such as the construction of contractual indemnities This new edition retains its hallmark dual perspective: setting out the foundational general principles and exploring specific forms of indemnity
This edition explores illegality post Patel v Mirza; extends the discussion of implied indemnities; examines the impact of Woods v Capita Insurances Services Ltd; and looks at performance bonds, guarantees and indemnities The book states English law but it draws upon a considerable amount of material from other common law jurisdictions, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore It will appeal to readers from those countries
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Hart Studies in Private Law
UK May 2026 US May 2026
248 Pages
PB 9781509981472 • £44 99 / $60 95
HB 9781509981434 £90 00 / $120 00
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Non-Compensatory Damages in English Law A Reinterpretation
Vaclav Janecek, University of Bristol, UK
This book gives the first detailed analysis of non-compensatory damages (‘NCDs’) as a category in English tort and contract law
The book argues that most NCD awards are defined as those justified by damage to public interests and that they are in contrast to compensatory awards The author argues that NCDs should be treated as a distinct class of awards It shows how such a collective approach could be implemented in practice, without compromising the core tenets of the doctrines governing the award of NCDs Offering both a unique theoretical framework and an emphasis on practical application, this will be of interest to both scholars and practitioners of English private law
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Hart Studies in Private Law
UK September 2026 US September 2026
368 Pages
PB 9781509989959 • £44 99 / $60 95
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Restitution for a Failure of Condition
Timothy Pilkington, Thorndon Chambers, New Zealand
This book examines the justification for restitutionary awards for a failure of condition and considers when, given this justification, such awards should be made
It argues that such awards give effect to, but do not enforce, an agreement between the parties In recent years, this question has been the focus of more scrutiny and scepticism on the part of private law scholars Adding to this scepticism, this study promotes a new ‘agreement theory’ of failure of condition, which offers a much less controversial way of understanding the role of restitution in such failures
Innovative and thought-provoking, this is a significant new way of considering awards for failure of condition
Hart Studies in Private Law
UK June 2026 • US June 2026
304 Pages
PB 9781509994205 • £49 99 / $67 95
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The Concepts of Unjust Enrichment
Allan Beever
Unlike other areas of the private law, the law of unjust enrichment stands or falls with the theory upon which it is based This theory, fashioned primarily by Peter Birks and continued by many other scholars is known as the ‘dominant model’ The model employs a number of crucial concepts such as enrichment, benefit, value, and injustice Unfortunately, the model has no coherent understanding of these things Instead, it equivocates over the meanings of these concepts and at times adopts strange and even absurd understandings of them It has to do this, because the model does not work The dominant model is a failure After revealing this, the book goes on to demonstrate how a more constrained and humble law of unjust enrichment might emerge from the wreckage of the dominant model As scholarly doubts around the dominant model increase, this thought-provoking revision of unjust enrichment is both welcome and needed
Hart Studies in Private Law
UK July 2026 • US July 2026
296 Pages
HB 9781509969326 • £90 00 / $120 00
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Life and Death in Private Law
Edited by Kate Falconer, University College Cork, Ireland, Kit Barker, University of Queensland, Australia & Andrew Fell, University of Queensland, Australia
Private law regulates life; this is self-evident, but how does it regulate death? This edited collection explores this question
Life and death are the beginning and end of the legal person: the instigator and terminator of rights, interests and obligations They are also the nominal separator of particular fields of law (medical law from succession law, for example) As such they act as fault lines that can test the limit of private law principles and norms This book explores what life and death tell us about private law and what private law can tell us about the meaning and value of life and death
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Hart Studies in Private Law
UK July 2026 US July 2026
352 Pages
HB 9781509971152 • £100 00 / $135 00
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Understanding Private Law Essays in Honour of Stephen A Smith
Edited by Evan Fox-Decent, McGill University, Canada, John C P Goldberg, Harvard Law School, USA & Lionel Smith, University of Oxford, UK
This book engages with some of Stephen A Smith’s most significant arguments, illustrating that he was a towering figure in the field of private law, with little of the field not impacted by his scholarship
The contributors explore Professor Smith’s most controversial thinking on private law Interrogating questions of contract law, remedies, unjust enrichment, comparative law, and the legal theory underlying these fields, this is an important publication in the field
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Hart Studies in Private Law
UK July 2026 US July 2026
200 Pages
HB 9781509966394 • £85 00 / $115 00
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Unjust Enrichment and Countervailing Obligations
KV Krishnaprasad, One Essex Court, UK
This book explores the relationship between the English law of unjust enrichment and legal obligations arising from other branches of the law
It examines the question, primarily, by considering how English courts resolve conflicts between restitution claims and countervailing legal entitlements This is much needed given recent cases such as IEG v Zurich Insurance and Avonwick Holdings Ltd v Azitio Holdings Ltd clearly showing the differing positions taken by English courts on the question
By applying insights from the theory of unjust enrichment to Anglo-Australian case law, this study gives a welcome cogent explanation of a complex question
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Hart Studies in European Criminal Law
UK August 2026 • US July 2026
304 Pages
PB 9781509982912 • £44 99 / $60 95
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Hart Studies in European Criminal Law
UK August 2026 • US August 2026
296 Pages
HB 9781509974153 • £90 00 / $120 00
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UK July 2026 • US July 2026
360 Pages
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EU Anti-Money Laundering, Digital Currencies and Privacy
Andreas Karapatakis, University of Liverpool, UK
Through an examination of the underlying technology driving digital currencies, this book offers a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms governing their operation, clarifying complex legal concepts and confronting the pressing issue of anonymity inherent in digital currency transactions The book focuses on two categories of digital currencies: cryptocurrencies (eg, bitcoin) and in-game currencies (the currencies used in the closed virtual environment of a game) Despite their differences in governance – cryptocurrencies being decentralised and in-game currencies being centralised – they share significant similarities in terms of anonymity, which presents a notable issue within the anti-money laundering (AML) framework
Against the backdrop of both the international AML standards developed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the European Union AML regime, the book examines the AML compliance stage of the private sector and, specifically, the collection and retention of data relating to digital currency users It analyses the new AML Regulation, alongside the 5th AML Directive, the Market in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation and the ‘Travel Rule’ Regulation, to construct a complete picture of the obligations imposed on virtual asset service providers and to assess whether the new framework disproportionately interferes with the right to privacy and data protection of the end user In doing so, the book offers the first legal assessment of the proportionality of private-sector AML obligations in the field of digital currencies based on the argument that, in this context, EU AML law is increasingly transforming into a surveillance regime
Proportionality of Criminal Penalties in EU Law
Edited by Lorenzo Grossio, University of Turin, Italy, Stefano Montaldo, University of Turin, Italy & Valsamis Mitsilegas, University of Liverpool, UK
This book develops a systematic analysis of the principle of proportionality of penalties in EU law
Until now, the principle has been mainly assessed from a criminological point of view By departing from existing literature, the book advances an original EU law perspective on proportionality of penalties, which underlies the analysis of its theorisation, place and influence on domestic criminal systems Building upon this approach, scholarly contributions in the book systematically delve into the various implications of the principle in EU law, while paying particular attention to its profound interaction with criminal law concepts
Rights in Criminal Law
Studies on a New Paradigm in Criminal Law and Procedure
Edited by Philipp-Alexander Hirsch, Max- Planck-Institute, Germany & Elias Moser, Karl-Franzens University of Graz, Austria
This open access collection of 17 original essays is the first volume to provide an in-depth exploration of the potential of a rights-based approach to criminal law The collection presents a comprehensive treatment of the role of rights in criminal law, ranging from a conceptual analysis and questions of justified criminalisation, to specific legal implications for substantive criminal law and criminal procedure
The book addresses questions that are related to individual entitlements protected by criminal law, including: Who currently holds and who should hold a right not to be wronged by others? Is it a violation of individual rights, rather than the infliction of harm, that constitutes a reason for criminalisation? Does the idea of criminal law as regulating interpersonal legal relations contradict its public character?
Furthermore, the collection provides a theoretical framework for the study of consent and sexual offences, investigates the background of ideas of restorative justice, and explores both the victim’s and the offender ’s rights in prosecution and trial
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Nuclear Law
Stephen Tromans, 39 Essex Chambers
Since the second edition of Nuclear Law, there have been many far-reaching developments nationally and in the UK This third edition contains important new material on issues such as: Fukushima and its implications for the nuclear industry and nuclear safety; the new regime for nuclear liability and insurance; developments in nuclear site licensing; nuclear law in a post-Brexit Britain; the advance of new builds in the UK and the connected legal issues; the ever-more troublesome issue of nuclear security and ongoing developments in waste management The book also looks ahead to the development of new reactor types and to the proposed far-reaching changes in nuclear and planning law to facilitate this
As with previous editions, this book provides an account of the law which is not only clear and practical, but is placed in its historical, scientific, political and commercial context The author has worked in the field of nuclear law since the early 1990s and brings both academic and practical experience to bear on this multi-faceted topic
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The book will be useful both for lawyers in the UK, whether in private practice, in-house, government or regulatory, and for those outside the UK seeking a British perspective on the international law and policy
Earth System Law
Governing Planetary Transformations in the Anthropocene
Edited by Louis J Kotzé, Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands
Written by leading experts, this open access book provides the first comprehensive and critical exploration of Earth system law
Environmental law, as it stands, does not meet the challenge of governing the many complex planetary transformations of the Anthropocene Earth system law marks a new legal paradigm replacing the fragmented, human-centred, state-based approach with an integrated, Earth-centred approach to planetary governance, purpose-built for our turbulent epoch
The book offers innovative proposals for legal principles, actors, institutions, and ethics designed to safeguard the stability and integrity of Earth’s life-support systems It also delivers the first full stocktake of the Earth system law framework and its scholarship, coupled with a forward-looking research and implementation agenda
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International Investment Law and the Energy Transition
Edited by Rahmi Kopar, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey & Volker Roeben, Durham University, UK
The global energy sector is in flux, transitioning from reliance on fossil fuels to clean energy sources at an unprecedented pace This book explores the complex interplay between this transition and international investment law.
The book navigates the tension between attracting crucial and expensive investments in clean energy and protecting a state’s right to regulate its energy sector for environmental and other reasons It analyses how international treaties and investment arbitration tribunals are evolving to address these challenges, examining how the scope of investment protection is being redefined and the delicate balance between stability and regulatory flexibility is being recalibrated The book delves into this complex landscape, exploring how established legal frameworks, especially international investment law, grapple with the unique characteristics of renewable energy, critical minerals, and rapidly evolving technologies
While offering a roadmap for the current energy transition, the book also identifies unanswered questions It paves the way for further discussion on critical mineral supply chains and the future of international investment law in a transformed energy landscape
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The Law of the European Union
Daniel Sarmiento, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain
How should EU law be taught in the present day, with the European Union’s post Brexit reality, a continental conflict in Ukraine, and a new digital market?
The answer is provided by this important new textbook With a unified analytical voice, it provides a comprehensive overview of European Union law It expertly explains the EU’s constitutional foundations, institutional framework, and substantive policies, with a welcome simplicity of tone, without sacrificing analytical rigour Where other books can place too much emphasis on the constitutional elements, it places similar weight on the economic dimensions of the EU, particularly its new digital market The author ’s standing as both a scholar and practising lawyer infuses the book with a practical tone, taking the subject out of the abstract and into the everyday, allowing for students’ full engagement Its approach and tone will map particularly well on continental courses, where the next generation of EU lawyers are emerging from This is a landmark publication in the field of EU law teaching
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European Data Protection Law in Practice
Edited by Philip Laue, Judith Nink & Sascha Kremer
This book provides invaluable guidelines on general data protection requirements applicable to all member states in the European Union
It also illustrates where the GDPR framework does allow for deviations at the national level Combining comprehension and clarity, examples are integrated throughout the text, particularly from Germany, France and Italy This book is required reading for information professionals, in-house counsel and lawyers practising in the field of data protection
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Critical Theory and European Union Law
The Question of Postnational Emancipation
Edited by Päivi Johanna Neuvonen, University of Helsinki, Finland & Paul Linden-Retek, University at Buffalo School of Law, USA
This collection examines what ‘critical theory’ as a distinct intellectual tradition in social, political, and legal thought contributes to the study of EU law and to the future of the European project
Covering a broad range of substantive fields of EU law and the history of legal integration, including constitutional law, the design of monetary union and economic law, fiscal integration and taxation, labour law, fundamental rights and antidiscrimination law, gender equality, migration law and policy, data protection, and the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), the volume illustrates how a more rigorous engagement with critical theory helps to navigate the post-crisis European legal landscape The contributors bring fresh, thoughtful, and innovative perspectives to EU law and theory, diagnosing the deep-seated challenges facing contemporary EU law and reimagining the emancipatory possibilities still available for it
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Sanctions in the EU Legal Order
Edited by Jacob Öberg, University of Southern Denmark, Ester Herlin-Karnell, University of Gothenburg, Sweden & Maria Bergström, Uppsala University, Sweden
This open access book looks at the increasingly topical question of sanctions in European Union law, and their recent roles in the Union’s external relations and the area of EU criminal law.
Sanctions in EU law is a multifaceted topic as it is a cross-cutting area which engrains and influences very distinctive EU law policies and disciplines This book adopts a very broad definition and approach to sanctions, examining the use of sanctions in distinctive internal EU policy fields and also within the external context The collection covers EU economic sanctions, the sanctions regime on Russia, their role in criminal law, and how administrative sanctions work within the Union
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The EU as a Transformative Legal and Economic Order Essays in Memory of Ulf Bernitz
Edited by Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, Stockholm University, Sweden, Björn Lundqvist, Stockholm University, Sweden & Jaan Paju, Stockholm University, Sweden
This open access edited collection takes an ambitious look at the nature and impact of the European Union.
Drawing on expert analysis, it offers a dual perspective, giving equal weight to the legal nature of the Union and its economic role Both lawyers and political scientists will find this an invaluable assessment of the EU and its power to bring about change
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The Principle of Participatory Democracy in the European Union
Gloria Golmohammadi, Stockholm University, Sweden
This book offers the first complete legal doctrinal map of the principle of participatory democracy enshrined in the EU Treaties
It traces the principle’s origins, its theoretical underpinnings and identifies key legal rights and obligations which follow from it Against the backdrop of representative democracy in crises, the book unpacks the Treaty promise of citizens participating in the democratic life of the Union including its law and rule-making Case studies, related to participation in EU law-making, are assessed to determine whether institutional practices adhere to or conflict with the identified legal obligations
The book explores relevant judicial review and redress mechanisms which exist to give effect to the principle of participatory democracy, as well as recent relevant jurisprudence of the CJEU Drawing on political theory and empirical methods, while centring the analysis on legal interpretation and methods, suggestions are offered to advance the realisation of the principle of participatory democracy By consolidating and conceptualising the previously contested content of the Treaty’s principle of participatory democracy and coupling this doctrinal clarity with an empirically informed blueprint for applying and enforcing the principle, the volume recasts participatory democracy as a concrete, justiciable norm of EU law
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EU Diplomacy in Multilateral Fora
Edited by Christine Kaddous, University of Geneva, Switzerland & Frank Hoffmeister, EEAS, Belgium
This magisterial volume draws on the expertise of leading scholars, practitioners and policy makers to chart the EU’s participation in six key international organisations: the UN, the WTO, the ILO, the WHO, the ITU and the FAO
Each is explored from a unique dual perspective: firstly from that of the EU, and secondly from that of the organisation itself This collection offers a truly innovative approach to ensure a better understanding of the EU's role as a global diplomatic power
Compromised Consent
A Feminist Justification for Sex Purchase Ban Laws
Ivana Bacik, Dublin Bay South, Ireland
This book offers a fresh feminist perspective on prostitution. It challenges the ‘sex work’ perspective, drawing on experience from rape law and #MeToo campaigns in Ireland and elsewhere to develop a new legal concept of ‘compromised consent’ This concept justifies the introduction of Nordic Model laws banning the purchase of sex It recognises that an individual consent to sell sex is necessarily compromised by structural exploitation within the vastly profitable global sex industry
While ‘sex work’ proponents increasingly dominate academic discourse on prostitution, this book asserts that they have coopted the language of feminism to mask the immense power and patriarchal control exerted by the industry Their view of ‘consent’ is based on a dangerous premise They cannot say that those who sell sex do so out of mutual desire; rather consent is portrayed as an expression of individual choice, thus ignoring the intersectional gendered collective context within which commercial sex transactions take place worldwide By contrast, this book argues that presumptions of ‘consent’ in prostitution directly undermine the legal principles of affirmative consent and contemporary law reforms hard-won by feminist activists on rape and gender-based violence A view of consent as ‘compromised’ within the sex trade derives from socialist theorising, as well as from legal re-conceptualisations of consent in other settings It also reflects the reality of conditions within the sex industry
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Classism
Discrimination the Law Ignores
Alex Benn
This book is the first in-depth analysis of classism and the law
Why doesn’t the law protect class? Why do people often ignore classism as a form of discrimination? Why does legal scholarship sideline class and classism?
Arguing that class and classism have been ignored in much legal analysis, this book presents a new framework for approaching classism as a form of discrimination Its examination of a much-overlooked topic combines theoretical argument with detailed analysis of the law While accepting the dangers of using the law to protect against classism, this book suggests that reform in this area is long overdue
This is a thoughtful, nuanced and important work on a crucial question
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Geographical Indications in International Trade
Towards Sustainable Development in the Caribbean
Yentyl Williams, UWI Mona, Jamaica
Geographical Indications (GIs), widely used in the European context, are being promoted as vehicles for local development: but do they truly serve the interests of the Global South? Can they foster meaningful change in former colonial societies?
This open access book interrogates these questions through a critical legal lens grounded in Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL), to assess whether GIs codified in international trade agreements like the EU-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement can support ‘development from within’ for the small island developing states of the Caribbean Providing a fresh perspective on the colonial roots, current utility, and future potential of GI laws, the book engages with Caribbean realities and includes global case studies from Demerara rum in Guyana, Ethiopian coffee, Indian Darjeeling tea, Colombian coffee, Mexican Tequila, and Barbados Rum In a world shaped by international trade rules, GIs and Sustainable Development offer a powerful lens into how the law of origin-linked products like Champagne, Tequila, and Jamaican Rum can shape futures for postcolonial states
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Economic Cooperation in the Shadow of Contested Sovereignty
Chien-Huei Wu, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, Ching-Fu Lin, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan & Han-Wei Liu, Monash University, Australia
This open access book is the first of its kind to address a question of both theoretical and practical significance: how do countries or entities approach economic cooperation in the face of vexing political concerns and overlapping sovereignty claims?
Built upon three contemporary case studies on North-South Korea, China-Taiwan, and North-South Cyprus – representative pairs of ‘divided nations’, broadly defined – the book explores from both an empirical and a conceptual perspective the underlying factors, approaches and patterns that influence the economic relationship between the two sides
The book examines complex dynamics and identifies critical factors across the case studies, making a timely contribution to debates surrounding sovereignty, democracy and legitimacy in the context of international economic laws given the shifting geopolitical landscape It further informs countries that do not share the same features of divided nations but nonetheless experience diplomatic crises or military conflicts, which render their economic cooperation sensitive and strenuous
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Law, Policy, and the Internet
Edited by Lilian Edwards, Newcastle University, UK, Catalina Goanta, Utrecht University, the Netherlands & Lachlan Urquhart, University of Edinburgh, UK
This innovative textbook edited by international experts in technology law and policy provides a comprehensive and accessible guide into the fast-evolving landscape of technology law and policy in the UK and the EU
The recent wave of regulatory reforms adopted by UK and EU regulators increases the complexity of Internet law as it had developed in the past decades Recognising the ever-growing importance of artificial intelligence in today’s public discourse, the textbook extends beyond traditional legal sectoral frameworks, and explores the intersection of law, technology, and public policy to describe and critically reflect on current and emerging issues in the modern information society
This exploration follows thematic areas of interest, such as adtech, privacy by design, predictive policing, and social media, while also providing accessible historical overviews of how policy has developed in specific fields including platform liability, copyright, or data protection, and case studies on key topics
The companion website provides multimedia resources to delve deeper into specific topics; introductory materials for readers that are unfamiliar with the EU legal system; and teaching resources
Artificial Intelligence, NeuroData, and Society
Law at the Edge of Cognition
Mark Leiser, Mark Leiser, Independent Consultant, UK; formerly of Vrije Universiteit-Amsterdam, the Netherlands
This book explores how AI systems trained on neurodata are redrawing the boundaries of dignity, autonomy, and legal personhood It reveals the emerging reality of NeuroAI: a world where machine-learning models anticipate our thoughts before we have even formed them As neurotechnologies evolve, AI systems move beyond interpreting brain signals in labs and headsets to harvesting neurodata (whether extracted through direct interfaces, inferred from everyday behaviour, or reverse-engineered via predictive modelling) from users who never consented or even knew they were being monitored, transforming the subconscious into a commodified dataset
Drawing on case studies from criminal trials, law enforcement, and consumer technologies, the book reveals how Big Tech and platform operators increasingly treat neurodata as a resource for monetisation Across the EU and the USA, emerging AI and data-protection regimes, including the EU AI Act and GDPR, as well as the US Fourth Amendment and HIPAA frameworks, offer incomplete or inconsistent safeguards against NeuroAI trained on neurodata to model and predict thoughts, emotions, or intentions, leaving cognitive inference primarily in a legal grey zone In a future where thoughts can be inferred, monetised, and weaponised without ever accessing the brain directly, this book shows us where the law must catch up before our minds, our rights, and our freedoms are turned into the next frontier of exploitation
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Mediterranean Digital Societies
Law and Technology
Edited by Alessandro Mantelero, Polytechnic University
of Turin, Italy
This open access book provides a Mediterranean perspective on digital societies, focusing on core issues such as cultural heritage, tourism, smart city development, migration, humanitarian action management, maritime security, health data sharing, and the Mediterranean data space
The Mediterranean Sea is not just a geographical place; it is a crossroads of cultures, economies, and political trends which are now intertwined with data-driven technologies This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to Mediterranean digital societies by analysing the legal, societal, and technical dimensions of the Mediterranean digital environment, with contributions by scholars and experts in this area It is a key resource for scholars who want to better understand these under-explored topics and do so from a Mediterranean, rather than an EU-centric perspective It also supports policy makers designing their digital strategies both sectoral and general in the Mediterranean region, and considering the impact of data-driven technologies on society and their geo-political dimension
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The
Future of Justice
AI, Big Data, the Environment and the Courts
Edited by Sundaresh Menon, Supreme Court of Singapore & Anselmo Reyes, Doshisha University, Japan
This open access book explores how courts and judges from common and civil law jurisdictions should address the following challenges that affect all of humanity – the ever-rapid development of AI and big data, the dangers of disinformation and misinformation, and the irreversible harmful effects of climate change.
The book is divided into 4 parts Part I examines the impact of AI on judiciaries, in areas such as machine-generated evidence, access to justice and the ethical implications of AI Part II delves into the topic of data protection and privacy in the era of big data and AI, focusing on the legal and regulatory issues relating to the processing of data Part III addresses truth decay and the courts' role in ascertaining facts in an uncertain world Part IV explores climate change litigation in various domestic courts around the world and the approaches and techniques that have been taken to address this dynamic and challenging area of the law
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EU Digital Law
Article-by-Article Commentary
Edited by Reiner Schulze, University of Münster, Germany & Dirk Staudenmayer, University of Münster, Germany
This new edition explains how contract and consumer law have been changed by EU legal acts with regard to legal practice in core areas of private law
It includes the most recent, already directly applicable, EU law that will significantly influence the platform economy, such as private law-relevant provisions of the Digital Market Act (DMA), private law-relevant provisions of the Digital Services Act (DSA), and the Online Intermediation Services Regulation
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It goes on to comment on the European legal requirements for the German Civil Code on sales law, the sale of digital products and on electronic commerce (Sales of Goods Directive; Digital Content Directive; Consumer Rights Directive; ECommerce Directive)
The contributors, experts from across the EU, provide detailed explanations of the background and purpose of the provisions in a uniform structure and provide concrete ways of applying them
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Liberty of Conscience Justification and Limits
Guy Baldwin, University of Manchester, UK
This book sets out a novel account of the conceptual foundations of liberty of conscience based on John Rawls’s concept of moral personality
Liberty of conscience (often called religious freedom) is a notoriously broad right As understood in many legal systems, it can extend to virtually any action or inaction, ranging from dietary choices to objections to military service, and potentially provide protection against the application of a state’s laws in respect of that action or inaction To understand the proper limits of this right, it is necessary to inquire into its conceptual foundations
The book shows that protection of liberty of conscience is warranted because of its importance to the exercise and development of the two moral powers of individuals that comprise their moral personality: the power to judge right and justice, and the power to form and pursue a conception of the good However, some possible limitations for the right relating to the rights of others and the common interest flow from this rationale Utilising this theoretical account, the book analyses two case studies at the limits of religious freedom in the law of the UK and USA: pandemic lockdown restrictions on religious gatherings, and non-discrimination laws in their application to same-sex couples
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OSCOLA
The Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities
Edited by James Goudkamp, University of Oxford, UK & Donal Nolan, University of Oxford, UK
The Oxford University Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) is the essential guide to legal citation.
There are two golden rules for the citation of legal authorities One is consistency The other is consideration for the reader Legal writing is more persuasive when the author refers to legal materials in a clear, consistent and familiar way When it is easy to identify and to find the author ’s sources, it becomes easier for the reader to follow the argument OSCOLA is designed to help the author to achieve consistency and to make life easier for the reader
The fifth edition of OSCOLA has been comprehensively revised and updated and now incorporates guidance on legal citation in the field of public international law It also provides guidance concerning new sources such as output from generative AI
Reasons, Respect, and the Law Jurisprudence as Practical Philosophy
Daniel
Peixoto Murata, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
This is a book about law and its impact on our practical reasoning
Drawing on the work of Bernard Williams, the book argues that our practical engagements with the law are complex and often obscure It begins with a novel view on practical reason that is called open-minded reasons internalism This is a view that emphasises how certain considerations can bear on action for concrete agents, and in doing so it is an explanatory account of reasons and actions The account is receptive to the considerations that makes much of peoples’ lives: the motivations and dispositions they have, the notions of character and identity, and respect
The book explains that this account helps in making sense of much of the richness seen in real life in how concrete agents engage with the law It provides the tools to explain when and why an agent identifies herself totally with the law, as Inspector Javert did in Les Misérables, but it can also explain the attitude of respect that many law-abiding citizens have, and even the merely prudential considerations of OW Holmes’ famous ‘bad man’ What emerges from this book is a view on law and practical reason that takes seriously the phenomenology of action
Kelsen’s Legacy Legal Normativity, International Law and Democracy
Edited by Jorge Emilio Núñez, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, Gonzalo Villa- Rosas, University of Vienna, Austria & Jorge Luis Fabra-Zamora, State University of New York, USA
This volume offers a comprehensive examination of Hans Kelsen’s legal and political philosophy, focusing on four central themes
The first part analyses Kelsen’s theory of norms, including its periodisation and concepts of validity and coercion The second part explores his perspectives on international law, addressing its structural analysis, primitive law characterisation, and teleology The third part examines Kelsen’s theory of democracy, its relationship with the pure theory of law, collective will, and democratisation of the administration The final part discusses Kelsen’s influence on the Vienna School of Legal Theory and its impact on case law and jurisprudence beyond Europe This collection is essential for scholars and practitioners seeking to understand Kelsen’s legacy
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Studies in Private International Law
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The Law, Society, and Politics of Entertainment in Britain Regulation or Self-Censorship?
Jennifer Young, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
This open access book examines the rules shaping British political entertainment It focuses on broadcasting restrictions born from the quaintly named rules on taste and decency, and impartiality, assessing the potential damage to democracy when rules are misinterpreted In examining the historical and legal context, it traces how regulatory frameworks have evolved and impacted on the creative industries Through interviews with industry professionals including comedians, writers, and executive producers, the book challenges the idea that regulation dictates editorial choices and creates a cancel culture It reveals how broadcast practitioners decide the ethical and legal limits of offensive humour, and how the misinterpretation of the impartiality requirement can undermine satire’s role Performers and writers discuss how selfcensorship, and social pressures influence what we see and hear in the media
Much of British political satire has been "smoothed out” due to fears of offending audiences This has left the audience unchallenged, uninformed, and politically disengaged The book argues for a policy change to broadcast regulation The impartiality requirement should be dropped for satire, and broadcasters should be more robust in defending their output
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Overriding Mandatory Rules in International Commercial Disputes
Korean and Comparative Law
Min Kyung KIM, Daejeon District Court, Republic of Korea
This open access book analyses how to identify and treat overriding mandatory rules in international commercial litigation and arbitration from a Korean and comparative law perspective
The book examines the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice under the Rome Convention and the Rome I Regulation, Swiss IPRG, and German and English law to help interpret and propose an amendment to the Korean Act on Private International Law The book also establishes tests to identify the overriding mandatory character and then empirically applies them to assess various provisions in 10 different Acts in Korea Furthermore, the book provides a ‘balancing interest test’ for third-country mandatory rules and suggests a new provision that harmonises the conflicting interests of the parties, the forum country, the third country and interests of international harmony of decisions
Winner of the 16th Simdang Academic Prize 2023 Judge Dr Min Kyung Kim is the second-youngest recipient of this prestigious award and it is the first time that the prize has been awarded for a PhD thesis
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Assistants in International Dispute Settlement Navigating Legitimacy
Gabrielle Marceau, University of Geneva, Switzerland & Maria George, Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland
This book analyses the role of actors that critically aid adjudicators at different stages of the dispute resolution process across 20 international dispute resolution bodies
Collectively referred to as 'dispute assistants' in the book, these actors are known by different names such as legal officers, référendaires, secretariat staff, registry staff, etc The book uses doctrinal research, supplemented through interviews with relevant actors in each dispute resolution body, and delivers a holistic view of their practice It provides a comparative study on the functions of dispute assistants at every stage of the dispute resolution process, revealing the widespread and critical nature of their work It addresses the legitimacy concerns raised about the alleged influence dispute assistants may exercise over adjudicators as well as in the decision-making process These concerns are traced across sources such as judicial/quasi-judicial decisions; statements or criticisms raised by States parties, academics, or practitioners; and concerns that arose in conversations with judges, dispute assistants, and other relevant actors By employing a comparative lens, the book moves from concerns that are specific to individual dispute resolution bodies towards general concerns By tapping into the wealth of comparative practices across dispute resolution bodies to navigate these legitimacy concerns, this book reframes the narrative that dispute assistants threaten the legitimacy of international dispute resolution, and proposes solutions to show how their expertise can be leveraged to strengthen the legitimacy of outcomes
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Avoidance in International Dispute Settlement Jurisdiction, Admissibility, and Justiciability
Manuel Casas Martinez, Twenty Essex, UK
This book offers a bold new perspective on how international adjudication operates
While international courts claim to decide all disputes over which they have jurisdiction, this book argues that sometimes they strategically choose not to Through detailed case studies and a close analysis of international procedural law, it reveals that courts decide most disputes most of the time - but not all
By unpacking how courts use doctrines of jurisdiction and admissibility to avoid or narrow down certain issues, the book exposes the covert techniques of judicial avoidance It shows how the flexibility of international procedural law allows judges to manage politically sensitive disputes without openly acknowledging that they are relying on avoidance doctrines
This book offers a nuanced and realistic account of international adjudication, one that recognises how legal principle is often weighed against political and practical realities
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Individuals in International Humanitarian Law
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Sarina Landefeld, University of Leicester, UK
This book offers a new, more critical perspective on the regulation and protection of individuals under international humanitarian law
Providing a historical account of the changing conceptualisation of individuals since 1864, the study draws on social constructivism This approach casts light on the struggle of making sense of, and agreeing on, the position of individuals in armed conflicts during the law-making process, often hidden by international humanitarian law’s conventional narratives This intriguing study grapples with a difficult and disputed area of the law of armed conflict, making a singular and significant contribution which will be welcomed by all scholars in the field
Solidarity in International Disaster Response Law
Thomas Mulder, UNSW Sydney, Australia
This is the first book to comprehensively explore the role of solidarity in international disaster response law (IDRL), offering a timely and transformative vision for this regime governing cooperation in disaster response
As disasters intensify due to climate change, solidarity is increasingly invoked by states and others as a principle guiding disaster response Yet its role remains underexplored and underutilised, risking solidarity to function as a mere rhetorical device This book responds to that gap, offering a comprehensive examination of the meaning, legal status and implications of solidarity in IDRL It demonstrates solidarity can reorient IDRL from a sovereignty-centred regime characterised by state autonomy and voluntarism to one focused on the protection of disaster-affected persons through differentiated international cooperation and assistance
The book further explores how solidarity could reshape specific legal and practical issues that challenge international disaster response By analysing these issues through the lens of solidarity, the book offers novel perspectives that can break new ground in finding concrete solutions for persistent challenges within the regime This analysis comes at a pivotal moment In 2024, the United Nations initiated negotiations for a multilateral convention for international disaster response, signalling growing recognition of the need for a universal treaty in this area
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Political Control of America's Courts Examining the Facts
Helena Silverstein, Lafayette College, USA
This volume explores the many ways in which politics shapes the allegedly nonpartisan judicial system in America, ranging from how judges are selected to the bench to how they rule when they get there
Each title in the Contemporary Debates series examines the veracity of controversial claims or beliefs surrounding a major political/cultural issue in the United States Each book gives readers a clear and unbiased understanding of current highinterest issues by informing them about falsehoods, half-truths, and misconceptions and confirming the factual validity of other assertions that have gained traction in America's cultural and political discourse
This volume in the series provides a deeply researched and even-handed account of the relationship between America's judicial branch which is supposed to view law through a nonpartisan lens and the sometimes poisonous partisanship that is such a notorious factor in the nation's other two branches of government Is political combat over judicial nominations worse than ever before? What impact is the politicization of the courts having on public faith in the legitimacy of the courts and our wider political system? Was former Supreme Court justice Sandra Day right when she asserted that "judicial independence is a bedrock principle of our court system, and we are losing it"? This work will provide insights into all these questions and more
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Teen Legal Rights
David
L Hudson Jr , Belmont University College of Law, USA
Teen legal rights are perpetually changing in American society, whether in the classroom, at work, or within family and community settings Fully revised and updated to reflect important changes in the legal status and rights of young people from all walks of life, the fourth edition of Teen Legal Rights is an accessible and indispensable resource to help teenagers navigate and understand the extent and limitations of their rights and liberties
Employing a simple FAQ format organized into nearly two dozen topical chapters (including new chapters devoted to such subjects as immigration and trans youth), First Amendment scholar David L Hudson Jr provides an authoritative analysis of the judicial system as it pertains to teens and their interests, explaining important court decisions, legal arguments, and legislative changes to help teens better understand how their rights are evolving as they move deeper into the 2020s
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Social Security Handbook 2026
Overview of Social Security Programs
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The Social Security Handbook: Overview of Social Security Programs provides information about Social Security programs and services, and identifies rights and obligations under the Social Security laws This completely updated Handbook, organized by section number, is a readable, easy-to-understand reference for comprehending complex Social Security programs and services and contains information on several topics relevant to Social Security policies The Handbook is designed to help users understand the gray areas of the Social Security Act, and to provide critical information about rights and obligations under Social Security laws
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Protect your benefits and avoid benefit loss; Monitor government agencies and get information about policy changes that will affect your benefits; Make the most of hospital and Medicare coverage; Determine the amount of benefits that are subject to federal income taxes; Check Social Security earnings and benefits; and Get up-to-date news about future Social Security programs and services
Social Security Handbook 2026
Overview of Social Security Programs
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The Social Security Handbook: Overview of Social Security Programs provides information about Social Security programs and services, and identifies rights and obligations under the Social Security laws This completely updated Handbook, organized by section number, is a readable, easy-to-understand reference for comprehending complex Social Security programs and services and contains information on several topics relevant to Social Security policies The Handbook is designed to help users understand the gray areas of the Social Security Act, and to provide critical information about rights and obligations under Social Security laws
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Pseudolaw and Sovereign Citizens
Edited by Harry Hobbs, University of New South Wales, Australia, Stephen Young, University of Otago, New Zealand & Joe McIntyre, University of South Australia
Can you avoid any law you do not consent to? Can you avoid paying taxes by declaring yourself sovereign? Do courts operate under admiralty or maritime law? No But welcome to the strange world of pseudolaw
This is the first-ever edited volume solely dedicated to examining pseudolaw and its most prominent adherents, sovereign citizens Drawing on the expertise of judges, criminologists, legal theorists and political sociologists, this collection offers insights into the global growth and alarming adaptability of pseudolaw People who make these claims rob themselves of meaningful legal opportunities and impose great costs to themselves, the administration of justice, and the community Pseudolaw is also linked to violent extremism and indicative of growing social insecurity
Part I offers ways to analyse and differentiate pseudolaw from other forms of conspiracy ideation and fringe legal interpretation Part II examines the rise of sovereign citizens and the global spread of pseudolaw Part III explores contemporary issues arising from pseudolaw, including the rise of far-right extremism, lay-persons in judicial proceedings, fake claims of indigeneity, and fraudulent ‘get out of jail’ schemes It concludes by considering how we can respond to this phenomenon
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Fairness in International Taxation
Edited by Ira K Lindsay, University of Surrey, UK & Benita Mathew, University of Surrey, UK
This book explores the thorny normative issues raised by the changing landscape of international tax policy
Proposals for taxation of the digital economy and the OECD/G20 BEPS framework promise fundamental changes in the international tax system The book features perspectives from legal scholars, political theorists, and political philosophers on international corporate and individual taxation Contributors advance new theories of international tax justice, develop theoretically informed reform proposals and critique influential approaches to international tax reform Key themes include justice in bilateral and multilateral international tax agreements, the taxation of cross-border workers, fair division of tax revenue from multinational corporations, and the fairness of the international tax policy-making process
This book provides new perspectives on leading international tax policy debates, analyses the intersection between international distributive justice and contemporary tax policy, and proposes innovative ways to meet the demands of tax justice in a global context
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 06 Homeland Security
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Title 14 presents regulations governing the activities of the Department of Transportation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the areas of aeronautics and space, including: aircraft, airmen, airspace, air traffic, certification of air carriers and operations, and airports
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Title 14 presents regulations governing the activities of the Department of Transportation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the areas of aeronautics and space, including: aircraft, airmen, airspace, air traffic, certification of air carriers and operations, and airports
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Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14 Aeronautics and Space 1200-End, Revised as of January 1, 2025
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Title 15 Presents regulations governing the Department of Commerce and other agencies involved with commerce and foreign trade, and includes rules for: National Security Industrial Base, Export Administration, National Weather Service, Environmental Data Service, Oil Pollution Act, Foreign Trade Agreements, and telecommunications and information
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Code of Federal Regulations, Title 16 Commercial Practices
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Code of Federal Regulations, Title 20 Employees' Benefits
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