This book demonstrates the empirical gains and integrative potentials of social systems theory for the sociology of law. Against a backdrop of classical and contemporary sociological debates about law
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Analyzing the International Criminal Court's first cases, this work examines the ICC’s potential to contribute to truth telling in the aftermath of mass atrocities. The book assesses whether ICC pro
Information society projects promise wealth and better services to those countries which digitise and encourage the consumer and citizen to participate. As paper recedes into the background and digita
This volume draws on a wealth of primary source material, the vast majority of which has never been published before, to present a study of women reprieved of murder during the 20th Century. The resea
This book makes the argument that secular married couple relationships, both same and different sex, should be sanctioned and supported by the State. This proposition cannot be supported at the expens
This book examines the history of the development of restorative justice against a 'theories of punishment' backdrop. It considers the modern practice of restorative justice and draws on the experienc
This book undertakes a critical appraisal of sustainable development in the European Union. In addition to existing issues of sustainability, it examines the development of a European "general pr
This book examines the historical evolution and shifting global dynamics of policing in the Portuguese-speaking world. Comprising original contributions from a multi-disciplinary range of experts, it
