As Kent Greenwalt's second volume on aspects of legal interpretation, this book analyzes statutory and common law interpretation and compares the two. In respect to statutory interpretation, it first
This is a completely revised and expanded second edition, building on the first edition with two principal aims: first, to elucidate the role that domestic tort principles (including the new 'remedy'
Intellectual property has become a dominant feature of our knowledge based economy in recent years, but how has property rights in intangible items developed? This book brings together for the first t
In this first comprehensive study of women's property rights in early America, Marylynn Salmon discusses the effect of formal rules of law on women's lives. By focusing on such areas such as conveyan
In this book, Susan Kellogg explains how Spanish law served as an instrument of cultural transformation and adaptation in the lives of Nahuatl-speaking peoples during the years 1500-1700 - the first t
This is the first full scholarly study of the relationship between native secular law and the Church in medieval Wales. The interaction was close, despite Archbishop Pecham's condemnation of native la
This is the first volume of proceedings arising from the bi-ennial conference of the European Society of International Law/Societe europeene de droit international (ESIL/SEDI). The book presents the h
Since 2005, when the first edition of this textbook was published, the world of financial investment has experienced an unprecedented boom followed by a spectacular bust. Significant changes have been
This volume is the first of two addressing the legal regime governing the use of force during armed conflicts. Traditionally labeled 'Hague Law', today the norms it examines are commonly referred to a
The essays selected for the first part of this volume offer an insight into the development, as distinguished from the history, of international humanitarian law. The focus of the majority of the work
From New York Times bestselling author, Joe Abercrombie, comes a collection of award-winning short fiction set in the world of the First Law, with a brand new novella and three exclusive short stories
Sharp Ends is the ultimate collection of award winning tales and exclusive new short stories from the master of grimdark fantasy, Joe Abercrombie. Violence explodes, treachery abounds, and the words
Now for the first time, with a unique combination of the principles of faith and the law of attraction, Derek L. Kilpatrick brings a fresh perspective on how to attract into your life experience more
The Netherlands Yearbook of International Law was first published in 1970. It has two main aims. It offers a forum for the publication of scholarly articles of a more general nature in the area of pub
This 11th volume in the annual Yearbook states its focus on the Lithuanian School of International Law: Traditions and Modern Developments. This is the first volume in the series to be devoted to a pa
This short and accessible book is the first to focus exclusively on the inter-relation between transitional justice and rule of law reconstruction in post-conflict and post-authoritarian states. In so
The Union army may be full of bastards, but there's only one who thinks he can save the day single-handed when the Gurkish come calling: the incomparable Colonel Sand dan Glokta. Curnden Craw and his
