How should political power be divided within and among national peoples? Is the nineteenth-century theory of sovereign and unitary State still fit for purpose in the 21st century? If not, can federali
This book undertakes a comparative study of the public interest and political speech defences in defamation law, particularly from the perspective of the misuse of democratic free expression justifica
Now available in paperback! This book examines the 'public benefit requirement' which provides that a charity's purposes must be for the public benefit. This requirement was given statutory force by t
Now available in paperback! This book provides an alternative perspective on an issue fraught with difficulty-the enforcement of prenuptial agreements. Such agreements are enforced because the law ack
Now available in paperback! When faced with tackling food-borne illness, regulators have a number of competing goals. They must investigate in order to discover the source of the illness. Once the sou
Methodological and metaphilosophical disputes in the contemporary philosophy of law are very vivid. Basic issues remain controversial. The purpose of the book is to confront approaches of Anglo-Saxon
This volume explores the nature of intellectual property law by looking at particular disputes that have become landmark cases. All the cases gathered here aim to show the versatile and unstable chara
It has many times been said that contracts involve assumptions of obligation or liability, but what that means, and what it is that is assumed, have not often been discussed.It is to further such disc
Law in Northern Ireland is the essential textbook for all students of Northern Ireland's legal system. Changes to his new edition - some of them substantial - have been made to every section, taking f
Better Regulation in the EU is a perennial and topical question which has important implications for the future direction of EU law. While actions directed at improving the quality and accessibility o
Now available in paperback! The role and position of non-state actors in international law is the subject of a long-standing and intensive scholarly debate. This book explores the participation of thi
This book analyzes and evaluates Europe's experience with the Early Warning System (EWS) which allows national parliaments to review draft legislative acts of the European Union for their compatibilit
Freedom of expression is generally analysed as a bare liberty that should not be constrained by state action. Underpinning rationales for freedom of speech very often imply, however, that the concept
This book addresses the various ways in which modern approaches to the protection of national security have impacted upon the constitutional order of the United Kingdom. It outlines and assess the con
For over 30 years-first as a QC, then as a judge, and latterly as a visiting professor of law at Oxford-Stephen Sedley has written and lectured about aspects of the law that do not always get the atte
William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-69) is perhaps the most elegant and influential legal text in the history of the common law - by one estimate, Blackstone has been cited
This book considers the phenomenon of soft law employed by domestic public authorities. Lawyers have long understood that public authorities are able to issue certain communications in a way that caus
