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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) - An implementation guide (Paperback): Preston Bukaty The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) - An implementation guide (Paperback)
Preston Bukaty
R892 Discovery Miles 8 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Understand the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) and how to implement strategies to comply with this privacy regulation. Established in June 2018, the CCPA was created to remedy the lack of comprehensive privacy regulation in the state of California. When it comes into effect on January 1, 2020, the CCPA will give California residents the right to: Learn what personal data a business has collected about them Understand who this data has been disclosed to Find out whether their personal data has been sold to third parties, and who these third parties are Opt-out of such data transactions, or request that the data be deleted. Many organizations that do business in the state of California must align to the provisions of the CCPA. Much like the EU's GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), businesses that fail to comply with the CCPA will face economic penalties. Prepare your business for CCPA compliance with our implementation guide that: Provides the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the legislation by explaining key terms Explains how a business can implement strategies to comply with the CCPA Discusses potential developments of the CCPA to further aid compliance Your guide to understanding the CCPA and how you can implement a strategy to comply with this legislation - buy this book today to get the guidance you need! About the author Preston Bukaty is an attorney and consultant. He specializes in data privacy GRC projects, from data inventory audits to gap analyses, contract management, and remediation planning. His compliance background and experience operationalizing compliance in a variety of industries give him a strong understanding of the legal issues presented by international regulatory frameworks. Having conducted more than 3,000 data mapping audits, he also understands the practical realities of project management in operationalizing compliance initiatives. Preston's legal experience and enthusiasm for technology make him uniquely suited to understanding the business impact of privacy regulations such as the GDPR and the CCPA. He has advised more than 250 organizations engaged in businesses as varied as SaaS platforms, mobile geolocation applications, GNSS/telematics tools, financial institutions, fleet management software, architectural/engineering design systems, and web hosting. He also teaches certification courses on GDPR compliance and ISO 27001 implementation, and writes on data privacy law topics. Preston lives in Denver, Colorado. Prior to working as a data privacy consultant, he worked for an international GPS software company, advising business areas on compliance issues across 140 countries. Preston holds a juris doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law, along with a basketball signed by Hall of Fame coach Bill Self.

Unjust Borders - Individuals and the Ethics of Immigration (Paperback): Javier S. Hidalgo Unjust Borders - Individuals and the Ethics of Immigration (Paperback)
Javier S. Hidalgo
R1,260 Discovery Miles 12 600 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

States restrict immigration on a massive scale. Governments fortify their borders with walls and fences, authorize border patrols, imprison migrants in detention centers, and deport large numbers of foreigners. Unjust Borders: Individuals and the Ethics of Immigration argues that immigration restrictions are systematically unjust and examines how individual actors should respond to this injustice. Javier Hidalgo maintains that individuals can rightfully resist immigration restrictions and often have strong moral reasons to subvert these laws. This book makes the case that unauthorized migrants can permissibly evade, deceive, and use defensive force against immigration agents, that smugglers can aid migrants in crossing borders, and that citizens should disobey laws that compel them to harm immigrants. Unjust Borders is a meditation on how individuals should act in the midst of pervasive injustice.

The Evolution of the Separation of Powers - Between the Global North and the Global South (Hardcover): David Bilchitz, David... The Evolution of the Separation of Powers - Between the Global North and the Global South (Hardcover)
David Bilchitz, David Landau
R3,357 Discovery Miles 33 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

To what extent should the doctrine of the separation of powers evolve in light of recent shifts in constitutional design and practice? New constitutions often include newer forms of rights - such as socio-economic and environmental rights - and are written with an explicitly transformative purpose. The practice of the separation of powers has also changed, as the executive has tended to gain power and deliberative bodies like legislatures have often been thrown into a state of crisis. By engaging widespread comparative experiences from Malawi, to Colombia, Mexico to South Africa, Hungary to the United States of America, this examination of the doctrine of the separation of powers takes into account important recent changes in constitutional design and practice, including the wide-spread inclusion of socio-economic rights, the creation of independent bodies outside the traditional structure, the growth of executive power, and the crisis of legislative legitimacy. It also considers the extent to which this re-framing should be confined to the emerging democracies of the global south or whether it can be applied more widely across all constitutional systems. This comprehensive study will be of interest to academics conducting research in comparative constitutional law, students of comparative constitutional law, and constitutional and political theorists as well as constitutional judges and designers. Contributors include: D. Bilchitz, D. Bonilla, V. Jackson, R.E. Kapindu, D. Landau, F. Mohamed, J.M. Serna de la Garza, R. Uitz

Public Law (Paperback, 3rd edition): Michael Doherty, Noel McGuirk Public Law (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Michael Doherty, Noel McGuirk
R1,164 Discovery Miles 11 640 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Covers the key institutions, concepts and legal rules in the United Kingdom constitutional system Explores the administrative justice system, including judicial review, and the protection of human rights Clearly written and easy to use Updated to cover the latest implications of Brexit, as well as legislation in the wake of the 2020 pandemic.

Citizen Journalists - Newer Media, Republican Moments and the Constitution (Hardcover): Ian Cram Citizen Journalists - Newer Media, Republican Moments and the Constitution (Hardcover)
Ian Cram
R2,877 Discovery Miles 28 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Even more than the occasional and fleeting right to vote, citizens' equal and peremptory prerogatives of expression within public discourse distinguish post-World War II democracies from all earlier and rival forms of government. In fundamentally transforming public discourse, electronic media transform the very conditions of political legitimacy. Ian Cram continues to innovate at the forefront of the free speech debates by exploring that historical shift in the way we speak, and therefore in the way we govern ourselves.' - Eric Heinze, Queen Mary, University of London, UKThis monograph explores the phenomenon of 'citizen journalism' from a legal and constitutional perspective. It describes and evaluates emerging patterns of communication between a new and diverse set of speakers and their audiences. Drawing upon political theory, the book considers the extent to which the constitutional and legal frameworks of modern liberal states allow for a 'contestatory space' that advances the scope for non-traditional speakers to participate in policy debates and to hold elites to account. Topics covered include the regulation of offensive, abusive and anonymous speech, online defamation, compelled disclosure of 'journalists'' sources, private online research by jurors and analysis of the application of pre-Web 2.0 laws to non-traditional media speakers and outlets. After surveying a range of criminal and civil law provisions that impair the communicative reach of non-mainstream speakers, the broad conclusion casts doubt upon the capacity of 'citizen journalists' to effect a significant shift towards republican self-rule. Offering an original analysis of the phenomenon of 'citizen journalism' with developments from a broad range of jurisdictions, this book is a valuable resource for students, academics, policymakers and law reform agencies in the fields of constitutional law, human rights, media freedom, journalism and comparative media regulation.

Peace, Discontent and Constitutional Law - Challenges to Constitutional Order and Democracy (Hardcover): Martin Belov Peace, Discontent and Constitutional Law - Challenges to Constitutional Order and Democracy (Hardcover)
Martin Belov
R4,071 Discovery Miles 40 710 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book offers a multi-discursive analysis of the constitutional foundations for peaceful coexistence, the constitutional background for discontent and the impact of discontent, and the consequences of conflict and revolution on the constitutional order of a democratic society which may lead to its implosion. It explores the capacity of the constitutional order to serve as a reliable framework for peaceful co-existence while allowing for reasonable and legitimate discontent. It outlines the main factors contributing to rising pressure on constitutional order which may produce an implosion of constitutionalism and constitutional democracy as we have come to know it. The collection presents a wide range of views on the ongoing implosion of the liberal-democratic constitutional consensus which predetermined the constitutional axiology, the institutional design, the constitutional mythology and the functioning of the constitutional orders since the last decades of the 20th century. The constitutional perspective is supplemented with perspectives from financial, EU, labour and social security law, administrative law, migration and religious law. Liberal viewpoints encounter radical democratic and critical legal viewpoints. The work thus allows for a plurality of viewpoints, theoretical preferences and thematic discourses offering a pluralist scientific account of the key challenges to peaceful coexistence within the current constitutional framework. The book provides a valuable resource for academics, researchers and policymakers working in the areas of constitutional law and politics.

Unlocking Constitutional and Administrative Law (Hardcover, 5th edition): Mark Ryan, Steve Foster Unlocking Constitutional and Administrative Law (Hardcover, 5th edition)
Mark Ryan, Steve Foster
R3,922 Discovery Miles 39 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Offers accessible, clear and easy-to-read explanations of the key issues and concepts within Constitutional and Administrative Law, presented in a student-friendly format Fills a gap in the market between revision guides and big overwhelming textbooks - ideal for the first-time student of law The innovative pedagogical approach in the Unlocking series builds and consolidates understanding of each topic incrementally, providing extracts from key cases and judgments and secondary sources to help students to contextualise their learning. The fifth edition has been extensively updated, including a new chapter covering the constitutional impact of the COVID pandemic.

Slavery, Indenture and the Law - Assembling a Nation in Colonial Mauritius (Hardcover): Nandini Boodia-Canoo Slavery, Indenture and the Law - Assembling a Nation in Colonial Mauritius (Hardcover)
Nandini Boodia-Canoo
R3,844 Discovery Miles 38 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book addresses historical issues of colonialism and race, which influenced the formation of multicultural society in Mauritius. During the 19th century, Mauritius was Britain's prime sugar-producing colony, yet, unlike the West Indies, its history has remained significantly under-researched. The modern demographic of multi-ethnic Mauritius is unusual as, in the absence of an indigenous people, descendants of colonists, slaves and indentured labourers constitute the majority of the island's population today. Thus, it may be said that the Mauritian nation was "assembled" during the period in question. This work draws on an in-depth examination of the two labour systems through which the island came to be populated: slavery and indenture. In studying the relevant laws, four legal events of historical importance within the context of these two labour systems are identified: the abolition of the slave trade, the abolition of slavery, private indentured labour migration and state-regulated indenture. This book is notable in that it presents a legal analysis of core historical events, thus straddling the line between two disciplines, and covers both slavery and indentured labour in Mauritian history. Mauritius, as an originally uninhabited island, presents a rare case study for inquiries into colonial legacies, multiculturalism and race consciousness. The book will be a valuable resource to scholars worldwide in the fields of slavery, indenture and the legal apparatus of forced labour.

Incomprehensible! - A Study of How Our Legal System Encourages Incomprehensibility, Why It Matters, and What We Can Do About It... Incomprehensible! - A Study of How Our Legal System Encourages Incomprehensibility, Why It Matters, and What We Can Do About It (Hardcover)
Wendy Wagner, Will Walker
R2,321 Discovery Miles 23 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The legal system is awash with excessive and incomprehensible information. Yet many of us assume that the unrelenting torrent of information pouring into various legal programs is both inevitable and unstoppable. We have become complacent; but it does not have to be this way. Incomprehensible! argues that surrendering to incomprehensibility is a bad mistake. Drawing together evidence from diverse fields such as consumer protection, financial regulation, patents, chemical control, and administrative and legislative processes, this book identifies a number of important legal programs that are built on the foundational assumption that 'more information is better'. Each of these legal processes have been designed in ways that ignore the imperative of meaningful communication. To rectify this systemic problem, the law must be re-designed to pay careful attention to the problem of incomprehensibility.

Mind and Rights - The History, Ethics, Law and Psychology of Human Rights (Paperback): Matthias Mahlmann Mind and Rights - The History, Ethics, Law and Psychology of Human Rights (Paperback)
Matthias Mahlmann
R1,142 Discovery Miles 11 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
European Private Law after the Common Frame of Reference (Hardcover): Hans W. Micklitz, Fabrizio Cafaggi European Private Law after the Common Frame of Reference (Hardcover)
Hans W. Micklitz, Fabrizio Cafaggi
R3,357 Discovery Miles 33 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book paves the way for, and initiates, the second-generation of research in European private law subsequent to the Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR) needed for the 21st century.The book gives a voice to the growing dissatisfaction in academic discourse that the DCFR, as it stands in 2009, does not actually represent the condensed available knowledge on the possible future of European private law. The contributions in this book focus on the legitimacy of law making through academics both now and in the future, and on the possible conceptual choices which will affect the future of European private law. Drawing on experience gained from the DCFR the authors advocate the competition of ideas and concepts.This fascinating book will be a must-read for European lawyers, private lawyers in the Member States and academics dealing with conceptual issues of the future of the national and the European private law. Advanced students in both law and international business will also find this book invaluable, as will US scholars interested in the US?EU comparison of different legal orders.

Law and Economics of Immigration (Hardcover): Howard F. Chang Law and Economics of Immigration (Hardcover)
Howard F. Chang
R11,673 Discovery Miles 116 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume compiles influential and diverse readings on the timely subject of immigration. This collection includes work published by leading economists, as well as a number of important contributions made by influential legal scholars, with a focus on economic issues that are salient in debates over immigration policy. Professor Chang's introduction not only explains the contribution that each reading makes to our understanding of immigration, but also surveys the literature more broadly, putting the selected readings in context.

The Broken Constitution - Lincoln, Slavery, and the Refounding of America (Paperback): Noah Feldman The Broken Constitution - Lincoln, Slavery, and the Refounding of America (Paperback)
Noah Feldman
R542 R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Save R128 (24%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Reimagining Civil Society Collaborations in Development - Starting from the South (Hardcover): Margit van Wessel, Tiina... Reimagining Civil Society Collaborations in Development - Starting from the South (Hardcover)
Margit van Wessel, Tiina Kontinen, Justice Nyigmah Bawole
R3,865 Discovery Miles 38 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

At a time when uneven power dynamics are high on development actors' agenda, this book will be an important contribution to researchers and practitioners working on innovation in development and civil society. While there is much discussion of localization, decolonization and 'shifting power' in civil society collaborations in development, the debate thus far centers on the aid system. This book directs attention to CSOs as drivers of development in various contexts that we refer to as the Global South. This book take a transformative stance, reimagining roles, relations and processes. It does so from five complementary angles: (1) Southern CSOs reclaiming the lead, 2) displacement of the North-South dyad, (3) Southern-centred questions, (4) new roles for Northern actors, and (5) new starting points for collaboration. The book relativizes international collaboration, asking INGOs, Northern CSOs, and their donors to follow Southern CSOs' leads, recognizing their contextually geared perspectives, agendas, resources, capacities, and ways of working. Based in 19 empirically grounded chapters, the book also offers an agenda for further research, design, and experimentation. Emphasizing the need to 'Start from the South' this book thus re-imagines and re-centers Civil Society collaborations in development, offering Southern-centred ways of understanding and developing relations, roles, and processes, in theory and practice. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. Funded by Wageningen University.

Advanced Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law - Second Edition (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Mark Tushnet Advanced Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law - Second Edition (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Mark Tushnet
R2,741 Discovery Miles 27 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world?s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Mark Tushnet, a world-renowned scholar of constitutional law, has excelled in extending and revising his essential introduction to comparative constitutional law. Through an analysis of topics at the cutting edge of contemporary scholarship, this authoritative study investigates constitution making, forms of constitutional review, proportionality analysis and its alternatives, and the development of a new ?transparency? branch in constitutions around the world. Throughout, the book draws upon examples from a wide range of nations, demonstrating that the field of comparative constitutional law now truly encompasses the world. New to this revised and enlarged second edition: ? Updated and extended material to encompass the developments in practice and scholarship since the original edition?s publication back in 2014? With substantial additional attention, Tushnet analyses abusive constitutionalism, the idea of the constituent power, eternity clauses and unconstitutional amendments Recent developments in weak- and strong-form constitutional review are given fresh analysis, as well as an expanded consideration of third generation rights. Addressing the key issues of constitutional design and structure, this second edition will serve as an excellent up-to-date resource for students and scholars of comparative constitutional law.

Emergency Powers in Australia (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): H.P. Lee, Michael W. R. Adams, Colin Campbell, Patrick Emerton Emergency Powers in Australia (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
H.P. Lee, Michael W. R. Adams, Colin Campbell, Patrick Emerton
R2,396 Discovery Miles 23 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Democratic countries, such as Australia, face the dilemma of preserving public and national security without sacrificing fundamental freedoms. In the context where the rule of law is an underlying assumption of the constitutional framework, Emergency Powers in Australia provides a succinct analysis of the sorts of emergency which have been experienced in Australia and an evaluation of the legal weapons available to the authorities to cope with these emergencies. It analyses the scope of the defence power to determine the constitutionality of federal legislation to deal with wartime crises and the 'war' on terrorism, the extent of the executive power and its relationship to the prerogative, the deployment of the defence forces in aid of the civil power, the statutory frameworks regulating the responses to civil unrest, and natural disasters. The role of the courts when faced with challenges to the invocation of emergency powers is explained and analysed.

The Ecological Constitution - Reframing Environmental Law (Paperback): Lynda Collins The Ecological Constitution - Reframing Environmental Law (Paperback)
Lynda Collins
R615 Discovery Miles 6 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Ecological Constitution integrates the insights of environmental constitutionalism and ecological law in a concise, engaging and accessible manner. This book sets out the necessary components of any constitution that could be considered "ecological" in nature. In particular, it argues that an ecological constitution is one that codifies the following key principles, at a minimum: the principle of sustainability; intergenerational equity and the public trust doctrine; environmental human rights; rights of nature; the precautionary principle and non-regression; and rights and obligations relating to a healthy climate. In the context of the global environmental crisis that characterises the current Anthropocene era, these principles are important tools for changing consciousness and driving pragmatic policy reforms around the world. Re-imagining constitutions along these lines could play a vital role in the collective project of building a sustainable future for humans, animals, ecosystems and the biosphere we all share. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental law, ecological law, environmental constitutionalism, sustainability and rights of nature.

Protecting National Security - A History of British Communications Investigation Regulation (Paperback): Phil Glover Protecting National Security - A History of British Communications Investigation Regulation (Paperback)
Phil Glover
R1,246 Discovery Miles 12 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book contends that modern concerns surrounding the UK State's investigation of communications (and, more recently, data), whether at rest or in transit, are in fact nothing new. It evidences how, whether using common law, the Royal Prerogative, or statutes to provide a lawful basis for a state practice traceable to at least 1324, the underlying policy rationale has always been that first publicly articulated in Cromwell's initial Postage Act 1657, namely the protection of British 'national security', broadly construed. It further illustrates how developments in communications technology led to Executive assumptions of relevant investigatory powers, administered in conditions of relative secrecy. In demonstrating the key role played throughout history by communications service providers, the book also charts how the evolution of the UK Intelligence Community, entry into the 'UKUSA' communications intelligence-sharing agreement 1946, and intelligence community advocacy all significantly influenced the era of arguably disingenuous statutory governance of communications investigation between 1984 and 2016. The book illustrates how the 2013 'Intelligence Shock' triggered by publication of Edward Snowden's unauthorized disclosures impelled a transition from Executive secrecy and statutory disingenuousness to a more consultative, candid Executive and a policy of 'transparent secrecy', now reflected in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. What the book ultimately demonstrates is that this latest comprehensive statute, whilst welcome for its candour, represents only the latest manifestation of the British state's policy of ensuring protection of national security by granting powers enabling investigative access to communications and data, in transit or at rest, irrespective of location.

Children, Human Rights and Temporary Labour Migration - Protecting the Child-Parent Relationship (Paperback): Rasika Jayasuriya Children, Human Rights and Temporary Labour Migration - Protecting the Child-Parent Relationship (Paperback)
Rasika Jayasuriya
R1,244 Discovery Miles 12 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book focuses on the neglected yet critical issue of how the global migration of millions of parents as low-waged migrant workers impacts the rights of their children under international human rights law. The work provides a systematic analysis and critique of how the restrictive features of policies governing temporary labour migration interfere with provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child that protect the child-parent relationship and parental role in children's lives. Combining social and legal research, it identifies both potential harms to children's well-being caused by prolonged child-parent separation and State duties to protect this relationship, which is deliberately disrupted by temporary labour migration policies. The book boldly argues that States benefitting from the labour of migrant workers share responsibility under international human rights law to mitigate harms to the children of these workers, including by supporting effective measures to maintain transnational child-parent relationships. It identifies measures to incorporate children's best interests into temporary labour migration policies, offering ways to reduce interferences with children's family rights. This book fills a gap that emerges at the intersection of child rights studies, migration research and existing literature on the purported nexus between labour migration and international development. It will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers and policymakers working in these areas. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003028000, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license

FinTech, Artificial Intelligence and the Law - Regulation and Crime Prevention (Paperback): Alison Lui, Nicholas Ryder FinTech, Artificial Intelligence and the Law - Regulation and Crime Prevention (Paperback)
Alison Lui, Nicholas Ryder
R1,241 Discovery Miles 12 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection critically explores the use of financial technology (FinTech) and artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial sector and discusses effective regulation and the prevention of crime. Focusing on crypto-assets, InsureTech and the digitisation of financial dispute resolution, the book examines the strategic and ethical aspects of incorporating AI into the financial sector. The volume adopts a comparative legal approach to: critically evaluate the strategic and ethical benefits and challenges of AI in the financial sector; critically analyse the role, values and challenges of FinTech in society; make recommendations on protecting vulnerable customers without restricting financial innovation; and to make recommendations on effective regulation and prevention of crime in these areas. The book will be of interest to teachers and students of banking and financial regulation related modules, researchers in computer science, corporate governance, and business and economics. It will also be a valuable resource for policy makers including government departments, law enforcement agencies, financial regulatory agencies, people employed within the financial services sector, and professional services such as law, and technology.

Constitutional Change and Popular Sovereignty - Populism, Politics and the Law in Ireland (Paperback): Maria Cahill, Colm... Constitutional Change and Popular Sovereignty - Populism, Politics and the Law in Ireland (Paperback)
Maria Cahill, Colm O'Cinneide, Sean O'Conaill, Conor O'Mahony
R1,246 Discovery Miles 12 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection focuses on the particular nexus of popular sovereignty and constitutional change, and the implications of the recent surge in populism for systems where constitutional change is directly decided upon by the people via referendum. It examines different conceptions of sovereignty as expressed in constitutional theory and case law, including an in-depth exploration of the manner in which the concept of popular sovereignty finds expression both in constitutional provisions on referendums and in court decisions concerning referendum processes. While comparative references are made to a number of jurisdictions, the primary focus of the collection is on the experience in Ireland, which has had a lengthy experience of referendums on constitutional change and of legal, political and cultural practices that have emerged in association with these referendums. At a time when populist pressures on constitutional change are to the fore in many countries, this detailed examination of where the Irish experience sits in a comparative context has an important contribution to make to debates in law and political science.

The Vastgoeta Laws (Paperback): Thomas Lindkvist The Vastgoeta Laws (Paperback)
Thomas Lindkvist
R1,233 Discovery Miles 12 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Vastgoeta Laws contains the translation of the oldest of the Swedish provincial law codes and other texts of great relevance to the legal history. The first version, the Older Vastgoeta Law, is from the first half of the thirteenth century and the earliest example of an indigenous vernacular literacy with the Latin script from Sweden. A second and highly revised version of the law is preserved in a manuscript from the middle of the fourteenth century. This volume also contains a translation of the annotations and proposals made during the complicated negotiations between representatives of the church, the kingdom, and the community of the province. Together, the two versions of the law and the annotations offer a unique possibility to understand the making and transformation of a medieval law. The importance of the regional leaders, the lawmen, is evident from the earliest example of history writing in Sweden, illustrating the legal and political history of Vastergoetland. With an Introduction that places the province of Vastergoetland and its law into its political setting, this translation is invaluable for all students and scholars of medieval Swedish legal and political history.

Populist Challenges to Constitutional Interpretation in Europe and Beyond (Paperback): Fruzsina Gardos-Orosz, Zoltan Szente Populist Challenges to Constitutional Interpretation in Europe and Beyond (Paperback)
Fruzsina Gardos-Orosz, Zoltan Szente
R1,248 Discovery Miles 12 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the relationship between populism or populist regimes and constitutional interpretation used in those regimes. The volume discusses the question of whether contemporary populist governments and movements have developed, or encouraged new and specific constitutional theories, doctrines and methods of interpretation, or whether their constitutional and other high courts continue to use the old, traditional interpretative tools in constitutional adjudication. The book is divided into four parts. Part I contains three chapters elaborating the theoretical basis for the discussion. Part II examines the topic from a comparative perspective, representing those European countries where populism is most prevalent, including Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Part III extends the focus to the United States, reflecting how American jurisprudence and academia have produced the most important contributions to the theory of constitutional interpretation, and how recent political developments in that country might challenge the traditional understanding of judicial review. This section also includes a general overview on Latin America, where there are also some populist governments and strong populist movements. Finally, the editors' closing study analyses the outcomes of the comparative research, summarizing the conclusions of the book. Written by renowned national constitutional scholars, the book will be essential reading for students, academics and researchers working in Constitutional Law and Politics.

Global Reflections on Children's Rights and the Law - 30 Years After the Convention on the Rights of the Child... Global Reflections on Children's Rights and the Law - 30 Years After the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Paperback)
Ellen Marrus, Pamela Laufer-Ukeles
R1,241 Discovery Miles 12 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Thirty years after the adoption of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, this book provides diverse perspectives from countries and regions across the globe on its implementation, critique and potential for reform. The book revolves around key issues including progress in implementing the CRC worldwide; how to include children in legal proceedings; how to uphold children's various civil rights; how to best assist children at risk; and discussions surrounding children's identity rights in a changing familial order. Discussion of the CRC is both compelling and polarizing and the book portrays the enthusiasm around these topics through contrasting and comparative opinions on a range of topics. The work provides varying perspectives from many different countries and regions, offering a wealth of insight on topics that will be of significant interest to scholars and practitioners working in the areas of children's rights and justice.

Law and Philosophy of Language - Ordinariness of Law (Paperback): Pascal Richard Law and Philosophy of Language - Ordinariness of Law (Paperback)
Pascal Richard
R1,217 Discovery Miles 12 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Academic legal production, when it focuses on the study of law, generally grasps this concept on the basis of a reference to positive law and its practice. This book differs clearly from these analyses and integrates the legal approach into the philosophy of normative language, philosophical realism and pragmatism. The aim is not only to place the examination of law in the immanence of its practice, but also to take note of the fact that legal enunciation must be taken seriously. In order to arrive at this analysis, it is necessary to go beyond traditional perspectives and to base reflection on an investigation of the conditions for enunciating law in our democracies. This analysis thus offers a renewal of the ethics inherent in the action of jurists and an original reflection on the role of certain legal tools such as concepts, categories, or "provisions". In this sense, the work nourishes its originality not only by the transversality of its approach, but also by the will to situate legal thought in concrete forms of its implementation. The book will be essential reading for academics working in the areas of legal theory, legal philosophy and constitutional theory.

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