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Horses played a major role in the military, economic, social and
cultural history of early-modern England. This book uses the supply
of horses to parliamentary armies during the English Civil War to
make two related points. Firstly it shows how control of resources
- although vital to success - is contingent upon a variety of
logistical and political considerations. It then demonstrates how
competition for resources and construction of individuals'
identities and allegiances fed into each other. Resources, such as
horses, did not automatically flow out of areas which were
nominally under Parliament's control. Parliament had to construct
administrative systems and make them work. This was not easy when
only a minority of the population actively supported either side
and property rights had to be negotiated, so the success of these
negotiations was never a foregone conclusion. The study also
demonstrates how competition for resources and construction of
identities fed into each other. It argues that allegiance was not a
fixed underlying condition, but was something external and
changeable. Actions were more important than thoughts and to secure
victory, both sides needed people to do things rather than feel
vaguely sympathetic. Furthermore, identities were not always
self-fashioned but could be imposed on people against their will,
making them liable to disarmament, sequestration, fines or
imprisonment. More than simply a book about resources and
logistics, this study poses fundamental questions of identity
construction, showing how culture and reality influence each other.
Through an exploration of Parliament's interaction with local
communities and individuals, it reveals fascinating intersections
between military necessity and issues of gender, patriarchy,
religion, bureaucracy, nationalism and allegiance.
Horses played a major role in the military, economic, social and
cultural history of early-modern England. This book uses the supply
of horses to parliamentary armies during the English Civil War to
make two related points. Firstly it shows how control of resources
- although vital to success - is contingent upon a variety of
logistical and political considerations. It then demonstrates how
competition for resources and construction of individuals'
identities and allegiances fed into each other. Resources, such as
horses, did not automatically flow out of areas which were
nominally under Parliament's control. Parliament had to construct
administrative systems and make them work. This was not easy when
only a minority of the population actively supported either side
and property rights had to be negotiated, so the success of these
negotiations was never a foregone conclusion. The study also
demonstrates how competition for resources and construction of
identities fed into each other. It argues that allegiance was not a
fixed underlying condition, but was something external and
changeable. Actions were more important than thoughts and to secure
victory, both sides needed people to do things rather than feel
vaguely sympathetic. Furthermore, identities were not always
self-fashioned but could be imposed on people against their will,
making them liable to disarmament, sequestration, fines or
imprisonment. More than simply a book about resources and
logistics, this study poses fundamental questions of identity
construction, showing how culture and reality influence each other.
Through an exploration of Parliament's interaction with local
communities and individuals, it reveals fascinating intersections
between military necessity and issues of gender, patriarchy,
religion, bureaucracy, nationalism and allegiance.
The legal sector is being hit by profound economic and
technological changes (digitalization, open data, blockchain,
artificial intelligence ...) forcing law firms and legal
departments to become ever more creative in order to demonstrate
their added value. To help lawyers meet this challenge, this book
draws on the perspectives of lawyers and creative specialists to
analyze the concept and life cycle of legal innovations, techniques
and services, whether related to legislation, legal engineering,
legal services, or legal strategies, as well as the role of law as
a source of creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration.
The legal sector is being hit by profound economic and
technological changes (digitalization, open data, blockchain,
artificial intelligence ...) forcing law firms and legal
departments to become ever more creative in order to demonstrate
their added value. To help lawyers meet this challenge, this book
draws on the perspectives of lawyers and creative specialists to
analyze the concept and life cycle of legal innovations, techniques
and services, whether related to legislation, legal engineering,
legal services, or legal strategies, as well as the role of law as
a source of creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration.
This edited volume is based on the European Law Institute's
project, 'The Prevention and Resolution of Conflicts of Exercise of
Jurisdiction in Criminal Law', co-ordinated by the European Law
Institute (ELI) and the University of Luxembourg. The project ran
from 2013 to 2017 and was conducted under the auspices of the ELI
and the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR). The study sought
to explore options for a coherent regulatory mechanism for the
prevention and settlement of conflicts of jurisdiction in criminal
law. Currently, there is no binding instrument establishing a
mechanism to resolve conflicts of (exercising) jurisdiction in
criminal matters in the EU, although such a mechanism is essential
for the effective functioning of a European criminal justice area
based on mutual recognition. Building on empirical research and a
comparison with civil law solutions to the problem of conflicts of
jurisdiction, this volume seeks to impact the EU policy debate by
proposing three fully-formed models for legislative action, coupled
with extensive analysis of related themes.
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