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Legal Reform and Administrative Detention Powers in China
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 50.00This book examines the development of Chinese police powers since the 1950s. more...
Constitutional Politics in the Middle East
Hart Publishing Limited 2008; US$ 52.20This book is the first comparative and interdisciplinary study of constitutional politics and constitution-making in the Middle East. The historical background and setting are fully explored in two substantial essays by Linda Darling and Saïd Amir Arjomand, placing the contemporary experience in the contexts, respectively, of the ancient Middle... more...
Asian Insolvency Systems
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2007; US$ 84.00As Asian markets are now increasingly integrated in the world economy their domestic insolvency systems need to meet the expectations of international investors and lenders. Many Asian jurisdictions are responding by reforming insolvency laws, introducing new procedures and strengthening institutions, but others are much less active.... more...
Shirin Ebadi
Infobase Publishing 2007; US$ 36.00As a lawyer, judge, lecturer, writer, and activist, Shirin Ebadi has spoken out in her country, Iran, as well as throughout the world. This is the story of an exceptional figure who has dedicated her life to fighting for basic human rights, especially those of women and children, within Iran and abroad. more...
Corporate Governance in the 21st Century
Edward Elgar Publishing 2008; US$ 40.00Argues that a more complex 'gradual transformation' is unfolding in Japan - a process evident in many other post-industrial economies. This book includes chapters on comparative corporate governance theory and methodology, lifelong employment, the main bank system, board structures, and governance issues in small and medium-sized enterprises. more...
The State, Democracy and Anti-terror Laws in India
SAGE India 2006; US$ 70.00Laws like the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) are enacted to address what the. state describes as extraordinary situations and put in place exceptions to the. ordinary legal and judicial procedures. By examining public debates surrounding. extraordinary laws like POTA and the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention). Act (TADA) and also... more...
Legal Aspects of Marketing in India
New Age International Pvt. Ltd., Publishers 2004; US$ 30.00About the Book: The book covers Indian laws, which influence the marketing decision-making process in the business organizations. The provisions of the laws are explained and supported by the court judgments in the form of cases at the end of each chapter, keeping in view the requirements of DBM, PGDBA, MMS and MBA students specializing in marketing... more...
Evolution of a Revolution
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 39.95This book presents a timely assessment of the impact of history, politics and economics in shaping the Singapore Constitution, going beyond the descriptive narrative, the authors will cast a critical eye over the developments of the last 40 years. more...
Hindu Women's Property Rights in Rural India
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2007; US$ 114.95This volume addresses the issue of Hindu peasant women's ability to effectuate the statutory rights to succession and assert ownership of their share in family land. The work combines a critical evaluation of law with economic analyses into allocation of resources within the family as a means of addressing gender relations and explaining resulting... more...
Measuring Judicial Independence
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 42.00The role of the U.S. Supreme Court in the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election raised questions in the minds of many Americans about the relationships between judges and political influence; the following years saw equally heated debates over the appropriate role of political ideology in selecting federal judges. Legal scholars have always... more...









