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Rechtsreformen entlang der Seidenstraße
BWV Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag 2010; US$ 47.44Hauptbeschreibung Der Autor zieht Bilanz aus einer mehr als 15jährigen Beratung von Rechts- und Justizreformen in allen Ländern Zentralasiens, des südlichen Kaukasus, der Volksrepublik China, der Russischen Föderation, der Ukraine, der Mongolei und Moldawiens. An konkreten Problemlagen zeigt er die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Übertragung und Rezeption... more...
Invisible Gold in Asia
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2010; US$ 5.00All you need to know about the business of Intellectual Property in Asia more...
Asian Legal Revivals
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 27.50More than a decade ago, before globalization became a buzzword, Yves Dezalay and Bryant G. Garth established themselves as leading analysts of how that process has shaped the legal profession. Drawing upon the insights of Pierre Bourdieu, Asian Legal Revivals explores the increasing importance of the positions of the law and lawyers in South and... more...
Law and Power in the Islamic World
I.B.Tauris 2003; US$ 59.95Islamic law (the Shari'a) and its application is a central issue in contemporary Islamic politics and culture. Starting from modern concerns, this book examines the origins and evolution of the Shari'a and the corpus of texts, concepts and practices in which it has been enshrined. The central paradox in this history is one of power: the Shari'a... more...
Intellectual Property, Competition Law and Economics in Asia
Hart Publishing Limited 2011; US$ 140.40This book results from a conference held in Singapore in September 2009 that brought together distinguished lawyers and economists to examine the differences and similarities in the intersection between intellectual property and competition laws in Asia. The prime focus was how best to balance these laws to improve economic welfare. Countries in Asia... more...
Asian Discourses of Rule of Law
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 79.95Rule of law is one of the pillars of the modern world, and widely considered necessary for sustained economic development, the implementation of democracy and the protection of human rights. It has however emerged in Western liberal democracies, and some people question how far it is likely to take root fully in the different cultural, economic and... more...
Human Rights in Asia
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 79.95Human Rights in Asia considers how human rights are viewed and implemented in Asia. It covers not just civil and political rights, but also social, economic and cultural rights. This study discusses the problems arising from the fact that ideas of human rights have evolved in Western liberal democracies and examines how far such values are compatible... more...
Cultural Control and Globalisation in Asia Pirac
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 44.95This is a succint and well-written book introducing a truly interdisciplinary approach to the study of copyright and related issues in contemporary popular culture in relation to the current development of Asian cinema, and questions how copyright is appropriated to regulate culture. It examines the many meanings and practices pertaining to "copying"... more...
Breaking the Disciplines
I.B.Tauris 2003; US$ 94.00International scholars explore the ways in which knowledge actually operates, showing the limitations of now outmoded disciplines. Coming from fields as diverse as anthropology, philosophy, literature, aesthetics and art practice, together they break down the boundaries between entrenched domains of knowledge. Studies of objects which confound traditional... more...
Cinema, Law, and the State in Asia
Palgrave Macmillan 2007; US$ 95.00This book explores the intersections of film, justice, and the state in comparative perspective across a range of major Asian countries, including India, China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The contributing authors cross the conventional border between the analysis of on-screen and off-screen intersections of law and cinema. more...
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