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Copyright and Creativity
Edward Elgar Publishing 2011; US$ 40.00Copyright and Creativity discusses the making of property out of creative works through the legal mechanism of copyright. It shows the manner in which the law translates a great variety of expressions of the human mind into its normative system and transforms them into the property right of copyright or droit d'auteur. This timely book examines... more...
Human Rights Constitutionalism in Japan and Asia
BRILL 2009; US$ 105.00The collection opens with a review of constitutionalism in Asia and the United States and concludes with a recent examination of Japan?s rejection of war: ?Japan?s Constitutional Discourse and Performance?. By way of Afterword, the author offers an in-depth review of ?Globalization of Human Rights in the 21st Century?. more...
Chinese Intellectual Property and Technology Laws
Edward Elgar Publishing 2011; US$ 40.00Written by some of China's leading academic experts and with a foreword by the former Chief Justice of the IP Tribunal of China's Supreme People's Court, this book combines for the very first time a review of both Chinese intellectual property and technology laws in a single volume in English. The book initially focuses on recent amendments to the... more...
Enterprising China
OUP Oxford 2011; US$ 44.99China has undergone a remarkable transition over the past thirty years from a centrally-planned economy to a more market oriented one. The transformation of business in China has been correspondingly evident. This book gives an interdisciplinary analysis of the evolution of business development in China and the 'marketization' of industry during... more...
Copyright and the Public Interest in China
Edward Elgar Publishing 2011; US$ 40.00Guan Hong Tang expertly highlights how the multidimensional concept of public interest has influenced the development and limitations of Chinese copyright. Since 1990 China has awarded copyright - individual rights - but also provides for public, non-criminal enforcement. The author reveals that pressures of development, globalisation and participation... more...
The 2011 Regulation on the Causes of Civil Action of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China
De Gruyter 2011; US$ 140.00In 2008 the Supreme People's Court (SPC) has promulgated the "Regulations on the Cause of Civil Action". The promulgation of the Regulations has significance in various regards. It clearly signals a new approach of the SPC to systemize and compile the status quo of the Chinese civil law system. The research compiled in this book is therefore going... more...
Understanding Chinese Company Law
Hong Kong University Press, HKU 2010; US$ 40.00The book, besides offering a systemic discussion of the nature of companies, the constitution of companies, the establishment of various ompanies, role and function of various parties in corporate governance, and corporate financing inChina, the author also highlights the major changes in the 2005 Company Law, and addresses many new issues such as... more...
The Constitutional System of Thailand
Hart Publishing Limited 2011; US$ 34.19This book assesses the attempt to establish a modern system of democratic government in Thailand against the background of Thai politics and culture. The fact that since 1932, when it became a constitutional monarchy, Thailand has had 18 constitutions speaks of an unstable political system which has seen rapid and repeated fluctuations between military... more...
A Selective Approach to Establishing a Human Rights Mechanism in Southeast Asia
BRILL 2012; US$ 136.00This book proposes a selective approach for states with more advanced human rights protection to establish a human rights court for Southeast Asia. It argues the inclusive approach currently employed by ASEAN to set up a human rights body covering all member states cannot produce a strong regional human rights mechanism. The mosaic of Southeast Asia... more...
Tenure Security for Indonesia's Urban Poor
Leiden University Press 2011; US$ 55.00Today, about 1 billion people are estimated to live in 'slums' worldwide. This number will only grow and urban poverty worsen unless radical measures are taken. While it is generally acknowledged in the international development debate that breaking the circle of poverty requires multiple strategies, there is renewed attention for approaches... more...









