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Trennung und Scheidung
Haufe Lexware Verlag 2008; US$ 10.77Hauptbeschreibung Dieser Ratgeber liefert von Anfang an alle relevanten Informationen zum Thema Scheidung und Trennung. Dabei wird der Leser auf verständliche und umfassende Weise beraten und kann sich schnell einen Überblick verschaffen. Dieser Ratgeber liefert von Anfang an alle relevanten Informationen zum Thema Scheidung und Trennung. Dabei wird... more...
Gender, Sexualities and Law
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 42.95Bringing together an international range of academics, Gender, Sexualities and Law provides a comprehensive interrogation of the range of contemporary issues ? both topical and controversial ? raised by the gendered character of law, legal discourse and institutions. The gendering of law, persons and the legal profession, along with the gender bias... more...
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: An Analysis of Treaty Provisions and Implications of U.S. Ratification
BRILL 2006; US$ 138.00This in-depth text goes beyond the rhetoric of the debate on children?s rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in particular, to provide a detailed examination of the impact that U.S. ratification of the Convention would have on U.S. law. The chapters have been written by leading children?s advocates and scholars with a general audience... more...
Corporal Punishment of Children: A Human Rights Violation
BRILL 2006; US$ 138.00The core of this book is a detailed analysis of the status of corporal punishment of children, including Areasonable spankings by parents, under international human rights law. The analysis leads compellingly to the conclusion that such punishment is indeed a human rights violation, consonant with modern norms about right and decent treatment of juveniles.... more...
The Human Rights of Children
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 134.95This volume provides a critical survey from the visions which informed the text agreed in the Convention on the Rights of the Child in1989 to contemporary and ongoing efforts towards implementation. With contributions by leading experts in the field, the book is organised in two parts. The first discusses progress, dilemmas and debates about the CRC... more...
Yearbook of Private International Law
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2010; US$ 254.00The current rich volume of the Yearbook attempts to strike a balance in the multifaceted expressions of the increasing importance of private international law at national and supranational levels. The vitality of private international law within the European Union is evidenced by both legislative projects and the rich case law of the European Court... more...
Making Contracts Work
Woodslane Press 2011; US$ 22.99Until now, there has no book that sets out structures and strategies for sound supply contract management. This book sets out to do more than this: it aligns the science of sourcing and procuring of supplies/suppliers with the art of smart contract management. And it does so based on the author's sound knowledge of global markets and keen understanding... more...
Competing Fundamentalisms and Egyptian Women?s Family Rights
BRILL 2011; US$ 151.00The debate surrounding womens family rights under Shara-derived law has long been held captive to the competing fundamentalisms of universalism and cultural relativism. These two conflicting perspectives fail to promote practical tools through which such laws can be reformed, without prejudice to their religious nature. This book examines the development... more...
Mass Justice
Edward Elgar Publishing 2011; US$ 40.00This insightful book considers phenomena such as mass torts, which affect numerous victims, and complex insolvency cases, which concern multiple and often competing interests. The editors identify and respond to the need for reflection on the notion of 'mass justice'. The assembled contributors show that while private law is usually debated in terms... more...









