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Governing Risk in GM Agriculture
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 72.00This book addresses the issues and methods involved in governing risks posed by genetically modified (GM) agriculture. more...
The Regulation of International Trade
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 80.00Drawing on a wide variety of classic and contemporary sources, respected authors Trebilcock and Howse here provide a critical analysis of the institutions and agreements that have shaped international trade rules. In light of the growing debate over globalization, they include special sections examinations of topics such as: * agriculture * services... more...
Theodor Geigers Stimmungsdemokratie.
Duncker & Humblot 2012; US$ 57.31Hauptbeschreibung Die ohnehin geringe Rezeption des Werkes Theodor Geigers, der bereits 1952 verstorben ist, wurde hinsichtlich der verfassungsrechtlichen Perspektiven seiner Schriften bisher gänzlich vernachlässigt. Dabei ist insbesondere das Thema der Stimmungsdemokratie von hoher Aktualität. So wird auch heute jeder Abstimmungs- und Wahlkampf... more...
The Health of Nations
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 44.00Globalisation challenges our traditional social structures, with international systems such as the European Union, taking power over the power of states and governments. We must rethink the ideas which have made our national systems work. Allott seeks to develop these ideas in new ways to meet the new global challenges. more...
International Law and Indigenous Peoples
BRILL 2004; US$ 296.00This volume highlights those instances in the work of international organizations where advances have been made concerning indigenous rights. It also devotes attention to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and to a number of thematic issues in the field. The human rights situations... more...
A Sociology of Jurisprudence
Hart Publishing Limited 2006; US$ 36.00Niklas Luhmann's sociological theory treats law, along with politics, economics, media and ethics, as systems of communication. His theory not only offers profound and novel insights into the character of the legal system in modern society, but also provides an explanation for the role of jurisprudence as part of that legal system. In this work the... more...
Law as a Social Institution
Hart Publishing Limited 2001; US$ 32.40This book develops the rudiments of a sociological perspective on state law and legal theory. It outlines a distinctive approach to theoretical enquiry that offers an improved understanding of law as a social and institutional phenomenon. The book draws upon Max Weber's sociological and juristic writings as a context in which to explore themes arising... more...
Visible Women
Hart Publishing Limited 2002; US$ 79.20How should feminist theories conceive of the subject? What is it to be a legal person? What part does embodiment play in subjectivity? Can there be a conception of rights which does justice to the social contexts in which rights claims are embedded? Is the way the law constitutes legal subjects a form of violence? These questions lie at the heart of... more...









