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The Renewal of Islamic Law
Cambridge University Press 1993; US$ 34.00A study of Muhammad Baqer as-Sadr - an Iraqi scholar whose ideas were influential in the rise of political Islam. more...
Unexpected Circumstances in European Contract Law
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 166.00A comparative exploration of whether unexpected circumstances can 'open up' contracts. more...
International Arbitral Jurisdiction
BRILL 2011; US$ 185.00Examining the jurisdiction of international arbitral tribunals, International Arbitral Jurisdiction establishes general principles relating to such jurisdiction. The study refers to the principles of consent and its limitations, and also deals with such matters as interpretation of compromis and incidental jurisdiction. more...
Exploring Courtroom Discourse
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 134.95This volume presents a combination of practical, empirical research data and theoretical reflection to provide a comparative view of language and discourse in the courtroom. The work explores how the various disciplines of law and linguistics can help us understand the nature of "Power and Control" - both oral and written - and how it might... more...
The Draft Civil Code of the People's Republic of China
BRILL 2010; US$ 222.00Since the beginning of 20th century, various attempts have been made by the legal scholars to draft a Civil Code in China. However, only after 1980s, when the "open-door" policy has been implemented, the Chinese civil law has become the basis for the development of socialist market economy. After the adoption of Chinese contract law (1999),... more...
Essential Cases on Damage
De Gruyter 2011; US$ 489.00With an emerging ius commune in the field of tort law, the extensive range of experiences derived from national court practice on the basis of prior laws will in certain respects be of comparatively less importance. A major lacuna is thus apparent: While publications of court decisions and databases exist, none provide access to a comparative selection... more...
Amnesty in the Age of Human Rights Accountability
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 32.00This edited volume discusses the persistence of amnesty in the age of human rights accountability. more...
Administrative Tribunals and Adjudication
Hart Publishing Limited 2009; US$ 49.50This book compares tribunals in three major jurisdictions, analyses 'administrative adjudication', and traces its historical development. more...
Comparative Law
Hart Publishing Limited 2007; US$ 68.40This innovative and reader-friendly book enables students to familiarise themselves with the challenges and controversies found in comparative law. more...
National Courts and the International Rule of Law
OUP Oxford 2011; US$ 119.99This book explores how domestic courts contribute to the maintenance of the rule of international law by providing judicial control over the exercises of public powers that may conflict with international law. The main focus of the book will be on judicial control of exercise of public powers by states. Key cases that will be reviewed in this book,... more...









