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International Insolvency Lawby Paul Omar
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2008; US$ 134.95International insolvency is a newly-established branch of the study of insolvency that owes much to the phenomenon of cross-border incorporations and conduct of business in more than one jurisdiction. It is largely an offspring of globalization. Paul Omar examines the development of domestic rules dealing with cross-border instances and the many international projects in the field. more...
Feminist Perspectives On Public Lawby Susan Millns; Noel Whitty
Routledge-Cavendish 1999; US$ 69.95This volume provides a collection of essays focusing on themes and concepts that underpin the traditional subject areas of public law texts (such as the Crown, sovereignty, Parliament, judicial review) from a variety of feminist perspectives. more...
Letting Your Propertyby Rosy Border; Mark Fairweather
Routledge-Cavendish 2004; US$ 28.95Thinking of renting out a house or flat? This book gives you everything you need to become a successful landlord. It advises you about your legal responsibilities, about choosing and vetting a tenant, and about the tenancy agreement itself. more...
The Right to Property in Commonwealth Constitutionsby Tom Allen; James Crawford; John Bell
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 90.00First book to examine constitutional rights to property in Commonwealth countries. Although many Commonwealth judges use comparative law in resolving constitutional cases, very few books have been written on comparative law in the Commonwealth. This book presents both practical and theoretical analyses, together with the historical background. more...
International Real Estate Handbookby Christian H. Kalin
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2005; US$ 260.00This book presents a comprehensive reference for real estate investors everywhere. Covering the unique real-estate situations in seventeen key countries, including the United States and Europe, it offers a unique international overview of the real estate market. more...
Rights and duties of dual nationalsby D.A. Martin; K. Hailbronner
BRILL 2002; US$ 255.00The increased emergence of dual and multiple nationality in our globalized world has led to public and scholarly debates on a number of resulting practical questions. This book comprehensively evaluates the legal status of dual nationals on the basis of a comparative analysis. more...
The Hague Trusts Conventionby Jonathan Harris
Hart 2002; US$ 235.20When trusts cross borders difficulties may arise. This Convention, enacted into English law by the Recognition of Trusts Act, seeks to ameliorate the situation by providing harmonized choice of law rules for "trusts created voluntarily and evidenced in writing". This text ananlyses the Convention. more...
Property and Protectionby Frank Meisel; Peter Cook
Hart 2000; US$ 172.80This collection of essays is dedicated to Brian Harvey,the retired Professor of Property Law at the University of Birmingham. The contributions reflect his eclectic interests and bring new insights to issues of property law, both real and personal, consumer protection, auction sales and tax. Historical, human rights, public law, European Community and international aspects are addressed in addition to persistent domestic conveyancing concerns. Contributors: Peter Cook, David Feldman, Jonathan Harris, Tim Kaye, Jeremy McBride, Frank Meisel, Norman Palmer, Deborah Parry, David Salter, Carla Shapreau, John Stevens, Mark Thompson, Nick Wikeley and John Wylie. more...
Restitution in Private International Lawby George Panagopoulos
Hart 2000; US$ 165.60This important new book fills a large gap in legal literature by examining restitution in private international law,including both the jurisdiction and choice of law questions facing restitutionary claims with international elements. The book begins with a brief summary of the English domestic law of restitution and highlights some of the issues which may arise. It goes on to examine classification, or characterisation of restitutionary claims.. Restitution has a theoretical unity which enables the author to treat it essentially as a single issue for characterisation purposes. However, restitutionary claims arise in the context of contracts and wrongs; they may be at law or in equity; they may give rise to personal or proprietary remedies,... more...
Feminist Perspectives on Family Lawby Alison Diduck; Katherine O'Donovan
Taylor & Francis 2006; US$ 59.95The book assesses the impact that feminism has had upon family law and examines specific areas of family law from a feminist perspective. It is broad in scope and looks at issues of current legal and political preoccupation. more...