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Democratization and the Judiciaryby Roberto Gargarella; Siri Gloppen; Elin Skaar
Frank Cass 2004; US$ 47.50This title examines the political role of courts in new democracies in Latin America and Africa, focusing on their ability to hold political power-holders accountable when they act outside their constitutionally defined powers. The book also issues a warning: There are problems inherent in the current global move towards strong constitutional government, where increasingly strong powers are placed in the hands of judges who themselves are not made accountable. more...
Benthamby James Steintrager
Routledge 2003; US$ 218.00First published in 1977 this volume challenges the accepted interpretations of Bentham's political thought and in particular the landmark criticism by John Stuart Mill and Elie Halevy. more...
The Least Examined Branchby Richard W. Bauman; Tsvi Kahana
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 61.00Unlike most works in constitutional theory which focus on the role of the courts, this book addresses the role of legislatures in a regime of constitutional democracy. It offers theoretical perspectives as well as case studies of several types of legislation from the United States and Canada. more...
The Constitution of Lawby David Dyzenhaus
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 40.00Deals with the urgent question of how governments should respond to emergencies and terrorism by exploring the idea that there is an unwritten constitution of law, exemplified in the common law constitution of Commonwealth countries. more...
Constitutional Limits and the Public Sphereby Oren Ben-Dor
Hart 2000; US$ 153.60The central intuition that guides the argument of this book is that both the technical and reductionist methodology associated with utilitarianism do not do justice to the theory which identifies the maximisation of pleasure as the most fundamental self-interest of man. more...
Party Funding and Campaign Financing in International Perspectiveby Keith Ewing; Samuel Issacharoff
Hart 2006; US$ 139.20This volume deals with questions of political party funding and campaign financing, issues which arouse controversy in many parts of the world. How are the central actors in the political arena supposed to gather the funds necessary to operate effectively on behalf of their chosen political ends? And, how may they spend money in furtherance of their political objectives? The aim of this volume, the first in a new series of Columbia University/London University collaborative projects, is to explore these issues in the specific context of a number of national settings. more...
An Introduction to Law and Regulationby Bronwen Morgan; Karen Yeung
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 53.00This textbook outlines the framework of academic debate in regulation. more...
Law in Times of Crisisby Oren Gross; Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 57.00Presents the first systematic and comprehensive attempt by legal scholars to conceptualize the theory of emergency powers. more...
Law and the Cityby Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 59.95This invaluable guide offers a lateral, critical and often unexpected description of some of the most important cities in the world, each one from a distinctive legal perspective. more...
The Province of Administrative Lawby Michael Taggart
Hart 1997; US$ 235.20During the past decade, administrative law has experienced remarkable development. It has consistently been one of the most dynamic and potent areas of legal innovation and of judicial activism. It has expanded its reach into an ever broadening sphere of public and private activities. Largely through the mechanism of judicial review, the judges in several jurisdictions have extended the ambit of the traditional remedies, partly in response to a perceived need to fill an accountability vacuum created by the privatisation of public enterprises, the contracting-out of public services, and the deregulation of industry and commerce. The essays in this volume focus upon these and other shifts in administrative law, and in doing so they draw upon... more...









