This volume provides a concise introduction to the issues and debates regarding modern piracy that include naval operations, law, and diplomacy, and focuses on the recent surge of attacks off the coast of Africa and Asia"
Would you want to be operated on by a surgeon trained at a medical school that did not evaluate its students? Would you want to fly in a plane designed by people convinced that the laws of physics are socially constructed? Would you want to be tried by a legal system indifferent…
The Internet has transformed the manner in which information is exchanged and business is conducted, arguably more than any other communication development in the past century. Despite its wide reach and powerful global influence, it is a medium uncontrolled by any one centraliz…
This 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…
This integrated study of law ̧economics and Peircian semiotics re-examines the relationship between law and economics ̧overcoming the dichotomy between efficiency and justice ̧and introduces a new conception of law and market economy. The author challenges several basic assumptions…
Foreword - Sonia Picado Sotela 1. Women's International Human Rights Law: The Way Forward - Rebecca J. 2. To Bellow like a Cow: Women, Ethnicity, and the Discourse of Rights 3. What are "Women's International Human Rights"? Hilary Charlesworth 4. State Responsibility Goes Pr…
