This book takes an inductive approach to the question of whether there is a hierarchy in international law, with human rights obligations trumping other duties. It assesses the extent to which such a hierarchy can be said to exist through an analysis of the case law of national …
Curriculum Vitae of Judge Christopher Weeramantry Judge Stephen Schwebel, President, International Court of Justice Sir Gerard Brennan, Chief Justice, High Court of Australia G.P.S. de Silva, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka 1. JURISPRUDENCE AND COMPARATIVE LAW The…
The book aims to set out an account of the relationship between. British workers and the law. 1. Foundations of labour law. 2. The employment relationship. 3. Job security and dismissal. 4. Collective bargaining and the. Law. 5. statutory protection of wages, hours and safet…
This is a book about the improbable: seeking legal relief for pollution in contemporary China. In a country known for tight political control and ineffectual courts, Environmental Litigation in China unravels how everyday justice works: how judges make decisions, why lawyers tak…
This study examines a key aspect of regulatory policy in the field of data protection, namely the frameworks governing the sharing of data for law enforcement purposes, both within the EU and between the EU and the US and other third party countries. The work features a thorough…
This book contains a global comparative study of implementation and monitoring mechanisms for national disability strategies. It comprises a comparative study that was conducted at international, regional, and comparative country levels and that highlights critical success facto…
Contents. Foreword. Introduction. CHAPTER ONE: The Present and the Past: Justitia, Cosmopolis and. Hospitalitas. 1. Issues of international ethics and law. 2. Political and cultural contexts: Globalization, modern, postmodern and. Anti-postmodern confusions. 3. Intellect…
1.1. Retsmedicin og retspsykiatri 1.2. Lovsprog og lægesprog 1.2.1. Terminologi i lovene 1.2.2. Særligt om blandede kriterier I.3. Organisation af retspsykiatrien 1.4.1. Retslægerådets organisation og arbejdsform 2. Frihedsberøvelse og anden tvang 2.1. Psykiatriloven af 1…
The book is published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary Of the National Council for Civil Liberties in 1984 and tells of Many of the vital NCCL's campaigns e.g.: Fascism, Dissent, The Press and the BBC, Courts Martial and the armed forces, Freedom Of Expression, Ment…