"This volume constitutes a commentary on Article 40 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, dealing with child criminal justice. It is part of the series, A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which provides an article by …
The Civil Law of Rome in its developed form -- in its clarity, simplicity and orderliness -- is undoubtedly one of the supreme achievements of the human mind and spirit. Brought to its finest flowering by the Emperor Justinian, it has had a continuing and pervading influence on …
Using contemporary illustrations, 'Legal Maxims in Islamic Criminal Law' delves into the theoretical and practical studies of al-Qawaid al-Fiqhiyyah in Islamic legal theory. It elucidates the importance of this concept in the application of Islamic law and demonstrates how the c…
Using contemporary illustrations, 'Legal Maxims in Islamic Criminal Law' delves into the theoretical and practical studies of al-Qawaid al-Fiqhiyyah in Islamic legal theory. It elucidates the importance of this concept in the application of Islamic law and demonstrates how the c…
Introduction : approaching Islamic law -- Following the law -- Going to court : everyday life in a Muslim court -- Why do women usually win in Muslim family law courts? -- Parallel worlds : shadow law and political culture in Morocco -- Back to the future? : Muslim-Jewish partne…
Part one. What we are. The state on trial -- Subjects of the law : a repressive theory of power -- From law to critique -- Part two. The state and violence. Civilization and its lies -- See the state for what it is -- The double reality of violence -- Part three. The system of j…
The fallout from the financial crisis of 2007-8, HSBC Suisse in 2015, and the Panama Papers in 2016 has generated calls for far more vigorous and punitive responses to tax evasion and greater international co-operation against mechanisms for giving anonymity to the ownership of …
