Law in modern society

Providing an introduction to the role and place of law in modern society, this addition to the "Clarendon Law" series explores the idea that the legal system is a developed social system, which has a distinct character and structure, and which shapes and influences behaviour ...

Latin forms of address

from Plautus to Apuleius

How did Romans address their children, their parents, their slaves, and their patrons? When one Roman called another 'dearest', 'master', 'brother', 'human being', 'executioner', or 'soft little cheese', what did these terms really mean and why? This book brings to bear on such questions a ...

The allegiance of Thomas Hobbes

The Allegiance of Thomas Hobbes offers a revisionist interpretation of Thomas Hobbes's evolving response to the English Revolution. It rejects the prevailing understanding of Hobbes as a consistent, if idiosyncratic, royalist, and vindicates the contemporaneous view that the publication of Leviathan marked Hobbes's ...

The cuban missile crisis

a concise history

This book fills the gap between the longer, more detailed texts on the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the popular histories, most notably Robert F. Kennedy's "Thirteen Days" (and the 2000 TV movie of the same title). Munton and Welch have written a short, readable ...

Monarchy and religion

the transformation of royal culture in eighteenth-century Europe

This collection of essays is a pioneering survey of the spiritual dimensions of kingship in eighteenth-century Europe. It investigates the role of clergymen in the mechanics of the court, the religious observances of monarchs and their entourages, and the importance of religious images and ceremonial ...

Investment banking

institutions, politics, and Law

"Investment Banking: Institutions, Politics, and Law" provides an economic rationale for the dominant role of investment banks in the capital markets, and uses it to explain both the historical evolution of the investment banking industry and also recent changes to its organization. Although investment decisions ...

Intrincate ethics

rights, responsabilities, and permissible harm

F.M. Kamm is one of the leading ethical theorists working in philosophy today. She has become well known for her brand of exacting analysis, largely in defense of a non-consequentialist perspective-the view that some actions are right or wrong by virtue of something other ...

Economics and happiness

framing the analysis

This book is the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive overview of the burgeoning field of happiness and economics. The essays collected in this book, provide an authoritative and comprehensive assessment of the theoretical, applied and partly experimental aspects of the whole field ...

In platonis parmenidem commentari

tomus I: Libros I-III continens

The Commentary on Plato's Parmenides by Proclus (AD 412-85) is the most important document from ancient philosophy on the interpretation of this enigmatic dialogue, and has had a crucial influence on all subsequent readings. In Proclus' interpretation, the Parmenides provides the argumentative and conceptual ...

Blackstone's preparing for police duty

This new book provides a highly readable, practical overview of the structure, concepts and workings of the police force in England & Wales. It offers a comprehensive foundation to the basic concepts that new recruits will encounter during their initial training periods and in the workplace ...

European politics

This textbook blends an analysis of individual nation states with an examination of the critical issues that confront them all, and which are addressed comparatively. It takes account of both the national and transnational factors that affect and are affected by politics in Europe - notably ...

EC Law in judicial review

This book provides guidance to practitioners on how to act effectively when encountering EC problems in the context of judicial review. Divided into three Parts, the first Part takes as its starting point domestic judicial review procedure, grounds, and remedies and analyses them from an ...

Inmigration Law handbook

Immigration and asylum law are areas that have experienced immense change in recent years. Many significant and controversial developments have been made through the introduction of new legislation, presenting the need for an up-to-date and fully comprehensive guide. This fifth edition of the "Immigration Law ...

Managing the modern Law firm

new changes new perspectives

The last ten years have been a period of extraordinary change for law firms. The rapid growth of corporate law firms and the emergence of global mega-firms such as Clifford Chance, Linklaters, and Freshfields, have strained the traditional partnership model of management. Some managers of ...

The economics of the european patent system

IP policy innovation and competition

Why does society allow, or even encourage, private appropriation of inventions? When do patents encourage competition, when do they hamper it? How should society design the compromise between the interest of the inventor and the interest of the users of patented inventions? How should the ...

Explaining institutional change in Europe

How and why do institutions change? Institutions, understood as rules of behaviour constraining and facilitating social interaction, are subject to different forms and processes of change. A change may be designed intentionally on a large scale and then be followed by a period of only ...

The sovereignty Paradox

the norms and politics of international statebuilding

The post-cold war years have witnessed an unprecedented involvement by the United Nations in the domestic affairs of states, to end conflicts and rebuild political and administrative institutions. International administrations established by the UN or Western states have exercised extensive executive, legislative, and judicial authority ...

Rethinking imprisonment

Drawing on philosophical arguments, criminological evidence, and the legal literature on prisoners' rights, Rethinking Imprisonment defends a normative theory of imprisonment. Such a theory provides an account of the justified conditions of prison confinement - the restrictions and deprivations that can be legitimately imposed on serious ...

Democracy, intermediation, and voting on four continents

This book presents the results of systematic comparative analyses of electoral behavior and support for democracy in 13 countries on four continents. It is based on national election surveys held in "old" and "new" democracies in Europe (Germany, Britain, Spain, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria), North ...

A guide to countries of the World

This invaluable global handbook contains separate entries for every country in the world. Each entry gives a succinct overview covering the contemporary social, economic, religious and political issues that shape the country. It also contains maps (including two colour world maps on the inside covers ...

Last rights

liquidating a company

This book explains in clear and concise language how to wind-down and bring to a successful conclusion the liquidation of a company, where to find hidden values, and what problems to look for. The mystery and legalese is cut through and a simple, understandable guide ...

The Oxford handbook of international environmental Law

The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law takes stock of the major developments in international environmental law, while exploring the field's core assumptions and concepts, basic analytical tools, and key challenges. It is intended to serve as an authoritative and indispensable overview of the ...