State Liability

Tort Law and Beyond

The lectures presented in this volume examine the fast-growing compensation culture and the consequential pressure on courts to widen the range of situations in which individuals can claim damages from the State. Within domestic legal systems, there has been a considerable extension of tortious liability ...

The myth of ownership

taxes and justice

In a capitalist economy, taxes are the most important instrument by which the political system puts into practice a conception of economic and distributive justice. Taxes arouse strong passions, fueled not only by conflicts of economic self-interest, but by conflicting ideas of fairness. Taking as ...

Regulating commercial gambling

Past, Present and Future

This book is about the public regulation of commercial gambling in Great Britain. It examines recent changes and proposals for change to three primary forms - betting, gaming, and lotteries - against an account of their social and legal history. The author then moves forward to analyse ...

The Antitrust Revolution

economics, competition and policy

The Antitrust Revolution: Economics, Competition, and Policy, 4/e, consists of a set of twenty original essays on important recent antitrust cases, commissioned and edited by John E. Kwoka, Jr. and Lawrence J. White. Each essay discusses a single case and was written by an ...

God?

a debate between a Christian and an Atheist

This concise, up-to-date, and accessible discussion of the existence of God is presented as a point/counterpoint debate: Craig argues for God's existence and Sinnott-Armstrong argues against it. Employing common language and concrete examples, the authors formulate their arguments in light of recent developments ...

Ancient greek literature

This historical survey of Greek literature from 700 BC to 550 AD concentrates on the principal authors and quotes many passages from their work in translation, to allow the reader to form his own impression of its quality, including Homer, Plato, Aristophanes, and Euripides. Attention ...

Ancient Egypt

a very short introduction

The ancient Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination - mummies and pyramids, curses and rituals have captured the imagination of generations. We all have a mental picture of ancient Egypt, but is it the right one? How much do we really know about this great ...

Presocratic Philosoph

a very short introduction

This is a book about the invention of Western philosophy, and the first thinkers to explore ideas about the nature of reality, time, and the origin of the universe. It begins with the finding of the new papyrus fragment of Empedocles' poem, and uses the ...

Periodic time series models

This book considers periodic time series models for seasonal data, characterized by parameters that differ across the seasons, and focuses on their usefulness for out-of-sample forecasting. Providing an up-to- date survey of the recent developments in periodic time series, the book presents a large number ...

The German financial system

A comprehensive account of the many facets of Germany's financial system, this book explains and assesses the status of the system as the world's prototype bank-based financial system at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Covering corporate governance, equity markets, debt markets, investment ...

Constructing corporate America

history, politics, culture

This collection of cutting- edge research reviews the evolution of the American corporation, the dominant trends in the way it has been studied, and at the same time introduces some new perspectives on the historical trajectory of the business organization as a social institution. The ...

Principles of medical Law

Now in its second edition, this classic reference text has been expanded and fully revised to bring the work up to date to Summer 2003. Written and edited by a team of experts, it covers all aspects of medical law from the regulation of the ...

English Public Law

Building the UK's new Supreme Court

national and comparative perspectives

Data protection

A practical guide to UK and EU law

European company and financial Law

texts and leading cases

As with previous editions, the third edition of this book contains every piece of European legislation affecting companies and the financial sector. This edition will be even more valuable to the reader as it also features commentaries on the leading cases decided by European and ...

Models for dynamic macroeconomics

This is a textbook for advanced students in macroeconomics. It provides a clear guide to the techniques and tools used in modern macroeconomic analysis without requiring advanced mathematical training. It covers the core topics of consumption and investment, employment and unemployment, and economic growth. Each ...

Architectures of knowledge

firms, capabilities, and communities

Architectures of Knowledge seeks to demonstrate that a recognition of the importance of the role of knowledge in ecnomics may lead to a new conception of the firm and public policy. To construct an alternative theorisation of knowledge formation and knowledge governance in firms, the ...

Introduction to marketing

theory and practice

'Introduction to Marketing' provides a concise introduction to the principles of marketing, offering both critical analysis and applied case studies. Combining academic credibility with an established reputation for his clear writing style, Palmer's book is ideal as a one- semester introductory title for students ...

International relations since 1945

a global history

Apuleius

a latin sophist

Jews in a graeco-roman world