The moral limits of Law

obedience, respect, and legitimacy

The Moral Limits of Law analyses the related debates concerning the moral obligation to obey the law, conscientious citizenship, and state legitimacy. Incorporating a comprehensive critical analysis of the methodology and substance of these debates in legal, political, and moral philosophy, it proposes an original ...

Textbook on Land Law

The new edition of Textbook on Land Law continues to provide a modern and practical approach to the subject (emphasising law as it is, rather than as it was) which has proved more attractive to students on a wide range of courses. The tenth edition ...

The ancient Olimpics

The word 'athletics' is derived from the Greek verb 'to struggle/suffer for a prize'. After reading this book, no one will see the Olympics as a graceful display of Greek beauty again, but as war by other means. Nigel Spivey paints a portrait of ...

Fundamentalism

the search for meaning

Paul

his story

A dictionary of Contemporary World History

from 1900 to the present day

The concise Oxford Dictionary of Music

Sale of goods and consumer credit in practice

European Community competition Law in practice

Company Law in practice

Human Rights and the end of empire

Britain and the genesis of the European Convention

This book provides a detailed account of the negotiation of the European Convention on Human Rights, the major achievement of the Council of Europe, and of its impact on the British Empire in its closing years. The book concentrates on the role of the United ...

The divine lawmaker

lectures on induction, laws of nature, and the existence of God

A measure of freedom

Democratic procedures and liberal consensus

Liberal theory seeks agreement on political principles in spite of the moral, religious, and philosophical diversity of contemporary societies. Democratic Procedures and Liberal Consensus breaks new ground in developing principles from research on liberal citizen's attitudes towards rights and liberties, distributive justice, and religious ...

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

an exercise in Law, politics, and diplomacy

On 25 May 1993 the United Nations Security Council took the extraordinary and unprecedented step of deciding to establish the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) as a mechanism for the restoration and maintenance of international peace and security. This was an extremely ...

The nature of political theory

In his controversial new book, Andrew Vincent offers a comprehensive, synoptic, and comparative analysis of the major conceptions of political theory throughout the twentieth century. The book challenges established views of contemporary political theory and provides critical perspectives on the future of the subject. It ...

Christian art

a very short introduction

Christian images have a long history within the Western art tradition from the narrative and devotional works of the Medieval and Renaissance periods, to the radical new interpretations of the twenty-first century. This fascinating new book explores the changing nature of the representation of key ...

Privacy and the press

Egyptian myth

a very short introduction

The complex world of Egyptian myth is clearly illuminated in this fascinating new approach to ancient Egypt. Geraldine Pinch explores the cultural and historical background behind a wide variety of sources and objects, from Cleopatra's Needle and Tutankhamun's golden statue, to a story ...

Intellectual property

omnipresent, distracting, irrelevant?

Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are increasingly significant elements of economic policy: they are vital to developed countries in an age of global trade. Today's astounding new technologies, stemming from the digital and biotechological revolutions are creating new problems. William Cornish focusses upon the major ...

The governance of close corporations and partnerships

US and European perspectives

This volume focuses upon the processes by which new business organization forms have developed in the US, UK, and continental Europe. Part I addresses the theoretical developments in partnership and close corporation law. In Part II, the contributors offer insights into the forces shaping the ...

External relations of the European Union

legal and constitutional foundations