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

A history of public Law in Germany

1914-1945

You, the people

the United Nations, Transitional Administration and state-building

EU Human Rights policies

a study in irony

Local authorities and Human Rights

State immunity

selected materials and commentary

Dividend policy and corporate governance

Myth

a very short introduction

This book is not about myths, but about approaches to myth, from all the major disciplines, including science, religion, philosophy, literature, and psychology. A survey of the past 300 years of theorizing on myth, this book takes into account the work of thinkers as Albert ...

Contrasting prisoners' rights

a comparative examination of England and Germany

The international covenant on civil and political rights

cases, materials, and commentary