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An expressive theory of possession

Possession is a foundational concept in property law. Despite its undoubted importance, it is poorly understood and a perennial source of confusion. Indeed, there is a widely held view amongst lawyers that possession is an irredeemably ambiguous and amorphous concept. This book aims to challenge ...

Parliamentary oversight of the executives

tools and procedure in Europe

Oversight of executives has always been a key function of parliaments and one that is central to developing the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government. However, in reality governments are taking a more pronounced role in controlling legislation, diluting the influence of ...

Tax law, state-building and the Constitution

This monograph looks at how tax is intertwined with constitutional law and the state in the UK. It looks at a variety of topics including tax devolution, scrutiny and reform of tax legislation, the protection of taxpayers and the domestic legal processing of international rules ...

Vienna Lectures on Legal Philosophy

Volume 2: Normativism and Anti-Normativism in Law

This second volume of the Vienna Lectures on Legal Philosophy series presents 11 chapters which are dedicated to normativist and anti-normativist approaches to law. The book focuses on the question: What is law? Is it a set of obligations imposed on courts and officials to ...

Environmental adjudication

This book provides a detailed study of the role of the judiciary in environmental law. It examines theoretical issues concerning the role of judges, taking account of different legal cultures and contexts, exploring the multifaceted pressures which rest on the shoulders of courts when navigating ...

The role of monarchy in modern democracy

European monarchies compared

How much power does a monarch really have? How much autonomy do they enjoy? Who regulates the size of the royal family, their finances, the rules of succession? These are some of the questions considered in this edited collection on the monarchies of Europe. The ...

Contents of commercial contracts

terms affecting freedoms

Freedom of contract is a great strength of English law: indeed it is a key reason why English law is often the law of choice. But the terms of commercial contracts often restrict freedom of action. This book considers such terms. Leading commentators take stock ...

The unity of law

Sir Rabinder Singh has been one of the leading lights in the recent development of the common law, most notably in the field of human rights and the law of privacy. Here, for the first time, he reflects on the defining themes of his career ...

Freedom isn't free

the price of world order

Freedom Isn't Free takes an analytical look at political, economic, social and moral trade-offs in a world in flux. Highly readable and very accessible, the volume's collected foreign affairs essays are wide-ranging and engaging-from manageable regional issues to dramatic geopolitical tensions-presented not as ...

Faith, force, and reason

an armchair history of the rule of law

Faith, Force, and Reason follows the evolution of the rule of law from its birth in the marshes of Mesopotamia over 4,000 years ago to its battle against apartheid in South Africa in the last twenty-five years. It is recounted through the voices of ...

Taxpayers in international law

international minimum standards for the protection of taxpayers' rights

This ground-breaking book brings clarity to the dynamically developing field of international tax law. It empowers individuals and corporate taxpayers to navigate their way around and helps tax authorities take taxpayers' rights into account from the beginning. The book is the result of several years ...

Poteri nuovi

Privati, penetranti, opachi

Privati, penetranti, opachi. Grandi imprese, associazioni professionali, burocrazie, gruppi finanziari occupano posizioni strategicamente importanti dove si decidono le nuove regole per il mondo globalizzato. Oggi il potere è un gioco complesso, a più voci, sempre meno decifrabile, stabile e riconoscibile. Anche se il conflitto scatenato ...

Sahel

Conflitti, migrazioni e instabilità a sud del Sahara

La fragile legittimità di governi e istituzioni; il peso crescente di organizzazioni criminali dedite ai traffici illeciti; l'insicurezza generata dalle insurrezioni jihadiste; l'impatto sociale dei fenomeni di mobilità umana; la vulnerabilità di sistemi esposti a una variabilità climatica estrema: sono questi i principali ...

La economía del turismo

Estamos ante un texto riguroso que aborda la Economía del Turismo a través de una lectura comprehensiva de todas las áreas que cubre la industria turística, con ejemplos del mundo real. Se trata de una obra colectiva cuyos autores y autoras, profesores de Economía Aplicada ...

La conclusión del concurso

adaptado a la reforma introducido por la Ley 16/2022, de 5 de septiembre de reforma del texto refundido de la Ley Concursal

Adaptado a la reforma introducido por la Ley 16/2022, de 5 de septiembre de reforma del texto refundido de la Ley Concursal. Los concursos también concluyen, aunque sea con mucho mayor retraso de lo que la Ley y los propios interesados desearían. En la ...

Competencia, compensación de daños y mercados digitales

competition, damage compensation and digital markets

El presente libro reúne en formato bilingüe los principales trabajos elaborados con ocasión de del curso Digital Platforms, e-Commerce and Damages and European Competition Law, (DEFCOMCOURT 5) desarrollado al amparo del programa Training of National Judges on EU Competition Law de la Comisión Europea. Los ...

La dinámica de las fuentes del Derecho del Trabajo español

las relaciones entre las distintas fuentes del Derecho del Trabajo

El sistema de fuentes del Derecho del Trabajo español es realmente complejo. Los niveles normativos son muchos y las normas se suceden con una gran rapidez. Con este panorama normativo, las relaciones entre unas y otras normas se hacen ciertamente difíciles, lo que exige del ...

La liquidación concursal tras la reforma de Ley 16/2022, de 5 de septiembre

Alrededor del 90% de los procedimientos concursales culminan en liquidación, por lo que, pese a los esfuerzos, ésta continúa siendo la fase más importante del proceso en nuestro país. En este trabajo se analizan al detalle las principales novedades introducidas por la Ley 16/2022 ...

Esquemas de Derecho Civil III: Derecho reales. derecho registral

Tomo XXXVI

Esquemas de Derecho Civil II-2: Derecho de contratos

Tomo LII