Now available in paperback! Family justice requires not only a legal framework within which personal obligations are regulated over the life course, but also a justice system which can deliver legal i
Now available in paperback! 2013 was the 50th anniversary of the House of Lords' landmark decision in Hedley Byrne v Heller. This international collection of essays brings together leading experts fro
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is increasingly viewed as one of the most significant ways of dealing with green house gas emissions. Critical to realising its potential will be the design of effecti
This book explores the relationship between truth and freedom in the free press. It argues that the relationship is problematic because the free press implies a competition between plural ideas, where
It is generally understood that EU law as interpreted by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has not merely reconstituted the national legal matrix at the supranational level, but has also transformed
"Exhaustively researched and admirably argued, this book analyzes the crucial role played by the federal circuit courts in bridging the diversity of the new nation and the need to establish a unified
Coercive rules and their implementation are, in liberal democratic societies at least, subject to ethical constraints. The state's moral authority requires these constraints to be both cogent and effe
Do private and public international law coincide in their underlying objectives when it comes to their respective contribution to the realisation of global values? How do they work together towards th
The high civilian death toll in modern, protracted conflicts such as those in Syria or Iraq indicate the limits of international law in offering protections to civilians at risk. A recent conference o
Now available in paperback! This book is a study of doctrinal and methodological divergence in the common law of obligations. It explores particular departures from the common law mainstream and the c
Now available in paperback! The development of the law of obligations across the common law world has been, and continues to be, a story of unity and divergence. Its common origins continue to exert a
Now available in paperback! This book is the second in a series of essay collections on defences in private law. It addresses defences to liability arising in unjust enrichment. The essays are written
The law of secured transactions has seen dramatic changes in the last decade. International organisations have been working on multiple projects, such as the creation of international texts aimed at t
This substantial and original book examines how the EU Private International Law (PIL) framework is functioning, and it considers its impact on the administration of justice in cross-border cases with
This book aims to enhance understanding of the interactions between the international and national rule of law. It demonstrates that the international rule of law is not merely about ensuring national
The collection investigates the role of international criminal law at different stages of mass atrocities, shifting away from its narrow understanding solely as an instrument of punishment of those mo
