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  • Beyond Human Rights

    The Legal Status of the Individual in International Law

    by Anne Peters ...
    Translated by Jonathan Huston ...
    Series Book 126 - Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
    A paradigm change is occurring, in the course of which human beings are becoming the primary international legal persons. In numerous areas of public international law, substantive rights and obligations of individuals arguably flow directly from international law. The novel legal status of humans in international law is now captured with a concept borrowed from constitutional doctrine: ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

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  • What Is Populism?

    by Jan-Werner Müller, Jan-Werner Muller ...
    Donald Trump, Silvio Berlusconi, Marine Le Pen, Hugo Chávez—populists are on the rise across the globe. But what exactly is populism? Should everyone who criticizes Wall Street or Washington be called a populist? What precisely is the difference between right-wing and left-wing populism? Does populism bring government closer to the people or is it a threat to democracy? Who are "the people" anyway ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • The Logic of Collective Action

    Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, With a New Preface and Appendix

    by Mancur Olson Jr. ...
    Series Book 124 - Harvard Economic Studies
    This book develops an original theory of group and organizational behavior that cuts across disciplinary lines and illustrates the theory with empirical and historical studies of particular organizations. Applying economic analysis to the subjects of the political scientist, sociologist, and economist, Mancur Olson examines the extent to which the individuals that share a common interest find it ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

  • The Crisis of the European Union

    A Response

    by Jürgen Habermas ...
    Translated by Ciaran Cronin.In the midst of the current crisis that is threatening to derail the historical project of European unification, Jürgen Habermas has been one of the most perceptive critics of the ineffectual and evasive responses to the global financial crisis, especially by the German political class. This extended essay on the constitution for Europe represents Habermas’s ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Realizing Utopia

    The Future of International Law

    Edited by Antonio Cassese ...
    Realizing Utopia is a collection of essays by a group of innovative international jurists. Its contributors reflect on some of the major legal problems facing the international community and analyse the inconsistencies or inadequacies of current law. They highlight the elements - even if minor, hidden, or emerging - that are likely to lead to future changes or improvements. Finally, they suggest ... Read more

    $80.99 CAD

  • Monopolies and Underdevelopment

    From Colonial Past to Global Reality

    by Calixto Salomão Filho ...
    Series series New Horizons in Competition Law and Economics series
    This ambitious analysis is centered on the evolution of economic structures in colonized economies, showing the effects of these structures on today's global reality for all economies, whether they are considered 'developed or 'underdeveloped.'With a comprehensive scope encompassing economic structures and their influence on the growth of nations from past to present, Calixto Salomão Filho delves ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • The Ascendancy of Finance

    by Joseph Vogl ...
    Translated by Simon Garnett ...
    The global financial crisis of 2008 ushered in a system of informal decision-making in the grey zone between economics and politics. Legitimized by a rhetoric of emergency, ad hoc bodies have usurped democratically elected governments. In line with the neoliberal credo, the recent crisis has been used to realize the politically impossible and to re-align executive power with the interests of the ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • The Idea of Arbitration

    by Jan Paulsson ...
    Series series Clarendon Law Series
    What is arbitration? This volume provides a novel theoretical examination of the concept of arbitration, attempting to answer fundamental questions which have rarely been addressed systematically in English. It exlores the place of arbitration in the legal process, offering a challenging, yet accessible overview of the field and its theoretical underpinnings and contending that arbitration is ... Read more

    $65.99 CAD

  • The Three Branches

    A Comparative Model of Separation of Powers

    by Christoph Moellers ...
    Series series Oxford Constitutional Theory
    The idea of the separation of powers is still popular in much political and constitutional discourse, though its meaning for the modern state remains unclear and contested. This book develops a new, comprehensive, and systematic account of the principle. It then applies this new concept to legal problems of different national constitutional orders, the law of the European Union, and international ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Global Public Interest in International Investment Law

    by Andreas Kulick ...
    Series Book 90 - Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
    The strengths of international investment law - above all, a strong focus on investor interests and an effective adjudication and enforcement system - also entail its weaknesses: it runs the danger of impeding or even sanctioning the host states' legitimate regulatory interests and ignoring other fields of public international law. How does it cope with public interest concerns such as human ... Read more

    $44.99 CAD

  • 'Fair and Equitable Treatment' in International Investment Law

    by Roland Kläger ...
    Series Book 83 - Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
    A breach of fair and equitable treatment is alleged in almost every investor-state dispute. It has therefore become a controversial norm, which touches many questions at the heart of general international law. In this book, Roland Kläger sheds light on these controversies by exploring the deeper doctrinal foundations of fair and equitable treatment and reviewing its contentious relationship with ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

  • Political Corruption

    Concepts and Contexts

    Edited by Michael Johnston ...
    Corruption is once again high on the international policy agenda as a result of globalization, the spread of democracy, and major scandals and reform initiatives. But the concept itself has been a focus for social scientists for many years, and new findings and data take on richer meanings when viewed in the context of long-term developments and enduring conceptual debates. This compendium, a much ... Read more

    $116.99 CAD