Advanced Introduction to International Human Rights Law

Advanced Introduction to International Human Rights Law
Author: Dinah Shelton
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Human rights
ISBN: 9781782545217

In this landmark text, Dinah Shelton offers an insightful overview of the current state of international human rights law: its norms, institutions and procedures, both global and regional. Providing an invaluable entry point to this complex area of the law, and an insightful reference for seasoned experts, the book will prove a useful resource for professors and practitioners of international law. It will also serve as a stimulating introductory text for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses on human rights. The complete Elgar Advanced Introductions to Law series is available online as a low cost institutional subscription.

Advanced Introduction to International Humanitarian Law

Advanced Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
Author: Robert Kolb
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2014-12-31
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1783477520

This innovative book provides a thought-provoking introduction to international humanitarian law. Robert Kolb explores the field through questions _ which are at times challenging and controversial _ in order to get to the very essence of the subject a

Advanced Introduction to International Investment Law

Advanced Introduction to International Investment Law
Author: August Reinisch
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2020-06-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1783474521

August Reinisch gives a broad overview of the entire field of international investment law that has emerged as an important subfield of international economic law over the last decades. As a result of the boom of investment arbitration since the late 1990s, core questions of the substantive treatment of foreign investors are analysed. Combining an academic and a practical perspective, this book has been written to provide an introduction to investment law for lawyers, political scientists, economists as well as those interested in international relations.

Advanced Introduction to International Trade Law

Advanced Introduction to International Trade Law
Author: Michael J. Trebilcock
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2020-01-31
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1788971434

Written by two leading scholars with 60 years of collective experience in the area, this insightful updated second edition provides a clear and concise introduction to the fundamental components of international trade law, presenting the basic structure and principles of this complex area of law, alongside elucidation of specific GATT and WTO legal rules and institutions. Key updates include references to the most recent cases, decisions and treaty negotiation developments, analysis of populist critiques of international trade law and analysis of new areas including digital trade and security exceptions.

Advanced Introduction to Global Sports Law

Advanced Introduction to Global Sports Law
Author: Stephen F. Ross
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2021-02-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1789905109

Stephen F. Ross presents this succinct introduction to key topics of law specific to sports, comparing approaches to sports law across the globe, with particular focus on the United States, Europe, and common law jurisdictions. Contrasting the profit-maximizing approach of North American leagues with the global integrated approach of professional sports governed by national and international governing boards, the book offers a novel model for the latter.

Advanced Introduction to Law and Development

Advanced Introduction to Law and Development
Author: Mariana M. Prado
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2021-05-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1788970896

In this thoroughly revised and updated second edition, Mariana Mota Prado and Michael J. Trebilcock offer a succinct and readable introduction to the main concepts and debates in the field of law and development. They examine the role of legal systems and institutions, investigate perceptions around what laws and legal arrangements encourage and facilitate development, and probe the issues arising in both private law and public law as well as in international economic relations. Written with the insight of two top experts in the field, this Advanced Introduction covers the most recent trends in law and development research and highlights areas that remain underexplored.

Advanced Introduction to Privacy Law

Advanced Introduction to Privacy Law
Author: Megan Richardson
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2020-10-30
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1788970950

Presenting a concise, yet wide-ranging and contemporary overview of the field, this Advanced Introduction to Privacy Law focuses on how we arrived at our privacy laws, and how the law can deal with new and emerging challenges from digital technologies, social networks and public health crises. This illuminating and interdisciplinary book demonstrates how the history of privacy law has been one of constant adaptation to emerging challenges, illustrating the primacy of the right to privacy amidst a changing social and cultural landscape.

Advanced Introduction to Human Dignity and Law

Advanced Introduction to Human Dignity and Law
Author: James R. May
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2020-09-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1789901693

This thought-provoking introduction provides an incisive overview of dignity law, a field of law emerging in every region of the globe that touches all significant aspects of the human experience. Through an examination of the burgeoning case law in this area, James R. May and Erin Daly reveal a strong overlapping consensus surrounding the meaning of human dignity as a legal right and a fundamental value of nations large and small, and how this global jurisprudence is redefining the relationship between individuals and the state.

Advanced Introduction to International Human Rights Law

Advanced Introduction to International Human Rights Law
Author: Dinah L. Shelton
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2020-10-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1839103191

Now in its second edition, Dinah Shelton’s pioneering book provides a uniquely accessible introduction to the history and the latest developments in international human rights law. Exploring the origins, customs and institutions that have emerged globally and regionally in the last two centuries, this incisive book guides readers through the major treaties and declarations that form the foundations of the discipline today.

Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law

Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law
Author: Nigel D White
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2014-02-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 178100742X

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by some of the world�s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid sur