Advanced Introduction to Law and Development

Advanced Introduction to Law and Development
Author: Michael J. Trebilcock
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Economic development
ISBN: 9781783473380

This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to the main themes and debates in the field of law and development. It unpacks the role of legal systems and institutions, and investigates what kinds of law and legal arrangements are perceived (correctly or not) to encourage and facilitate development. The complete Elgar Advanced Introductions to Law series is available online as a low cost institutional subscription.

Advanced Introduction to International Trade Law

Advanced Introduction to International Trade Law
Author: Michael J. Trebilcock
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 287
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 International Investment Law

Advanced Introduction to International Investment Law
Author: August Reinisch
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 173
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 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 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 Global Administrative Law

Advanced Introduction to Global Administrative Law
Author: Sabino Cassese
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2021-02-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1789904226

Sabino Cassese presents an incisive introduction to the essential principles of global law, exploring the central theories of globalization through an analysis of the main developments in this area. The Advanced Introduction concludes that despite the ongoing dialectic between national governments and international institutions, globalization and states are progressing in parallel, while civil societies are increasingly involved in the machinery of globalization.

Advanced Introduction to Private Law

Advanced Introduction to Private Law
Author: Jan M. Smits
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2016-12-30
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1784715131

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. In this Advanced Introduction, one of the world’s leading private law scholars takes the reader on an intellectual journey through the different facets and dimensions of the field, from the family home to Kuta Beach and from Thomas Piketty to Nina Hagen. This concise book provides an accessible and fresh introduction to private law, presenting the topic as a unified whole of which the main branches – on contract, tort, property, family and inheritance – are governed by conflicts between individual autonomy and countervailing principles. The book stands out as a unique account of how private law allows individuals to optimally flourish in matters of economy, work, leisure, family and life in general.

Advanced Introduction to Law and Renewable Energy

Advanced Introduction to Law and Renewable Energy
Author: Eisen, Joel B.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2021-07-31
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1789906873

This clear and concise book provides an overview of how laws and policies around the world are designed to support and accelerate the growth of renewable energy. Throughout, Professor Eisen focuses on how national and sub-national governments have responded to the revolutionary transformation of the world’s energy system by developing and implementing support programs for renewable energy.

Advanced Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law

Advanced Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law
Author: Mark Tushnet
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2018-03-30
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1786437198

Mark Tushnet excels in updating the Advanced Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law. In this second edition Tushnet includes new material based on developments in practice and scholarship since the original edition’s publication back in 2014. Topics which are given substantial additional attention include abusive constitutionalism, the idea of the constituent power, eternity clauses and unconstitutional amendments, recent developments in weak- and strong-form constitutional review, and expanded consideration of third generation rights. This title will appeal to those who fell in love with the first edition and those who are interested in learning more about Comparative Constitutional Law.

Encyclopedia of Law and Development

Encyclopedia of Law and Development
Author: Koen De Feyter
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2021-01-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1788117972

This comprehensive Encyclopedia is an indispensable resource in the area of law and development. Bringing together more than 80 entries, the Encyclopedia spans a variety of approaches, contextualised histories, recent developments and forward-looking insights into the role of law in development. It is an invaluable reference point for scholars seeking to engage with issues at the intersection of law and development from both within and outside of the legal field, as well as a thorough but succinct overview for post-graduate students.