Party Autonomy in Contractual Choice of Law in China (Liang Jieying)(Pevná vazba)

Party Autonomy in Contractual Choice of Law in China (Liang Jieying)(Pevná vazba)

The principle of party autonomy in contractual choice of law is widely recognised in the law of most jurisdictions. It has been more than thirty years since party autonomy was first accepted in Chinese private international law. However, the legal rules provided in legislation and judicial

The Cost of Development in China (Hu Guangyu)(Pevná vazba)

Part I Proposition of Development Cost in China.- Chapter I Learning and Practice of Scientific Outlook on Development: Considering Maximization of Net Welfare as the Scientific Political Achievement View.- Chapter II Scientific Development of China in the Future: Inspiration of Chinese Dream to

China in One Village: The Story of One Town and the Changing World (Hong Liang)(Pevná vazba)

A global future in the history of a single village After a decade away from her ancestral family village, during which she became a writer and literary scholar in Beijing, Liang Hong started visiting her rural hometown in landlocked Henan Province. What she found was an extended family riven by the

Equality in Law: Portugal (Martins de Oliveira Teresa)(Pevná vazba)

Equality in law between men and women in the European Community is an integral part of the EC's social policy and crucial to its economic and social cohesion. This encyclopaedia analyzes the legal framework for equal opportunities in Portugal which now exists in the Community due to the adoption of

Jurisdiction and Arbitration Agreements in Contracts for the Carriage of Goods by Sea: Limitations on Party Autonomy (Echebarria Fernndez Jonatan)(Pevná vazba)

Jurisdiction and Arbitration Agreements in Contracts for the Carriage of Goods by Sea focuses on party autonomy and its limitations in relation to jurisdiction and arbitration clauses included in contracts for the carriage of goods by sea in case of any cargo dispute. The author takes the

Law of Two Child Norm in Panchayat (Buch Nirmala)(Pevná vazba)

Apportionment in Private Law (Barker Kit)(Pevná vazba)

This collection of essays investigates the way in which modern private law apportions responsibility between multiple parties who are (or may be) responsible for the same legal event. It examines both doctrines and principles that share responsibility between plaintiffs and defendants, on the one

Contract as Promise: A Theory of Contractual Obligation (Fried Charles)(Paperback)

Contract as Promise is a study of the philosophical foundations of contract law in which Professor Fried effectively answers some of the most common assumptions about contract law and strongly proposes a moral basis for it while defending the classical theory of contract. This book provides two

Debtor Protection in American and European Union Bankruptcy Law: A Comparative Analysis of Automatic Stay (Liakopoulos Dimitris)(Pevná vazba)

In Debtor Protection in American and European Union Bankruptcy Law, international law scholar Dimitris Liakopulos raises a delicate issue at the foundations of the modern banking system by analyzing US bankruptcy law with a focus on the concept of automatic stay. His work identifies legal sources

Murder-In-Law (Heley Veronica)(Pevná vazba)

While Ellie's away, murder will play . . . Is the death of Ellie's son-in-law really the result of a burglary gone wrong? Ellie's absence abroad is disastrous for her daughter, Diana - when her husband is attacked by intruders and left for dead one night, it falls to Ellie's next-door neighbour,

Ancient City Walls in China: A Heritage Rediscovered (Yang Guoqing)(Pevná vazba)

In numerous civilizations throughout world history city walls were an indispensable part of every city. In China they can be traced back to the 21th century BC as fortified symbols of power and manifestation of the Middle Kingdom. In the course of the country's long history several thousand have

Law of Hedge Funds - A Global Perspective(Pevná vazba)

The Law of Hedge Funds covers all the relevant legal aspects involved, including choice of jurisdiction and vehicle, service providers, prime brokerage, fund directors, the regulatory environment in the UK, the EU and the USA, marketing in various different jurisdictions, taxation, employment and

Wars of Law: Unintended Consequences in the Regulation of Armed Conflict (Fazal Tanisha M.)(Pevná vazba)

In Wars of Law, Tanisha M. Fazal assesses the unintended consequences of the proliferation of the laws of war for the commencement, conduct, and conclusion of wars over the course of the past one hundred fifty years.Fazal outlines three main arguments: early laws of war favored belligerents, but

Studies in Law, Politics, and Society (Sarat Austin)(Pevná vazba)

This special issue of Studies in Law, Politics and Society contains two sections, focusing on the interaction between law and religion, together with the ways in which the law simultaneously enhances and inhibits projects of social

Incredible Robots in Law Enforcement (Spilsbury Louise A.)(Pevná vazba)

Robots are already being used in many areas of law enforcement, such as surveillance cameras and bomb disposal. As technology develops, one day robots might even replace human police officers. This book explores the technology used to create these amazing

The Salukis in My Life: From the Arab World to China (Clark Terence)(Pevná vazba)

Sir Terence Clark's The Salukis in my Life is part-memoir, part-travelogue, and explores in lively and unprecedented detail the history and significance of the Saluki across the world. Indigenous to the Arabian peninsula, the desert-bred Saluki has for centuries been revered, and remains as highly

Complicity in International Law (W. B. Sheridan Law Books) (Liakopoulos Dimitris)(Pevná vazba)

Complicity in International Law aims to analyze questions arising from a state's complicity in conflict with another state or an international organization. On the basis of international legal provisions, a state that assists the illicit fact of another state or an international organization in

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 6: Biology and Biological Technology, Part 4, Traditional Botany: An Ethnobotanical Approach (Metailie Georges)(Pevná vazba)

This volume offers a comprehensive and authoritative account of botanical knowledge in China from ancient times to the end of the seventeenth century. In this highly illustrated study, Georges M taili explores the perception and use of a wealth of plants and vegetation in China before the

Law of Remedies: A European Perspective (Hofmann Franz)(Pevná vazba)

With the increasing importance of the concept of remedies in European private law, this book focuses on remedies as a distinctive and novel field of European legal research and considers the common law tradition as well as the civil law

The History of Medieval Canon Law in the Classical Period, 1140-1234 (Hartmann Wilfried)(Pevná vazba)

Gratian has long been called the Father of Canon Law. This latest volume in the ongoing History of Medieval Canon Law series covers the period from Gratian's initial teaching of canon law during the 1120s to just before the promulgation of the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX in 1234. Gratian's

Aristotle and Law: The Politics of Nomos (Duke George)(Pevná vazba)

In Aristotle and Law, George Duke argues that Aristotle's seemingly dispersed statements on law and legislation are unified by a commitment to law's status as an achievement of practical reason. This book provides a systematic exposition of the significance and coherence of Aristotle's account of

Construction Law (Bailey Julian)(Pevná vazba)

Now in its third edition, Construction Law by Julian Bailey is the definitive work of reference for construction law practitioners internationally. In three volumes, it provides the most comprehensive treatment of the major issues arising out of construction and engineering projects, with extensive

Religious Liberty and International Law in Europe (Evans Malcolm D.)(Pevná vazba)

In this fascinating book Malcolm Evans describes in detail the ways in which the freedom of religious belief has been incorporated into the legislation of the countries of Europe. He goes on to examine the mechanisms by which this freedom is guaranteed, and a number of problematic cases that have

The Promise: Love and Loss in Modern China (Xue Xinran)(Pevná vazba)

At the start of the twentieth century in China, the Hans were married in an elaborate ceremony before they were even born. While their future was arranged by their families, this couple had much to be grateful for. Not only did they come from similar backgrounds - and as such were recognized as a