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11 produkter
The Making of South African Legal Culture 1902-1936
Fear, Favour and Prejudice
Häftad, 2007
778 kr
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The development of the South African legal system in the early twentieth century was crucial to the establishment and maintenance of the systems which underpinned the racist state, including control of the population, the running of the economy, and the legitimization of the regime. Martin …
The Role of Customary Law in Sustainable Development
Av Peter Orebech, Fred Bosselman m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
853 kr
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For many nations, a key challenge is how to achieve sustainable development without a return to centralized planning. Using case studies from Greenland, Hawaii and northern Norway, this 2006 book examines whether 'bottom-up' systems such as customary law can play a critical role in achieving viable …
Globalisation, Human Rights and Labour Law in Pacific Asia
Av Anthony Woodiwiss, Chris Arup m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
667 kr
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Anthony Woodiwiss's pathbreaking book was the first substantive contribution to a sociology of human rights. In it, he takes up the question of whether so-called Asian values are compatible with human rights discourse and argues against human rights issues being the major obstacle to East-West …
Diseases of the Will
Alcohol and the Dilemmas of Freedom
Av Mariana Valverde, Chris Arup m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
673 kr
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While associated with comfort and pleasure, alcohol has been and is a 'problem' substance, both for medical and political authorities and for many drinkers. In this broad-ranging and innovative historical-sociological investigation, Valverde explores the ways in which both authorities and …
The Ritual of Rights in Japan
Law, Society, and Health Policy
Av Eric A. Feldman, Chris Arup m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
781 kr
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The Ritual of Rights in Japan challenges the conventional wisdom that the assertion of rights is fundamentally incompatible with Japanese legal, political and social norms. It discusses the creation of a Japanese translation of the word 'rights', Kenri; examines the historical record for words and …
The Making of South African Legal Culture 1902-1936
Fear, Favour and Prejudice
Inbunden, 2001
2096 kr
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The development of the South African legal system in the early twentieth century was crucial to the establishment and maintenance of the systems which underpinned the racist state, including control of the population, the running of the economy, and the legitimization of the regime. Martin …
The Politics of Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa
Legitimizing the Post-Apartheid State
Av Richard A. Wilson, Chris Arup m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
1648 kr
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The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was set up to deal with the human rights violations of apartheid during the years 1960-1994. However, as Wilson shows, the TRC's restorative justice approach to healing the nation did not always serve the needs of communities at a local …
Modernism and the Grounds of Law
Av Peter Fitzpatrick, Chris Arup m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
1628 kr
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Existing approaches to the relation of law and society have for a long time seen law as either autonomous or grounded in society. Drawing on untapped resources in social theory, Fitzpatrick finds law pivotally placed in and beyond modernity. Being itself of the modern, law takes impetus and …
Law and Nature
Av David Delaney, Chris Arup m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
1935 kr
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This interdisciplinary study explores the relationship between conceptions of nature and (largely American) legal thought and practice. It focuses on the politics and pragmatics of nature talk as expressed in both extra-legal disputes and their transformation and translation into forms of legal …
Immigrants at the Margins
Law, Race, and Exclusion in Southern Europe
Av Kitty Calavita, Chris Arup m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
1588 kr
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Spain and Italy have recently become countries of large-scale immigration. This provocative book explores immigration law and the immigrant experience in these southern European nations, and exposes the tension between the temporary and contingent legal status of most immigrants, and the government …
The Role of Customary Law in Sustainable Development
Av Peter Orebech, Fred Bosselman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
2067 kr
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For many nations, a key challenge is how to achieve sustainable development without a return to centralized planning. Using case studies from Greenland, Hawaii and northern Norway, this 2006 book examines whether 'bottom-up' systems such as customary law can play a critical role in achieving viable …
