Current Books

The International Court of Justice: Process, Practice and Procedure

Edited By: JP Gardner, Chanaka Wickremasinghe
Published: June 1997

The Centenary Series This book is concerned with the efficiency and working practices of the International Court of Justice which has unique authority and standing as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.

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Human Rights as General Norms and a State's Right to Opt Out

Edited By: JP Gardner, Christine Chinkin
Published: June 1997

Original price: £55

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How is the protection of universal individual human rights to be reconciled with the right of States to qualify their treaty obligations by reservations? This is one of the most pressing problems of human rights and treaty law and this book analyses this question.

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Changing Constitution of the United Nations

Edited By: Hazel Fox QC
Published: January 1997

Original price:£65

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The great changes in international relations in recent years have been reflected in equally dramatic developments in the United Nations, requiring a re-evaluation of its role within the international system. The reinvigoration of the Security Council and the innovatory techniques it has deployed in the maintainance of international peace and security have raised a host of issues for a 'decentralised' international community.

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Citizenship: The White Paper

Edited By: JP Gardner
Published: January 1997

Original price: £50

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Citizenship, what it means and how it matters, is a central topic in legal reform, in the development of Europe and in the maintenance of democracy. This book represents the work of a joint research project undertaken by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law with the Institute for Citizenship Studies. The aim is to stake out the boundaries of citizenship and to identify the scope and content of the relationship which it defines between the individual and the State.

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Comparative Criminal Procedure

J Hatchard, B Huber
Published: January 1996

Given the continuing pressure for reform in the field of criminal procedure in many parts of the world, the need for a book on comparative criminal law has never been greater. This book is based on the work undertaken by a joint committee established by Justice and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law chaired by The Rt Hon Lord Justic Phillips.

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Enhancing the Legal Position of the European Consumer

Julian Lonbay
Published: January 1996

Original price: £70

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This collection describes the developing topic of European Consumer Law- one of the areas in which European Law has had the greatest impact upon the practical commercial dealings of ordinary citizens, and so on national law. Fourteen contributors analyse the origin and development of European Consumer Law and its impact on the internal market. This section reviews the basic principles of consumer guarantees and their application, the practice in the spheres of competition insurance and cross-boarder payments.

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The Role and Future of the European Court of Justice

Edited By: J P Gardner
Published: January 1996

Original price: £40

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This book stems from a major research report prepared by a study group established at BIICL. It fulfils a threefold purpose: First, to provide a report of a study group comprised of experts with specialist knowledge and experience of the procedures and working methods of the ECJ. Secondly, to provide an example of the working methods. Thirdly, the report represents a contribution to the debate on the future of the european Union. The report contains careful analysis and specific recommendations.

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Topics in Choice of Law

AJE Jaffey
Published: January 1996

Original price: £40

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This book draws on articles which the author has published in various journals over the past twenty years and presents a distinctive and coherent theory of choice of law in the conflict of laws. It examines the objectives and criteria underlying choice of law rules, and the principles of justice which are germane to choice of law in the English conflict of laws.

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UK Law in the Mid-1990s: Part 1

Edited By: JW Bridge, EK Banakas
Published: June 1994

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Nine chapters on Public Law that address public law issues, principally of a constitutional character that demonstrate that the public law of the United Kingdom, despite the untypical constitutional structure within which it functions, is facing and responding to issues and challenges in its own way. The Financial and Regulatory Matters section covers contemporary problems of great practical interest.

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UK Law in the mid-1990s: Part 2

JW Bridge, EK Banakas
Published: June 1994

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The ten chapters in this section span an important range of procedural subjects. Their emphasis is on techniques adopted by lawyers, the courts and the legislature to improve the quality and efficiency of the legal process. Efficiency, value for money, and business criteria of success have had a significant polemic and political influence in the United Kingdom in recent years and the chapters collected here provide an opportunity to consider how far these values are reflected in certain areas of legal practice.

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