The study of international law has, in recent times, appeared disconnected from real world politics. In this book, international law is introduced as a dynamic process with an explicit connection to the contemporary realpolitik. Meer
The study of international law has, in recent times, appeared disconnected from real world politics. In this book, international law is introduced as a dynamic process with an explicit connection to the contemporary realpolitik. Meer
Provides legal investigation of involuntary disappearances as defined by national and international law. This book begins with a discussion of what constitutes an enforced disappearance and goes on to consider how various international organizations such as the United Nations view this problem and considers the need for comprehensive framework. Meer
Over the past two decades or so, legal literature has devoted much attention to various human rights issues at both the national and international levels. Meer
The end of the last century witnessed two major events in the field of civil justice: the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) came into force and the Human Rights Act (HRA) gave effect to the European Convention on Human Rights. Meer
International developments within the last twenty years have demonstrated controversial shifts in treatment for people with mental illnesses and the care of persons with intellectual disabilities. Meer
This collection discusses appropriate methodologies for comparative research and applies this to the issue of trial transformation in the context of achieving justice in post-conflict societies. Meer
Legal theory has been much occupied with understanding legal systems and analysing the concept of legal system. This has usually been done on the tacit or explicit assumption that legal systems and states are co-terminous. Meer
The essays selected for the first part of this volume offer an insight into the development, as distinguished from the history, of international humanitarian law. Meer
Using case studies drawn from Latin America, Africa, India and Eastern Europe, this volume examines the role of courts as a channel for social transformation for excluded sectors of society in contemporary democracies. Meer