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The World Bank Group, the IMF and Human Rights
A Contextualised Way ForwardBook | 1st edition 2015 | World | Willem Van GenugtenThe World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund are under substantial pressure to accept more accountability under international human rights law. This publication sets out the standards by which these international financial institutions are bound under international human rights law as it currently stands.€44.00 incl. VAT -
The Young and the Elderly at Risk
Individual outcomes and contemporary policy challenges in European societiesBook | 1st edition 2015 | United Kingdom | Ioana Salagean, Catalina Lomos, Anne HartungThe current retrenchment of the welfare states is buffering the growing demographic and economic pressures in European countries at the expense of the young and the elderly. This book encompasses a selection of empirical studies reflecting on when and why the young and the elderly are at risk in several (mostly Western) European countries.€68.00 incl. VAT -
Thematic Procedures of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and International Law
In Search of a Sense of CommunityBook | 1st edition 2006 | United Kingdom | Jeroen GutterThis study investigates the so-called “thematic approach” as a method available to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to take cognizance of and to react upon violations of human rights worldwide.€97.00 incl. VAT -
Theory and Practice of the European Convention on Human Rights, 5th edition (hardcover)
Book | 5th edition 2018 | United Kingdom | Pieter van Dijk, Fried van Hoof, Arjen van Rijn, Leo ZwaakThis book provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of the functioning of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and its application by the European Court of Human Rights.€211.00 incl. VAT -
Theory and Practice of the European Convention on Human Rights, 5th edition (paperback)
Book | 5th edition 2018 | United Kingdom | Pieter van Dijk, Fried van Hoof, Arjen van Rijn, Leo ZwaakThis book provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of the functioning of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and its application by the European Court of Human Rights.€211.00 incl. VATStudent price: €59.00 -
Time to Reshape the Digital Society
40th anniversary of the CRIDSBook | 1st edition 2021 | Belgium | Hervé JacqueminL’ouvrage analyse les enjeux posés par le numérique en droit et dans d’autres disciplines des sciences humaines. Les contributions ont trait aux questions importantes du moment, tels que l’IA, le big data, la confiance, l’eJustice, etc.€113.00 incl. VAT -
Towards a New European Impetus Post-Brexit
A View Behind the ScenesBook | 1st edition 2023 | Europe | Rudy AernoudtEurope is under attack. Populism and nationalism are rampant, the United Kingdom has left the European Union and public confidence in Europe is waning. How should it move forward? With that question, the author takes the reader behind the scenes, offering unique, personal insights and positive solutions to address these issues, whilst also encouraging readers to develop their own vision of Europe and its future.€69.00 incl. VAT -
Towards a Regime of Responsibility of Armed Groups in International Law
Book | 1st edition 2020 | World | Laura Inigo AlvarezArmed groups have played a predominant role in violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law committed in conflict settings. The aim of this book is to examine how the principles of international responsibility could be developed and adjusted to account for armed groups as collective entities.€90.00 incl. VAT -
Towards a Sustainable Human Right to Water
Supporting vulnerable people and protecting water resourcesBook | 1st edition 2019 | United Kingdom | Daphina MisiedjanTowards a Sustainable Human Right to Water is a timely examination of a critical and time-sensitive subject in the field of human rights law. The book poses the critical question how the concept of sustainable development can contribute to the sustainable realisation of the human right to water for vulnerable people. It takes a three step approach in providing an answer to this fundamental question of our time.€83.00 incl. VAT -
Towards Corporate Liability in International Criminal Law
Book | 1st edition 2010 | World | Desislava StoitchkovaSeeking to address the problem of corporate involvement in grave human rights abuse, i.e. genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, this study explores the desirability and feasibility of subjecting business enterprises to regulation through international criminal law.€79.00 incl. VAT -
Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Relations as a Challenge for Democracy
Book | 1st edition 2017 | World | Dan Svantesson, Dariusz Kloza'I think you are misunderstanding the perceived problem here, Mr President. No one is saying that you broke any laws. We are just saying it is a little bit weird that you did not have to.’ - John Oliver€137.01 incl. VAT -
Transitional Criminal Justice in Post-Dictatorial and Post-Conflict Societies
Book | 1st edition 2015 | World | Agata Fijalkowski, Raluca GrosescuStates that are in transition after a dictatorship or a violent conflict face formidable challenges concerning accountability for human rights violations. This edited collection considers criminal justice as a method of addressing state violence committed by non-democratic regimes. Its main objectives concern a fresh, contemporary, and critical analysis of transitional criminal justice as a concept and its related measures, beginning with the initiatives since the fall of the Communist regimes in Europe in 1989.€97.00 incl. VAT -
Transitional Justice and Memory in Europe (1945-2013)
Book | 1st edition 2014 | Europe | Nico WoutersWhat lessons can we learn from history, and more importantly: how? Efficient transitional justice policy evaluation requires, inter alia, an historical dimension. Nevertheless, history as a profession remains somewhat absent in the multi-disciplinary field of transitional justice. The idea that we should learn lessons from history continues to create unease among most professional historians. This volume is a major contribution in the search for synergies between the agenda of historical research and the rapidly developing field of transitional justice.€86.00 incl. VAT -
Transitional Justice in Brazil
Walking the TightropeBook | 1st edition 2023 | World | Lucia Elena Arantes Ferreira BastosThis book offers a Transitional Justice framework in the Brazilian case by assessing the mechanisms associated with truth, memory, and justice, but also including a holistic approach covering the role of civil society, reparations for indigenous people, initiatives on gender, and complicit corporations.€125.00 incl. VAT -
Transitional Justice, Impunity and the Judicialization of Politics
Book | 1st edition 2025 | United Kingdom, Europe | Michael Humphrey, Estela ValverdeA unique approach of this book is to use comparative case studies of political transitions in Uruguay, Lebanon, Spain, Kenya and Colombia to illustrate the historical development of transitional justice which gradually extended the reach of international human rights law to manage political transitions, thereby limiting impunity. Through these case studies, the book shows how transitional justice intervention has been shaped by distinct histories of conflict, elite pactism and transitional jurisprudence.
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Transnational Law of Public Contracts
Book | 1st edition 2016 | World | Mathias Audit, Stephan W. SchillThis book maps the different processes, actors and instruments involved in the transnationalization of public contracts law.€109.00 incl. VAT -
Transnationalisation of Social Rights
Book | 1st edition 2016 | United Kingdom | Andreas Fischer-Lescano, Kolja MöllerMigration crisis, food crisis, economic crisis – the most alarming tendencies in our contemporary world are related to the transnational social question. But what role does transnational law play in this context: Does it exacerbate the asymmetries by shielding the rich and exploiting the poor? Or is the emerging regime of international social human rights a promising candidate for countering the crisis of world society?€86.00 incl. VAT -
Trapped in a Religious Marriage
A human rights perspective on the phenomenon of marital captivityBook | 1st edition 2020 | United Kingdom | Benedicta DeogratiasThis book offers a human rights perspective of the phenomenon of marital captivity within Christian, Jewish, Hindu and Muslim communities in both secular and non-secular States.€102.00 incl. VAT -
Treaty-Making in Federations
Democratic Legitimacy Tried and Tested in Matters of TaxationBook | 1st edition 2021 | World | Rik SmetThis book deals with the subject of treaty making in federations. First, a theoretical framework is developed, addressing the question of which level(s) of government should possess treaty making power. Second, the current legal framework is analyzed from three perspectives: international, European and comparative domestic. Third, the theory developed is put to the practical test and an assessment is made regarding the making of tax treaties in the most peculiar federation in this regard, namely Belgium.€143.00 incl. VAT -
Truth and Efficiency in Civil Litigation
Fundamental Aspects of Fact-finding and Evidence-taking in a Comparative ContextBook | 1st edition 2012 | United Kingdom | C.H. van Rhee, Alan UzelacIn the pursuit of justice, truth always plays a prominent role. In most legal systems, elaborate rules on the taking of evidence try to guarantee that an accurate, factual basis is used for the application of the law. Such rules are the core of most methods of adjudication and they are the main theme of the present volume, which focuses specifically on the rules of evidence within the context of efficiency in civil proceedings.€92.00 incl. VAT