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The Ius Comparatum series covers all areas of law. It contains the general reports as well as the special reports (national and non-national) of the General Congresses and Thematic Congresses of the International Academy of Comparative Law as well as publications related to the Academy’s activities. The books are published in English and French.
Founding Editors
Jürgen Basedow, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg, Germany
George A. Bermann, Columbia University, New York, USA
Former Series Editors
Katharina Boele-Woelki, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Diego P. Fernández Arroyo, Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Paris, France
Series Editors
Giuditta Cordero-Moss, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Gary Bell, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Series Assistant Editor
Philippine Blajan, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France
Editorial Board Members
Ewa Baginska, Gdansk University, Gdansk, Poland
Vivian Curran, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Nicolás Etcheverry, Universidad de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
Makane Moïse Mbengue, Université de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
Marilda Rosado de S. Ribeiro, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marilyne Sadowsky, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France
Dan Wei, University of Macau, Macau, China
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The Revival of the Rule of Law Issue
Book | 1st edition 2024 | World | Marek SafjanThe rule of law is one of the most important topics discussed both in the legal community and in wider society. This book presents dozens of reports on the situation in various European and non-European legal systems. It answers questions about the conditions for ensuring the rule of law and about the risks and challenges faced by the democratic state of law today.
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The Law and Bioethics of End-of-Life Decisions
Book | 1st edition 2024 | World | Raluca Bercea, Angelika Reichstein, Andreea Vertes-OlteanuThe Law and Bioethics of End-of-Life Decisions addresses the legal, ethical and philosophical issues surrounding end-of-life decisions, including assisted dying, palliative care and withdrawal of treatment.
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New International Commercial Courts
A Comparative PerspectiveBook | 1st edition 2024 | World | Man Yip, Giesela RühlOver the past two decades, various jurisdictions around the world have created new specialised domestic courts to manage international commercial disputes. This book studies these new international commercial courts from a comparative perspective and examines their role in cross-border litigation.
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Social Enterprise Law
A Multijurisdictional Comparative ReviewBook | 1st edition 2023 | World | Dana Brakman Reiser, Steven A. Dean, Giedre Lideikyte HuberThis volume examines the broad range of ventures that pursue business goals that straddle the boundaries between pure altruism and the self-interest of their owners. Reports from legal experts on a diverse array of countries detail their significance in the starkly different legal contexts in which these social enterprises exist.€199.00 incl. VAT -
The Justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Book | 1st edition 2023 | World | Angelika Nussberger, David LandauThis book includes a general report and a series of special national reports that discuss trends in the judicial enforcement of economic, social and cultural rights worldwide.€229.00 incl. VAT -
Fiscal Policies to Mitigate Climate Change
Book | 1st edition 2023 | World | Marilyne SadowskyTaxation is a tool for guiding behaviour, which makes it possible to best preserve the environment and the world’s natural resources for future generations. This book shows, based on an analysis of 30 different countries, how taxation can play a decisive role in climate change mitigation.€198.00 incl. VAT -
The Crisis of Liberal Democracy
Diagnostics and TherapiesBook | 1st edition 2023 | World | George Katrougalos, Bertrand MathieuThis book brings together specialists from more than 20 countries and focuses on the institutional, political, economic and social factors which determine the crisis of liberal democracies.€175.00 incl. VAT -
Contractualisation of Civil Litigation
Book | 1st edition 2023 | Anna Nylund, Antonio CabralThis book provides comparative insights into how the rules of civil procedure can be contractually modified. Reports covering 20 jurisdictions discuss, among other topics, choice-of-court costs, appeals, access to evidence, and ADR agreements. It explores the nexus between contractualisation and other current trends in civil litigation.€195.00 incl. VAT -
Administrative Silence
Book | 1st edition 2023 | World | Pedro AberasturyThis book is a comparative study of the topic of administrative silence, also known as formal inactivity of the administration. It provides an overview of the topic and explores how it is recognised and applied within 21 jurisdictions around the world.€168.00 incl. VAT -
Independence and Impartiality of International Adjudicators
Book | 1st edition 2023 | World | Giuditta Cordero-MossThe principles of independence and impartiality are fundamental to the proper administration of justice. This book examines how these principles are implemented in a variety of settings: in national courts of selected jurisdictions, international courts and international arbitration.€230.00 incl. VAT -
Freedom of Speech and the Regulation of Fake News
Book | 1st edition 2023 | World | Oreste PollicinoThis book provides a comparative constitutional analysis of the relationship between freedom of speech and disinformation. In particular, it assesses the constitutional challenges to balance freedom of speech and falsehood, and the approaches adopted to deal with the spread of disinformation.€174.00 incl. VAT -
Contemporary Challenges to the Teaching of Comparative Law
Ceremony of 16 May 2022 in Honour of 5 Great ComparatistsBook | 1st edition 2023 | Katharina Boele-Woelki, Diego P. Fernández Arroyo, Alexandre SenegacnikIl s'agit d'un livre à travers lequel l'Académie internationale de droit comparé célèbre l'extraordinaire contribution au droit comparé par cinq remarquables juristes.This is a book through which the International Academy of Comparative Law celebrates the extraordinary contribution to comparative law by five remarkable jurists.€68.00 incl. VAT -
Culture and Law
An Inescapable EncounterBook | 1st edition 2023 | United Kingdom | Jorge Sánchez CorderoOne of the greatest contributions of the twentieth century was undoubtedly the expansion of the concept of culture. One of the consequences of the amplification of the notion of culture was that it permeated all social disciplines, and law was evidently no exception. Research into law and culture was somewhat belated but has recently yielded a multitude of interesting literature and relevant inquiries. This important volume brings together meditations from some of the leading scholars in the field.€136.00 incl. VAT -
Comparing Online Legal Education
Past, Present and FutureBook | 1st edition 2023 | World | Luke Nottage, Makoto IbusukiThis is a pioneering study comparing university-level and professional online legal education across 13 jurisdictions from the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and beyond before and especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. The book examines developments in legal professions and traditions, university funding and ICT infrastructure.€119.00 incl. VAT -
Plurality and Diversity in Law: The Human Rights Paradigm
Book | 1st edition 2023 | United Kingdom | Laurence Burgorgue-LarsenThis book provides an understanding of how States around the world, whether in the Global North or the Global South, deal with and organize the religious, ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity within them and how, in the same vein, they deal with the plurality of opinions and legal systems.€205.00 incl. VAT -
Plurality and Diversity in Law: Family Forms and Family's Functions
Book | 1st edition 2023 | United Kingdom | Jacqueline Heaton, Aida KemelmajerThis book presents comparative perspectives based on findings presented in National Reports on the theme 'Plurality and Diversity in Law: Family Forms and Family's Functions'. The contributions focus on whether, and if so, how, family law recognises that a child can have multiple parents, and which family functions are recognised and favoured by the law.€159.00 incl. VAT