This book takes an unflinching look at the roles and functions played by the idea of universality in international legal discourses, as well as the narratives of progress that …
The nineteenth century has been understood as an age in which states could wage war against each other if they deemed it politically necessary. According to this narrative, it was …
The Making of Felony Procedure in Middle English Literature explores the literary inheritance of criminal procedure in thirteenth to fifteenth century English law, focusing on …
Paris, 1599. At the end of the French Wars of Religion, the widow Renee Chevalier instigated the prosecution of the military captain Mathurin Delacanche, who had committed multiple …
This book traces the life and legacy of a German Jewish lawyer, F A Mann, who moved to the UK in 1933 fleeing racial persecution from Germany, and later became one of the …
Sources of English Legal History: Public Law to 1750 is the definitive source book on the foundations of English public law. A companion to Baker and Milsom's Sources of English …
Shifts across the corpus of international law have brought the international legal system into a closer alignment with the interests of the individual. This has led to a great and …
Classifying people as 'victims' is a historical phenomenon with remarkable growth since the second half of the 20th century. The term victim is widely used to refer both to those …
At a time of intense polarisation about the value of human rights, this edited volume brings together leading scholars in international law and international human rights to …
This book traces the life and legacy of a German Jewish lawyer, F A Mann, who moved to the UK in 1933 fleeing racial persecution from Germany, and later became one of the …
