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Transitional Justice and the Public Sphere
Transparency is a fundamental principle of justice. A cornerstone of the rule of law, it allows for public engagement and for democratic control of the decisions and actions of …
Gender and Careers in the Legal Academy
In the past fifteen years there has been a marked increase in the international scholarship relating to women in law. The lives and careers of women in legal practice and the …
Supporting Legal Capacity in Socio-Legal Context
This collection brings together leading international socio-legal and medico-legal scholars to explore the dilemma of how to support legal capacity in theory and practice. …
Healing the Wounds
In recent decades the world has experienced the rise of so-called ‘low intensity conflicts’. Unlike conventional wars these very bloody armed conflicts are no longer the affair of …
Women, Crime and Social Harm
This book of eleven chapters and an Introduction is by and about women, the harms and crimes to which they are subjected as a result of global social processes and their efforts to …
Mediation in Political Conflicts
This book provides a vivid reader on experiences of mediation throughout history and in many different regional, cultural and legal contexts. For experts in the field of mediation …
What Is a Family Justice System For?
Does a justice system have a welfare function? If so, where does the boundary lie between justice and welfare, and where can the necessary resources and expertise be found? In a …
Life Imprisonment and Human Rights
In many jurisdictions today, life imprisonment is the most severe penalty that can be imposed. Despite this, it is a relatively under-researched form of punishment and no …
Adapting Legal Cultures
This exciting collection looks at the theory and practice of legal borrowing and adaptation in different areas of the world: Europe,the USA and Latin America, S.E. Asia and Japan. …
Changing Contours of Domestic Life, Family and Law
Drawing from a wide range of material and socio-legal methods, this collection brings together original essays, written by internationally renowned scholars, investigating emerging …
Managing Family Justice in Diverse Societies
The aim of this book is to explore what response the law has or should have to different family practices arising from cultural and religious beliefs. The issue has become …
Rethinking Law, Society and Governance
This set of essays engages with some aspects of Foucault's notion of governmentality,particularly at the junction where law/regulation meets 'the social'. 'The social', as a …