When Dashti, a maid, and Lady Saren, her mistress, are shut in a tower for seven years for Saren's refusal to marry a man she despises, the two prepare for a very long and dark imprisonment. As food runs low and the days go from broiling hot to freezing cold, it is all Dashti can do to keep them fed[...]

This book is the first in a series of essay collections on defences in private law. The series offers a systematic treatment of defences as a connected field. Contributions from some of the world's pre-eminent jurists and scholars provide insights from several common law jurisdictions. The present c[...]

Nelson Mandela är symbolen för kampen mot apartheid i Sydafrika och en idol för människor över hela världen. Men en gång i tiden stod han på USA:s lista över eftersökta terrorister. I Den unge Mandela berättar David James Smith om hur Mandela steg fram som en av de unga ledande gestaltern[...]