The rich field of urban law has thus far lacked a holistic and concerted scholarly focus on comparative and global perspectives. This work offers new inroads into the global and comparative streams within urban law by presenting emerging frameworks and approaches to topics ranging from urban housing[...]

International law governing the use of military force has been the subject of intense public debate. Under what conditions is it appropriate or necessary for a country to use force when diplomacy has failed? Michael Byers, a widely known world expert on international law, weighs these issues in War [...]

William S. Veatch The New Logic of the Law Vol. 1 - Building a Foundation for Artificial Intelligence Applications in the Law This book explores a "New Logic of the Law" based upon set theory. The concept is that every "Idea" is either an Atom (i.e., an Idea that cannot be broken down further) or a [...]

While common law is developed by the courts, and French private law is said to be the origin of the idea of modern codification and grand legislatures, German private law can well be seen as the law where the influence of academia is paramount. It is perhaps fair to say that no other code is as stro[...]

This book offers a comparative introduction, by the editor and native authors, to the most important aspects of administrative law in various EU Member States (France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom), at the level of the EU and in the United States of America. It aspires to contribute [...]