Law – Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Philosophy, Law and Culture of Liberal Democracy and the Authoritarian Challenge

By: Suri Ratnapala

From £39.99

Liberal democracy has enriched lives, but it is under threat from totalitarian regimes and ideological extremes. This book argues that its defence against rising authoritarianism is the great moral imperative of our time, combining legal analysis, history, and philosophy.

Ethics and Integrity in the Rule of Law and International Law

By: Emmanuel Nartey

From £39.99

This book argues that the rule of law does not stand alone; ethics and integrity are the lifeblood of all legal and governance systems. It explores how to overcome deficiencies in our legal systems and demonstrates how this approach can lead to more effective governance.

The Japan Self-Defense Forces Law

Translation, History, and Analysis

Edited By: Robert D. Eldridge, Musashi Katsuhiro

From £38.99

The first book to examine the Japan Self-Defense Forces Law, this provides a historical overview of its function since 1954. It includes the first full English translation of the Law, incorporating all 160+ changes. Essential for students, scholars, and practitioners.

Challenges to Local Governance in the Pandemic Era

Perspectives from South Asia and Beyond

Edited By: John S. Moolakkattu, Jos Chathukulam

From £37.99

This volume is a collection of articles on the experiences of local governments in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. With a focus on South Asia, it also provides perspectives from Europe, Africa and Latin America, offering clues for sustainable policy in the post-COVID era.

International Law and the Use of Force against Terrorism

By: Shadi Adnan Alshdaifat

£74.99

Alshdaifat argues that nation states throughout the world, particularly in Asia and Europe, have, since ancient times, been vulnerable to invasion by other nation states. He contends that the fight against terrorism is long and complex, but the end is known in advance.

Human Rights in Everyday Life in India

The Praxis from Below

By: Shalu Nigam

£72.99

This work uses field-based examples from India to show how human rights discourse is a double-edged sword. While oppressors manipulate the rights paradigm to justify oppression, the oppressed leverage the same language to contest marginalization and assert their dignity.

Social Justice, Exclusivity and Citizenship in the Twenty-First Century

Edited By: Godwin Ehiarekhian Oboh

From £35.99

This book explains how to eliminate the artificial and psychological boundaries that separate communities in modern societies. It shows how people of different nationalities and backgrounds can live together peacefully in a world divided by race, identity, and religion.

Peace Issues in the 21st Century Global Context

Edited By: John Duncan, Shreesh Juyal

£70.99

Bringing together papers from recent conferences of the Canadian Peace Research Association, this volume examines world peace in its foundational, descriptive, conceptual, and prescriptive aspects, and as a social and human concept in positive and negative contexts.

The Access to Public Information

A Fundamental Right

By: Alejandra Soriano Diaz

From £33.99

Information is a fundamental right and the pillar for exercising all others. It is the path to holding authorities accountable. This book explores how individuals can participate in public decision-making and reclaim their rightful ownership of public data.

When Courts Do Politics

Public Interest Law and Litigation in East Africa

By: Joseph Oloka-Onyango

From £52.99

Taking the phenomenon of public interest litigation as its primary focus, this text explores the manner in which the judicial branch of government in three East African countries has engaged with questions traditionally off-limits to adjudication and court-based resolution.

Civil Liberties in Real Life

Seven Studies

Edited By: Timothy C. Shiell

From £30.99

US authors explore ‘What is civil liberty?’, examining how and why marginalized groups used freedoms of speech, religion, and assembly in their struggle for equality. This must-read covers topics from the influence of consumerism to free speech in the classroom.

Illicit Sex within the Justice System

Using Weak Power to Legislate, Regulate and Enforce Morality

By: Carmen M. Cusack

£61.99

This book exposes sexual immorality in the justice system. Researching scandals across the USA, it argues that when officials engage in misconduct, they forfeit their authority, leading to systemic breakdown and a dwindling power to enforce morality laws.

Challenges and Critiques of the EU Internal Security Strategy

Rights, Power and Security

Edited By: Maria O'Neill, Ken Swinton

£61.99

The papers gathered here explore a variety of areas and issues related to, or raised by, the EU Internal Security Strategy. They cover such matters as critical infrastructure protection and environmental crime, from a range of disciplinary perspectives.

Contemporary Customary Land Issues in Africa

Navigating the Contours of Change

Edited By: J. Oloka-Onyango, Bridget Bwalya Umar

£61.99

Drawing from the Land Use and Rural Livelihoods in Africa Project, the contributions here examine current trends in customary land issues in Africa, focusing on the practice of converting customary land into leasehold tenure, particularly in Zambia.

Framing Violence

Conflicting Images, Identities, and Discourses

Edited By: Banu Baybars

£61.99

This collection analyses many of the questions surrounding challenges in framing the rising violence across the globe and in its new forms. It provides case studies and debates, with violence discussed in its political form and its domestic, financial, and artistic forms.

Turkey’s Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East

Under the Shadow of the Arab Spring

Edited By: Ýdris Demir

£59.99

This book investigates the effects of the Arab Spring on Turkish foreign policy, drawing on a wide range of disciplines including sociology and economics. It reflects on the emergence of new regional actors in the Middle East and the ongoing complicated struggle in Syria.

Pharmaceuticals in the European Union

Law and Economics

By: Giuditta Savonitto

From £29.99

Through a reasoned description ranging from regulatory developments to the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU), this book presents the first complete and up-to-date analysis of the EU’s regulation of medicines and speculates on its next moves.

The Performance of Tribal Sarpanches in Andhra Pradesh

A Study

By: Komuraiah Palamakula

£58.99

Palamakula discusses the role and performance of Scheduled Tribe Sarpanches in Panchayat Raj local bodies in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, India. He sheds light on the development of, and welfare activities undertaken by, the Sarpanches.

Back to Maastricht

Obstacles to Constitutional Reform within the EU Treaty (1991-2007)

Edited By: Carlo Spagnolo, Leila Simona Talani

£44.99

After the Cold War, European integration sought a new legitimacy. This book argues the Maastricht Treaty established a constitutional framework for a new polity without resolving its purpose, linking these decisions to the defeat of the Constitutional Treaty.

A Land of One’s Own

Women and Land Rights in Literature and Society

By: Lata Marina Varghese

£36.99

This book examines women’s land rights in Indian literature and society. As discrimination over land and property continues to keep women in a subordinate position, this book deals with the gap between women's legal rights and their actual ownership of land.

This book examines women’s land rights in Indian literature and society. As discrimination over land and property continues to keep women in a subordinate position, this book deals with the gap between women’s legal rights and their actual ownership of land.