Filter

Refine by Level

Refine by Access

Refine By Type

Refine By Subjects

Refine by Date

—
  • Print
  • Save

Browse

You are looking at 1 - 10 of 25 items for :

  • Law - Academic x
  • Refine by Level: Titles x
  • Refine by Access: Open Access content x
Clear All Modify Search
Cover Conceptualizing Femicide as a Human Rights Violation
Conceptualizing Femicide as a Human Rights Violation
State Responsibility Under International Law
Angela Hefti

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This thought-provoking book conceptualizes femicide as a multifaceted human rights violation and proposes state responsibility for group-related risks of violence against women and girls. In doing so, it reassesses the concept of femicide, analysing it in view of the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, as well as several facets of human rights.

Open access
Monograph Book
Published:
21 Jun 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803920443
Collection:
Law 2022
Cover Spatial Flood Risk Management
Spatial Flood Risk Management
Implementing Catchment-based Retention and Resilience on Private Land
Edited by Thomas Hartmann, Lenka Slavíková, and Mark E. Wilkinson
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Centralising the role of land and landowners, Spatial Flood Risk Management brings together knowledge from socio-economy, public policy, hydrology, geomorphology, and engineering to establish an interdisciplinary knowledge base on spatial approaches to managing flood risks.
Open access
Monograph Book
Published:
14 Apr 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800379534
Collection:
Geography, Planning and Tourism 2022
Cover Engaging Citizens in Policy Making
Engaging Citizens in Policy Making
e-Participation Practices in Europe
Edited by Tiina Randma-Liiv and Veiko Lember
This is an open access title available under the terms of a [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Exploring academic and policy thinking on e-participation, this book opens up the organizational and institutional 'black box' and provides new insights into how public administrations in 15 European states have facilitated its implementation.
Open access
Monograph Book
Published:
15 Feb 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800374362
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2022
Cover Law, Solidarity and the Limits of Social Europe
Law, Solidarity and the Limits of Social Europe
Constitutional Tensions for EU Integration
Edited by Ann-Christine Hartzén, Andrea Iossa, and Eleni Karageorgiou
This is an open access title available under the terms of a [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This thought-provoking book examines the socio-legal mechanisms that drive EU constitutional tensions, as well as the role of principles and values in re-directing EU law and policy towards a democratic Social Europe. It addresses the current limits of Social Europe in relation to different areas of EU law, offering a critical assessment of the present status of EU integration.
Open access
Monograph Book
Published:
11 Feb 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800885516
Collection:
Law 2022
Cover National Courts and Preliminary References to the Court of Justice
National Courts and Preliminary References to the Court of Justice
Jasper Krommendijk
This innovative book examines why national courts refer preliminary references to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), and what the referring court does with the answers. Jasper Krommendijk highlights the three core stages in the interaction between national courts and the ECJ: question, answer and follow-up, shedding new light on this under-explored area.
Open access
Monograph Book
Published:
26 Oct 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800374171
Collection:
Law 2021
Cover Blockchain + Antitrust
Blockchain + Antitrust
The Decentralization Formula
Thibault Schrepel
This innovative and original book explores the relationship between blockchain and antitrust, highlighting the mutual benefits that stem from cooperation between the two and providing a unique perspective on how law and technology could cooperate.
Open access
Monograph Book
Published:
21 Sep 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800885530
Collection:
Law 2021
Cover Counter-Terrorism
Counter-Terrorism
The Ethical Issues
Edited by Seumas Miller, Adam Henschke, and Jonas Feltes

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This insightful book provides an analysis of the central ethical issues that have arisen in combatting global terrorism and, in particular, jihadist terrorist groups, notably Al Qaeda, Islamic State and their affiliates. Chapters explore the theoretical problems that arise in relation to terrorism, such as the definition of terrorism and the concept of collective responsibility, and consider specific ethical issues in counter-terrorism.

Open access
Monograph Book
Published:
27 Jul 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800373075
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2021
Cover The Legal Limits of Direct Democracy
The Legal Limits of Direct Democracy
A Comparative Analysis of Referendums and Initiatives across Europe
Edited by Daniel Moeckli, Anna Forgács, and Henri Ibi
With the rise of direct-democratic instruments, the relationship between popular sovereignty and the rule of law is set to become one of the defining political issues of our time. This important and timely book provides an in-depth analysis of the limits imposed on referendums and citizens’ initiatives, as well as of systems of reviewing compliance with these limits, in 11 European states.
Open access
Monograph Book
Published:
13 Jul 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800372801
Collection:
Law 2021
Cover The Human Right to Health
The Human Right to Health
Solidarity in the Era of Healthcare Commercialization
Eduardo Arenas Catalán
This timely book offers a fresh perspective on how to effectively address the issue of unequal access to healthcare. It analyses the human right to health from the underexplored legal principle of solidarity, proposing a non-commercial understanding of the positive obligations inherent in the right to health.
Open access
Monograph Book
Published:
22 Jun 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788979658
Collection:
Law 2021
Cover Internships, Employability and the Search for Decent Work Experience
Internships, Employability and the Search for Decent Work Experience
Edited by Andrew Stewart, Rosemary Owens, Niall O'Higgins, and Anne Hewitt
This groundbreaking book examines the growing phenomenon of internships and the policy issues they raise, during a time when internships or traineeships have become an important way of transitioning from education into paid work.
Open access
Monograph Book
Published:
15 Jun 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800885042
Collection:
Law 2021