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Spirit, Qi, and the Multitude
A Comparative Theology for the Democracy of Creation
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
We live in an increasingly global, interconnected, and interdependent world, in which various forms of systemic imbalance in power have given birth to a growing demand for genuine pluralism and democracy. As befits a world so interconnected, this book presents a comparative theological and philosophical...
Justices and Journalists
The Global Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2017
A key intermediary between courts and the public are the journalists who monitor the actions of justices and report their decisions, pronouncements, and proclivities. Justices and Journalists: The Global Perspective is the first volume of its kind - a comparative analysis of the relationship between...
Judicial Independence in China
Lessons for Global Rule of Law Promotion
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2009
This volume challenges the conventional wisdom about judicial independence in China and its relationship to economic growth, rule of law, human rights protection, and democracy. The volume adopts an interdisciplinary approach that places China's judicial reforms and the struggle to enhance the professionalism,...
An Introduction to the Comparative Study of Private Law
Readings, Cases, Materials
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2009
This collection of readings sets out the two fundamental distinctions between common and civil law, namely that the former originated in the English courts, the latter in the Roman legal tradition, and that the common law is based on judicial decisions whereas codes form the basis of modern civil...
by Stephen Sharot
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010
Provides sociological analyses of religious developments and identities in both historical and contemporary Jewish communities.
African Theology
A STUDY OF AFRICAN THEOLOGY: Within an African Traditional Religion, (The Ees of Ghana) And Within a Comparative Study of Christian Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
This book is a theological research done as a comparative study of African Traditional Religion in comparison to Christianity. Since Africans in most part, are seen around the world as pagans without any concept of the true God until white missionaries got to the continent, this study is an effort to...
by James R. Maxeiner
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
In this book, James R. Maxeiner takes on the challenge of demonstrating that historically American law makers did consider a statutory methodology as part of formulating laws. In the nineteenth century, when the people wanted laws they could understand, lawyers inflicted judge-made, statute-destroying,...
Transitional Justice and the Prosecution of Political Leaders in the Arab Region
A Comparative Study of Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
The dramatic uprisings that ousted the long-standing leaders of several countries in the Arab region set in motion an unprecedented period of social, political and legal transformation. The prosecution of political leaders took centre stage in the pursuit of transitional justice following the 'Arab...
Legal Lexicography
A Comparative Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
Legal lexicography or jurilexicography is the most neglected aspect of the discipline of jurilinguistics, despite its great relevance for translators, academics and comparative lawyers. This volume seeks to bridge this gap in legal literature by bringing together contributions from ten jurisdictions...
by Speedy Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
Acknowledging the presence of different religions and understanding their differences creates a deep sense of awareness and respect. This quick study guide briefly but smartly introduces the religions of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism. The history of Hitler's ruthless attacks...
Longing and Letting Go
Christian and Hindu Practices of Passionate Non-Attachment
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Mirabai, a sixteenth-century Indian princess, wrote passionate love songs to Lord Krishna. Hadewijch, a thirteenth-century European Beguine, wrote of her yearning to become Love itself, to be "God with God." Each woman practiced a full-bodied, sensuously-imaged longing for love; at the same time,...
Religion-State Relations in the United States and Germany
The Quest for Neutrality
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2011
This comparative analysis of the constitutional law of religion-state relations in the United States and Germany focuses on the principle of state neutrality. A strong emphasis on state neutrality, a notoriously ambiguous concept, is a shared feature in the constitutional jurisprudence of the US Supreme...
States of Emergency and the Law
The Experience of Bangladesh
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
In Bangladesh, the absence of effective constitutional safeguards for governing emergency regimes has resulted in each of the five emergencies being invoked on the imprecise ground of internal disturbance. Two of these emergencies were even continued after the alleged threat posed to the life of the...
Domestic Counter-Terrorism in a Global World
Post-9/11 Institutional Structures and Cultures in Canada and the United Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Although both Canada and the United Kingdom had experienced terrorism prior to the attacks of 9/11 and already had in place extensive provisions to deal with terrorism, the events of that day led to the enactment of new and expansive counter-terrorism legislation being enacted in both jurisdictions....