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Intra-European Litigation in Eighteenth-Century Izmir : The Role of the Merch…
Scholars have long debated the use of law to settle international trade disputes in the early modern period. In this book, Tijl Vanneste uses the case study of commercial litigation before the Dutch consular court of Izmir to argue that merchants relied on a particular blend of mercantile customs, which he calls ‘the merchants’ style’, and specific legal forms and procedures, laid down in…
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- 978-90-04-49823-5
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- Approx. 390 pp.
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- Mediterranean Reconfigurations, Volume: 4
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Interpretation of Customary International Law : Of Methods and Limits
In international law interpretation is ubiquitous. However, whereas in the case of treaty interpretation, this process has been codified in Articles 31-33 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the interpretation of rules of customary international law has remained largely unexplored. This monograph demonstrates not only that rules of customary international law can be interpreted but…
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- 978-90-04-52999-1
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- viii, 100 pp.
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- Brill Research Perspectives in International Law
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International Standardization and Trade Regulation : Exploring Linkages betwe…
The open access publication of this book has been published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation. As tariffs have fallen dramatically over the past decades, behind-the-border measures—such as technical barriers to trade (TBT) and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures—have become increasingly important for international trade policy. To facilitate trade, governmen…
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- 978-90-04-69184-1
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- xx, 217 pp.
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- World Trade Institute Advanced Studies, Volume: 15
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International Law and Transition to Peace in Colombia : Assessing Jus Post Be…
In International Law and Transition to Peace in Colombia, César Rojas-Orozco analyses the role of international law in transition from armed conflict to peace, by using the analytical framework of jus post bellum and Colombia as a case study. While contemporary attention to jus post bellum has focused on its theoretical development and regarding international warfare, this book is the first…
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- 978-90-04-44053-1
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- Theory and Practice of Public International Law, Volume: 3
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International Law and Sexual Violence in Armed Conflicts
Sexual violence is a particular brand of evil that women have endured—more than men—during armed conflicts, through the ages. It is a menace that has continued to challenge the conscience of humanity—especially in our times. At the international level, basic laws aimed at preventing it are not in short supply. What is needed is a more conscious determination to enforce existing laws. This…
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- 978-90-04-22722-4
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- xviii, 354 pp.
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- International Humanitarian Law Series, Volume: 35
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International Law and Chemical, Biological, Radio-Nuclear (CBRN) Events : Tow…
The volume investigates to what extent the international and European Union legal frameworks applicable to Chemical, Biological and Radio-Nuclear (CBRN) events are adequate to face current challenges. It is innovative in many aspects: it adopts an all-hazard approach to CBRN risks, focusing on events of intentional, accidental and natural origin; it explores international obligations according …
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- 978-90-04-50799-9
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Tradition and Power in the Roman Empire = Proceedings of the Fifteenth Worksh…
This volume focuses on the interface between tradition and the shifting configuration of power structures in the Roman Empire. By examining various time periods and locales, its contributions show the Empire as a world filed with a wide variety of cultural, political, social, and religious traditions. These traditions were constantly played upon in the processes of negotiation and (re)definitio…
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- 9789004537460
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- 356 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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- Impact of Empire, Volume: 50
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Topographies of Tolerance and Intolerance = Responses to Religious Pluralism …
Topographies of Tolerance and Intolerance challenges the narrative of a simple progression of tolerance and the establishment of confessional identity during the early modern period. These essays explore the lived experiences of religious plurality, providing insights into the developments and drawbacks of religious coexistence in this turbulent period. The essays examine three main groups of a…
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- 9789004371309
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- 278 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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- Studies in Central European Histories, Volume: 64
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Time in Ancient Greek Literature = Studies in Ancient Greek Narrative, Volume 2
This is the second volume in a series of volumes which together will provide an entirely new history of ancient Greek (narrative) literature. Its organization is formal rather than biographical. It traces the history of central narrative devices, such as the narrator and his narratees,time, focalization, characterization, and space. It offers not only analyses of the handling of such a device b…
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- '9789047422938
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- 556 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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- Mnemosyne, Supplements, Volume: 291
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Time Distortions in Mind = Temporal Processing in Clinical Populations
Time Distortions in Mind brings together current research on aspects of temporal processing in clinical populations, in the ultimate hope of elucidating the interdependence between perturbations in timing and disturbances in the mind and brain. Such research may inform not only typical psychological functioning, but may also elucidate the psychological consequences of any pathophysiological dif…
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- 9789004230699
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- 406 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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