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Explores the key principles underpinning the decisions made by the European Court of Human Rights, and provides a guide to the pivotal cases in each area.

The sixth edition of Criminology offers updated coverage of the main criminological theories. An engaging read for students of criminology, it traces the history and development of these key theories, and provides full references to guide the reader in their further criminological studies.

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Deakin University, School of Law (Australia), 2014), under the title: Medico-legal decision making for incapacitated neonates.

Detention under international law is highly regulated, but the law appears to be silent on non-international armed conflicts. This book uses case studies to examine the extent to which international humanitarian law can be applied in non-international contexts, and sets out a concrete proposal for how the law might develop in this area.

This book combines extracts from major cases and secondary materials with critical commentary to provide a complete resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of intellectual property law.

Non-international armed conflicts now far outnumber international ones, but the protection afforded by international law to combatants and civilian is not always clear. This book will set out the legal rules and state practice applicable to internal armed conflicts, drawing on armed conflicts from the US civil war to present day.

Analyses the regulatory areas relating to multinational enterprises. This book covers the economic law issues relating to jurisdiction, entry and establishment controls and liberalisation, tax, company law, competition and technology transfer. It also deals with the demands for corporate social responsibility covering labour, rights, and more.

Foundations of Private Law is a treatise on the Western law of property, contract, tort and unjust enrichment in both common law and civil law systems. It describes the doctrines that govern these fields of law and identifies principles that can explain both the similarities and differences between them.

This book examines the legality of the use of force by states against individuals and non-state groups located beyond its borders, in light of applicable international law. The issues discussed include force used in the 'war on terror', pre-emptive self defence, and targeted killings of individuals.

Since the early 1970s, Thomas Nagel has played a major role in the philosophico-biological debate on subjectivity and consciousness. This collection of published essays and reviews offers Nagel's opinionated views on the philosophy of mind, epistemology and political philosophy

Thorough coverage of the major legal issues affecting Australian business involved in international trade, enabling students to understand both the law itself and its applications. Leon Trakman, University of NSW; Bruno Zeller, Victoria University, Australia.

Australian Family Law Teaching Materials, Second Edition, includes carefully selected primary and secondary materials to assist with teaching and learning family law.