Author : Lorenzo Casini
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 28,95 MB
Release : 2024-03-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 1789900077
Lorenzo Casini delves into the increasing globalization of cultural heritage law in this innovative and thought-provoking Advanced Introduction. In addition to answering fundamental questions on cultural property, Casini connects national and global aspects of cultural heritage law, dissects old and contemporary dilemmas, and examines the future challenges of cultural heritage law in the digital age.
Author : Ugo Mifsud Bonnici
Publisher :
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 45,68 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Cultural property
ISBN :
The book, supported jointly with the Maltese Superintendency for Cultural Heritage and Heritage Malta, attempts to bridge the gap between the laws concerning Land Use and Planning with those protecting the Cultural Heritage. This book seeks to bring together Malta's legislation relevant to these matters with the rich international texts in Treaties, Charters and Conventions. The aim is to provide the pabulum for further study and possible legislative elaboration. The book contains a number of quotations from the sources together with the author's comments in the light of his own experience as a lawyer and as a Minister.
Author : August Reinisch
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 12,56 MB
Release : 2020-06-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 1783474521
August Reinisch gives a broad overview of the entire field of international investment law that has emerged as an important subfield of international economic law over the last decades. As a result of the boom of investment arbitration since the late 1990s, core questions of the substantive treatment of foreign investors are analysed. Combining an academic and a practical perspective, this book has been written to provide an introduction to investment law for lawyers, political scientists, economists as well as those interested in international relations.
Author : Frank W. Geels
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 50,3 MB
Release : 2024-08-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1035329697
In this insightful book, Frank W. Geels provides an advanced and evidenced introduction to one of the most important and dynamic topics in contemporary debates on how to address grand challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss.
Author : Robert Kolb
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 19,87 MB
Release : 2014-12-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 1783477520
This innovative book provides a thought-provoking introduction to international humanitarian law. Robert Kolb explores the field through questions _ which are at times challenging and controversial _ in order to get to the very essence of the subject a
Author : Ruth Towse
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 10,39 MB
Release : 2014-06-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 1781954917
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by some of the world�s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid sur
Author : Manuel Castells
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 50,50 MB
Release : 2024-06-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 1803921129
This essential book documents the current configuration of digital society worldwide and examines its social, economic, political and cultural consequences. Presenting state-of-the-art empirical analysis and academic research, preeminent author Manuel Castells explores the profound impact that technology and digital transformation continues to have on the world as we know it.
Author : Dinah L. Shelton
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 49,12 MB
Release : 2024-04-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 1035328658
In this vital Advanced Introduction, Dinah Shelton and Federico Guzman Duque examine the human rights of indigenous peoples and communities under current international law. Setting out a historical overview of the legal treatment of native populations from the colonial period to the present, the authors deftly analyse frameworks of institutions monitoring indigenous human rights, theoretical issues relating to these, access to justice and reparations, and special considerations afforded to specific indigenous communities.
Author : Marie Cornu
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 19,99 MB
Release : 2020-09-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 1839100036
This illuminating book offers an authoritative analysis of the legal issues relating to safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. Taking a critical approach, it provides a unique insight into the impact of international and national law on the present and future safeguarding processes of intangible cultural heritage. Expert contributors draw on the results of an international study conducted in 26 countries to illustrate how domestic laws comprehend the notion of intangible cultural heritage. The book explores the relationship that these states maintain with the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage and highlight challenging concepts.
Author : Frank S. Ravitch
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 26,7 MB
Release : 2023-01-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1789904056
This Advanced Introduction explores the difficulty of defining religion and the subsequent impact this has on creating laws which regulate and protect it. Taking a global comparative approach, Frank S. Ravitch guides the reader through how this unique interaction plays out in differing legal systems including in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Providing further context by contrasting specific case studies, the book provides a rounded and coherent exploration of the complexities of law in relation to religion.
