International Law is the definitive text on the subject for all from undergraduate students to professional lawyers. Updated to reflect key recent case law, international practice and treaty developments, the author offers an unbeatable combination of academic rigour and clarity of expression to enable both understanding and critical analysis.
Volume 166 reports on, amongst others, the judgment of the International Court of Justice on Ahmadou Sadio Diallo (Republic of Guinea v. Democratic Republic of the Congo) and the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights on Ocalan v. Turkey (No. 2).
Law touches every aspect of our daily lives, and yet the main concepts, terms, and processes of the legal system remain obscure to many. This Very Short Introduction, in its second edition, provides a lucid, accessible guide to modern legal systems, explaining how the law works across our contemporary digital world.
The professional media enjoys greater protection than private individuals when preparing or publishing speech. The best-known example is the right of journalists to keep their sources confidential. Jan Oster explores whether these privileges are still justified, and how 'journalists' are actually to be defined in the internet age.
Combining straightforward explanation with scholarly analysis, Law of Evidence covers the full syllabus of evidence courses with clarity and depth. Student learning is supported by extracts and discussion of judgments, statutes and academic literature, as well as numerous visual aids. A companion website includes regular updates to the text.
The Law of Commerce in South Africa 2/e provides a clear and practical introduction to various fields of commercial law, for students of accounting and other business disciplines. The second edition of the text offers three new chapters, to include a framework of the following fields of law: Intellectual property law Consumer law Insolvency law.
Practical advice on all stages of arbitration, from the pre-arbitration stage to the issuing of the award are covered as well as the basic legal principles concerning disputes over alleged unfair dismissal, the basics of the law of evidence and how to prepare for and present a case at arbitration.
Law, order and liberty: Essays in honour of Tony Mathews pays tribute to an academic and activist who has profoundly influenced South African law through his books and journal articles on democracy and human rights.
Justice and reconciliation in post-apartheid South Africa assesses the transitional processes under way since the early 1990s to create a stable and just society.
As an edifice to the impact of law in modern society, each essay systematically analyses the massive overhaul of the former oppressive laws by pro-active legislation and the consequent interpretation of those laws by an active judicial branch.