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THE LAW OF THE SOMALIS: A Stable Foundation for Economic Development in the Horn of Africa by Michael van Notten, Edited by Spencer Heath MacCallum Written by a trained and sympathetic observer, this book shows how Somali customary law differs fundamentally from most statutory law. Lawbreakers, instead of being punished, are simply required to compensate their victim. Because every Somali is insured by near kin against his or her liabilities under the law, a victim seldom fails to receive compensation. Somali law, being based on custom, has no need of legislation or legislators. It is therefore happily free of political influences. The author notes some specific areas that stand in need of change, but finds such change already implicit in further economic development. Somali politics is based on consensus. The author explains how it works and shows why any attempt to establish democracy, which would divide the population into two classes-those who rule and those who are ruled-must ine...

Race, Criminal Justice, and Migration Control .  Enforcing the Boundaries of Belonging Edited by Mary Bosworth , Alpa Parmar , and Yolanda Vazquez A collection of essays that considers how societal practices, laws, and criminal justice institutions delineate who belongs and who does not, and how these factors affect racial minorities across the world, in strikingly uneven ways Brings race to the centre of its analysis in order to reveal how migration and its control is inherently racialized Demonstrates how the architecture of legislation, the process of criminal justice, and the institutions of criminal justice and border control conspire and coalesce to grant some people citizenship, while denying it to others Essential reading for lawyers, criminologists, criminal justice practitioners, migration scholars, and sociologists, as well as general readers approaching the topic for the first time (Subjects: criminal law; minorities; borders; criminology; sociology;...

Comparative International Law Edited by Anthea Roberts, Paul B. Stephan, Pierre-Hugues Verdier, and Mila Versteeg Explains that international law is not a monolith but can encompass on-going contestation, in which states set forth competing interpretations Maps and explains the cross-country differences in international legal norms in various fields of international law and their application and interpretation in different geographic regions Organized into three broad thematic sections of conceptual matters, domestic institutions and comparative international law, and comparing approaches across issue-areas Chapters authored by contributors who include top international law and comparative law scholars all from diverse backgrounds, experience, and perspectives (Subjects: international law; comparative law)

Formation and Third Party Beneficiaries Edited by Mindy Chen-Wishart , Alexander Loke , and Stefan Vogenauer Studies in the Contract Laws of Asia provides an authoritative account of the contract law regimes of selected Asian jurisdictions, including the major centres of commerce where limited critical commentaries have been published in the English language. Volume II of this series deals with contract formation and contracts for the benefit of third parties in the laws of China, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Myanmar. Typically, each jurisdiction is covered in two chapters; the first deals with contract formation, while the second deals with contracts for the benefit of third parties. (Subjects: Comparative Law; contract law)

Legalism: Property and Ownership Edited by Georgy Kantor , Tom Lambert , and Hannah Skoda Legalism Brings together anthropologists and historians to examine how property and ownership operate and are understood across broad historical and geographical contexts Offers a truly cross-cultural perspective, and makes specialist case studies visible and accessible to non-specialists Partakes in a larger intellectual debate developed across disciplines - from anthropology to history to legal theory (Subjects: comparative law; anthropology; history; property; ownership)

A Theory of Legitimate Expectations for Public Administration Author:  Alexander Brown Presents a new theory of legitimate expectation for public administration, arguing that agencies should be held liable for losses they directly cause by creating and then frustrating legitimate expectations. Draws on normative legal and political theory to evaluate the ethics of legal doctrine and whether this is primarily an issue of fairness, security, trust in government, or something else. Compares and contrasts examples drawn from the UK, Ireland, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. (Subject: Public Administration)

Competition Policy for the New Era. Insights from the BRICS Countries Edited by Tembinkosi Bonakele, Eleanor Fox, and Liberty Mncube Written by well-known academic and practising economists and lawyers from both developed and developing countries. Focuses on a broader view of competition policy in BRICS and developing countries, including concepts such as efficiency and consumer welfare, issues of distribution, equity, and fairness. E ach chapter is organized around a central argument made by its author(s) in relation to issue or case study, making every contribution a valuable freestanding contribution to the literature. Provides a number of viewpoints of what competition law and policy mean both in theory and practice in a development context through the use of insightful case studies. (Subjects: Competition Law; Comparative Competition Law)