Routledge Research in Law

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We publish cutting-edge research by up-and-coming academics, alongside influential titles by established authors in many areas of law. Our titles take a variety of different methodological approaches to law reflecting the current vitality of legal scholarship.

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  1. Law, Ethics and Compromise at the Limits of Life

    To Treat or not to Treat?

    By Richard Huxtable

    Series: Biomedical Law and Ethics Library

    A conflict arises in the clinic over the care of a critically ill, incapacitated patient. The clinicians and the patient’s family confront a difficult choice: to treat or not to treat? Decisions to withdraw or withhold life-sustaining treatment feature frequently in the courts and in the world's...

    Published August 28th 2012 by Routledge

  2. The Jewish Law Annual Volume 19

    Edited by Berachyahu Lifshitz, Hanina Ben-Menahem

    Series: Jewish Law Annual

    Volume 19 of The Jewish Law Annual is a festschrift in honor of Professor Neil S. Hecht. It contains thirteen articles, ten in English and three in Hebrew. Several articles are jurisprudential in nature, focusing on analysis of halakhic institutions and concepts. Elisha Ancselovits discusses the...

    Published November 29th 2011 by Routledge-Cavendish

  3. The Early Warning System for the Principle of Subsidiarity

    Constitutional Theory and Empirical Reality

    By Philipp Kiiver

    Series: Routledge Research in European Union Law

    This book offers a comprehensive systematic analysis of the European Union’s Early Warning System (EWS) for subsidiarity, which was introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon. The book includes both a detailed theoretical analysis of the EWS as well as an assessment of how national parliaments have...

    Published February 20th 2012 by Routledge

  4. Introduction to Spanish Private Law

    Facing the Social and Economic Challenges

    By Teresa Rodriguez de las Heras Ballell

    Series: UT Austin Studies in Foreign and Transnational Law

    The topics addressed in this book have traditionally been covered in separate publications on civil and commercial law. This dualism of regimes has made it difficult for students and professionals alike to comprehend Spanish private law as a whole. In the past this has led to inefficient...

    Published July 23rd 2009 by Routledge-Cavendish

  5. UNHCR and International Refugee Law

    From Treaties to Innovation

    By Corinne Lewis

    Series: Routledge Research in International Law

    This book considers the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ contribution to international refugee law since the establishment of UNHCR by the United Nations General Assembly in 1951. The book explores the historical and statutory foundations that create an indelible link between UNHCR...

    Published June 11th 2012 by Routledge