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Key Ideas in Law 1PP

Key Ideas in Law

Series Editor: Nicholas J McBride

Short, stimulating introductions to legal subjects by experts in the eld.

Discover the series at www.bloomsbury.com/keyideas

Key Ideas in Law: The Concept of Fairness

Brice Dickson, Queen’s University Belfast, UK

This book explores how the concept of fairness is used in different legal fields to ensure that the laws we live under are just and reasonable

It looks at the part fairness plays in law-making in different areas including public law, criminal law, contract law, tort law and trust law, family law, employment law, consumer law, immigration law and tax law It presents careful analysis of relevant legislation and judicial decisions, especially those of the UK’s Supreme Court

The book prompts readers to think more deeply about how laws should be written and applied so as to make societies fairer for everyone

UK May 2025 • US June 2025 • 160 pages

PB 9781509989065 • £12 99 / $17 95 • HB 9781509989058 • £45 00 / $61 00

ePub 9781509989072 • £11 69 / $16 19

ePdf 9781509989089 • £11 69 / $16 19

Series: Key Ideas in Law • Hart Publishing

Royal Law Prerogative Foundations

Robert Craig, University of Bristol, UK

This book argues that all non-statutory powers of the Crown are royal prerogative powers and asserts that the Crown does not possess or exercise any 'third source' powers, common law powers or 'Ram doctrine' style freedoms. Taking the definitions of royal prerogative powers presented by AV Dicey, Blackstone, Wade and Harris in turn the book argues that recent case law considering third source powers must be reconsidered as examples of judicial regulation of prerogative powers, including an often-overlooked prerogative power to administer the realm

UK May 2025 US May 2025 288 pages

HB 9781509965953 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509965960 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509965977 • £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

The Law-Making Process

Michael Zander KC, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Now in its 9th edition, The Law-Making Process presents a complete overview of the law-making process in the UK

Written by Michael Zander KC, one of the foremost authorities on the workings of the legal system, it combines critical and clear commentary with a well-chosen and wideranging selection of materials so that students have at their fingertips everything they need to know about the law-making process

UK August 2025 US September 2025 576 pages

PB 9781509986507 £59 99 / $79 95 HB 9781509986514 £120 00 / $160 00

ePub 9781509986521 • £53 99 / $72 89

ePdf 9781509986538 • £53 99 / $72 89

Hart Publishing

Comparative Law in Asia

Essays in Honour of Andrew Harding

Edited by Ngoc Son Bui, University of Oxford, UK & Munin Pongsapan, Thammasat University, Thailand

This book comprises essays in honour of Professor Andrew Harding, a leading scholar in the fields of Asian legal studies and comparative constitutional law

Written by his colleagues and friends, the essays deal with important themes in comparative law in Asia, including comparative law methodology and theory; comparative constitutional law; legal transplants and development; and comparative law and society The essays cover Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, and Commonwealth Asia

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 368 pages

HB 9781509986545 • £110 00 / $150 00

ePub 9781509986552 £99 00 / $134 99

ePdf 9781509986569 £99 00 / $134 99

Hart Publishing

Controlling the Administrative State

Essays in Honour of Matthew Groves

Edited by Mark Aronson, University of New South Wales, Australia & Greg Weeks, Australian National University, Australia

This book discusses some of the most important issues facing administrative law and related doctrines Leading public law scholars from across the common law world have contributed chapters to recognise the exceptional scholarship and career of Professor Matthew Groves at Deakin University, Australia

Readers interested in public law – whether practitioners, researchers or students – will discover a wealth of engaging and thoughtprovoking considerations of the most topical current issues in administrative law by a selection of prominent academics

UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 384 pages

HB 9781509975501 • £100 00 / $135 00

ePub 9781509975518 £90 00 / $122 84

ePdf 9781509975525 £90 00 / $122 84

Hart Publishing

Democracy in Crisis?

The Putney Debates 2023

Edited by Richard Clary, Harvard Law School, USA, Zim Nwokora, Deakin University, Australia & DJ Galligan, University of Oxford, UK

This volume explores the state of representative democracy on the global stage

It does this against the backdrop of crises such as the USA Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, recent refusals to accept election results in various countries, and recent attempts to restrict the voting franchise, as well as longer-term trends such as the rise of populism and declining trust in political elites

UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 240 pages

HB 9781509980895 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509980901 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509980925 £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

Hart Studies in Constitutional Theory

Charles Barzun, University of Virginia, USA & Maartje De Visser, Singapore Management University & Matthias Klatt, University of Graz, Austria

Essays on Freedom and Proportionality

Edited by Dimitrios Kyritsis, University

of Essex, UK

This open access book explores the connection between proportionality and the moral concept of freedom from a variety of philosophical perspectives It showcases novel attempts to combine proportionality and freedom that are inspired by Kant, Rawls and Bernard Williams It also situates its central question within debates about the legitimacy of judicial power and keeps sight of the pivotal issues around the meaning of human rights that courts around the world use a proportionality analysis to resolve

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

UK June 2025 • US June 2025 • 248 pages

HB 9781509973804 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509973774 • £00 00 / $00 00

ePdf 9781509973781 • £00 00 / $00 00

Series: Hart Studies in Constitutional Theory Hart Publishing

Equality Before the Law

Equal Dignity, Wrongful Discrimination, and the Rule of Law

Michael P Foran, University of Glasgow, UK

This book presents a defence of the value of equality within law which is neither purely formal nor an all-things-considered theory of justice

The book argues that equality is grounded in the principle of equal moral status of all subjects of the law It explores the argument that this principle of moral equality is the fundamental normative basis of the common law constitution and essential for the rule of law

UK June 2025 • US June 2025 • 232 pages

PB 9781509964987 • £42 99 / $58 95

Previously published in HB 9781509964949

ePub 9781509964956 • £38 69 / $52 64

ePdf 9781509964963 • £38 69 / $52 64

Series: Hart Studies in Constitutional Theory • Hart Publishing

Constitutional Systems of the World

The Distorting Lens of Convergent Constitutional Theory

Peter Cane, University of Cambridge, UK

This book challenges the near-universal acceptance of a US-style, Western constitutional paradigm as the best basis for comparative constitutional studies Main pillars of this ‘convergent constitutional theory’ are rooted in the revolutionary, late-eighteenth century – a lost world; constitutional arrangements that deviate from the paradigm are often branded as ‘outliers’ or even not constitutional at all; and the foundations of the paradigm in liberal democracy give no space for other forms of constitutionalism

UK July 2025 • US July 2025 • 152 pages

HB 9781509988464 • £80 00 / $110 00

ePub 9781509988457 • £72 00 / $98 54

ePdf 9781509988440 • £72 00 / $98 54

Series: Hart Studies in Constitutional Theory • Hart Publishing

Constitutionally Conforming Interpretation – Comparative Perspectives

Volume 1: National Reports

Edited by Matthias Klatt, University of Graz, Austria

This book is part of a 2-volume set which investigates the canon of constitutionally conforming interpretation Both volumes analyse the canon’s use in the national, supranational and international context and reflect on the issues raised.

This volume presents national reports from 19 jurisdictions, to shed light on the canon’s structural background, the conditions of its application, and its critical reception

UK May 2025 • US May 2025 • 464 pages

PB 9781509976331 £74 99 / $100 00

Previously published in HB 9781509953844

ePub 9781509953851 • £67 49 / $91 79

ePdf 9781509953868 • £67 49 / $91 79

Series: Hart Studies in Constitutional Theory • Hart Publishing

Andrew Harding, National University of Singapore & Benjamin L Berger & Heinz Klug, University of Wisconsin, USA & Peter Leyland, SOAS, University of London, UK & Rosalind Dixon, University of New South Wales, Australia

The Constitution of South Africa

A Contextual Analysis

Heinz Klug, University of Wisconsin, USA

This new edition presents the South African Constitution in its historical and social context.

The chapters present a detailed analysis of the different provisions of the Constitution, addressing the historical context, the legal, political and philosophical sources of the Constitution, its principles and structure, the bill of rights, parliament and executive as well as the Constitution's provisions for cooperative government and regionalism. The final chapter discusses the challenges facing the Constitution and its aspirations in a democratic South Africa

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 336 pages

PB 9781509963317 • £24 99 / $34 95 • HB 9781509963225 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509963232 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509963249 • £81 00 / $110 69

Series: Constitutional Systems of the World • Hart Publishing

The Constitution of the European Union

A Contextual Analysis

Ulrich Haltern, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Germany

This book provides a contextual analysis of the constitution of the European Union which, unlike most constitutions, does not belong to a state It illustrates that the EU is an international organization that has moved beyond the features of international law into a terrain very close to the municipal law of federal states It explores the judicial impact of the European Court of Justice and the legislative role of the Commission and European Parliament

UK February 2025 US March 2025 272 pages

PB 9781782257479 • £24 99 / $34 95 • HB 9781509985104 • £85 00 / $115 00

ePub 9781782257493 • £22 49 / $31 04

ePdf 9781782257516 • £22 49 / $31 04

Series: Constitutional Systems of the World • Hart Publishing

Hart Studies in Comparative Public Law

Automation in Governance Theory, Practice and Problems

Edited by Yee-Fui Ng, Monash University, Australia & Matthew Groves, Deakin University, Australia

This book examines the principles and practice of automation in public governance

Automation is changing the face of government and public law The collection examines key challenges posed by automation, focusing on theoretical issues, case studies, as well as practices and proposals for reform It brings together scholars, public officials and judges from a range of jurisdictions, including the UK, the USA, Canada, Austria, France and the Netherlands to examine principles that should guide automation in government and what can be learned from the growing policy failures involving automation

UK November 2025 US November 2025 448 pages

HB 9781509984985 £95 00 / $130 00

ePub 9781509984992 • £85 50 / $116 09

ePdf 9781509984978 • £85 50 / $116 09

Series: Hart Studies in Comparative Public Law • Hart Publishing

Small State Constitutionalism

Edited by Maartje De Visser, Singapore Management University, Rosalind Dixon, University of New South Wales, Australia & Elisabeth Perham, University of New South Wales, Australia

This volume addresses the important, but undernoticed, question of the impact of state size and scale for constitutional law and governance, and brings together leading global scholars to focus on the lessons from a range of small states and jurisdictions in this context

The collection features contributions by scholars living and working across the Global South and North, and includes attention to the constitutional experiences of small states and jurisdictions in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, the Caribbean and Oceania that have not received much coverage in the literature

UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 496 pages

HB 9781509979769 • £95 00 / $130 00

ePub 9781509979776 £85 50 / $116 09

ePdf 9781509979783 £85 50 / $116 09

Hart Publishing

The Rise of Constitutionalism A Global Perspective

Kostas Chrysogonos, University of Thessaloniki, Greece

This book explores the past and present of constitutional governance in the first quarter of the 21st Century and offers insights on the future of constitutionalism From the struggles for democratic governance in Latin America to Asia’s delicate balance between tradition and modernity and Africa’s post-colonial arrangements, the book answers a critical query: amidst the promises of democratic ideals, do formal constitutions always translate into effective governance?

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 496 pages

HB 9781509981717 • £100 00 / $135 00

ePub 9781509981724 • £90 00 / $122 84

ePdf 9781509981700 • £90 00 / $122 84

Hart Publishing

World All Languages (except Greek)

Constitutional Courts, Media and Public Opinion

Angioletta Sperti, University of Pisa, Italy

This book analyses how the recent information revolution has radically changed the way courts communicate with the public It focuses on the consequences of the communication revolution of courts both in terms of their relationship with public opinion and of the legitimacy of judicial review of legislation

The book will interest scholars in constitutional law and public comparative law, sociologists, historians, political scientists, and scholars of media law and communication studies

UK June 2025 • US June 2025 • 256 pages

PB 9781509953646 • £44 99 / $60 95

Previously published in HB 9781509953608

ePub 9781509953615 £40 49 / $55 34

ePdf 9781509953622 £40 49 / $55 34

Series: Hart Studies in Comparative Public Law • Hart Publishing

The Language of Comparative Constitutional Law Questioning Hegemonies

Edited by Erika Arban, University of Melbourne, Australia, Maartje De Visser, Singapore Management University & Jeong-In Yun, Korea University, south Korea

This volume examines the impact and salience of language in the field of comparative constitutional law. It addresses the epistemological and conceptual implications of English as the lingua franca and the related global influence of Anglophone jurisdictions in orienting the discourse. It does this through the identification of concepts, designs and ideas that warrant engagement and exploration also outside of those origin jurisdictions In doing so, the volume underscores that language is not a neutral device but can produce hegemonic pressures and expectations

UK October 2025 US October 2025 416 pages

HB 9781509983933 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509983940 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509983957 • £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

Human Rights and Corruption in Brazil

Democracy at a Crossroads

Lucas Delgado, Brazilian Council of Justice, Brazil

This book identifies 2 polarising concepts used by Brazilian sociology to explain the formation of Brazil as a society: corruption and human rights

The book examines the outcomes of international human rights regimes in Brazil, involving rights and policies related to: the right to food, the fight against hunger, and conditional cash transfer programs; the right to health and the public healthcare system; the right to racial equality and affirmative action in superior education; and the right to recognition and the protection of indigenous populations

The book sheds light on how democracy evolves or recedes over time under their influence.

UK February 2025 • US February 2025 • 216 pages

HB 9781509981977 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509981991 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509981984 • £81 00 / $110 69

Series: Constitutionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean Hart Publishing

Contagion, Technology, and Law at the Limits

Edited by Lynette J Chua, National University of Singapore, Singapore & Jack Jin Gary Lee, The New School for Social Research, New York, USA

This open access book explores law, politics, and inequality in fights against infectious diseases. Guided by a theoretical framework called “governing through contagion”, the studies in this book analyse how past and present governments have tried to combat contagious diseases, such as the bubonic plague, cholera, HIV/AIDS, and COVID-19 They examine how these governments used law and other technologies, including waste management, mask-wearing, quarantine stations, house inspections, and the burning of entire neighbourhoods, to achieve their aims of protecting populations and ensuring productivity

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 232 pages

PB 9781509970742 • £44 99 / $60 95

Previously published in HB 9781509970704

ePub 9781509970728 • £00 00 / $00 00

ePdf 9781509970711 • £00 00 / $00 00

Hart Publishing

Referendums as Representative Democracy

Leah Trueblood, University of Oxford, UK

In referendums on fundamental constitutional issues, do the people come together to make decisions instead of representatives? This book argues that they do not It offers an alternative theory of referendums whereby they are one of many ordinary ways that voters give direction to their representatives The book argues that referendums are better understood as exercises in representative democracy

Challenging the current treatment of referendums in processes of constitutional change both in the United Kingdom and around the world, the book strengthens the case for referendums by showing how they can support, rather than undermine, institutions of representative democracy

UK October 2025 US October 2025 168 pages

PB 9781509948772 • £41 99 / $57 95

Previously published in HB 9781509940806

ePub 9781509940813 • £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9781509940820 • £76 50 / $103 94

Hart Publishing

Asian Comparative Constitutional Law, Volume 3

Constitutional Structure

Edited by Ngoc Son Bui, University of Oxford, UK, Mara Malagodi, University of Warwick, UK & Christopher Roberts, Chinese University of Hong Kong

This is the third in a 4 volume set that provides the definitive account of the major issues of comparative constitutional law in 19 Asian jurisdictions Volume 3 looks at both the formal and functional aspects of constitutional structure in Asia The jurisdictions covered include: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam

UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 528 pages

HB 9781509949779 • £160 00 / $220 00

ePub 9781509949786 • £144 00 / $195 74

ePdf 9781509949793 £144 00 / $195 74

Hart Publishing

Facts in Public Law Adjudication

Edited by Joe Tomlinson, University of York, UK & Anne Carter, University of Adelaide, Australia

This book considers how courts engage with questions of fact in public law adjudication It also considers whether the existing laws and practices surrounding evidence are sufficient, and how other disciplines might assist the courts

The book reconnects the key practical issues surrounding evidence and facts with the lively academic debate on judicial review in the common law world; it therefore contributes to an emerging area of scholarly debate and also has practical implications for the conduct of litigation and government policy-making

UK May 2025 • US May 2025 • 328 pages

PB 9781509957422 • £44 99 / $60 95

Previously published in HB 9781509957385

ePub 9781509957392 • £40 49 / $55 34

ePdf 9781509957408 • £40 49 / $55 34

Hart Publishing

CIETAC Arbitration Rules 2024

Article-by-Article Commentary

Eckart Brödermann, Brödermann Jahn Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Germany & Björn Etgen, GvW Graf von Westphalen, Germany

This book provides detailed information on arbitration in China from a legal and a cultural perspective Among the over one thousand options for institutional arbitration offered globally, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) is top ranking The CIETAC Arbitration Rules were recently reformed, and were enforced on 1 January 2024 They include several notable changes concerning, for example, the digitalisation of CIETAC arbitration, interim awards, and the approach to ad hoc arbitration The book concludes with overviews of the changes to the Chinese and English versions of the CIETAC Arbitration Rules

UK October 2024 • US November 2024 • 208 pages

PB 9781509984374 • £60 00 / $80 00

Beck/Hart

World English (excluding Austria/Czech Republic/Germany/Japan/Poland/Switzerland)

Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation Law and Technology

Edited by Matthias Haentjens, Leiden University, the Netherlands, Louise Gullifer, University of Cambridge, UK & Ilya Kokorin, Leiden University, the Netherlands

This book provides a commentary on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), a game-changing EU regulation for crypto-assets and crypto-asset services

Leading experts in the fields of financial law, regulation, and technology examine the goals, rules and operation of MiCAR

The book is designed for anyone dealing with crypto-assets or considering entering the crypto space . This includes representatives from legal and business communities, both incumbent (banks, investment firms, investment funds) and new market players (crypto exchanges, wallet service providers, issuers of stablecoins), supervisory authorities, students and academics

UK October 2025 • US December 2025 • 448 pages

HB 9781509970407 • £120 00 / $160 00

ePub 9781509970414 • £108 00 / $147 14

ePdf 9781509970421 • £108 00 / $147 14

Series: Hart Studies in Commercial and Financial Law • Hart Publishing

Charity Law and Governance

Private Purpose, Public Benefit, and the Regulatory Strategy

Edited by Ross Grantham, University of Queensland, Australia & Kim D Weinert, University of Queensland, Australia

This book presents a critical, in-depth analysis of the changes taking place in the governance of charities and charity law in Australia, New Zealand, and England Featuring contributions from both renowned and up-and-coming international charity law scholars, this book stands out for its comprehensive coverage Each chapter delves into the nuanced, complex issues arising from the modernisation of charity law, providing a rich, insightful exploration of the concept of 'charity' as it straddles the realms of legal theory and state-regulated practice

Delisting of Stock Corporations in Europe and Beyond

Rationales, Forms, and Perspectives

Edited by Vassilios Tountopoulos, University of the Aegean, Greece & Rüdiger Veil, LudwigMaximilians-Universität, Germany

This book examines delisting — and the difficult questions it raises around investor protection — from the perspectives of the company, shareholders, trading venues, and supervisory authorities

Delisting is analysed with a view to finding common ground in the EU; the book also considers approaches in jurisdictions outside Europe, in particular Australia, Hong Kong, India, South America, and the USA

Offering a comprehensive and authoritative discussion of the major questions for listed companies who want to go private, the book will be of great interest to academics, lawmakers, supervisors, lawyers and judges UK

The Societal Company

Sustainability, Shareholder Value, and European Company Law

John Quinn, Dublin City University, Ireland

Many attempts have been made to reduce the harms caused by business and to make companies become socially responsible This book approaches the subject from a new perspective arguing that reflexive law offers the best means to align the interests of large companies with those of society and that recent developments in European company law fit a reflexive model.

This book presents an argument for how the ‘societal company’ – a company that has a culture of transnational responsibility to do no harm but that retains the autonomy necessary to be economically productive – can be established through reflexive law.

UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 208 pages

HB 9781509977741 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509977758 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509977765 £81 00 / $110 69

Series: Contemporary Studies in Corporate Law Hart Publishing

Consumer Rights and Protections

Examining the Facts

Nancy Hendricks, Independent Scholar, USA How did industrialization drive the development of consumer rights and protections in the USA? How have these laws defended consumers against business fraud, deceptive advertising, industrial pollution, and unsafe or unethical practices? Why have political opinions about consumer rights become so polarizing? This resource answers these questions and many more, surveying ways in which consumer rights and protections have evolved in response to momentous changes in business, technology, and society, and providing readers with insights into the past, present, and possible futures of consumer rights in America

ePub 9798765116821

ePdf 9781440881312

£54 28 / $67 50

Series: Contemporary Debates • Bloomsbury Academic

Code of Federal Regulations,

Title 03 The President, Revised as of January 1, 2022

Office Of The Federal Register (U.S.)

Title 3 presents regulations for the handling and dissemination of Presidential documents and the standards of conduct, public information provisions, and the enforcement of non-discrimination on the basis of handicap applicable to the Executive Office of the President.

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 03 The President • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 07 Agriculture 1-26, Revised as of January 1, 2023

Office Of The Federal Register (U.S.)

Title 7 presents regulations governing the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture and forty subordinate departments and agencies Regulated activities include: marketing services, food and consumer services, crop insurance, plant and animal inspection, agricultural research, natural resources, etc

PB 9781636714479 • £41 00 / $53 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 07 Agriculture Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 07 Agriculture 27-52, Revised as of January 1, 2023

Office Of The Federal Register (U.S.)

UK December 2025 US December 2025 608 pages

PB 9781636714486 £42 00 / $55 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 07 Agriculture • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 07 Agriculture 1200-1599, Revised as of January 1, 2022

Office Of The Federal Register (U.S.)

UK December 2025 US December 2025 790 pages

PB 9781636711294 £52 00 / $67 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 07 Agriculture • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 07 Agriculture 1940-1949, Revised as of January 1, 2022

Office Of The Federal Register (U.S.)

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 626 pages

PB 9781636711331 • £19 99 / $27 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 07 Agriculture • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 09 Animals and Animal Products 1-199, Revised as of January 1, 2020

Office Of The Federal Register (U.S.)

Title 9 presents regulations governing animal and plant health inspection services, grain inspection, packers and stockyard administration, and food safety and inspection of meat and poultry

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 1070 pages

PB 9781641434799 £25 00 / $34 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 09 Animals and Animal Products Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 09 Animals and Animal Products 1-199, Revised as of January 1, 2022 PT2

Office Of The Federal Register (U.S.)

Title 9 presents regulations governing animal and plant health inspection services, grain inspection, packers and stockyard administration, and food safety and inspection of meat and poultry

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 1084 pages

PB 9781636711409 • £25 00 / $33 50

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 09 Animals and Animal Products • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10 Energy 1-50, Revised as of January 1, 2022 PT1

Office Of The Federal Register (U.S.)

Title 10 presents regulations governing energy resources; nuclear, oil, alternative fuels, and natural gas; energy sales; and energy conservation

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 1118 pages

PB 9781636711423 • £25 00 / $33 50

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10 Energy • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10 Energy 1-50, Revised as of January 1, 2022

Part 2

Office Of The Federal Register (U.S.)

Title 10 presents regulations governing energy resources; nuclear, oil, alternative fuels, and natural gas; energy sales; and energy conservation

UK December 2025 US December 2025 1118 pages

PB 9781636711430 £25 00 / $33 50

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10 Energy • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10 Energy 1-50, Revised as of January 1, 2023

Office Of The Federal Register (U.S.)

Title 10 presents regulations governing energy resources; nuclear, oil, alternative fuels, and natural gas; energy sales; and energy conservation

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 1118 pages

PB 9781636714677 • £52 00 / $67 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10 Energy • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10 Energy 200-499, Revised as of January 1, 2020

Office Of The Federal Register (U.S.)

Title 10 presents regulations governing energy resources; nuclear, oil, alternative fuels, and natural gas; energy sales; and energy conservation

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 1038 pages

PB 9781641435369 £40 00 / $52 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10 Energy Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 12 Banks and Banking 500599, Revised as of January 1, 2022

Office Of The Federal Register (U.S.)

Title 12 presents regulations governing banking procedures and activities of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Export-Import Bank, Office of Thrift Supervision, Farm Credit Administration, and the National Credit Union Administration

UK December 2025 US December 2025 554 pages

PB 9781636711553 • £35 00 / $44 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 12 Banks and Banking • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 12 Banks and Banking 9001025, Revised as of January 1, 2022

Office Of The Federal Register (U.S.)

PB 9781636711577

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 12 Banks and Banking • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14 Aeronautics and Space 110-199, Revised as of January 1, 2021

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Title 14 presents regulations governing the activities of the Department of Transportation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the areas of aeronautics and space, including: aircraft, airmen, airspace, air traffic, certification of air carriers and operations, and airports.

PB 9781636718101 • £50 00 / $65 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14 Aeronautics and Space • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 Food and Drugs 1300End, Revised as of April 1, 2022

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Title 21 presents regulations promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Office of the National Drug Control Agency in the area of food and drugs

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 330 pages

PB 9781636711959 £19 99 / $29 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 Food and Drugs Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code

of Federal Regulations, Title 21 Food and Drugs 300499, Revised as of April 1, 2022

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Title 21 presents regulations promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Office of the National Drug Control Agency in the area of food and drugs These regulations encompass food and drugs for human and animal use, biologics, cosmetics, medical devices, radiological health, and controlled substances

UK December 2025 US December 2025 404 pages

PB 9781636711911 • £30 00 / $35 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 Food and Drugs • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code

of Federal Regulations, Title 23 Highways, 2023

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Title 23 presents regulations by the Federal Highway Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration detailing planning and research, engineering and traffic operations, rightof-way and environment, public transportation, and highway safety

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 816 pages

PB 9781636715223 • £38 00 / $50 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 23 Highways • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code

of Federal Regulations, Title 24 Housing and Urban Development 500 - 699, 2022

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Title 24 presents regulations governing housing and urban development as set forth by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Topics covered include: fair housing; mortgage and loan insurance programs; and slum clearance and urban renewal

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 814 pages

PB 9781636712017 • £39 99 / $54 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 24 Housing and Urban Development • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 24 Housing and Urban Development 700 - 1699 2023

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Title 24 presents regulations governing housing and urban development as set forth by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Topics covered include: fair housing; mortgage and loan insurance programs; and slum clearance and urban renewal

Code of Federal Regulations,

Title 26 Internal Revenue 1.01.60, Revised as of April 1, 2022

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Title 26 presents regulations, procedures, and practices that govern income tax, estate and gift taxes, employment taxes, and miscellaneous excise taxes as set forth by the Internal Revenue Service Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by April Publication follows within six months

UK December 2025 US December 2025 736 pages

PB 9781636712062 £42 00 / $55 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26 Internal Revenue • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 24 Housing Urban Dev 1700-End 2024

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Title 17 presents regulations governing commodities and securities exchanges It includes the rules of Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Department of the Treasury

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26 Internal Revenue 1.4011.409, Revised as of April 1, 2022

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UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 768 pages

PB 9781636712116 £49 00 / $64 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26 Internal Revenue Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations,

Title 26 Internal Revenue 1.4101.440, Revised as of April 1, 2022

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UK December 2025 US December 2025 720 pages

PB 9781636712123 • £48 00 / $62 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26 Internal Revenue • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26 Internal Revenue 1.611.139, Revised as of April 1, 2022

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Title 26 presents regulations, procedures, and practices that govern income tax, estate and gift taxes, employment taxes, and miscellaneous excise taxes as set forth by the Internal Revenue Service

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 624 pages

PB 9781636712079 £38 00 / $50 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26 Internal Revenue Bloomsbury Academic World English

Series:

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26 Internal Revenue 2-29, Revised as of April 1, 2022

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Title 26 presents regulations, procedures, and practices that govern income tax, estate and gift taxes, employment taxes, and miscellaneous excise taxes as set forth by the Internal Revenue Service

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26 Internal Revenue 40-49, Revised as of April 1, 2022

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Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26 Internal Revenue Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26 Internal Revenue 500599, Revised as of April 1, 2022

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UK December 2025 US December 2025 688 pages

PB 9781636712260 £10 99 / $14 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26 Internal Revenue • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26 Internal Revenue 600END, Revised as of April 1, 2022

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UK December 2025 US December 2025 208 pages

PB 9781636712277 £14 99 / $20 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26 Internal Revenue • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 27 Alcohol Tobacco Products and Firearms 1-39, 2023

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Title 27 presents regulations by the U S Treasury that govern alcohol, tobacco, and firearms. Subchapters address liquors; firearms; procedures and practices; and alcohol, tobacco, and other excise taxes

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 1028 pages

PB 9781636715520 £51 00 / $66 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 27 Alcohol Tobacco Products and Firearms Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, TITLE 29 LABOR OSHA 1910.1000-END, Revised as of July 1, 2023

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Title 29 presents regulations addressing labor management standards; wages and hours; equal employment; occupational safety; and pension and welfare benefits.

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 722 pages

PB 9781636715636 • £38 00 / $49 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29 Labor/OSHA Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations,

Title 30 Mineral Resources 200699, 2023

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Title 30 presents regulations governing mineral lands and mining applied by the United States Bureau of Mines

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 672 pages

PB 9781636715698 • £43 00 / $56 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 30 Mineral Resources • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 30 Mineral Resources 700End, Revised as of July 1, 2022

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Title 30 presents regulations governing mineral lands and mining applied by the United States Bureau of Mines

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 1008 pages

PB 9781636712444 • £49 00 / $64 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 30 Mineral Resources • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 31 Money and Finance 200499, Revised as of July 1, 2023

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Title 31 presents regulations governing money and finance issues applied by the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury, Monetary Offices, Fiscal Service, Secret Service, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and Office of International Investment.

UK December 2025 US December 2025 608 pages

PB 9781636715728 £37 99 / $52 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 31 Money and Finance • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 34 Education 1-299, Revised as of July 1, 2022

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Title 34 presents regulations governing education related activities and programs General provisions, civil rights, elementary and secondary education, special education and rehabilitative services, vocational and adult education, bilingual education and minority languages affairs, postsecondary education, educational research and improvement, literacy, and disability are addressed in separate chapters

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 616 pages

PB 9781636712574 • £43 00 / $56 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 34 Education • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40 Protection of the Environment 150-189, Revised as of July 1, 2023

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Title 40 presents regulations governing care of the environment from the 14 subchapters of Chapter I and from the provisions regarding the Council on Environmental Quality found in Chapter V Programs addressing air, water, pesticides, radiation protection, and noise abatement are included

UK December 2025 US December 2025 928 pages

PB 9781636716206 £41 99 / $56 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40 Protection of the Environment • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40 Protection of the Environment 190-259, Revised as of July 1, 2023

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UK December 2025 US December 2025 608 pages

PB 9781636716213 £32 99 / $44 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40 Protection of the Environment • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40 Protection of the Environment 300-399, Revised as of July 1, 2023

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Title 40 presents regulations governing care of the environment Programs addressing air, water, pesticides, radiation protection, and noise abatement are included Practices for waste and toxic materials disposal and clean-up are also prescribed

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40 Protection of the Environment • Hart Publishing World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40 Protection of the Environment 1060-END, Revised as of July 1, 2023

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UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 784 pages

PB 9781636716312 • £49 99 / $67 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40 Protection of the Environment • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 102-200, Revised as of July 1, 2023

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Title 41 sets forth practices of wage determination, health and safety standards, regulations governing purchase from people who are blind or severely disabled, and employment practices expected of federal contractors

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 766 pages

PB 9781636716343 • £44 99 / $62 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 41 Public Contracts and Property Management • Hart Publishing World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42 Public Health 400-413, 2023

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Title 42 presents regulations that apply to: medical personnel; medical care and examinations; health related grants; fellowships, internships, and training; quarantine, inspection, and licensing; occupational safety and health research; health assessments; vaccines; Medicare and medical assistance programs; and standards and certification of facilities and services

UK December 2025 US December 2025 1018 pages

PB 9781636716374 • £51 00 / $66 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42 Public Health • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42 Public Health 414-429, 2023

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UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 1018 pages

PB 9781636716381 • £51 00 / $66 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42 Public Health • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 46 Shipping 166-199, Revised as of October 1, 2023

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Title 46 presents regulations applied by the Coast Guard to merchant marine officers and seamen, uninspected vessels, tank vessels, load lines, marine engineering, documenting and measuring vessels, passenger vessels, cargo and miscellaneous vessels, offshore supply vessels, mobile offshore drilling units, electrical engineering, small passenger vessels, oceanographic vessels, occupational safety and health standards, and lifesaving systems Maritime Administration regulations cover policies, practices and procedures, maritime carriers, subsidized vessels, vessel financing assistance, emergency operations, training, and ports The Maritime Commission also holds the responsibility for maritime carriers, terminals, tariffs, domestic offshore commerce, and foreign commerce

UK November 2025 US November 2025 512 pages

PB 9781636716565 • £37 99 / $52 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 46 Shipping • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code

of Federal Regulations,

Title 46 Shipping 200-499, Revised as of October 1, 2023

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UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 464 pages

PB 9781636716572 • £32 99 / $45 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 46 Shipping • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations,

Title 47 Telecommunications 0-19, Revised as of October 1, 2024

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Title 47 presents regulations impacting equipment, carrier services, broadcast radio services, safety and special radio services, and policies related to national security

Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by October Publication follows within six months

UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 704 pages

PB 9781636716596 • £49 99 / $67 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47 Telecommunications Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code

of Federal Regulations, TITLE 46 SHIPPING 500-END, Revised as of October 1, 2023

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UK November 2025 US November 2025 336 pages

PB 9781636716589 • £21 99 / $29 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42 Public Health • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations,

Title 47 Telecommunications 20-39, Revised as of October 1, 2023

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Title 47 presents regulations impacting equipment, carrier services, broadcast radio services, safety and special radio services, and policies related to national security Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by October Publication follows within six months

UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 592 pages

PB 9781636716602 • £38 99 / $52 95

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47 Telecommunications Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations,

Title 47 Telecommunications 40-69, Revised as of October 1, 2023

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Title 47 presents regulations impacting equipment, carrier services, broadcast radio services, safety and special radio services, and policies related to national security

Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by October Publication follows within six months

UK November 2025 US November 2025 738 pages

PB 9781636716619 £32 99 / $45 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47 Telecommunications • Hart Publishing World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47 Telecommunications 70-79, Revised as of October 1, 2023

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Title 47 presents regulations impacting equipment, carrier services, broadcast radio services, safety and special radio services, and policies related to national security

Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by October Publication follows within six months

UK November 2025 US November 2025 896 pages

PB 9781636716626 £49 99 / $67 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47 Telecommunications • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations,

Title 47 Telecommunications 80End, Revised as of October 1, 2023

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UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 896 pages

PB 9781636716633 • £49 99 / $67 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47 Telecommunications • Hart Publishing World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System Chapters 3-6, Revised as of October 1, 2023

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Title 48 presents regulations which cover acquisition planning, contracting methods and contract types, socioeconomic programs, general contracting requirements, special categories of contracting, contract management, clauses, and forms

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 462 pages

PB 9781636716671 • £28 99 / $39 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System • Hart Publishing World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 18-199, Revised as of October 1, 2021

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Title 50 presents regulations governing the taking, possession, transportation, sale, purchase, barter, exportation and importation of wildlife and plants; wildlife refuges; wildlife research; fisheries conservation areas; fish and wildlife restoration; marine mammals; whaling; fisheries; tuna fisheries; and international fishing.

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 896 pages

PB 9781636717425 £43 00 / $56 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50 Wildlife and Fisheries Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 18-199, Revised as of October 1, 2023

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UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 896 pages

PB 9781636716893 £41 99 / $56 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50 Wildlife and Fisheries Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 200-227, Revised as of October 1, 2023

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UK December 2025 US December 2025 1148 pages

PB 9781636716909 • £52 00 / $67 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50 Wildlife and Fisheries • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 228-599, Revised as of October 1, 2023

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UK December 2025 US December 2025 496 pages

PB 9781636716916 • £35 00 / $43 00

Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50 Wildlife and Fisheries • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Code of Federal Regulations,

Title 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 600-659, Revised as of October 1, 2023

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Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 660-End, Revised as of October 1, 2023

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Series: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50 Wildlife and Fisheries • Bloomsbury Academic World English

Contract Law

Ewan McKendrick, University of Oxford, UK

The 16th edition of Ewan McKendrick KC’s bestselling textbook is the go-to-resource for all students of contract law

Its comprehensive coverage and incisive analysis gives students the edge in coursework and exams

Unrivalled for the clarity of its explanation, the new edition expertly links analysis of fundamental doctrines of the law of contract with practical examples of the operation of the law of contract, thus providing students with a deep understanding of contract law Fully updated with the latest developments in the law, it makes an ideal core text for students at undergraduate and postgraduate level

UK May 2025 • US July 2025 • 648 pages

PB 9781350508217 • £36 99 / $49 95 • HB 9781350508224 • £120 00 / $160 00

ePub 9781350508248 • £33 29 / $45 89

ePdf 9781350508231 • £33 29 / $45 89

Series: Hart Law Masters • Hart Publishing

Good Faith and Relational Contracts, Volume 2 Application to Specific Principles

Anthony Gray, Bond University, Australia

This book explores the use of the doctrine of good faith in the common law when interpreting contracts and resolving disputes It discusses the implications of relational contract theory and good faith for issues such as liquidated damages clauses, discretion to terminate a contract, contract forfeiture, employment contracts, and contractual remedies The author discusses the potential for good faith to unite a number of currently disparate contract law and equitable principles into a coherent framework, providing an opportunity to question and jettison some archaic aspects of existing doctrine that are no longer defensible

UK July 2025 • US July 2025 • 264 pages

HB 9781509980994 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509981007 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509981014 • £81 00 / $110 69 Hart Publishing

The Foundations of Tort Law in the Civilian Tradition

A Comparative Perspective

Enrique Barros, University of Chile

The leading Spanish-language treatise on the law on torts has now been translated to English, making it accessible to jurists, scholars, and practitioners throughout the world

It addresses the central analytical questions in modern tort theory by reference to first principles, explaining how doctrinal tension has resulted from the law's evolution It also offers a theoretical framework for understanding and analysing the doctrines behind the main tort rules found in different jurisdictions, including their interrelationship and historical development Steeped in Chilean legal doctrine and case law on torts, it considers authorities from Britain, Germany, the USA, France, and Spain

UK August 2025 • US August 2025 • 848 pages

HB 9781509983278 • £150 00 / $200 00

ePub 9781509983285 £135 00 / $183 59

ePdf 9781509983292 £135 00 / $183 59

Series: Studies of the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law • Hart Publishing World English

Landmark Cases in the Law of Punitive Damages

Edited by James Goudkamp, University of Oxford, UK & Eleni Katsampouka, King's College London, UK

Punitive damages are private law’s most controversial remedy This book traces the development of the jurisdiction from the foundational decisions of Huckle v Money and Wilkes v Wood in England, to leading modern cases such as Harris v Digital Pulse Pty Ltd in Australia, Whiten v Pilot Insurance Co in Canada, Couch v AG (No 2) in New Zealand, PH Hydraulics and Engineering Pte Ltd v Airtrust (Hong Kong) Ltd in Singapore and Mathias v Accor Economy Lodging, Inc and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co v Campbell in the United States

UK June 2025 • US June 2025 • 408 pages

PB 9781509967049 • £59 99 / $79 95

Previously published in HB 9781509967001

ePub 9781509967018 • £53 99 / $72 89

ePdf 9781509967025 £53 99 / $72 89

Series: Landmark Cases Hart Publishing

The Future of Private Law

Anna Beckers, Maastricht University, the Netherlands & Daniel Markovits & Hans-W. Micklitz, European University Institute, Italy & Marija Bartl, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands & Simon Deakin, University of Cambridge, UK

The Future of the Person

Edited by Hans-W. Micklitz, European University Institute, Italy & Giuseppe Vettori, University of Florence, Italy

The notion and the concept of the person as a legal subject underpin national private law orders Three questions are inspiring the current debate: whether after the 'subject' of the 19thcentury Codes and the 'person' of the 20th-century Constitutions, there is a social figure or figures or other categories of reference useful for our work, whether the centrality of fundamental rights can be replaced by forms of the 'impersonal' and how and why subjectivities must be rethought in the age of infocracy and autocracies The contributions in this volume should be understood as an invitation for discussion and controversies

UK March 2025 US March 2025 384 pages

HB 9781509982721 £110 00 / $150 00

ePub 9781509982738 • £99 00 / $134 99

ePdf 9781509982745 • £99 00 / $134 99

Series: The Future of Private Law • Hart Publishing

The Foundations of European Transnational Private Law

Edited by Anna Beckers, Maastricht University, the Netherlands, Hans-W. Micklitz, European University Institute, Italy, Rodrigo Vallejo, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands & Pia Letto-Vanamo, University of Helsinki, Finland

This collection identifies and assesses the role of EU private law, beyond the EU marketplace, but within the transnational market It explores the implications of the external reach EU private law is having at both a substantive and normative level Its team of experts do this by relating the external dimension of European regulatory private law to two discussion points: its concrete contribution of different sectors of transnational markets; and its relevance to contemporary legal conceptions of transnational law and ordering This allows the book to set out the role of European private law in the global political economy

UK December 2025 US December 2025 424 pages

PB 9781509962969 • £49 99 / $67 95

Previously published in HB 9781509962921

ePub 9781509962938 • £90 00 / $122 84

ePdf 9781509962945 • £90 00 / $122 84

Series: The Future of Private Law • Hart Publishing

The Right to be Oneself

Guido Alpa, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy

What does the right to be oneself entail? And how is it manifest in our understanding of the law?

The leading commentator on this subject explores these questions, taking an ambitious and multi-faceted approach To answer them, he draws on private law, jurisprudence, constitutional law, as well as history, art and literature This treatise, translated from the Italian original and expanded to give a more international perspective, is the seminal work on the development of identity-protection through law

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 304 pages

PB 9781509972487 £44 99 / $60 95

Previously published in HB 9781509972449

ePub 9781509972456 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509972463 • £81 00 / $110 69

Series: The Future of Private Law • Hart Publishing

Hart Studies in Private Law

Cause and Consideration

Exploring the Foundations of Contract Law

Edited by Bruno Rodríguez & Rocío Caro Gándara, University of Málaga, Spain & Antonio Legerén-Molina, University of A Coruña, Spain

This book provides a comprehensive study of two parallel notions of civil and common law: cause and consideration

It does this in three ways; with historical, comparative, and functional perspectives Aspects of cause and consideration are hotly contested by contract lawyers and this book will bring clarity by looking at the English and Continental positions Key areas of focus include: enforceability, questions of legality and morality, contractual justice, and the correction of unjustified property displacements

Bringing together a team of experts, the book discusses complex questions of academic and practical importance

UK June 2025 • US July 2025 • 320 pages

HB 9781509971398 £100 00 / $135 00

ePub 9781509971404 £90 00 / $122 84

ePdf 9781509971411 • £90 00 / $122 84

Series: Hart Studies in Private Law • Hart Publishing

Politics, Policy and Private Law

Volume I: Tort, Property and Equity

Edited by Jodi Gardner, University of Auckland, New Zealand, Amy Goymour, Janet O'Sullivan & Sarah Worthington, University of Cambridge, UK

This is a landmark and ambitious research project looking at private law through the policy prism undertaken by a team of acknowledged experts in their fields.

This first volume explores tort law, property law and equity, with chapters looking at the Grenfell disaster, compensation of medical injuries post COVID-19, the gig economy and co-ownership . The volumes also explore traditional private law areas, such as psychological injury and the impact of fairness and/or equality obligations They highlight the similarities and differences across many aspects of private law, allowing for a richer analysis across all the strands of private law

UK June 2025 • US June 2025 • 280 pages

PB 9781509961009 • £44 99 / $60 95

Previously published in HB 9781509960965

ePub 9781509960972 • £40 49 / $55 34

ePdf 9781509960989 • £40 49 / $55 34

Series: Hart Studies in Private Law Hart Publishing

The Scope and Structure of Unjust Enrichment

Duncan Sheehan, University of Leeds, UK

This ambitious book grapples with ongoing debates on the structure of unjust enrichment It argues that while unjust enrichment has the function of reversing defective enrichments, there is scope for normative pluralism in how the law achieves this Drawing on comparative material from Germany, Scotland and South Africa the book argues for a legal framework which combines elements of the absence of basis and unjust factors approaches It assesses how that structure can be mapped against the causes of action that make up unjust enrichment, and concludes with a treatment of defences

UK June 2025 US June 2025 240 pages

PB 9781509942435 £41 99 / $57 95

Previously published in HB 9781509942442

ePub 9781509942459 • £37 79 / $51 29

ePdf 9781509942466 • £37 79 / $51 29

Series: Hart Studies in Private Law • Hart Publishing

Stability and Change in Modern Property Law

A Comparative Approach to the Principle of Numerus Clausus

Ernesto Vargas Weil, University of Cambridge, UK

This book examines the English and German version of the numerus clausus principle which holds that there is a list of permitted property rights It challenges recent views that the principle renders property law inflexible and unable to accommodate social and economic changes Relying on a novel approach combining property theory and comparative research of English and German law, it argues that the restrictions the principle imposes on the creation of new property types actually does accommodate social changes through a process of ‘functional transformations’ of the existing property rights This unique study makes an original contribution to property law theory

UK August 2025 • US September 2025 • 352 pages

HB 9781509981922 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509981939 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509981946 • £81 00 / $110 69

Series: International Studies in the Theory of Private Law • Hart Publishing

Law at the Cutting Edge

Essays in Honour of Sarah Worthington

Edited

Sinéad

Agnew, University of Cambridge, UK & Marcus Smith, High Court of England and Wales, UK

This collection celebrates the immense contribution of Sarah Worthington to the field of private law. Defining the subject broadly, experts from the judiciary and the academy address contemporary challenges arising in the fields of agency, company law and insolvency, contract law, equity, the law of money, personal property, restitution and unjust enrichment The breadth of the contributors' expertise and their willingness to offer innovative and insightful solutions to difficult problems perfectly mirror Sarah Worthington's rigorous and inspirational approach to private law scholarship

UK October 2025 US October 2025 376 pages

PB 9781509965199 £49 99 / $67 95

Previously published in HB 9781509965151

ePub 9781509965168 • £90 00 / $122 84

ePdf 9781509965175 • £90 00 / $122 84

Hart Publishing

Constitutional Rights in Private Law

Tom Kohavi, University of Oxford, UK

This book provides the philosophical foundations for the application of constitutional rights in private law—and more broadly, for social justice-oriented private law reform

It does this by connecting lessons from political and moral philosophy to those from constitutional and private law theories about their nature and limits This allows the author to construct a framework for bringing constitutional rights and social justice to bear on private law’s ongoing operation This is an impressively rigorous analytical work, which will be widely welcomed by private lawyers, legal theorists and social rights scholars

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 272 pages

HB 9781509977109 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509977116 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509977123 • £81 00 / $110 69

Series: International Studies in the Theory of Private Law • Hart Publishing

Hart Studies in European Criminal Law

Anne Weyembergh, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium & Katalin Ligeti, University of Luxembourg & Valsamis Mitsilegas, University of Liverpool, UK

AI Evidence and Criminal Proceedings

Edited by Katalin Ligeti, University of Luxembourg

This open access book analyses the challenges that AI evidence poses to fundamental rights and principles of criminal procedure and the rule of law, and proposes new policies to address these issues It provides a comparative overview on the usage of AI evidence in court, offering insights from data protection law, ICT law and human rights law that will shape the future regulation on AI evidence in criminal courts

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the University of Luxembourg.

UK November 2025 • US September 2025 • 368 pages

HB 9781509976560 £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509976577 £00 00 / $00 00

ePdf 9781509976584 • £00 00 / $00 00

Series: Hart Studies in European Criminal Law • Hart Publishing

Admissibility of Evidence in EU Cross-Border Criminal Proceedings

Electronic Evidence, Efficiency and Fair Trial Rights

Edited by Lorena Bachmaier Winter, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain & Farsam Salimi, University of Vienna, Austria

This book provides a systematic and analytical account of the problems facing transnational criminal justice It details issues arising in the transnational prosecution of crimes; assesses existing obstacles on admissibility of evidence; assesses the impact that the impediment of free circulation of evidence has on fundamental rights of the defendants facing criminal trial; and drafts a proposal for the future of regulation

The book offers essential insights on how to outline the main general rules that could be adopted at EU level, balancing the need for efficiency in prosecution and the protection of human rights.

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 216 pages

PB 9781509972036 • £41 99 / $57 95

Previously published in HB 9781509971992

ePub 9781509972005 £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9781509972012 £76 50 / $103 94

Series: Hart Studies in European Criminal Law • Hart Publishing

Proportionality of Criminal Offences and Penalties in EU Law

A Hybrid Principle

Lorenzo Grossio, University of Turin, Italy

This book analyses the theorisation and application of proportionality of criminal offences and penalties, shedding light on its hybrid nature It deepens the applications of the hybrid principle of proportionality of criminal offences and penalties in the EU legislative practice on the harmonisation of offences and penalties and ECJ case-law on the review of domestic criminal measures

UK June 2025 • US June 2025 • 252 pages

HB 9781509984749 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509984756 £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509984763 £81 00 / $110 69

Series: Hart Studies in European Criminal Law • Hart Publishing

Studies in International and Comparative Criminal Law

Principles of Polish Criminal Procedure

Jaroslaw Zagrodnik, Silesia University, Poland & Kazimierz Zgryzek, Silesia University, Poland

Little is available in English on the procedural aspects of the Polish criminal justice system and the tenets of its criminal process This book addresses this gap, setting out an analysis of the founding principles, its main phases and those systemic and structural components which inform it Taking an applied, practical approach, pre-trial, trial, post-trial, questions of evidence and remedies are all addressed. The authors, experts in the field, also explore the role of more general rule of law/standards of law questions currently impacting on the law and its interpretation Comparative criminal lawyers will welcome this important new work

UK June 2025 • US June 2025 • 368 pages

PB 9781509950812 • £59 99 / $79 95

Previously published in HB 9781509950775

ePub 9781509950782 • £53 99 / $72 89

ePdf 9781509950799 • £53 99 / $72 89

Series: Studies in International and Comparative Criminal Law • Hart Publishing

Indiscriminate and Disproportionate Attacks in International Law

Bridging the Accountability Gap

Luigi Daniele, Nottingham Law School, UK

The book identifies the unresolved legal problems surrounding the prevention and control of indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks as international war crimes, critically unpacking the macroscopic implications of these problems for international adjudications The author demonstrates that the Rome Statute of the ICC, legibus sic stantibus, does not allow to prosecute and punish the most recurring forms of indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks, crucially impairing the ability of this institution to pursue the objectives declared by its founding treaty It concludes by offering two amendment proposals for the Rome Statute to bridge the gaps and overcome the antinomies identified.

UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 320 pages

HB 9781509976072 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509976089 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509976096 • £81 00 / $110 69

Series: Studies in International and Comparative Criminal Law • Hart Publishing

Parole Futures

Rationalities, Institutions and Practices

Edited by Harry Annison, University of Southampton, UK, Nicola Carr, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland & Thomas Guiney, University of Nottingham, UK

At a time when many parole systems are experiencing considerable strain, the aims of this collection are twofold: first, to encourage systematic and critical reflection on the rationalities, institutions and practices of parole. Second, to think big, and pose ambitious ‘what if’ questions about the possible futures of parole and prison release . Offering novel insights this international collection builds the case for, and then showcases, a ‘way of doing’ parole research that is global in outlook, interdisciplinary in approach and unapologetically normative in character

UK July 2025 • US July 2025 • 336 pages

HB 9781509982172 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509982189 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509982196 • £81 00 / $110 69

Series: Oñati International Series in Law and Society • Hart Publishing

Altruism and the Criminal Law Duties of Rescue and Tolerance

Andrew Ashworth, University of Oxford, UK & Juan Ignacio Piña Rochefort, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

This book explores the foundations of the principle of altruism and its relationship to the criminal law, examining the justifications for the duty of easy rescue and the duty of tolerance

By analysing the duty of easy rescue, it can be shown that altruism has plenty to say in different parts of the criminal law . A detailed analysis is made of the form that criminalisation should take, bearing in mind the basic principles of English law and considering the strengths and weaknesses of the duty of easy rescue as it is formulated in German, French, Spanish and Italian criminal codes

UK September 2025 • US September 2025 • 256 pages

HB 9781509985760

• £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509985777

• £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509985753 • £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing World All Languages (except Portuguese/Spanish)

Global Reflections on Positionality in Rural Access to Justice Research

Edited by Michele Statz, University of Minnesota, USA & Daniel Newman, Cardiff University, UK

This book offers a unique look at rural access to justice through a series of personal and professional reflections by leading scholars in the field. Engaging a “position sensibility,” it explores how our identities, class backgrounds, and professional privileges shape research and writing–and, correspondingly, how there can be no “one size fits all” approach to rural place and justice

UK November 2025 US November 2025 288 pages

HB 9781509972821 £95 00 / $130 00

ePub 9781509972838 • £85 50 / $116 09

ePdf 9781509972845 • £85 50 / $116 09

Hart Publishing

Criminal Law and Prior Fault

Comparative Perspectives on Addiction and Intoxication

Edited by Anna Goldberg, University of Groningen, the Netherlands & Paloma Manguele, University of Sussex, UK

This book offers fresh perspectives on the role of addiction in prior fault by integrating legal, psychological, neuroscientific, and philosophical dimensions. Are intoxicated defendants responsible for harms they cause to persons and property when intoxicated? Should they be criminally liable for those harms, even if they act without intention or control? What if their intoxicated state is associated with addiction?

Diving into the complex interaction between addiction, intoxication, and law, prior fault is addressed from various jurisdictions including England and Wales, Germany, and the Netherlands, and contains perspectives from Northern American law

UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 320 pages

HB 9781509981281 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509981298 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509981304 • £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

Criminal Law Reform Now, Volume 2

Proposals and Critique

Edited by Melissa Bone, University of Leicester, UK, J J Child, University of Birmingham, UK & Jonathan Rogers, University of Cambridge, UK

Returning for a 2nd volume, this book highlights and explores the current reform debates that matter most to legal experts, with each chapter making a case for positive change

Each chapter presents legal reform proposals, with topics ranging across criminal law, criminal justice, and evidence – including corporate liability, consent to bodily harms, prostitution, legal context and domestic abuse, drugs, economic crimes, defendant anonymity, appeal court structures, and the procedures of the Criminal Cases Review Commission

Each chapter is followed by a comment from a different author, providing an additional expert view on each reform proposal

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 352 pages

PB 9781509959228 £42 99 / $58 95

Previously published in HB 9781509959181

ePub 9781509959198 • £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9781509959204 • £76 50 / $103 94

Hart Publishing

Modern Criminal Law

Essays in Honour of GR Sullivan

Edited by A P Simester, National University of Singapore

This book brings together leading scholars from the next generation of UK criminal lawyers to celebrate the work of G R (Bob) Sullivan, Emeritus Professor at University College London, in the year of his retirement from writing Simester and Sullivan’s Criminal Law: Theory and Doctrine The contributors examine areas in which Professor Sullivan’s own writing has been influential, ranging from general doctrines such as causation and culpability, across specific offences like theft and fraud, through defences including necessity and insanity; before turning, finally, to matters affecting the criminal process, notably challenges to the doctrine of precedent in criminal law

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 336 pages

PB 9781509956180 • £44 99 / $60 95

Previously published in HB 9781509956142

ePub 9781509956159 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509956166 • £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

Aviation Law

Edited by Stephan Hobe, University of Köln, Germany & Moritz Heile, Goodvice, Germany

This books offers an expert guide to the aviation industry, by two of its leading commentators

Starting with history and sources, it goes on to look at the provision of international services and the specific European and German aviation market. It then explores questions of liability and security Finally, it examines environmental considerations and suggests future trends and challenges

UK November 2025 US December 2025 512 pages

HB 9781509957163 • £200 00 / $270 00

Beck/Hart/Nomos

World English (excluding Austria/Czech Republic/Germany/Japan/Poland/Switzerland)

Europeanisation of Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

The Aarhus Convention in the Balkans

Edited by Bojana Todorovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia & Roberto Caranta, University of Turin, Italy

This book analyses the ways in which Article 9 of the Aarhus Convention enables environmental access to justice in the Balkans, a region at the epicentre of extreme climate change events Adopting a law-in-context approach, the chapters explore national cultures and driving forces shaping the implementation of Aarhus standards in Albania, Croatia, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, and Serbia

The book combines EU law and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights with the bottom-up Europeanisation brought about by rising environmental protests and the activism of civil society organisations in the region

UK May 2025 • US May 2025 • 280 pages

HB 9781509979622 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509979639 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509979646 • £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

The Legal Recognition of Animal Sentience

Principles, Approaches and

Applications

Edited by Jane Kotzmann, Deakin University, Australia & M B Rodriguez Ferrere, University of Auckland, New Zealand

This book explores the movement towards the recognition of animal sentience in the law. It explores some first principles underpinning the recognition of animal sentience, including the nature and scope of sentience provisions, the connection between sentience and empathy, drafting issues, and the relationship between sentience recognition and animal rights The book highlights the operation of animal sentience provisions in several jurisdictions throughout the world and considers sector-specific applications and limitations of animal sentience recognition

This collection is an essential read for both practitioners and academics alike, as well as any group seeking to advance the interests of non-human animals

UK December 2025 US December 2025 360 pages

PB 9781509970490 £42 99 / $58 95

Previously published in HB 9781509970452

ePub 9781509970469 • £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9781509970476 • £76 50 / $103 94

Hart Publishing

Offshore Energy Law Challenges and Opportunities for Renewables and Hydrocarbons

Edited by Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui, University of Bergen, Norway, Madeline Taylor, Macquarie University, Australia, Eduardo G Pereira, University of São Paulo, Brazil & Eddy Wifa, University of Aberdeen, UK

This book examines the regulatory, environmental, financial, sociolegal, and safety aspects that shape offshore energy infrastructure projects and their operation

Offshore Energy Law provides a functional analysis that covers the life cycle of offshore energy developments, including renewable and hydrocarbons, within the broader context of the energy crisis and energy transition debates Written and edited by leading global offshore energy experts, the book brings together a global and sectoral comparative perspective to central offshore energy topics such as licensing, socio-legal challenges and opportunities, safety and ecological governance, and the use of marine/maritime spatial planning

UK May 2025 • US May 2025 • 432 pages

HB 9781509964390 • £120 00 / $160 00

ePub 9781509964406 • £108 00 / $147 14

ePdf 9781509964413 • £108 00 / $147 14

Series: Global Energy Law and Policy • Hart Publishing

Major Cases in Climate Law A Critical Introduction

Thomas L Muinzer, University of Aberdeen, UK

This book introduces readers to major rulings from around the world that centre on climate change: The Heathrow Runway Case (UK); The Urgenda Case (Netherlands); The Colombian Amazon Case (Colombia); The Centre for Oil Pollution Watch Case (Nigeria); The Gloucester Resources Case (Australia); Climate Case Ireland (Ireland) The reader is taken through relevant facts, issues, law and commentary pertinent to each case, and a clear, critical and evaluative account of each ruling is provided This introduction to important cases in the area is essential reading for those engaged with climate law and policy in educational and practical settings

UK February 2025 US February 2025 256 pages

HB 9781509980314 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509980307 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509980291 • £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

Climate Change, Cattle, and the International Legal Order

Rebecca Williams, University of Glasgow, UK

Livestock food systems need to be rapidly rethought to tackle the global climate crisis This book examines how climate concerns for the livestock sector are governed in international law and addresses the sector’s inclusion or (lack thereof) across the international governance of climate change, agriculture, forests and trade

The book is a key text for all those with an interest in the legal governance of climate change and agriculture, adding to the timely debate of the future sustainability on the global diet and the relationship between affluence and climate change.

UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 232 pages

PB 9781509968626 • £42 99 / $58 95

Previously published in HB 9781509968589

ePub 9781509968596 • £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9781509968602 • £76 50 / $103 94

Hart Publishing

Modern Studies in European Law

Asia-Pacific Trusts Law, Volume 3

Boundaries in Context

Edited by Ying Khai Liew, University of Melbourne, Australia & Masayuki Tamaruya, Tokyo University, Japan

This collection explores the boundaries of trusts law in the Asia-Pacific region.

It is uncontroversial to state that the region’s jurisdictions are diverse, reflecting a mix of histories, economies, politics and legal systems. This collection illustrates how this diversity is reflected in trusts law. But this thematic and systematic exploration from a region-wide perspective also identifies patterns of commonality in those factors which limit the operation of trusts law, particularly as jurisdictions encounter domestic and international challenges By charting both convergence and divergence, this study is pivotal in shaping and guiding the future development of trusts law in the region

UK May 2025 • US May 2025 • 352 pages

HB 9781509972951 • £100 00 / $135 00

ePub 9781509972968 • £90 00 / $122 84

ePdf 9781509972975 • £90 00 / $122 84

Hart Publishing

European Security Union Law and Policies

Edited by Jan-Hendrik Dietrich, Federal University of Administrative Science

Cross-border threats have increased the importance of internal and external security for the EU Member States The 2020 EU Security Union Strategy provides a coherent regulatory framework for numerous concepts, strategies and action plans in the field of EU security measures concerning, for example: critical infrastructure and network information systems, counter-terrorism and institutional intelligence cooperation

These and other security issues are discussed in the book, providing insights into the extent and limits of European security cooperation and the degree to which Member States remain solely responsible for their own national security, especially in light of recent ECJ case law

UK May 2025 US July 2025 512 pages

HB 9781509965434 £160 00 / $220 00

Beck/Hart/Nomos

World English (excluding Austria/Czech Republic/Germany/Japan/Poland/Switzerland)

International Subsidies

A Handbook

Edited by Marc Bungenberg, University of Siegen, Germany

This commentary provides a rigorous and magisterial guide to the Foreign Subsidies Regulation Edited by a recognised expert in the field and with contributions from leading practitioners, it opens with an overview of the Regulation, its history, and relationship to other instruments It goes on to give an extensive article-by-article examination, expanded in line with case law, to ensure its practical and applied focus This will be the go-to-text for all practitioners in the field of competition law and specialists in state aid law

UK May 2025 • US June 2025 • 704 pages

HB 9781509970223 • £250 00 / $340 00

Beck/Hart/Nomos

World English (excluding Austria/Czech Republic/Germany/Japan/Poland/Switzerland)

The Impact of War (in Ukraine) on the EU

Edited by Inge Govaere, Ghent University and College of Europe, Belgium, Sacha Garben, College of Europe & Eleanor Spaventa

This book charts the transformative effect of the war in Ukraine on the EU, from both a legal and policy perspective The EU, itself a unique peace project born out of two world wars, consistently evolves from one security crisis to the next This book focuses on the constitutional and substantive impact on the EU of the recent war in Ukraine More so than ever before, this particular war proves to be a truly pivotal moment for the EU Drawing on expert contributions, this book masterfully explores how the EU is being challenged to the core

UK June 2025 US June 2025 344 pages

HB 9781509986088 • £100 00 / $135 00

ePub 9781509986095 • £90 00 / $122 84

ePdf 9781509986101 • £90 00 / $122 84

Series: Modern Studies in European Law • Hart Publishing

Dissensus over Liberal Democracy

Insights from European Judges

Edited by Ramona Coman, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, Viktor Kazai, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, Leonardo Puleo, University College Dublin, Ireland & Andrew Bradley, Institut d'études européennes, Belgium

This book explores what judges do and how they perceive their roles in the context of growing dissensus over liberal democracy Focusing on the European landscape, it asks eighteen judges how they perceive their roles when judicial independence and democracy are under pressure The book features interviews with judges from various EU and non-EU Member States and courts, complemented by a series of academic commentaries discussing the relationship between law and politics in times of dissensus over liberal democracy While the book engages with these issues through European narratives, its findings contribute to broader debates beyond Europe and the EU.

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 416 pages

HB 9781509985005 • £100 00 / $135 00

ePub 9781509985012 • £90 00 / $122 84

ePdf 9781509985029 £90 00 / $122 84

Series: Modern Studies in European Law Hart Publishing

Environmental NGOs and Access to Justice before the CJEU

Mario Pagano, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

This book tells a fascinating legal mobilisation story Analysing EU environmental litigation over the last 30 years, it illustrates how the European environmental movement has patiently attempted and succeeded in expanding access to justice opportunities before the EU Courts This is despite the longstanding reluctance of the EU Court of Justice to soften its standing requirements for private applicants bringing cases directly to Luxembourg This research draws on both doctrinal analysis and qualitative methods of socio-legal inquiry It includes interviews with key stakeholders: environmental lawyers, plaintiffs, and activists, which give an invaluable perspective on strategic litigation before the EU judiciary

UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 320 pages

HB 9781509980000 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509980017 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509980024 • £81 00 / $110 69

Series: Modern Studies in European Law • Hart Publishing

Modern Studies in European Law

Free Movement and Welfare Access in the European Union

Re-Balancing Conflicting Interests in Citizenship Jurisprudence

Victoria Hooton, Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory, Germany

This book assesses EU free movement law and its balancing of fundamental EU objectives and its Member States’ concerns regarding their welfare systems It takes a dual approach: a combination of doctrinal analysis of EU citizenship case law and mobility data This clearly shows an imbalance between the representation and protection of these conflicting interests in EU case law The study goes on to identify avenues for reform and to highlight the importance of the principle of proportionality for attaining a legitimate balance of interests This will be much welcomed by scholars of EU free movement and citizenship law

UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 336 pages

PB 9781509966899 • £41 99 / $57 95

Previously published in HB 9781509966851

ePub 9781509966868 • £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9781509966875 • £76 50 / $103 94

Series: Modern Studies in European Law Hart Publishing

The European Integrated Border Management

Frontex, Human Rights, and International Responsibility

Giulia Raimondo, University of Luxembourg

This open access book addresses the challenges related to the implementation of the EIBM and the human rights responsibilities that it can trigger It looks at two discourses: firstly at a reflection on the concept of EIBM and its human rights impact; secondly at the question of the attribution of international responsibility for violations that occurred in the implementation of the EIBM

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 344 pages

PB 9781509964581 • £44 99 / $60 95

Previously published in HB 9781509964543

ePub 9781509964550 £00 00 / $00 00

ePdf 9781509964567 • £00 00 / $00 00

Series: Modern Studies in European Law • Hart Publishing

EU Law in the Digital Age

Edited by Maria Bergström, Uppsala University, Sweden & Valsamis Mitsilegas, University of Liverpool, UK

The fifth industrial revolution is impacting on all aspects of society This open access collection looks at how the European Union and its legal framework is reacting, responding, and evolving to best accommodate the reality of this new environment Experts in the field examine the questions from all aspects of EU law. This is a thoughtful collection on a question that will dominate EU law in the coming years

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Swedish Studies Network.

UK February 2025 US February 2025 416 pages

HB 9781509981182 £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509981199 £00 00 / $00 00

ePdf 9781509981205 • £00 00 / $00 00

Series: Swedish Studies in European Law • Hart Publishing

Private Autonomy in EU Internal Market Law

Parameters of its Protection and Limitation

Rufat Babayev, Leicester University, UK

A fresh perspective on the normative framework of the EU’s internal market The book explores the place of the ideals of private autonomy in the EU’s legal order and the parameters of their protection within its legal and regulatory framework Looking at the coexistence of, and interaction between, varying expressions of private autonomy, it offers a comprehensive review of the protection of private autonomy at the normative core of the internal market The book also introduces a new framework for understanding the correlation between the free movement and competition law regimes and the fundamental economic rights protected in the Charter

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 312 pages

PB 9781509976126 • £41 99 / $57 95

Previously published in HB 9781509920693

ePub 9781509920709 £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9781509920716 £76 50 / $103 94

Series: Modern Studies in European Law • Hart Publishing

The Normative Foundations for EU Criminal Justice

Powers, Limits and Justifications

Jacob Öberg, University of Southern Denmark

Should the European Union regulate criminal justice? This open access book explores the question forensically, establishing whether a compelling normative justification for EU action in the field exists. It develops an integrated standard based on the perspectives of the effective allocation of regulatory authority between the EU and the Member States, representation-based political theories, and harmbased theories of criminal law

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

UK December 2025 US December 2025 200 pages

PB 9781509962372 £41 99 / $57 95

Previously published in HB 9781509962334

ePub 9781509962341 • £00 00 / $00 00

ePdf 9781509962358 • £00 00 / $00 00

Series: Modern Studies in European Law • Hart Publishing

The European Ombudsman Investigated

From Old Battles to New Challenges

Edited by Deirdre Curtin, Anna Morandini, Sarah Tas European University Institute, Italy, & Tanja Ehnert, EU Ombudsman, France

This open access volume traces the evolution of the European Ombudsman over its first almost three decades. It focuses on the current challenges and future perspectives of this ever-innovative EU institution Leading voices from academia, EU institutions, civil society, and the European Ombudsman’s office, highlight developments and future potential in salient fields.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the European University Institute.

UK February 2025 US February 2025 232 pages

HB 9781509975600 £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509975617 £00 00 / $00 00

ePdf 9781509975624 • £00 00 / $00 00

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Dawn Raids Under Challenge

Due Process

Aspects

on the European Commission's Dawn Raid Practices

Helene Andersson, Counsel at Delphi, Sweden

This 2nd edition provides an updated analysis of the European Commission’s dawn raid practices

Examining the obligations imposed by the Charter and the ECHR and the response of the Luxembourg and Strasbourg Courts, the book shows that whereas the Strasbourg Court strikes a balance between efficiency concerns and fundamental rights, the approach of the EU Courts is not equally balanced

The book provides an essential examination of this important subject, and is of great practical interest to companies, practitioners, and enforcers. It is also of theoretical interest, offering reflections on the effectiveness and legitimacy of the Commission’s enforcement powers

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 344 pages

PB 9781509969463 • £49 99 / $67 95

Previously published in HB 9781509969425

ePub 9781509969432 £85 50 / $116 09

ePdf 9781509969449 £85 50 / $116 09

Series: Hart Studies in Competition Law • Hart Publishing

Women, Their Lives, and the Law

Essays in Honour of Rosemary Auchmuty

Edited by Victoria Barnes, Queen's University Belfast, UK, Nora Honkala, University of Reading, UK & Sally Wheeler, Birkbeck, University of London, UK

This collection of essays honours Rosemary Auchmuty, Professor of Law at the University of Reading, UK She has fostered the study of women’s academic careers and, more politically, advanced progress on gender and equality issues including same-sex marriage and property law Her research promotes the case of feminist legal history as a way of revealing the place of women and challenging dominant historical narratives that cast them aside

The chapters, and the collection as a whole, examine areas of law that have a deep significance for women’s lives.

UK June 2025 • US June 2025 • 320 pages

PB 9781509962129 • £44 99 / $60 95

Previously published in HB 9781509962082

ePub 9781509962099 • £40 49 / $55 34

ePdf 9781509962105 • £40 49 / $55 34

Hart Publishing

Presumption of Innocence Under China's National Conditions

Alexandra Kaiser, Friedrich-Alexander University, Germany.

This book shines a light on one of the most controversial legal principles of fair trial in Chinese criminal justice: the presumption of innocence

Drawing on broader legal-political discourses within the Party-State and institutionalised academia, it observes decades of legal reforms in China and explains why the principle of presumption of innocence is contested

UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 336 pages

HB 9781509973101 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509973118 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509973125 • £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

Manning the Law

Why the Legal Person Remains a Man

Ngaire Naffine, University of Adelaide, Australia

This is a study of elite English men of English law and the methods they used to retain and justify their power and privilege, through controlling the story of the legal person

It looks at how these men of legal authority thought of themselves and their institution; how they studied and explained law; and how they put themselves in the middle of it, as the standard human in need of legal regulation and protection and in charge of that regulation and protection, and assigned to women an inferior legal role and being

UK September 2025 • US September 2025 • 288 pages

HB 9781509983513 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509983506 £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509983490 £81 00 / $110 69

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Immediate and Progressive Realisation in International Human Rights Law

Tobias Wirthle, Münster University, Germany

This book makes a new contribution to the old debate about differences between socio-economic and civil and political rights Though now widely accepted, less attention has been paid to whether it is still valid The book asks this question, assessing the traditional differentiation in the context of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights It shows that these rights converge more than diverge and this accepted difference should be abandoned Human rights lawyers, advocates, practitioners and policy makers will find this invaluable as it brings clarification to this key question.

UK February 2025 • US March 2025 • 328 pages

HB 9781509982479 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509982486 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509982493 • £81 00 / $110 69

Series: Human Rights Law in Perspective Hart Publishing

Hanging in the Balance

The Function of Justification in Achieving Women’s Equality

Meghan Campbell, University of Birmingham, UK

This book gives the first in-depth assessment of how justification functions when women are claiming equality One of its distinctive characteristics is the question of whether any analytical entwining or unwinding of equality and justification enhances the protection of women’s rights to equality in constitutional democracies It proposes an asymmetric relationship between equality and justification, and takes a three-part approach, looking at theory, practice and methodological design This is an intriguing, articulate and compelling examination of a question with real and applied significance to human rights and equality lawyers.

UK October 2025 US October 2025 272 pages

HB 9781509967872 £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509967889 £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509967896 • £81 00 / $110 69

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Implementing the Right to Decide under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with

Disabilities

Supporting the Legal Capacity of All Persons with Disabilities

Janos Fiala-Butora, University of Galway, Ireland

This book addresses one of the most controversial questions in contemporary human rights law: how can people with severe cognitive disabilities make their own decisions? The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) puts in place supported decision-making in this regard but governments have struggled to implement it This book provides a solution (legal and theoretical): the modified support framework. This gives governments a robust model enabling them to move away from the traditional guardianship approach to decision-making and to empowering people with disabilities This is an important and timely contribution to the rights of an under-represented group

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 240 pages

HB 9781509980321 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509980338 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509980345 • £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

Free Global Cities

The Future Leaders in Migration and Public Governance

Edited by Christian H Kälin, Henley & Partners, UK

This collection sets out a radical solution to the current global refugees crisis; the construction of "Free Global Cities " It draws on the experience of experts who have long grappled with the issue: intellectuals, diplomats, lawyers, and entrepreneurs Its broad interdisciplinary scope encompasses sustainable development; human rights; economics and finance; public policy; citizenship; migration and mobility; and health care, to support the "Free Global City" model It provides a solution-focused response to arguably the world’s most pressing issue, setting out its legal and economic ramifications. Ambitious and practical, this is a thought-provoking treatise on a sometimes seemingly intractable challenge

UK March 2025 • US May 2025 • 616 pages

HB 9781509976416 • £120 00 / $160 00

ePub 9781509976423 • £108 00 / $147 14

ePdf 9781509976430 • £108 00 / $147 14

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Copyright and Anonymity in the Creative User-Generated World

Rachel Maguire, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

This book explores the relationship between copyright law, online anonymity, and creative usergenerated content (CUGC)

It evaluates the co-existence of copyright law and normative systems regulating a CUGC landscape made up of artists, photographers, and writers, and makes novel recommendations for copyright reform It takes a multi-jurisdictional approach across Anglo-American and EU legal systems; qualitative findings are drawn from creators and communities on Reddit and 4chan

This valuable resource for researchers and students provides a distinct perspective in framing CUGC creators as copyright holders, using original empirical research and examining online anonymity as a pivotal factor influencing regulation.

UK May 2025 US May 2025 200 pages

HB 9781509982325 £90

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Right to Asylum Between Demagogy and Hypocrisy

Marc Bossuyt, University of Antwerp, Belgium

This book provides insight into the realities of, and the right to, asylum from the frontiers of refugee law. The book combines expert analysis and firsthand testimony Written by one of the giants in the field, the first Belgian Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons, it blends the professional and the personal, to give a candid, compelling account of how asylum law has developed over the last quarter century It looks back at some of the key cases of asylum, but also forward, suggesting how Europe might address current challenges such as deportation and regularisation

UK February 2025 • US February 2025 • 336 pages

HB 9781509982677 £100 00 / $135 00

ePub 9781509982684 £90 00 / $122 84

ePdf 9781509982691 £90 00 / $122 84

Hart Publishing World English

A Practitioner's Guide to the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent

Paul England, Taylor Wessing, London, UK

This book provides advice on all procedural aspects of the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent system

NEW TO THE 2ND EDITION: Additional chapters on the impact of the UPC and Unitary Patent on managing licences, and on confidentiality; coverage of the latest UPC guidance; references and case notes on every significant procedural case from the UPC divisions and the Court of Appeal; and coverage of every Rule of the Rules of Procedure

The book is written by patent experts with hands-on experience of running cases in the UPC and is a must-read for private practitioners and in-house counsel

UK May 2025 • US June 2025 • 544 pages

HB 9781509979677 • £160 00 / $220 00

ePub 9781509979684 • £144 00 / $195 74

ePdf 9781509979691 • £144 00 / $195 74

Hart Publishing

Copyright and Patent Laws for the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Authorship and Inventorship Revisited

Eva Janecková, University of Bristol, UK

This book responds to the need to distinguish human creations from those produced by AI

It does so by tracing human attributes of authorship and inventorship in statutory requirements for protection and ownership in European copyright and patent laws

This book guides authorities, practitioners, and students through the main arguments of the debate concerning copyright and patents for objects entirely or partly generated by AI It also makes original contributions to advance the ongoing academic and policy debates on AI and intellectual property law

UK July 2025 US August 2025 240 pages

HB 9781509976232 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509976249 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509976256 • £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

Intellectual Property and Desktop 3D Printing

Law and Digital Innovation

Plamen Dinev, University of Manchester, UK

This book explores the relationship between consumer 3D printing and IP law It features 161 survey participants and 10 interviews with leading 3D printing experts, designers, legal practitioners, and users

The book begins with a contextual overview of 3D printing’s socioeconomic aspects before addressing the challenges it poses to IP It explains why decentralised manufacturing may be a problem for the legal framework and highlights the key areas of copyright, patent and trade mark law where reform may be necessary. It offers specific solutions and recommendations informed by the empirical data

Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia Law, Development, and Practice

Edited by Pratyush Nath Upreti, Queen’s University Belfast, UK

This book brings together leading scholars from South Asia and beyond to examine the development of IP law within national South Asian systems and values

Part 1 addresses IP historical development, access, and sustainability aspects Part 2 is devoted to recent IP practices Part 3 provides a comparative study with a focus on institutions, courts, and practices drawing on some key IP issues Each contribution focuses on new innovative IP practices developed in South Asia and will serve as a stepping stone for further discussion

International Economic Law as Symphony

Thomas Cottier and the Harmonies of

Trade

Edited by Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, Switzerland, Rodrigo Polanco, World Trade Institute, Switzerland & Pierre Sauvé, World Bank, Switzerland

This open access book brings together eminent scholars of international trade to celebrate the scholarly, diplomatic, and institution-building achievements of Thomas Cottier Covering both general trade policy and the economic relations between Switzerland and the EU

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

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The Marketisation of Framework Agreements in the UK Practice, Regulation and Reform

Steven Brunning, Addleshaw Goddard LLP, UK & Luke RA Butler, University of Nottingham, UK

This book examines the increasing marketisation of framework agreements in UK public procurement and proposes reform to refocus the purpose of this purchasing tool and renew the emphasis on public service delivery

Through detailed empirical research, the book examines how contracting authorities set up and use framework agreements in practice, the behaviours of centralised procurement authorities and the private sector, and how these have been addressed or not under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 implementing EU Directives This reveals the scale of marketisation, the effect of legal rules on framework agreement efficacy, and the need for regulatory and other reform.

UK November 2025 • US December 2025 • 352 pages

HB 9781509985623 • £110 00 / $150 00

ePub 9781509985616 • £99 00 / $134 99

ePdf 9781509985609 • £99 00 / $134 99

Hart Publishing

Studies in International Trade and Investment Law

Federico Ortino, King's College London, UK & Gabrielle Marceau, Legal Affairs Division, WTO Secretariat & Gregory Shaffer, University of California, USA & Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, Switzerland

Hong Kong as an Actor in International Economic Law

Multilateralism, Bilateralism, and Unilateralism

Julien Chaisse, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

This open access book explains why Hong Kong adopts a triangular approach (combining unilateralism, bilateralism, and multilateralism) in its external trade and investment relations, describing how it applies the methods necessary to manage the triple-track strategy, and identifying the legal, political, and economic implications of this approach

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com

UK November 2025 US November 2025 328 pages

PB 9781509968206 • £42 99 / $58 95

Previously published in HB 9781509968169

ePub 9781509968176 • £00 00 / $00 00

ePdf 9781509968183 • £00 00 / $00 00

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International Trade Law and Global Data Governance

Aligning Perspectives and Practices

Neha Mishra, Graduate Institute, Switzerland

This open access book examines how international trade agreements apply to domestic regulations on cross-border data flows and proposes a multilayered framework to align international trade law with evolving norms and practices in global data governance As the book offers a broad perspective on the significance of digital trade rules in a datafied world, it will help its readers explore fresh avenues in the future development of digital trade rules

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

UK May 2025 • US May 2025 • 272 pages

PB 9781509961733 • £42 99 / $58 95

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Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law

AI’s Hidden Influence on Our Digital Experience

Mark Leiser, Independent Consultant, UK; formerly of Vrije Universiteit-Amsterdam, the Netherlands

This book provides essential insights on dark patterns and AIpowered deceptive design for anyone who wants to understand the pervasive influence of these hidden forces shaping our digital experiences It explains how the law fails to address deceptive design practices and explores implications for privacy, autonomy, and consumer protection in the digital age

By uncovering the complex layers of modern deceptive design, the book equips readers with the knowledge to recognise these tactics and consider their impact on user choice and trust . It is essential reading for legal professionals, digital rights advocates, designers, and anyone invested in fair digital practices

UK August 2025 • US October 2025 • 320 pages

PB 9781509987115 • £21 99 / $29 95 • HB 9781509987108 • £65 00 / $90 00

ePub 9781509987092 • £19 79 / $26 99

ePdf 9781509987085 • £19 79 / $26 99

Hart Publishing

New Digital Services Act

A Practitioner's Guide

Edited by Torsten Kraul, Noerr PartGmbB, Germany

This book provides clarity, both for companies offering online services and for users of digital services, on the New Digital Services Act.

The new Act includes obligations for providers of digital services in order to ensure that activities that are illegal offline are also prohibited online

The book takes a comprehensive look at:

- Which providers are affected under which conditions

- Which obligations they must comply with

- Which innovations apply to liability on the internet and

- What are the consequences of breaches of law

UK December 2024 • US February 2025 • 240 pages

HB 9781509969982 • £140 00 / $190 00

Nomos/Hart

World English (excluding Austria/Czech Republic/Germany/Japan/Poland/Switzerland)

Private Law and the Data Act

Münster Colloquia on EU Law and the Digital Economy VIII

Edited by Sebastian Lohsse, University of Münster, Germany, Reiner Schulze, University of Münster, Germany & Dirk Staudenmayer, University of Münster, Germany

This edited volume explores EU private law and the Data Act . With insights from leading academics and practitioners, this book brings welcome clarification to and expert explanation of a fastmoving field of consumer law.

UK October 2024

• US December 2024 • 256 pages

HB 9781509985166

• £65 00 / $90 00

Nomos/Hart

World English (excluding Austria/Czech Republic/Germany/Japan/Poland/Switzerland)

EU Platform Law

A Handbook

Edited by Björn Steinrötter, University of Potsdam, Germany, Christian Heinze, RuprechtKarls-University Heidelberg, Germany & Michael Nikolaus Denga, Martin Luther University HalleWittenberg, Germany

The European Union has introduced key legislation to regulate online platforms: the Digital Services Act (DSA); the Digital Markets Act (DMA); and the Data Governance Act (DGA) This handbook examines the content of these new legal acts systematically Its main focus is on the DSA and DMA, with a chapter dedicated to the platform-related aspects of the DGA Under the editorial stewardship of recognised experts in the field, leading commentators provide authoritative and rigorous guidance to the new legislative environment for the digital space

UK February 2025 • US March 2025 • 704 pages

HB 9781509959792 • £160 00 / $220 00

Beck/Hart/Nomos

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Big Data for the Public Good

Regulating Access to Public Sector Big Data for Research and Innovation

Stergios Aidinlis, Durham University, UK

This open access book looks at interactions between UK public sector officials and researchers/ innovators to shed light on barriers to data access and use

This book is for researchers and innovators who want to understand and overcome the barriers to accessing UK public sector data It is also for policy makers who are interested in how public sector data can be used to improve decision-making, scrutinise government work, and promote the public interest

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by UKRI.

UK June 2025 • US June 2025 • 240 pages

HB 9781509973309 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509973316 • £00 00 / $00 00

ePdf 9781509973323 • £00 00 / $00 00

Series: Hart Studies in Information Law and Regulation • Hart Publishing

Data Protection and Privacy, Volume 16

Ideas That Drive Our Digital World

Edited by Hideyuki Matsumi, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, Dara Hallinan, FIZ Karlsruhe, Germany, Diana Dimitrova, FIZ Karlsruhe –Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure, Germany, Eleni Kosta, Tilburg University, the Netherlands & Paul De Hert, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

This book explores the complexity and depths of our digital world by providing a selection of analyses and discussions from the 16th annual international conference on Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP): Ideas that Drive Our Digital World. The first half of the book focuses on issues related to the GDPR and data, whereas the second half of the book shifts focus to novel issues and ideas that drive our digital world

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 304 pages

PB 9781509975969 • £26 99 / $36 95

Previously published in HB 9781509976003

ePub 9781509975990 • £49 50 / $67 49

ePdf 9781509975983 • £49 50 / $67 49

Series: Computers, Privacy and Data Protection • Hart Publishing

The Legal Consistency of Technology Regulation in Europe

Edited by Inge Graef, Tilburg University, the Netherlands & Bart van der Sloot, Tilburg University, the Netherlands

By bringing together fundamental rights, economic law, and recent legislation in the areas of digital platforms, data, and AI, this open access book gives a comprehensive picture of the state of play in technology regulation in the EU

The book analyses the legal consistency of technology regulation from three perspectives: (1) the relationship between the EU and the Council of Europe; (2) the relationship among EU regulatory frameworks; and (3) the relationship between EU and Member State law

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

UK December 2025 US December 2025 240 pages

PB 9781509968060 £42 99 / $58 95

Previously published in HB 9781509968022

ePub 9781509968039 • £00 00 / $00 00

ePdf 9781509968046 • £00 00 / $00 00

Hart Publishing

Defaming the Freedom of Religion or Belief

A Historical and Conceptual Analysis of the United Nations

BM van Schaik, Open University, the Netherlands

This book examines the evolution and controversies surrounding the formulation and interpretation of the freedom of religion or belief as a universal right within the United Nations

From legal and philosophical standpoints to the political dimensions of the subject, the book navigates through the complex terrain, shedding light on challenges to the universality and nondiscriminatory implementation of this fundamental freedom Beyond theoretical and legal debates, the study reveals how actors within the United Nations have strategically 'defamed' the freedom of religion or belief, reshaping its interpretation away from its original 1948 objectives

UK May 2025 • US May 2025 • 248 pages

HB 9781509980468 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509980475 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509980482 £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

Future-Proof Legal Services

How Innovation, Legal Tech and AI Have Been Reshaping the Legal Market

Edited by Riccardo de Caria, University of Turin, Italy & Silvia Martinelli, University of Turin, Italy

This book provides a state-of-the art picture of the transformation of the global legal market

The book caters to all those interested, professionally or academically, in keeping track of the evolution of the legal services market

Practising lawyers who want to be “future-proof”, law students, new specialised legal professionals active in the business and financial sectors, scholars and other researchers (both lawyers and economists) conducting research in the field, as well as anyone engaged in providing legal education, will find in this book extremely valuable insights on current trends and future developments in the legal market

Valuing Employment Rights

A Study of Remedies in Employment Law

ACL Davies, University of Oxford, UK

This book analyses a neglected topic: remedies for breaches of employment rights It argues that some of the remedies set out in statute or at common law are a poor ‘fit’ for the employment rights they are supposed to protect Moreover, the remedies on offer do not always suggest a sensible ranking of employment rights

The book suggests why some of these problems might have arisen and makes proposals for reform

Ranging across theory and doctrine, and analysing criminal, contract, tort, and statutory employment law, this book will be of interest to academics seeking a deeper understanding of the subject

UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 288 pages

PB 9781509955305 £42 99 / $58 95

Previously published in HB 9781509955268

ePub 9781509955275 • £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9781509955282 • £76 50 / $103 94

Hart Publishing

Catholic Dioceses, Legal Systems, and Corporate Accountability

Meredith Edelman, Monash Business School, Australia

This book explores how different countries handle a particularly difficult type of corporate wrongdoing: Catholic dioceses' responsibility for child sexual abuse

The book analyses cases involving child sexual abuse in dioceses in both Australia and the USA to show how different legal systems have handled similar claims It draws on theories of responsive law to show how those systems can be restructured to better hold corporations to account

UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 240 pages

HB 9781509982073 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509982080 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509982097 • £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

Gaskell and the Law

Paul Mitchell, University College London, UK

This is the first ever study of law in the fiction of Elizabeth Gaskell

Until now, her use of law, which is crucial to her portrait of society, has never been systematically explored. This book shows that Gaskell’s fiction is rich with insights into the law of her time, and that reading her work with a lawyer’s eye deepens and enriches the reading experience

As a leading scholar of Victorian legal history, Paul Mitchell brings out the richness and sophistication of Gaskell’s engagement with the law, and proposes both new readings and new valuations of this important novelist’s work

UK December 2025 US December 2025 224 pages

HB 9781509939732 • £85 00 / $115 00

ePub 9781509939749 • £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9781509939756 • £76 50 / $103 94

Hart Publishing

Informal Decision Making in the European Community under the Luxembourg Compromise

The Law That Never Was

Philip Bajon, Aston University, UK

This book analyses the informal decision-making process in the EU against the background of a gradually emerging European legal order

Based on extensive multi-archival research in the UK, France, Germany, the Benelux countries and in Community institutions, the book explores the resistance against majority rule under the so-called Luxembourg Compromise of 1966

Presenting a deeply revisionist account of European law and politics the book demonstrates how the Luxembourg arrangement served as a compromise between the Treaty text and political reality, as a counterweight to technocratic ideas, and as a bridge between irreconcilable divides over European unification.

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 448 pages

HB 9781509982851 • £100 00 / $135 00

ePub 9781509982844 £90 00 / $122 84

ePdf 9781509982837 £90 00 / $122 84

Hart Publishing

Law and Politics at the National Industrial Relations Court 1970-75

"Rather Peculiar Things"

Peter Oldham KC, 11 King’s Bench Walk, UK

This is a revelatory account of the National Industrial Relations Court’s defining crisis, and of the highly unorthodox way in which its President, Sir John Donaldson, went about his role

Author Peter Oldham KC uniquely fuses decades of practitioner experience with research in political archives to shine a bright new light onto how and why the NIRC found itself doing – in Donaldson’s own words – “rather peculiar things"

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 240 pages

HB 9781509985418 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509985401 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509985395 £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

The Reformation of the Constitution

Law, Culture and Conflict in Jacobean England

Ian Ward, Newcastle University, UK

This book provides a fresh account of one of the defining judicial engagements in English legal history.

It provides a fresh account of the years 1606 to 1616 which witnessed a series of increasingly volatile confrontations between, on the one side, King James I and his Attorney-General, Sir Francis Bacon, and on the other, Sir Edward Coke, successively Chief Justice of Common Pleas and Lord Chief Justice

UK November 2025 • US November 2025 • 232 pages

PB 9781509957798 • £42 99 / $58 95

Previously published in HB 9781509957750

ePub 9781509957767 £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9781509957774 £76 50 / $103 94

Hart Publishing

Instruments of Peacemaking 1918-1941

The Failure of Diplomacy

Michael Reynolds, BPP University Law School, UK

This book is the sequel to Instruments of Peacemaking 1870-1914 and considers the modes of diplomacy and dispute resolution of statesmen and jurists It focuses on key crises settled by international arbitration and/or diplomacy, comparing such processes in terms of the degree of success during one of the most turbulent and unstable times in modern history

UK December 2025 • US December 2025 • 432 pages

HB 9781509976287 • £95 00 / $130 00

ePub 9781509976294 • £85 50 / $116 09

ePdf 9781509976300 • £85 50 / $116 09

Hart Publishing

A Natural History of Legal Argument

Etiology, Elements, and Effects

Geordie Duckler

This book explores how trial lawyers use argumentation, language manipulation, and deceit to influence juries and shape legal outcomes. By examining the strategic techniques of persuasion used in legal settings, it reveals how individual actions, motivated by self-interest, trigger broader changes in legal and ethical ideals With a focus on the intersection of law, manipulation, and social change, this work offers a thought-provoking look at how legal tactics shape behavior and practice inside and outside of the courtroom

UK February 2026 • US November 2025 • 240 pages

HB 9781666954111 • £80 00 / $110 00

ePub 9798765192924 • £79 83 / $99 00

ePdf 9798765192917 • £79 83 / $99 00

Bloomsbury Academic World English

Metamorphoses of Global Law On the Interaction of Law, Time, and Technology

Ricardo Resende Campos, Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany

This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to the relationship between law, time, and new technologies to explain the emergence and transformation of global law, with a special focus on platform economy

It describes the ‘metamorphoses of global law’ on the basis of an experimental understanding of legal theory that looks beyond the systematisation of dogmatic categories, the reproduction of prefabricated theories It offers a novel and sound theoretical approach to the formation of society within a highly digitalised and platform-oriented world, conjugating the work of several relevant authors, such as Niklas Luhmann, Gunther Teubner, Carl Schmitt, Jürgen Habermas, and Lawrence Lessing, among others

The book answers the myriad questions that the platform economy poses for law, shedding light on the possibility of a hybrid regulation, i e , the mixture of political-constitutional external regulation and a self-regulation by the digital code, in an attempt to overcome simplistic notions of platform governance It provides a comprehensive exploratory analysis on the phenomena of digitalisation, platformisation, big data, algorithms, and their relevance to law in global society

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 256 pages

HB 9781509963454 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509963461 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509963478 • £81 00 / $110 69

Series: European Academy of Legal Theory Series • Hart Publishing World All Languages (except German/Portuguese)

Moral Responsibility and Artificial Intelligence

Maximilian Kiener, University of Oxford, UK

This book uses the 'Lorry Driver Paradox’, a novel puzzle, to explore and clarify our understanding of moral responsibility It breaks new ground in the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), and connects moral philosophy, legal theory, and AI ethics

The book employs a paradox-driven methodology through a combination of legal and philosophical perspectives, and provides solutions to challenges around ‘responsibility gaps’ and trustworthy AI It presents a novel conception of strict answerability, as opposed to strict liability, and argues that taking responsibility is a genuine normative power, like consenting or promising

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 224 pages

Series: Law and Practical Reason • Hart Publishing

The Alexy-Poscher Debate on Legal Principles

Robert Alexy, Kiel University, Germany & Ralf Poscher, Max Planck Institute, Germany

Edited by Rafael Giorgio Dalla-Barba, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Germany

This collective work provides a chronological and up-to-date reconstruction of the three-round legal debate between Robert Alexy and Ralf Poscher

The debate represents the German development of an enduring jurisprudential controversy over distinguishing legal principles from legal rules, classically addressed by HLA Hart and Ronald Dworkin

UK June 2025 • US June 2025 • 200 pages

HB 9781509980611

• £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509980604 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509980598 • £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

World All Languages (except German)

Towards a New Theory of Adjudication

Integrating

Theory and Practice

Andrew Phang, Supreme Court of Singapore

This book explores the major theories of common law adjudication and presents a new theory of judicial adjudication

It argues that the existing major theories of common law adjudication each capture only part of what occurs in actual court proceedings

It presents a new theory of adjudication that not only incorporates both useful and modified elements of these theories but also integrates them with elements of virtue ethics as viewed from an adjudicative perspective (embodied within, amongst other things, the judicial oath of office).

UK November 2025 US November 2025 336 pages

HB 9781509976959 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509976966 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509976973 • £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

Law and the Unity of Practical Reasoning

Edited by Diego Dei Vecchi, University of Girona, Spain, Sebastián Figueroa Rubio, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, Pablo Rapetti, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico & María Cristina Redondo, University of Genoa, Italy

This open access book introduces the first systematic approach to the debate on the unity or fragmentation of practical reasoning and its profound implications for legal philosophy

Bringing together legal philosophers from the Hispanic-Latin world, the book presents a thoughtful dialogue with the Anglo-American literature, making it of interest to scholars from both cultural traditions Although the topic is rarely discussed explicitly and systematically, it is pivotal to debates about legal normativity, the nature of law, and the rationale behind legal decisions

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

UK August 2025 • US August 2025 • 248 pages

HB 9781509981571 • £95 00 / $130 00

ePub 9781509981564 £00 00 / $00 00

ePdf 9781509981557 £00 00 / $00 00

Hart Publishing

Natural Law, Ethics and Human Vulnerability

Sean Coyle, University of Birmingham, UK

This book explores human vulnerability through the lens of natural law theory

Beginning with a detailed examination of natural law ethics, centred upon the virtues (Part One), it sets out the relationship between natural law and human vulnerability

Part Two poses the problem of how human beings and government can build resilience in the face of these vulnerabilities Its main contention is that the central aims of vulnerability theory, including that of state responsiveness, are pre-figured in the social teachings of the Catholic Church

UK September 2025 US September 2025 336 pages

HB 9781509988518 £95 00 / $130 00

ePub 9781509988501 £85 50 / $116 09

ePdf 9781509988495 • £85 50 / $116 09

Hart Publishing

Litigants in Person in the Civil Justice System

In Their Own Words

Kate Leader, Queen Mary, University of London, UK

Why do people represent themselves? What works and what doesn’t work for self-represented parties? And how can we improve Litigant in Person (LiP) experiences to make the civil justice system fairer?

Based on in-depth interviews with individuals who have acted as Litigants in Person in the civil courts, this book provides a deep account of LiP experiences that help to show how much we don’t know about LiPs, the civil justice system and LiPs’ place within it, as well as the kinds of things we ought to be doing to improve access to justice for unrepresented parties

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 192 pages

PB 9781509948369 • £41 99 / $57 95

Previously published in HB 9781509948321

ePub 9781509948338 • £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9781509948345 £76 50 / $103 94

Hart Publishing

Technology, Health, and Law in Life and Death

Before the Cradle to Beyond the Grave

Edited

by Neera Bhatia, Deakin University, Australia

This book brings together leading global scholars to examine the legal, ethical, and social implications of biotechnological innovations in healthcare throughout the lifecycle — from the potential of life being formed outside the womb to the possibility of life after death

This book examines how emerging health technologies are profoundly disrupting legal knowledge of life and death in the developed world

The book makes a significant and original contribution to the field of health law and bioethics by adopting a socio-legal perspective in examining the legal, ethical, and social implications of technologies that create, sustain, and foster life and death

UK December 2025 US December 2025 224 pages

HB 9781509978816 £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509978823 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509978830 • £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

Free Speech Theory A Radical Restatement

Paul Wragg, University of Leeds, UK

What does free speech mean? In this book, Paul Wragg argues for a universal formulation of free speech drawn exclusively from autonomy He demonstrates that although the right has some applicability to the horizontal plane, it is more restrictive in some contexts, and more empowering in others, than the literature presently recognises

This innovative, rigorously researched, and comprehensive restatement of the right to free speech is both topical and important It is an invaluable resource for policy makers, practitioners, and commentators across the globe

UK May 2025 • US May 2025 • 320 pages

HB 9781509958283 £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509958290 £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509958306 • £81 00 / $110 69

Hart Publishing

Care Proceedings with an International Element

An Empirical Study

Maria Sofia Wright, Practising English Solicitor, UK

Presenting the findings of 100 care cases, this book analysis of how jurisdictional issues are determined and how information sharing of child protection operates across borders It illustrates how prospective carers are assessed and how legal permanence for children living overseas is secured It identifies ways in which children’s welfare interests are compromised, and suggests solutions: identifying how private international law instruments should be improved to promote the best interests of children

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 272 pages

HB 9781509977307 • £90 00 / $115 00

ePub 9781509977314 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509977321 £81 00 / $110 69

Series: Studies in Private International Law Hart Publishing

Studies in International Law

The United Nations Security Council and the Authorisation of Force

Form, Character and Nature

Marko Svicevic, Palacký University, Czech Republic

This book examines the United Nations Security Council’s authorisation of the use of force, considering the extensive body of UN Security Council resolutions across its now eighty years of existence UN Security Council practice shows that authorising resolutions explicitly determine a situation a threat to international peace and security, invoke Chapter VII (or VIII), use specific authorising language, place time or functional limits on authorisation, and impose reporting obligations on those authorised to use force The book ultimately argues that prior explicit authorisation constitutes a well-established practice, rejecting the legality and admissibility of implicit or retroactive authorisation

UK August 2025 US August 2025 304 pages

HB 9781509971251 • £90 00 / $120 00

ePub 9781509971268 • £81 00 / $110 69

ePdf 9781509971275 • £81 00 / $110 69

Series: Studies in International Law • Hart Publishing

The Effectiveness of the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights

The Case of Indigenous Territorial Rights

Gabriela CB Navarro, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has the most developed jurisprudence on Indigenous rights, yet this case law is understudied This book addresses this gap by exploring the Court and its cases from both the perspective of international law and the legal protection of Indigenous territories Setting out the network of actors and institutions involved in such litigation, it examines the motivations and constraints in domestic politics affecting international orders (and by extension the impact of the Court) It provides both an important statement on the effectiveness of international tribunals and a fascinating insight into the evolution of Indigenous rights

UK January 2025 US January 2025 264 pages

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Series: Studies in International Law • Hart Publishing

The Standard of Review before the International Court of Justice

Between Principle and Pragmatism

Felix Fouchard, University of Münster, Germany

This book examines how the International Court of Justice (ICJ) reviews State behaviour through the prism of the standard of review It develops a rationale to support the ICJ’s application of deferential standards of review as a judicial avoidance technique, based on strategic considerations It then empirically assesses all 31 decisions of the Court in which the standard of review was at issue, showing how the Court determines that standard, and answering the question of whether it varies its review intensity strategically. The book will be beneficial to all scholars of the Court and those interested in judicial strategy

UK November 2025 US November 2025 264 pages

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The Irish Yearbook of International Law, Volume 16, 2021-2022

Edited by Bríd Ní Ghráinne, Maynooth University, Ireland, James Gallen, Dublin City University, Ireland & Richard Collins, University College Dublin, Ireland

This new volume covers the years 2021 and 2022, including global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit fall-out, the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, a civil war in Ethiopia, protests in Iran, and Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine Reports also cover topics on human rights in Ireland, the law of the sea, the exploitation of mineral resources of celestial bodies by private enterprises and the protection of the right to food Additionally, the book includes four book reviews covering subjects such as international economic law, colonialism and the protection of animals in armed conflict.

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The Arctic Großraum

Geopolitics and the High North

Christopher R Rossi, Arctic University of Norway

How should the Arctic be viewed in the 21st century? In this book, a leading commentator assesses the competing players for the Arctic, looking at broad questions of governance and security

The author challenges the view that the Arctic is a passive space which is the focus of competitive advances from superpowers, arguing that it is more correctly understood as a dynamic pluriverse Drawing on international law, international relations and diplomacy, this is an important re-assessment of the Arctic and its position in geo-politics

UK September 2025 US September 2025 304 pages

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The Character of International Law

A Festschrift for Rob Cryer

Edited by Emma J Breeze, Birmingham Law School, UK, Mark Drumbl, Washington & Lee University, USA, Gerry Simpson, LSE Law School, UK & Marianne Wade, Birmingham Law School, UK

Professor Robert Cryer was a foundational voice in modern international criminal law This book celebrates his life, work, and influence. The book constellates 17 chapters in distinctive sections, each reflecting on the character of international law. They include criminal law, the law of war, music and harm, gender-based violence, nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence, law after war, the crime of aggression, drones and targets, the domestication of international law, and the role of law in inter-state relations . The book journeys to Japan, Bosnia, and Ukraine, while reflecting on the role of teaching and mentorship in the life of international law

UK October 2025 • US October 2025 • 368 pages

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The Law, Politics and Theory of Treaty Withdrawal

Frederick Cowell, Birkbeck College, UK

This book explores how the law of treaty withdrawal operates In particular, it focuses on withdrawal clauses within multilateral treaties It situates these clauses within the wider context of the international rule of law It goes on to show that for such withdrawal clauses to work, States have to behave as rational actors, averse to damaging their reputation and be willing to accept the existence of a wider rule-bound framework

Using insights from international relations and critical legal theory this book unpacks how and why the law of withdrawal operates and the forces that threaten its operation in the future

UK May 2025 • US May 2025 • 256 pages

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Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ Legal and Policy Perspectives

Edited by Ilias Trispiotis, University of Leeds, UK & Craig Purshouse, University of Hong Kong

This book looks at why and how states should legally ban LGBTIQ+ ‘conversion therapy’ Few states have legislated against LGBTIQ+ ‘conversion therapy’, with many currently considering its legal ban

Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ brings together leading academics, legal and medical practitioners, policymakers, and activists to illuminate the legislative and non-legislative steps that are required to protect individuals from the harms of ‘conversion therapy’ in different contexts

UK June 2025 • US June 2025 • 272 pages

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Tax, Public Finance, and the Rule of Law

Edited by Dominic de Cogan, University of Cambridge, UK, Alexis Brassey, University of Cambridge, UK & May Hen, University of Cambridge, UK

This book offers a key point of reference for reflective and thoughtful examinations of the rule of law in tax and related disciplines

It features a stellar cast of established and early-career researchers from a variety of jurisdictions who have entered into conversations about the nature of the rule of law; its relevance to questions about tax, welfare, distribution and public spending; and the challenges involved in applying legal standards in these fields.

The book is accessible to those new to taxation and public finance as well as to experts, and to lawyers and non-lawyers alike

UK February 2025 US February 2025 368 pages

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