Bücher der Reihe Onati International Series in Law and Society

In many jurisdictions today, life imprisonment is the most severe penalty that can be imposed. Despite this, it is a relatively under-researched form of punishment and no meaningful attempt has been made to understand its full human rights implications. This important collection fills that gap by addressing these two key questions: what is life imprisonment and what human rights are relevant to it? These questions are explored from the perspective of a range of jurisdictions, in essays that draw on both empirical and doctrinal research. Under the editorship of two leading scholars in the field, this innovative and important work will be a landmark publication in the field of penal studies and human rights.

This book looks at the theory and practice of legal borrowing and adaptation in different areas of the world and offers a range of valuable insights.

Based on both quantitative and qualitative analyses, this is the first comprehensive study of women in the world's legal professions.

In this book the authors examine various paths to peace and reconciliation in low intensity conflicts.

This book explores the issue of how the Imaginary has a role in the production and reproduction of 'visions' of legal and social justice.

This book by internationally renowned scholars investigates emerging patterns in the shape and form of the legal regulation of domestic relations.

This book contains empirical research on the nature and importance of children's relationships with parents after parental separation.