Introduction : what Is law and development? -- Evolution of law and development -- General theory of law and development -- Law and development in South Korea -- Law and development in South Africa -- Application of the law and development approach in the United States -- Law reform projects and...

Because man is a natural and social being at the same time, the imperatives of protection, conservation and sustainable development of the environment are related to both man’s relationship with nature, of which he is an integral part, and to his relationships with the others concerning the...

In this paper I issue a call for a primary focus on expanding and strengthening alternative, community-based justice system, as a strategy for securing the full benefits of legal agency to indigenous and other culturally distinct groups. I do so because what lies within the formal justice system...

Several countries practice a system where laymen, who lack legal education, participate in the judicial decision making. Yet, little is known about their potential influence on the court rulings. In Sweden lay judges (namndeman) are affiliated with the political parties and appointed in...

Several countries practice a system where laymen, who lack legal education, participate in the judicial decision making. Yet, little is known about their potential influence on the court rulings. In Sweden lay judges (namndeman) are affiliated with the political parties and appointed in...

The subject-matter of this article is the “systemacity of law” concept and its methodological feedback. Continuing a series of articles on this subject, the author focuses on the internal rationality of claims about systemic character of law. This rationality is embedded in the legal...

Several countries practice a system where laymen, who lack legal education, participate in the judicial decision making. Yet, little is known about their potential influence on the court rulings. In Sweden lay judges (namndeman) are affiliated with the political parties and appointed in...

The grant of the right of patent to an invention is vested in the statutory inventor, employer, commissioner of a work, assignee or licensee. For this right of patent to be granted the invention must be patentable. Patentable inventions are inventions in respect of which patent is granted under...

This book investigates whether legal reforms intended to create a market-friendly regulatory business environment have a positive impact on economic and financial outcomes. After conducting a critical review of the legal origins literature, the authors first analyze the evolution of legal rules...