Navigating Pluralities marks a break in understanding the history of Roman-Dutch law in Sri Lanka. Methodologically, it challenges socio-legal studies that concentrate on major jurisdictional conflicts alone, emphasizing the lived experience of everyday practices of judicial forums. It uncovers the navigation of plural practices in the Landraad, a judicial forum set up by the Dutch East India Company in seventeenth-century Sri Lanka. A choice of laws came into play in that forum, that choice ...

Diplomacy is a series of crises, and the navigational beacon for a nation is international law. This book is a collection of articles on six selected international legal issues concerning Japan. It addresses various issues, including self-defence, post-war legal issues, chemical weapons, the law of the sea, consular immunities, and hijacking. It is a legal documentary through which the reader can look into the minds of Japanese officials challenged by one crisis after another.

As a coherent wh...

In this guide, all aspects of ombuds work in higher education are discussed clearly and thoroughly, from the implementation and context of the ombuds function, the everyday practice of an ombudsman (m/f/x) to international differences in terms of the ombudsman’s mandate and powers.

How can ombudsmen carry out their work correctly and effectively? What kinds of complaints do they investigate? How do they deal with complainants and respondents? Should complaints of students and employees be h...

De talrijke lezingen van Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), de grote Indiase mysticus, filosoof en musicus vertegenwoordigen een belangrijke bijdrage aan de filosofische tradities van het soefisme.

Deel III en deel IV vormen de laatste twee uitgaven van de volledig nieuwe transcripties van alle lezingen in de periode 1922-1926, uitgaande van de oorspronkelijk in steno genoteerde verslagen. Zodoende worden in deze serie uitgaven de lezingen van Hazrat Inayat Khan gepresenteerd zoals ze feitelijk ...

Never knew she had no clue who she really was. What did she really want for her life. At the age of thirty three Charlene was forced to stop and reorganize her life. After being intermittently unwell for nine months with various vague complaints, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. A proactive, creative person with many goals and ambitions. This was very hard for her to fathom. The doctors, specialist and other professionals saw no hope for positive changes. Her lifestyle had to be ada...

In this book you will get:

10 EMOTIONAL PIANO SOLOS – All piano pieces are original compositions by Lianne Steeman in a neoclassical genre. The collection includes a balance of sweet and somber melodies. This will allow you to experience a wide range of emotions while playing this uplifting music.

STORYTELLING MELODIES – All pieces were inspired by real-life events such as illness, love, and loss. They are a tribute to losing a loved one. Playing these touching melodies will evoke feeling...

An honest heart is a collection of poems, life lessons and themes that explore the raw feelings of love, loss, sadness and joy. Divided into four chapters, this collection takes you on a journey of deep reflection that reveals the many layers of our emotions.

Marc Lambotte uses stories to illustrate the business insights he acquired. Business insights that he wished someone had shared with him earlier on in his career. In this book he takes the reader from story to story. Stories that are recognizable for anyone with experience in business. Stories that are of great value to young professionals, who will certainly recognize them as they build their careers.

This book challenges you to continue working on your personal development after having rea...