The latest IPCC report makes it abundantly clear that we are failing to reach the target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C compared to the pre-industrial era. If we are to reach this target, we need to take measures to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, to move away from fossil fuels as energy sources and to adopt renewable energy sources. Particularly high-income countries need to reduce consumption and the exploitation of nature. Enforcement is in order when incentives such as subs...

This book presents the theory and practice of impact assessment tailored to new border control technologies that are increasingly employed at state borders with the aim of facilitating border checks. Experience has shown that their use often comes into conflict with societal values such as the respect for fundamental rights to privacy and personal data protection. As a result, there is a growing need to accommodate two requirements, the first being the deployment of new border control technol...

Since his seminal work on the relationships between law and sciences in 1992, Serge Gutwirth has been exploring numerous scholarly paths, and reinventing the ways in which academia intersects with activism. Full Professor at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of the Vrije University Brussel (VUB), legal scholar, criminologist, founder of the Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) research group, he has been not only a pioneering mind and a multifaceted writer, but also a mentor and inf...

Technology is omnipresent in today’s society. Education, health, work, interactions with the government, leisure, communication, and research are just some of the contexts in which digital technologies play an increasingly important role. To understand this better, this book aims to offer insights into and critical reflections on the impact of technology on society, the interaction between technology and law, and the impact of technology on the legal profession.

The book is divided into fou...

A study of law today is inevitably also a study of international law. The purpose of law is to order society. Since society is constantly evolving, so is law. Globalization is more prevalent than ever. Countries have understood that the nation-state stands alone in this rapidly evolving world and that various challenges can only be adequately addressed at a higher, cross-border level. The aim of this book is to introduce the reader to the fundamentals of international law and that includes Eu...

Laws and rules are in place to protect us. They are what keeps our societies from descending into madness and chaos. Without them, how we would know our right from wrong, how would we improve our communities and how could we be better neighbours to one another without rules telling us what to do?

Cindy Skach feels differently. After years spent in some of the most complex corners of the world, reading and writing constitutions, trying to create order where it did not exist, she has come to re...

The contributions to this edited volume explore, from various perspectives, the relationship between law and morality. The authors analyze specific issues in the domains of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, constitutionalism, the universality of human rights, animal rights, democracy and terrorism. What unites them is their search for an answer to the question of what values such as justice, fairness, and respect for human rights might mean. The focus on said domains ensures the societa...

This book is intended for those whose practice involves maritime transport, charterparties and bills of lading. It seeks to explain how the law works in reality. In practice, the law is reflected in judicial decisions.

The book therefore describes maritime law relating to charterparties and bills of lading on the basis of judgments. With regard to bills of lading, it concerns mainly Dutch judgments. Many Dutch judgments have been rendered in this field over time. In a few cases, attention is ...

A timely re-examination of the pros and cons of legalizing drug use.