Title:The ‘War on Terror’ and the United Kingdom’s Constitution
Author(s):ELLIOTT, MarkDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:That its “unwritten” nature makes the United Kingdom’s constitution extremely flexible is a truism if not a cliché. It is, nevertheless, a phenomenon that has never been more clearly evident than in the last ten years. No ...
Title:Wedding a Critical Legal Pluralism to the Laws of Close Personal Adult Relationships
Author(s):MaCDONALD, Roderick; McMORROW, ThomasDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Among private lawyers trained in Western European or Western European-derived legal traditions there is broad consensus about the central features of law. This consensus crystallizes around the features that distinguish ...
Title:The Yearning for Unity and the Eternal Return of the Tower of Babel
Author(s):CARTY, AnthonyDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:International lawyers frequently aspire to affirm the existence of international community and the presence of authority to speak on its behalf. However by forcing a hierarchical representation of legal values upon nations, ...