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New Research Books Publishing in June

The Dynamics of Transitional Justice

Routledge Law is delighted to announce the publication of a number of exciting new titles across our Research and Law and Society lists next month. Wunmi Bewaji examines the regulation of Insider Trading in Developing Jurisdictions which publishes on the 6th June. New to the Transitional Justice series is Lia Kent's The Dynamics of Transitional Justice which draws on the case of East Timor in order to reassess how transitional justice mechanisms actually play out at the local level. Edited by Matthew Stone, Illan Wall and Costas Douzinas, New Critical Legal Thinking articulates the emergence of a stream of critical legal theory which is directly concerned with the relation between law and the political. Read on for full details of our diverse list of titles this month.

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  1. The Dynamics of Transitional Justice

    International Models and Local Realities in East Timor

    By Lia Kent

    Series: Transitional Justice

    The Dynamics of Transitional Justice draws on the case of East Timor in order to reassess how transitional justice mechanisms actually play out at the local level. Transitional justice mechanisms – including trials and truth commissions – have become firmly entrenched as part of the United Nations...

    Published June 27th 2012 by Routledge

  2. Insider Trading in Developing Jurisdictions

    Achieving an effective regulatory regime

    By Wunmi Bewaji

    The book examines the regulation of insider dealing in the developed jurisdictions, using three of the G7 countries as guides with the aim of knowing how they have regulated insider trading and what lessons can be learnt from their failures and achievements. It looks at regulatory regimes in...

    Published June 11th 2012 by Routledge

  3. Islamic Veiling in Legal Discourse

    By Anastasia Vakulenko

    Islamic Veiling in Legal Discourse looks at relevant law and surrounding discourses in order to examine the assumptions and limits of the debates around the issue of Islamic veiling that has become so topical in recent years. For some, Islamic veiling indicates a lack of autonomy, the oppression of...

    Published June 21st 2012 by Routledge

  4. Jurisdiction

    By Shaunnagh Dorsett, Shaun McVeigh

    Series: Critical Approaches to Law

    This book takes its cue from the observation that jurisdiction - as the speech of law - articulates or proclaims law. Without jurisdiction the law would be speechless, without authority and authorisation. So too would be critics who approach the law or want to live lawfully. As a field of legal...

    Published July 26th 2012 by Routledge-Cavendish

  5. Kangaroo Courts and the Rule of Law

    The Legacy of Modernism

    By Desmond Manderson

    Kangaroo Courts and the Rule of Law -The Legacy of Modernism addresses the legacy of contemporary critiques of language for the concept of the rule of law. Between those who care about the rule of law and those who are interested in contemporary legal theory, there has been a dialogue of the deaf,...

    Published June 20th 2012 by Routledge

  6. New Critical Legal Thinking

    Law and the Political

    Edited by Matthew Stone, Illan Wall, Costas Douzinas

    Series: Birkbeck Law Press

    New Critical Legal Thinking articulates the emergence of a stream of critical legal theory which is directly concerned with the relation between law and the political. The early critical legal studies claim that all law is politics is displaced with a different and more nuanced theoretical arsenal....

    Published July 4th 2012 by Birkbeck Law Press

  7. Plea Bargaining in National and International Law

    A Comparative Study

    By Regina Rauxloh

    Plea bargaining is one of the most important and most discussed issues in modern criminal procedure law. Based on historical and comparative legal research, the author has analysed the wide-spread use of plea bargaining in different criminal justice systems. The book sets out in-depth studies of...

    Published June 11th 2012 by Routledge

  8. UNCLOS and Ocean Dispute Settlement

    Law and Politics in the South China Sea

    By Nong Hong

    The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) offers a legal framework for the sustainable development of the oceans and their natural resources. However, recently there have been calls to amend the Convention due to some ambiguous provisions which are unable to address a variety of...

    Published June 20th 2012 by Routledge

  9. UNHCR and International Refugee Law

    From Treaties to Innovation

    By Corinne Lewis

    Series: Routledge Research in International Law

    This book considers the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ contribution to international refugee law since the establishment of UNHCR by the United Nations General Assembly in 1951. The book explores the historical and statutory foundations that create an indelible link between UNHCR...

    Published June 11th 2012 by Routledge

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