In this volume the author examines verbal constructions in prescriptive legal texts written in English. Modal auxiliaries such as shall, may and must are analys

This book examines the tradition of law in Australia & the tension between adherence to tradition & the demands of change & renewal for the legal system. The au

Administrative legal systems are based on national constitutional legal traditions and cultural values. This book offers a historical and comparative analysis o

Inspired by comparative law scholar Patrick Glenn's work, an international group of legal scholars explores the state of the discipline.

The background to this collection of paper is formed by the changes in contremporary society. In modern-day western societies it is the thought that individuali