This article presents a general overview of Brazilian sociolegal studies. After presenting a short historical narrative of the field in Brazil, we argue that the early years of intense teaching of legal sociology had a ...

This open access book contains 13 contributions on global animal law, preceded by an introduction which explains key concepts and methods. Global Animal Law refers to the sum of legal rules and principles (both state-made ...

Focusing our analysis on the Hispanic legal tradition, particularly, on the colonial experience, we seek in this paper a dual purpose: first, to outline a concept of "local law" according to the theoretical framework of ...

While devoting fine attention to the stuff of everyday life, Deborah Cass was also a brilliant scholar. Although the deep sense of loss and sadness at Deborah's death remains, it is wonderful to have her writings as a ...

This article considers HLA Hart’s influence in the making of John Finnis’s book Natural Law and Natural Rights. In the style of an intellectual biography it traces the history of the interaction between the two Oxford legal ...

ashion law encompasses a wide variety of issues that concern an article of clothing or a fashion accessory, starting from the moment they are designed and following them through distribution and marketing phases, all the ...

This chapter argues that digital platforms are increasingly undertaking regulatory and police functions, which are traditionally considered a matter of public law. The authors emphasise that such functions have been growingly ...

This paper discusses the applicability, on the E-Book and the E-Book Reader, of the tax immunity of books, newspapers, journals and paper for the printing, conveyed in Article 150, VI, 'd', of the Brazilian Constitution. ...

Este livro apresenta textos que estudam os movimentos Law & Society e Law & Economics. Na primeira parte, temos 'Relações não contratuais nos negócios: um estudo preliminar' (Stewart Macaulay), 'Macaulay, Macneil e a ...