The Law Of Open Societies

Author : Jürgen Basedow
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004296800

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The Law of Open Societies by Jürgen Basedow Pdf

This book endeavours to interpret the development of private international law in light of social change. Since the end of World War II the socio-economic reality of international relations has been characterised by a progressive move from closed to open societies. The dominant feature of our time is the opening of borders for individuals, goods, services, capital and data. It is reflected in the growing importance of ex ante planning – as compared with ex post adjudication – of cross-border relations between individuals and companies. What has ensued is a shift in the forces that shape international relations from states to private actors. The book focuses on various forms of private ordering for economic and societal relations, and its increasing significance, while also analysing the role of the remaining regulatory powers of the states involved. These changes stand out more distinctly by virtue of the comparative treatment of the law and the long-term perspective employed by the author. The text is a revised and updated version of the lectures given by the author during the 2012 summer courses of the Hague Academy of International Law.

Author : George Soros
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781541736726

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In Defense of Open Society by George Soros Pdf

An impassioned defense of open society, academic and media freedom, and human rights. George Soros -- universally known for his philanthropy, progressive politics, and investment success--has been under sustained attack from the far right, nationalists, and anti-Semites in the United States and around the world because of his commitment to open society and liberal democracy. In this brilliant and spirited book, Soros brings together a vital collection of his writings, some never previously published. They deal with a wide range of important and timely topics: the dangers that the instruments of control produced by artificial intelligence and machine learning pose to open societies; what Soros calls his "political philanthropy"; his founding of the Central European University, one of the world's foremost defender of academic freedom; his philosophy; his boom/bust theory of financial markets and its policy implications; and what he calls the tragedy of the European Union. Soros's forceful affirmation of freedom, democracy, the rule of law, human rights, social justice, and social responsibility as a universal idea is a clarion call-to-arms for the ideals of open society.

Author : Michael Ignatieff,Stefan Roch
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789633862704

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Rethinking Open society by Michael Ignatieff,Stefan Roch Pdf

The key values of the Open Society - freedom, justice, tolerance, democracy and respect for knowledge - are increasingly under threat in today's world. As an effort to uphold those values, this volume brings together some of the key political, social and economic thinkers of our time to re-examine the Open Society closely in terms of its history, its achievements and failures, and its future prospects. Based on the lecture series Rethinking Open Society, which took place between 2017 and 2018 at the Central European University, the volume is deeply embedded in the history and purpose of CEU, its Open Society mission, and its belief in educating sceptical but passionate citizens. This volume aims to inspire students, researchers and citizens around the world to critically engage with Open Society values and to defend them wherever they are at risk. The volume features contributions from, among others: Dorothee Bohle, Timothy Garton Ash, Jacques Rupnik, Steven Walt, Erica Benner, Robert Kaplan, Andras Sajo, Roger Scruton, Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, and Pierre Rosanvallon.

Author : Jürgen Basedow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Conflict of laws
ISBN : OCLC:1010582639

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The Law of Open Societies by Jürgen Basedow Pdf

Author : Michael Sfard
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781250122711

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The Wall and the Gate by Michael Sfard Pdf

From renowned human rights lawyer Michael Sfard, an unprecedented exploration of the struggle for human rights in Israel's courts A farmer from a village in the occupied West Bank, cut off from his olive groves by the construction of Israel’s controversial separation wall, asked Israeli human rights lawyer Michael Sfard to petition the courts to allow a gate to be built in the wall. While the gate would provide immediate relief for the farmer, would it not also confer legitimacy on the wall and on the court that deems it legal? The defense of human rights is often marked by such ethical dilemmas, which are especially acute in Israel, where lawyers have for decades sought redress for the abuse of Palestinian rights in the country’s High Court—that is, in the court of the abuser. In The Wall and the Gate, Michael Sfard chronicles this struggle—a story that has never before been fully told— and in the process engages the core principles of human rights legal ethics. Sfard recounts the unfolding of key cases and issues, ranging from confiscation of land, deportations, the creation of settlements, punitive home demolitions, torture, and targeted killings—all actions considered violations of international law. In the process, he lays bare the reality of the occupation and the lives of the people who must contend with that reality. He also exposes the surreal legal structures that have been erected to put a stamp of lawfulness on an extensive program of dispossession. Finally, he weighs the success of the legal effort, reaching conclusions that are no less paradoxical than the fight itself. Writing with emotional force, vivid storytelling, and penetrating analysis, Michael Sfard offers a radically new perspective on a much-covered conflict and a subtle, painful reckoning with the moral ambiguities inherent in the pursuit of justice. The Wall and the Gate is a signal contribution to everyone concerned with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and human rights everywhere.

Author : George Soros
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000-11-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1586480197

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Open Society Reforming Global Capitalism Reconsidered by George Soros Pdf

George Soros's The Crisis of Global Capitalism became an international bestseller and an instant classic; a must read for anyone concerned with the complex market forces that rule our global economy and create both prosperity and instability. Now, in Open Society, Soros takes a new and provocative look at the arguments he made in that book, incorporating the latest global economic and political developments into his analysis. He shows how our economic and political arrangements are out of sync. Recognizing that our existing institutions are under the sway of sovereign states, he proposes an "open society alliance" with the dual purpose of fostering open societies in individual countries and laying the groundwork for a global open society. In leading up to his inspiring vision, Soros presents an iconoclastic view of the world that has guided him both in making money and spending it on his network of Open Society Foundations. This book sums up the life's work of an exceptional individual. George Soros is the best fund manager in history, a stateless statesman, and an original thinker.

Author : George Soros
Publisher : John Murray
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Capitalism
ISBN : 152934350X

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In Defence of Open Society by George Soros Pdf

George Soros is among the world's most prominent public figures. He is one of the history's most successful investors and his philanthropy, led by the Open Society Foundations, has donated over $14 billion to promote democracy and human rights in more than 120 countries. But in recent years, Soros has become the focus of sustained right-wing attacks in the United States and around the world based on his commitment to open society, progressive politics and his Jewish background. In this brilliant and spirited book, Soros offers a compendium of his philosophy, a clarion call-to-arms for the ideals of an open society: freedom, democracy, rule of law, human rights, social justice, and social responsibility as a universal idea. In this age of nationalism, populism, anti-Semitism, and the spread of authoritarian governments, Soros's mission to support open societies is as urgent as it is important.

Author : Leon Irish
Publisher : Open Society Institute
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1891385313

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Guidelines for Laws Affecting Civic Organizations by Leon Irish Pdf

This book, revised and enlarged since the first edition in 1997, provides guidance for creating or amending domestic laws that protect and regulate civic organizations. It establishes the framework for such laws in internationally recognized rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly. It is intended as a resource for the expanding global civic sector, which includes everything from advocacy groups for the environment to associations of opera aficionados, from women's rights groups to gardening clubs.

Author : Burkart Holzner,Leslie Holzner
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0822972875

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Transparency in Global Change by Burkart Holzner,Leslie Holzner Pdf

An examination of the quest for information exchange in an increasingly international, open society, Transparency in Global Change discusses the reasons for the recent increase in public desire for transparency and the byproducts this transparency can produce.

Author : David Hackett Fischer
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199832705

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Fairness and Freedom by David Hackett Fischer Pdf

Explores why the political similarities between New Zealand and the United States--including democratic politics, mixed-enterprise economies, a deep concern for human rights and the rule of law and more--have taken on different forms.

Author : Albie Sachs
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199605774

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The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law by Albie Sachs Pdf

Albie Sachs gives an intimate account of his extraordinary life and work as a judge in South Africa. Mixing autobiography with reflections on his major cases and the role of law in achieving social justice, Sachs offers a rare glimpse into the workings of the judicial mind and a unique perspective on modern South African history.

Author : Karl R. Popper
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780691212067

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The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl R. Popper Pdf

A landmark defense of democracy that has been hailed as one of the most important books of the twentieth century One of the most important books of the twentieth century, The Open Society and Its Enemies is an uncompromising defense of liberal democracy and a powerful attack on the intellectual origins of totalitarianism. An immediate sensation when it was first published, Karl Popper’s monumental achievement has attained legendary status on both the Left and Right. Tracing the roots of an authoritarian tradition represented by Plato, Marx, and Hegel, Popper argues that the spirit of free, critical inquiry that governs scientific investigation should also apply to politics. In a new foreword, George Soros, who was a student of Popper, describes the “revelation” of first reading the book and how it helped inspire his philanthropic Open Society Foundations.

Author : W. Friedmann
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520345355

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Law in a Changing Society by W. Friedmann Pdf

Author : Kitty Calavita
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226296616

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Invitation to Law & Society by Kitty Calavita Pdf

Research and real-life examples that “lucidly connect some of the divisive social issues confronting us today to that thing we call ‘the law’” (Law and Politics Book Review). Law and society is a rapidly growing field that turns the conventional view of law as mythical abstraction on its head. Kitty Calavita brilliantly brings to life the ways in which law is found not only in statutes and courtrooms but in our institutions and interactions, while inviting readers into conversations that introduce the field’s dominant themes and most lively disagreements. Deftly interweaving scholarship with familiar examples, Calavita shows how scholars in the discipline are collectively engaged in a subversive exposé of law’s public mythology. While surveying prominent issues and distinctive approaches to both law as it is written and actual legal practices, as well as the law’s potential as a tool for social change, this volume provides a view of law that is more real but just as compelling as its mythic counterpart. With this second edition of Invitation to Law and Society, Calavita brings up to date what is arguably the leading introduction to this exciting, evolving field of inquiry and adds a new chapter on the growing law and cultural studies movement. “Entertaining and conversational.” —Law and Social Inquiry

Author : John Harrison Watts,Cliff Roberson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781466583306

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Law and Society by John Harrison Watts,Cliff Roberson Pdf

In recent years, legal studies courses have increased the focus on contemporary social issues as part of the curriculum. Law and Society: An Introduction discusses the interface between these two institutions and encourages students in the development of new insights on the topic. The book begins by introducing definitions, classifications, and the