Introduction: The International Criminal Court – Old Wine in a New Bottle? -- The Historical Concepts of Colonialism and Neo-colonialism -- Introduction Part I -- European Colonialism and Neo-colonialism -- Legal Colonialism by European States -- Imposition of Laws and Western Values in the Field of International Criminal Law -- Introduction Part II -- The Universalisation of Western Values s…
1. The Problem of Judicial Independence -- 2. Judicial Independence in Malaysia -- 3. Judicial Independence in Pakistan -- 4. Conclusion.This book examines the legal principle of judicial independence in comparative perspective with the goal of advancing a better understanding of the idea of an independent judiciary more generally. From an initial survey of judicial systems in different countri…
Chapter 1. Introduction: Francisco de Vitoria and the Origins of the Modern Global Order, Anthony Pagden -- Chapter 2. From the “imago Dei” to the “bon sauvage”: Francisco de Vitoria and the Natural Law School, Franco Todescan.- Chapter 3. The Sovereignty of Law in the Works of Francisco de Vitoria, Simona Langella -- Chapter 4. Vitoria, the common good and the limits of political powe…