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    Series series Research Handbooks in Legal Theory series
    This Research Handbook presents a comprehensive overview of the significance of systems theory for analysing law in modern society. Expert contributors examine key theoretical developments and core approaches to systems theory, illustrating the strengths of this transdisciplinary theoretical framework across research fields and areas of law.Chapters cover a range of areas of law that this approach ... Read more

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    Edited by Ralf Rogowski ...
    Series series Anthem Companions to Sociology
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  • Labour Market Efficiency in the European Union

    Employment Protection and Fixed Term Contracts

    Series series Routledge Studies in the European Economy
    The deregulation of labour law in the European Union was thought to be a spur to lasting growth of employment and an increase in labour market efficiency. This book reveals that the results of such policies have been far from those expected.This study provides a country by country overview of the legal regulations concerning employment protection a ... Read more

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    Constitutional litigation in general attracts two distinct types of conflict: disputes of a highly politicized or culturally controversial nature and requests from citizens claiming a violation of a fundamental constitutional right. The side-by-side comparison between the U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court provides a novel socio-legal approach in studying constitutional ... Read more

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