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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Redesign of International Investment Contracts Edited by Yuliya Chernykh, David Collins and Hayk Kupelyants Free chapters on Elgaronline | Read the Introduction as well as Chapter 3 which is #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.4337/9781... For more information go to: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

Highlighting how and why international investment contracts are central to foreign investment, this book explores their evolution and, in turn, their role in shaping global regimes. Leading scholars and practitioners shed light on how contracts between states and investors allocate risk, distribute regulatory authority, and respond to pressures concerning sustainability, human rights, and the environment.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

State-led Climate Adaptation and Guided Resilience: Law, Governance and Community Engagement in Coastal China Xiaoxuan Chen Free chapter | Introduction: Understanding guided resilience in climate adaptation governance: doi.org/10.4337/9781... More information: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This incisive book investigates how China’s state-led system shapes the governance of coastal climate adaptation, examining the relationship between law, government, and local communities. Xiaoxuan Chen discusses the implications of a state-led system, in which participation and accountability are implemented through administrative structures, for coastal climate adaptation.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sport and EU Competition Law: An Introductory Guide Estelle Ivanova and Ian Blackshaw The Foreword, Authors’ Preface and Chapter 1 are free to access: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Available in Hardback, Paperback and eBook through our website: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This Practical Guide provides a foundational overview of the evolving application of EU competition law to sport, combining comprehensive analysis with practical guidance.

Estelle Ivanova and Ian Blackshaw explain how EU competition law shapes sports governance, examining its principles, scope, extraterritorial reach, enforcement and judicial dialogue, and its interaction with fundamental freedoms, human rights and international sports arbitration.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Human Rights and Radical Political Philosophy Roberto Buonamano Free chapter | Unravelling human rights: questions of method doi.org/10.4337/9781... More information: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

Human Rights and Radical Political Philosophy engages in a critique of international human rights law through readings of influential European philosophers. Roberto Buonamano explores novel and valuable perspectives on the conceptualization of human rights and their relationship to the modern State.

Taking the radical political philosophies of Michel Foucault, Giorgio Agamben, Jacques Derrida, and Jean-Luc Nancy as a starting point, Buonamano interrogates the commonly received meanings of foundational concepts such as rights, democracy, freedom, and the State. Within the ambit of genealogy, human rights are examined through Foucault's analyses of governmentality and the subject of truth, and through Agamben’s political ontological theses. The book furthers this discussion by assessing Derrida’s deconstruction of the concepts of humanity, sovereignty, and democracy, as well as Nancy’s re-evaluation of the political in terms of non-subjective sovereignty and ‘being-in-common’.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Research Handbook on Privacy and Confidentiality in Media Law Edited by Normann Witzleb, Megan Richardson and Damian Clifford Free - read the Introduction: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Available in print through our website: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This comprehensive Research Handbook explores how the media has shaped, and been shaped by, the law of privacy and confidentiality. Leading experts from a range of jurisdictions investigate how the law and regulation in this area has evolved in response to changing media forms, functions and practices.

The central theme that emerges from this collection is that privacy, confidentiality and data protection standards now exert stronger influence on media law than ever before. Analysing key topics such as physical and digital privacy, non-disclosure agreements and data protection claims against the media, the Research Handbook underscores the enduring importance of journalistic reporting and the foundational value of freedom of expression in democratic societies. At the same time, the contributors demonstrate that respect for confidentiality, privacy and data protection is also indispensable for human dignity, autonomy and the flourishing of modern information societies. This collection explores the continuing need for privacy law to adapt to emerging technologies and new social practices, such as the changing dynamics of media production and consumption.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Nilo Effori and Botond Pintér Available for your law firm or institution through Elgaronline. 🆓 Read Chapter 1 | CAS AWARDS ON ITS OWN JURISDICTION: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Available in print and eBook through our website: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This unique book provides valuable insight into the decision-making process of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) regarding questions of jurisdiction and competence in international sports disputes. Through systematic analysis of the case law and by identifying the key principles applied by CAS panels, sports lawyer Nilo Effori and sports consultant Botond Pintér set out how procedural rules, association regulations and general principles of law interact in practice.

Key Features:

● Evaluates the doctrine of Kompetenz-Kompetenz in sports arbitration
● Conducts systematic, decision-by-decision analysis of CAS jurisprudence categorised by topic
● Presents dedicated indexes of CAS awards and lists of arbitrators’ cases
● Explains the circumstances in which the CAS has jurisdiction to hear a case and how arbitration agreements are interpreted
● Gives guidance on how disputes involving FIFA, clubs, players, agents and other sports governing bodies are allocated between different decision-making forums

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Law and Peace Edited by @louisemallinder.bsky.social, @rachelkillean.bsky.social and Lauren Dempster Free - Read the first entry | Accountability: doi.org/10.4337/9781... For more information: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This pioneering Concise Encyclopedia analyses theoretical insights and global practice relating to the intersection between law and peace. It brings together over 140 international scholars and expert practitioners to explore the concepts, theories, actors, bodies of law and institutions within this essential area of scholarship.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Research Handbook on Legal Geography Edited by Alex Jeffrey and Sarah Klosterkamp Free - read the Introduction: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Available in print through our website: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97... @legalgeolsa.bsky.social

This comprehensive Research Handbook explores the concepts, methods and empirical work that shape the field of legal geography. Bringing together interdisciplinary scholars, it examines how legal norms and institutions shape, and are shaped by, the organization of economic and social life.

Contributors address the discipline’s foundational principles of property, territory and sovereignty while engaging with contemporary issues such as urban governance, environmental regulation and transnational legal regimes. Referencing global case studies, chapters illustrate how various infrastructures influence spatial justice and configure landscapes of inclusion and exclusion to highlight how legal categories and procedures are unevenly enacted across space. Advocating for a dialogue between legal and economic geography, contributors sketch the grounds for sustained shared projects whereby law and geography are approached as mutually constitutive.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🚨 Register for the online book launch: Rural, Regional, and Remote Energy Transformations: An Energy Quadrilemma Lens 📆 Date & time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm (AEST) / 10:00 am – 11:00 pm (CEST), Thursday, 1st October 2026 🖥️ Location: Zoom 🔵 Register to attend: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Artificial Intelligence and Creativity: Between Participation and Objection Edited by Guido Westkamp and Noam Shemtov Free chapter | Artificial intelligence, standards and patents by Enrico Bonadio and Akshita Rohatgi: doi.org/10.4337/9781... More information: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This timely book explores the challenges posed by AI to the creative sector, emphasizing the consequences for authors and creators. Featuring cutting-edge contributions from leading international legal scholars, it interrogates whether existing rights and legal frameworks can adapt to the rise of AI, or if entirely new rules are needed.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Research Handbook on International Law and Social Rights, Second Edition Edited by Christina Binder, Jane A. Hofbauer, Flávia Piovesan and Amaya Úbeda de Torres Free | Read the Introduction and Chapter 1 on Elgaronline: doi.org/10.4337/9781... More information: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This thoroughly revised and updated second edition of the Research Handbook on International Law and Social Rights provides an in-depth discussion of current debates at the intersection of these topics. Expert contributors analyse the use of social rights as a tool to fight inequality and protect diversity.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Law and Theory of Patents Toshiko Takenaka, Hunter Simpson Professor of Technology Law, @uwlaw.bsky.social Free chapter | Patent system history: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Available in print through our website: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This definitive comparative treatise provides a clear framework for understanding both the theory and practice of patent law. Grounded in the relevant international treaties such as the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), the book identifies international obligations and draws out the common principles shared by patent systems across Europe and North America.

Beginning with a historical perspective, the book provides an analytical overview of patent law as a dynamic system shaped by digital transformation, and traces how the foundational doctrines of patent law have evolved and adapted to the realities of Industry 4.0, digital transformation, and AI innovation. In addition to delivering doctrinal analysis of the fundamentals of patent law, such as eligibility, novelty, inventive step, infringement, claim scope, remedies and defenses, the book also presents research questions inviting readers to examine how platform ecosystems, servitization, and AI tools challenge how these fundamentals are approached. It situates novel developments within the structure of traditional patent principles and concludes with forward-thinking research questions designed to stimulate future inquiries.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

International Sale of Goods Law Djakhongir Saidov, Professor of Commercial Law, @kcllaw.bsky.social Free chapter | International trade: English law and the Vienna Sales Convention: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Available in print through our website: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This book provides an analytical study of the law and practice of the international sale of goods through two leading international sales law regimes: English sales law and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Djakhongir Saidov evaluates them side by side, interconnecting their experiences against a variety of trade sectors and contracts.

Saidov systematically examines global case law, revealing the richness of commercial and legal landscapes to provide a balanced reflection on the diversity of trade sectors. Across the chapters he assesses different types of sale contracts, including those used in the commodities trade, long-term sale contracts, contracts of sale of manufactured goods and sale contracts embedded in supply chains. The book concludes that no single sales law is equally well suited to all contracts, sectors and commercial contexts, unless specialist sub-sets within each sales law were to be developed for each sector.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Understanding Global Governance Arrangements, Institutions and Organizations By Kendall Stiles This insightful book examines the evolution of institutions and governance across the globe. ➡️ www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/und... 📖 Free Chapter: doi.org/10.4337/9781...

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The EU Law of Payments Phoebus Athanassiou Available for your law firm or institution through Elgaronline, where Chapter 1 is free to access: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Available in print and eBook through our website: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This book provides an authoritative account of the legal and regulatory framework governing money, payments and their supporting infrastructures in the EU. It examines the evolving regulation of payment systems and service providers in the EU, including the process of money creation and the fundamental legal relationships involved. By analysing the landscape of cross-border payments, Athanassiou also addresses the question of how to best reduce some of their frictions and enhance their efficiency.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Governing Digital Immortality: Artificial Intelligence, Deadbots and the Law Edina Harbinja @edinadd.bsky.social Free chapter | The quest for digital immortality: mapping AI death tech: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Available in print through our website: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This timely book explores a growing and underregulated phenomenon: the use of artificial intelligence to recreate people after their deaths. Moving beyond fragmented discussions of digital legacy, privacy, or synthetic media, Edina Harbinja’s comparative analysis investigates the complex legality of AI systems that simulate the deceased.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Episode 3 of Edward Elgar Publishing In Conversation With... is officially live! 🎙 🎧 Listen to our latest episode featuring Professor Boettke now - available on Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Podcasts. Click the link to listen ➡️: linktr.ee/edwardelgarp... georgemasonu.bsky.social

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Episode 2 of In Conversation With... is streaming🎙️ Dr. Christa Sathish shares her philosophy on academic publishing with Edward Elgar Publishing's Helen Daniels. Stay tuned 🎧 Episode 3 is coming soon! Stream here: linktr.ee/edwardelgarp...

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

How to Teach Large #Groups Andrew Corcoran @uniofnottingham.bsky.social Explores strategies for teaching large groups of students across a diverse range of contexts, presenting innovative approaches to common challenges. Intro doi.org/10.4337/9781... Info tinyurl.com/c6jkpuxs #Teaching #HigherEd

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Out Now: Frontiers in the Low-carbon Transition Edited by Arthur M. Ferreira Neto, Janet E. Milne, Mikael Skou Andersen, and Hope Ashiabor Learn more: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97... Read a free sample chapter online: doi.org/10.4337/9781...

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

➡️ OUT NOW Tort Law: A Comparative Introduction, Second Edition by Prof. Eric Tjong Tjin Tai Learn more: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97... Looking to adopt for your course? Request a sample: www.vitalsource.com/educators/te... Provides a structured introduction to tort law with a global outlook.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New: Human Rights Accountability of Non-Universally Recognised States and State-Like Entities Edited by Kushtrim Istrefi, Luca Pasquet (@lucapasquet.bsky.social), Lucas Roorda, Cedric Ryngaert, with Berfin Deniz Çabuk Buy now: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97... Free chapter: doi.org/10.4337/9781...

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

OUT NOW: A Research Agenda for Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity Edited by: @rkumar2008.bsky.social and @saraheaton.bsky.social 🔓Read Open Access Chapter: doi.org/10.4337/9781... 🔓More Information: www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/a-r... 🔓Elgar Research Agendas: www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/boo...

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

➡️ OUT NOW Rural, Regional, and Remote Energy Transformations Edited by Madeline Taylor Learn more: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97... Read a free sample chapter online: doi.org/10.4337/9781... This book analyses energy transformations and their regulation in rural, regional and remote geographies.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Out Now: Research Handbook on European Constitutional Law Edited by Leonard F.M. Besselink, Nicola Lupo, and Mattias Wendel Learn more: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97... Read a free sample chapter online: doi.org/10.4337/9781...

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Out Now: Dilemmas of EU Free Movement Law Edited by Eleanor Spaventa (@eleanorspaventa.bsky.social) and Maria Antonia Panascì Learn more: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97... Read a free sample chapter online: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Explore the ambiguity surrounding the objectives of free movement.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive and Regulation: A Commentary Georgios Pavlidis 🆓 chapter | Introduction to the EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive and Regulation: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Available in print and eBook through our website: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This Commentary presents a structured and accessible explanation of the European Union’s framework for preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. It provides detailed commentary on the Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD6) and the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR), explaining how these rules strengthen cooperation between authorities, improve transparency and hold both individuals and companies accountable.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Research Handbook on Human Rights and Poverty, Second Edition Edited by Martha F. Davis, Morten Kjaerum and Amanda Lyons Free - read the Foreword and Chapter 1 | A human rights-based approach to measuring poverty: doi.org/10.4337/9781... More information: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This thoroughly revised second edition of the Research Handbook on Human Rights and Poverty builds on the significant contribution of the first edition to the understanding of global poverty, addressing new developments in the nexus of human rights, poverty and inequality. Leading experts from various disciplines draw on influential scholarship and practical experience to outline a future research agenda for addressing poverty and inequality.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Research Handbook on Global Legal Education Edited by @swethaa.bsky.social, @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social and Bryant G. Garth, @abfresearch.bsky.social 🆓 Chapter | A kaleidoscopic invitation to consider global legal education: doi.org/10.4337/9781... More information: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This authoritative Research Handbook examines legal training and its impact on law and society. Leading experts adopt a kaleidoscope perspective to compare diverse country case studies, highlighting shifting patterns rather than a single model of ‘global’ legal education.

Contributors explore how legal education remains nationalised via local histories, politics and markets, despite borrowing models and language from modern, merit-based, or global approaches. Chapters assess the appearance of law schools as powerful sites where divisions of class, race, gender, empire and prestige are reproduced, contested and sometimes reimagined. The Research Handbook demonstrates how familiar patterns of hierarchies, inequalities and Western-centric ideals travel widely alongside diverse efforts in majority world contexts to resist, revisit and reimagine fairer institutions. Combining doctrinal analysis, institutional histories, archives, interviews and fieldwork, this Research Handbook advances research and promotes further study.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Sustainable Business in Europe: A Commentary on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive Edited by Martijn Scheltema and Claire Bright The Foreword and Introduction are free to access on Elgaronline: doi.org/10.4337/9781... More information: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This Commentary provides valuable guidance on navigating the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and its implementation within Member States. In-depth analysis from leading scholars highlights the relevance of the Directive to human rights and environmental due diligence legislation in the European Union and globally.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Detention in Extraterritorial Non-International Armed Conflicts: The Obligation to Provide Independent and Impartial Reviews Andrea Joy Harrison Free chapter | Read the Introduction on Elgaronline: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Available in print through our website: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This thought-provoking book investigates the legal and practical difficulties faced by detainees attempting to challenge their detentions in non-international armed conflicts (NIACs), particularly those in which a State holds detainees outside its own territory.

Detention in Extraterritorial Non-International Armed Conflicts provides crucial insights into State practices on detention review boards, establishing the minimum legal criteria for an independent and impartial process. Chapters explore the treatment of NIACs under international humanitarian law and international human rights law, highlighting the limitations of both. Through conducting innovative research into the difference between judicial and administrative independence, the book proposes practical guidelines to assist detaining authorities in implementing their review obligations.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Virtues and the Rule of Law Edited by Amalia Amaya, Lucia Corso and Isabel Trujillo This Open Access title is free to read and download on Elgaronline: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Also available in print on our website: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

Even the most carefully designed legal rules, procedures, and institutions cannot function effectively without the appropriate engagement of the individuals who operate within them. Contributing to contemporary debates, this authoritative book examines the subjective dimension of the rule of law and the dispositions that can enhance it, illuminating its potential and limits for promoting a resilient rule-of-law culture.

Contributors explore the interplay between virtue and the rule of law from a historical and multicultural perspective, outlining how the rule of law is under strain in many countries, not only in those considered rogue or authoritarian. They propose that it is possible to connect the institutional and procedural dimension of the law with the skills and virtues of those involved in its practice. The book concludes by sketching a future in which a virtue-ethical approach can effectively support and enrich legal practice, inviting readers to reconsider the rule of law as a living practice sustained by virtues, judgment, and responsibility.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Availability of Standard-Essential Patent-Based Injunctions: Interpreting FRAND Commitments Jingwen Liu Free chapter | Standard-essential patent: preserving private interest in a concerted effort: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Available in print from our website: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Advanced Introduction to Federal Income Taxation Richard Schmalbeck @dukelaw.bsky.social Available in hardback, paperback and eBook. For more information www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97... Also available for your library via www.advancedintros.com Examination copies available for course leaders

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.

This Advanced Introduction provides a compact overview of US federal income tax, covering foundational topics such as deductions and credits, tax shelters, accounting and attribution. Richard Schmalbeck begins with a definition of gross income based on economic theory and examines the various modifications engrafted onto it under US federal law.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

UK Cross-Border Insolvency and Restructuring Law Gerard McCormack Available for your law firm or institution through Elgaronline, where Chapter 1 is free to access: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Available in print and eBook through our website: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This book provides a crucial examination of UK insolvency and restructuring procedures, evaluating their effectiveness and application to transactions and affairs overseas.

Gerard McCormack explores both inbound and outbound aspects of the law, investigating the extent to which foreign procedures are recognised in the UK, as well as how UK procedures apply to international events. McCormack specifically highlights the limitations of UK legislation overseas, with particular consideration of how UK law does not address the legal frameworks of other jurisdictions.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

IP before IP: Exercising and Protecting Creations and Inventions before the Modern IP Regime Neil Wilkof Free - read the Introduction: doi.org/10.4337/9781... More information: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97... Read the blog article: elgar.blog/2026/08/13/i...

This illuminating book examines how people managed their creative and inventive works before the modern intellectual property (IP) system. Neil J. Wilkof explores how individuals treated intellectual creations in their respective times and across differing political, cultural, and religious backgrounds.

Written as an engaging narrative, and presenting a wide range of historical and geographical accounts, the book traces IP from the Biblical era to the Industrial Revolution and from Edinburgh to Baghdad. Each chapter explores a self-contained historical period, highlighting the diversity of people, locations, periods, and circumstances prior to the modern harmonisation of legal IP. The narrative illuminates the motivations for protecting creation and invention, underscoring notable attitudinal differences between then and now. Rather than seeking to uncover historical antecedents to the modern IP system, the book addresses intellectual historical creations and inventions on their own terms and within their own milieu.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Out now - Advanced Introduction to Capital Punishment by @cornelllaw.bsky.social professors John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson and Keir M. Weyble Available in hardback, paperback and eBook, for more information go to: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97... Examination copies available for instructors

This Advanced Introduction to Capital Punishment provides a succinct overview of the modern American death penalty, tracing its historical roots in colonialism to contemporary applications within the juridical system. The authors analyse the mechanics of sentencing, the decisive role of jury selection, and the enduring influence of race despite formal safeguards.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A Research Agenda for Agricultural Law Edited by Michael Cardwell, Joseph McMahon and Fiona Smith Free - read the Introduction and Open Access Chapter | Waste not, want not – towards an alternative source of fertilisers: doi.org/10.4337/9781... More information: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

This insightful Research Agenda assesses the ways in which agricultural law can be reshaped to promote a more secure and sustainable food system. Contributions tackle recent challenges such as food price crises, the Ukraine War and tariff barriers on food products, as well as more chronic sources of concern for the industry, such as climate change and the effect of diet on health.

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Ben Booth @benbooth157.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

OUT NOW: We are pleased to present Volume 28, Issue 2 of APJEL. Click here for full TOC and more information on how to subscribe: createsend.com/t/r-20655F01... @elgarpublishing.bsky.social

Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law. Journal cover (an arty blue and green design) pictured on a tablet device against a background of wooded hilltops shrouded in mist.

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🎙️ Episode 2 of In Conversation With... is officially streaming! Christa Sathish joins Helen Daniels to talk about early-career publishing, positive academia, and what it’s like working with EEP. 🎧 Stream today on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music - linked below!

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

📣 OUT NOW How to Organise Transdisciplinary Research for Transformative Action and Knowledge Co-Production Eds Paul Coughlan, Sheila Cannon and David Coghlan, @tcddublin.bsky.social 🔗 tinyurl.com/y8hwwvw6 Read a sample chapter doi.org/10.4337/9781...

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

IP before IP: Exercising and Protecting Creations and Inventions before the Modern IP Regime Our understanding of intellectual property derives from its modern legal framework, the development of which we play a continuous part even as we seek to make sense of it....

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IP before IP: Exercising and Protecting Creations and Inventions before the Modern IP Regime

Our understanding of intellectual property derives from its modern legal framework, the development of which we play a continuous part even as we seek to make sense of it.

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