Hydrogen Projects
This Special Report considers the key legal and regulatory challenges and opportunities in developing, financing and operating hydrogen projects. Written for a legal and non-legal audience, it will appeal to those looking for a deeper understanding of the opportunities in the hydrogen sector and ways in which some of these may be realised.
Criminal Justice and Peace-Making in Early Modern Italy
An exceptional study of private peace pacts in early modern Italy that challenges earlier notions of the place of these private agreements in the development of the courts and state. Private settlements were among the most prominent yet least conspicuous aspects of justice in early modern Europe. Traditionally seen as incompatible with our notions of judicial modernity, these settlements reflected a deeply ingrained culture of negotiation and transaction-one that often viewed resolution by litigation with extreme scepticism. However, rather than existing in opposition to sovereign justice, this practice of private settlement coexisted with the implacable authority of rulers who alternated between exemplary punishments and royal pardons to maintain social harmony. In this English translation of his seminal study, Governare l'odio. Pace e giustizia criminale nell'Italia moderna (secoli XVI-XVII), Paolo Broggio shows how private settlements were far from being a purely benevolent mechanism of reconciliation, often carrying unsettling similarities to institutional coercion and even acts of revenge. Judicial authorities are revealed as not only tolerating these private agreements but shown to have actively facilitated and manipulated them as a means of exerting their control within a community. Religious justifications further lent these agreements a veneer of moral obligation, masking the underlying pressures at play. Through detailed examples such as proceedings in the Papal States, Broggio explores how courts encouraged settlements not only to manage caseloads but to also reinforce existing social hierarchies and power structures. This expansive study re-examines the role of peace settlements in early modern justice, revealing them as a fundamental yet coercive tool of governance rather than a simple, private, alternative to judicial authority.
Constructing an Eco-Balanced Copyright Regime for the Video Game Industry in China
This book aims to address the copyright issues surrounding VGs and to balance the interests of the various stakeholders (in both legal and social contexts) in order to promote the sustainable development of the VG industry for the benefit of society. Sustainable development is an approach to development that protects society in the long term, taking into account both present and future needs. In this book, "sustainable development" refers to the steady economic development of the video game industry without causing serious damage to social welfare. This can only be achieved by harmonizing three core processes: stimulating innovation, promoting access to information, and reducing the negative externalities of video games. This book identifies loopholes in the current copyright regime for video games, considers both internal and external aspects of the ecosystem, and proposes some new schemes to help solve the problems posed by technological innovation and the negative externalities of video games, in order to facilitate the construction of an "eco-balanced" copyright regime. This book can serve as a useful tool for scholars or researchers interested in the copyright issues surrounding video games. It can also be of great help to policymakers who wish to enact laws or regulations to regulate the negative externalities of video games and to IP judges who are faced with copyright disputes involving video games. It is also useful for game companies to know how to protect the copyright of their video games and how to promote innovation in their industry. What's more, some video game players or live game streamers may be interested in reading this book.
A Victim-Centered Approach to Crimes Against American Indian and Alaska Native Children
The Office of Justice of the Peace in England in Its Origin and Development
