Batik from the courts of Java and Sumatra

Why do some international courts wield broad authority while others face pushback or fade into irrelevance?This book provides novel theoretical and empirical insights into this que...

Women Artists in the Early Modern Courts of Europe, c. 1450.1700 presents the first collection of essays dedicated to women as producers of visual and material culture in the Early...

Abstract This edited volume aims to critically analyse Roma rights cases before European courts, so as to explore the extent to which strategic litigation can and do...

Women Artists in the Early Modern Courts of Europe, c. 1450.1700 presents the first collection of essays dedicated to women as producers of visual and material culture in the Early...

This concluding chapter highlights some of the connections between the traditional styles and genres of the performing arts across Sumatra, paying attention to the impact of indige...

Israel and Greece belong to a small group of countries that formally recognize and apply Muslim Family Laws (MFLs) within their legal systems. Although state-enforced MFLs affect h...

Abstract Courts in different jurisdictions face similar human rights questions. Does the death penalty breach human rights? Does freedom of speech include racist spe...

This chapter examines the historical distribution of two musico-lingual groups living in South Sumatra: the Besemah in Tanjungsakti and Kayuagung, and the Ogan-Komering Ilir (OKI) ...