Oxford University Press

This book distils and compiles all the literature on cancer into one concise        volume containing all the essential, evidence-based clinical guidelines that an        oncologist needs. The format allows for quick consultation whilst in the clinic or        on the ward....

The treatment of foreign investors and of their investments on the territory of a        host State is often subject to a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) signed by the        national State of the investors and the host State. These BITs usually contain a        clause in which the two States offer fair and equitable treatment (FET) to...

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Ancient schools of rhetoric taught students how to devise arguments in legal and political disputes, and how to express them. Many scholars believe that these techniques increasingly lost their practical relevance under the Roman Empire. This detailed reassessment of the history and social significance of rhetoric in late antiquity shows how it was...

Without a means of crediting and debiting accounts worldwide and the non-physical        transfer of funds, the rapid global economic integration of the late nineteenth and        early twentieth centuries would have been impossible. It is the globalization of the        banking system, much of which, particularly in Asia, had its roots in the...

The rapid spread of judicially-enforced constitutional rights has been one of the most dramatic developments in modern law. This book argues that there is now a global model for how such rights should function, and develops an original, philosophically grounded, account of their nature and scope....