Coverage includes:

• Intellectual property and rights protection implications of AI, including patentability of AI output, copyright for AI-generated works, trademark issues, trade secrets, publicity rights, data protection, facial recognition technology, and human rights
• Civil and criminal law, including liability frameworks, criminal responsibility, evidence analysis, AI judges, predictive policing, and litigation strategies
• Sector-specific applications and emerging challenges related to healthcare, financial markets, corporate governance, autonomous vehicles, space law, deepfakes, bias, content moderation, AI manipulation, autonomous weapons, and synthetic content
• Analysis of AI legislation and privacy law across North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Latin America
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  The Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence and the Law is an invaluable reference for scholars, practitioners, and students navigating technology law. Policymakers, regulators, computer scientists, compliance professionals, AI researchers requiring legal context, corporate counsel, and business leaders implementing AI technologies will also benefit from its crucial insights.

What does it mean to 'notice' something? To really see it. In his exhilarating quest to help us notice better, Ziyad Marar poses a deceptively simple question: 'what are you good at noticing?' In the process of 'noticing what we notice' we re-attune to questions of perception, orientation, and above all, attention: How do we walk the wrong way down the street without being aware of it? What is happening in us when our eyes pass unseeing over a familiar face in a crowded restaurant? Are we looking up into the sky, or down at the ground? And when we notice what we notice, and what we overlook, what do we learn about ourselves?

In a triple corkscrew of philosophy, psychology and art, particularly literature, Marar unwinds the impenetrable tangles of noticing in a world replete with distractions, interruptions and, at times, horror. Invisible gorillas, con artists and magicians are among the unlikely assistants enlisted in the task of trying to work out not just what noticing is, but what it could be; a practice of deeply minded attention, of thoughtful witnessing. In the end, our noticing is tied up with the very core of our humanity - the capacity to connect, to care, to attend to others and the world.

This timely book astutely charts the transformative effect of the war in Ukraine on the EU, from both a legal and policy perspective.

The EU, itself a unique peace project born out of two world wars, consistently evolves from one security crisis to the next. Departing from the usual broad sweep of deepening and widening, this book focuses on the constitutional and substantive impact on the EU of the recent war in Ukraine. More so than ever before, this particular war proves to be a truly pivotal moment for the EU.

Drawing on expert contributions from both academia and the EU institutions, this book offers a masterful exploration of how the EU is being challenged to the core.

This book examines the United Nations Security Council's authorisation of the use of force, considering the extensive body of UN Security Council resolutions across its now eighty years of existence.

As one of the established exceptions to the Article 2(4) UN Charter prohibition on the use of force, UN Security Council authorisation of force remains a key focus for both States and scholars alike. Despite the apparent consequences of authorisation, authorising resolutions lack prescribed formats or mandatory content. The UN Security Council has over time, however, developed a consistent practice of prior explicit authorisation.

The development of this practice is reflected in a number of essential characteristics within authorising resolutions of the UN Security Council. These include explicit determinations of a threat to international peace and security, the invocation of Chapter VII (or VIII) of the UN Charter, the use of specific authorising language, the inclusion of time or functional limits on authorisation, and the imposition of reporting obligations on those authorised to use force. The book ultimately argues that prior explicit authorisation constitutes a well-established practice, rejecting the legality and admissibility of implicit and retroactive authorisation.

In Resistance is NOT Futile: Exploring Philosophical and Social Science Theories of Civil Resistance, Daniel Petz provides the starting base to understand the importance of civil resistance in our current world. He delves into the philosophical roots and the debates that have shaped modern forms of civil resistance and links them with the latest insights in civil resistance studies. He then discusses a broad number of topics linked to civil resistance including questions of legitimate authority and civil disobedience, the boundaries of violence and nonviolence, methods of civil resistance, maximalist, reformist, and systemic nonviolence, Global South and Majority perspectives on civil resistance, nonviolent defense, right-wing use of nonviolence, and the escalating struggle of the climate movement.

A valuable resource written for both scholars and students in philosophy and social sciences in mind, Resistance is NOT Futile aims at bridging the disciplinary gap that exists between these fields. The book should also be of interest to activists who wish to deepen their understanding of scholarly debates on civil resistance, as well as the general public interested in the historical, philosophical, and political dimensions of civil resistance.

This book examines the relation between taxonomy and cognitive architecture in human reasoning. It offers a novel argument for voluntarism of belief that is grounded in empirical research.

The issue of cognitive architecture has pressing ramifications for philosophical discussions about the nature and ethics of belief. This book makes important contributions to taxonomic questions in cognitive science, the cognitive architecture of reasoning, and the nature of belief. On the side of taxonomy, it addresses the important question of whether Type 1/Type 2 processing are cognitive kinds and develops a novel approach to belief by treating it as a putative cognitive kind. On the architectural side, it offers an empirically motivated alternative to Dual-Process Theory and Spinozan Theory. According to the author's account, the reasoning system operates like a soundboard in that the various property-pairs are like slides on a mixing board, and the process can be rerun multiple times. Because the reasoning system's final, settled outputs are beliefs, and a subject can rerun the reasoning process-adjusting the slides as they go-subjects exercise some control over what they believe. The author applies the nature of belief to the nature of religious commitment and explores future implications for the ethics of belief.

From Human Reasoning to Belief will appeal to scholars and graduate students working in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of cognitive science, and epistemology.

Designed both for readers new to and familiar with SAP, the Encyclopedia features 186 entries written by experts in the field. The entries are structured into six carefully curated sections, which outline the relevant theories, concepts, methods, and phenomena, discuss the relation to adjacent research approaches and map the global community infrastructure supporting SAP-related research, teaching and practice.

With its overview of SAP research and its scholarly network, this Encyclopedia serves as a valuable resource for students and researchers in business and management, organization studies, strategic management, and organizational sociology. Practitioners and professionals will also find practical insights grounded in the latest theoretical developments.

Key Features:

• Includes 186 entries written by experts in the field providing a comprehensive overview of strategy-as-practice research and its community
• Offers in-depth insights into the relevant theories, theorists and concepts, as well as the relations to adjacent research approaches such as Attention Based View, Leadership as Practice, Resource Based View and Strategic Leadership
• Explores emergent areas of research, including new SAP-related phenomena such as Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Gender, Sustainability, and Open Strategy

Contributing authors undertake a comprehensive examination of the foundational regimes outlined in the law of the sea, from traditional rules such as the freedom of navigation on the high seas, to emerging developments such as the issue of unmanned ships. Chapters cover key themes, namely the spatial and substantive limits of maritime zones, the new challenges in navigating the high seas regime, the legal regime for the seabed, emerging issues and litigating the law of the sea. Addressing 19 distinct challenges, both classic and contemporary, this Research Handbook debates whether the existing laws of the sea are still relevant and effective, or whether they require adaptation and revision.

A valuable resource for scholars and students interested in the law of the sea, this Research Handbook is of great benefit to those within the fields of international law, international relations and business dependent on the sea and its legal order. Detailing the necessary adjustments and changes in current legal regimes, this Handbook is also an essential read for government officials, counsel members, judges and arbitrators.

Quis iudicabit? Wer entscheidet letztverbindlich darueber, wo die Kompetenzen der EU enden? Eine Analyse der verfassungsrechtlichen Grundlagen in den Mitgliedstaaten sowie der Unionsvertraege zeigt: Die Ultra-vires-Kontrolle ist ein Institut des Unionsrechts. Benedikt Riedl untersucht, welche Rolle der EuGH und die Verfassungsgerichte der Mitgliedstaaten in einem gemeinsamen Ultra-vires-Verfahren einnehmen. Vor dem Hintergrund der komplexen Herausforderungen fuer Demokratie und Rechtsstaatlichkeit im 21. Jahrhundert analysiert er die Funktion der Ultra-vires-Kontrolle als demokratiesichernden Kontrollvorbehalt innerhalb der europaeischen Rechtsordnung. Er zeigt, dass eine kooperative Anwendung als gemeineuropaeisches Kontrollverfahren zur Sicherung der europaeischen Demokratie beitraegt und zugleich die Einheit und Funktionsfaehigkeit des Unionsrechts wahrt.

Die Arbeit wurde mit dem Friedwart-Bruckhaus-Preis 2025 (Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Stiftung) sowie dem Fakultaetspreis 2025 der LMU Muenchen ausgezeichnet.

Providing valuable contributions from leading scholars, this timely Companion explores the role of the WHO in today's global health landscape. It offers a range of insights into the law and practice of the WHO, discussing opportunities for further development including the revision of the International Health Regulations and the recent negotiation of the Pandemic Agreement. Drawing on a variety of different legal fields, including biodiversity law, human rights law, and international institutional law, the Companion analyses the ever-growing number of outside influences on the structure and purpose of the organisation.

The Elgar Companion to the Law and Practice of the World Health Organization is a vital read for scholars and students of global health law, public international law, international relations, and global public health. It is also beneficial for practitioners and policymakers interested in current developments in global health regulations.

This Advanced Introduction provides the first concise and integrated exploration of the five core sub-fields of international economic law (IEL) (trade, investment, money, finance, and tax). Gregory Shaffer and Michael Waibel assess the contested principles, concepts, and contemporary challenges of IEL.

Key Features:

• Brings together diverse perspectives to outline potential pathways for reform
• Examines binding law as well as non-binding instruments and mechanisms with significant impacts on private cross-border economic activity
• Analyses how these five core sub-fields implicate other areas of law, such as intellectual property, competition, labour, and environmental law
• Addresses critical issues and challenges in comparative chapters on governance and dispute resolution, liberalization and market access, non-discrimination, fairness, and state regulatory autonomy

This insightful Advanced Introduction is an excellent resource for students and scholars of IEL across its sub-fields. It is also a useful guide for policymakers and lawmakers interested in shaping and implementing IEL in light of contemporary challenges amidst considerable uncertainty.