"The book presents an in-depth examination of the quantitative and qualitative use of foreign precedents by constitutional judges in 37 countries, across 5 continents, during the period 2011-2021. It expands and updates the previous, successful book on the topic (The Use of Foreign Precedents by Constitutional Judges, Hart Publishing, 2013) which covered 16 jurisdictions.

Esta obra se ocupa de analizar las disposiciones especiales para el trámite y la decisión de pretensiones electorales, para lo cual se hará especial énfasis en aquellas reglas novedosas que fueron introducidas por la ley 1437 de 2011 y que zanjaron discusiones que se presentaban en el marco de la aplicación del estatuto que anteriormente se ocupaba de ellas: el decreto ley 01 de 1984. los procesos electorales se sujetan a unas reglas de trámite que son especiales y distintas de aquellas conforme a las cuales se desarrollan los ordinarios.

Comentario sobre la reforma protagonizada por Ley 17/2021, de 15 de diciembre, de modificación del Código Civil, la Ley Hipotecaria y la Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil, sobre el régimen jurídico de los animales. Dicha reforma sigue las líneas que marcan otros ordenamientos jurídicos próximos, que han modificado sus Códigos Civiles para adaptarlos a la mayor sensibilidad social hacia los animales existente en nuestros días, y también para reconocer su cualidad de seres vivos dotados de sensibilidad.

El tratamiento que el derecho dominante les ha dado a los animales no humanos -como cosas en propiedad- está siendo cuestionado a la luz de consideraciones éticas, políticas y culturales que abogan por el reconocimiento de derechos a los animales, entre otras formas de protección de sus intereses. El derecho judicial latinoamericano no ha sido ajeno a este cambio.

For centuries, humans have excelled at mimicking nature in order to exploit it. Now, with the existential threat of global climate change on the horizon, the ever-provocative Michael Taussig asks what function a newly invigorated mimetic faculty might exert along with such change. Mastery of Non-Mastery in the Age of Meltdown is not solely a reflection on our condition but also a theoretical effort to reckon with the impulses that have fed our relentless ambition for dominance over nature.

The Psychology of Sex takes you on a tour through the different ways that psychologists have created and sustained certain understandings of sex and sexuality. Bearing in mind the subjective nature of sex, the book explores cultural concerns around sexualisation, pornography, and sex addiction, as well as drawing on research from sexual communities and the applied area of sex therapy. When so much of our relationship to sex happens in the mind, The Psychology of Sex shows us how important it is to understand where our ideas about sex come from.

It’s for anyone who has lost hours down an internet rabbit hole, who wonders why our politics has become so fatally warped, and who wants a way out of our collective vertigo and back to fighting for what really matters.

Sexuality is multi-causal and multi-dimensional, with large individual, couple, cultural, and value differences. Each person and couple deserve to experience sexuality as a positive factor in their lives and relationships. Enhancing Couple Sexuality is an accessible guide that will help you to explore couple sexuality, with a focus on promoting healthy sexuality and overcoming sexual dysfunction, conflict and avoidance.