Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

The aim of this manuscript is to show the historical development of blasphemy and Sunday laws, their relationship, their similarities and differences, their origins and justifications, their importance in the area of religious liberty. The study addresses itself primarily to English and New Zealand law, with the law stated as at the 30th September 1990.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1992. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [568]-572).

Summary in Chinese. / Thesis (MBA): Chinese University of Hong Kong. / Bibliography: l. [3]

As the number of foreign spouses is increasing in Taiwan, Taiwan government and scholars have paid more attention to the issue of life adaptation of foreign spouses in Taiwan. The relationship between mother-in-laws and daughter-in-laws is littled concerned by scholars. This research works on the interactions between Vietnamese spouses and their mother-in-laws. Most foreign Vietnamese spouses live with husband¡¦s fathers and mothers in Taiwan after their marriages. Interactions between mother-in-laws and daughter-in-laws are an important part of interdynamic family relationship, which generate influence on the harmony of their families. Thus, this research aimed at Vietnamese wivies, and on the basis of the development of interpersonal relationship, to further probe into the setting up and development of the relationship between Vietnamese spouses and Taiwanese mother-in-laws, and how Vietnam wivies face the conflict with their mother-in-laws and daughter-in-laws. As for the research method, indepth interview is taken. Interviewer carries on deep interview with aimed persons under a guide of interview outlines of semi-structured interviews. Study samples were mainly Vietnamese spouses who have got married over two years, and at present live with their Taiwanese mother-in-laws in the Kaohsiung area. Through the way of purposive sampling and snowball sampling, eighteen Vietnamese wives are selected as the interviewing targets, and paid a visit to deeply investigate the subjective opinions of their mother-in-laws, the relationship-build process with mother-in-laws, how to keep the harmony between mother-in-laws and daughter-in-laws, and how to face the conflicts between mother-in-laws and daughter-in-laws. The research shows that the relationship between Vietnamese spouses and Taiwanese mother-in-laws roughly keep the harmonious state. And there are four significant themes during the relation-developing process between mother-in-laws and daughter-in-laws, they are (1) ¡¥mother-in-laws take the initiative¡¦ is the first step to establish the relations with their daughter-in-laws. During the initial stage of this relationship, the attitude of mother-in-laws toward daughter-in-laws plays the main factor to influence the relationship in the future. (2) ¡¥The role playing¡¦ is the basis of maintaining the relationship between mother-in-laws and daughter-in-laws. In daily life, the role playing is the main way to keep relationship harmonious between mother-in-laws and daughter-in-laws. (3) The attitudes of mother-in-laws and husband¡¦s family could influence the relationship between mother-in-laws and daughter-in-laws, and lead to more familiar or stagnate. Due to Vietnamese spouses take the most frequently interactions with husband¡¦s family after coming to Taiwan, the attitudes of mother-in-laws and husband¡¦s family would influence the development of the relationship between moth-in-laws and daughter-in-laws. (4) As foreign spouses have married to Taiwan for a longer period of time, they would take more active ways than those newly married to Taiwanese husbands when encountering conflicts with mother-in-laws.

Inaug.-Diss--Munich. / Vita. Bibliography: p. vi-xviii.

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1983.

The thesis deals with the rules governing questions of jurisdiction and choice of law on the Internet. First, European Union law will be presented followed by the law of England and that of Germany. Second, the law of the United States and that of the two Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec will be discussed. / While business-to-business contracts will easily retain the biggest volume share of international trade, the number of international business-to-individuals contracts will increase manifold thanks to the Internet. It is therefore important to take into account what impact consumer protection rules have on the private international law of contracts on the Internet. / In this paper, relevant law of North American and European jurisdictions will be examined with regards to issues of contract formation, choice of jurisdiction and choice of law. On the basis of the findings, the thesis will finish with some suggestions as to what commercial entities have to pay attention to when they want to sell on the Internet. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)

Thesis (LL. M.)--University of Toronto, 2004. / Adviser: Bruce Chapman.

Univ., Diss.--Düsseldorf, 2005.