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Drawing on representative corpora of transcripts from over 100 English criminal jury trials, this stimulating new book explores the nature of 'legal-lay discourse', or the language used by legal professionals before lay juries. Careful analyses of genres...

Corporate accountability must be examined within the perspective of a company's business challenges. There is a synergy between shareholder value and the responsibilities of management. This book is based on an extensive research project done by the...

How to avoid taxpayers paying for bank failures and banking crises? This book provides a proposal and a critique by twelve independent experts. It is addressed particularly to the threat posed in Europe by having large international banks, a history of...

Republican legal theory developed out of the jurisprudential and constitutional legacy of the Roman res publica as interpreted over two millennia in Europe and North America. In this book - the most comprehensive study of republican legal ideas to date -...

This book is a key element when Frank Kermit works as a Creative Consultant for Media, TV, Film and Theatre to help with the development of characters in relationship-related storylines. Characters are a gray area of law. Original Characters that are...

We, the people of India, have adopted a written Constitution which has created an independent judiciary having the power of judicial review. While exercising this power, the judiciary not only acts as a guardian of the Constitution and its values, but...

Este livro reune os pareceres e estudos sobre propriedade intelectual elaborados desde 2011 até dezembro de 2013. O primeiro volume inclui os textos relativos aos aspectos internacionais do tema, a concorrência desleal e signos distintivos. O segundo...

O corpo docente do curso de Direito do Centro Universitário Estácio de Sá de Belo Horizonte, envolvido com a pesquisa e atualização jurídica, tem desenvolvido periodicamente trabalhos instigantes e desafiadores. O círculo de pesquisadores participantes...

A defesa dos direitos do homem, fundamento da República Federativa do Brasil, deve nortear a interpretação jurídica, seja no âmbito do Direito Público ou no âmbito do Direito Privado. Com base nisso, a presente obra perpassa temáticas práticas, nas quais...

Una visió de la nova política escrit al 2012 per un jove membre d'un partit polític, avui ex-membre.

Treball de Recerca que es planteja si la Vall d'Aran té les característiques per a ser un país diferent al català.

Esquemas explicativos sobre aspectos teóricos de la política social y acerca de la formación y desarrollo del Estado del Bienestar

Frederik Brandt (1825-1891) ble professor i rettsvitenskap ved Det kgl. Frederiks Universitet i 1866. Hovedverket hans er to-bindsverket Forelæsninger over den norske Retshistorie som kom i 1880 og 1883. Dette er fremdeles den grundigste generelle...

Frederik Brandt (1825-1891) ble professor i rettsvitenskap ved Det kgl. Frederiks Universitet i 1866. Hovedverket hans er to-bindsverket Forelæsninger over den norske Retshistorie som kom i 1880 og 1883. Dette er fremdeles den grundigste generelle...

Ensayos sobre Derecho Comparado e Historia Constitucional

An intense analysis of these early theories is required in order to conduct a critical examination of contemporary criminological philosophies. Contemporary criminologists and academic scholars continue to employ forms of social disorganization and...

This is a book that contains quips and quotes, saying, and mottos, mantras, and random nonsense. I have no idea what in the world would possess you to buy it. Please do not. It would be dreadfully embarrassing.

This book is a legal practice guide (a practical "how-to" book for attorneys and other legal professionals) on how to help AWOL (absent without leave) soldiers get their legal situations resolved in the best way possible. The book includes not only...

The definitive law school study aid, with:✓Concise overviews of the black letter law✓Summaries and holdings of all of the major cases that students are expected to study✓A thorough index for quick reference to key topics✓ Concept-driven outlines covering...

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The definitive law school study aid, with:✓Concise overviews of the black letter law✓Summaries and holdings of all of the major cases that students are expected to study✓A thorough index for quick reference to key topics✓ Concept-driven outlines covering...

Immigration policy is one of the most contentious issues facing policy makers in the twenty-first century. Immigration in the Twenty-First Century provides students with an in-depth introduction to the politics that have led to the development of...

The grazing of animals on common land and associated property rights were the original basis of the concept of "the tragedy of the commons". Drawing on the classic work of Elinor Ostrom and the readings of political ecology, this book questions the...

This book debates the role played by the WTO in the environmental field, and it goes on to offer workable solutions for the international community in respect to the interaction between international trade and environmental law.The book addresses the...

Challenging the usual introductions to the study of law, A Critical Introduction to Law argues that law is inherently political and reflects the interests of the few even while presenting itself as neutral. This fully revised and updated fourth edition...

This title was first published in 2001. Worlds Colliding argues that the prevailing worldview held by those in positions of power in Western government sets the bounds for religious tolerance.  It explores the degree to which a modern liberal state...

This book addresses the specific position of domestic workers in the context of evolving human rights norms. Drawing upon a broad range of case studies, this book presents a thorough examination of key issues such as the commodification of care, the...

In considering diffusion from a global perspective, this book provides timely new insights into its application in a variety of fields and at many levels of both legal and non-legal orderings. This collection contributes to the wider theoretical debate...

International Criminal Law in Context provides a critical and contextual introduction to the fundamentals of international criminal law. It goes beyond a doctrinal analysis focused on the practice of international tribunals to draw on a variety of...

This book provides a detailed analysis of one of the most prominent and widespread international phenomena to which criminal justice systems has been applied: the expression of revisionist views relating to mass atrocities and the outright denial of...

The importance of simulation in education, specifically in legal subjects, is here discussed and explored within this innovative collection. Demonstrating how simulation can be constructed and developed for learning, teaching and assessment, the text...

First published in 1999, this volume provides an overview of company laws in South East Asia, North East Asia and the Pacific. The chapters adopt a standard format to allow for comparisons to be made as well as highlighting key features of company...

This book opens up a range of important perspectives on law and violence by considering the ways in which their relationship is formulated in literature, television and film. Employing critical legal theory to address the relationship between crime...

This edited collection offers a critical overview of the major debates in legal education in the history of the Upjohn Lectures, an annual event that draws together legal educators and professionals in the United Kingdom to consider the major debates and...

First published in 1999. This book provides a law and economics approach towards criminal gangs which integrates the tools of economic modelling with criminal law in order to understand and address a contemporary law enforcement problem. The book draws...

Western societies are immersed in debates about immigration and  illegality. This book examines these processes and outlines how the figure of the "crimmigrant other" has emerged not only as a central object of media and political discourse,...

The post-World War Two period has witnessed numerous armed conflicts characterized by extensive violations of relevant obligatory international norms

This new book covers drinking water regulations such as disinfectant by-products, synthetic organics, inorganic chemicals, microbiological contaminants, volatile organic chemicals, radionuclides, fluoride, toxicological approaches to setting new national...

Crime Scene Processing and Investigation Workbook, Second Edition is the only workbook which directly supports and cross-references methodology and terminology presented in Ross Gardner and Donna Krouskup's perennial best-seller Practical Crime Scene...

At the heart of constitutional interpretation is the struggle between, on the one hand, fidelity to founding meanings, and, on the other hand, creative interpretation to suit the context and needs of an evolving society. This book considers the...

Statistical methods provide a logical, coherent framework in which data from experimental science can be analyzed. However, many researchers lack the statistical skills or resources that would allow them to explore their data to its full potential...

What can we learn from the legal cases of Stephen Lawrence and Louise Woodward? How do the legal system and the media contribute to a collective understanding of class, nation, race and gender? In this book, Siobhan Holohan explores media representations...

At a time when the future of the welfare state is the object of heated debate in many European countries, this edited collection explores the relationship between this institution and social rights. Structured around the themes of the politics of social...

First published in 1998, European Business Litigation is a monograph produced as a follow-up step to European Business Law which contains a range of chapters, including a chapter on Business Litigation. Hence, as well as expanding on the issues raised in...

For fifty years, the Camp Cadet program provides young people positive experiences with law enforcement for the primary purpose of improved community relations. It is only fitting that the Pennsylvania State Police receive recognition for creating Camp...

Dads get blindsided by divorce all the time. Approximately 70% of divorces are initiated by the women.And unfortunately, the all-to-common response of men is to stick their heads in the sand and just react to whatever their soon-to-be ex-wife does...

This book offers an interdisciplinary perspective on femicide, using Israel as a case study. It offers a novel crimino-legal approach to femicide. The work extends its analysis to secondary victims of femicide and examines the applicability of...

This book provides a critical and contemporary evaluation of the laws and enforcement policies pertaining to tax evasion in the United Kingdom and United States. Through a comparative approach, the book explores the interconnections between tax evasion...