Jurisprudence and general issues Books
Edinburgh University Press Digisprudence Code as Law Rebooted
Book SynopsisReboots the debate on 'code as law' to present a new cross-disciplinary direction that sheds light on the fundamental issue of software legitimacy.Trade Review"This book offers exceptionally well-argued insights on law and technology. Diver's understanding and deployment of ideas from legal theory and a range of disciplines makes this a brilliant critique of how we have come to understand code" and the role of those who design it. With the regulation of emerging technologies and of powerful players high on the political agenda concerns still too often simplified or misunderstood Digisprudence presents fresh and exciting ways of understanding these issues."" -Daith Mac S thigh, Institute of Art, Design + Technology
£999.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Data Protection in Germany
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive survey addresses the key issues and questions that arise under German data protection law. An essential reference work, it explores the fundamental principles of both German and European data protection law. It examines the role of the supervisory authorities, specifically those tasks of the Data Protection Supervisor. It gives crucial direction on how customer data can be handled for advertising purposes. It sets out the obligations of companies and corporations with regard to employee privacy. It also looks at the data transfer inside and outside the EU. A seminal text: it will be required reading for all practitioners in the field of data protection both within Germany and the wider European Union.
£999.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Negotiating Brexit
Book SynopsisBrexit is on its way. By mid 2019, the UK will no longer be a member of the European Union and its new relationship with the EU will be have taken shape. Getting to that point will involve complex negotiations untangling legal, economic and political issues. This volume brings together leading commentators to examine three crucial questions on the risk, the negotiating framework and the process.Trade ReviewNegotiating Brexit is a collection of incisive essays which offers a searchlight and a compass for navigating the uncharted waters ahead from the perspective of negotiating the UK’s withdrawal process. -- George K Ndi * Common Market Law Review *
£33.25
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC New European General Data Protection Regulation:
Book SynopsisThe European Data Protection Basic Regulation brings a uniform data protection law directly applicable in all European Member States, which will also have to be complied with by numerous companies outside the EU with business in the EU. The existing national data protection laws are thus largely replaced. Companies have to adapt their business models and processes to the new requirements within a period of two years.This book is the ideal basis for legal advisors and all internationally affected companies to review existing business processes and to shape new processes and business models in accordance with data privacy.Trade ReviewI would highly recommend this book. It offers a comprehensive and timely guide to the GDPR, which will be of real practical value to data protection practitioners. Furthermore, it would also be of value to academics specialising in this area of law who are interested in the practical interpretation and application of the Regulation. -- Peter Coe * Computer and Telecommunications Law Review *
£999.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Precedents as Rules and Practice: New Approaches and Methodologies in Studies of Legal Precedents
Book SynopsisThis book brings together contributions with different approaches to the study of precedent as both ‘rules’ and ‘practice’. The questions asked are thus not limited to whether precedent is defined by its constraining effect, but furthermore the contributions often concern the functions and roles of precedent through research questions such as: What is precedent when studying the practice of judicial decision making? How are precedents formed by adjudication and conversely, what role do precedent citations play for shaping judicial decisions and the outcomes? To what extent are precedents used in different systems of law and in different court’s jurisprudence? When and for what are precedents used? And what different effects do different styles of precedent have and why?Table of ContentsIntroduction: Precedents as Rules and Practice Amalie Frese and Julius Schumann The Weight of Precedent: From Abstract Theorizing to Concrete Application: The case of the ECtHR Henrik Palmer Olsen and Martin Lolle Christensen The Practical Construction of Precedent in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights Amalie Frese Reconstructing Scholarly Authority in International Law William Hamilton Byrne Culture Clash: The Sociology of WTO Precedent Harlan Grant Cohen Reasoning with past cases at the CJEU: linguistic, institutional and systemic constraints Elina Paunio Precedents – A Question of Memory Julius Schumann Precedents in Private Law – A Civil Law Perspective Georg Kodek The Precedent in the ICC Jurisprudence Raphaëlle Nollez-Goldbach
£71.25
Forgotten Books Matthew Paris's English History, Vol. 3: From the Year 1235 to 1273 (Classic Reprint)
£29.44
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Taylor & Francis Inc Environmental Technology Handbook: 2nd Edition
Book SynopsisThe development of civilization has upset much of the earth’s ecosystem leading to air, land, and water pollution. The author defines pollution as the introduction of a foreign substance into an ecosystem via air, land or water. This book delves into issues that effect the everyday lives of people who come in contact with these hazards.Table of ContentsPart I 1. History, Definitions and Terminology 2. Resources and Resouce UtilizationPart II Ecosystems 3. Land Systems 4. Water Systems 5. The Atmosphere Part III Chemical Waste and Waste Management 6. Chemical Waste 7. Chemical Waste Management and Biodegredation of Waste 8. Physical and Thermal Methods of Waste Management 9. Waste Recycling and Disposal 10. Sources and Effects of Gaseous Emissions 11. Control of Gaseous EmissionsPart IV Regulation and the Future 12. Environmental Regulations
£142.50
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Planning Permission
Book SynopsisThe brand new title that sets out the law and practice of planning applications, appeals and challenges, particularly focussing on: -The need for planning permission and the concept of development -Permitted development rights -Applying for planning permission and the consideration of applications by local authorities -Planning appeals -The role of the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers -Planning permission granted by development orders Dealing with why planning permission is needed, how it is obtained by permitted development, planning applications and orders, this essential new title begins with the concept of development, the need for planning permission and permitted development rights. Planning applications are then considered at the local authority, appeal and call-in stages, with advice provided for developers, local authorities, interest groups and residents, setting out clearly how each can be involved in the process. High Court challenges are considered thoroughly. Finally, complex questions regarding the interpretation and implementation of each area of this process are discussed. What does it include? Planning Permission analyses the legal rules and caselaw, including the 2015 orders. Practical advice is given on making and responding to applications, dealing with planning committees, Ministerial interventions, appeals and call-ins. The operation of the Planning Court is also addressed from the practitioner’s perspective. Helpful appendices include the relevant parts of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the Development Management Procedure Order 2015, the General Permitted Development Order 2015, the Use Classes Order and the appeal rules and regulations. Contents: 1 Outline of the planning system and underlying principles; 2 The meaning of development; 3 The Use Classes Order; 4 The need for planning permission; 5 Permitted development rights; 6 Planning applications; 7 Environmental Impact Assessment; 8 Determining planning applications; 9 Material Considerations 10 London; 11 Planning conditions; 12 Planning Obligations; 13 The issue of planning permission; 14 Planning permission for variations and retrospective consents: Section 73 and 73A; 15 Non-material variations; 16 Reserved matters and approval of details under conditions; 17 Call-ins and the role of Ministers; 18 Planning applications made to Ministers; 19 Planning Appeals – preliminaries and tactics; 20 Householder and minor commercial appeals; 21 Written representations; 22 Hearings; 23 Inquiries; 24 The appeal decision and costs; 25 High Court challenges; 26 Other means of obtaining planning permission – development orders, deemed planning permission and Simplified Planning Zones; 27 Community Infrastructure Levy; 28 Interpretation of planning permission; 29 Implementation This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Planning Law online service.Trade Review...comprehensive coverage across the spectrum of development management issues...The author is to be congratulated in comprehensively addressing the law and practice applicable in England and Wales as at 1 January 2016 about planning permission applications, appeals and challenges in an accessible, intelligible style. -- John Watchman * Scottish Planning and Environmental Law *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Outline of the planning system Chapter 2 The meaning of development Chapter 3 Use classes Chapter 4 The need for planning permission Chapter 5 Permitted development rights Chapter 6 Planning applications Chapter 7 Environmental Impact Assessment Chapter 8 Determining planning applications Chapter 9 Material considerations and policy Chapter 10 London Chapter 11 Planning conditions Chapter 12 Planning obligations Chapter 13 Planning permission for variations, retrospective and replacement consents Chapter 14 The issuing of planning permission Chapter 15 N on-material amendments to planning permissions Chapter 16 Reserved matters and the approval of details under conditions Chapter 17 Call-ins and the role of Ministers Chapter 18 Planning applications made directly to the Minister Chapter 19 Planning appeals: preliminaries and tactics Chapter 20 Householder and minor commercial appeals Chapter 21 Written representations Chapter 22 Hearings Chapter 23 Inquiries Chapter 24 Decisions and costs in appeals and call-ins Chapter 25 High Court challenges Chapter 26 The grant of planning permission by orders and other means Chapter 27 Community Infrastructure Levy Chapter 28 The effect and interpretation of planning permission Chapter 29 Implementation of planning permission Appendix: Statutory Materials Town and Country Planning Act 1990, ss 55–106C, 284, 288, 319–323 Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987, SI 1987/764 Town and Country Planning (Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2000, SI 2000/1624 Town and Country Planning Appeals (Determination by Inspectors) (Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2000, SI 2000/1625 Town and Country Planning (Hearings Procedure) (England) Rules 2000, SI 2000/1626 Town and Country Planning (Appeals) (Written Representations Procedure) (England) Regulations 2009, SI 2009/452 Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, SI 2015/595 Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, SI 2015/596
£156.75
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Smith and Monkcom: The Law of Gambling
Book SynopsisSmith and Monkcom: The Law of Gambling, Fourth Edition provides a detailed and practical explanation of legislation covering casinos, betting shops, bingo halls, amusement arcades, pubs and clubs with gaming machines and lotteries. This important book provides a detailed and practical explanation of the legislation by detailing the purpose of the legislation, how to apply for operating licences, premises licences and personal licences, the conditions attached to licences and enforcement of the law as it relates to gambling. The fourth edition covers the following legislation: The Gambling Commission’s guidance All updates to the Gaming Act 2005 Coverage of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 which requires all operators that transact with, or advertise to, British consumers to obtain an operating licence from the Gambling Commission Case law includes: R (on the application of Hemming (t/a Simply Pleasure Ltd) and others) v Westminster City Council R v Goldstein and Rimmington “Spotting the Ball” Partnership v HMRC HMRC v IFX Investment Company Limited The English Bridge Union Limited v HMRC Greene King (tribunal case) Newham Council v Paddy Power This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Licensing online services.Trade ReviewIt is a remarkable achievement. This book now stands like an undisputed colossus over the whole field of gambling law. It is quite simply the indispensable volume for anyone who works in gambling, whether their interest is regulatory, commercial or legal. -- Gary Grant, Barrister, Francis Taylor Building...the source of the definitive answer for anything relating to gambling matters...Whatever your question or concern may be, if there is an answer it is likely to be contained within these covers...an essential addition to the practitioners' bookcase. -- James Button Bulletin * James Button Bulletin *Table of ContentsIntroduction The pre-Gambling Act framework Chapter 1 Introduction to the Gambling Act 2005 Chapter 2 Some fundamental terminology Chapter 3 The Gambling Commission Chapter 4 General offences Chapter 5 Offences relating to children and young persons Chapter 6 Operating licences Chapter 7 Personal licences Chapter 8 Appeals Chapter 9 The licensing authority: constitution and procedure Chapter 10 Premises licences Chapter 11 The temporary use of premises Chapter 12 Clubs, pubs and fairs Chapter 13 Betting Chapter 14 Gaming Chapter 15 Lotteries Chapter 16 The National Lottery Chapter 17 Remote gambling Chapter 18 Advertising Chapter 19 Gambling and tax Chapter 20 Contractual aspects of gambling Chapter 21 Gambling syndicates Chapter 22 Prize gaming Chapter 23 Private and non-commercial gaming and betting Chapter 24 Licensing Boards and some Scottish aspects of gambling Chapter 25 Gaming machines Chapter 26 Enforcement of the regulatory system of the Gambling Act 2005 Chapter 27 Money laundering Chapter 28 Gambling and planning
£313.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Directives: Rights and Remedies in English and
Book SynopsisDirectives: Rights and Remedies in English and Community Law analyses the impact of EC Directives on national law, which has long been a problem and continues to be so - both in terms of interpretation and implementation. This book from barrister Richard Brent provides the reader with practical and invaluable insights on the legislative processes involved, the legal basis for adoption of Directives, the transposition and implementation of Directives.Table of ContentsPart I: Validity of Directives Chapter 1 General Introduction: the Legislative Competence of the Community; Chapter 2 Legislative Discretion Chapter 3 Legislative Procedures Chapter 4 Legal Basis Chapter 5 Legal Formalities Chapter 6 Substantive Legal Requirements Chapter 7 Challenging the Validity of Directives Chapter 8 Obtaining Damages from the Community Part II: Obligations of Directives Part A - Transposition and Implementation Chapter 9 General Introduction: the Nature and Scope of Obligations Chapter 10 Transposition Chapter 11 Implementation Chapter 12 Defences to Breaches of the Obligation to Implement Part B - Remedies for Breach of Obligations Chapter 13 Enforcing Obligations by Direct Action Chapter 14 Direct Effect; Chapter 15 Damages; Chapter 16 Restitution, Injunctions, Declarations Part III: Meaning of Directives Chapter 17 General introduction: the Function of Interpretation Chapter 18 Interpretation and the Court of Justice Chapter 19 Interpretation and the English Courts Chapter 20 The Duty to Interpret and the Meaning of National Legislation Chapter 21 References to the Court of Justice
£403.75
Taylor & Francis Ltd Modern Law of Marine Insurance Volume 2
Book SynopsisThis volume focuses on current issues affecting the market with regard to marine insurance. Written by a team of leading academics and practitioners, it analyzes the contemporary questions and debates in the law arising out of market practice and provides an up-to-date analysis of the law of marine insurance.Topics covered include:- held covered clauses, incorporation of terms into reinsurance contracts, valued policies, insurable interest, warranties, wilful misconduct, counter-claims by insurers and jurisdiction. It also provides an comparative analysis of the law and practice in Europe, Australia and the USA. Cumulatively the contributions provide a comprehensive statement of the modern law and practice of marine insurance.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Held Covered Clauses Professor D. Rhidian Thomas Chapter 2. Incorporation of Terms into Reinsurance Contracts -Professor Robert Merkin Chapter 3. Valued Policies Professor Howard Bennett Chapter 4. Insurable Interest Nicholas Legh-Jones QC Chapter 5. Warranties Dr. Barry Soyer Chapter 6. Warranties of Seaworthiness Dr. Susan Hodges Chapter 7. Wilful Misconduct Julian Hill Chapter 8. Counter Claims by Insurers Professor Robert Grimes Chapter 9. Jurisdiction Yvonne Baatz Chapter 10. European Marine Insurance Law Professor Marc A Huybrechts Chapter 11. Australian Marine Insurance Law Dr. Sarah Derrington Chapter 12. USA Marine Insurance Law Professor Michael Sturley
£427.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Commercial Agents and the Law
Book SynopsisCommercial Agents and the Law is a practical approach to the modern law relating to commercial agency agreements, a complete guide to the workings of the relationship between commercial agents and their principal within its domestic and European context. This book is a complete guide to the workings of the relationship between commercial agents and their principal within its domestic and European context. The common law rules governing the relationship between principal and agent were pretty well established and well understood by English lawyers when, in 1993, the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations were enacted. The 1993 Regulations implement EC Directive 86/653 on self-employed commercial agents. The 1993 Regulations, like the EC Directives, are not, however, a complete code of rules governing the relationship, so they have to co-exist with the pre-existing common law rules. Both sets of principles therefore have to be applied.Trade Review "...a leading textbook in the commercial agents’ field..."Mr Jasbir Dhillon QC, Computer Associates Ltd. v. The Software Incubator Ltd"...a leading textbook in the commercial agents’ field..."Mr Jasbir Dhillon QC, Computer Associates Ltd. v. The Software Incubator LtdTable of Contents1. General Introduction 2. Commercial Agents and Commercial Agency Agreements 3. Performance of the Commercial Agency Contract 4. The Commercial Agent's Remuneration 5. Termination of the Commercial Agency Contract and its Consequences for the Parties 6. Calculating the Termination Payments Due to the Commercial Agent 7. Competition Law 8. General Conclusion
£325.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Port State Control
Book SynopsisPort State Control, Second Edition is a comprehensive publication dealing with the full implications and regulations of port State control. It provides a detailed analysis of the legal framework relating to port State control, including the most recent developments in this area. It covers not only the regional agreements on port State control and the EU legislation on this subject but also the background of the port State control process, its implications in practice and its effect on the ISM Code and the classification societies.The book covers topics such as: Amendments and changes to the regional port state control systems The addition of an appeal procedure to the Paris MOU Issues related to the ports of refuge and the urgency for authorities to draw up appropriate plans for places of refuge following the recent incidents The ISPS Code for maritime security in the light of newly recognised vulnerability against terrorist attacks Update to Equasis Progress with Qualship regime under US Port State Control system. This book will be an invaluable reference tool for shipping lawyers around the world. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Flag State Control: Background Chapter 2. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Chapter 3. Port State Jurisdiction Chapter 4. Introduction to Port State Control and IMO Guidelines Chapter 5. Regional Port State Control Agreements Chapter 6. Port State Control in the UK Chapter 7. The EU Directive on Port State Control Chapter 8. Equasis Chapter 9. The Erika, The Prestige and Effects on International Legislation Chapter 10. Port State Control in the US 11. The International Safety Management (ISM) Code Chapter 12. Classification Societies Chapter 13. Practical Implications of Port State Control
£427.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Marine Insurance: The Law in Transition
Book SynopsisThe book examines and analyses in depth the specific issues which are currently occupying the marine insurance markets and the law. The London market is currently re-examining its practices and international competitiveness; and the English case law is growing significantly. The issues identified in the book are the “fundamental issues” on which marine insurance law is based, and which are in the process of being re-examined and developed further to respond to the needs of modern insurance practice. They are of wider interest to insurance law in general and the evolution of English law is analysed against the backdrop of legal developments in Europe and Scandinavia.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Trends in the Interpretation of Marine Insurance Contracts Chapter 2. Insurable Interest- Accelerating the Liberal Spirit Chapter 3. Pre-Contractual Duty of Utmost Good Faith- Materiality and Remedies Chapter 4. The Post-Contractual Duties of Good Faith in Marine Insurance Policies: The Search for Elusive Principles Chapter 5. Classification of Terms in Marine Insurance Contracts in the Context of Contemporary Developments Chapter 6. The New London Market Principals' Slip Chapter 7. The International Hull Clauses 2003 Chapter 8. Comparative Marine Insurance Law: Highlighting the Significant Features of Marine Insurance Law in Belgium and Other Selected European Legal Systems Chapter 9. Comparative Lessons Derivable from the Norwegian Marine Insurance Plan 1996 Chapter 10. The Marine Insurance Act 1906: Judicial Attitudes and Innovation - Time for Reform?
£375.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance
Book Synopsis“With the ever increasing number of claims against directors and officers, this book provides a very welcome addition to the bookshelves which hitherto have lacked books on this important area” - Alison Green, Chairman of the Trustees of the BILA Charitable Trust. This book scrutinises the origins and the rationale underlying D&O insurance, and provides answers to the question of protecting directors against the potential liabilities they may face. It provides clear understanding about D&O policies wording, exclusions and issues of misrepresentation. The information contained in this new book includes Nature and Legality of D&O Liability Insurance, D&O Exclusions, Directors’ and Officers’ Liability to Third Parties, Directors’ Liability at Civil Law, D&O: Defence Costs Cover and Allocation, Aggregation Principles and D&O Cover and the Reinsurance of D&O Policies.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction to Liability Insurance Chapter 2 The Nature and Legality of D&O Liability Insurance Chapter 3 Persons Covered by D&O Insurance Chapter 4 D&O Exclusions Chapter 5 Sources of Liability and the Consequential Loss: D&O Covered Risk Chapter 6 Directors' and Officers' Liability to Third Parties Chapter 7 Directors' Liability at Civil Law Chapter 8 D&O Defence Costs Cover and Allocation Chapter 9 The Reinsurance of D&O Policies
£375.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Practice and Procedure of the Commercial
Book SynopsisPractice and Procedures of the Commercial Court is primarily intended as a reference for those who practice in the Court, it also sets those practices and procedures in context, including the Commercial Court’s history. It includes the principles and procedure for obtaining and discharging freezing injunctions and the procedures for The Court’s supervisory jurisdiction over arbitrations as well.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Origin and Development of the Commercial Court Chapter 2. The Commercial Court Users' Committee Chapter 3. The Business of the Commercial Court, The Rules and Practice Directions and the Commercial Court Guide Chapter 4. Commencement of Proceedings and Statements of Case Chapter 5. Case Management Chapter 6. Pre-Trial Applications in the Commercial Court Chapter 7. Freezing Injunctions Chapter 8. Documents and Evidence in the Commercial Court Chapter 9. Trials in the Commercial Court Chapter 10. The Commercial Court and Arbitration Proceedings
£375.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Reforming Marine and Commercial Insurance Law
Book SynopsisWith reform of warranties, utmost good faith and insurable interest underway, Reforming Marine and Commercial Insurance Law provides a timely and essential analysis of this changing area of marine insurance law. The entire insurance sector is observing and participating in the reform process and this wide interest is reflected in the diversity of extremely high quality contributions to this book. This book evaluates the legal and practical implications of the proposals on commercial and marine insurance contracts. The contributors, from legal practice, the insurance sector, the judiciary and academia, comment critically on the proposals and discuss the viability and future of the reform process.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Insurance Contract Law Reform in England/Wales and Scotland David Hertzell Chapter 2. Pre-Contractual Information Duties and the Law Commissions' Review Martin Bakes Chapter 3. Materiality: The Search for Practicality Alan Weir Chapter 4. The Law Commissions' Proposals and Reinsurance Robert Merkin Chapter 5. A Practitioner's Perspective on Placement Duties of Insurance Brokers and Reflections of the Proposals of the Law Commissions Derrick G. Cole Chapter 6. The Law Commissions' Proposed Reforms of the Law of Warranties in Marine and Commercial Insurance: Will the Cure be Better than the Disease? Richard Aikens Chapter 7. Reforming Insurance Warranties - Are We Finally Moving Forward? Baris Soyer Chapter 8. Reflections on Values: The Law Commissions' Proposals With Respect to Remedies for Breach of Promissory Warranty and Pre-Formation Non-Disclosure and Misrepresentation in Commercial Insurance Howard Bennett Chapter 9. Insurable Interest: A Suitable Case for Treatment? Mark Templeman QC Chapter 10. Utmost Good Faith and the Presentation and Handling of Claims Peter MacDonald Eggers
£300.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Evolving Law and Practice of Voyage
Book SynopsisThis addition to the Maritime and Transport Law Library looks at voyage charterparty contracts and addresses complex legal and practical issues arising out of them and their relationship with bills of lading and international sale contracts. It offers insightful discussion on other distinctive features of voyage charterparties, such as deviation, laytime and demurrage, seaworthiness and cancellation clauses, and on the recent case law developments in jurisdiction and arbitration clauses in voyage charterparty contracts.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Evolving Flexibility of Voyage Chaterparties Professor D. Rhidian Thomas Chapter 2. Jurisdiction and Arbitration Clauses Steven Gee QC Chapter 3. Legal Aspects of the Approach Voyage Richard Lord QC Chapter 4. The Loading Obligations of Voyage Charterers Dr Theodora Nikaki Chapter 5. The Wreck of the Hesperus Revisited: A Review of the Obligations of Seaworthiness in Contracts of Affreightment Charles G.C.H Baker Chapter 6. Dangerous Cargo and "Legally Dangerous" Cargo Robert Gay Chapter 7. Arrival, Readiness and the Commencement of Laytime Simon Rainey QC Chapter 8. The Running of Laytime and Demurrage when a Charterer does not have Sole Use of a Vessel Mark Hamsher Chapter 9. Laytime and Demurrage Clauses in Contracts of Sale- A Survey of the New York Society of Maritime Arbitrators' Awards (1978-2008) and English Case Law Professor Jason Chuah Chapter 10. Bills of Lading and Voyage Charters Professor Francis Reynolds QC Chapter 11. Charterparty Bills of Lading Cargo Interests' Liabilities to the Shipowner Simon Baughen Chapter 12. The Bill of Lading Contracts Under European National Laws (Civil Law Approaches to Explaining the Legal Approaches to Explaining the Legal Position of the Consignee under Bills of Lading) Professor Frank G.M Smeele Chapter 13. Comparative Observations on United States Law and Practice Relating to Voyage Charters LeRoy Lambert Chapter 14. The Impact of Deviation on Contracts of Affreightment Professor Richard Williams Chapter 15. Cancellation Clauses and Repudiatory Breach Professor Michael Furmstron Chapter 16. Frustration in Voyage Charters- Silted-up Backwater or Vital Navigation Resource? Professor Andrew Tettenborn
£375.00
Informa Maritime & Transport Foreign Currency: Claims, Judgments and Damages
Book SynopsisCurrency fluctuation, currency wars and even potential currency collapse (the Euro, the Bitcoin) are all risks that commercial parties must consider and guard against. This book gathers together in one volume all the information and advice practitioners are likely to need when advising on, advancing or defending claims involving a foreign currency element.The determination of the proper currency (or currencies) of a claim often has a dramatic effect on the level of a court judgment or arbitration award that is ultimately obtained. It is, therefore, vital for practitioners to accurately assess claims which involve a foreign currency element. The authors guide the reader through the legal principles governing how foreign currency claims are treated in English law. The book covers both the treatment of foreign currency in substantive law as well as such procedural matters as how to claim interest correctly on a foreign currency claim and how to plead, prove or disprove the applicability of a particular currency. This book is an invaluable and essential resource for all lawyers involved in international commerce, but will be of particular interest to those engaged in international finance, commodity transactions, international shipping and transport, and the insurance of assets and liabilities abroad."Those who practise in this country need guidance in navigating the tricky waters that The Despina R unleashed. This excellent book provides that guidance."The authors "have been uniquely well placed to meet the challenge of analysing what is a perplexing body of jurisprudence, and to suggest principled answers to currency issues that have not yet been the subject of judicial decision. They consider not merely claims in contract and tort, but every type of claim that might raise an issue in relation to a foreign currency."The Rt Hon. The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, KG, PC, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, 2009-2012Trade Review"An excellent text in a field of great complexity... The text is comprehensive in seeking to cover a wide range of areas in which foreign currency issues may become relevant, and has been prepared by authors who are plainly well-suited to their task. The text will appeal to solicitors and barristers who need to argue these matters, but it also contains much discussion of real academic value."Charles Proctor Partner, Fladgate LLP"On any view, this is a most remarkable book… a well-researched, masterly study of a difficult subject. The authors tackle head-on practical problems concerning foreign currency claims in disparate areas of the law and, where appropriate, happily stick their necks out in expressing their views. Praise be to the brave. The result is a unique book which provides excellent and invaluable guidance for anyone concerned with claims in a foreign currency."Hon Sir Bernard Eder, The Law Quarterly ReviewTable of ContentsForeword, The Rt Hon The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Basic ConceptsChapter 3: Sterling: its Historical Role, and the Decline that Led to a Change in the LawChapter 4: The Euro ZoneChapter 5: The Change in English Law Introduced by Miliangos and its ForebearsChapter 6: ContractChapter 7: TortChapter 8: Restitution and Unjust EnrichmentChapter 9: The Law of Trusts and FiduciariesChapter 10: Claims Against Limited or Common FundsChapter 11: Set-offChapter 12: InterestChapter 13: Are currency exchange losses recoverable as damages?Chapter 14: Procedure and EvidenceChapter 15: Fiat Money, Legal Tender and Alternative Money
£350.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Rotterdam Rules: A Practical Annotation
Book SynopsisThe Rotterdam Rules represent the most comprehensive overhaul of the law of carriage of goods by sea in more than fifty years. To coincide with the signing ceremony, six members of the Institute of Maritime Law have written a detailed commentary on the Rules. The Rotterdam Rules: A Practical Annotation examines the text of the Rules, all ninety-six articles of the new Convention, and compares them to the text of the Hague-Visby Rules, the instrument currently covering most bills of lading. The authors have also examined the judgments in cases decided in the English Courts under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Acts of 1971 and 1992 and have indicated whether these cases would be decided differently under the new Rotterdam Rules.Table of ContentsChapter 1. General Provisions Charles Debattista Chapter 2. Scope of Application Hilton Staniland Chapter 3. Electronic Transport Records Charles Debattista Chapter 4. Obligations of the Carrier Michael Tsimplis Chapter 5. Liability of the Carrier for Loss, Damage or Delay Michael Tsimplis Chapter 6. Additional Provisions Relating to Particular Stages of Carriage Filippo Lorenzon Chapter 7. Obligations of the Shipper to the Carrier Filippo Lorenzon Chapter 8. Transport Documents and Electronic Transport Records Filippo Lorenzon Chapter 9. Delivery of the Goods Charles Debattista Chapter 10. Rights of the Controlling Party Charles Debattista Chapter 11. Transfer of Rights Charles Debattista Chapter 12. Limits of Liability Michael Tsimplis Chapter 13. Time for Suit Yvonne Baatz Chapter 14. Jurisdiction Yvonne Baatz Chapter 15. Arbitration Yvonne Baatz Chapter 16. Validity of Contractual Terms Filippo Lorenzon Chapter 17. Matters Not Governed by This Convention Hilton Staniland Chapter 18. Final Clauses Andrew Serdy
£446.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Carriage Of Goods By Sea Under The Rotterdam
Book SynopsisThis book is based on papers presented at the Sixth International Colloquium organised by the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, Swansea University, in September 2009. The sixteen contributions have been written by a team of international experts who collectively submit the newly proposed Rotterdam Rules to asustained, penetrative and comprehensive analysis. The scale of the Rotterdam Rules is staggeringly wide, as also are their detail and complexity, and coming to a full understanding of the provisions and implications ofthe Rules represents a challenge even to those experienced in the law and practice of commercial shipping. This book examines virtually all aspects of the Rules and will provide an effective, reliable and readable guide to everyone seeking a complete grasp of the Rules.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Emergence and Application of the Rotterdam Rules Chapter 2. From Treaty to Trial- The Implementation of the Rotterdam Rules Chapter 3. Interpreting the International Sea-Carriage Conventions: Old and New Chapter 4. Freedom of Contract and the Rotterdam Rules: Framework for Negotiation or One-Size Fits-All? Chapter 5. Minimal Music: Multimodal Transport Including a Maritime Leg under the Rotterdam Rules Chapter 6. The Duties of Carriers under the Conventions: Care and Seaworthiness Chapter 7. Package Limitation as an Essential Feature of the Modern Maritime Transport Treaties: A Critical Analysis Chapter 8. Exclusions of Liability Chapter 9. Misdelivery Claims under Bills of Lading and International Conventions for the Carriage of Goods by Sea Chapter 10. Some Remarks on the Allocation of the Burden of Proof under the Rotterdam Rules as Compared to the Hague (Visby) Rules Chapter 11. Duties of Shippers and Dangerous Cargoes Chapter 12. Deck Cargo: Safely Stowed at Last or Still At Sea? Chapter 13. Transport Documents under the International Conventions Chapter 14. Electronic Documents and the Rotterdam Rules Chapter 15. Impact of the Rotterdam Rules on the Himalaya Clause: The Port Terminal Operators' Case Chapter 16. Jurisdiction and Arbitration
£350.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Lloyd's: Law and Practice
Book SynopsisThe unique features of the Lloyd’s Corporation and Market and their governing rules are complex and are often difficult to navigate even for the most seasoned practitioner. This book provides the reader with a definitive and detailed guide, and is essential for any practitioner dealing with Lloyd’s Insurance. After a brief historical account, the book provides a thorough legal description and analysis of Lloyd’s, which includes topics ranging from the constitution and membership requirements of Lloyd’s, UK and overseas regulation, the processes for placing and underwriting business and handling claims, chain of security, enforcement and disciplinary matters, compensation and the reconstruction and the renewal of the Lloyd’s market between 1990 and 1996. The book will be an invaluable reference tool for insurance practitioners and professionals dealing with Lloyd’s.Julian Burling is a barrister at Serle Court, and has been involved in advising on and implementing nearly all significant legal developments at Lloyd’s in the last 25 years.Trade Review"This is an excellent new book which deserves praise of the highest order: in its specialist field it makes a material contribution to the broadening of knowledge and understanding. It is a book which will serve the needs of many with an interest in the Lloyd's market and it may be said of any insurance library that does not have this book on its shelves that it is to that extent incomplete and deficient." - Journal of International Maritime Law (2013) 19"The author’s approach to the subject is comprehensive detailed and thorough. Yet the book is set out and composed in a clear, logical, readble and readily understandable style. It has already become an essential tool for practitioners dealing with Lloyd’s transactions." - Jonathan Goodliffe, solicitor for the British Insurance Law Association Journal (issue 127, 2014)Table of ContentsChapter 1. An Overview of the Current Lloyd's Market Chapter 2. A Brief History of the Lloyd's Market Chapter 3. Lloyd's- A Statutory Body Chapter 4. Members and Membership of Lloyd's Chapter 5. Regulation of Lloyd's Market under FSMA Chapter 6. Syndicates (1): Structure and Participation Chapter 7. Syndicates (2) Standard Agency Agreements Chapter 8. Managing Agents Chapter 9. Members' Agents Chapter 10. Lloyd's Brokers and other Agents of the Assured Chapter 11. Placing and Accepting Insurance at Lloyd's: Open Markets Chapter 12. Delegating Underwriting Chapter 13. Claims Process at Lloyd's Chapter 14. Accounts and Payment of Premiums and Claims Chapter 15. Supervision of Underwriting at Lloyd's Chapter 16. Capital Requirements Chapter 17. Financial Resources at Lloyd's (1): Syndicate Level Chapter 18. Financial Resources at Lloyd's (2): Member Level- "Funds at Lloyd's" Chapter 19. Financial Resources at Lloyd's (3): The Central Fund and Other Central Assets Chapter 20. Solvency Test Chapter 21. Accounts and Reporting Chapter 22. Taxation of Members Chapter 23. FSMA Part VII: Insurance Business Transfers to or from Members of Lloyd's Chapter 24. Enforcement Chapter 25. Dispute Resolution Chapter 26. Regulation of Members of Lloyd’s Overseas Chapter 27. Agency Department Chapter 28. Insolvency Procedures Chapter 29. The "Lloyd's Litigation"
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Governance for Sustainable Development: A
Book SynopsisAs the process of globalization continues and power imbalances between decision-making institutions become increasingly apparent, the need for a critical assessment of the way in which we manage our interaction with the natural environment becomes ever more urgent. Good governance was identified at the World Summit on Sustainable Development as a critical factor for ensuring successful sustainable development. This book builds on the briefing papers that were presented at the Summit, taking further the discussions of the WEHAB agenda (Water, Energy, Health, Agriculture and food, and Biodiversity - the five international priority sectors highlighted by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan). This is a unique offering on the role and reform of global institutions and processes, raising issues that have previously been neglected in international discussions.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Setting the Scene * Outcomes from the World Summit for Sustainable Development * Part 1: The Three Pillars of Sustainability * Environment: The Path of Global Environmental * Governance: Form and Function in Historical Perspective * Economy: The Economic Problem of Sustainable Governance * Society: Participation and Engagement * Part II: The 'WEHAB' Issues * Water: Water and Governance * Energy: Energy Governance, Poverty and Sustainable Development * Health: Health and Sustainable Development - Addressing the Challenges Post-Johannesburg * Agriculture: Improving Governance for Food Security and Agriculture * Biodiversity: Biodiversity Governance after Johannesburg * Conclusion: Where Next?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Trade, Aid and Security: An Agenda for Peace and
Book Synopsis'A compelling contribution to our evolving understanding of the links between trade, aid and security � and what the international community needs to do to ensure peace and development in the world.' Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme 'For far too long the international community ahs stood by while countries around the world descend into conflict and anarchy. We need to understand how we can engage more effectively with fragile and failing states. Trade, Aid and Security is an important step in this direction.' Jan Pronk, Special Representative of the UN General Secretary in Sudan and Former Minister of Development and the Environment, The Netherlands. 'As we begin to contemplate what the post-Iraq world will look like it is vital that we reflect on the limits of the utility of hard power and the importance that development can play in avoiding failed states before they fail, preventing conflicts and more successfully re-building states. This timely book makes a most important contribution to that process.' Lord Paddy Ashdown, UN High Representative for Boznia and Herzegovina, 2002 � 2006 Leader of UK Liberal Democrat Party, 1988 � 1999 'As UN Special Representative to the Great Lakes Region of Africa I have seen the devastating impact of the trade in �conflict resources� with my own eyes. Amongst much else, this book shows how different trade and aid politics can tackle the trade in conflict resources and make a real contribution to secure societies. It is essential reading.' Mohamed Sahnoun, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Central and East Africa. Iraq, Afghanistan, Darfur. All resonate loudly on the international stage, exposing and illustrating the intractable links between global security, control over naturals resources � be it oil, water, timber or 'conflict diamonds' � and the manipulation of foreign aid and international trade policy. This volume, written by leading authorities from across the globe, introduces the linkages between trade, aid and security, and exposes how inappropriate or misused trade and aid policy can and do undermine security and contribute to violence and the disintegration of national states. On a practical level they demonstrate how six key areas of trade and aid policy can be used to help forge stability and security, reduce the likelihood of armed conflict, and assist economic and political recovery in our war-torn world.Trade Review'This book presents a remarkable analysis of the multiple linkages between aid, trade and security and provides thoughtful alternatives to current ways aid is delivered and trade regulated... highly recommended to practitioners and researchers working on issues related to aid conditionality.' Natural Resources ForumTable of ContentsIntroduction: Trade, Aid and Security: An Agenda for Peace and Development * Designing Conflict-sensitive Trade Policy * Developing Conflict-sensitive Aid: The Relationship between Aid and Conflict * Promoting 'Good' Governance through Trade and Aid: Instruments of Coercion or Vehicles of Communication? * Building Markets for Conflict-free Goods * Promoting Conflict-sensitive Business in Fragile States: Redressing Skewed Incentives * Managing Revenues from Natural Resources and Aid * Conclusion: Prospects for Peace and Progress *
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Development Policy as a Way to Manage Climate
Book SynopsisThe integration of development and climate objectives is increasingly recognized as significant in research and policy making. In practice, some development aims, such as poverty alleviation, enhancing energy security and access or improving health, also have potential climate benefits. The challenge is to find a broadly applicable range of effective policies and actions that realize development objectives and at the same time result in real climate benefits. This special issue of the Climate Policy journal focuses on new evidence that identifies options for action, examining how development strategies, policies and decisions can be made more sustainable by integrating climate change considerations and overcoming the barriers that hinder implementation. It also explores what lessons exist for policy at the national and international level and looks at how promising options for local policies can be scaled-up through international initiatives. It also examines how international policy frameworks can create the conditions for integrated development and climate policies. The outcomes provide useful contributions to sustainable development planning on issues such as poverty reduction, rural development, disaster preparedness, energy and transport as well as to the discussions at national and international level regarding next steps to deal with climate change.Table of ContentsIntegrating Development and Climate Policies * Integrating Development and Climate Policies: National and International Benefits * Methods for Quantifying Benefits of Sustainable Development Policies and Measures (SD-PAMs) * Bilateral and Multilateral Financial Assistance for the Energy Sector of Developing Countries * Financing the Integration of Climate Change Mitigation into Development * Adaptation and the Poor: Development, Resilience and Transition * Adapting Development Cooperation to Adapt to Climate Change * Climate Adaptation from a Poverty Perspective * Sustainable Development and Climate Change: Lessons from Country Studies * Brazilian Transport Initiatives with GHG Reductions as a Co-benefit
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Capacity Development in Practice
Book SynopsisThe international development community invests billions of dollars to improve organisational capacity. But real-life practice is poorly understood and undervalued as a distinct professional domain. Written by practitioners, this innovative publication is designed to make capacity development more professional and increasingly effective in achieving development goals. Practical illustrations draw on experiences from the civic, government and private sectors. A central theme is to understand capacity as more than something internal to organisations. This book shows how capacity also stems from connections between different types of actor and the levels in society at which they operate. The content is crafted for a broad audience of practitioners in capacity development: consultants, managers, front-line workers, trainers, facilitators, leaders, advisors, programme staff, activists, and funding agencies. Published with SNVTrade Review'To improve results, business would often take an 'organisational development' perspective. But this approach is less well established for development challenges usually involving multiple actors. This volume will go a long way to closing this gap by helping development professionals craft practical strategies for long-term improvement.' Peter Senge, Director of the Center for Organizational Learning at the MIT Sloan School of Management, author of The Fifth Discipline 'Here is a wealth of practical experience, amplified by a style and format that makes everything clear and accessible. It is a carefully crafted piece of work that will be recognized as a benchmark resource for this critical area of development challenges.' Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, former CEO of Civicus 'Through reflection on individual stories this book illustrates what works, why and how. It is a source of inspiration for those who want to increase the return on the billions invested yearly in this area.' Koos Richelle, Director General EuropeAid Cooperation Office, European Commission 'In linking the local and international, this book is an essential resource for every capacity development practitioner.' Chiku Malunga, Malawian capacity development practitioner, author on African organisational development 'Provides essential approaches for empowering local actors to create their own solutions, while dealing with their wider relationships. A vital contribution to achieving effectiveness and scale in a time when the paradigm of top-down policy solutions has simply not delivered.' Herman Wijffels, co-chair of World Connectors, former Netherlands representative at the World Bank 'Capacity development is one of the defining ideas within contemporary international development and stems from the conviction and experience that addressing social, economic and environmental issues calls for greater capabilities in society in individual human capital, in communities, groups, organisations, sectors and institutions...The practitioners through their own experience and understanding of capacity present a profile of methods, concepts, competencies and common challenges. ' Organiser Weekly 'The diversity of experience offered in this volume is one of its major strengths and as such the book is a very useful source of inspiration for CD practitioners looking for cases paralleling their current efforts.' Lars Udsholt, Capacity in DevelopmentTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Perspectives on Capacity Multiple Dimensions Multiple Actors Multiple Levels Part II: Establishing Your Practice Advisers' Roles Thematic and Change Expertise Ownership, Authority and Conflict Whose Values Count? Organizational Development as a Source 'Reading' Situations Dialogue Part III: Working with Connections Institutions, Power and Politics Public Accountability Micro-Macro Gap Working with Value Chains Engaging with Community Based Organizations Leadership Development Knowledge Networking Part IV: Improving on Results Measuring Capacity Development Time Matters Self-Reflection Accountability and Learning Part V: Looking Ahead Taking Stock Capacity Development Market? What Next?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Renewable Energy: Four Volume Set
Book SynopsisThis four-volume set, edited by a leading expert in the field, brings together in one collection a series of papers that have been fundamental to the development of renewable energy as a defined discipline. Some of the papers were first published many years ago, but they remain classics in their fields and retain their relevance to the understanding of current issues. The papers have been selected with the assistance of an eminent international editorial board. The set includes a general introduction and each volume is introduced by a new overview essay, placing the selected papers in context. The range of subject matter is considerable, including coverage of all the main renewable technologies, the fundamental principles by which they function, and the issues around their deployment such as planning, integration and socio-economic assessment. Overall, the set provides students, teachers and researchers, confronted with thousands of journal articles, book chapters and grey literature stretching back decades, with a ready-made selection of and commentary on the most important key writings in renewable energy. It will be an essential reference for libraries concerned with energy, technology and the environment.Trade Review'This timely compendium will be valuable for researchers entering the field and a valuable launch pad for businesses and other organisations developing and implementing sustainable energy systems.' Mark Diesendorf, Institute of Environmental Studies, University of New South Wales, Australia 'In response to energy security, economic growth, and climate change challenges, renewable energies is now a major and growing area of investments globally. These unique volumes offer perspectives on the evolution of renewables and their continued success. They are recommended to all interested in action for sustainability!' Thomas B. Johansson, International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, Lund University, Sweden and Co-Chair, Global Energy Assessment, IIASATable of ContentsVolume I: Renewable Energy Origins and Flows 1. History Energy use by humans and their societies, milestones in technology development 2. Flows Solar energy cycle, creation of indirect flows and deposits 3. Resource base and demand Size of renewable energy resources, temporal variations, demand emphasis on measures that work in synergy with renewable energy Volume II: Renewable Energy Technologies I 1. Solar electricity Photovoltaic devices, photoelectrochemical devices, e.g. organic or polymer-based 2. Solar heat Small building-integrated, large communal concepts, concentrators Volume III: Renewable Energy Technologies II 1. Wind energy Converter types, on- and off-shore constructions 2. Biofuels Solid, liquid and gaseous fuels derived from agriculture, forestry and aquaculture 3. Other sources for conversion Hydropower, geothermal energy, wave power, etc. Volume IV: Renewable Energy in Society 1. Integrated approaches Integrating individual renewable energy technologies into supply systems 2. Socio-economic and environmental assessment Prices, direct and full cost, environmental assessment, life-cycle analysis 3. Scenario construction and analysis From visions to consistent and implementable system structures 4. Sustainability, planning and policy Visions, plans, policy requirements, communication, dealing with obstacles
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Creating a New Consensus on Population: The
Book SynopsisPopulation growth, reproductive health and reproductive rights are amongst the most pressing issues facing governments and the international community. Since the world's governments agreed for the first time on far-reaching and enlightened population policies at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, a good deal of progress has been made on these issues, but major challenges remain. This fully updated edition of Creating a New Consensus on Population charts international progress on efforts to address population and development, reproductive health, reproductive rights, religion, contraception and the empowerment of women. Historical coverage includes the lead up process to the ICPD, the conference itself and the global consensus and the ICPD Programme of Action that resulted. The book then turns to how population issues have developed over the past decade and a half including follow-up and implementation at the international level by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and other UN agencies and organizations. Key international events are covered including the 1999 ICPD+5, Millennium Summit 2000, ICPD+10 and the 2005 MDG+5 as well as relevant regional events. The book also examines the reorientation of policies and programmes and implementation at national levels across the world. Crucially, it looks at emerging issues and partnerships including the increasing role of NGOs, women's groups, youth groups, foundations, public-private partnerships and other non-state stakeholders. Written by Jyoti Shankar Singh, former ICPD Executive Coordinator, this is the definitive account of how the international community has engaged with population issues and policies and it offers insight into both the ongoing challenges as well as how an international consensus can be forged on crucial global issues. It is essential reading for all those involved in population, health and development issues and policies world-wide.Trade Review'No one interested in the field of the population issue and reproductive health should miss this important book. This is the right moment for an update' Dr. Nicolaas Biegman, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN, 1992-1997 'Fifteen years ago, the international community agreed on a vision for achieving population stabilization and sustainable development through universal access to family planning and reproductive health; gender equality in education, and fulfillment of the rights of women and men to economic, social and environmental security. Jyoti Singh played an instrumental role in organizing the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). In this book, Dr. Singh reminds us that the ICPD's promise remains valid, but unfulfilled, and details how the world can overcome the barriers that stubbornly persist, especially for women. Senator Timothy E. Wirth, US Under-Secretary of State, 1995-1997; President, UN Foundation 'Jyoti Shankar Singh in this revised edition not only reminds and updates us on the ICPD process but takes us through the intriguing journey of 'The Politics of Reproductive Health, Reproductive Rights and Women's Empowerment,' as he aptly puts it. This book is recommended reading for all - from politicians and planners to professionals and field workers.It is comprehensive and forward looking while objective and frank in addressing the challenges, constraints and realities of implementing the Cairo consensus. I sincerely hope that Jyoti Singh will continue his efforts to map the process as countries strive to achieve the ICPD and MDG goals by 2015' Dr. Raj Karim, Regional Director, International Planned Parenthood Federation, East and South East Asia and Oceania Region,Kuala Lumput, MalaysiaTable of Contents1. Bucharest, Mexico and Cairo 2. From Family Planning to Reproductive Health 3. Population and Development 4. The Empowerment of Women 5. Partnership with the Non-Governmental Sector 6. Mobilizing Resources for Population Programmes 7. The Cairo Agenda and the International Community 8. Institutional Response 9. Implementing the Cairo Agenda Notes And References Bibliography Appendix 1: Chronology of Major Events Relating to International Conference on Population and Development
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Dundee University Press Ltd Jurisprudence Essentials
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Health, Human Rights and the United Nations:
Book Synopsis'In the light of impending environmental catastrophe, people all over the world, in all walks of life, are becoming more aware of the pressing need to act globally. The need to base our decisions and actions less on parochial national advantage, sequestered in hate and suspicion of other nation's playing the same game of Russian roulette, have to give way to a new appreciation of the fact that our global village is indeed so very small and perilously frail. We depend upon one another as never before and, unless we insure the health and human rights of all, we shall surely each perish individually...' In "Health, Human Rights and the United Nations", Theodore H MacDonald carefully analyses the origin, development and structure of the United Nations (UN) and its key agencies, and considers its capacity to mediate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. He takes a detailed look into human rights abuses in Sudan's Darfur province, Burma, Liberia, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the United Kingdom. By investigating the development of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the pressures being brought to bear upon it, MacDonald exposes contradictions in the aims of both the WHO and the UN. Does the current global political scene and its neoliberal policies nullify the work of both? Is the UN fit for purpose? Can drastic reforms result in equitable solutions? Can a new trans-national body be developed, to arbitrate global trade, health, human rights and fiscal issues? This remarkable book is ideal for anyone interested in international law, human rights, global health, public health and health promotion. Public health and health promotion professionals, including international healthcare organisations, care agencies, and international charities will find the analysis enlightening. It is also of great interest to policy makers and shapers in communities and government, political activists and all those with an interest in equality and globalisation.Trade Review'Professor MacDonald provides a well-argued critique of the activities of the United Nations and the provision of primary health care throughout the world[...] Relevant to anyone working in, or with an interest in, global medicine.' MEDICAL PROTECTION SOCIETY CASEBOOKTable of ContentsOur partially paralysed United Nations. The UN and human rights. The Darfur crisis. The well-hidden regime of Myanmar. Human rights in the context of conflict. The Palestinians. Human rights violations in Great Britain. WHO mediates the global right to health? Can the UN promote WHO's objectives? Transnational advocacy and mediation.
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Emerald Publishing Will I See You In Court?: How to Improve the
Book SynopsisA comprehensive analysis of the workings of the county court system in England and Wales, following areas such as The Wolf Report and Government Policy.
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Rebel Law: Insurgents, Courts and Justice in
Book SynopsisIn most societies, courts are where the rubber of government meets the road of the people. If a state cannot settle disputes and ensure that its decisions are carried out, for practical purposes it is no longer in charge. This is why successful rebels put courts and justice at the top of their agendas. Rebel Law examines this key weapon in the armory of insurgent groups, ranging from the Ireland of the 1920s, where the IRA sapped British power using 'Republican Tribunals' to today's 'Caliphate of Law' -- the Islamic State, by way of Algeria in the 1950s and the Afghan Taliban. Frank Ledwidge tells how insurgent courts bleed legitimacy from government, decide cases and enforce judgments on the battlefield itself. Astute counterinsurgents, especially in 'ungoverned space,' can ensure that they retain the initiative. The book describes French, Turkish and British colonial 'judicial strategy' and contrasts their experience with the chaos of more recent 'stabilization operations' in Iraq and Afghanistan, drawing lessons for contemporary counterinsurgents. Rebel Law builds on his insights and shows that the courts themselves can be used as weapons for both sides in highly unconventional warfare.Trade Review'This erudite yet very readable book will introduce many readers to the concept of “lawfare” and how it has been waged around the globe.' 'Rebel Law: Insurgents, Courts and Justice in Modern Conflict ... is an intriguing, engaging and comprehensive account that is particularly compelling when discussing insurgent justice in the Muslim world, ... valuably diverging from the tendency to read such phenomena solely through the prism of extremism... Ledwidge's approach to insurgent justice in the Muslim world is compelling: he brings a much-needed comparative perspective that serves as an antidote to the tendency to read such phenomena only through the lens of extremist ideology.' -- LSE Review of Books'As a former justice advisor for the UK military mission in Afghanistan, Ledwidge brings a uniquely well-informed perspective to the issues of using legal processes to achieve military objectives by both insurgents and counterinsurgents at the operational and tactical level. He argues that the ability of insurgents to offer "fair" judicial process -- particularly dispute resolution -- has proved critical to successful state-building by insurgent groups. On the flipside, Ledwidge contends that counterinsurgency strategy must employ "legal pluralism" to develop an effective judicial strategy. Cogently written and forcefully argued, Rebel Law will be of interest to military professionals, legal scholars and policy makers alike.' * Montgomery McFate, Professor at the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, and author of Military Anthropology: Soldiers, Scholars and Subjects at the Margins of Empire *'Frank Ledwidge builds a compelling case for the monopoly of justice in determining the outcome of insurgencies. Drawing upon years of experience and scholarship, Ledwidge convincingly argues that nowhere is the contest for control of a population, the delicate interplay between consent and coercion, expressed with greater impact than in the competing legal systems offered by insurgent and counter-insurgent.' * Edward Burke, Lecturer in Strategic Studies, The University of Portsmouth, Royal Air Force College Cranwell *'This book is an essential resource for scholars and practitioners concerned with the operation of legal systems during and after conflict. Frank Ledwidge offers a unique perspective on the complex interactions between state and insurgent judiciaries that is informed by years of fieldwork and service as a justice advisor in warscapes including Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.' * Mara Revkin, Department of Political Science, Yale University *'In the literature on counterinsurgency no concepts are more frequently invoked or more poorly understood than legitimacy, justice, and law. Insurgencies win by out-governing the status quo power and the primary thrust of their strategy is nearly always the provision of alternative justice to populations hungry for better law. Frank Ledwidge's brilliant book plugs the gap in the literature commendably. It is indispensable reading.' * David Betz, Professor of War in the Modern World, Department of War Studies, King's College London *'A ground-breaking picture of the role of law in (particularly, irregular) warfare: so-called lawfare. This highly readable study opens up a new vista in counterinsurgency and underlines the centrality therein of properly-delivered, culturally-specific justice. A fascinating tour de force that demands to be read by politicians and generals alike.' - * Mike Martin, author of An Intimate War: An Oral History of the Helmand Conflict *'This study offers important insights into why Western assumptions about what constitute the bases for stable government are often not relevant for other areas of the world.' -- Robert A. Heineman, Emeritus Professor of Political Sciences, Alfred University, CHOICE
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Climate Change as Environmental and Economic
Book SynopsisThe current policy for climate change prioritises mitigation over adaptation. The collected papers of Climate Change as Environmental and Economic Hazard argue that although efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are still vital, the new policy paradigm should shift the priority to adaptation, with a special focus on disaster risk reduction. It should also consider climate change not purely as a hazard and a challenge, but as a window of opportunity to shift to a new sustainable development policy model, which stresses the particular importance of communities' resilience. The papers in this volume explore the key issues linked to this shift, including: ' Increasing research into the Earth Sciences, climate reconstruction and forecasting in order to decrease the degree of uncertainty about the origin, development and implications of climate change; ' The introduction of more binding and comprehensive regulation of both greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation measures, like that in the United Kingdom; ' Matching climate policy with that for disasters and mainstreaming it into overall development strategies. The volume is a valuable addition to previous climate change research and considers a new policy approach to this new global challenge. Table of Contents1. Managing Natural Disaster Risks in a Changing Climate 2. Strengthening Socio-ecological Resilience through Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation: Identifying Gaps in an Uncertain World 3. United States Hurricane Landfalls and Damages: Can One to Five Year Predictions Beat Climatology? 4. Building a Low-Carbon Economy: The Inaugural Report of the UK Committee on Climate Change 5. Responsibility Framing in a 'Climate Change Induced' Compounded Crisis: Facing Tragic Choices in the Murray-Darling Basin
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Personal Carbon Trading
Book SynopsisPersonal carbon trading is rapidly moving up the political agenda as recognition grows of its potential to address urgent issues of climate change and natural resource use. Under personal carbon trading schemes a carbon allowance would be allocated to each individual, to be used and traded in the same way as in national and international carbon trading schemes. This volume presents the latest research on personal carbon trading at different scales - from the effects on the individual, communities and organisations, to its place in national, EU (including the EU ETS) and global policy landscapes. It presents key research on the economic and policy barriers and implications, and will be essential reading for anyone involved in emissions trading research or policymaking.Table of ContentsPCT at EU and International Level 1. Personal Carbon Trading in the Context of the EU Emission Trading Scheme 2. PCT in Different National Contexts PCT at a National Level 3. The Economics of Personal Carbon Trading: a Review 4. The Interaction of Existing and Proposed Economic Instruments and Personal Carbon Trading Schemes 5. Barriers to Personal Carbon Trading in the Policy Arena 6. Policing Carbon: Design and Enforcement Options for Personal Carbon Trading PCT and Individuals, Communities and Organisations 7. Effects of Personal Carbon Allowances on Decision-Making: Evidence from an Experimental Simulation 8. Social Acceptability of Personal Carbon Allowances: Findings from a Mixed-method Study PCT Variants - Brief Contributions 9a. Upstream, Downstream 9b. An Upstream Alternative to Personal Carbon Trading
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Civil Society and the Aid Industry
Book Synopsis'This book is valuable for and beyond the international development industry. It deftly leads a non-specialist through the maze of ideas and arguments plaguing the concept of civil society, and critically examines how and what happens, when the international aid system tries to turn confusing and complex political theory into effective development policy and practice fitting the individual preconditions and historical trajectories of the worlds varied nations. The comparative evidence, analysis and recommendations on offer are essential reading for anyone attempting to understand or ''build'' someone else's - as well as their own - civil society, especially when justifying the use of tax payers' money to do so.' ALAN FOWLER, CO-FOUNDER, INTRAC 'This book will be really useful to numerous readers, 011 a subject becoming ever more topical in the world of development and beyond. It puts order into the deeply confused debate about civil society, describes what the aid donors are doing to pursue their new goals, offers four penetrating case studies, and concludes with sensible suggestions for future policy. The authors have made a practical and lucid assessment of the huge civil society literature; they have also contributed valuably to it, and deserve to he listened to.' PROFESSOR ROBERT CASSEN, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Northern governments and NGOs are increasingly convinced that civil society will enable people in developing countries to escape the poverty trap. Civil Society and the Aid Industry, the product of extensive research by the prestigious North-South Institute in Canada, makes a critical appraisal of this new emphasis in the aid industry. It explores the roles of Northern governmental, multilateral and non-governmental agencies in supporting civil society, presenting in-depth case studies of projects in Peru, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Hungary, and gives detailed policy recommendations intended to improve the effectiveness and appropriateness of future projects. Originally published in 1998Table of ContentsAcknowledgements About the Research Team The Editor The Authors The Advisors Acronyms List of Figures, Tables and Boxes Introduction: All Roads Lead to Rome Alison Van Rooy Why Bother About Civil Society? Origins 1. Civil Society as Idea: An Analytical Hatstand? Alison Van Rooy What is Civil Society? Keeping Analysis Separate from Hope 2. Out of the Ivory Tower: Civil Society and the Aid System Alison Van Rooy and Mark Robinson What is Civil Society Supposed to Do? What is the Aid System Doing? What Next? 3. Hungary: Civil Society in the Post-Socialist World Ferenc Miszlivetz and Katalin Ertsey The Metamorphosis of Civil Society Mapping Donor Interventions: Do they Matter in the Big Picture? 4. Sri Lanka: Civil Society, the Nation and the State-building Challenge Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Mapping Civil Society Mapping Donors Civil Society and the Aid Industry Conclusion 5. Kenya: The State, Donors and the Politics of Democratization Wachira Maina Civil Society in Africa Civil Society and the State in Kenya Today Donor Support for Civil Society Reconstructing the State, Donor and Civil Society Relationships 6. Peru: Civil Society and the Autocratic Challenge Pepi Patron Mapping Civil Society in Peru Mapping Northern Donor Intervention Ideas About Power Relationships 7. The Art of Strengthening Civil Society Alison Van Rooy What We Found Theory The Aid Industry 'Strengthening' Civil Society The Impact on Donors Bibliography Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Guide to EC Environmental Law
Book SynopsisEC law is now a pervasive part of the legislation affecting business, government agencies, the voluntary sector and the individual citizen across the whole of the European Union. This uniquely comprehensive and accessible guide provides a simple and practical explanation of the most important aspects of EC environmental law. In straightforward terms it introduces the EC and its institutions and explains where EC environmental law and policy can be found. It discusses the main environmental laws relating to air and noise, chemicals and industrial risks, nature conservation, waste and water, and explains how these laws can be used to ensure environmental protection. The book also explains the EC's law-making procedures and discusses the stages at which lobbying can be used to influence the content of future EC environmental laws. Useful case studies and suggestions for further reading for those wishing to research a particular area are also included. This book will be an invaluable source of reference and practical guidance for lawyers, business, local government, environmental groups and all those needing to understand and use EC law in this area. Dorothy Gillies is a lawyer and lecturer in law at the University of Glasgow. She has worked in the European Parliament and in the European Commission's Directorate-General XI for Environment, Nuclear Safety and Civil Protection. Originally published in 1998Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Boxes Acronyms and Abbreviations About this Book Part One Background Information 1. The European Community and its Institutions The Formation and Development of the European Community and the European Union The EC's Main institutions and Bodies European Commission What is the Commission and How is it Organized? What does the Commission Do? Council of the European Union What is the Council and How is it Organized? What does it Do? European Parliament What is the European Parliament and How is it Organized? What does it Do? Economic and Social Committee What is it and What does it Do? Committee of the Regions What is it and What does it Do? European Court of Justice and Court of First Instance What are they and How are they Organized? What do they Do? European Ombudsman What is it and What does it Do? European Environment Agency What is it and What does it Do? 2. Sources of EC environmental Policy and Law Introduction to EC environmental Policy and Law Action Programmes for the Environment Sources of EC Environmental Law EC Treaty Directives Regulations Decisions International Agreements Case Law of the European Court and Court of First Instance 3. Reading EC Environmental Laws Finding Laws, Proposals for Laws and other Information Finding Case Law of the European Court and the Court of First Instance The Structure of EC Laws Part Two EC Laws for the Protection of the Environment 4. Some general EC Environmental Laws Introduction Environmental Impact Assessment Access to Environmental Information Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Eco-management and Audit Scheme Eco-labelling Laws on EL4 Selected Cases on EL4 Law on Access to Environmental Information Selected Cases on Access to Environmental Information Law on IPPC Law on Eco-management and Audit Law on Eco-labelling 5. Air and Noise Introduction Air Noise Air Quality Standards Air Quality in Relation to Specific Substances General Air Quality Control on Emissions Emissions from Industry The Basic Framework Detailed Requirements for Certain Industries Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Emissions from Vehicles Emissions of Carbon Dioxide and other Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Volatile Organic Compounds Fuel Quality Standards Noise Laws relating to Air Selected Cases Relating to Air Laws Relating to Noise 6. Chemicals and Industrial Risks Introduction Dangerous Chemicals and Substances Evaluating the Risks of Substances Marketing and Use Classification, Packaging and Labelling Restrictions on Specific Substances Pesticides Biocides Asbestos Batteries Ozone-depleting Substances Genetically Modified Microorganisms (GMOs) Contained Use of GMOs Release of GMOs Major Accident Hazards of Certain Industrial Activities Transport of Dangerous Goods By Sea By Road By Rail Export and Import of Dangerous Substances Transport of Radioactive Substances Laws Relating to Chemical and Industrial Risks 7. Nature Conservation Introduction Birds, Animals, Plants and Habitats within the EC Protection of Birds Identification and Protection of Bird Habitats Identification Protection of Bird Habitats Protection of Animal and Plant Species Identification and Protection of Plant and Animal Habitats Identification Protection of Animal and Plant Habitats Protection of Forests Restrictions on the Use of Large Drift Nets International Agreements on the Protection of Species and their Habitats Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats Convention on Biological Diversity Convention on the Protection of the Alps Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources International Tropical Timber Agreement Trade in Wild Animals and Plants Endangered Species Seal Skins Fur from Leghold Traps Laws Relating to Nature Conservation Selected Cases on Nature Conservation 8. Waste Introduction Waste and Hazardous Waste Waste Incineration Municipal Waste Incinerators Hazardous Waste Incinerators Specific Categories of Waste Packaging Waste Waste Oils PCBs and PCTs Sewage Sludge Batteries and Accumulators Titanium Dioxide Supervision and Control of Shipments of Waste Laws Relating to Waste Selected Cases Relating to Waste 9. Water Introduction Quality of Waters used for Particular Purposes Bathing Water Fish and Shellfish Waters Drinking Water Control of Discharges to Water Dangerous Substances Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Protection of Groundwater (Aquifers) Urban Waste Water Treatment Nitrates from Agricultural Sources International Agreements in Relation to Water Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-based Sources (Paris Convention) Agreement for Cooperation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and other Harmful Substances (Bonn Agreement) Convention on Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Helsinki Convention) Convention for the Protection of the Rhine against Chemical Pollution Laws Relating to Water Selected Cases Relating to Water Part Three Using EC Law to Protect the Environment 10. Using EC Environmental Laws in the Member States Introduction Relying Directly on Directives The Principles of Direct Effect and Supremacy What Provisions in an Environmental Directive could be Relied on Directly? How can Provisions in a Directive be Used to Protect the Environment? Who can a Directive be Used Against? Relying on International Environmental Agreements Sympathetic Interpretation Selected Cases on Using EC Environmental Laws in the Member States 11. Suing the State for its Failure to Comply with EC Environmental Law The Conditions which need to be Fulfilled in Suing the state Conditions 1 and 2 - the Law Infringed was Intended to Give Rights to Individuals and the Content of those Rights is Identifiable on the Basis of the Provisions of the Directive Alone Condition 3 - the Breach of Community Environmental Law was 'Sufficiently Serious' Condition 4 - there was a Direct Causal Link between the Breach of Duty by the State and the Loss or Damage Suffered by the Individual Consequences of Suing the State Cases Relating to Suing the State 12. What do National Courts have to do to Make Sure that EC Environmental Laws are Applied? Introduction What must National Courts do to Allow Individuals to Use their Community Law Rights? Requests for Preliminary Rulings Cases on what National Courts have to do to Ensure that EC Environmental Laws are Applied 13. Making a Complaint to the Commission The Commission's Complaints Procedure What can a Complaint to the Commission be about? Who can make a Complaint? What Information should be in a Complaint? How to Speed up Processing of a Complaint What Happens once the Commission Receives a Complaint? What Happens once a Case has been Referred to the European Court? What are the Limits of the Complaints Procedure? 14. Sending Petitions to the European Parliament and Getting Help from MEPs The Petitions Procedure What can a Petition be about? Who can Send a Petition to the Parliament? What Information should be in a Petition? What Happens once a Petition has been Sent to the Parliament? How to Speed up the Processing of a Petition Other Ways to get help from MEPs 15. Making a Complaint to the European Ombudsman The Ombudsman's Complaints Procedure What can a Complaint to the Ombudsman be about? Who can make a Complaint to the Ombudsman? What Information should be in a Complaint to the Ombudsman? What happens once a Complaint has been Sent to the Ombudsman? Part Four Influencing Future EC Environmental Laws 16. How are EC Laws Made? Introduction How do the EC Institutions Make Laws? The Consultation Procedure The Current Position What will Happen to the Consultation Procedure when the Amsterdam Treaty Comes into Force? The Cooperation Procedure The Current Position What will Happen to the Cooperation Procedure when the Amsterdam Treaty Comes into Force? The CO-decision Procedure The Current Position What will Happen to the CO-decision Procedure when the Amsterdam Treaty Comes into Force? 17. How to Influence Future EC Environmental Laws Introduction How to Find out what EC Environmental Laws are Planned Some General Points about Trying to Influence Proposed Environmental Laws How can Individuals or Environmental Groups Influence the Content of Future EC Environmental Laws? Stage 1 -A Proposal for a New Law is Prepared Introduction A Policy Decision is Taken to Propose a New Law and Policy Objectives are Agreed upon Can the Commission be 'Encouraged' to Propose a New Environmental Law? A Proposal is Drafted A First Draft of the Proposal is Circulated The Commission Adopts the Draft as its Formal Proposal for a New Law Stage 2 - The Proposal is Sent to the Council and is Considered by ECOSOC, Committee of the Regions and European Parliament What does the Council do at this Stage? What is the Role of ECOSOC and COR at this Stage? What Happens when the Proposal is Sent to the European Parliament? The Proposal is Examined in one of Parliament's Committees A Vote is Taken by the Whole Parliament (the First Reading) The Second Reading Stage 3 - The Proposal is Considered by the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) before Final Adoption by the Council How can an Environmental Group get its Point Across to the Key People in the Institutions? Conclusion 18. Where to Find out More Introduction Where to Find More Information European Documentation Centres (EDCs) Office for Official Publications of the EC (EUR-OP) Internet Information from the Community's Institutions and Organizations European Parliament Commission, Council and European Environment Agency Laws Relating to Access to Information from the Institutions 19. The EC's Organization, Useful Contacts and Addresses Introduction Environmental Organizations European Commission The Directorates and Units of DG XI of the Commission European Commission Offices in the Member States Council of the European Union European Parliament Information Offices of the European Parliament in Member States Economic and Social Committee Committee of the Regions European Court of Justice and Court of First Instance European Ombudsman European Environment Agency Office for Official Publications of the European Communities (EUR-OP) Sales Agents for EC Official Publications Further Reading Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Daily Globe: Environmental Change, the Public
Book SynopsisArguably the greatest challenges facing humanity are environmental. However, they are routinely under-reported in the media. Pressure groups and governments trying to get information through to the public often blame the media, but the picture is not necessarily this simple. This text presents the state of knowledge about media treatment and public understanding of key environmental issues, above all, climate change and biodiversity loss, which have enormous implications for economic, social and environmental security, yet mean little to the person in the street. The concept of sustainable development, which underpins responses to these problems is also shown to be unknown by most people.Trade Review'At a time when far too many people are still starry-eyed about the media's interest in covering the environment, The Daily Globe is a dose of harsh reality. It explains why most environment specialists have to spend their time reporting on disasters... rather than on the long-term developments that are shaping the future. I wish every senior editor would read it.' Alex Kirby, presenter, BBC Radio Four's Costing the Earth, former BBC environment correspondent.Table of ContentsPreface * Part I: Global Environmental Change, the Public and the Media * Part II: Reporting Global Environmental Change * Part III: Understanding Environment, the Public and the Media * Part IV: Making the Environment News * Appendix 1: Climate Change: a Note by the UK Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Robert M May, September 1997 * Appendix 2: The Present Status and the Future Prospects for Sir Robert M May * Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Community Manifesto
Book SynopsisCivilizations fail when they become trapped in a way of looking at the world that no longer works. For many, globalization is pushing us to the edge of disaster - an onward march of blinkered vision, encouraging passivity, moral blindness and a culture of dependency.A Community Manifesto is an elegantly written polemic offering a new way of looking at our social, cultural and economic realities. Tackling the crucial dimensions of personal responsibility, consensus and community, it shows how we can find a new language through which we can reinvigorate our individual and social lives, developing the resourcefulness we need but which proves so difficult to cultivate. The vision it presents is persuasive and very timely - only by building community can human society evolve and progress.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Spectre of Doubt * A Thoroughly Modern Way of Living * Ways of the World * Regaining a Sense of Direction * Focusing the Mind * Notes and References * Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Forward Drive: The Race to Build the Clean Car of
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive account of the past, present and future of the automobile examines the key trends, key technologies and key players involved in the race to develop clean, environmentally friendly vehicles that are affordable and that do not compromise on safety or design. Undertaking a rigorous interrogation of our global dependency on oil, the author demonstrates just how unwise and unnecessary this is in light of current developments such as the fuel cell revolution and the increasing viability of hybrid cars, which use both petrol and electricity - innovations that could signal a new era of clean, sustainable energy. The arguments put forward draw on support from an eclectic range of sources - including industry insiders, scientists, economists and environmentalists - to make for an enlightening read.Trade Review'Every car driver must read this book.' Quentin Willson, motoring author and broadcasterTable of ContentsPulling the Plug - A Brief History of Alternative Motion * A Dizzying Ride - Internal Combustion's Rapid Rise and Coming Decline * Engines of Ingenuity - New Technologies for the Clean Car * Road Warriors and Early Adopters - Living With a Battery-powered EV * U-turn - Getting Serious About Green Cars * The Global Green Car - Europe on the Fast Track * New Sun Rises in Japan * Thinking About Tomorrow - Visionaries, Pessimists and Investors at the Crossroads * Clearing the Air - Clean Cars and Sustainable Transportation in the 21st Century.* List of Interviewees * Notes * Select Bibliography * Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd World in Transition 4: Fighting Poverty through
Book SynopsisAt the start of the 21st century, fighting poverty and protecting the environment are two of the most urgent challenges facing the international community. Environmental changes will jeopardize people's survival to an even greater extent in the future, and will hit the poor hardest. To meet these challenges, it will be essential to breathe new life into the partnership between industrialized and developing countries. It will be equally essential to combine poverty reduction with environmental protection in an integrated policy structure spanning all levels from local to global. In this report, the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) shows that global environmental policy is a prerequisite for global poverty reduction. WBGU analyses the relevant policy processes and delivers recommendations charting the way forward. 'With its interdisciplinary approach, providing a complex and systematic analysis of the poverty-environment nexus, WBGU's latest report breaks new ground. Indira Gandhi's old, convenient maxim was 'Poverty is the biggest polluter'. Put forward at the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, it has been sorely misused ever since to override environmental precaution and prioritize economic development strategies instead. The new WBGU report maps out a way to shape a coherent environment and development policy. This report revitalizes the Rio spirit and gives it a robust scientific base'. Prof Dr Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, Member of the German Bundestag (MdB)Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction * Part II: Integrative environment and development policy � The Rio vision * The Rio process * Concerted environment and development policy at a global scale * Principles of sustainable development in international law and ways to render them operable * Part III: Poverty, vulnerability and environmental change � The settings and trends * Conceptual fundamentals * Dimensions of poverty * Environmental change and poverty * The global setting: Key factors * New approaches towards an integrated analysis of regional vulnerability: Case studies on Burkina Faso and northeast Brazil * Implementing, financing and advancing international goals * Part IV: Linkages among international environment and development policy spheres * The new setting of global politics * Assessment of key policy processes and institutions * Socio-political obstacles to sustainable policies and the role of interest groups * R�sum�: Challenges in shaping the institutional framework * Part V: Reducing poverty and protecting the environment: Recommendations for integrated policies * Linking environment and development policy * Rio strategies: Examples of self-reinforcing dynamics * Global governance: Reforming the multilateral institutional architecture * Implementing international agreements * Fostering good governance in developing countries * Financing * Part VI: Reducing poverty and protecting the environment: Research recommendations * Knowledge for orientation * Knowledge for action * Part VII: Core messages *
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Civil Society: Measurement, Evaluation, Policy
Book Synopsis'What a welcome gift!' John Clark, Project Director, UN Secretary-General's Panel on UN-Civil Society Relations. 'This book truly breaks new ground in the field of civil society studies by introducing an innovative assessment tool which can be of use to practitioners, policy-makers and researchers alike.' Kumi Naidoo, Chief Executive Officer, CIVICUS Civil society - comprising the activities of non-state organizations, institutions and movements - has in recent years emerged as the major force for change in the realms of politics, public policy and society both globally and locally. Yet, despite the crucial importance of this political phenomenon to the principle and practice of democracy, it eludes definition and systematic understanding. This book provides a comprehensive and flexible framework for the definition, measurement, analysis and interpretation of civil society based on the innovative 'Civil Society Diamond'. Written as a guide for both practitioners and academics, the book presents precise and insightful solutions to the issues of how to understand the concept of civil society, where to locate it theoretically and empirically, and which techniques are best suited to its measurement. The approach presented here has been successfully adopted across a wide range of civil society organizations in over 30 countries. The author draws on and applies a diverse repertoire of indicators, tools and data - suitable for various organizational forms, practical contexts and theoretical perspectives - which measure the effectiveness of civil society initiatives and reveal certain strategic and policy options. The aim is to promote and facilitate structured, informed and fruitful dialogue within civil society organizations and between them and the governmental, corporate and academic actors with whom they are now so integrally linked.Table of ContentsMeasuring Civil Society: Why and How * The Civil Society Diamond: The Basics * The Civil Society Diamond: An Unfolding System * The Civil Society Diamond: First Applications * Indicators, Data, Process * Applying the Civil Society Diamond: Case Studies * The Way Ahead * Appendix A: indicator Repertoire and Assessments * Appendix B: Examples of Specific Methodologies * Appendix C: Data Sources and Other Indicators * Notes * References * Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Blue Gold: The Battle Against Corporate Theft of
Book SynopsisInternational tensions around water are rising in many of the world's most volatile regions. The policy recipe pursued by the West, and imposed on governments elsewhere, is to pass control over water to private interests, which simply accelerates the cycle of inequality and deprivation. California, as well as China, South Africa, Mexico and countries on every continent already face a crisis. This book exposes the enormity of the problem, the dangers of the proposed solution and the alternative, which is to recognize access to water as a fundamental human right, not dependent on ability to pay.Trade Review'[A] well-researched book [that] provides a sobering, in-depth look at the growing scarcity of fresh water and the increasing privatization and corporate control of this non-renewable resource.' Library Journal 'After reading this non-fiction account of the globe's shrinking water supply, it is hard not to think how privileged we are to enjoy simple morning showers, a glass of water, or one-hour drives to the beach.' Winnipeg Free Press 'To describe a book on water as 'refreshing' may be a clich but the directness and commitment that springs from these pages is both engaging and motivating.' New Agriculturist Online 'In Blue Gold, activists Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke offer an angry and persuasive account of how this (false sense of security) has damaged the environment and how the privatization of once-public resources threatens to exacerbate the problem.' Business Week 'This book points out the need for further research into water management, institutional and policy issues, principles and practices.' Natural Resources Forum 'Blue Gold provides an alternative viewpoint to that presented by many international institutions. The book is a must for campaginers against privatization of water services and makes interesting reading for anyone working in water and sanitation services.' Water LinesTable of ContentsAcknowledgements * Introduction * Treaty Initiative * I The Crises: Red Alert * Endangered Planet * Dying of Thirst * II The Politics: Everything for Sale * Global Water Lords * Emergent Water Cartel * Global Nexus * III The Way Forward: Fightback * The Standpoint * The Way Forward * Notes * Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Global Warming and Social Innovation: The
Book SynopsisSocieties need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 80 per cent in order to counter the risks of climate change. This study envisions a climate neutral society - one where the output of polluting gases is minimised by social innovations set up in households, by local authorities, through developments in information and communications technologies and dematerialization, and through the shift towards product service systems and emissions trading. The work discusses the possibilities for steering and orchestrating this long-term transition towards a climate-friendly society, mapping paths through current dilemmas in climate policy and exploring the legal issues of making this transition.Trade Review'Well illustrated and readable.' International Journal of Environmental Studies 'A very important book.' Tom Downing, Stockholm Environment Institute 'Brings together a range of evidence and perspectives to provide a multidisciplinary commentary on the problem of climate change' Alister Scott, Assistant Director, Global Environmental Change Programme, University of Sussex 'This work will encourage further work in this critical area from researchers in several disciplines' Professor Robert Socolow, Princeton University 'This is an awesome resource, with authoritative projections on many aspects of environment and resources.' Future Survey, September 2003Table of ContentsForeword * Towards a Climate-Neutral Society * Transforming the Energy System of The Netherlands: Two Versions on Reaching 80 Per Cent Emissions Reduction by 2050 * Contemporary Practices; Greenhouse Scepticism? * Technological Change and Innovation for Climate Protection: the Governance Challenge * Households Past and Present, and Opportunities for Change * the Role of Local Authorities in a Transition Towards a Climate-Neutral Society * Improved Material Management as Trend-Breaking Technology for Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions * The Contribution of ICT to the Transition Towards a Climate-Neutral Society * Economy Versus Environment? Design Alternatives for Emissions Trading from a Lock-in Perspective * Legal Aspects of a Changing System in The Netherlands in 2050 * Climate Options for the Long Term (COOL): Stakeholders' Views on 80 Per Cent Emission Reduction * The Climate-Neutral Society: Opportunities for Change * List of Contributors * Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Developing Capacity Through Technical
Book SynopsisTechnical co-operation involving northern experts transferring expertise to the south has not always worked. In fact it has sometimes been counter-productive, fostering a dependency on outside help rather than creating a genuine indigenous capability. This study by experts from Harvard University and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) uses a range of country studies to analyze what has worked in the past, what hasn't, and how to ensure that future co-operation results in genuine capacity building and ownership of the new capabilities by the recipients. It aims to offer a framework for evaluating different methods to achieve these goals. The volume is a companion to the earlier Capacity for Development, and should be useful for all those working in international development, as well as researchers, academics and students.Table of ContentsForeword * Preface * Accra Outcomes Statement * Acknowledgements * Part 1: Introduction and Overview - Introduction: Rethinking Capacity Development for Today's Challenges * Overview: Meeting the Capacity Development Challenge: Lessons for Improving Technical Cooperation * Part 2: Country Studies - Bangladesh: Applying Technical Cooperation to Health and Financial Reform * Bolivia: the Political Context of Capacity Development * Egypt: Building Private Sector Capacity through Technical Cooperation * The Kyrgyz Republic: Developing New Capacities in a Post-Transition Country * Philippines: Bringing Civil Society into Capacity Development * Uganda: Driving Technical Cooperation for National Capacity Development * Statistical Annex * About the Authors
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Making Global Trade Work for People
Book SynopsisThe world's trade regime is promoted by international agencies and most governments as the best way to lift the poor out of poverty and achieve sustainable development. But does it contribute to human development or not? This reassessment looks in detail at the way it has worked under the GATT and under the World Trade Organization, and analyses how it is working and how it can be improved. The book aims to make major contribution to the debates surrounding globalization and the impact of trade on the poor, on social stability and on the environment. It is intended to provide a benchmark for future policy discussion and analysis.Trade Review'A call for a paradigm shift in trade discourse.' Ali Said Mchumo, Deputy Secretary General, East African Community, former ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the WTO (1995-2002), Chair of the WTO's General Council (Feb 1999-2000) and coordinator for the Least Developed Countries in the WTO (2001). 'A key message of this book is that an evaluation of the multi-lateral trade regime should be based on whether it maximizes possibilities for human development - especially in developing countries.' Future Survey 'What this book does is to argue, quite forcibly, that there must be a major shift away from this dominance by the rich countries.' CNN Money 'The book can be read as a series of easily accessible chapters, even for the non-initiated, with well-demarcated chapters containing figures, tables and boxes that illustrate in a graphic way the glaring imbalances that bedevil the global trading system.' International Affairs 'A far-reaching reassessment of current multilateral trade regimes examines how they can be improved in order to make a genuine contribution to human development.' Business Horizon 'An authoritative and systematic handbook for trade negotiators and policy analysts alike' World Trade Review, vol 2-3 2003 'A welcome contribution and should go some way to strengthen efforts to rebalance the existing asymmetries to the multilateral trade system' World Trade Review, vol 2-3 2003 'This is a stimulating volume with a wealth of illustrative tables and figures. It has a truly international authorship and global perspective'. Alan Hay, Geography, Jan 2004.Table of ContentsPreface * Acknowledgements * Abbreviations * Glossary * Overview - Making Global Trade Work For People * PART 1 TRADE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: Human Development And Trade * The Global Trade Regime * Towards A Human Development Oriented Global Trade Regime * Reforms To The Global Governance Of Trade * PART 2 AGREEMENTS AND ISSUES: Agriculture * Commodities * Industrial Tariffs * Textiles And Clothing * Anti-Dumping * Subsidies * Trade-Related Aspects Of Intellectual Property Rights * Trade-Related Investment Measures And Investment * General Agreement On Trade In Services * Competition Policy * Transparency In Government Procurement * Trade Facilitation * Standards * Trade And Environmental Policy * Strengthening Capacities
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Shipbrokers and the Law
Book SynopsisThis text provides an explanation of the responsibilities and liabilities of the shipbroker, both in direct contact with principles and as part of a chain of other brokers. Highlighting legal questions arising from ways in which the broker's business is done, issues addressed in this book include potential legal liabilities as well as common negligence claims. The book also deals with the shipbroker's entitlement to commission and the problems associated with litigation in this area. It is suitable for ship owners, charterers, agents and marine consultants, as well as brokers.Table of Contents1 The Shipbroker and the Principal, 2 The Shipbroker’s Authority, 3 The Shipbroker’s Statements, 4 The Shipbroker and the Negotiations, 5 The Shipbroker and the Contract, 6 Shipbroker’s Commission, 7 Post Fixture Services, 8 The Shipbroker’s Other Services, 9 The Regulation of Shipbroker.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sale of Goods
Book SynopsisSale of goods transactions are central to commercial life. This book provides an essential up-to-date and clear account of the law as it stands today, giving you the confidence to offer the best possible resolution for your clients. Written by a team of specialists drawn from both the academic world and professional practice, Sale of Goods provides a clear and accurate account of the law relating to the sale of goods. It provides complete analysis of the Sales of Goods Act 1979, together with amendments made to the Act in 1994 and 1995 - ensuring that your understanding is current and complete.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: The Contract for the Sale of Goods DJ Stephens Chapter 2. Passing Of Property Sarah Worthington Chapter 3. Risk Louise Gullifer Chapter 4. Frustration and Mistake Louise Gullifer Chapter 5. Conflicts of title and the Obligations of the Seller Janet Ulph Chapter 6. Delivery, Acceptance and Payment Adam Tolley Chapter 7. Implied Terms as to Description and Misrepresentation Paul Mitchell Chapter 8. Implied Terms as to Quality and Sample Paul Mitchell Chapter 9. Remedies of the Seller Ewan McKendrick Chapter 10. Remedies of the Buyer Ewan McKendrick Chapter 11. Exemption of the Seller Edwin Peel Chapter 12. F.O.B Contracts Ewan McKendrick Chapter 13. C.I.F Contracts Ewan McKendrick Chapter 14. Financing International Sale Contracts Sonia Tolaney Chapter 15. Conflicts of Law Edwin Peel
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