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London Publishing Partnership Construction Law: Third Edition
Book SynopsisNow in its third edition Construction Law by Julian Bailey is the definitive work of reference for construction law practitioners internationally. In three volumes, it provides the most comprehensive treatment of the major issues arising out of construction and engineering projects, with extensive references to case law, statutes and regulations, standard forms of contract and legal commentary. The book in its new updated form is an indispensable work of reference for law practitioners and is now accessibly priced for the post-graduate student market.Trade Review"The second edition of Construction Law stands upon the shoulders of the giant achievement that was the first, and encourages us to look forward to many further editions which will continue to illuminate our fascinating yet complex area of law. The international construction law community is once more in Julian Bailey’s debt." Matthew Bell, Construction Law International; "Bailey has once again created a practical epic, establishing himself as a virtuoso of construction law on an international scale. The second edition, like the first, is a friend to construction law, written as a guide to the field’s ins-and-outs and a tool to navigate its halls. I have full confidence in recommending this text to any practitioner or student in need of a comprehensive and authoritative collection of all things construction related." Professor Doug S Jones AO, International Construction Law Review; "The writing is efficient and pellucid…every section covers its scope with the right amount of detail, neither leaving the reader hungry for more, nor sedated by incursions into unnecessary detail."Stephen A. Hess, Construction Lawyer; "…outstanding…Wherever one looks, the completeness of coverage and case citation stands out as does the clarity of the exposition. Practitioners need this…this is a true practitioner’s work in an area where much law is made and practised here and overseas." Richard Wilmot-Smith QC, Law Quarterly Review; "Now in its second edition - eagerly anticipated by the legal profession internationally- Construction Law is firmly established as a classic. Indeed, it is one of the finest works in any branch of English or Australian commercial law published in the past half century.; Construction Law is a magisterial work. It is impossible to praise it too highly. The author has distilled principles from an enormous body of case law...and covered the breadth of construction law with great skill and clarity. One can only marvel at the author's extraordinary achievement." Michael Christie SC, Building and Construction Law JournalTable of ContentsVolume I Table of contents xi Foreword to the first edition Preface to the third edition Preface to the second edition Preface to the first edition Table of abbreviations Table of cases Table of arbitration awards Table of statutes Table of statutory instruments CHAPTER 1 THE LEGAL AND COMMERCIAL FRAMEWORKS 1 CHAPTER 2 CONTRACT FORMATION 47 CHAPTER 3 CONTRACT TERMS 127 CHAPTER 4 PROCUREMENT 253 CHAPTER 5 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION 345 Index Volume II Volume contents xi CHAPTER 6 PRICE AND PAYMENT 437 CHAPTER 7 VARIATIONS 661 CHAPTER 8 THE SITE 695 CHAPTER 9 BREACH OF CONTRACT AND TERMINATION 773 CHAPTER 10 NEGLIGENCE 857 CHAPTER 11 TIME 961 CHAPTER 12 SECURITY FOR PERFORMANCE 1057 CHAPTER 13 DAMAGES 1143 CHAPTER 14 DEFECTS 1275 Index Volume III Volume contents xi CHAPTER 15 CONSULTANTS 1357 CHAPTER 16 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 1379 CHAPTER 17 INSURANCE 1401 CHAPTER 18 STATUTORY REGULATION OF WORK 1435 CHAPTER 19 HOME BUILDING CONTRACTS 1469 CHAPTER 20 SUBCONTRACTS, ASSIGNMENT, NOVATION, WAIVER AND ESTOPPEL 1531 CHAPTER 21 EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY 1581 CHAPTER 22 BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY 1655 CHAPTER 23 DISPUTE RESOLUTION 1689 CHAPTER 24 STATUTORY ADJUDICATION 1733 CHAPTER 25 ARBITRATION 1977 CHAPTER 26 LITIGATION 2121 Index
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Kitab Bhavan Islamic Law of Inheritance: A New Approach
Book SynopsisIim-ul-Faraiz, i.e., the Islamic Law of Inheritance, is the most important branch of Shariah (Islamic Law). By providing rigid and clear-cut-rules of inheritance, in Sura al-Nisa (Al-Qurâan), Allah, the Law Giver of Islam, has Himself emphasized its importance.
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United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Book SynopsisThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the first international agreement setting out freedoms, rights and entitlements for all humanity to claim. It emphasizes the inextricable relationship between fundamental freedoms and social justice, and their connection with peace and security. The General Assembly of the United Nations proclaims this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping the UDHR constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.
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Oxford University Press OSullivan Hilliards The Law of Contract
Book SynopsisO'Sullivan & Hilliard''s The Law of Contract is the perfect student companion, providing a concise, clear overview of the fundamental principles of contract law. The 11th edition has been rigorously updated by Cambridge academic and teacher, Janet O'Sullivan. All the key topics on the LLB and GDL courses are covered, as well as current debates in the field. Complex problems are broken down into manageable steps and self-test questions are provided at the end of each chapter to help reinforce learning and aid revision. The Core Text Series takes the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing an invaluable and reliable guide for students of law at all levels. Written by leading academics and renowned for their clarity, these concise texts explain the intellectual challenges of each area of the law.Key features A clear account of the key principles to give students a sound understanding of contract law Concise, user-friendly size and length make this an ideal student text Ex
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Oxford University Press Contract Law
Book SynopsisThe market-leading stand-alone guide to contract law from a renowned lawyer; authoritative, comprehensive, and supportive. Comprising a unique balance of 60% text to 40% cases and materials,Contract Law: Text, Cases, and Materialscombines the best features of a textbook with those of a traditional casebook. This unique balance shows students the law at work, aiding then in gaining a thorough understanding of contract law.Key Features:- Combines author text with extracts from cases and materials; can be used as a stand-alone text on contract law- Written by an experienced author and leading authority in the field, renowned for his eloquent and accessible writing style - Extensive referencing throughout the book supports students as they undertake independent research - Complemented by online resources with extra material on illegality and incapacity, updates, multiple choice questions and web links New to this edition:- Coverage of, and commentary upon, the decision of the Supreme Cour
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Manchester University Press The Law of the Sea
Book SynopsisFor nearly forty years, The law of the sea has been regarded as an authoritative and standard work on the subject, combining detailed analysis and relevant, practical examples with a clear and engaging style. Completely revised and updated, this new edition will be a vital resource for anyone with an interest in maritime affairs.The book provides a rigorous analysis of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the many other legal instruments that regulate human activities at sea, as well as taking full account of the numerous decisions of international courts and tribunals in recent years. It also traces the historical background to the law and its broader political, economic and environmental context. The new edition includes substantially expanded coverage of contemporary threats faced by the marine environment from human activities, such as the loss of marine biodiversity, the effects of climate change on the oceans and the vast amounts of plastic polluting the sea.This volume is written by three highly qualified authors, drawing on their extensive experience of teaching and researching the law of the sea, as well as their practical experience in advising governments and acting as counsel and arbitrators in international litigation.This book is relevant to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14, Life below waterTable of ContentsTable of casesTable of treaties1 IntroductionScope of the bookEarly development of the subjectSources of the modern law of the seaAttempts at codificationThe UN Convention on the Law of the SeaInternational organisationsThe present legal regimeMaterials on the law of the sea 2 BaselinesIntroduction The low-water line Artificially constructed baselines Islands and baselines Publicising baselines Baselines and sea level rise Concluding observations 3 Internal watersDefinitionLegal statusThe right of access to ports and other internal watersJurisdiction in internal waters4 The territorial seaDevelopment of the conceptLegal status of the bed, subsoil and superjacent airspace of the territorial seaThe breadth of the territorial seaThe right of innocent passageThe right to deny and suspend passageRights and duties of the coastal State5 StraitsDefinitionThe regime under customary law and the Territorial Sea ConventionThe regime under the Law of the Sea ConventionThe UNCLOS regime and customary lawSpecial regimes6 The legal regime of archipelagic watersIntroduction Development of a special regime for archipelagos Legal status of archipelagic waters Navigational rights of other States in archipelagic waters Obligations of an archipelagic State in its archipelagic waters Conclusion 7 The contiguous zoneIntroductionDevelopment of the conceptBreadth of the contiguous zoneClaims to a contiguous zoneLegal status of the contiguous zone8 The continental shelfIntroductionThe legal status of the continental shelf The outer limit of the continental shelfThe Commission on the Limits of the Continental ShelfThe continental shelf of AntarcticaThe rights and duties of the coastal StateNon-independent territories 9 The exclusive economic zoneIntroduction Evolution of the EEZ Extent and delineation of the EEZ The legal nature of the EEZ Claims to an EEZ Concluding observations 10 The delimitation of maritime boundariesIntroduction The process of maritime boundary delimitation Delimitation of territorial sea boundaries Delimitation of maritime boundaries beyond the territorial sea but within 200 miles of the baseline Delimitation of continental shelf boundaries beyond 200 miles Grey areas Obligations of States with overlapping maritime zones pending delimitation of a maritime boundary Areas of joint management and exploitation and other co-operative arrangements The effect of sea level rise on maritime boundary agreements Concluding observations 11 The high seasIntroductionDefinitionThe legal status of the high seasFreedom of the high seasJurisdiction on the high seas12 The international seabed areaIntroduction The background to the provisions of UNCLOSResolutions I and II: Preparatory Investment ProtectionThe Reciprocating States RegimePrepcom, the UNCLOS regime and the 1994 Implementation AgreementPrinciples of the UNCLOS regime: an overviewThe International Seabed AuthorityThe system of exploitationThe common heritage 13 Safety of navigationIntroduction The legal framework for the adoption, implementation and enforcement of safety measures Construction, design and equipment standards The qualifications and working conditions of ships’ crews The movement of ships Other safety measures Concluding observations 14 The international regime governing marine fisheries Introduction Some background issues The evolution of international fisheries law The regime for fisheries within national jurisdiction The regime for fisheries on the high seas Instruments applying both within and beyond national jurisdictionConcluding observations 15 Protection of the marine environment: an introductionIntroduction The framework of international law for protecting the marine environment Principles for marine environmental policy-making and legislation Control of marine pollution: an introduction Conservation of marine biodiversity: an introduction 16 Protection of the marine environment: controlling marine pollution Introduction Pollution from ships Pollution by dumping Pollution from sea-bed activities subject to national jurisdiction Pollution from activities in the Area Pollution from land-based sources Pollution from or through the atmosphere Concluding observations 17 Protection of the marine environment: conserving marine biodiversityIntroduction Holistic instruments Protection of marine habitats Conservation of species Concluding observations 18 The international legal regime for marine scientific researchIntroductionDevelopment of the international legal regime for marine scientific research The meaning of ‘marine scientific research’The scope of the competence to conduct marine scientific research under UNCLOSGeneral principles governing marine scientific researchThe legal status of research installations and equipmentInternational co-operation in marine scientific researchMarine scientific research under regimes other than UNCLOSConcluding observations19 The transfer of marine technologyIntroductionThe transfer of marine technology under UNCLOSCapacity-building20 Landlocked States and the law of the seaIntroductionThe navigational rights of landlocked StatesThe access of landlocked States to marine resourcesThe access of landlocked States to the seaConclusions 21 Settlement of disputesSettlement of disputes under general international lawSettlement of disputes under the Law of the Sea ConventionGeneral issues concerning dispute settlementIndex
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Islamic Foundation Sahih Muslim Volume 8
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Redtail Press A Fine Line How Most American Kids Are Kept Out
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Pearson Education Limited Law Express Company Law
Book SynopsisChris Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Bradford University Law School.Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements vii Introduction viii Guided tour x Table of cases and statutes xii Chapter 1: Companies and other trading structures 1 Chapter 2: Incorporation 15 Chapter 3: Limited liability and corporate personality 29 Chapter 4: Pre-incorporation contracts 53 Chapter 5: The constitution of the company 63 Chapter 6: Directors 79 Chapter 7: Corporate finance and charges 103 Chapter 8: Minority shareholder protection 121 Chapter 9: Liquidation 139 And finally, before the exam . . . 153 Glossary of terms 165 Index 167
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC EU Competition Law
Book Synopsis''This book should be in the library of every competition law practitioner and academic. The summary of cases is first class. But what makes it really stand out is the quality of the commentary and the selection of the material which includes not only the most important European judgements and decisions but also some of the leading cases from the US and European Member States.'' Ali Nikpay, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPThis unique book is designed as a working tool for the study and practice of European competition law, focused on case law analysis. Each chapter begins with an introduction which outlines the relevant laws, regulations and guidelines for each of the topics, setting the analytical foundations for the case entries. Within this framework, cases are reviewed in summary form, accompanied by useful analysis and commentary.The 8th edition includes recent judgments from the European Court of Justice and decisions from the European Commission on the scope
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Rowman & Littlefield The Codex of the Endangered Species Act: The
Book SynopsisThe Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is one of the most cherished and reviled laws ever passed. It mandates protection and preservation of all the nation’s species and biodiversity, whatever the cost. It has been a lightning rod for controversy and conflicts between industry/business and environmentalists.The year 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of this law, and provides an opportunity for a measured and thorough evaluation thereof. We cannot know today’s challenges and opportunities without understanding their histories. This book is the most comprehensive history of the ESA ever published, and the first to consider the entire history of the law from all angles in a single volume.The history of the ESA has been one of increasing impact, complexity, and controversy. In 1978, the Supreme Court declared that Congress intended for the U.S. government to save all species at any cost, and thereafter application of the ESA became steadily more controversial, as seen in the example of the northern spotted owl and the timber wars in the Pacific Northwest in the late 1980s and early 90s, and then everywhere as the ESA became a political football in the highly partisan environment of the late 1990s and amendments to the law ceased.This book is not only a history, but a call to action. It will take more conservation, more funding, and more innovative solutions if we are to save our wildlife and biodiversity. It will take the engagement to every American to muster the collective will to meet this challenge. The hope of this book is that we will be able to look back and say that we accomplished more in the second 50 years of the ESA than we did in the first.Table of Contents List of Illustrations Guide to Acronyms and Terms Foreword Prologue: Peril and Promise Dedication Part I: The Evolution of the Endangered Species Act Chapter 1: The Evolution of Wildlife Management and the Extinction Crisis Prior to 1973 Wildlife in Early American History Sportsmen Emerge as the Driving Force for Wildlife Conservation Post-Civil War Views of Wildlife Protective Actions After 1900 The Development of Professional Wildlife Management The Early Days The Leopold Era The American Game Policy of 1930 Education, Funding, and Federal Aid The Evolution Towards Wildlife Protection Wildlife and Environmental Laws from the 1960s to Today 1973: A Watershed Year for Wildlife Management Chapter 2: The Creation of the Endangered Species Act – 1966, 1969 and 1973 The Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966 The Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969 Endangered Species Legislation: 1971 Endangered Species Legislation: 1972 The House – 1972 The Senate – 1972 1973 – The House 1973 – The Senate 1973 – Conference Committee and Final Approval Chapter 3: Implementing the Endangered Species Act of 1973: 1974–1980 The Nixon Administration and Passage of the Endangered Species Act The Ford Administration and Implementation of the Endangered Species Act Regulating Threatened Species Implementing Section 6: Cooperation with the States The 1976 Scrimshaw Amendment The Carter Administration and the End of the Environmental Consensus of the 1960s Continuing to Implement the Endangered Species Act Under the Carter Administration The 1977 Section 6 Amendment and an Ominous Congressional Omission The Infamous Tellico Dam and the Snail Darter Congress and the Tellico Dam The Endangered Species Committee Completing the Tellico Dam Further Amendments in 1978 Section 7 Consultation Listing Procedures and Critical Habitat Recovery Plans Other Significant Amendments in 1978 Minor Amendments in 1978 1979: Additional Minor Amendments to the Endangered Species Act The Endangered Species Act at the End of the 1970s. Chapter 4: The Endangered Species Act and the Reagan Administration: Reversals and Progress: 1980-1988 The Reagan Revolution The Reagan Administration in Action The Endangered Species Act Under Reagan 1982: A Second Major Amendment to the Endangered Species Act New Statutory Deadlines for ESA Functions Minor Amendments to Sections 4 and 6 Amendments to Section 7 New Provisions in 1982: Experimental Populations, Habitat Conservation Plans and a Foundation for the Future Experimental Populations Habitat Conservation Plans Endangered Species and International Trade: Implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 1979-1982: CITES and the Bobcat Controversy Fleshing out Endangered Species Act Regulations New Tools for Conservation Under Reagan The Reagan Administration and Management of Controversial Species Black-footed Ferrets and California Condors The Reagan Administration and Wolves 1985-1986: Wolf and Predator Management Controversies in Congress 1988: The Last Major Amendment to the ESAProvisions of the 1988 Amendment The Endangered Species Act After Reagan Chapter 5: The Northern Spotted Owl and the George H.W. Bush Administration: 1986-1994 The Northern Spotted Owl George H.W. Bush and Environmental Policy George H.W. Bush and the Endangered Species Act The Northern Spotted Owl and the Timber Wars The Timber Wars Continued – Managing Old-growth Forests and Spotted Owls The Timber Wars Saga – Failures of Planning Partisanship, Radicalization, and Legislative Gridlock 1992: Failure to Reauthorize the Endangered Species Act The 1992 Presidential Election The Northwest Forest Plan The Legacy of the Spotted Owl Chapter 6: The Clinton Administration: Partisanship and Partnership: 1992-2000 The Clinton Administration and the Environment The Endangered Species Act on the Defensive in the 104th Congress The Clinton Administration on the Defensive Improving the Endangered Species Act: “No Surprises” For Habitat Conservation Plans The Ten Point Plan Safe Harbor Agreements Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances The Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts When Making Listing Decisions Crisis in the Listing Program: The 1995-1996 Government Shutdown and the Listing Moratorium The 1996 Presidential Election The Sweet Home Case Distinct Population Segments of Vertebrate Species The Clinton Administration and Wolves Improving Application of the Endangered Species Act The ESA in Congress in the Late 1990s The Endangered Species Act at the Turn of the Century Chapter 7: Litigation and Collaboration: The George W. Bush Administration: 2000-2008 The 2000 Presidential Election President George W. Bush and the Environment The Bush Administration’s Conservative Approach to Environmental Protection The Bush Administration and Forest Management Conserving Endangered Species Through Cooperation The Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005: Congress’ Most Serious Threat to the ESA Critical Habitat on Department of Defense Lands Controversy Surrounding Implementation of the Endangered Species Act Under George W. Bush Listing Species Under the Endangered Species Act Delisting Gray Wolves The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Listing the Polar Bear The Endangered Species Act in Transition: A Retrospective of the Bush Years Chapter 8: Progress, Reversals, and Uncertainty: Obama, Trump, and Biden: 2008-2021 The 2008 Presidential Election President Barack Obama, Congress, and the Environment The Obama Administration and the Endangered Species Act The Multidistrict Litigation and Listing and Delisting Species The Multidistrict Litigation Settlements and Collaborative Conservation: The Lesser Prairie Chicken Facilitating Collaborative Conservation: The Greater Sage-Grouse Embracing Compensatory Mitigation The Future of the Greater Sage-Grouse Formalizing Species Status Assessments and Conserving Pollinators Improving the Listing Process The “Significant Portion of Its Range” Policy and Other Endangered Species Act Issues The 2016 Presidential Election The Donald J. Trump Administration Environmental Policy Under Trump Revising Greater Sage-Grouse Management Plans Listing and Delisting Species Major Regulatory Changes to the ESA The 2020 Presidential Election The Biden Administration Biden Administration Appointees Biden’s Wildlife Policies Fifty Years of Implementing the Endangered Species Act Part II: Contemporary Issues of the Endangered Species Act Chapter 9: Federalism and Preemption: The Nationalization of American Wildlife Management and the Origins of State-Federal Tension Under the Endangered Species Act The Evolution of Federalism and Preemption From the Mayflower Compact to the US Constitution, 1620-1787 Defining the New Government and the Separation of Powers: 1787-1835 Westward Expansion, the First Industrial Revolution, Dual Sovereignty, and the Public Trust Doctrine: 1835-1861 The Civil War, Reconstruction, the Advent of the Second Industrial Revolution, the Enduring Public Trust Doctrine, and State Ownership of Wildlife: 1861-1896 America’s Changing Culture: Market Hunting, the Lacey Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the Beginning of the Progressive Era: 1896-1910 The Ethos of the Industrial Revolution Drives the Progressive Movement into America’s Social Fabric and Laws: 1910-1919 Prohibition and Reform: The Emergence of the Administrative State: 1919-1933 The Great Depression, FDR’s New Deal, and a “New” Supreme Court Overwhelms States’ Rights: 1933-1941 The Competing Ideologies that Characterized the Progressive Movement and Beyond: 1890-1940 The Stone Court and the Development of the Presumption Against Preemption in Rice: 1941-1946 The End of the State Wildlife Ownership Doctrine Following World War II: 1946-1969 The Burger Court – State Ownership of Wildlife Declared a Legal Fiction and Anachronism: 1969-1986 The Rehnquist Court: A Continued Swing Towards Conservative Federalism and Preemption: 1986-2005 The Roberts Court and the Development of Area-Specific Jurisprudence: 2005-2022 The Future of Federal Preemption of State Authority Over Wildlife, and the Presumption Against Preemption Doctrine in Wildlife Cases The Endangered Species Act of 1973 and Federalism: The Interpretation and Application of Section 6 The Legislative History of Section 6 of the ESA The House Bill – H.R. 37 The States’ Role under H.R. 37 as Introduced House Committee Debates and Amendments The Senate Bill – S. 1983 The States’ Role Under S. 1983 as Introduced Senate Committee Debates and Amendments Conference Reconciliation and Presidential Approval The Erosion of the States’ Cooperative Role 1975 Regulatory Interpretation of Section 6 Section 6 ESA Amendments, 1976-1978 The 1979 Regulatory Interpretation of Section 6 Section 6 ESA Amendments, 1980 – 1982 Section 6 ESA Amendments – 1988 1994 Section 6(a) Policy 2016 Section 6(a) Policy Judicial Interpretation of Section 6 Confusion over the Extent of the ESA’s Preemption in 1992 Alaska’s Section 6(a) Claim The Future of State and Federal Cooperation and Coordination under the Endangered Species Act Contemporary Challenges for Federalism and State-Federal Cooperation in Wildlife Management Funding Endangered Species Conservation: The Achilles Heel of the ESA Chapter 10: The Constitutional Foundations of the Endangered Species Act The Commerce Clause Principles Nos. 1, 2 and 3: The Substantial Effect, Economic Principle, and Rational Basis Tests Principle No. 4: The De minimis and Aggregation Principle Principle No. 5: Habitat Modification/The Proximate Cause Test Principle No. 6: A Substantial Relationship to the National Interest The Treaty Clause The Spending Clause The Property Clause Chapter 11: Endangered Species Recovery and Delisting: Principles, Application, and Obstacles: Part I – Definitions and State and Private Programs Recovery Under the Endangered Species Act Standards for Recovery and Delisting Early Recovery Planning and Legislative Amendments Contents of a Recovery Plan Recovery in the Courts Case Study: Whooping Crane Recovery: Charting New Waters State and Private Leadership in Recovery Plan Development and Implementation Case Study: The Delmarva Fox Squirrel Case Study: The Kirtland’s Warbler Case Study: Private Conservation Efforts: The Peregrine Falcon Case Study: The California Condor Chapter 12: Endangered Species Recovery and Delisting: Principles, Application, and Obstacles: Part II – Federal Programs, Accomplishments, and Challenges Recovery Efforts by Federal Agencies National Wildlife Refuges The National Park Service The U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management The Department of Defense The Sikes Act Case Study: The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers and the Department of Defense Additional Woodpecker Conservation Efforts The Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program The Sentinel Landscapes Program The Record of Recovery Under the Endangered Species Act Case Studies in Rapid Recovery Case Study: Bald Eagle Case Study: American Alligator Post-Delisting Monitoring Downlisting Recovery Challenges: Inadequate Recovery FundingCase Study: Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Challenges: Inadequate Data and Planning for Recovery Recovery and Ecosystem Conservation Recovery and Delisting of Conservation Reliant Species Recent Progress and Future Prospects for Improvements to Recovery Planning Reflections on Fifty Years of Recovery Chapter 13: Collaborative Conservation: An Alternative to the Endangered Species Act: Part I – Collaborative Conservation Across America Collaborative Conservation Defined Early Collaboration in Conservation Tools of Collaborative Conservation Legal Mechanisms of Collaborative Conservation Farm Bill Funding for Collaborative Conservation Programs and Resources for Landowners Regulatory Certainty for Landowners Under the Endangered Species Act Collaborative Conservation in the Malpai Borderlands Region Collaborative Conservation and Grizzly Bear Recovery The Blackfoot Challenge: Managing Human/Wildlife Conflicts Through Partnership The Louisiana Black Bear The Black Bear Conservation Committee Louisiana Black Bear Conservation Louisiana Black Bear Recovery Innovative Approaches to Protecting Migration Corridors Voluntary Conservation in Maine The Pingree Forest Partnership Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument The Atlantic Salmon The Downeast Salmon Federation The Downeast Lakes Land Trust The Penobscot River Restoration Trust The Longleaf Forest The Gopher Tortoise Chapter 14: Collaborative Conservation: An Alternative to the Endangered Species Act: Part II – Case Studies and Lessons Learned Greater Sage-Grouse Beginnings of Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Planning Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Federal Land Management Planning and Greater Sage-Grouse The Greater Sage-Grouse and Partisan Politics The Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Sage Grouse Initiative Other Sage-Grouse Conservation Programs Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Success The Greater Sage-Grouse’s Future The Bi-State Sage-Grouse The Gunnison Sage-Grouse New England Cottontail The New England Cottontail Conservation Strategy New England Cottontail Conservation Partners New England Cottontail Results Forging a Future of Collaboration: Conservation Without Conflict Lessons of Collaborative Conservation The Promise of Collaborative Conservation – A Roadmap for Our Future Chapter 15: Wildlife Conservation and Biodiversity Fifty Years After the Endangered Species Act The Present Crises The Role of the Endangered Species Act Landscape-Scale Conservation The Record of the Endangered Species Act: Successes and Limitations People: The Missing Ingredient in Wildlife Conservation The Endangered Species Act: Funding and Incentives Improving the Endangered Species Act Accessing Funding Increasing Flexibility Enabling Partnerships The Present Opportunity Acknowledgements Appendix 1: Federal Environmental and Consumer-Protection Statutes and Agencies Established during the 1960s and 1970s Green Revolution Appendix 2: The Endangered Species Act of 1973, As Enacted Appendix 3: The Endangered Species Act of 1973, As Amended Today Bibliography Index
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Globe Law and Business Ltd General Counsel in the 21st Century: Challenges
Book SynopsisThe role of general counsel and in-house lawyers is changing continually. Legal is now considered a vital component of leadership in most enterprises, and it is increasingly common for the GC to be called on for strategic input prior to important business decisions. Added to this is the convergence of social and political trends driving new demand for legal advice and service delivery; an increasing focus on productivity and efficiency; pressure to demonstrate the value of legal to the business in order to gain budget support; and the need to adapt and advance digitally. The competencies required of the general counsel and their increasingly multi-disciplinary team are also growing with responsibilities expanding to encompass reputational risk, government relations, data privacy, ESG and interacting with diverse stakeholders including regulators. Edited by E Leigh Dance and Christoph H Vaagt, both with distinguished careers advising legal departments and teams for more than two decades, the second edition of General Counsel in the 21st Century offers general counsel and all in-house legal professionals a variety of expert perspectives on the evolution of the role of the GC and the corporate legal department. Chapters are written by an international group of well-known general counsel, corporate legal leaders, and other experts, and cover important topics for general counsel today, including: The evolution of the general counsel’s role; Legal operations as a competitive advantage; How adaptive legal functions are embracing technology; Managing change in a legal department; and Doing more with less. This title provides guidance on how legal departments can best support the businesses they serve, identify and address areas where change is necessary, and anticipate developments on the horizon. Readers - whether in-house counsel or private practitioners - will gather best practices and learn new and perhaps surprising lessons to help them succeed in their jobs as leaders at the intersection of law and business.Table of ContentsExecutive summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix About the authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Part 1: Strategy and structure Chapter 1: A slow motion riot – the evolving role of the general counsel and the legal department By Susan Hackett, CEO, Legal Executive Leadership, LLC Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What makes in-house practice special? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 In the beginning… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How the demographics of corporate legal practice shape this conversation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Striking the right balance between “make” versus “buy” . . . . . . . . . 6 Why aren’t GCs driving changes faster and farther than they are? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 So how does the distinguishing value in-house team lead toward a better future in law? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The changing marketplace of legal service providers . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The challenges posed by old systems colliding with new markets, processes, and practices, and GCs who want to promote change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The rising opportunity of the in-house team and general counsel to drive change in the marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Going forward – how will GCs and in-house teams lead? . . . . . . . . 14 Final thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Chapter 2: The general counsel, corporate governance, and stakeholder capitalism By Bruno Cova, partner, Delfino Willkie Farr & Gallagher, and Leanne Geale, executive vice president and general counsel, corporate governance and compliance, Nestlé S.A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Factors driving the role of general counsel in corporate governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Ensuring general counsel’s effective corporate governance role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Mad Hatter – coping with unique and multiple roles . . . . . . . 28 Corporate governance issues for general counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Corporate governance involves personal risks and opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Chapter 3: The general counsel’s role in the digital transformation of legal By William L. Deckelman, Jr, executive vice president and general counsel, DXC Technology Company, and Daniel Reed, CEO, UnitedLex Why should the general counsel and legal team embrace digital transformation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 What is a “digital” legal department? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Why do purpose and people come first in digital transformation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 How does one address the massive topics of technology and data? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 What has worked in measuring value and demonstrating how we deliver it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Key elements of digital transformation for the general counsel to remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chapter 4: Legal operations as a competitive advantage By Hans Albers, director, legal management consulting, Deloitte Legal, and Áine Lyons, SVP and deputy general counsel, VMware Taming the final frontier of legal department modernization – legal operations hold the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Starting with technology is not the answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Where to start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 The value of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Strategy trumps all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Defining the legal department operating strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Roles and responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 VMware: A legal operations case study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 The four faces of the legal operations executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Part 2: Leadership skills for the GC Chapter 5: Leadership behaviors that distinguish great general counsel By Kenneth J. Fredeen, general counsel emeritus, Deloitte (Canada) Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Self-reflection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Successfully building and nurturing relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Perfection is impossible but the journey is worth it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Key behaviors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Chapter 6: Best supporting act – how adaptive legal functions are embracing technology By Isabel Parker, executive director, The Digital Legal Exchange Becoming a digital, adaptive organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 The legal/business disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Legal departments – “eager but not ready” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 The three barriers to progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Meeting the challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Examples of best practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Final thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Chapter 7: Considerations on doing more with less – leading the lean legal department By Maja Fabula, vice president and deputy general counsel, Tenneco Inc. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Doing more with less – the importance of prioritization . . . . . . . . . 106 Your legal team’s wellbeing is a critical priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Maximizing resources in a lean environment – removing workfrom the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Taking your first step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Chapter 8: Crisis prevention and management – how must legal and communications act together? By Christian Lawrence, partner, Brunswick Group Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Reputation and trust as assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 The crisis as a threat – and an opportunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Interconnection of the tasks of the legal department and the communications department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Risk-minimizing factors in the cooperation between the legal and communications departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Cooperation between the legal and communications departments in the event of a crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 What is the most effective way to protect one’s reputation? . . . 131 Chapter 9: Workforce management of the future – virtual teams, hybrid working, and the future workforce By Robert Loef, group general counsel, Best Secret Group AG, and Anne Meckbach, chief compliance officer, ProSiebenSat.1 Group COVID-19 as change agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 “It’s not personal, it’s strictly business” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 (Preliminary) tenets for future workforce management . . . . . . . . . 134 Teams can work together productively and cohesively without being in the office, day-in, day-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Hybrid work poses specific challe nges to the legal department, which can be overcome by the right policies and technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 (Predominantly) remote work has a corrosive effect on loyalty and sense of belonging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Leadership needs to empower, not control, people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Business unit embedded teams are more important than ever to avoid being siloed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Different jobs/tasks need different workplace models . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Part 3: Adding value and managing change Chapter 10: ESG – how the GC and legal function contribute to sustainability initiatives By E. Leigh Dance, founder and executive director, Global Counsel Leaders Part 1: Why ESG requires your attention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Part 2: Key elements of ESG for general counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Part 3: The general counsel’s evolving role in ESG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Part 4: Setting priorities and structure for ESG in legal . . . . . . . . . . . 157 What next? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Chapter 11: Quantifying value creation in legal departments – showing the income side of legal work By Christoph H. Vaagt, founder and managing partner, Law Firm Change Consultants Old versus new world of legal departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 The new normal for legal departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Direct income-generating activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Indirect value contributions of the legal department – measure in order to prove value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Necessary cultural change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Chapter 12: Managing change in a legal department – introduction of a contract management system By Wolf-Peter Gross, management consultant, Law Firm Change Consultants Change in general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Change in legal departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Case study: Introduction of a case management system . . . . . . . 176 The change process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 About Globe Law and Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
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London Publishing Partnership The FAC-1 Framework Alliance Contract: A Handbook
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Oxford University Press The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law
Book SynopsisFrom a young age Albie Sachs played a prominent part in the struggle for justice in South Africa. As a result he was detained in solitary confinement, tortured by sleep deprivation and eventually blown up by a car bomb which cost him his right arm and the sight of an eye. His experiences provoked an outpouring of creative thought on the role of law as a protector of human dignity in the modern world, and a lifelong commitment to seeing a new era of justice established in South Africa. After playing an important role in drafting South Africa''s post-apartheid Constitution, he was appointed by Nelson Mandela to be a member of the country''s first Constitutional Court. Over the course of his fifteen year term on the Court he has grappled with the major issues confronting modern South Africa, and the challenges posed to the fledgling democracy as it sought to overcome the injustices of the apartheid regime. As his term on the Court approaches its end, Sachs here conveys in intimate fashionTrade ReviewDazzlingly honest and original mind. * Nadine Gordimer, TLS *If I still had responsibility for the English judiciary I would encourage every judge for whom I was responsible to read this book. I am sure it would improve their understanding of what the job really involves and what justice is about. * Lord Woolf, from the preface *The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law...is [Albie Sachs'] fascinating and honest account of how his own thinking, emotions and experiences contributed to some of the most startling, original, adventurous, far-reaching and moving decisions taken by any court in the world. * Marcel Berlins, The Guardian *If you love justice as much as you abhor and detest injustice, you will be deeply moved by this engrossing 300 page jurisprudential memoir by Albie Sachs...this is one of the few entertaining books which can be classified as a work on judicial reasoning and how a judge might decide from the insider perspective. * Phillip Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers, 2009 *Mr Sachs's book is not just an appeal for sympathy for poor old judges who have to make difficult decisions but an invitation for public understanding of the abstract strengths as well as the humanity of the process. * John Forsyth, The Scotsman *Sachs boldly engages with the issue of judicial method, cutting a swath through decades of jurisprudence on the subject of how judges decide. * Jeffrey Jowell, Times Online, August 2009 *The universality of the themes is remarkable. This book sheds an entertaining light into the workings of a fine judicial mind and is a useful reminder of the importance of what we do. * Mary Stacey, employment judge, Judicial Studies Board *There is no more heroic, compassionate, or creative lawyer than Albie Sachs, and his book offers the gift of his vivid and humane first-hand account of serving as a judge, interpreting South Africa's post-apartheid Constitution, and pursuing justice on and off the bench. * Martha L. Minow, Jeremiah Smith Jr. Professor of Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law, Harvard Law School *Sachs looks forward to a South African Constitutional Court doing justice for all...worth stealing a moment to heed Sachs's warning...poignant... * Newsweek *Table of ContentsPreface ; Prologue ; 1. Tales of Terrorism and Torture ; 2. Tock-Tick: The Working of a Judicial Mind ; 3. A Man Called Henri: Truth, Reconciliation, and Justice ; 4. Reason and Passion ; 5. Laughing Matters ; 6. Reason and Judgment ; 7. The Judge Who Cried: The Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights ; 8. Human Dignity and Proportionality ; 9. The Secular and the Sacred: The Dual Challenges of Same-sex Marriage ; 10. The Beginning and the End ; Epilogue and Thanks
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The University of Chicago Press The Hidden Wealth of Nations
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£16.00
Cambridge University Press An Introduction to International Criminal Law and
Book SynopsisThe book is for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as academics and practitioners in the field. It is the market-leading textbook on international criminal law, and has been updated to reflect the latest developments in the field. It introduces the issues in an accessible yet sophisticated manner.
£40.84
London Publishing Partnership Adjudicating Construction and Engineering
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive guide to the process of construction industry adjudication from the perspective of the adjudicator. It covers the whole process of adjudication, from the initial enquiry through case management, the conduct of the proceedings, the production of the Decision and post-Decision matters.
£45.00
The University of Chicago Press The Border Within
Book SynopsisAn eye-opening analysis of the costs and effects of immigration and immigration policy, both on American life and on new Americans.Trade Review"An excellent book with significant potential impact. The authors have done something quite novel: combined a review of the empirical social science evidence on the costs and benefits of undocumented immigration and the effects of various policies with personal stories about the lives of undocumented immigrants. The stories provoke an emotional, moral response, while the more scientific approach taken by the academic summaries provide evidence and rational calculations of costs and benefits. The writing is clear and propulsive, and the personal narratives lend a sense of urgency to the discussions of policy. If I were teaching a class on immigration economics, I would assign this book."--Megan MacGarvie, Boston University Questrom School of BusinessTable of ContentsPrologue Part One: Arrivals Part Two: Arrests Part Three: Afterward Conclusions Acknowledgments Notes Index
£22.80
The University of Chicago Press The Constitutional Bind
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£41.88
The University of Chicago Press Torture and the Law of Proof Europe and England
Book SynopsisExplores the world of the thumbscrew and the rack, engines of torture authorized for investigating crime in European legal systems from medieval times into the eighteenth century. Drawing on juristic literature and legal records, this crisply written book provides an account of how European legal systems became dependent on the use of torture.
£24.70
Pennsylvania State University Press Everyday Magicians
Book SynopsisExamines legal documents and magic texts relevant to common forms of magic practiced in Tudor England. Trade Review“The provision of these original sources is a gift to historians and their students but also to modern magicians seeking working materials, and the authors’ analyses provide genuinely new insights into the nature of late medieval and early modern English magical practice.”—Ronald Hutton,author of The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present
£17.95
University of Washington Press Disarmament Sketches Three Decades of Arms
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Graham's book is both a memoir and an excellent history of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, with which he was involved for more than 30 years. . . . [I]t is an intimate history of events in which he was a major player." * Choice *"The SALT, the START, the ABM—Graham had a role in them all, and his detailed descriptions of the skirmishes among presidents, cabinet secretaries, and members of Congress through six White House administrations make for a comprehensive history of American arms control." * Publishers Weekly *"Provides a fascinating composite picture of the limits and possibilities of the legal-diplomatic approach to security and arms control. Graham and his colleagues were constantly forced to maneuver between their determined Soviet counterparts and the equally strong-willed politicians and bureaucrats in Washington. . . . Also illuminating are his chapters on the failed SALT II during the Carter and Reagan years and the rise of hard-line critics of arms control, showing the origins of the split in American strategic thinking that continues today. More optimistically, Graham concludes by pointing to the most lasting arms control success: the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which made the acquisition of nuclear weapons an act of international outlawry." -- G. John Ikenberry * Foreign Affairs *"[This book] is a very important historical document and will undoubtedly be consulted by historians of arms control and American foreign policy in the late twentieth century. Students of bureaucratic politics and organizational behavior will also find in this book a rich mine of ase study material." * Political Science Quarterly *Table of ContentsForeword by Paul H. Nitze Acknowledgments Prologue 1. Politics, Louisville and Washington, D.C. 2. Chemical and Biological Weapons 3. SALT I 4. SALT II, Part One: The Nixon-Ford Years 5. SALT II, Part Two: The Carter Years 6. The Reagan Revolution and the INF and START Treaties 7. The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty 8. Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty 9. Survival of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 10. Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 11. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 12. NPT Aftermath and the End of the ACDA Epilogue Conclusions Glossary Index
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Yale University Press Charter of the United Nations
Book SynopsisA text in the Yale University Press Series on Basic Documents in World Politics
£18.99
University of California Press The Magna Carta Manifesto
Book SynopsisFocuses on the state of liberty and shows how longstanding restraints against tyranny - and the rights of habeas corpus, trial by jury, and due process of law, and the prohibition of torture - are abridged. This book demonstrates how these ancient rights are laid aside when the greed of privatization and the ambition of empire seize a state.Trade Review"With a passion, eloquence and lyrical reverence for the hard-won freedoms of Old England that take the breath away." The Independent "The year's most lyrical and necessary book on liberty. The Magna Carta Manifesto is such a pleasure to read." -- John Nichols The Nation "Shows how restraints against tyranny are being abridged as rights once held inalienable are laid aside." Times Higher Education "Linebaugh should be commended for the impressive scope of his analysis." Insight TurkeyTable of ContentsIllustrations Preface 1. Introduction 2. Two Charters 3. The Commodity and the Commons 4. Charters Lost and Found 5. The Charters in Blackface and Whiteface 6. 1776 and Runnamede 7. The Law of the Jungle 8. Magna Carta and the U.S. Supreme Court 9. Icon and Idol 10. This Land Was Made by You and Me 11. The Constitution of the Commons 12. Conclusion Appendix 1. Magna Carta 2. The Charter of the Forest Glossary Further Reading Index
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University of California Press Models of Integrity
Book SynopsisTrade Review"An absorbing and rigorously researched new book. . . .Kee does more than provide a recent history of collisions between art and the law. She overlays developments in the two fields, and argues that each one can help us better understand the other. . . . Models of Integrity reads as a compelling call for artists, arts professionals, and viewers to work more ambitiously, and to think with more nuance." -- Andrew Russeth, * ARTnews *"Kee’s book is a welcome primer on the myriad ways artists have engaged with the law over the past fifty years. What sets it apart from earlier literature is the intricacy with which Kee weaves together art and legal history as mutually informative, arguing that it is because artists are legal subjects within society at large that they have been able to so adroitly critique and illuminate law’s logics. . . It also inspires us to pursue Kee’s revelatory art-historical inquiry into how, when, and why legal conditions influence art." * Burlington Magazine *“This wide-ranging volume offers insights into issues (of certification and distribution, for instance) that shaped Conceptual art.” * ArtReview *"Meticulously researched and lucidly written, Models of Integrity demands that we take the law seriously as one of many structural factors that impact art in complex ways. Kee’s interdisciplinary approach often yields a fresh perspective on her objects of study, assessing them through an underexplored lens and situating them firmly within an expanded social context. And while many people view the law as a dispassionate arbiter of clearly defined rules, Kee reminds us that ambiguity and inconsistency are deeply embedded in the American legal system. Although as a practical matter these uncertainties can chill what may in fact be perfectly legal creative acts, Models of Integrity provides an engaging account of a disparate group of artists who jumped wholeheartedly into the fray." * Panorama: Journal of the Association of Historians of American Art *"The ‘models of integrity’ in Kee's fascinating account are articulated in the intersection of individual codes of conduct, art world conventions, and the range of activities that are both facilitated and enjoined by legal protocols. Taking full advantage of her double background, as a practising lawyer who subsequently turned her attention to art history, Kee examines many telling points of comparison between the two fields while also drawing on a wealth of archival research." * Art History *"Adds a novel perspective on art law, highlighting how both law and art can serve as sources of creative thinking. Illustrations and scholarship form an integral part of the book, and constitute an unconventional and much needed artistic take on the law [putting] six post-sixties artworks in their legal, historical, political, and artistic contexts." * Center for Art Law Blog *"Brushing with critical intersections of law and contemporary art, this book explores concepts of integrity as mediated and represented through artworks of the 1960s and onwards. Dancing fuidly between historical context, art theory, and legal theory, each piece of art is grounded in the legal developments of the time: questions of integrity for law and artists, the creation of artistic ownership rights, the constitutive power of property, and the emergence of art forms not yet recognised as art. Through art, Kee opens up vital spaces of legal discussion through depictions of (and participation in) authority, power, disobedience and other possibilities beyond compliance and consensus." * Journal for the Semiotics of Law *“The book speaks to a variety of audiences: those interested in post-1960s art of the United States; in the intersection of art and law; in the history of law and its intersections with art; in art triggering negative accountability and what is now referred to as moral outrage and call-out culture; and in art and its broader connections to social, political, and cultural moments in history. It also gestures toward a neglected field of art historical research that is ripe for development: an art history informed by legal analysis. . . . the strength of Models of Integrity is not just its integration of legal analysis into art history, it is also how the book lays the groundwork for (or one might say: operates as a model for) future scholarship examining the intersection of art and law.” * Law & Literature *"A perceptive and sophisticated book that brings remarkable insight to the complex entanglements of law and art. It deftly and incisively explores the connections between art and law at a time in history during which there was “a crisis of citizenship." Rather than advocating a particular ideological agenda in response to this crisis, through her compelling interpretations of a series of case studies Kee illuminates how the relationships between the art and law invite critical engagement with “politics in need of accounting.” * Law, Culture, and the Humanities *"An exceptional and commanding work of scholarship. Despite the author’s qualification that the book might fall short of the visual analysis expected in an art history text, Kee’s book is vividly illustrative, and boldly leads the reader through the oft- fraught liminal space between art and law. The book’s achievements extend far beyond effectively bearing legal concepts on art or narrating the logistical relations between art and law. To be exact, its real feats lie in its rumination on not only the plasticity of the law, but also on art as an extralegal machination that structures our society. In this way, Kee’s work will serve as a model for future scholarship in this emerging interdisciplinary field." * Journal of Visual Culture *"Joan Kee’s Models of Integrity is a fascinating book that makes a valuable contribution to interdisciplinary legal scholarship." * Edinburgh Law Review *'Models of Integrity offers a provocative account of art that 'messes with' the law.'' * Art Journal *
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Harvard University Press The Known Citizen
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMasterful (and timely)…Privacy is clearly a protean concept, and Igo deftly reviews the definitions that scholars have offered in their efforts to cage its elusive essence. She judges these attempts helpful but less than conclusive. Her own ambitious solution is to embrace privacy’s multifariousness. In her marathon trek from Victorian propriety to social media exhibitionism, she recounts dozens of forgotten public debates…Utterly original. -- David Greenberg * Washington Post *A mighty effort to tell the story of modern America as a story of anxieties about privacy… Igo is an intelligent interpreter of the facts…She shows us that although we may feel that the threat to privacy today is unprecedented, every generation has felt that way since the introduction of the postcard. -- Louis Menand * New Yorker *[An] excellent new book on privacy in America…Igo follows the different ways in which Americans have been scrutinized—in the home, school, and workplace; by the state, the press, and marketing firms, corporations and psychologists, data aggregators and algorithms…Her book can…help us better understand our own debates over privacy today. -- Katrina Forrester * Harper’s *A masterful study of privacy in the United States. -- Sue Halpern * New York Review of Books *Engaging and wide-ranging…Igo’s analysis of state surveillance from the New Deal through Watergate is remarkably thorough and insightful. -- Katie Fitzpatrick * The Nation *A highly readable new history of privacy in America [that] offers insight into the ways attitudes have evolved as different forms of identification, and different expectations of privacy, have emerged. -- Katrina Gulliver * Reason *Luminous… For a century and a half, people in this country have been arguing at high volume about privacy… Today, we are watched as never before, through surreptitious governmental data collection and through corporate profiles of our desires and habits. Yet we also divulge private matters aggressively, seeking freedom through publicity. * Dissent *Monumental…In vigorous, smooth-flowing prose, case by case and landmark by landmark, Igo tells this story with an authority and insight no previous comprehensive account has achieved…The Known Citizen is the best history yet to appear of the long road leading to that unprecedented privacy crisis, and she concludes by observing that no matter how altered the modern landscape is, we cannot do without privacy. -- Steve Donoghue * Open Letters Review *While most studies of privacy dwell on laws, court decisions, and other regulations, the premise of Igo’s book is that we might gain a better vantage point if we think about privacy as part and parcel of a larger culture…Igo tracks shifts in popular expectations about privacy across disciplines, decades, and media forms. -- Palmer Rampell * Public Books *Igo brilliantly interrogates the long history of privacy’s much-heralded demise and its shape-shifting meaning in the modern United States…A tour de force of cultural history that maps out privacy’s sprawling legal, social, and moral terrain with tremendous insight and verve…This is a major achievement and an essential guide to the competing and often contradictory dynamics of exposure and recognition in our intensively mediated society. -- Josh Lauer * American Historical Review *Brilliant…Capture[s] the shifting cultural moods around privacy…to reveal their relevance in the American public sphere…A literary and historical gem that deserves a wide readership. -- David Lyon * American Journal of Sociology *Sweeping [and] meticulously researched… Igo gives us the definitive biography of an idea that all readers should both cherish and fear… The Known Citizen is essential reading. -- Hamilton Cain * Chapter 16 *From prison cells to memoirs, from suburban living to the big data revolution, this remarkable book chronicles how Americans have defined, debated, and litigated privacy for more than a hundred years. The Known Citizen shows that drawing the line between the private self and public citizen has been the essential modern social question. -- Robert O. Self, author of All in the Family: The Realignment of American Democracy since the 1960sA masterful history of the role that privacy has played in the lives of American citizens. Following the ‘known citizen’ over time, Igo brilliantly reveals what it means to be modern—to claim protection against the prying eyes of marketers or the national security state while making one’s self more visible by a social security number or disclosing intimate secrets on social media. An amazing book! -- Brian Balogh, author of The Associational State: American Governance in the Twentieth CenturyIn this deeply researched and wonderfully astute history of the rise of privacy as a problem in American society, Sarah Igo shows us how privacy in our liberal culture has always been about both protection of one’s self from public view and control of the narrative by which one wants to be known. -- Dorothy Ross, Johns Hopkins University
£19.76
Harvard University Press Law and Leviathan
Book SynopsisMany Americans fear the power of unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats—the “deep state.” Cass Sunstein and Adrian Vermeule seek to calm those fears by proposing a moral regime to ensure that government rulemakers behave transparently and don’t abuse their authority. The administrative state may be a Leviathan, but it can be a principled one.Trade ReviewThis short book is as brilliantly imaginative as it is urgently timely. By identifying an inner morality of administrative law, Sunstein and Vermeule refute the most serious legal and political attacks on the administrative state since the New Deal. The book makes major contributions to the theory of the rule of law. -- Richard H. Fallon, Jr., Story Professor of Law, Harvard Law SchoolThis is a sparkling vindication of the enduring relevance of Lon Fuller’s classic account of the rule of law. It is an exemplary piece of legal scholarship in the way it connects a sensitive exploration of legal doctrine to underlying moral concerns. -- John Tasioulas, Director, Yeoh Tiong Lay Centre for Politics, Philosophy, and Law, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College LondonIn the face of decades of robust attacks on the administrative state as unconstitutional, immoral, or worse, Sunstein and Vermeule offer a doctrinally careful and theoretically sophisticated defense of pervasive administrative regulation tempered by the kinds of rule of law concerns associated with Lon Fuller’s internal morality of law. At no time more than the present, a defense of expertise-based governance and administration is sorely needed, and this book provides it with gusto. -- Frederick Schauer, David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of LawA must-read for critics and defenders of the administrative state. -- Jeffrey Pojankowski, Notre Dame Law SchoolIn this elegant and thoughtful book, Sunstein and Vermeule seek to offer an ‘appealing second best’ on which the administrative state’s friends and foes can agree. Whether they will succeed in that task remains to be seen, but their effort to move us past old debates is exactly right. The pandemic has shown the urgent need for an administrative state that is both lawful and effective, empowered as well as constrained. Sunstein and Vermeule offer us an insightful account of how that uneasy balance is attained through core principles emanant in administrative law. -- Gillian Metzger, Harlan Fiske Stone Professor of Constitutional Law, Columbia Law SchoolSunstein and Vermeule pack in a great deal of information, almost a thumbnail course in administrative law…For lawyers, the book provides an easy entry point to the latest developments in a complex and technical field of law...Put[s] forward a new analytical framework for thinking about the direction of the administrative state. -- Terence Check * Cipher Brief *Has something to offer both critics and supporters of the administrative state and is a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate over the constitutionality of the modern state. -- Joseph Postell * Review of Politics *Law and Leviathan is a useful source to learn about the current state of US public law discourse. The reader can find an interesting mapping of concerns and solutions advanced towards developments which—to different degrees and under various labels—have taken place in most Western constitutional systems, as well as within the institutional structures of global governance. -- Angelo Jr Golia * Heidelberg Journal of International Law *This short book is as brilliantly imaginative as it is urgently timely. By identifying an inner morality of administrative law, Sunstein and Vermeule refute the most serious legal and political attacks on the administrative state since the New Deal. The book makes major contributions to the theory of the rule of law. -- Richard H. Fallon, Jr., Story Professor of Law, Harvard Law SchoolThis is a sparkling vindication of the enduring relevance of Lon Fuller’s classic account of the rule of law. It is an exemplary piece of legal scholarship in the way it connects a sensitive exploration of legal doctrine to underlying moral concerns. -- John Tasioulas, Director, Yeoh Tiong Lay Centre for Politics, Philosophy, and Law, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College LondonIn the face of decades of robust attacks on the administrative state as unconstitutional, immoral, or worse, Sunstein and Vermeule offer a doctrinally careful and theoretically sophisticated defense of pervasive administrative regulation tempered by the kinds of rule of law concerns associated with Lon Fuller’s internal morality of law. At no time more than the present, a defense of expertise-based governance and administration is sorely needed, and this book provides it with gusto. -- Frederick Schauer, David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of LawA must-read for critics and defenders of the administrative state. -- Jeffrey Pojankowski, Notre Dame Law SchoolIn this elegant and thoughtful book, Sunstein and Vermeule seek to offer an ‘appealing second best’ on which the administrative state’s friends and foes can agree. Whether they will succeed in that task remains to be seen, but their effort to move us past old debates is exactly right. The pandemic has shown the urgent need for an administrative state that is both lawful and effective, empowered as well as constrained. Sunstein and Vermeule offer us an insightful account of how that uneasy balance is attained through core principles emanant in administrative law. -- Gillian Metzger, Harlan Fiske Stone Professor of Constitutional Law, Columbia Law SchoolSunstein and Vermeule pack in a great deal of information, almost a thumbnail course in administrative law…For lawyers, the book provides an easy entry point to the latest developments in a complex and technical field of law...Put[s] forward a new analytical framework for thinking about the direction of the administrative state. -- Terence Check * Cipher Brief *Has something to offer both critics and supporters of the administrative state and is a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate over the constitutionality of the modern state. -- Joseph Postell * Review of Politics *Law and Leviathan is a useful source to learn about the current state of US public law discourse. The reader can find an interesting mapping of concerns and solutions advanced towards developments which—to different degrees and under various labels—have taken place in most Western constitutional systems, as well as within the institutional structures of global governance. -- Angelo Jr Golia * Heidelberg Journal of International Law *
£15.26
Harvard University Press Six Faces of Globalization
Book SynopsisDoes globalization help everyone or just the rich? Is it the enemy of sustainability or the only hope against climate change? Rival camps are dug in, but Anthea Roberts and Nicolas Lamp find points of agreement. Isolating the value conflicts that drive the globalization debate, they show where consensus lies and argue for achievable policy change.Trade ReviewSix Faces of Globalization is a very smart book, and not just for people interested in globalization. The authors manage to help readers understand the many faces of globalization by identifying multiple narratives that fuel different political movements and perspectives of the punditocracy. Ultimately, however, this is a book not just about globalization, but also about the power and importance of narrative: how it is constructed and how it can contribute to a far more nuanced and complex understanding of the forces of change. Highly recommended. -- Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO, New AmericaAt a time when many of us have only one view of the world, so much so that we only read the books and watch the media that support our vision, Roberts and Lamp present us with a real challenge: they lay out convincingly and comprehensively many different narratives of globalization and its political and economic effects. The book thus implicitly challenges the narrative that each of us finds most compelling. Like in a movie by Kurosawa, our view of events depends on our position. This book compels us to change our position, move out of our comfort zone, and see the world differently and more broadly. -- Branko Milanovic, author of Capitalism, AloneAnthea Roberts and Nicolas Lamp have written a brilliant and extremely valuable book. They process an enormous amount of information but also, crucially, narratives and storylines about economic globalization and offer us a new way to sort and evaluate the various claims that circulate. The debates about ‘winners and losers’ explored in Six Faces of Globalization will be with us for years and will be the stuff of headlines for the foreseeable future. -- Quinn Slobodian, author of Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of NeoliberalismAs in the proverbial story of five blind men trying to make sense of an elephant, globalization presents itself in different forms to its proponents and opponents. This immensely useful book clarifies the debates around globalization by developing six narratives rooted in contending values and perceptions of reality. It helps us not only understand the best version of other sides’ narratives, but also move beyond our own conceptual straitjackets. -- Dani Rodrik, Harvard UniversitySix Faces of Globalization is not one more big-think, grand-vision book on the world’s problems and how to solve them. Instead, it is an indispensable guide to how and why many people have abandoned the old, time-tested ways of thinking about politics and the economy. This is the book the world needs to read now. It deserves a spot on every shelf of books about globalization. -- Richard Baldwin, Graduate Institute, GenevaRoberts and Lamp give their readers a useful framing to understand today’s—and tomorrow’s—fights about the world economy. * Fortune *Policymakers and business leaders will appreciate this levelheaded and wide-ranging look at a hot-button issue. * Publishers Weekly *Roberts and Lamp set out to disrupt our intellectual inertia, first by mapping out the six major Western narratives of globalization, then exploring how those narratives drive policies, for better or worse. -- James Herndon * Asian Review of Books *This book is highly informative and will certainly appeal to a wide audience interested in identifying the main themes driving the US attitude towards free trade and confrontation with China. -- Enrico Colombatto * Journal of Economics *
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Harvard University Press The Classical Liberal Constitution
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewOver the past three decades, Richard A. Epstein has repeatedly argued—with analytical rigor and astonishing erudition—that governments govern best when they limit their actions to protecting liberty and property…Mr. Epstein believes that constitutional law lost its way when it began to embrace a Progressive vision, according to which rights are created by a supposedly benevolent state…[He] vividly shows us how constitutional law would look if we gave priority to individual rights—something that we have not done for almost a century. * Wall Street Journal *Epstein has now produced a full-scale and full-throated defense of his unusual vision of the Constitution. This book is his magnum opus…Much of his book consists of comprehensive and exceptionally detailed accounts of how constitutional provisions ought to be understood…All of Epstein’s particular discussions are instructive, and most of them are provocative…Epstein has written a passionate, learned, and committed book. * New Republic *[An] important and learned book. * Times Literary Supplement *The central mission of The Classical Liberal Constitution is to go against the grain of modern Supreme Court jurisprudence and much of the legal scholarship that has grown up around that body of work. The motivation for this argument should be apparent from the major disarray that infects every area of modern American life: steady decline in the average standard of living; constant battles over debt limits and fiscal cliffs; uncertainty over key elements of the tax structure; massive overregulation of the most productive sources in society (health care and financial services); government-inspired brinksmanship in labor negotiations; and runaway redistribution programs that undercut the economic production that makes these programs viable. All of these major programs could not have happened under the original constitutional structure, faithfully interpreted in light of changed circumstances. The confluence of these events cannot be dismissed as the result of random noise or simple mistakes. Rather, they are the ultimate consequence of the profound progressive break with the classical liberal tradition that was the guiding genius in the drafting and interpretation of the Constitution. * From the book *
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Princeton University Press The Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement The
Book SynopsisReveals the formidable challenges that conservatives faced in competing with legal liberalism. This title explores how conservative mobilization was shaped by the legal profession, the legacy of the liberal movement, and the difficulties in matching strategic opportunities with effective organizational responses.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2009 Joseph J. Spengler Prize for Best Book in the History of Economics, History of Economics Society Co-Winner of the 2009 Herbert Jacob Book Prize, Law and Society Association One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2009 "In a terrific new book, The Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement, professor Steven M. Teles charts the success of the conservative legal establishment over the past several decades. Digging past liberal cliches about an all-powerful Federalist Society tree fort, Teles charts a complicated countermobilization that took place in legal academia and conservative public-interest law, against law schools and a government in thrall with liberal ideas. He chronicles the rise of a multifaceted organizational and institutional structure that has become the only game in town."--Dahilia Lithwick, Slate "Teles's book is ... a piece of first-rate scholarship based on archival research and many interviews... [T]he Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement is a fine piece of historical scholarship and an important contribution to understanding strategies for combating entrenched political and intellectual elites."--Charlotte Allen, The Weekly Standard "Steven Teles ... examines a complex phenomenon still playing itself out in The Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement. He does so thoughtfully and provocatively, and with access to key insiders and archival material. His book should be interesting to readers across the political spectrum... Teles's book provides a panoramic, nonpartisan portrait of the sober and serious side of the conservative legal movement. In doing so, it can hopefully lead toward a respectful, constructive dialogue about the role of law in society."--Ronald Goldfarb, Washington Lawyer "I am recommending Teles's book to all my liberal and progressive colleagues... Perhaps if liberals and progressives pay enough attention to the lessons about problem-solving and adaptation taught in this valuable book, Prof. Teles will have an opportunity to write a sequel, The Renaissance of the Liberal Legal Network."--Michael Avery, Suffolk University Law Review "Lawyers fill an important role in American democracy, as the conduit for transmitting social mores from the nation's elite to the people, and vice versa. How they do this is something sociologists have spent relatively little time researching, but Steven M. Teles has taken a step to remedy this by producing an engaging, insightful, and remarkably objective analysis of how the climate of legal ideas actually changes. His book is neither history nor polemic, but a scholarly study of how an ideological minority organized despite overwhelming hostility, knot an effective (if still minority) force against the prevailing orthodoxy... [T]eles's book is an important and persuasive account of the growth and success of a corps of intellectuals who are challenging the hegemony of big government in American society."--Timothy Sandefur, California Lawyer "[T]his new book by Steven Teles ... will appeal mainly if not only to legal and politics specialists, and those interested in the USA at that. However, his survey of the ways in which conservative law grew from the 1960s to the turn of the twenty-first century reveals even more of interest to anyone trying to understand how conservative values and beliefs ... were and have been internalized in US law schools and the education there, as well as in legal practice and the federal bench."--Stuart Hannabuss, Library Review "No published study about the conservative legal movement of which I am aware can compete with the information, detail, perspectives, and stories that Teles has packed into his book."--Roy B. Flemming, Law and Politics Book Review "Well written and well researched... Activists on both the Left and the Right can learn about the tactics of intellectual insurgency and networking. Political scientists can benefit from Teles's explanation of how liberalism became entrenched in legal institutions just as conservatives were starting to dominate electoral politics. And grant-makers can learn the importance of adopting a long time-horizon when engaged in a battle of ideas."--R. Shep Melnick, Claremont Review of Books "Teles provides a thorough analytical chronology of the emergence of intellectuals, networks, political entrepreneurs, and patrons as a new level of political competition in the legal arena, which he contends has made elections themselves less significant... This is an exceptionally valuable resource for understanding recent changes, both liberal and conservative, in the legal and political spheres."--R. Heineman, Choice "This fine book will surely become the leading authority on the efforts of modern conservatives to shape law. It should be of interest to a wide range of scholars and lawyers."--James W. Ely, Jr., Law and History Review "This excellent book deserves to be widely read and discussed... It can be read with profit by historians of conservatism, by political scientists interested in American political development, and by scholars interested in the complexities of large-scale change in legal doctrine and structure and its relation to conventional politics."--Richard Adelstein, Constitutional Political Economy "[T]houghtful and well-researched."--Andy Lamey, Metapsychology Online Reviews "Teles draws on extraordinarily rich data to show how a conservative legal movement emerged and altered the ideological landscape in the legal profession and in the judicial branch of government... The author artfully examines the interplay of structure and action, as he describes both the successes and failures of the movement's architects."--Rory McVeigh, Contemporary Sociology "Steven M. Teles has written a remarkable book that reinforces the truth that ideas have consequences... Teles offers a fascinating account of the myriad moving parts that did and must work together to effect large-scale political change."--Bradley C. S. Watson, Intercollegiate Review "[A] remarkable book... Teles adopts an approach that is both highly effective and radically divergent from the typical foci and methods of contemporary scholarship on American politics."--Paul Pierson, Perspectives on Politics "Steven M. Teles has written a fascinating book on how conservative ideas gained influence over contemporary law and has added an essential chapter to our historical accounts of modern conservatism, which until now have focused on electoral politics."--Linda Przybyszewski, Journal of American History "[Steven M. Teles'] book provide[s] ... insights into the causes and contours of the American conservative legal movement and provide[s] a much-welcomed alternative perspective to the regime politics literature by spotlighting the supply side of legal and constitutional change."--Amanda Hollis-Brusky, Law & Social InquiryTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Chapter 1. Political Competition, Legal Change, and the New American State 6 Chapter 2. The Rise of the Liberal Legal Network 22 Chapter 3. Conservative Public Interest Law I: Mistakes Made 58 Chapter 4. Law and Economics I: Out of the Wilderness 90 Chapter 5. The Federalist Society: Counter-Networking 135 Chapter 6. Law and Economics II: Institutionalization 181 Chapter 7. Conservative Public Interest Law II: Lessons Learned 220 Conclusion 265 Appendix Interviews 283 Notes 287 Index 331
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Princeton University Press How Global Currencies Work
Book SynopsisTrade Review“An ambitious title that delivers fascinating analysis on the rise and fall of international currencies in the 20th century with some educated suggestions about their trajectories in the 21st.”—Christopher Smart, Project Syndicate“An excellent introduction to the history of international reserve currencies over the past two centuries. . . . [C]ompulsory reading.”—Richard Parlour, Central Banking Journal“This eloquent and learned book will become the standard—perhaps one should say the gold standard—for discussions of international currency regimes, and for the analysis of the uncertainties that accompany changing global leadership.”—Harold James, Princeton University
£19.80
Princeton University Press How to Do Things with International Law
Book SynopsisA runner-up for the 2018 Chadwick Alger Prize, International Studies Association's International Organization Section, this provocative reassessment of the rule of law in world politics examines how and why governments use and manipulate international law in foreign policy.Trade Review"Runner-Up for the 2018 Chadwick Alger Prize, International Studies Association’s International Organization Section""In this insightful book, Hurd argues that international law is actually best understood as a tool of state power--less an externally imposed constraint than a resource that governments employ to authorize and legitimize what they want to do."---G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs"Hurd proposes the compelling argument that law does not just prohibit conduct, but it implicitly permits other conduct, so states will push law to permit the conduct they wish to engage in. . . . A refreshing dose of pragmatism."---Eleanor Healy-Birt, interLib"Essential reading for everyone who engages with international law and international politics."---Rajeesh Kumar, Rest Journal
£18.00
Edinburgh University Press A History of Islamic Law
Book SynopsisThe classic introduction to Islamic law, tracing its development from its origins, through the medieval period, to its place in modern Islam.Table of ContentsIntroduction: the role of legal history in Muslim jurisprudence. Part 1 The genesis of Shari'a law: Qu'ranic legislation; legal practice in the 1st century of Islam; the early schools of law; Muhammed Ibn-Idris ash Shafi; concluding stages of growth. Part 2 Legal doctrine and practice in medieval Islam: the practical theory of law; unity and diversity of Shari'a law; sectarian legal systems in Islam; Islamic government and Shari'a law; Islamic society and Shari'a law. Part 3 Islamic law in modern times: foreign influences - the reception of European laws; administration of Shari'a law in contemporary Islam; Taqlid and legal reform; neo-Ijtihad. Conclusion: religious law and social progress in contemporary Islam.
£26.09
Stanford University Press Files
Book SynopsisThe reign of paper files would seem to be over once files are reduced to the status of icons on computer screens, but Vismann's book, which examines the impact of the file on Western institutions throughout history, shows how the creation of order in medieval and early modern administrations makes its returns in computer architecture.Trade Review"Cornelia Vismann's extraordinary Files . . . presents a methodology for addressing the relationship between media technologies and politics that is often absent, or at least shadowy, in materialist media theory of the Kittlerian style."—Seb Franklin, The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory"Vismann's erudite and attentive analysis shows clear awareness of the danger of both a perfect order (where everything is registered, recorded) and that of a deconstruction possible turning into an order of its own kind with potentially its own para-juridical legend."—Thanos Zartaloudis, Parallax"Vismann's Files is a highly original and theoretical project that combines the thinking of Derrida (on law and its enforcement) and Foucault (on juridical discourse and 'gouvernmentalité') with specific motifs of German media theory as developed by Friedrich Kittler. The book is a state-of-the-art contribution to the analysis of culture that allows us to envision a truly new interrelation between historical research and a comprehensive philosophy of culture that is yet to come." —Rüdiger Campe, Yale UniversityTable of Contents@fmct:Contents @toc4:Translator's Note iii Preface: Off the Record iii @toc2:Chapter 1: Law's Writing Lessons 000 Chapter 2: From Translating to Legislating 000 Chapter 3: From Documents to Records 000 Chapter 4: Governmental Practices 000 Chapter 5: From the Bureau to Data Protection 000 Chapter 6: Files-Icons 000 @toc4:Notes 000 Index 000
£21.59
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The International Law of Biotechnology
Book SynopsisIn this thoroughly updated second edition, Matthias Herdegen provides a comprehensive and contemporary assessment of the regulation of biotechnology processes and products from an international and comparative perspective, complete with analysis of intricate legal and ethical debates.Trade Review‘The 2nd edition of this magisterial work remains an essential reference work on the international law of biotechnology, now updated with the latest developments. The book is and remains a must-read for anyone interested in biotechnology law and a valuable reference guide for experts working in this field.’ -- Prof. Dr. Claudia Seitz, M.A. (London), Professor for Public Law, European Law, International Law and Life Sciences Law at the Faculty of Law of the Private University in the Principality of LiechtensteinTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: regulation of biotechnology, between anxieties and trust in scientific progress 2. Law and ethics: an intriguing interplay 3. Risks, perceptions and the law: regulatory approaches to risk 4. The biotech challenge to human dignity, life and freedom of choice: human rights 5. From test tube babies to human clones: salient issues in the international law of biomedicine 6. GMOs, crops and precaution: biotechnology and international protection of the environment 7. Combating biopiracy: access to genetic resources 8. Phantom risks and legitimate concerns: biotechnology and international trade law 9. Inventors’ claims to life: intellectual property rights and biotechnological inventions 10. Conclusion: legal values, individual rights and democratic choices in a pluralist world Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Comparative Law
Book SynopsisThis book provides a practical introductory guide to comparative law. Fernanda G. Nicola and GÃnter Frankenberg present and examine conventional and critical approaches to legal comparison, exploring its ramifications in the field and political effects.
£25.60
Edward Elgar Consideration in Contract Law
Book SynopsisIn this innovative book, Mark Giancaspro examines the origins, functions, principles and legacies of the common law doctrine of consideration that regulates contractual exchange. Through a systematic analysis, he explores deep-rooted rules and current controversies in legal jurisdictions across the world.
£95.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Corporate Finance for Lawyers
Book SynopsisCorporate Finance for Lawyers explores the intricate relationship between law and corporate finance. Utilising the ‘Financial Mindmap’ throughout, chapters depict financial concepts by using colours and visualisations in a clear and intuitive manner.Trade Review‘Using an easy to follow financial tool the authors explain how key elements of corporate finance including leverage finance, company valuations, secured lending and non-interest bearing finance work and interrelate, how returns are achieved and what terms like enterprise value and working capital really mean. They do so in an innovative way drawing together finance theory and the reality of practice to produce what is likely to be a key foundation text not just for corporate lawyers but all those working in the world of M&A and finance.’ -- Chris Hale, Chair Emeritus, Private Equity and Financial Sponsors‘This work presents a great utility in how it addresses issues affecting businesses from legal, economic, financial and accounting perspectives from the moment of setting up to when a business experiences financial difficulties. The treatment is holistic, the materials from impeccable sources and the arguments firmly grounded in the authors' many years of experience. Without doubt, it is an important and timely text.’ -- Paul Omar, De Montfort Leicester Law School, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to law and corporate finance Rolef de Weijs 2. Does leverage create value? Rolef de Weijs 3. Corporate finance and company valuation: why cash became king Joost de Vries and Rolef de Weijs 4. Discounted cash flow valuation and indirect cash flow analyses: retracing the cash Joost de Vries 5. Secured credit and its use: distinguishing between productive and non-productive credit Rolef de Weijs 6 Hybrid finance by means of shareholder loans Rolef de Weijs 7. Financing through shareholder guarantees Aart Jonkers 8 Reorganisation procedures Aart Jonkers and Rolef de Weijs Index
£37.95
Edward Elgar Publishing Digital Policy in the EU
Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking book follows the EU's journey into the digital age, explaining how it uses legislation and policy to tackle challenges such as the abuse of market power by Big Tech companies and the spread of hate speech and disinformation.
£104.50
