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Book SynopsisPeople obey the law if they believe it's legitimate, not because they fear punishment, this is the startling conclusion of this study. This book suggests that lawmakers would do much better to make legal systems worthy of respect than to instil fear. It finds that people obey law primarily because they believe in respecting legitimate authority.Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition: "[T]he argument and findings of Why People Obey the Law have important implications for the debate about the way in which people subject to legal procedures should be treated... [T]he study is provocative and raises an issue of real importance."--Roger Hood, Times Literary Supplement Praise for the original edition: "Theoretically and empirically, Tyler makes a powerful case... The data set is unusually rich."--V. Lee Hamilton, Michigan Law Review Praise for the original edition: "[A] major contribution by a well-known, well-respected scholar in the field."--Austin Sarat, Law & Society Review Praise for the original edition: "Tyler's book is interesting, significant, and clearly written. Most important, it contributes to an urgent need for critical consideration of ... an ideology whose main results have been the current shameful state of the American penal system."--Dario Melossi, Contemporary Sociology "Tyler's book posits an alternative model of legal compliance--one that focuses upon ways of obtaining public consent for and cooperation with particular regulatory regimes... Though written from the perspective of the discipline of social psychology, there are lessons here for everybody involved or interested in legal regulation, governance or, indeed, community relations."--Andrew Goldsmith, Law Society Journal

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Book SynopsisReveals how the story about the formalist age was an invention of politically motivated critics of the courts, and how it has led to significant misunderstandings about legal realism. This title traces how this false tale has distorted studies of judging by political scientists and debates among legal theorists.Trade Review"Tamanaha has written a provocative challenge to conventional wisdom about the rise of judicial realism... Strongly recommended for scholars and students of law, political science, and history."--Choice "Beyond the Formalist-Realist Divide is a clearly written and groundbreaking book. Although its focus is historical, its objective--in which it succeeds--is to change the way we think about law today."--Henry Cohen, Federal Lawyer "Tamanaha's book reflects some striking research into the views of (largely forgotten or neglected) 19th-century law professors and jurists, and the material he has brought to our attention will demand attention from legal historians... [W]e should be grateful to Tamanaha for his provocative historical research, for laying down a vigorous challenge that should be met by historians of ideas and social scientists, and for imparting appropriate intellectual caution and modesty to future writers who might otherwise be prone to casual talk about a 'formalist' age in American legal thought."--Brian Leiter, Legal Theory "Tamanaha's ... book will change the way we think about both formalism and realism, about the history of legal scholarship and about the empirical study of judicial decision making."--Edward Rubin, Law and Politics ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1 PART ONE: THE LEGAL FORMALISTS CHAPTER 2: The Myth about Beliefs in the Common Law 13 CHAPTER 3: The Myth about "Mechanical Jurisprudence" 27 CHAPTER 4: The Holes in the Story about Legal Formalism 44 PART TWO: The Legal Realists CHAPTER 5: Realism before the Legal Realists 67 CHAPTER 6: A Reconstruction of Legal Realism 91 PART THREE: STUDIES OF JUDGING CHAPTER 7: The Slant in the "Judicial Politics" Field 111 CHAPTER 8: What Quantitative Studies of Judging Have Found 132 PART FOUR: LEGAL THEORY CHAPTER 9: The Emptiness of "Formalism" in Legal Theory 159 CHAPTER 10: Beyond the Formalist-Realist Divide 181 Afterword 200 Notes 203 Index 251

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Book SynopsisThe life and times of the great eighteenth-century judge and statesman, whose legacy continues to influence Anglo-American law and society.Trade Review"[An] engaging biography ... Poser offers us a fascinating portrait." Wall Street Journal "With meticulous research in sources including the Mansfield archives in Scotland, Poser has produced a brilliantly readable history. Essential." Choice "A remarkable portrait of both a man and a legal age. I enjoyed the book tremendously, learned so much, and am deeply grateful. A master work." Kent Syverud, Washington University School of Law

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Book SynopsisIn Pluralist Politics, Relational Worlds, Didier Zúñiga examines the possibility for dialogue and mutual understanding in human and more-than-human worlds. The book responds to the need to find more democratic ways of listening to, giving voice to, and caring for the variety of beings that inhabit the earth. Drawing on ecology and sustainability in democratic theory, Zúñiga demonstrates the transformative potential of a relational ethics that is not only concerned with human animals, but also with the multiplicity of beings on earth, and the relationships in which they are enmeshed. The book offers ways of cultivating and fostering the kinds of relations that are needed to maintain human and more-than-human diversity in order for life to persist. It also calls attention to the quality of the relationships that are needed for life to flourish, advancing our understanding of the diversity of pluralism. Pluralist Politics, Relational Worlds ultimately presses us toTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Towards a Relational Ethics with Nature 1. Bound by Reasonableness 2. Vulnerability and the Need for Care 3. To Think and Act Ecologically: The Environment, Human Animality, Nature 4. What Vulnerability Entails: Sustainability and the Limits of Political Pluralism 5. Nature’s Relations: Ontology, Vulnerability, Agency 6. The Democracy of the Neglected: Mutual Understanding and Sustainability in a World of Many Worlds Conclusion: Retrieving Nature Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisCanada's criminal justice system reinforces dominant relations of power and further entrenches the country in its colonial past. Through the mechanisms of surveillance, segregation, and containment, the criminal justice system ensures that Indigenous peoples remain in a state of economic deprivation, social isolation, and political subjection. By examining the ways in which the Canadian justice system continues to sanction overtly discriminatory and racist practices, the authors in this collection demonstrate clearly how historical patterns of privilege and domination are extended and reinforced. 

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Book SynopsisMuch has changed in the area of school law since the first edition of The Educator’s Guide to Texas School Law was published in 1986. This new tenth edition of The Educator’s Guide offers an authoritative source on Texas school law through the 2021 legislative sessions. Intended for educators, school board members, attorneys, and taxpayers, it explains what the law is and what the implications are for effective school operations; it helps professional educators avoid expensive and time-consuming lawsuits by taking effective preventive action; and it serves as a highly valuable resource for school law courses and staff development sessions.The tenth edition begins with a review of the legal structure of the Texas school system, incorporating recent features such as charter schools and districts of innovation, then addresses the instructional program, service to students with special needs, the rights of public school employees, the role of religion, s

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Book SynopsisIn Struggles for the Human, Lara Montesinos Coleman blends ethnography, political philosophy, and critical theory to reorient debates on human rights through attention to understandings of legality, ethics, and humanity in anticapitalist and decolonial struggle. Drawing on her extensive involvement with grassroots social movements in Colombia, Coleman observes that mainstream expressions of human rights have become counterparts to capitalist violence, even as this discourse disavows capitalism’s deadly implications. She rejects claims that human rights are inherently tied to capitalism, liberalism, or colonialism, instead showing how human rights can be used to combat these forces. Coleman demonstrates that social justice struggles that are rooted in marginalized communities’ lived experiences can reframe human rights in order to challenge oppressive power structures and offer a blueprint for constructing alternative political economies. By examining the practice of Trade Review“Lara Montesinos Coleman’s arresting and beautiful ethnography of Colombian resistance movements doubles as an informed and sophisticated critical intervention into the controversy about the meanings of human rights in an age of neoliberalism. Bypassing the politics of struggle, the book proves, is a mistake for anyone rushing to bury—or praise—human rights today.” -- Samuel Moyn, Yale University“In Struggles for the Human, Lara Montesinos Coleman brings together a blistering critique of mainstream human rights practices and a nuanced account of neoliberalism with a defense of the continued use of human rights by radical social movements. Coleman shows how human rights retain a disruptive potential and can contribute to the dismantling of capitalist structures of impunity. Breaking new ground in our thinking about rights, capitalist power, and emancipation, this is an indispensable book for all those interested in the politics of human rights, radical social movements, and political philosophy.” -- Jessica Whyte, author of * The Morals of the Market: Human Rights and the Rise of Neoliberalism *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction. Human Rights in Struggle 1 1. Necroeconomics: Violence, Law, and Twenty-First-Century Plunder 27 2. Deadly Colonial Ethics: Development Policy-Speak and Corporate Responsibility 57 3. Privatizing Workers’ Rights: Social Partnership in a Neoliberal World 81 4. Elusive Justice: Capital, Impunity, and Counterlegality 105 5. From Pernicious Optimism to Radical Hope: Human Rights beyond Abstract Values 132 6. For an Insurgent Humanism 153 Conclusion. What Do We Make of Human Rights? Ten Points 170 Notes 175 Bibliography 213 Index 239

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Book SynopsisSheds light on Palestinian Muslim women's agency in shari‘a courts from the British Mandate period to the present. Brownson’s archival research on wife-initiated maintenance claims, divorce, and child custody cases deepens our understanding of women’s position in the courts, demonstrating Muslim women’s active participation in their legal affairs.Trade ReviewThis book will fascinate scholars and students in the field of Israeli-Palestinian history, gender, and empire. Brownson weaves together a nuanced presentation of the complex formal structures of Muslim family law in Mandate (and post-Mandate) Palestine with the actual experience of the women involved in it. Particularly striking is the degree to which women could bend a strongly patriarchal system to achieve their own needs.

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Book SynopsisThe performance and survival of a business in a global economy depends on understanding and managing the risks–external and those embedded within its operations.It is vital to identify and prioritize significant risks and detect the weakest points. Adding other elements to an essential ERM program, such as PESTEL and Porter's 5 forces, treatment plans, scorecards, the three lines of defense (3LoD) components, and process improvements (six sigma, 8D, etc.) significantly increases the ERM success rate.The authors outline a comprehensive strategy to designing and implementing a robust and successful ERM program – and not just successful in implementation but also yielding enormous returns for the organizations that implemented this enhanced ERM program.

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Book SynopsisCanadian Communication Policy and Lawprovides a uniquely Canadian focus and perspective on telecommunications policy, broadcasting policy, internet regulation, freedom of expression, censorship, defamation, privacy, government surveillance, intellectual property, and more. Taking a critical stance, Sara Bannerman draws attention to unequal power structures by asking the question, whom does Canadian communication policy and law serve?Key theories for analysis of law and policy issues—such as pluralist, libertarian, critical political economy, Marxist, feminist, queer, critical race, critical disability, postcolonial, and intersectional theories—are discussed in detail in this accessibly written text. From critical and theoretical analysis to legal research and citation skills, Canadian Communication Policy and Law encourages deep analytic engagement. Serving as a valuable resource for students who are undertaking research and writing on legal topics for the first time, this comprehensive text is well suited for undergraduate communication and media studies programs.Features: Includes a practical chapter on how to do legal and policy research and how to cite legal sources Contains in-text pedagogy including suggested readings and a comprehensive glossary.

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Book SynopsisBeleaguered by mutual recrimination between rich and poor countries, squeezed by the zero-sum arithmetic of a shrinking global carbon budget, and overtaken by shifts in economic and hence bargaining power between these countries, international cooperation on climate change has floundered. Given these three factors - which Arvind Subramanian and Aaditya Mattoo call the “narrative,” “adding up,” and “new world” problems - the wonder is not the current impasse; it is, rather, the belief that progress might be possible at all.In this book, the authors argue that any chance of progress must address each of these problems in a radically different way. First, the old narrative of recrimination must cede to a narrative based on recognition of common interests. Second, leaders must shift the focus away from emissions cuts to technology generation. Third, the old “cash-for-cuts” approach must be abandoned for one that requires contributions from all countries calibrated in magnitude and form to their current level of development and future prospects.

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Book SynopsisUnfulfilled legal needs are at a tipping point in many parts of the Canadian justice system and around the world. The Justice Crisis assesses what is and isn't working in an effort to improve a fundamental right of democratic citizenship: access to civil and family justice.Meaningful access is often a question of providing pathways to resolving everyday legal issues. The availability of justice services that aren't only tied to the courts and lawyers such as public education on the law, alternative dispute settlement, and paralegal support is therefore an important concern.Contributors to this wide-ranging overview of new empirical research address several key justice issues: the extent and cost of unmet legal needs; the role of public funding; connections between legal and social exclusion among vulnerable populations; the value of new legal pathways; the provision of justice services beyond the courts and lawyers; and the need for a culture change within tTrade Review"This book is a useful resource on the costs of justice and also lays out some of the challenges in achieving meaningful access to justice." -- Ian Mackenzie * Slaw Magazine *

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Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking study offers valuable insight into not only how medicalization got to this point but how it may continue to evolve.Trade ReviewAn accessible yet nuanced introduction to a fascinating and important topic. Readers do not need any background in medicine or academic sociology to appreciate Conrad's inquiry, and the experience of living in the 21st century United States is enough to understand what he's talking about. -- Benjamin J. Lovett Metapsychology 2007 Conrad's fine work investigates and illuminates this baleful phenomenon. -- A. Mark Clarfield, MD, FRCPC JAMA 2007 This is an enjoyable and thought-provoking book. -- H. Russell Searight PsycCRITIQUES 2007 The text is useful, especially for medical students... Recommended. Choice 2008 Recommended reading for practicing physicians, or better yet, for physicians in training. The so-called gatekeepers need to be reminded (or initially trained to understand) that reductionist medical perspectives are problematic and that the best solutions account for the social complexity that is inherent in the human condition. -- Michael Fendrich, Ph.D. New England Journal of Medicine 2008 An invaluable synopsis of 30 years' scholarship... Clearly written and presented so that it should be accessible to students in both sociology and health studies... An immense contribution to medical sociology. -- Robert Dingwall Society 2008 Conrad's accomplishment is significant. The Medicalization of Society is simply the most lucid treatise on the patterns and consequences of medicalization to date. It is also a much needed warning about the darker side of medicalization. -- Regina Smardon Culture 2008 This is an extremely interesting, timely and thought-provoking book, which will have a wide appeal amongst academics. Medical sociologists will welcome the opportunity to see Conrad's various writings brought together in one volume, and will appreciate the way he has revisited and updated his own work. -- Susie Scott Health Sociology Review 2008 The issues raised by this monograph are important, complex, and increasingly relevant for all of us who live in the modern world. -- S. Elizabeth Whitmore Themelios 2008 Peter Conrad's book is largely comprised of a series of case studies used to illustrate the changing nature of medicalization... With his 30-year history of studying this topic, Conrad is just the right person to take on the task, and this book represents a significant contribution to the area. -- Heather Hartley Contemporary Sociology 2009 Peter Conrad is the doyen of studies in medicalization. From his work on hyperactivity in the 1970s to his more recent research on 'geniticization' Conrad has documented the twists and turns of medical involvement in an ever increasing range of human problems. In this new book he does more than offer a reprise of his work or of the field. Rather, he sets out an illustrated framework for understanding and studying medicalization, with a view to future possible developments as well as current debates. -- Mike Bury Sociology of Health and Illness 2009 This short, tightly written, highly readable book deals with issues, often previously regarded as normal aging or personality flaws, that have moved under the domain of medicine... An important book that will find many readers among the general public as well as among physicians... highly recommended as required reading for medical school courses. -- Charles V. Ford Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2010Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Concepts1. Medicalization: Context, Characteristics, and ChangesPart II: Cases2. Extension: Men and the Medicalization of Andropause, Baldness, and Erectile Dysfunction3. Expansion: From Hyperactive Children to Adult ADHD4. Enhancement: Human Growth Hormone and the Temptations of Biomedical Enhancement5. Continuity: Homosexuality and the Potential for RemedicalizationPart III: Constraints and Consequences6. Measuring Medicalization: Categories, Numbers, and Treatment7. The Shifting Engines of Medicalization8. Medicalization and Its DiscontentsNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Noura Erakat's incisive exploration of the role of law in shaping the development of Israel/Palestine reveals the consistent genuflection of international legal institutions to Israel's reliance on well-established colonial practices. She also forcefully argues that the skillful use of international law as a tool of struggle can be generative of hope and possibility—for Palestine and the world. Justice for Some is precisely the book we need at this time."—Angela Y. Davis, author of Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement"A radical rethinking of the role of law and legal advocacy in the struggle for Palestinian rights. Noura Erakat tells how a refugee problem became a national liberation movement, and the tragic story of how initiative and momentum were squandered after Oslo. Brilliant, inspiring, coldly realistic—and hopeful."—Duncan Kennedy, Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence Emeritus, Harvard Law School"Without any doubt, Justice for Some is the best book on the law and politics of the Palestine/Israel struggle—sophisticated, learned, humane, and creative. Noura Erakat makes a profound contribution to our general understanding of the paradoxical role of law in the contemporary world."—Richard Falk, Former UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, author of Palestine's Horizon: Toward a Just Peace"Anyone wondering how and why international law has failed so miserably to curb Israeli violations in Palestine and the deleterious effect this has had on the law itself should read this book. Noura Erakat communicates...with the skill of a lawyer and the passion of an activist. Justice for Some is both enriching and inspiring."—Raja Shehadeh, founder of Al-Haq, author of Where the Line Is Drawn: A Tale of Crossings, Friendships, and Fifty Years of Occupation in Israel-Palestine"Through a brilliant and bracing analysis of the Palestine question and settler colonialism, Noura Erakat offers a compelling story of how the antinomies of structure and indeterminacy shaped international law and its possibilities. Justice for Some is a vital lens into movement lawyering on the international plane. At once tragic and inspiring, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in decolonization and the politics of international law."—Vasuki Nesiah, New York University, founding member of Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL)"Noura Erakat brings a sophisticated understanding of the role of international law over the last century in the Question of Palestine. This brilliant book will be of great interest to anyone seeking to understand why the outcome, thus far, to the disposition of the Palestine problem has not been a just one."—Rashid Khalidi, author of The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017"Erakat's dissection of these legal and political histories is careful and captivating....This book asks that the Palestinian liberation struggle and Jewish-Israeli society each reckon with the impossibility of a two-state future, reimagining what their interests are—and what they could become. In rejecting the zero-sum formula's inevitability, Erakat sees, and demands, an alternative."—Amanda McCaffrey, Jewish Currents"[A] major scholarly contribution to the critical literature devoted to resolving the Israel/Palestine struggle in line with the dictates of justice....[I] urge a careful reading of Justice for Some by all those interested in the Palestinian struggle as well as those curious about the way law works for and against human wellbeing."—Richard Falk, Mondoweiss"[Erakat] meticulously reveals how Israel ignored international law, the laws of war, duties of an occupying power, and efforts brought through the United Nations to censure its actions....The book will interest those concerned with the law and ethics of war, international law, terrorism laws, and observers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its treatment by international bodies. Highly recommended."—S. Zuhur, Choice"Erakat's detailed analysis paints a dismal reality, yet it is one that must be acknowledged and worked from. Her meticulous discussion on the inherent injustice in international law propels attention towards what so far remains overlooked and calls the reader to reflect upon action that veers away from what the international community keeps demanding of Palestinians."—Ramona Wadi, Middle East Monitor"That international law is not an effective starting point for achieving justice in Palestine is a vital insight for leftists developing a progressive foreign policy.Justice for Somemakes clear that winning Palestinian freedom will require confronting the geopolitical power structure that gives international law its meaning."—Gunar Olsen, Jacobin"Noura Erakat eloquently shows that, yes, the Israeli state project has been consolidated and expanded on a platform of might making right since 1948—but not only that. Israeli governments have also actively sought to craft legal justifications for the conquest and colonisation of territory, and to harness international law in their favour....[Erakat] has written a book that is a story of Palestine but is also a story of international law itself. Some of its most important insights are more universal than specific. They are major conceptual contributions with value well beyond the immediate case study."—John Reynolds, Dublin Review of Books"Erakat's critical perspective on international law and the focus on how Palestinians have used it to support their cause is a much-needed addition to the international law literature on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict....This is a book brimming with acute insights that deserves the widest possible readership."—Markus Gunneflo, Journal of Conflict and Security Law"Justice for Some challenges the not infrequent characterization of efforts to resolve the struggle over Palestine as a dichotomy between law/politics, principle/pragmatism or an imposed/negotiated solution. As [Erakat's] incisive analysis points out, these binaries, while not completely inaccurate, are incomplete in that they mask Israel's skilled use of the law to advance its interests while overlooking the political reasons for shortcomings in the Palestinian leadership's use of law as a form of resistance."—Terry Rempel, The Middle East Journal"In this elegantly written and carefully argued book, Erakat strikes a delicate balance that makes an important contribution to the scholarly literature on both Palestine and critical international law....[Her] clear-eyed analysis is not only an excellent account of the law and politics of the Palestinian struggle but also a remarkable and often inspiring assessment of the relationship between law and liberation."—Asla Bâli, Journal of Palestine StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Colonial Erasures and the Struggle for Self-Determination 2. Permanent Occupation 3. Pragmatic Revolutionaries 4. The Oslo Peace Process 5. From Occupation to Warfare 6. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisSkilled forensic consulting psychologists help clients prepare for courtroom trials. This book helps psychologists understand the demands of this challenging yet deeply rewarding field.Forensic psychologists may be hired to participate in jury selection and witness preparation, organize mock trials and focus groups to test arguments, provide expert testimony and psychological evaluation, and conduct posttrial interviews that yield useful information for future cases.Experienced forensic psychologists can anticipate probable jury or bench trial outcomes and can advise the lawyers they work with to settle, dismiss, or proceed with litigation.This vignette-filled, insider’s look at the rewards and challenges of forensic consulting includes nuanced discussion of the ethical challenges that consultants must navigate as part of their work.Trade ReviewThe book provides a comprehensive and often fascinating overview of the variety of roles in the fi eld of forensic consulting psychology. The vivid case examples drawn from the rich practical experience of the authors and their willingness to address challenging ethical issues make it a particularly useful resource for those considering practice in this growing professional arena. -- Judith S. Blanton, PhD, Blanton Consulting, Pasadena, CADr. Finkelman’s foundational book provides deep insight into the vital skills of different types of forensic psychologists. Excellent examples and clear definitions enable the reader to differentiate the multiple roles of the forensic psychologist. The handbook fosters a deep understanding of the constructive application of psychology in various legal areas, as well as of the likely challenges. -- Lilli Friedland, PhD, ABPP, executive coach and consultant, Executive Advisors Inc, Beverly Hills, CAFinally, a text that will find its way into every professional development lecture on forensic consulting psychology! This book, authored by widely respected and seasoned consulting experts, brings to life the foundational competencies needed for advanced practice in consulting psychology, with insights relevant beyond the practice of forensic psychology. Forensic psychology students, new graduates, and experts alike will benefit from the research and examples made available in this highly readable and desk-reference-worthy contribution to the field. -- Michele Nealon, PsyD, President, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, CATable of ContentsContents Series Editor’s Foreword, by Rodney L. Lowman Preface Acknowledgments Overview of Forensic Consulting Psychology Expert Witness Testimony Understanding Jury Trials, Decision Making, and the Litigation Process Tools of the Forensic Consulting Trade Posttrial Consultation Opportunities and Challenges for Consulting Psychologists in Litigation References Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisPresenting a biopsychosocial perspective to explain the most common findings in criminology--and for guiding future research and public policyTrade Review"Biology and environment interact to direct human behavior. Crime is no exception. This comprehensive introduction, cleverly organized around Braithwaite’s facts of crime, describes how biological explanations can be integrated with social and psychological explanations to explain offending and to provide a more productive response to it from the criminal justice system. The authors provide a persuasive, balanced, and clear presentation and support it with current real-world examples. The result is an approachable introduction that provides a meaningful organizing framework for understanding crime from an interdisciplinary perspective that includes biology."—William Alex Pridemore, SUNY Distinguished Professor, School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany–SUNY"A key takeaway from this book is that biological and sociological perspectives are complementary and not competing. Fitting the Facts of Crime will hopefully serve to further open the minds of criminologists to the importance of biology, as well as to ease tensions between more fundamentalist biological and sociological schools of thought. Because of how contentious some debates in this area can be, it is important for a book like this to present information in a neutral, non-defensive way, and to hold the audience from both sides. The authors have successfully accomplished this."—Jillian J. Turanovic, Associate Professor in the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University, and coauthor of Thinking about Victimization: Context and Consequences"The main contribution of the book is to adapt some of the facts of criminology that have been accepted for more or less 30 years to the present day.... One of the most important conclusions of the book is that biological and sociological perspectives are complementary. Fitting the Facts of Crime brings criminologists together with biology. Although biopsychosocial criminology is not a theory in its own right, the empirical findings in the field are efficiently explained in the book."—Contemporary Sociology"The authors clearly have a rich knowledge and appreciation of multiple ways of understanding crime, law, social control, and their underlying assumptions. Undoubtedly, there will be much resistance to, and criticisms of, the arguments presented throughout this innovative monograph, especially in sociological circles. However, increasingly, open-minded criminologists from different theoretical backgrounds are sincerely attempting to cross-fertilize, and this book will give them additional motivation to stay the course. Summing Up: Highly recommended."—W. S. DeKeseredy, Choice"Overall, this book is a wonderful introduction to those interested in a biopsychosocial approach because it is accessible and well-organized. It makes solid connections between traditional theories and newer biopsychosocial theories, as well as emphasizes that criminal behavior is not just the result of social factors or biological factors alone but a combination of both. Anyone in the criminology and criminal justice field would benefit from reading this book to expand their existing knowledge of how integrating a biopsychosocial approach can provide a broader understanding of criminal behavior and crime in general."—Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books

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Book SynopsisHealth and legal experts from England and Canada consider the influence of medical doctors on reforms in this comparative study. With reflections on participation since the inception of publicly-funded healthcare systems, they show how the status of doctors affects change.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Medical doctors and healthcare reforms 1. Theoretical framework 2. Research methodology: tracking the role of doctors in healthcare reforms 3. The role of doctors in healthcare reforms in two Canadian provinces 4. The role of medical doctors in health reforms in the NHS in England 5. Comparative analysis 6. Discussion and conclusion Epilogue

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Book SynopsisVeit Erlmann examines the role of copyright law in post-apartheid South Africa and its impact on the South African music industry, showing how copyright is inextricably entwined with race, popular music, postcolonial governance, indigenous rights, and the struggle to create a more equitable society.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. “We Do Not Speak the Same Language” 1 1. Aspirations and Apprehensions: Toward an Anthropology in Law 16 2. The Past in the Present: Copyright, Colonialism, and “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” 62 3. Assembling Tradition, Representing Indigeneity: The Making of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 28 of 2013 109 4. Circulating Evidence: The Truth about Piracy 174 5. Which Collective? The Infrastructure of Royalties 232 Conclusion. How to Speak the Same Language, or at Least Try To 301 Appendix. Southern African Copyright: The Basics 309 Notes 315 Bibliography 345 Index 371

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Book SynopsisIn Law by Night Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller asks what we can learn about modern law and its authority by understanding how it operates in the dark of night. He outlines how the social experience and cultural meanings of night promote racialized and gender violence, but also make possible freedom of movement for marginalized groups that might be otherwise unavailable during the day. Examining nighttime racial violence, curfews, gun ownership, the right to sleep, and “take back the night” rallies, Goldberg-Hiller demonstrates that liberal legal doctrine lacks a theory of the night that accounts for a nocturnal politics that has historically allowed violence to persist. By locating the law’s nocturnal limits, Goldberg-Hiller enriches understandings of how the law reinforces hierarchies of race and gender and foregrounds the night’s potential to enliven a more egalitarian social life.Trade Review“Bringing a highly sophisticated theoretical mind to a richly woven thick description of legal practices, Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller asks how our conceptions of law would change if we thought about it from a metaphor of darkness. Throughout this fascinating and thought-provoking book, he attends to how public imaginaries of darkness are affected by race and gender and how the law of the dark has an ambiguous relation to human freedom and security. As he demonstrates, the law is obscure, complex, and lacks transparency—this is the law’s own essential darkness.” -- Linda Ross Meyer, author of * Sentencing in Time *“In this highly original and intellectually creative book Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller recognizes that night is a real part of our temporal and material worlds as well as a metaphor for absence—the time and place where normal law is in abeyance. It is this confluence of the literal, conceptual, and metaphorical that makes Law by Night distinct. Goldberg-Hiller’s juxtaposition of a variety of legal issues never previously brought together under the theme of night is nothing short of brilliant.” -- Cressida J. Heyes, author of * Anaesthetics of Existence: Essays on Experience at the Edge *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Interruptions 1 1. Is There a Right to Sleep? 29 2. It Came Upon You in the Night 56 3. Curfew, Legality, and the Social Control of the Night 98 4. Take Back the Night 134 5. Translation in the the Dark 174 Notes 199 Bibliography 263 Index 319

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Book SynopsisLawrence A. Dwyer has written the story of Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca Nation, who was willing to face arrest for leaving the government's reservation without permission because of his love for his son and his people, and a desire to be free, resulting in the First Civil Rights victory for Native Americans.Trade Review“A history involving the law, government policy, treaties, and the military could so easily get mired in technical language. This book never does. Rather, it maintains a crystal clarity, nimbleness, and focus on what matters—the people, their humanity, and what happened. . . . [Dwyer] has created a vivid picture of the events before, during, and after the trial and never loses sight of the story’s true hero, Standing Bear.”—Judi M. gaiashkibos, executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian AffairsTable of ContentsForeword by Judi M. gaiashkibos Preface 1. His Name Was Standing Bear 2. Early History of the Poncas 3. The Ponca System of Law 4. Precedents for the Ponca Removal in the American System of Law 5. Treaties with the Poncas 6. The Ponca Displacement Begins 7. Journey of Sorrows 8. Standing Bear Takes Action 9. Imprisoned at Fort Omaha 10. The Interviews 11. Tibbles Assembles a Legal Team 12. The Great Writ 13. Witnesses Testify 14. The Trial’s Closing Arguments 15. Standing Bear’s Historic Speech 16. A Time for Waiting 17. The Court’s Decision 18. Standing Bear Keeps His Promise 19. Standing Bear’s Gratitude and Generosity 20. A Fire Kindled 21. Redress for Wrongs 22. The Standing Bear Decision Sets Precedent 23. A Nation Aroused from the Sin of Indifference 24. The Omaha Connection 25. Standing Bear at Peace Acknowledgments Discussion Questions Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAnthropological Witness tells the story of Alexander Laban Hinton''s encounter with an accused architect of genocide and, more broadly, Hinton''s attempt to navigate the promises and perils of expert testimony. In March 2016, Hinton served as an expert witness at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, an international tribunal established to try senior Khmer Rouge leaders for crimes committed during the 197579 Cambodian genocide. His testimony culminated in a direct exchange with Pol Pot''s notorious right-hand man, Nuon Chea, who was engaged in genocide denial.Anthropological Witness looks at big questions about the ethical imperatives and epistemological assumptions involved in explanation and the role of the public scholar in addressing issues relating to truth, justice, social repair, and genocide. Hinton asks: Can scholars who serve as expert witnesses effectively contribute to international atrocity crimes tribunals where the fTable of ContentsIntroduction: Law, Anthropology, and Expert Witness 1. Truth, Politics, and the Accused 2. Anthropological Witness 3. The Genocidal Process 4. Lived Experience 5. Rupture 6. Denial 7. Judgment Conclusion: The Public Scholar Epilogue

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Book SynopsisBefore 1882, the U.S. federal government had never formally deported anyone, but that year an act of Congress made Chinese workers the first group of immigrants eligible for deportation. Over the next forty years, lawmakers and judges expanded deportable categories to include prostitutes, anarchists, the sick, and various kinds of criminals. The history of that lengthening list shaped the policy options U.S. citizens continue to live with into the present. Deportation covers the uncertain beginnings of American deportation policy and recounts the halting and uncoordinated steps that were taken as it emerged from piecemeal actions in Congress and courtrooms across the country to become an established national policy by the 1920s. Usually viewed from within the nation, deportation policy also plays a part in geopolitics; deportees, after all, have to be sent somewhere. Studying deportations out of the United States as well as the deportation of U.S. citizens back to the United States from abroad, Torrie Hester illustrates that U.S. policy makers were part of a global trend that saw officials from nations around the world either revise older immigrant removal policies or create new ones. A history of immigration policy in the United States and the world, Deportation chronicles the unsystematic emergence of what has become an internationally recognized legal doctrine, the far-reaching impact of which has forever altered what it means to be an immigrant and a citizen.Trade Review"[A] meticulous and timely monograph [that] traces the roots of the contemporary deportation regime back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries . . . . Hester's insights into the inner workings and geopolitics of deportation make an important contribution to our understanding of the history of immigration policy." * Journal of American History *"Deportation takes seriously the diplomatic requirements of a modern deportation system, and in fact, contextualizes the rise of the American deportation regime within a broader international transition from expulsion to deportation under the modern nation-state systems of documentation and international law. . . . Hester's work could hardly be more timely or important." * Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era *"In this engaging and timely book, Hester examines the historical evolution of deportation policy in the US. Through archival research and historical policy analysis, the author considers the power of deportation, the national and international policies created to administer this power, and the changing meaning of deportability...As nations around the world confront the current global migration crisis, readers will surely appreciate the author’s explanations of the long-term causes and consequences of deportation policies. Deportation makes a fine contribution to our understanding of these issues." * Choice *"Through impressive research and detailed analysis, Torrie Hester shows how the early history of deportation law and policy contributed to the world in which we now live. The author successfully shows how the incremental creation of acceptable grounds for deportation reflected an agenda of racialized nation building-an issue that is often raised in critique of the mass deportations of our own times." * Donna Gabaccia, University of Toronto *"Deportation: The Origins of U.S. Policy is a tour-de-force of U.S. policy history, detailing how deportation was born as a lawful practice in the late nineteenth century and tracking its steady expansion into the twentieth century. Moreover, it follows the story beyond U.S. borders to examine the world in which U.S. immigration was made. It is a timely and urgent work." * Kelly Lytle Hernandez, University of California, Los Angeles *

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Book SynopsisIntegral Psychedelic Therapy is a groundbreaking, evidence-based collection that explores how psychedelic medicine can be incorporated into contemporary psychotherapy.This book builds on current psychedelic research by providing an in-depth articulation of the practice of psychedelic therapy, weaving together a variety of complementary therapeutic frameworks, case examples, and practical guidance for cultivating a highly effective, ethically grounded, integral approach. Chapters by a diverse set of practicing psychotherapists and leading researchers aim to provide practitioners with a method that centers liberation of all dimensions of being through intersectional, client-centered, trauma-informed, and attachment-focused practices, alongside thoughtful attunement to the relational, somatic, imaginal, cultural, and transpersonal dimensions of healing.Integral Psychedelic Therapy will be essential reading for psychotherapists in practice and in training as well as those Trade Review"The wild and wooly field of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is in need of expert guidance and this edited book offers a lot of it from a diverse group of experienced practitioners and researchers, who cover everything from the somatic to the spiritual and social activist sides of this important movement. I am honored that Bob Grant contributed a clear and practical chapter on integrating ketamine with my Internal Family Systems (IFS) approach. My personal and clinical experience with this combination has been amazing and Bob’s guidelines are extremely valuable. His personal journey is also inspiring." - Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D. developer of the Internal Family Systems model and adjunct faculty, Harvard Medical School."Integral Psychedelic Therapy is a cutting-edge exploration of psychedelic-assisted therapy by some of the top therapists and researchers in the field, providing an abundance of essential insights that are foundational to this work. This is a core text for practitioners looking to develop their skills as well as anyone interested in psychedelic healing." - Rick Doblin, PhD, Founder & Executive Director, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies"This is a multi-faceted gem of a book! Integral Psychedelic Therapy is practical, necessary reading for anyone looking to understand the psychedelic revolution underway in psychotherapy and psychiatry." - Julie Holland, MD "Psychedelics occasion a state of consciousness of immense therapeutic power and at the same time extraordinary vulnerability. Guidebooks are important, and this one, written by thoughtful and skillful practitioners, is a must-read for therapists who wish for these medicines to serve both personal healing and the greater good of society." - David E. Presti, University of California, Berkeley "Within this wondrously evolving field of psychedelic medicine, we are discovering that the therapeutic envelope is more important, and potentially more meaningful, than the molecule. This book provides an elegant compendium of innovations, and deepens our shared understanding of expanded states. For clinicians and explorers alike." - Brian Richards, Psy.D., Sunstone Therapies, The Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research"This timely collection, produced by clinicians and researchers at the forefront of the psychedelic movement, is a must-read for both newcomers and experts. It combines clinical inquiry and a humanistic approach, weaving in social justice and respect for Indigenous traditions. As regulation by the FDA, decriminalization, and mainstreaming advance globally, it’s urgent to cultivate a thoughtful understanding and culture around these powerful substances. This book goes beyond mere glorification, alarmist calls for "ethics" and "safety," or empty tokenization to dive deep into nuanced and complex discussions around psychedelic-assisted therapies." - Bia Labate, PhD, Executive Director, Chacruna Institute"The prevalence of mental health conditions and the speed at which psychedelics look set to be incorporated into mainstream medicine means there will need to be many more specially-trained therapists in the very near future. This will be a steep learning curve and we will need to carefully combine elements from conventional psychiatry with knowledge learned from Indigenous and underground practitioners. This book does just that - providing an excellent, multidisciplinary education covering the techniques used." - Amanda Feilding, Founder & Executive Director of the Beckley Foundation, Oxford, UK."This book is a treasure trove of ideas and practical tips, refreshingly and importantly foregrounded in acknowledgement of the debt owed to indigenous plant medicine using traditions, and the impact of colonization, patriarchy, white supremacy, and corporate greed on the trajectory of psychedelic healing traditions. The subsequent chapters offer many different types of gifts; particular key issues, such as consensual touch, are considered from different viewpoints, as well as so many other important topics for anyone working with these healing modalities. For those who feel familiar with the ‘basics’ of ‘prep-session-integration’, this book delves deeper into some of the complexities, mysteries, nuanced applications, and ethical questions. The chapter on ‘Decolonizing Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy’ by Danielle Herrera, MFT was a wake up call for me, and is, I feel, a must-read for our community." - Rosalind Watts, PhD Founder and co-director of Acer Integration"Integral Psychedelic Therapy brings needed attention and wisdom to a range of the most important aspects of working with psychedelics. At a time of rapid progress in clinical research, this book is a welcome reminder of the cultural context surrounding these medicines, including the history of psychedelics, the debt owed to indigenous wisdom and the tragic damage the "War on Drugs" has done to marginalized communities and to the advancement of health care and individual freedom. The more clinically oriented chapters remind us not to lose sight of the "core, human elements of the work" and the richness and depth of the human healing process. The authors draw on their own clinical experience to offer informed and insightful discussions of ethics and consent, therapeutic relationship, safe and mindful physical touch, music, the multiplicity of the psyche, numinous mystical experience, psychedelic group therapy and the immense importance of integration following psychedelic experiences. Case examples bring these discussions to life. This is a valuable resource for therapists and anyone else interested in psychedelics." - Michael Mithoefer, MD, Senior Medical Director for Medical Affairs, Training and Supervision, MAPS Public Benefit Corp. "This book arrives at a critical time in the evolution of psychedelic therapy as it articulates the challenges, mystery, and beauty of the psychedelic renaissance. The authors include diverse voices, each with their own sensitivities and refreshing perspectives, blending science, theory, ethics, and heart within broader societal forces. Being of service in partnership with compassion and ethical care are at the heart of each chapter. This book offers a wealth of information from practitioners with extensive clinical and research experience, that is fresh, relevant, and culturally responsive." - Marcela Ot’alora G. LPC, Principal Investigator MDMA-AT and Bruce Poulter, MAPS MDMA Researcher, Trainer, and Supervisor"The wild and wooly field of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is in need of expert guidance and this edited book offers a lot of it from a diverse group of experienced practitioners and researchers, who cover everything from the somatic to the spiritual and social activist sides of this important movement. I am honored that Bob Grant contributed a clear and practical chapter on integrating ketamine with my Internal Family Systems (IFS) approach. My personal and clinical experience with this combination has been amazing and Bob’s guidelines are extremely valuable. His personal journey is also inspiring." - Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D. developer of the Internal Family Systems model and adjunct faculty, Harvard Medical School."Integral Psychedelic Therapy is a cutting-edge exploration of psychedelic-assisted therapy by some of the top therapists and researchers in the field, providing an abundance of essential insights that are foundational to this work. This is a core text for practitioners looking to develop their skills as well as anyone interested in psychedelic healing." - Rick Doblin, PhD, Founder & Executive Director, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies"This is a multi-faceted gem of a book! Integral Psychedelic Therapy is practical, necessary reading for anyone looking to understand the psychedelic revolution underway in psychotherapy and psychiatry." - Julie Holland, MD "Psychedelics occasion a state of consciousness of immense therapeutic power and at the same time extraordinary vulnerability. Guidebooks are important, and this one, written by thoughtful and skillful practitioners, is a must-read for therapists who wish for these medicines to serve both personal healing and the greater good of society." - David E. Presti, University of California, Berkeley "Within this wondrously evolving field of psychedelic medicine, we are discovering that the therapeutic envelope is more important, and potentially more meaningful, than the molecule. This book provides an elegant compendium of innovations, and deepens our shared understanding of expanded states. For clinicians and explorers alike." - Brian Richards, Psy.D., Sunstone Therapies, The Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research"This timely collection, produced by clinicians and researchers at the forefront of the psychedelic movement, is a must-read for both newcomers and experts. It combines clinical inquiry and a humanistic approach, weaving in social justice and respect for Indigenous traditions. As regulation by the FDA, decriminalization, and mainstreaming advance globally, it’s urgent to cultivate a thoughtful understanding and culture around these powerful substances. This book goes beyond mere glorification, alarmist calls for "ethics" and "safety," or empty tokenization to dive deep into nuanced and complex discussions around psychedelic-assisted therapies." - Bia Labate, PhD, Executive Director, Chacruna Institute"The prevalence of mental health conditions and the speed at which psychedelics look set to be incorporated into mainstream medicine means there will need to be many more specially-trained therapists in the very near future. This will be a steep learning curve and we will need to carefully combine elements from conventional psychiatry with knowledge learned from Indigenous and underground practitioners. This book does just that - providing an excellent, multidisciplinary education covering the techniques used." - Amanda Feilding, Founder & Executive Director of the Beckley Foundation, Oxford, UK."This book is a treasure trove of ideas and practical tips, refreshingly and importantly foregrounded in acknowledgement of the debt owed to indigenous plant medicine using traditions, and the impact of colonization, patriarchy, white supremacy, and corporate greed on the trajectory of psychedelic healing traditions. The subsequent chapters offer many different types of gifts; particular key issues, such as consensual touch, are considered from different viewpoints, as well as so many other important topics for anyone working with these healing modalities. For those who feel familiar with the ‘basics’ of ‘prep-session-integration’, this book delves deeper into some of the complexities, mysteries, nuanced applications, and ethical questions. The chapter on ‘Decolonizing Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy’ by Danielle Herrera, MFT was a wake up call for me, and is, I feel, a must-read for our community." - Rosalind Watts, PhD Founder and co-director of Acer Integration"Integral Psychedelic Therapy brings needed attention and wisdom to a range of the most important aspects of working with psychedelics. At a time of rapid progress in clinical research, this book is a welcome reminder of the cultural context surrounding these medicines, including the history of psychedelics, the debt owed to indigenous wisdom and the tragic damage the "War on Drugs" has done to marginalized communities and to the advancement of health care and individual freedom. The more clinically oriented chapters remind us not to lose sight of the "core, human elements of the work" and the richness and depth of the human healing process. The authors draw on their own clinical experience to offer informed and insightful discussions of ethics and consent, therapeutic relationship, safe and mindful physical touch, music, the multiplicity of the psyche, numinous mystical experience, psychedelic group therapy and the immense importance of integration following psychedelic experiences. Case examples bring these discussions to life. This is a valuable resource for therapists and anyone else interested in psychedelics." - Michael Mithoefer, MD, Senior Medical Director for Medical Affairs, Training and Supervision, MAPS Public Benefit Corp. "This book arrives at a critical time in the evolution of psychedelic therapy as it articulates the challenges, mystery, and beauty of the psychedelic renaissance. The authors include diverse voices, each with their own sensitivities and refreshing perspectives, blending science, theory, ethics, and heart within broader societal forces. Being of service in partnership with compassion and ethical care are at the heart of each chapter. This book offers a wealth of information from practitioners with extensive clinical and research experience, that is fresh, relevant, and culturally responsive." - Marcela Ot’alora G. LPC, Principal Investigator MDMA-AT and Bruce Poulter, MAPS MDMA Researcher, Trainer, and SupervisorTable of ContentsForeword, Gisele Fernandes-Osterhold1. Introduction, Jason A. Butler and Genesee Herzberg2. The Attack on Psychedelic Therapy and In Show Recovery, Richard Louis Miller3. Decolonizing Psychedelic Therapy: A Prayer for Awareness, Call for Commitment, and Offering of Applications, Danielle M. Herrera4. Liberating Consent: A Kink-Informed Exploration of Consent in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Emma Knighton5. The Heart of the Work: Relational Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Genesee Herzberg and Jason A. Butler6. A Somatic Approach to Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Veronika Gold7. Relational Touch in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Shirley Dvir and Jacki Hull8. Coming Home: Psychedelics, Symbolic Images, and the Innate Intelligence of the Psyche, Jason Butler and Evan Sola9. The Mystery of the Unconscious: Non-Ordinary States in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Karen Peoples10. Invoking the Numinous: Ritual, Medicine, and Magic in Psychedelic Psychotherapy, Camara Rajabari and Shanna Butler11. Psychedelic-Assisted Internal Family Systems Therapy, Robert Grant12. Dimensions of Attunement: Music Listening, Resonance, and the Vibrational Field in Relational Psychedelic Therapy, Eric Sienknecht13. Psychedelic-Assisted Group Therapy, Christopher Stauffer and Brian T. Anderson14. The Upside of Coming Down: The Opportunities and Challenges of Psychedelic Integration, Jessica Katzman and Harvey Schwartz

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Book SynopsisNow in its eighth edition, this classic text is a first point of reference for anyone looking to obtain an understanding of chartering and shipbroking practice. It provides hands-on, commercially-focused explanations of chartering business and invaluable advice on how the shipping market operates across a broad range of topics. The authors also deal expertly with the legal, financial, operational and managerial aspects of chartering, offering numerous case studies which clearly link theory to practice. This new edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the current trends in chartering practice, legal developments and standard forms of charterparties. New to this edition: Enriched with practical examples covering crucial aspects of chartering and shipbroking business, such as voyage estimations, freight conversions and tanker calculations. New material on day-to-day laytime principles, including Laytime Definitions for CharterpartieTable of Contents1. Charter Market 2. Charter Rates and State of the Freight Market 3. Chartering Information 4. Chartering Business and Ship Management 5. Chartering Policy and Marketing Strategy 6. Sales Contract, Carriage and Bill of Lading 7. Charter Forms 8. Chartering Routines 9. Basic Legal Knowledge on Charterparties 10. Common Clauses and Concepts 11. Voyage Charter 12. Time Charter 13. Bareboat Charter and Contract of Affreightment 14. Freight Calculations 15. Laytime Calculations

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Book SynopsisAny practising lawyer and student working with international commercial contracts faces standardised contracts and international arbitration as mechanism for dispute settlement. Based on extensive practical experience, this book explains the interaction between contracts terms, applicable rules of law and arbitration.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. International contract practice and its expectations in terms of the governing law; 2. The role of transnational law; 3. The impact of the governing law; 4. Which state law governs an international contract?; 5. Does arbitration ensure a self-sufficient contract?; 6. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisFew people have had a greater impact on the lives of Canadians than the late Supreme Court judge Justice Emmett Hall. At the forefront of several important judgements in the 1960s and 70s such as Truscott and Calder Hall is perhaps best known for his role in the adoption of universal health care at the federal level in 1968. Based on extensive interviews with Hall and people who knew him, Frederick Vaughan''s Aggressive in Pursuit tells Hall''s remarkable story.Born in Quebec in 1898 and raised in Saskatchewan, Hall had a long and distinguished career as a lawyer. In 1957, former law school classmate Prime Minister John Diefenbaker appointed Hall to the Saskatchewan Court of Queen''s Bench, and four years later to the office of Chief Justice of Saskatchewan. In 1963, Diefenbaker elevated Hall to the Supreme Court of Canada, where he took up the task of universal health care and showed himself to be an aggressive defender of native causes.Aggressive in Pursu

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Book SynopsisIn the early history of Halifax (1749-1766), debt litigation was extremely common. People from all classes frequently used litigation and its use in private matters was higher than almost all places in the British Empire in the 18th century. In Law, Debt, and Merchant Power, James Muir offers an extensive analysis of the civil cases of the time as well as the reasons behind their frequency. Muir’s lively and detailed account of the individuals involved in litigation reveals a paradoxical society where debtors were also debt-collectors. Law, Debt, and Merchant Power demonstrates how important the law was for people in their business affairs and how they shaped it for their own ends. Trade Review'At the higher methodological level, the work both fascinates and provokes... Muir's book is an interesting, original, and important work, part of the new wave of regional scholarship that integrates greater Nova Scotia into the history of the eighteenth-century British Atlantic.' -- Barry Cahill Acadiensis February 2017Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Halifax, a community of litigants Chapter 3: Initiating Actions Chapter 4: Avoiding Trial Chapter 5: Going to Trial Chapter 6: Ending the Action Chapter 7: Appeals and Other Courts Chapter 8: Conclusion Appendix 1: Sources and Methods Appendix 2: Interpreting Occupational and Status Data Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a wide variety of experiential learning activities to help instructors enliven their courses and teach critical concepts in psychology and law.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1: Fact or Fiction: Psychology and Law in the Media Chapter 2: Legality Versus Morality Debate Chapter 3: A Brief Trial Chapter 4: Who Do You Want? The Voir Dire Process Chapter 5: Psychological Profile of a Murder Suspect Chapter 6: Voices for Victims Chapter 7: To Protect and Serve: Training Law Enforcement Chapter 8: Do You See What I See? Eyewitness Identification Chapter 9: To Waive or Not to Waive? Miranda Rights and Due Process Chapter 10: Evaluating Juvenile Competency to Stand Trial Chapter 11: A Journey Through Civil Commitment Chapter 12: Do You Swear to Tell the Truth? Expert Testimony Chapter 13: Can We Predict? Appraising and Reducing Risk Chapter 14: Freeze! What's a Juvenile Justice Facility to Do? Chapter 15: Problem Solved? Creating a Problem-Solving Court Chapter 16: May It Please the Court: Amicus Curiae Brief Chapter 17: What Would SCOTUS Do? Appendix A: Written Assignment Grading Rubric Appendix B: Participation Grading Rubric Appendix C: Presentation Grading Rubric Appendix D: Group and Self-Evaluation Form Appendix E: Sample Activity Feedback Survey Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisOn Dismantling Settler Colonialism challenges conventional approaches to reconciliation, urging Canadians to move away from the notion of assimilation – where Indigenous peoples are expected to conform to the values and structures of settler colonial society. Instead, this book advocates for a true reconciliation: one that fosters the creation of political, economic, social, and cultural spaces where Indigenous nations can self-govern, restore their traditional lands, and live in harmony with the earth according to their own values and beliefs.Through deeply personal reflections on over five decades of activism in the communities of the Dene Nation, Grassy Narrows First Nation, Temagami First Nation and the Innu Nation of Labrador, John A. Olthuis shares his powerful journey of working to dismantle settler colonialism. He brings to light the many neglected blueprints for true reconciliation, including discussions of over 700 recommendations for systemic change put forth by the Penner Report, The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. This book offers a powerful exploration of how the challenging work of dismantling settler colonialism can be a transformative and deeply healing process for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples alike.

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