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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsContents: PART I EU SUPERVISORS 1 Introduction on EU supervisors 7 2 European Banking Authority 11 3 European Securities and Markets Authority 23 4 European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority 33 5 European Central Bank 41 6 European Systemic Risk Board 49 PART II BANKING 7 Introduction on banking 55 8 Banking activities and institutions 59 9 Single Supervisory Mechanism 92 10 Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive 110 11 Single Resolution Mechanism 132 12 Reorganisation and winding-up of credit institutions 141 13 Deposit guarantee schemes 150 14 Non-performing Loans Directive 159 PART III SECURITIES 15 Introduction on securities 16 Prospectus 170 17 Transparency 183 18 Short selling 191 19 Takeover bids 198 20 Shareholders’ Rights Directive II 206 PART IV FINANCIAL MARKETS 21 Introduction on financial markets 214 22 MiFID II 219 23 IFR/IFD 243 24 Market abuse 253 25 Securities Financing Transactions Regulation 267 26 The Securitisation Regulation 275 27 Credit rating agencies 283 PART V DERIVATIVES, COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT AND POST-MARKET 28 Introduction on derivatives, collateral management and post-market 295 29 EMIR 302 30 Recovery and resolution of central counterparties 323 31 Settlement Finality Directive 337 32 Securities settlement and central securities depositories 343 33 Financial collateral arrangements 354 PART VI BENCHMARKS 34 Introduction on benchmarks 362 35 Benchmarks 365 PART VII FUNDS 36 Introduction on funds 378 37 Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities 381 38 AIFMD 391 39 IFR/IFD 406 40 European Venture Capital Funds 412 41 ELTIF 418 42 Money Market Funds Regulation 426 43 Cross-border fund distribution 434 PART VIII INSURANCE 44 Introduction on insurance 442 45 Solvency II 445 46 Insurance Distribution Directive 467 PART IX PENSIONS 47 Introduction on pensions 480 48 Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision II Directive 482 49 Pan-European Pension Product Regulation 488 PART X MARKETING 50 Introduction on marketing 497 51 Distance marketing of financial services 500 52 PRIIPs 508 PART XI PAYMENT SERVICES/E-MONEY 53 Introduction on payment services/e-money 517 54 Payment services 521 55 E-money 530 56 Payment accounts 535 57 Interchange fees 540 58 SEPA 547 59 Cross-border payments in the Union 553 PART XII COMPLIANCE 60 Introduction on compliance 558 61 Anti-money laundering and terrorist financing 561 62 Information accompanying transfer of funds 573 PART XIII CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION 63 Introduction on consumer credit protection 579 64 Consumer credit 581 65 Mortgage credit 591 PART XIV CROWDFUNDING 66 Introduction on crowdfunding 599 67 Crowdfunding 601 PART XV SUSTAINABLE FINANCE 68 Introduction on sustainable finance 611 69 SFDR 615 70 Taxonomy 625 71 Non-Financial Reporting Directive 634 72 Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive 639 PART XVI DIGITAL FINANCE 73 Introduction on digital finance 646 74 DLT 649 75 MiCA 653 76 DORA 661

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Book SynopsisThis original book fills a significant gap in legal literature by providing an exploration of research methodologies in public law, a field of research in which research methods are becoming increasingly prominent and sophisticated. Featuring thoughtful chapters written by leading scholars in the field, this book provides a thorough explanation of the key features, characteristics, and challenges of distinct methodological approaches to public law research. Divided into four broad categories; traditional, institutional, technical and critical, chapters cover a wide range of approaches, from doctrinal and interpretive methods to empirical, socio-legal, and Marxist approaches. The book promotes critical reflection on many of the most common methodological approaches and aims to demystify research methodologies in public law for new scholars and interdisciplinary researchers alike.Researching Public Law in Common Law Systems will be essential reading for academics and students in public law, suitable for advanced scholars and those who are new to the field. It will also be relevant to those with an interest in empirical methods, legal methods, and research methodologies more broadly in the social sciences.Trade Review‘Public law scholarship in recent years has become richer and more complex – expanding our capacity to address new questions, but also creating new methodological challenges. In this important new volume, Paul Daly and Joe Tomlinson bring together some of the leading public lawyers in the common law world to help unpack and navigate these challenges. Bringing together theoretical, doctrinal, sociolegal and comparative perspectives, the volume is essential reading for those new to and established in the field.’ -- Rosalind Dixon, University of New South Wales, Australia‘Public law scholarship in recent years has become richer and more complex – expanding our capacity to address new questions, but also creating new methodological challenges. In this important new volume, Paul Daly and Joe Tomlinson bring together some of the leading public lawyers in the common law world to help unpack and navigate these challenges. Bringing together theoretical, doctrinal, sociolegal and comparative perspectives, the volume is essential reading for those new to and established in the field.’ -- Rosalind Dixon, University of New South Wales, Australia‘This excellent collection shines a bright light onto issues of method in public law research. It is a hugely useful and welcome contribution to the field, and is a “must-read” for anyone engaging seriously with the question of how we know what we think we know.’ -- Simon Halliday, University of Strathclyde, UKTable of ContentsContents: List of contributors vii 1 Introduction to Researching Public Law in Common Law Systems 1 Paul Daly and Joe Tomlinson PART I THE TRADITIONAL 2 History to Understand, and History to Reform, English Public Law 25 J.W.F. Allison 3 Interpretive Theory in Public Law 58 Farrah Ahmed and Adam Perry 4 Mapping Doctrinal Methods 70 Jason NE Varuhas PART II THE INSTITUTIONAL 5 Researching Public Law and the Administrative State 105 Paul Daly and Joe Tomlinson 6 Public Law and Legislative Studies 118 Louise Thompson 7 Studying Judicial Decision-making 136 Emmett Macfarlane PART III THE TECHNICAL 8 Comparative Public Law 151 Theunis Roux 9 Mapping the Theoretical Turn in British Public Law Scholarship 175 Samuel Tschorne and Martin Loughlin vi Researching public law in common law systems 10 Public Law and Empirical Legal Research 207 Sarah Nason PART IV THE CRITICAL 11 Marxism and Public Law 231 Paul O’Connell 12 But Interrupting the Flow … Socio-Legal Approaches to Public Law 251 Helen Carr and Ed Kirton Darling 13 Public Law in Indigenous Contexts: Indigenous Law in the Contexts of Public Law 270 Janna Promislow Index 294

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Book SynopsisFrom workplace accidents to polio epidemics and new waves of immigration to the returning veterans of World War II, the first half of the twentieth century brought the issue of disability—what it was, what it meant, and how to address it—into national focus. Out of the Horrors of War: Disability Politics in World War II America explores the history of disability activism, concentrating on the American Federation of the Physically Handicapped (AFPH), a national, cross-disability organization founded during World War II to address federal disability policy. Unlike earlier disability groups, which had been organized around specific disabilities or shared military experience, AFPH brought thousands of disabled citizens and veterans into the national political arena, demanding equal access to economic security and full citizenship. At its core, the AFPH legislative campaign pushed the federal government to move disabled citizens from the margins to the center of the welfare state. Through extensive archival research, Audra Jennings examines the history of AFPH and its enduring legacy in the disability rights movement. Counter to most narratives that place the inception of disability activism in the 1970s, Jennings argues that the disability rights movement is firmly rooted in the politics of World War II. In the years immediately following the war, leaders in AFPH worked with organized labor movements to advocate for an ambitious political agenda, including employer education campaigns, a federal pension program, improved access to healthcare and education, and an affirmative action program for disabled workers. Out of the Horrors of War extends the arc of the disability rights movement into the 1940s and traces how its terms of inclusion influenced the movement for decades after, leading up to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.Trade Review"Out of the Horrors of War masterfully shows how disability is not merely 'another' analytic category for historical analysis, but is rather a crucial part of US political and policy history in the twentieth century." * H-Disability *"Out of the Horrors of War offers a most important addition to both the history of disability and the history of the U.S. welfare state. Well written and well researched, it demonstrates that the 1940s and 1950s were not a lull in the history of disability activism followed by the better-known activism of the 1960s and 1970s." * American Historical Review *"Jennings challenges scholars to reimagine the disability rights movement not as a recent phenomenon but as a decades-long continuum of activism and political engagement. . . . Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand—and anyone seeking to overcome—the obstacles faced by disability activists on Capitol Hill today." * Journal of Social History *"Jennings clearly spent countless hours in numerous archives in order to document her detailed and convincing account of the AFPH. . . . Out of the Horrors of War is thus an impressive work that will engage historians of disability, of civil rights, and of the US welfare state, as well as their graduate and undergraduate students." * Journal of American Studies *"Policy history with the people left in, Out of the Horrors of War shows that the labor shortage of WWII sparked a drive for disability rights much earlier than generally recounted. Audra Jennings astutely reveals how conflicts within the Truman administration, strong personalities, and contrasting concepts of rehabilitation waylaid the efforts of people with disabilities to obtain full economic citizenship." * Eileen Boris, coauthor, Caring for America: Home Health Workers in the Shadow of the Welfare State *"Audra Jennings is a tenacious and creative researcher who has produced an important contribution to the history of disability and disability rights movements in the United States." * Felicia Kornbluh, University of Vermont *"Out of the Horrors of War situates the origins of the disability rights movement squarely in the postwar period and persuasively revises the American narrative of citizenship and rights." * Kim Nielsen, University of Toledo *

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This timely Advanced Introduction traces the evolution of consumer data privacy laws in the US through a historical lens, and then sets out the current state of play. Waldman describes how privacy laws benefit corporate interests, and highlights the deficiencies of the present approach to the surveillance economy. In looking to the future, the author advocates a radical new way of thinking about the goals and tools of privacy law and provides a roadmap for avoiding privacy nihilism by rejuvenating public governance and protecting privacy in the digital age.Key Features: Concise and accessible approach to a fast-changing area Novel conceptualisation of first, second, and third waves of privacy law In-depth critique of current and historic privacy law, challenging traditional literature Focuses on practical ways to address.– deficiencies of current laws The Advanced Introduction to U.S. Data Privacy Law will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of privacy, as well as those in information, media and technology law. It will also be an essential guide for policy-makers and privacy lawyers seeking to understand the past, present, and future of data privacy.Trade Review‘Waldman has given us an indispensable critical reflection on US privacy law. This concise book is beautifully written, and its description and diagnosis are crystal clear. It provides a compelling alternative to our failed “notice and choice” and managerial approaches to privacy law. This is a vital intervention.’ -- Woodrow Hartzog, Boston University, US and author of Privacy’s Blueprint: The Battle to Control the Design of New Technologies‘Ari Waldman has written a superb and insightful critique of privacy law, chronicling where it has been, where it is now, and where it needs to go to achieve the kind of privacy all people need to flourish. And, importantly, this book is accessible. Policymakers need to read this. Students and professors will find it illuminating and clear. Anyone interested in privacy will learn from it.’ -- Danielle Keats Citron, University of Virginia School of Law, US, and author of The Fight for Privacy‘Professor Waldman provides a superb overview of the complex body of law regulating privacy. He offers a blistering critique of the law for often doing more harm than good. Accessible and succinct, Waldman’s account of privacy law is illuminating and thought-provoking.’ -- Daniel J. Solove, George Washington University Law School, US, and author of Understanding PrivacyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to U.S. data privacy law PART I PRIVACY LAW’S FIRST WAVE. 2. The first wave of notice-and-consent 3. The illusions of the first wave PART II PRIVACY LAW’S SECOND WAVE 4. Rights and compliance 5. The weaknesses of individual privacy rights 6. Symbolic compliance and the managerialization of privacy law PART III PRIVACY LAW’S THIRD WAVE 7. Alternatives to the first and second waves 8. Conclusions on U.S. Data Privacy Law Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe fourth edition of this acclaimed textbook addresses the developments in English contract law since the last edition, including the impact of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, and new case law on the role of good faith, the doctrine of consideration, rectification of written contracts for mistake, economic duress, illegality, contractual interpretation, and damages for breach of contract. The book introduces the lawyer trained in a civil law jurisdiction to the method of reasoning in the common law, and in particular to the English law of contract. It is written for the lawyer – whether student or practitioner – from another jurisdiction who already has an understanding of a (different) law of contract, but who wishes to discover the way in which an English lawyer views a contract. However, it is also useful for the English law student: setting English contract law generally in the context of other European and international approaches, the book forms an introductory text, not only demonstrating how English contract law works but also giving a glimpse of different ways of thinking about some of the fundamental rules of contract law from a civil law perspective. After a general introduction to the common law system – how a common lawyer reasons and finds the law – the book explains the principles of the law of contract in English law covering all the aspects of a contract from its formation to the remedies available for breach, whilst directing attention in particular to those areas where the approach of English law is in marked contrast to that taken in many civil law systems.Trade ReviewThe fact that there is a whole section dedicated on explaining Common Law and the Sources of the Law is a great addition for first year students who come from different jurisdictions as well as more mature students who have already obtained a law degree in another jurisdiction and are getting acquainted with English Contract law. -- Maria Tatsiou * UCLan Cyprus *Prof. Cartwright's is a truly excellent book, particularly helpful to students and lawyers from non-Common Law jurisdictions wishing to understand English contract law -- Jean-Sebastien Borghetti * Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) *Table of ContentsPreface Part I: An Introduction to the Common Law 1. The ‘Common Law’ 2. Finding the Law Part II: The Law of Contract 3. Introduction to the English Law of Contract 4. The Negotiations for a Contract 5. Formation of the Contract: Contract as ‘Agreement’ 6. Form, Consideration and Intention 7. Vitiating Factors: Void, Voidable and Unenforceable Contracts 8. Finding the Terms of the Contract 9. Controlling the Content of the Contract: ‘Unfair’ Contracts 10. Who has the Benefit of the Contract? Who is Bound by the Contract? 11. Change of Circumstances 12. Remedies for Breach of Contract

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Book SynopsisMore children than ever are crossing international borders alone to seek asylum worldwide. In the past decade, over a half million children have fled from Central America to the United States, seeking safety and a chance to continue lives halted by violence. Yet upon their arrival, they fail to find the protection that our laws promise, based on the broadly shared belief that children should be safeguarded. A meticulously researched ethnography, Precarious Protections chronicles the experiences and perspectives of Central American unaccompanied minors and their immigration attorneys as they pursue applications for refugee status in the US asylum process. Chiara Galli debunks assumptions about asylum, including the idea that people are being denied protection because they file bogus claims. In practice, the United States interprets asylum law far more narrowly than what is necessary to recognize real-world experiences of escape from life-threatening violence. This is especially true for children from Central America. Galli reveals the formidable challenges of lawyering with children and exposes the humantoll of the US immigration bureaucracy.Trade Review"One of the most impressive ethnographic studies. . . .theoretically inspiring, methodologically rigorous, empirically rich, and politically significant. This brilliant book will be foundational to future studies of refugees and asylum seekers." * Sociology of Race and Ethnicity *Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Exclusion and Protection in US Immigration Law and Policy 2. Central American Youths Escape from Violence 3. Enter the Bureaucratic Maze: The Legal Socialization of Unaccompanied Minors Begins 4. Access to Legal Representation: Representing Eligible Youths or Choosing the “Compelling” Case 5. Lawyering with Unaccompanied Minors: Helping Youths Apply for Asylum and Protections for Abandoned, Abused, or Neglected Children 6. Coming of Age under the Gaze of the State 7. Beyond Precarious Protections: Lessons for Humane Immigration Reform Methods Appendix Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive analysis of the primary challenges, opportunities and regulatory developments associated with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial sector. It will show that, while AI has the potential to promote a more inclusive and competitive financial system, the increasing use of AI may bring certain risks and regulatory challenges that need to be addressed by regulators and policymakers.After analysing the technological foundations of AI, the book focuses on the use and regulatory challenges of AI in the banking, capital markets and insurance industries. It also analyses, compares and assesses the different strategies and international approaches that have been adopted to address the challenges raised by the use of AI. The book concludes by providing a holistic and cross-sectoral analysis of the use of AI in the financial sector.The comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and industry-relevant approach adopted in Artificial Intelligence in Finance will provide students, practitioners and academics interested in financial markets with a broad understanding of the challenges and opportunities of AI in the financial sector. Additionally, the comparative and policy-oriented approach also adopted in the book will provide regulators and policymakers with innovative ideas and regulatory solutions that will help them address some of the most critical challenges associated with a new data-driven financial system.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction xvii PART I FOUNDATIONS OF AI AND AI GOVERNANCE 1 Foundations of artificial intelligence and machine learning 2 Alfonso Delgado De Molina Rius 2 Explaining explainable AI 19 Richard Zuroff and Nicolas Chapados 3 Harmony in chaos 60 Yeong Zee Kin and Larissa Lim 4 Responsible AI 87 Marcus Bartley Johns, Joy Fuyuno and Dennae Smith PART II OPPORTUNITIES AND REGULATORY CHALLENGES OF AI IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY 5 AI governance frameworks for the banking sector 114 Virginia Torrie and Dominique Payette 6 Machine learning, alternative data, and the regulation of consumer credit markets 142 Nikita Aggarwal 7 AI-based consumer credit underwriting 151 Maayan Perel and Ruth Plato-Shinar PART III OPPORTUNITIES AND REGULATORY CHALLENGES OF AI IN CAPITAL MARKETS 8 The promises and perils of robo-advisers 178 Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez and Wai Yee Wan 9 Regulating AI trading from an AI lifecycle perspective 198 Alessio Azzutti, Wolf-Georg Ringe and H. Siegfried Stiehl PART IV OPPORTUNITIES AND REGULATORY CHALLENGES OF AI IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY 10 Opportunities and use cases of AI in the insurance industry 244 Magdalene Loh and Terence Soo 11 Regulation of the use of artificial intelligence for investment in the insurance industry 271 Christopher Chao-hung Chen PART V CROSS-SECTORAL ISSUES ON THE USE OF AI IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR 12 Regulating artificial intelligence in finance and other regulated industries 294 Douglas W. Arner, Ross P. Buckley, Dirk A. Zetzsche, Brian W. Tang and Lucien J. van Romburg 13 Bias and discrimination in the use of AI in the financial sector 320 Minesh Tanna and William Dunning 14 Interconnectedness and financial stability in the era of artificial intelligence 350 Nydia Remolina Index 368

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Book SynopsisCompetition Damages Actions in the EU and the UK is the clearest and most coherent reference point on damages actions for breach of EU competition law.This significantly expanded, restructured, and updated edition sets out the law in relation to actions for damages for loss caused by infringements of articles 101 and 102 of the TFEU, in both the EU and UK. The book now provides detailed guidance on the jurisprudence emanating from both jurisdictions, with careful reference, as in previous editions, to Directive 2014/104, and incorporating additional detail throughout on the variations in practice and interpretation in key member states.The book provides guidance on substantive issues, such as quantification of loss and pass-on, as well as evidentiary issues, such as access to documents, particularly in the context of leniency programmes, and the probative value of competition authority decisions. New to this edition is extensive treatment of collective redress in the EU and collective proceedings in the UK. In addition, the book has been restructured so that material on the parties to litigation and limitation, for example, are clearly presented in new chapters.Key features of the third edition include: The first major substantive volume to set out the law relating to actions for damages under EU competition law in both the EU and UKComprehensive and clearly structured reference point for this complex fieldUpdates on national developments from key jurisdictionsIncreased material on jurisdictionExtensive treatment of collective actionThe new edition of this comprehensive reference work remains a must-have resource for all competition practitioners in the EU and UK – from lawyers in private practice to in-house counsel, and from judges to officials at competition enforcement agencies. Trade Review‘Witnessing the advancement of private redress for competition infringements in the EU over the past 15 years has been one of the great joys of my professional life. David Ashton's book combines an excellent and up-to-date comparative and analytical perspective on national developments with an accessible practitioners’ guide for quantification of damages. It is a fine addition to the bookshelves of scholars and advocates.’ -- Michael D. Hausfeld, Chair Emeritus, Hausfeld LLP‘This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the key issues relating to competition damages actions, one of the most dynamic areas in competition law in the EU and the UK. The involvement of experienced practitioners ensures a very high degree of practical relevance across the key jurisdictions in Europe.’ -- Till Schreiber, CDC Cartel Damage Claims‘An excellent book providing a practitioner-oriented overview of key aspects for the effective enforcement of competition damages claims throughout the European Union, with detailed examination of the specifics and the challenges inherent to the actual conduct of competition cases in front of the national courts.’ -- Vasil Savov, CDC Cartel Damage ClaimsTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction The legal basis of the right to damages Jurisdiction The law applicable to the claim Directive 2014/104/EU: Temporal scope The parties to litigation Limitation Harm Damages I Damages II Proving the infringement Further issues relating to evidence – I Further issues relating to evidence – II: Publication of information relating to an infringement by the Commission or an NCA Procedural issues Parameters to claims, including causation Collective redress in the EU Collective proceedings in the UK Quantification of antitrust damages: Frank Maier-Rigaud and Ulrich Schwalbe

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Book SynopsisThe gold standard in textbooks on forensic accounting, fraud detection, and deterrence In the newly revised third edition of Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination, a team of renowned educators provides students and professionals alike with a comprehensive introduction to forensic accounting, fraud detection, and deterrence. Adhering to the model curriculum for education in fraud and forensic accounting funded by the US National Institute of Justice, this leading textbook offers real-world practicality supported by effective learning pedagogies and engaging case studies that bring technical concepts to life. Covering every key step of the investigative process, Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination contains 32 integrated IDEA and Tableau software cases that introduce students to the practical tools accounting professionals use to maximize auditing and analytic capabilities, detect fraud, and comply with documentation requirements. Numerous case summTable of ContentsPreface xii About the Authors xiv Section i Introduction to Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination 1 1 Core Foundation Related to Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination 3 2 Who Commits Fraud and Why: The Profile and Psychology of the Fraudster 48 3 Legal, Regulatory, and Professional Environment 74 Section ii Fraud Schemes 109 4 Cash Receipt Schemes and Other Asset Misappropriations 111 5 Cash Disbursement Schemes 142 6 Corruption and the Human Factor 193 7 Financial Statement Fraud 217 Section iii Detection and Investigative Tools and Techniques 257 8 Fraud Detection: Red Flags and Targeted Risk Assessment 259 9 Evidence-Based Fraud Examinations 287 10 Effective Interviewing and Interrogation 323 11 Using Information Technology for Fraud Examination and Financial Forensics 354 Section iv Advanced Topics in Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination 377 12 Complex Frauds and Financial Crimes 379 13 Cybercrime: Fraud in a Digital World 410 14 Antifraud and Compliance Efforts: Ethics, Prevention, and Deterrence 433 Section v Litigation Advisory Services and Remediation 457 15 Consulting, Litigation Support, and Expert Witnessing: Damages, Valuations, and Other Engagements 459 16 Remediation and Litigation Advisory Services 518 Glossary 595 Index 599

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Book SynopsisThe human stories behind the headlines exposing the truth about the guardianship system. The state-run guardianship system, called conservatorship in some states, is largely unregulated, ill-understood, and increasingly populated by financially motivated predators. Just how the secretive world of guardianship works and its real-life effects remained a mystery to most until the very public case of pop star Britney Spears. It suddenly became clear that those conscripted into the system lose all their civil rights in the process. Currently, there are an estimated 1.5 to 2 million Americans under court control, but precise figures are not known as no government entity keeps track of citizens who have lost the right to determine their own fate. Established in the late 1800s, the guardianship system was designed to assist the most vulnerable citizens: the elderly and the physically or intellectually disabled. While guardianship has been beneficial to many “wards of the court,” this little-understood process can be a judicial rollercoaster from which there is seldom an escape, and which often leads to financial devastation for the ward and their families. Each year, fifty billion dollars belonging to wards are placed under the control of court appointees, an obvious temptation to bad actors who are in a position to control these funds. As investigative journalist Diane Dimond discovers, the number of exploitive and abusive guardianship cases nationwide demands our urgent attention. This book also provides concrete steps that families can take to protect themselves, as guardianship can happen to any one of us at any time. Trade Review“Dimond’s ambitious book We’re Here to Help uncovers the devastation caused by mercenary guardians and conservators who exploit their court-appointed powers over vulnerable people. . . . With elements of true crime and self-help, We’re Here to Help advocates for systemic reform as it diagrams the labyrinth of guardian and conservator legal proceedings via wrenching cautionary tales.” * Foreword Reviews *“This book provides clear evidence of the problems within the US guardianship and conservatorship system and how easily it can affect anyone at any time. Readers interested in law, civil rights, and stories about everyday people will be drawn in quickly, but it’s a book for everyone.” * Library Journal *“We’re Here to Help is very well written. The book is both easy to read and well documented. The author provides readers with a snapshot of the national landscape by telling stories of celebrities and ordinary citizens alike who have been victimized in state guardianship proceedings.” * Thomas F. Coleman, the Spectrum Institute’s Quarterly E-Newsletter *“We’re Here to Help: When Guardianship Goes Wrong is a rare and illuminating book about how guardianships and conservatorships are routinely mishandled in our courts. Dimond’s well researched case studies of how judges, lawyers, and guardians collude to profit from the fortunes of the elderly and the disabled are an eye-opener. We’re Here to Help is a testament to the immediate need for reform of our guardianship/conservatorship laws.” -- Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell (Ret.), author of Her Honor: My Life on the Bench. . . What Works, What’s Broken, How to Change It“Dimond has written a searing, insightful examination of guardianship that all too often fails those it is supposed to help. As Dimond reveals by close investigation of guardianships gone bad, it is too susceptible to exploitation and theft, and worse, abuse of the so-called ‘incapacitated’ person. Dimond identifies the need for adequate funding of oversight and supervision of guardians. The need is great. The time to act is now.” -- Lawrence A. Frolik, professor of law emeritus and distinguished professor of law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law“A tenacious reporter and skillful writer, Dimond uses compelling stories of real people to pull back the curtain on a guardianship system shrouded in secrecy where power, greed, and influence all too often intersect with devastating consequences for the people the system is intended to protect —and their loved ones. A powerful book.” -- Kent Walz, lawyer, journalist, and former editor-in-chief of The Albuquerque Journal“These stories will break your heart. Private stories and public, the pattern emerges: warring siblings or estranged spouses, a willingness to destroy a person’s waning years to pirate their sometimes substantial estates, all with regrettably minimal judicial oversight. Dimond reports fairly, giving competing versions of events equal space. If you read one book this year, We’re Here to Help: When Guardianship Goes Wrong should be it.” -- Jack Furlong, attorney at Furlong and Krasny, New Jersey“Dimond’s explanation of what has gone wrong—and continues to go wrong—in our nation’s court system is timely and important information for all of us. To those who truly want to protect incapacitated adults, I urge you to please read this book.” -- Lisa MacCarley, conservatorship attorney, CaliforniaTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: The Floodgates Open Chapter 2: The Case Heard ‘Round the World Chapter 3: The Players Chapter 4: Britney is Not Alone Chapter 5: So, How Might It Work? Chapter 6: Guardians From Hell – and Lawyers and Judges Too Chapter 7: How Do the Dishonest Get Away With It? Chapter 8: What Will it Take Before Washington Acts? Chapter 9: Weaponizing Guardianship to End a Marriage Chapter 10: The Disabled Still Have Civil Rights Chapter 11: Turning a Blind Eye - Where’s the Legal Community? Chapter 12: The Cowgirl vs. Conservator Chapter 13: The Richer the Better Chapter 14: Desperate is as Desperate Does Chapter 15: Service to the Nation Doesn’t Matter Chapter 16: Guarding Against Guardianship Chapter 17: Possible Solutions to Fix the System Chapter 18: Final Mentions

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Book SynopsisThis timely Research Handbook provides novel insights into the institutional complexities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Through a defined focus on the post-Cold War evolution of NATO, it provides various theoretical perspectives on the Alliance and assesses wider research efforts within NATO studies.Written by thirty renowned international scholars and practitioners, chapters provide multidisciplinary insights into NATO’s legal and political developments. They examine existing research ventures within NATO scholarship, as well as potential future methodological advancements. The Research Handbook looks closely at NATO’s political and military decision-making, its principles of governance and its key fields of action. It additionally offers a significant analysis of the organization’s stability and cohesion.This comprehensive Research Handbook will be important for academics studying law, politics and international relations surveying the intricacies of regional organizations. It will be particularly beneficial for NATO practitioners and for researchers endeavouring to further the field of NATO studies.Trade Review‘In this first academic NATO handbook ever, the Alliance finally receives the attention it deserves. Seeking to bridge the theorist–practitioner gap as well as theoretical paradigms, the volume provides an excellent overview of the urgent challenge of ensuring NATO’s internal strength and cohesion and is essential reading for scholars and policymakers alike.’ -- Wolfgang Ischinger, Munich Security Conference‘Rarely has a collection about NATO been available that contains such a wealth of insights for scholars, students and practitioners alike. Anyone involved with this organization for practical purposes or out of academic interest will find this Research Handbook invaluable and will refer to it often.’ -- Carlo Masala, Bundeswehr University, Munich‘This excellent collection of papers brings together valuable works by accomplished experts on many NATO-related topics, including theoretical, legal, economic, operational and institutional interpretations, cyber security and counter-terrorism challenges and political–military decision-making about core tasks such as collective defence and deterrence, cooperative security and crisis management.’ -- David S. Yost, U.S. Naval Postgraduate SchoolTable of ContentsContents: Preface xv List of abbreviations xvii 1 Introduction: NATO as an object of research 1 Sebastian Mayer PART I THEORIES AND APPROACHES 2 Realism 21 Luca Ratti 3 Institutionalism 36 Sebastian Mayer 4 Economic theory 52 Shintaro Nakagawa, Toshihiro Ihori and Martin C. McGuire 5 Social constructivism 69 Tobias Bunde 6 Interpretive approaches 84 Ulrich Franke PART II LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES 7 Legal personalities 99 Andrés B. Muñoz-Mosquera and Nikoleta P. Chalanouli 8 Institutional design 114 Seth A. Johnston 9 Institutional memory 131 Heidi Hardt PART III OPERATING NATO 10 Political decision-making 147 Sebastian Mayer 11 Military decision-making 164 Ivan Dinev Ivanov 12 Civilian control of the military 178 Stephen M. Saideman and David P. Auerswald 13 Collective action problems 191 Christian Tuschhoff PART IV FIELDS OF ACTION 14 Collective defence 208 John R. Deni 15 Deterrence 222 Damon Coletta 16 NATO operations 237 Nicholas Williams 17 Counter-terrorism 253 Giray Sadõk and Aybike Yalcin-Ispir 18 Cyber security 267 Joe Burton 19 Partnerships for Peace 280 Joshua B. Spero 20 Mediterranean and global partnering 296 Markus Kaim 21 Democracy support 308 Henrik B. L. Larsen PART V PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNANCE 22 Use of force: legal foundations 324 Michael Bothe 23 Accountability and transparency 339 Ian Davis PART VI STRENGTH AND COHESION 24 NATO’s crisis resilience 356 Sebastian Harnisch 25 Burden-sharing 369 Benjamin Zyla 26 The NATO “habit of consultation” 385 Martin A. Smith 27 Cohesion through identity 400 Falk Ostermann Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Steve Mirmina and Caryn Schenewerk take us from the earliest days of space flight to thinking of future demands on the legal field in this exciting and informative book packed with historical perspectives on the development of the earliest Outer Space Treaty and the US and international organizations responsible for the conduct and oversight of civil and national security space operations. International Space Law and Space Laws of the United States will whet the appetites of students today giving any consideration to the study of law and should encourage all of us who consider ourselves practitioners of any type of space activity to give serious thought to ways we can actively encourage peaceful uses of outer space and promote responsible and ethical behavior in all our operations.’ -- Charles F. Bolden Jr., Major General, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), 12th NASA Administrator, Founder and CEO Emeritus, The Charles F. Bolden Group‘Comprehensive and engaging. It’s not only an essential reference for every space law practitioner, but also a student’s introduction to everything that is essential to a career in space law. Steve and Caryn have covered all the bases here. I’ll have this one on my bookshelf as long as I’m in this industry.’ -- Audrey Powers, Vice President at Blue Origin and Astronaut on New Shepard Flight 18Table of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1. An introduction to international space law and space laws of the United States PART II INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW 2. International space law primer 3. The Outer Space Treaty 4. Additional sources of international space law PART III SPACE AGENCIES AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES 5. Domestic law primer 6. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration 7. U.S. commercial space launch, reentry and spaceports 8. Commercial remote sensing, space commerce and space weather 9. U.S. commercial space communications 10. Space operations and the U.S. Department of Defense 11. Additional USG agencies involved in spaceflight activities PART IV SUBSTANTIVE LEGAL ISSUES IN OUTER SPACE LAW 12. Environmental issues in outer space 13. National security and military uses of outer space 14. Planetary defense Epilogue Index

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Book SynopsisExamines the ways Singapore’s impressive public housing program is central to the political legitimacy of the city-state’s single-party regime, and the growing contradictions of its success. The achievement of Singapore’s national public housing program is impressive by any standard. Within a year of its first election victory in 1959, the People's Action Party began to deliver on its promises. By the 1980s, 85% of the population had been rehoused in modern flats. Now, decades later, the provision of public housing shapes Singapore's environment. The standard accounts of this remarkable transformation leave many questions unanswered, from the historical to urgent matters of current policy. Why was housing such a priority in the 1960s? How did the provision of social welfare via public housing shape Singapore's industrialization and development over the last 50 years? Looking forward, can the HDB continue to be both a source of affordable housing for young families and a mechanism for retirement savings? What will happen when 99-year leases expire?Public Subsidy, Private Accumulation is a culmination of Chua Beng Huat's study of Singapore's public housing system, its dynamics, and the ways it functions in Singapore's politics. The book will be of interest to citizens and to scholars of the political economy of Asian development, social welfare provision, and Singapore.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionChapter One: Why Singapore Prioritizes Public Housing?Chapter Two: Current State of Housing Provision Across Different SystemsChapter Three: The National Public Housing ProgramChapter Four: From Necessary Accommodation to Market CommodityChapter Five: Public Housing as Retirement AssetChapter Six: Residual Housing for Residual PeopleChapter Seven: Politics and Public Housing Ownership: From Clients to Entitled Citizens of the StateBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book provides practitioners with a guide for handling legal due diligence in international M&A transactions. In addition to the legal aspects, it looks at organizational aspects (composition of the team, cooperation of the parties, preparation by the seller), and the use of technological tools. The book covers specific areas such as corporate law, financing, real estate, commercial contracts, intellectual property, information technology, employees, environmental law, compliance, insurance, and tax. The detailed subject index also enables quick, targeted access.

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Book SynopsisVolume I introduces The Cambridge History of International Law series, offering a critical discussion of the development and current state of international law history writing across the world. Steering away from traditional Western historiography, this volume will interest scholars of international law across various disciplines.

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Commercial Space Law provides a definitive survey of the transitions and adjustments across the stakeholder community contributing to outer space activities. The interaction between NewSpace, traditional aerospace industrials, and non-traditional space-related technologies is driving market changes which will affect state practice in what has until now been a government dominated market. Greater private commercial participation will lead to new economic approaches to risk-sharing models driven by a space services dominated market. This handbook is a detailed reference source of original articles which analyse and critically evaluate the scope of the current paradigm change, and explain why space contracts and risk apportionment as currently known will change in tune with ongoing market transitions. Reference is made to the scope of best practices across various leading states involved in space activities. With contributions from a selection of highlyTrade Review“The challenges within the commercial space market are often perceived as technical. And while it is indeed a technical challenge, for example, to land and re-use a rocket booster, or to understand how to perform 3D printing and additive manufacturing in space, the more intractable hurdles may well be economic, financial, regulatory, political, and cultural. In this excellent compilation of writing from experts in the global space sector’s legal and regulatory community, Dr. Lesley Jane Smith and co-editors have assembled a ‘must-read’ for practitioners and scholars alike. The frameworks of Apollo and other large, monolithic, government-driven space programs have given way to a new, multi-variate, and extremely dynamic private-sector, that is moving faster than many of the legal and policy frameworks can adapt. Consequently, this timely compendium from the world’s best thinkers on where the market is headed, challenges that we all face, and regulatory frameworks that must be navigated, is an essential read for our entire community.”John M. Horack, PhD, Professor and Neil Armstrong Chair in Aerospace Policy, The Ohio State University“The economic growth of emerging ecosystems relies wholly on a legal framework that protects the interests of investors, operators and nation states. Without innovative legal frameworks such as those outlined in this book by thought-leading legal scholars in this space, the private space sector would have no basis for growth. This Handbook is essential reading and reference for those executives, policy makers and investors who wish to venture into the growing opportunity of the space sector with clarity on where and how they are best able to contribute to and unlock success in this exciting field.”Prof. Sinead O’Sullivan, Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School“Given the rapid growth of the global space economy with projections of a trillion-dollar space economy by the year 2040, The Handbook on Commercial Space Law – Legal Practice(s) for New Space is an extremely timely publication that is certain to become an invaluable reference tool for many years to come to commercial practitioners, policymakers and academics addressing the market changes brought about by NewSpace. In a series of well-structured chapters written by a global cross-section of space specialists, Lesley Jane Smith, Ingo Baumann and Susan-Gale Wintermuth have collected a strong set of contributions that highlight, in a comparative fashion: the main legal challenges posed by NewSpace, how different countries are adapting their national regulatory frameworks, as well as adopting different approaches to foster innovation and support NewSpace.”Lucy Stojak, Chair, Canadian Space Council Directrice exécutive, Mosaic - Pôle créativité et innovation, Montréal (Québec)“The Space economy is entering the Industrial Revolution phase of its rapid development, with both private and public sector investment and satellite launches going exponential, as are the uses for space tech in putting industries such as data centres in space, sourcing solar power from space and observing the earth in new ways. I also believe firmly that a planet of 10 billion people will never achieve net zero without space industrialisation. That is why this book is so timely and useful. As Chair of the world’s first publicly quoted investment trust for space tech I want answers to lots of questions on global commercial space law and here they are. We are in an age of rapid change with consequent instability and in that context the rule of law and its rapid adaptation to technological change is crucial, so I intend to keep my copy of The Routledge Handbook on Commercial Space Law close by.”Will Whitehorn, Chancellor of Napier University, Edinburgh, Former Virgin Galactic, Chair, Seraphim Venture Capital Trust, FRAeS FCILT FMS, Chair, Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC, Member, UK Space Agency Space Exploration Advisory Committee“This Handbook covers all relevant issues and trends in today’s revolutionary transition from traditional space governance to commercial and privatised NewSpace. The impressive team of editors and contributors provides outstanding insight and guidance for navigating in this new universe of space becoming indispensable for our economies and societies on national levels as well as on a global scale.”Dr. Kai-Uwe Schrogl, President, International Institute of Space Law (IISL), Head of strategy, European Space Agency, Paris“As the space economy gallops ahead with private sector participation extending the earlier generation national space programs, the regulatory landscape that was aligned with the earlier sector construct, starts getting outdated and the need for the regulations to keep pace with the technological and economic developments seems both urgent and important. The value, that this development of private sector participation brings, is demonstrated both with respect to technology disruption and socio-economic impact. The players themselves are rearing to be on the tracks, however as the space activities are unbound by geographical boundaries, the treatment in terms of permissions, issues of commerce, patents, liabilities and rights, social responsibility etc take on a meaning that is not facilitated by the existing national and international construct of laws. This book is more of treatise on this subject and carefully highlights issues and the attempts by some nations to address these. Not all of these are optimal in a fast developing and expanding sector and each new attempt needs to build on the success and concerns that these attempts raise. Equally important is the fact that the private sector needs to be facilitated by these attempts, and have a significant role in not just the outcomes of these deliberations, but also play a constructive role in these developing regulatory landscape. In this direction the book, while being a comprehensive asset to the policy makers is also a significant input for the private sector players themselves to understand the developing regulatory ecosystem, under which they need to survive and thrive.I thank the various experts for sharing the knowledge that stems from their deep engagement in understanding and steering the international deliberations, especially Dr. Ranjana Kaul who helps us see the situation from the India lens. I also thank the Lesley Jane Smith, Ingo Baumann and Susan-Gale Wintermuth for bringing out this compendium of thoughts from all the internationals experts.”Dr. Subba Rao Pavuluri, President, Satcom Industry Association (SIA -India) and CMD Ananth Technologies Ltd“60 years ago, President John F Kennedy addressed Rice University (Texas) on the moon-shot programme. And during that historical speech he determined that ‘The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds’. The Editor and Authors of this vanguard Routledge Handbook have delivered a timely compendium of lessons learnt, knowledge gained and the critical challenges and opportunities around the future. And it is genuinely global in perspective yet precise in detail and understanding. It is entirely relevant. The document’s unquestionable strength is the spectrum of contributors and the intelligent fusing of the value that they each add, building knowledge and addressing ignorance. Space today, and as it was 60 years ago, is really hard. But because of the thoughtful, consolidated and extensive approach taken during the compilation of this Handbook, the space practitioner has a comprehensive handrail to the present and the future on which they can confidently rely.”James CMcG Johnston, OBE BSc MIoD FCMI, Director, Transcend Change Limited (commercial and secure government satellite consultant, ex RAF)“Space today offers one of cutting edge and fast-growing opportunity for taking technology into new business. In comparison to well established business areas, such as IT or transport law, the newcomers’ investors in space enterprises might be confused in discovering incomplete legal frameworks depending on where they are based, an apparent maze of regulatory conditions to become applicable, the dispersed availability of proven legal expertise in each jurisdiction. The representatives of the legal community who have undertaken this work are showing how to transition such impressions from complex or frustrating to reassuring and attractive. For both State actors and entrepreneurs, this volume tries to provide a mapping and to illustrate the legal landscape that space investors and operators will find, so to help an understanding of the challenges and opportunities offered by the space business. In this respect this publication is a useful example of how to foster the progressive and beneficial growth of laws and regulations, so to be experienced and leveraged by all kind of space actors and their endeavours. We wish to this collective work a long-term success of followers and so to continue developing our legal practice and business knowledge for using space.”Marco Ferrazzani, Senior Legal Counsel, European Space Agency (ESA)“This innovative book belongs on the shelf of any commercial space lawyer and those seeking to enter this exciting field. This well-researched treatise delves into major new developments in commercial space law such as in-orbit servicing, large constellations, artificial intelligence, big data, private spaceflight, and space resource exploitation. I believe all commercial space lawyers will benefit from the authors’ insight as we draft and review agreements for the novel space activities before us and on the horizon. I certainly will be consulting this book as I wrestle with the challenges of first-of-their-kind commercial space agreements and their national and international implications.”Milton “Skip” Smith, Chair, Aerospace Practice Group, Sherman & Howard, Denver, CO, legal Counsel to the private Dragon CrewTable of ContentsFigures Contributors Foreword Editor’s preface Introduction PART I: General framework and boundary conditions A: Changing institutional roles in space policy1 Towards a new legal ecosystem for the exploitation of space 2 The EU Regulation for the Space Programme: A new framework 3 Commercial space activities in the US: An overview of the current policy and regulatory framework B: Fostering NewSpace: Finance models and favourable jurisdictions4 NewSpace companies: Incorporating and financing operations 5 The Space Protocol of the Cape Town Convention: A tool to promote greater commercialisation and private financing in the space sector C: The international legal framework for licensing space activities: Innovative examples 6 Canada: Past, current, and future space law and policy perspectives 7 National space law and licensing of commercial space activities in Japan 8 Regulating commercial space activities in Australia and New Zealand 9 Practical experiences with Finland’s national space legislation and lessons learned 10 Framework and licensing requirements for space activities in Russia, with a particular focus on the NewSpace sector 11 How China incorporates and fosters commercial space activities by its national space law instruments12 India: Recent developments in space business and regulation D: Fostering innovation through competition and public procurement 13 The EU and ESA rules on public procurement 14 Procurement by ESA in times of pandemic crises 15 NewSpace growth through NASA’s contractual and other transaction authorities 16 Public-private partnership to promote new entrants to space activities in Japan PART II: Specific markets A: Commercial space solutions for earth observation data and space applications 17 Legal considerations for NewSpace companies when selling data (and associated products and services) to the US Government 18 Regulation of commercial Earth observation systems and data B: Large constellations: Frequencies, registration, and interference 19 A satellite operator’s practical experiences with licensing and market barriers for global satellite constellations: The case of OneWeb 20 Registration requirements for satellites and the reality of large constellations: Ensuring a symbiosis of international law requirements and practicability C: New launchers, small launchers, space ports, and space tourism 21 How can the insurance market provide new and effective solutions to NewSpace technologies and services? 22 Legislating for spaceports, commercial space markets, and space tourism D: Space mining 23 National and international norms towards the governance of commercial space resource activity E: Specific aspects of smart contracts and blockchain technology 24 Blockchain and smart contracts in space operations 25 Agile contracts for space projects PART III: Cross-cutting items and challenges A: International standards and export control 26 Export control and NewSpace: Reciprocal challenges B: Active debris removal, on-orbit servicing, and space traffic management 27 Towards space traffic management 28 Future regulatory and licensing trends for active debris removal and on-orbit servicing in the UK and US 29 Legal aspects of ground-based infrastructure for space situational awareness C: Long-term sustainability and the changing nature of space law (cybersecurity) 30 Space cybersecurity and US law 31 NewSpace and ensuring long-term sustainability of the space environment 32 Ensuring space sustainability through national space legislation D: Outlook 33 Mission off-world: A technology-enabled vision for reimagining our society on Earth and beyond Index

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that classical natural law jurisprudence provides a superior answer to the questions What is law? and How should law be made? rather than those provided by legal positivism and new natural law theories.What is law? How should law be made? Using St. Thomas Aquinas's analogy of God as an architect, Brian McCall argues that classical natural law jurisprudence provides an answer to these questions far superior to those provided by legal positivism or the new natural law theories. The Architecture of Law explores the metaphor of law as an architectural building project, with eternal law as the foundation, natural law as the frame, divine law as the guidance provided by the architect, and human law as the provider of the defining details and ornamentation. Classical jurisprudence is presented as a synthesis of the work of the greatest minds of antiquity and the medieval period, including Cicero, Aristotle, Gratian, Augustine, and Aquinas; the significTrade Review“The book is nothing short of a masterpiece. It is truly a tour de force that articulates and defends the classical understanding of natural law against detractors (and reformers) of both yesteryear and today. With this book, Brian McCall has established himself as, arguably, the leading natural law luminary in American legal academia.” —Ronald J. Colombo, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University“The Architecture of Law makes a masterful contribution to constructive jurisprudence in the best tradition of the ongoing encounter between reason and Christian faith. Erudite yet unpretentious, insightful yet careful, McCall’s account of human lawmaking starts at the beginning, where one should indeed start, and then gradually shows the reader exactly why law is correctly defined, pace most modern accounts, as a ‘dialectic among reason, command, and custom.’ This book offers a challenging, fascinating, but consistent journey for the reader. It is an outstanding piece of work.” —Patrick McKinley Brennan, Villanova University"Drawing on the best resources of Roman law, classical canon law, Catholic theology, perennial philosophy, and positivist, historicist, and natural law jurisprudence, Brian McCall constructs a dynamic account of law that refuses to leave anything important out. Erudite yet unpretentious, this book is the modern jurisprudential equivalent of the greatest medieval cathedrals. Offering shelter to all, it appeals to our capacity to construct law that is worthy of our better angels, while never mistaking men-as-they-happen-to-be for angels." —Patrick Brennan, John F. Scarpa Chair in Catholic Legal Studies, Villanova University“While committed opponents of traditional natural law nay not be convinced, McCall’s presentation is nonetheless extremely lucid, clear and thought-provoking for those who have become uncomfortable with the supposedly self-evident principles of modern jurisprudence—principles which deny any real connection between law and morality and nature.” —Catholic Herald“[The Architecture of Law] is worth reading. Those not immersed in the classical tradition will benefit from this introduction to some of its lesser-known themes. . . . Those who know the tradition well will find in McCall’s expression of it fresh and challenging glosses and close attention to its most vexing questions.” —Law and Liberty“Professor McCall issues a clarion call to return to classical sources, most notable Thomas Aquinas, in order to evaluate and appreciate the essential role of natural law within the whole structure of the law.” —Ecclesiastical Law Journal“. . . a bold, thoughtful, and cogent defense of classical natural law theory and its relevance for the contemporary theory and practice of law. This book deserves wide attention from legal scholars as well as theologians and historians of law.” —Journal of Law and Religion

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Book SynopsisMore Disputes and Differences: Essays on the History of Arbitration and its Continuing Relevance, is the last volume worked on by Derek Roebuck, though not quite completed before his death in 2020. It has, therefore, been prepared for publication by his widow, and sometimes co-author, women's historian Susanna Hoe. It comprises articles, lectures and chapters dating from his 2010 volume Disputes and Differences: Comparisons in Law, Language and History. But, whereas the chapters of that earlier, thematic work were quite disparate, this book, particularly in part 1, 'The Past', encompasses the history of arbitration and mediation from prehistory to the early nineteenth century. What makes this volume particularly interesting is that it is possible, as chapter follows chapter, to deduce which of Derek Roebuck's multi-volume histories he was working on at the time, and what other works he was reading or hearing then. This is illustrated by the last essay in Part 1 - 'A Pinch of Reality: Private Dispute Resolution in 18th Century England (2019)'. Part 2 - 'Past, Present and Future' (2013) - starts with 'The Future of Arbitration' (2013) which embodies just that, ending with 'Keeping an Eye on Fundamentals' (2012). Part 3 - 'Language, Research and Comparison', features works that bow to the author's particular interests and their connection to arbitration and its history. And he had a rule that, where possible, he would suggest what research still needed to be done, hence 'ADR in Business: Topics for Research' (2012). The final chapter - 'Return to that Other Country: Legal History and Comparative Law' (2019) - one of the last pieces written, says it all.

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Book SynopsisIn this riveting, behind-the-scenes courtroom drama, a brilliant legal team battles corporate greed and government overreach for our fundamental right to control our genes. When attorney Chris Hansen learned that the U.S. government was issuing patents for human genes to biotech companies, his first thought was, How can a corporation own what makes us who we are? Then he discovered that women were being charged exorbitant fees to test for hereditary breast and ovarian cancers, tests they desperately needed—all because Myriad Genetics had patented the famous BRCA genes. So he sued them. Jorge L. Contreras, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on human genetics law, has devoted years to investigating the groundbreaking civil rights case known as AMP v. Myriad. In The Genome Defense Contreras gives us the view from inside as Hansen and his team of ACLU lawyers, along with a committed group of activists, scientists, and physicians, take their one-in-a-million case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Contreras interviewed more than a hundred key players involved in all aspects of the case—from judges and policy makers to ethicists and genetic counselors, as well as cancer survivors and those whose lives would be impacted by the decision—expertly weaving together their stories into a fascinating narrative of this pivotal moment in history. The Genome Defense is a powerful and compelling story about how society must balance scientific discovery with corporate profits and the rights of all people.Trade Review“A compelling and thoroughly researched narrative history of a seminal lawsuit.” —The Wall Street Journal “Ably and affectingly detailed . . . This story stands as a guide to the forces that shape an increasingly important industry—and to the vexed influence of patents.” —Nature “The Genome Defense provides an incomparable perspective on a landmark Supreme Court case, and it is a testament to the importance of intellectual property law to humanity’s prosperity.” —Jessica Silbey, author of The Eureka Myth: Creators, Innovators, and Everyday Intellectual Property "Jorge L. Contreras, a law professor at the University of Utah, interviewed nearly 100 lawyers, patients, scientists and policymakers in this behind-the-scenes history of Molecular Pathology vs. Myriad Genetics, a long-shot lawsuit that culminated in a landmark 2013 Supreme Court decision that opened the human genome to the benefit of researchers, cancer patients and everyday Americans." —The New York Times Book Review ("11 New Works of Nonfiction to Read This Season") “Remarkable. Contreras manages to make a book about the lawsuit that ended gene patenting in America read like a thriller. This book will not only inform you and stir your moral outrage, it will keep you on the edge of your seat.”—Ayelet Waldman, author of A Really Good Day “Fascinating . . . Contreras goes behind the scenes with many of the key participants, offering an inside look at the legal strategy and the potential consequences on either side of the final decision.”—Salt Lake City Weekly “Masterfully written.”—Neo.Life “An unflinching critique of the biotech industry's business practices . . . Contreras never presumes that his readers can't keep up, until suddenly a lay reader can likely understand the fundamentals of patent eligibility. That mix makes the book an incredibly accessible and engaging read, which . . . keeps readers from putting it down.” —Law360 “Eye-opening . . . Contreras brings the large cast of case participants to life with vivid prose, and the exciting final spectacle before the Supreme Court is heart-pumping . . . a thorough page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “A superb lesson on patents in general and the grotesque American patent system in particular . . . Contreras assembles a large cast of lawyers, judges, activists, scientists, and patients and engagingly describes four years of tortuous legal action that saw victory in federal court, reversal on appeal, and a final triumph in the Supreme Court . . . Fascinating.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “A gripping and important tale of how corporations were patenting our own genes and selling them back to us. Contreras give us front-row-seat access, deft character sketches and crystal-clear explanations of law and science.” —Jordan Fisher Smith, author of Engineering Eden “A remarkable, fast-paced read. Contreras tells the behind-the-scenes story of how the Supreme Court stopped the patenting of the human genome. He does it in such an engaging style that it’s almost like reading a legal thriller.” —Professor Mark A. Lemley, Director, Stanford Program in Law, Science, and Technology “Both a page-turner full of colorful characters and a profound commentary about how corporate giants use the law to monopolize knowledge—and what we can do about it.”—Orly Lobel, author of You Don't Own Me: The Court Battles that Exposed Barbie's Dark Side “A compelling and thoroughly researched narrative history of a seminal lawsuit.” —The Wall Street Journal “Ably and affectingly detailed . . . This story stands as a guide to the forces that shape an increasingly important industry—and to the vexed influence of patents.” —Nature “The Genome Defense provides an incomparable perspective on a landmark Supreme Court case, and it is a testament to the importance of intellectual property law to humanity’s prosperity.” —Jessica Silbey, author of The Eureka Myth: Creators, Innovators, and Everyday Intellectual Property "Jorge L. Contreras, a law professor at the University of Utah, interviewed nearly 100 lawyers, patients, scientists and policymakers in this behind-the-scenes history of Molecular Pathology vs. Myriad Genetics, a long-shot lawsuit that culminated in a landmark 2013 Supreme Court decision that opened the human genome to the benefit of researchers, cancer patients and everyday Americans." —The New York Times Book Review ("11 New Works of Nonfiction to Read This Season") "In this engaging legal history, Contreras chronicles how an unlikely lawsuit against private companies that have patented human genes led to a Supreme Court decision to open the human genome to researchers and everyday Americans." —The New York Times Book Review (Paperback Row) “Remarkable. Contreras manages to make a book about the lawsuit that ended gene patenting in America read like a thriller. This book will not only inform you and stir your moral outrage, it will keep you on the edge of your seat.”—Ayelet Waldman, author of A Really Good Day “Fascinating . . . Contreras goes behind the scenes with many of the key participants, offering an inside look at the legal strategy and the potential consequences on either side of the final decision.”—Salt Lake City Weekly “Masterfully written.”—Neo.Life “An unflinching critique of the biotech industry's business practices . . . Contreras never presumes that his readers can't keep up, until suddenly a lay reader can likely understand the fundamentals of patent eligibility. That mix makes the book an incredibly accessible and engaging read, which . . . keeps readers from putting it down.” —Law360 “Eye-opening . . . Contreras brings the large cast of case participants to life with vivid prose, and the exciting final spectacle before the Supreme Court is heart-pumping . . . a thorough page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “A superb lesson on patents in general and the grotesque American patent system in particular . . . Contreras assembles a large cast of lawyers, judges, activists, scientists, and patients and engagingly describes four years of tortuous legal action that saw victory in federal court, reversal on appeal, and a final triumph in the Supreme Court . . . Fascinating.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “A gripping and important tale of how corporations were patenting our own genes and selling them back to us. Contreras give us front-row-seat access, deft character sketches and crystal-clear explanations of law and science.” —Jordan Fisher Smith, author of Engineering Eden “A remarkable, fast-paced read. Contreras tells the behind-the-scenes story of how the Supreme Court stopped the patenting of the human genome. He does it in such an engaging style that it’s almost like reading a legal thriller.” —Professor Mark A. Lemley, Director, Stanford Program in Law, Science, and Technology “Both a page-turner full of colorful characters and a profound commentary about how corporate giants use the law to monopolize knowledge—and what we can do about it.”—Orly Lobel, author of You Don't Own Me: The Court Battles that Exposed Barbie's Dark Side

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Book SynopsisDelict Essentials provides the reader with an introduction to the main areas of the law of delict.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Teaching Business and Human Rights covers a broad range of foundational topics as well as special thematic issues. It contains accessible contributions from leading scholars and practitioners. I have no doubt that this book will be a valuable resource for anyone teaching business and human rights at universities or in other settings.’ -- Surya Deva, Macquarie University, Australia‘Anthony Ewing is unquestionably one of the pioneers of the modern business and human rights movement, having taught many of the leading figures in the field. Teaching Business and Human Rights is the culmination of decades of experience in the classroom and in the field, with original contributions from distinguished experts and rising stars. The book contains throughout a masterful combination of intellectual rigor with practical, on the ground, insights and case studies. Students and teachers alike will find it a pleasure to use in the classroom.’ -- Michael A. Santoro, Santa Clara University, US, Co-Founder, Business and Human Rights JournalTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Teaching Business and Human Rights 1 Anthony Ewing PART I FOUNDATIONAL TOPICS 2 Corporate responsibility 13 Florian Wettstein 3 Human rights 26 Anthony Ewing 4 Labor rights 43 Angela B. Cornell 5 The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 58 Anthony Ewing 6 Right to remedy 74 Lisa J. Laplante PART II BUSINESS PRACTICE 7 Corporations 88 Jena Martin 8 Human rights due diligence 100 Robert McCorquodale and Daria Davitti 9 Human rights impact assessment 113 Mark Wielga 10 Non-governmental human rights grievance mechanisms 129 Mark Wielga PART III CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY 11 Mandatory human rights due diligence 144 Claire Bright and Nicolas Bueno 12 Judicial remedy 160 Rachel Chambers 13 The Alien Tort Statute 176 Anthony Ewing 14 Complicity 187 Anthony Ewing 15 The OECD National Contact Point Mechanism 203 Elizabeth Umlas 16 Multistakeholder human rights initiatives 218 Dorothée Baumann-Pauly and Michael Posner 17 Business and human rights in the Inter-American System 229 Humberto Cantú Rivera PART IV KEY ISSUES 18 Modern slavery in supply chains 243 Justine Nolan 19 Human rights and the environment 263 Sara L. Seck 20 Land rights 278 Mina Manuchehri and Beth Roberts 21 Rights of Indigenous Peoples 292 Kendyl Salcito 22 The right to food 310 Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile 23 The right to water 324 Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile 24 Technology and human rights 339 Faris Natour and Roger McElrath 25 Engineering for human rights 352 Shareen Hertel, Davis Chacon Hurtado, and Sandra Sirota 26 Finance, investors, and human rights 364 Erika George and Ariel Meyerstein 27 Accounting for human rights 383 John Ferguson 28 Mega-sporting events and human rights 396 Daniela Heerdt 29 Trade and human rights 409 Margaret E. Roggensack and Eric R. Biel 30 Business and conflict 423 Salil Tripathi Bibliography 441 Index

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the nuts and bolts of complex construction disputes and their resolution. Construction projects are highly technical long-term projects. They involve many parties, which - although supposedly committed to achieve a common goal - all have their own interests. This creates legal complexities, which increase the risk of disputes and the need for effective dispute resolution. The book covers dispute avoidance, alternative dispute resolution, arbitration, litigation, and evidence in construction disputes as well as future trends, such as the digitalised construction site and legal tech in construction disputes. It also examines construction disputes from an international perspective, giving insight into the common issues faced along the way.

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Book SynopsisThis book exposes the dangerously imperfect forensic evidence that we rely on for criminal convictions. That's not my fingerprint, your honor,said the defendant,after FBI experts reported a 100-percentidentification.The FBI was wrong. It is shocking how often they are. Autopsy of a Crime Lab is the first book to catalog the sources of error and the faulty science behind a range of well-known forensic evidence, from fingerprints and firearms to forensic algorithms. In this devastating forensic takedown, noted legal expert Brandon L. Garrett poses the questions that should be asked in courtrooms every day: Where are the studies that validatethe basic premises of widely accepted techniques such as fingerprinting? How can experts testify with 100-percentcertainty about a fingerprint, when there is no such thing as a 100 percentmatch? Where is the quality control at the crime scenes and in the laboratories? Should we so readily adopt powerful new technologies like facial recognition software and rapid DNA machines? And why have judges been so reluctant to consider the weaknesses of so many long-accepted methods?Taking us into the lives of the wrongfully convicted or nearly convicted, into crime labs rocked by scandal, and onto the front lines of promising reform efforts driven by professionals and researchers alike, Autopsy of a Crime Lab illustrates the persistence and perniciousness of shaky science and its well-meaning practitioners.Trade Review“Autopsy of a Crime Lab forcefully reminds us that despite what we see on CSI, even airtight evidence must first be interpreted by boastful and fallible humans.” * Vanity Fair *"Garrett shatters illusions that forensics are always scientifically accurate, and that experts brought in to testify always know their subject. Autopsy of a Crime Lab provides resources to move forward and fix forensics, to ensure that human and scientific errors are kept to a minimum." * CHOICE *"Autopsy of a Crime Lab argues that judges should take their responsibility as gatekeepers of scientific and technical evidence more seriously." * Reason *“Autopsy of a Crime Lab offers in its form as well as its content a convincing argument against the current state of forensic science, as well as promising solutions for the way forward. This book would be an excellent resource for academics but would also be a great starting point for anyone who wants to learn more about the problems inherent within forensics.” * True Crime Index *"In Autopsy of a Crime Lab, Brandon Garrett has produced the best overview for a general audience to date of the legal-scientific problems at the heart of this controversy." * Law & Society Review *"Autopsy of a Crime Lab is an important first step in bringing the forensic system 'back to life' by tackling both the science itself, and how it should be understood and implemented in the criminal-legal system." * Criminal Law & Criminal Justice Books *"This book is a must-read for any person involved in justice at any level. Failure to understand the basic science behind forensics is to court miscarriage of justice on a grand scale. Judges and lawyers would be well advised to read this book and to keep it close at hand." * South Africa Law Review *"Its analysis of the shortcomings of most forensic sciences is nothing short of devastating." * Judicature *Table of ContentsPart I The Crisis in Forensics Introduction 1. The Bite Mark Case 2. The Crisis in Forensics Part II Flawed Forensics 3. False ID 4. Error Rates 5. Overstatement 6. Qualifications 7. Hidden Bias 8. The Gatekeepers Part III Failed Labs 9. Failed Quality Control 10. Crime Scene Contamination Part IV The Movement to Fix Forensics 11. The Rebirth of the Lab 12. Big Data Forensics 13. Fixing Forensics Acknowledgments Appendix Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThis Research Handbook is an insightful overview of the key rules, concepts and tensions in privacy and data protection law. It highlights the increasing global significance of this area of law, illustrating the many complexities in the field through a blend of theoretical and empirical perspectives. Providing an excellent in-depth analysis of global privacy and data protection law, it explores multiple regional and national jurisdictions, bringing together interdisciplinary international contributions from Europe and beyond. Chapters cover critical topics in the field, including key features of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), border surveillance, big data, artificial intelligence, and biometrics. It also investigates the relationship between privacy and data protection law and other fields of law, such as consumer law and competition law. With its detailed exploration and insights into privacy and data protection, this Research Handbook will prove a useful resource for information and media law students as well as academics researching fields such as data protection and privacy law and surveillance or security studies.Trade Review‘The editors, three leaders in the field, have structured this Research Handbook well, starting with a global survey of developments in key regions. The relationships between data protection and other disciplines (or other branches of law) continue this comprehensive approach. Finally, issues concerning key types of personal data, or situations of their use, are highlighted. Many chapter contributors are well known leaders in the field, and the others are emerging scholars expert in the cutting-edge issues that they cover.’ -- Graham Greenleaf, University of New South Wales, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Research Handbook on Privacy and Data Protection Law 1 Gloria González Fuster, Rosamunde Van Brakel and Paul De Hert PART I GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVES 1 Privacy and data protection in Europe: Council of Europe’s Convention 108+ and the European Union’s GDPR 10 Cécile de Terwangne 2 Post-Brexit data protection in the UK – leaving the EU but not EU data protection law behind 35 Karen McCullagh 3 Understanding American privacy 59 Neil Richards, Andrew Serwin and Tyler Blake 4 The justiciability of data privacy issues in Europe and the US 72 Karlijn van den Heuvel and Joris van Hoboken 5 Canadian privacy law and the post war freedom of information paradigm 108 Jonathon W. Penney 6 Data protection laws in Japan 127 Hiroshi Miyashita 7 Data protection in Latin America 139 Mónica Arenas Ramiro PART II INTER-AND TRANS-DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION 8 Social values and privacy law and policy 160 Priscilla M. Regan 9 Media and communication studies, privacy and public values: Future challenges 175 Jo Pierson 10 From law to engineering: A computer science perspective on privacy and data protection 196 Ninja Marnau and Christoph Sorge 11 Privacy, data protection, and security studies 213 Matthias Leese 12 Data protection and consumer protection: The empowerment of the citizen-consumer 228 Damian Clifford 13 Data protection and competition law: The dawn of ‘uberprotection’ 248 Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna and Sînziana Ianc PART III HOT TOPICS IN PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION 14 Privacy, data protection and the role of European Courts: Towards judicialisation and constitutionalisation of European privacy and data protection framework 273 Maja Brkan 15 Surveillance at the borders: Travellers and their data protection rights 302 Diana Dimitrova 16 Big data and data protection 335 Alessandro Mantelero 17 Data protection and children’s online privacy 354 Valerie Steeves and Milda Mačėnaitė 18 Biometric data processing: Is the legislator keeping up or just keeping up appearances? 371 E.J. Kindt 19 Co-regulation and competitive advantage in the GDPR: Data protection certification mechanisms, codes of conduct and data protection-by-design 398 Maximilian von Grafenstein 20 Automated decision-making and data protection in Europe 428 Gianclaudio Malgieri Index

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Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking book highlights the increasing recognition of the prevalence of neurodisability within criminal justice systems, discussing conditions including intellectual, cognitive and behavioural impairments, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and traumatic and acquired brain injury. International scholars and practitioners demonstrate the extent and complexity of the neurodisability experience and present practical solutions for criminal justice reform.Examining the growing body of evidence which illustrates the significant over-representation of neurodisability amongst prison and juvenile justice populations, this critical book explores the challenges faced by people with a neurodisability who come into contact with the justice system. These challenges include: difficulty understanding interactions with police, navigating court processes, comprehending sentencing orders, and coping with prison and post-release life, which can lead to repeat victimisation and criminalisation. Overall, this book establishes that justice systems are often unable to meet the specific needs of people with a neurodisability and that there is a significant lack of appropriate support within the community aimed at prevention and diversion.Providing broad interdisciplinary insights, this timely book will prove a vital resource for scholars and students of criminal law, law and society, criminology, neuroscience and social work. It will also be of value to legal practitioners, law enforcement, prison employees and welfare professionals engaged with individuals with a neurodisability.Trade Review‘The overrepresentation of adults and children with neurodisability in our criminal justice systems is an issue that is both hidden and in plain sight. This book shines a light into all the crevices of this issue and points to pathways out of the darkness. It will resonate with anyone with professional involvement in the justice system.’ -- Dr Shelley Turner, Chief Social Worker, Forensicare, Australia‘Neurodisability may profoundly impact upon behaviour and cognition but remains invisible or misunderstood in many legal contexts. This volume is an essential resource for lawyers who represent people with neurodisability, advocates and judges. With rich, interdisciplinary research from international experts, the book addresses access to justice for people with conditions such as acquired brain injury, fetal alcohol syndrome and autism. The authors integrate recent insights on neurodisability with analysis of international legal developments to provide vital, concrete guidance for optimum advocacy. Many, many people and their advocates will benefit from this superb resource.’ -- Professor Kate Diesfeld JD, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand'Neurodisability and the Criminal Justice System is a worthwhile book that will be very helpful to those who are working in the court system with cases that involve these difficult issues. The chapter authors are first rate and diverse giving a global perspective. It is the first book that should be consulted on the subject.' -- Judge Eugene M. Hyman, Superior Court of California, US, RetiredTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xi PART I UNDERSTANDING AND RESPONDING TO NEURODISABILITY 1 Neurodisability and the criminal justice system: a problem in search of a solution 3 Gaye Lansdell, Bernadette Saunders, Anna Eriksson 2 Neurodisability: A criminal law doctrine that is not pure insanity 14 Amanda Pustilnik 3 A public law model for cognitive-communication risk 34 Joe Wszalek 4 Access to justice and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) – an Australian perspective 51 Penelope Weller PART II NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH NEURODISABILITY 5 Dismantling barriers to justice for children affected by neurodisability 73 Frances Sheahan, Nathan Hughes, Huw Williams, Prathiba Chitsabesan 6 Neurodisability and trauma in children and young people in contact with the law 92 Huw Williams, Leigh Schrieff, Nathan Hughes, James Tonks, Prathiba Chitsabesan, Hope Kent 7 Protecting vulnerable child defendants in England and Wales: a house of cards? 111 Shauneen Lambe and Kathryn Hollingsworth 8 Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and the criminal justice system 136 Hayley Passmore and Sharynne Hamilton PART III RESPONSES TO NEURODISABILITY WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM 9 What do lawyers really know about neurodisability? Confusion, obfuscation and dereliction of duty 154 Gaye Lansdell, Bernadette Saunders, Anna Eriksson, Rebecca Bunn 10 Towards dignity: better court pathways for people with lived experience of acquired brain injury 177 Magistrate Pauline Spencer 11 Neurodisability and the ‘revolving’ prison door: an international problem viewed through an Australian lens 196 Anna Eriksson, Bernadette Saunders, Gaye Lansdell 12 An interdisciplinary call for action 214 Bernadette Saunders, Anna Eriksson, Gaye Lansdell Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Thomas M. Cooley Book Prize, Georgetown Center for the Constitution""Finalist for the George Washington Prize, Washington College, the Gilder Lehrman Institute, and George Washington’s Mount Vernon"

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Book SynopsisLady Hale is an inspirational figure admired for her historic achievements and for the causes she has championed. Spider Woman is her story. As 'a little girl from a little school in a little village in North Yorkshire', she only went into the law because her headteacher told her she wasn't clever enough to study history. She became the most senior judge in the country but it was an unconventional path to the top. How does a self-professed 'girly swot' get ahead in a profession dominated by men? Was it a surprise that the perspectives of women and other disadvantaged groups had been overlooked, or that children's interests were marginalised? A lifelong smasher of glass-ceilings, who took as her motto 'women are equal to everything', her landmark rulings in areas including domestic violence, divorce, mental health and equality were her attempt to correct that. As President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale won global attention in finding the 2019 prorogation of Parliament to be unlawful. Yet that dramatic moment was merely the pinnacle of a career throughout which she was hailed as a pioneering reformer. Wise, warm and inspiring, Spider Woman shows how the law shapes our world and supports us in crisis. It is the story of how Lady Hale found that she could overcome the odds, which shows that anyone from similar beginnings will find that they can cope too.Trade ReviewBrenda Hale is a superhero who embodies Parker's law that great power brings equivalent responsibility. Her wise, accessible memoir is essential, entertaining and inspirational reading for all lovers of freedom, equality and justice -- Shami ChakrabartiWhat a life, what a story... Spider Woman is restrained, warm, dryly funny ... and an inspiration to all women to aim high... Whatever her title, Brenda Hale rocks -- Melanie Reid * The Times *Inspirational and iconic -- Philippe SandsA feminist icon... Her success story is an inspiration for men and women both - showing that law matters -- Baroness Helena Kennedy QCThis book is not only essential reading for anyone who is in the Law or interested in the Law but it is also a fascinating personal story -- Cherie Blair

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