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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive yet accessible resource provides readers with everything they need to know about intersex - people who are born with any range of sex characteristics that might not fit typical binary notions about male and female bodies. Covering a wide variety of topics in an easy-to-read way, the book explores what intersex is, what it is not, a detailed overview of its 40 or so different variations, historical and social aspects of intersex and medical intervention, along with practical, proven advice on how professionals can help and support intersex people.Written by an intersex man with over 65 years of first-hand experience, this book is an ideal introduction for any medical, health and social care professional or student, as well as family members and friends, seeking to improve their practice and knowledge.Trade ReviewI highly recommend this book; it has a lot of good information and a lot of great research has gone into it. It will be a wonderful addition for professionals in their work with intersex/non-binary individuals who seek help. -- Dana Zzyym, intersex activist and associate director of Intersex Campaign for EqualityWriting on variations in sex characteristics has been long dominated by medical lenses, which can often be dehumanising and even harmful. By contrast, Jay Kyle Petersen's book contributes a worthy new guide to the burgeoning field of Intersex Studies: positioning people who actually experience intersex variations - their experiences and self-determination - in the foreground. Peterson leads this book with personal experience before diving into definitions, variations and key controversies in Intersex Studies today. Information is provided for a range of professional engagements and letter templates are included. This will be a highly useful, valued guide for those seeking key information, from a critical perspective. -- Tiffany Jones, Macquarie University, author of Intersex: Stories and Statistics from AustraliaI recommend this very book to anyone who would like to learn more about supporting intersex individuals. It addresses topics not only for medical and mental health professionals, but also for parents, family members, social workers, and anyone in general who wishes to learn more. It includes a personal perspective, as well as diverse cultural information that offers unique insight into the lives of people who are diagnosed intersex. There are so many resources for further education too! Get your copy today! -- Amy D’Arpino, BSW, parent, social worker, cultural competency specialistIntersex is no longer a condition lurking as an obscure definition on the periphery of Medicine. As Jay Petersen's extensive work shows, it is a real part of everyday life for REAL PEOPLE. Our bodies can't help impacting how we interact with the world. They are the starting point for humans to learn what we must become in several aspects of our lives --emotional, psychological, social-- and Jay's book provides more than a quick introduction to Intersex. His work is thorough, thoughtful, and thought- provoking. He describes clinical aspects of Intersex, but also illuminates more personal nuances through individual accounts and examples. It is a "must read" for health care professionals. -- Clare McCarthy, MD, FACEPIf you think "hermaphrodite" is appropriate language, you need to read this book! If you know the correct word is "intersex," you still need to read this book! While designed to orient professional care givers in all matters intersex, A Comprehensive Guide to Intersex offers vital information for all of us. Violence has been perpetrated upon those with intersex markers for centuries. In more recent times, this violence has taken the form of selective infant cosmetic genital alteration leading to lives full of trauma and needless shame. It is time for us to understand and respect the natural variations in sex characteristics and stop diagnosing and "correcting" them. If you read only one book on intersex, make sure it's A Comprehensive Guide to Intersex by Jay Kyle Petersen. -- Sister Mary Deborah Giles, SND, LPCCJay Petersen has written an important simple, clear, and practical guide for the layperson and professional alike regarding the inborn biological condition called intersex. There is no better guide available for all members of society to accompany intersex persons in supporting their resilience, mental well-being, physical health, and spiritual journey across a wide range of cultures, groups and individuals. This book will help prevent mistakes that have caused so much pain, misunderstanding, and trauma to intersexed persons as they claim their gifts, unique perspectives on the human condition and equal rights in society. -- Rev. Thomas Picton, C.Ss.R., Pastoral Psychotherapist and Spiritual DirectorTable of ContentsDedicationForewordIntroductionIllustrations1. What is Intersex?2. Variations of Intersex3. How Professionals Can HelpResourcesAppendix 1. Indigenous and Non-Western NamesAppendix 2. A Global History of IntersexAppendix 3. Wallet Letter for PhysiciansAcknowledgmentsBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThe term gender was first distinguished from sex in the 1950s when psychologists began to discuss the idea of gender roles, behaviors and responsibilities given to people by a society rather than flowing from their biology. Since then, leaders across disciplines have sought to better understand the roles of biology, psychology, and culture on gender. New language has emerged alongside rich scientific inquiry and research. Increased visibility of transgender and nonbinary communities has brought awareness to a range of gender diverse experiences, while legal battles, wage disparities, and health inequities continue to prove gender''s relevancy in today''s world. In this book, Laura Erickson-Schroth and Benjamin Davis guide readers through the knowns and unknowns of gender, asking questions such as: What is the difference between sex, gender identity, and gender expression? Were ancient societies matriarchal? How different are male and female brains, really? What role does language play in the ways we think about gender? What do we know about sex and gender in non-human species? What are the current frontiers in gender equality?Gender: What Everyone Needs to Know is an easy-to-read guide that takes readers on a much-needed tour of perspectives on gender and identity in the 21st century. The book is written in a question-and-answer format, and Erickson-Schroth and Davis cover topics such as current definitions; the history of gender as concept; the role of biology, psychology, and culture on gender; and gender norms over time and across the globe.Trade ReviewA useful introductory text for anyone who wants to learn more about gender, providing a broad overview of a huge range of pertinent subtopics ... the book considers gender in society, evaluating everything from gendered language to gendered violence and gender-based laws. * S. K. Fields, CHOICE *Table of ContentsChapter 1. Gender 101 Chapter 2. The History of Gender Chapter 3. Gender and Biology Chapter 4. Gender and Psychology Chapter 5. Gender, Society and Behavior Chapter 6. Contextualizing Gender Chapter 7. The Future of Gender

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn this eagerly awaited second edition of his contemporary classic, Wicks readably synthesizes vast literatures on stress and coping, trauma and loss, positive psychology and posttraumatic growth, to trace a roadmap to resilience that is as refreshing in its clarity as it is remarkable in its comprehensiveness. But more than orienting readers to the rich yield of recent research and timeless wisdom, Wicks orients them to the deeper source of learning arising from taking a fearless inventory of their own interior life and the treasures to be found in its unhurried perusal. One part mentor, one part fellow traveler, he offers his stressed and harried colleagues a cornucopia of questions which, if asked earnestly, will point out a pathway to authentic living. * Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD, Director of The Portland Institute for Loss and Transition *Resilience is a concept and practice that many of us assume we know more about than we do, and yet developing capacities for resilience remains fundamentally important for human wellbeing and flourishing. Robert Wicks helps us develop these capacities and furthers a conversation on resilience that he's led for well over a decade, with new stories, nuggets of wisdom, and a new chapter on posttraumatic growth, among other updates to his previous edition of this book. If I were to recommend a single book on the topic of resilience, this would be it. After reading it, I feel not only more resilient; I feel more human and humane. * Allan Cole, PhD, Dean, Bert Kruger Smith Centennial Professor of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin *Table of ContentsHave a Life! An Introduction Ch. 1 Navigating Life's Rough Waters: Riding the Crest of Chronic and Acute Stress Ch. 2 Personal Renewal: Creating and Tailoring Your Own Self-Care Protocol Ch. 3 A Powerful Healing Combination: Friendship, Resilience, Positive Psychology and Compassion Ch. 4 Points of New Light Amidst the Darkness: Applying Themes from Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) Ch. 5 The First Steps Toward Self-Knowledge: Debriefing Yourself Ch. 6 Solitude, Silence, and Mindfulness: Centering Yourself in a Driven World The Simple Care of a Hopeful Heart: An Epilogue Appendix A: Creating and Reflecting Upon Your Own Stress-Resilience Profile: An Exercise in Strengthening Your Inner Life Appendix B: An Individual Reflection Guide Further Reading: Resilience, Mindfulness, Positive Psychology, and Contemporary Biographies/Autobiographies of Resilient People Works Cited Permissions Index

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Book SynopsisWritten by experienced advocates and advocacy trainers, Advocacy provides an excellent introduction to the skills and techniques required to be an advocate. Coverage includes guidance on making opening and closing speeches; planning and delivering examination-in-chief and cross-examination; questioning witnesses; as well as examples of specific questioning techniques which may be employed in practice. Additionally, authors highlight the ethical boundaries and rules within which an advocate must work.Advocacy covers both criminal and civil court proceedings, and includes a number of how-to-do-it guides illustrating how particular applications should be made when in practice.

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Book SynopsisThe prominence of the Advocate General is one of the most distinctive, and controversial, features of the European Court of Justice. The Advocate General and EC Law is the first comprehensive study of the Advocate General and his role in the development of EC Law. The book examines the history of the role, the questions over its future, and the role''s importance in the procedures of the Court. The book also analyses the contribution of some of the most influential Advocates General to the development of specific aspects of Community law, including Francis Jacobs on intellectual property, Walter van Gerven on discrimination and Jean Pierre Warner on competition procedure. The book explores the contributions of a range of Advocates General to specific principles of Community Law, including state liability and direct effect.Trade ReviewThis book is a welcome addition to academic literature...the topical approach chosen by the authors has lead to an interesting study, both from a substantive and from an institutional law perspective. * Silvia Romein, European Foreign Affairs Review, 13 *The book provides a meritorious basis for future work and can be applauded for bravely encouraging discussion of the controversial and topical issue of the future of the Advocate General as an institution. Anyone undertaking further research in this field will find much to learn from the analytical work of Burrows and Greaves. * King's Law Journal *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; PART I: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL AS A MEMBER OF THE ECJ ; 2. The Place of the Advocate General in the procedure of the European Community Courts ; 3. The Advocate General and Human Rights Standards ; PART II: SELECTED ADVOCATES GENERAL AND SPECIFIC AREAS OF COMMUNITY LAW ; 4. The First Advocate General- Maurice Lagrange ; 5. Walter van Gerven and the Principle of Equal Treatment of Men and Women ; 6. Advocate General Jacobs' Opinions and Intellectual Property Law ; 7. Advocate General Jean Pierre Warner and EC Competition Law ; PART III: SOME FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF COMMUNITY LAW AND THE OPINIONS OF ADVOCATES GENERAL ; 8. The Advocates General and the Development of the Principle of Direct Effect ; 9. The Contribution of Advocates General to the Development of the Principle of State Liability in the European Community's Legal Order ; 10. The Advocates General and the Concept of Citizenship ; 11. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Wood's ambitious book recognizes and highlights the importance of child labor as a cultural symbol and should spark new investigations of this topic." --Journal of American History"This is a highly interesting and novel reading of the child labor reform movement as being deeply imprinted by the debate about slavery. . . . Very welcome and highly recommended study." --H-Sol-Kult "In this engaging book, Betsy Wood invites us to re-evaluate the history of sectionalist conflict through the lens of child labor reform. . . . Upon the Altar of Work demonstrates just how important debates over child labor were to understandings of capitalism, morality, and freedom, in both the North and South, in the years after slavery's legal demise." --American Nineteenth Century History "Upon the Altar of Work manages to make well-worn subject matter feel fresh, exciting, and original. . . . Betsy Wood's work reveals how far we have come in combating that evil, while reminding readers of the work yet to be done." --Labor/Le Travail "An innovative and persuasive narrative that traces the evolution of ideas championed by child labor reformers from their free labor roots to their faith in the modern bureaucratic state. . . .Upon the Altar of Work is a well-researched, crisply argued, and excellent addition to the scholarship on the politics of child labor reform." --Journal of Southern History​"Wood's book demonstrates the long history of conceptualizing child labor as battles over region, progress, and childhood, one that hopefully other scholars will apply to the present. It's an excellent work well worth the attention of all labor and southern historians." --Register of the Kentucky Historical Society ​"Slim, engaging . . . Upon the Altar of Work offers a new interpretation by highlighting postbellum reformers' discursive invocations of free and unfree labor, concepts that heretofore have occupied the attention of scholars of slavery, abolition, Reconstruction, and postemancipation society and culture." --Journal of Civil War Era "Wood’s most useful contribution, is the connection made between the hyper-sectionalism caused by the issue of slavery to the post-emancipation campaigns against child labor that Wood convincingly argues became central to the new sectionalism that developed over the decades following the Civil War. . . . A very good book that should inspire additional research in other times and places." --Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth "Upon the Altar of Work is an exemplary work of intellectual and political history. Wood's skilled analysis closely tracks the arguments against child labor across decades with acute attention to both specific language and symbols and the wider context." --Labor "Betsy Wood manages to say highly original things about an old subject--the movement to abolish child labor. Was the labor of children a new form of slavery or an embodiment of the free labor ideal sanctified by the Civil War? Wood shows how, despite (white) sectional reconciliation, a deep divide between reform-minded northerners and rural southerners over child labor, and the power of the government to abolish it, persisted well into the twentieth century. At a time when millions of children are at work throughout the world, the book is extraordinarily timely."--Eric Foner, Columbia University "Recommended." --ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Fields of Free Labor: Child Rescue and Sectional Crisis 2 Testing Ground of Freedom: Child Labor in the Age of Emancipation 3 Seeds of a New Sectionalism: Southern Origins of Child Labor Reform 4 Child Labor Abolitionists: A Northern Progressive Vision 5 Cultural Warriors: A Southern Capitalist Vision Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisRooted in the crisis over slavery, disagreements about child labor broke down along sectional lines between the North and South. For decades after emancipation, the child labor issue shaped how Northerners and Southerners defined fundamental concepts of American life such as work, freedom, the market, and the state.Betsy Wood examines the evolution of ideas about child labor and the on-the-ground politics of the issue against the backdrop of broad developments related to slavery and emancipation, industrial capitalism, moral and social reform, and American politics and religion. Wood explains how the decades-long battle over child labor created enduring political and ideological divisions within capitalist society that divided the gatekeepers of modernity from the cultural warriors who opposed them. Tracing the ideological origins and the politics of the child labor battle over the course of eighty years, this book tells the story of how child labor debates bequeathed an enduriTrade Review"Wood's ambitious book recognizes and highlights the importance of child labor as a cultural symbol and should spark new investigations of this topic." --Journal of American History"This is a highly interesting and novel reading of the child labor reform movement as being deeply imprinted by the debate about slavery. . . . Very welcome and highly recommended study." --H-Sol-Kult "In this engaging book, Betsy Wood invites us to re-evaluate the history of sectionalist conflict through the lens of child labor reform. . . . Upon the Altar of Work demonstrates just how important debates over child labor were to understandings of capitalism, morality, and freedom, in both the North and South, in the years after slavery's legal demise." --American Nineteenth Century History "Upon the Altar of Work manages to make well-worn subject matter feel fresh, exciting, and original. . . . Betsy Wood's work reveals how far we have come in combating that evil, while reminding readers of the work yet to be done." --Labor/Le Travail "An innovative and persuasive narrative that traces the evolution of ideas championed by child labor reformers from their free labor roots to their faith in the modern bureaucratic state. . . .Upon the Altar of Work is a well-researched, crisply argued, and excellent addition to the scholarship on the politics of child labor reform." --Journal of Southern History ​"Wood's book demonstrates the long history of conceptualizing child labor as battles over region, progress, and childhood, one that hopefully other scholars will apply to the present. It's an excellent work well worth the attention of all labor and southern historians." --Register of the Kentucky Historical Society ​"Slim, engaging . . . Upon the Altar of Work offers a new interpretation by highlighting postbellum reformers' discursive invocations of free and unfree labor, concepts that heretofore have occupied the attention of scholars of slavery, abolition, Reconstruction, and postemancipation society and culture." --Journal of Civil War Era "Wood’s most useful contribution, is the connection made between the hyper-sectionalism caused by the issue of slavery to the post-emancipation campaigns against child labor that Wood convincingly argues became central to the new sectionalism that developed over the decades following the Civil War. . . . A very good book that should inspire additional research in other times and places." --Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth "Upon the Altar of Work is an exemplary work of intellectual and political history. Wood's skilled analysis closely tracks the arguments against child labor across decades with acute attention to both specific language and symbols and the wider context." --Labor "Betsy Wood manages to say highly original things about an old subject--the movement to abolish child labor. Was the labor of children a new form of slavery or an embodiment of the free labor ideal sanctified by the Civil War? Wood shows how, despite (white) sectional reconciliation, a deep divide between reform-minded northerners and rural southerners over child labor, and the power of the government to abolish it, persisted well into the twentieth century. At a time when millions of children are at work throughout the world, the book is extraordinarily timely."--Eric Foner, Columbia University "Recommended." --ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Fields of Free Labor: Child Rescue and Sectional Crisis 2 Testing Ground of Freedom: Child Labor in the Age of Emancipation 3 Seeds of a New Sectionalism: Southern Origins of Child Labor Reform 4 Child Labor Abolitionists: A Northern Progressive Vision 5 Cultural Warriors: A Southern Capitalist Vision Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAdvocacy for SQE2: A Guide to Legal Practice is the first in a new series of books aimed at those preparing for SQE2, providing a comprehensive overview of everything you need to successfully pass the SQE2 advocacy assessment.Split into the two practice sections that candidates may be tested on â dispute resolution (civil) as well as criminal litigation â the book covers the basics of court procedure in both areas, so that you fully understand the role, duties and responsibilities of an advocate. In line with the requirements of SQE2, it also tests the competency skills required of an advocate in legal practice such as planning and organisation, drafting, legal research, presenting a reasoned argument, witness handling, observation, exercising judgment and the application of knowledge and decision-making. It also includes a range of supporting features, including: In Summary sections Key Practice Cases Practice Tips Practice RisTable of ContentsPART A Introduction Chapter One - MANAGING YOUR BEHAVIOURS: PROFESSIONALISM AND ETHICS INTRODUCTION ETHICS, PROFESSIONALISM AND JUDGMENT THE SRA STATEMENT OF SOLICITOR COMPETENCE 1.2.1 Acting Honestly and with Integrity PROFESSIONALISM AND ETHICS SRA Principles Public Trust and Confidence Integrity Honesty 1.4 MAINTAINING LEVELS OF COMPETENCY AND LEGAL KNOWLEDGE 1.4.1 SRA Code of Conduct Conflict between the Principles and the Code WORKING WITHIN THE LIMITS OF COMPETENCY AND UNDER SUPERVISION 1.5.1 Misconduct 1.5.2 Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal 1.5.3 The Role of the SRA 1.5.4 SRA Enforcement Strategy 1.5.5 Sanctions In Summary Section Case in the Spotlight Practice Tips Practice Risks Exercises Self-Reflection Checklist References Chapter Two - DEVELOPING SKILLS OF CASE PLANNING AND ANALYSIS: EFFECTIVE PREPARATION, RESEARCH SKILLS AND STRATEGY INTRODUCTION FACT FINDING 2.1.2 Interview skills 2.1.3 Identify the client’s goals 2.1.4 Know the History of Your case Identify the Issues OBTAINING ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS AND MATERIALS 2.2.1 Obtaining Expert Evidence 2.2.2 Evidence Gathering LEGAL RESEARCH Researching Cases Research Trail Citing Cases RESEARCHING LEGISLATION Statutory Interpretation The Literal rule The Golden Rule The Mischief Rule The Purposive Rule CASE PLANNING Using a Focused Strategy Identify the elements of the charge/claim Identifying Risks NEGOTIATION SKILLS Negotiated Settlements Making Offers and Concessions CASE PLANNING The Jurisdiction of the Court Pre-Action Protocols Drafting Witness Statements and Defence Statements Meeting Time Limits Damages and Interest Costs In Summary Section Case in the Spotlight Practice Tips Practice Risks Exercises Self-Reflection Checklist References Chapter Three - COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND WRITTEN SKILLS INTRODUCTION EFFECTIVE WRITING AND DRAFTING Drafting Case Documents (‘Statements of Case’) 3.2 WRITING SKILLS 3.2.1 Letter Writing Skills 3.2.2 Writing Emails 3.2.3 Note-Taking for Record Purposes 3.4 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS 3.4.1 Court Communication Etiquette 3.4.2 Communication Through Appearance 3.4.3 Communicating with Vulnerable Clients and Witnesses Communicating with Vulnerable Clients and Witnesses EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY 3.5.1 Know Your Audience 3.5.2 Oral Presentation 3.5.3 Use of Voice 3.5.4 Content 3.5.5 Body Language 3.5.6 Persuasion How to Formulate Legal Arguments TRIAL QUESTIONING 3.6.1 Examination-in-chief 3.6.2 Cross-Examination 3.6.3 Re-Examination 3.6.4 Questioning Special Groups 3.6.4.1 Defendant in criminal proceedings 3.6.4.2 Spouses 3.6.4.3 Children 3.6.4.4 Hostile Witnesses 3.6.4.5 Protected Witnesses 3.6.5 Challenging a Witness’s Credibility In Summary Section Case in the Spotlight Practice Tips Practice Risks Exercises Self-Reflection Checklist References Chapter Four - BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS: WORKING WITH OTHERS IN A PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY INTRODUCTION TREATING CLIENTS WITH COURTESY AND RESPECT 4.1.2 Promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 4.1.3 Building Trust and Empathy 4.1.4 Handling Sensitive Situations 4.2 PROGRESSING THE CLIENT’S CASE 4.2.1 Vulnerable Clients Disagreements with the Client MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COURT 4.3.1 Rights of Audience 4.3.2 Courtroom Etiquette 4.3.3 Advocate’s Responsibilities to the Court 4.3.4 Upholding Undertakings Given to the Court 4.3.5 The Overriding Objectives 4.3.6 Adhering to Time Limits 4.3.7 Privilege and Public Interest Immunity 4.3.8 Observing Evidential Rules in Court 4.3.9 Respecting the Hierarchy of the Courts and its Precedents 4.3.10 The Courts’ Jurisdiction 4.3.11 The Role of the Jury 4.4 MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH WITNESSES 4.4.1 Competent and Compellable Witnesses 4.4.2 Vulnerable Witnesses Special Measures MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXPERTS 4.5.1 The Experts’ Duty The Experts’ Written Report 4.6 MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER LEGAL PROFESSIONALS, LITIGANTS IN PERSON AND MCKENZIE FRIENDS In Summary Section Case in the Spotlight Practice Tips Practice Risks Exercises Self-Reflection Checklist References PART B Chapter Five - AN INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL LITIGATION 5. INTRODUCTION 5.1 EXCLUDING EVIDENCE 5.1.1 Illegally or Improperly Obtained Evidence 5.1.2 Confessions 5.1.3 Criminal Justice Act Provisions on Hearsay 5.1.3.1 Exceptions to the Hearsay Exclusionary Rule 5.2 CHARACTER AND SIMILAR FACT EVIDENCE 5.2.1 Criminal Justice Act Provisions on Character Evidence 5.2.1.1 Gateways to Admitting Bad Character Evidence of a Defendant 5.2.1.2 Evidence of Motive 5.2.1.3 Evidence of Propensity 5.3 Defendant’s Good Character 5.4 Silence at the police station 5.4.1 Silence at the Trial 5.4.2 Silence on Arrest 5.4.3 Other Examples of Silence as Evidence 5.4.4 Privilege Against Self-Incrimination 5.5 PRE-TRIAL APPLICATIONS 5.6 THE CRIMINAL CASE STUDY 5.6.1 Exercise 1 (Bail) 5.6.2 Exercise 2 (Specific Disclosure) 5.6.3 Exercise 3 (Hearsay and Character Evidence) Self-Reflection Checklist References Chapter Six - AN INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL LITIGATION INTRODUCTION EXCLUDING EVIDENCE Illegally or Improperly Obtained Evidence ADMITTING EVIDENCE INTO THE PROCEEDINGS Admissions Character and Similar Fact Evidence Hearsay PRIVILEGE AGAINST SELF INCRIMINATION INTERIM APPLICATIONS Applicants Respondents THE CIVIL CASE STUDIES Exercise 1 (Setting Aside Default Judgment) Exercise 2 (Summary Judgment) Exercise 3 (Interim Payment) Self-Reflection Checklist References Chapter Seven - TRIALS AND APPEALS INTRODUCTION AN INTRODUCTION TO TRIALS Burden of Proof 7.1.1.2 Burden and Standard of Proof in Civil Proceedings Burden and Standard of Proof in Criminal Trials 7.2 A SUBMISSION OF ‘NO CASE TO ANSWER’ 7.3 TRIAL BUNDLES 7.4 Opening Speeches 7.4.1. Closing Speeches 7.4.2. The Judge’s Summing-Up (Jury Trials only) 7.5 VERDICTS AND JUDGMENTS 7.5.1 Newton Hearings (criminal cases) 7.5.2 Sentencing (criminal cases) 7.5.3. Enforcement of Judgments (civil cases) 7.5.4. Costs 7.5.5. Finality of Litigation AN INTRODUCTION TO APPEALS Appeals in Civil Proceedings Appeals in Criminal Proceedings Appeal Notice Crown Court as an Appeal Court Sources of Potential Miscarriages of Justice 7.7.1 Exercise 1 (Sentencing) 7.7.2 Exercise 2 (Grounds of Appeal) Self-Reflection Checklist References Appendix A Table of Key Procedural Rules Appendix B Table of Key Evidential Rules PART C Suggested Answers for Part A chapter one Suggested Answers for Part A chapter two Suggested Answers for Part A chapter three Suggested Answers for Part A chapter four Suggested Answers for Part B chapter five Suggested Answers for Part B chapter six Suggested Answers for Part B chapter seven

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[T]imely... Bhabha goes beyond what might appear to be a specifically American crisis to situate the issue within global migration trends... We have to hope that her call for a faster rate of progress will be taken up by those who are in a position to hasten it."--Don Flynn, Director of the Migrants' Rights Network "Child Migration and Human Rights in a Global Age is a deeply thought-provoking work filled with both anecdotes and evidence that should spark reflection and debate from academics and government officials alike. For historians, particularly historians of international relations, it also presents a range of understudied subjects that are both worthy of deeper historical reflection and policy relevant."--Meredith Oyen, H-Net Reviews "This wonderful book is the most significant study I know of that explores the implications for children's lives both of different forms of migration and of the ways in which these migrations are framed and responded to by state authorities."--Catherine Allerton, International Affairs "Jacqueline Bhabha provide[s] a welcome analysis of the international migration regime and its profound failings... The [book] will find eager audiences in undergraduate and graduate courses in human rights, and will be required references for human rights scholars working on migration and the broader issues of international human rights regimes, institutions, and challenges of human rights policy change."--Jelena Subotic, Perspectives on Politics "Richly researched and passionately argued... [This book] will find eager audiences in undergraduate and graduate courses in human rights, and will be required references for human rights scholars working on migration and the broader issues of international human rights regimes, institutions, and challenges of human rights policy change."--Jelena Subotic, Perspectives on Politics "The book is crammed with cases of child migrants who endured suffering and oppression both before and after their migration journey and, through this, the author opens the readers' eyes to new ways of looking at the global problem of child migration. This is a necessary read for anyone working in migration or child issues."--Julia Muraszkiewicz, International Journal of Refugee Law "Spanning multiple continents, [Bhabha's] superb book is a comprehensive examination of child migration across the globe and the accompanying human rights implications."--Daniel Gonzalez, Harvard Review of Latin AmericaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 PART I The Right to Respect for Family Life? Moving Children for Family 17 Chapter 1 Looking for Home: The Elusive Right to Family Life 19 Chapter 2 Staying Home: The Elusive Benefits of Child Citizenship 60 Chapter 3 Family Ambivalence: The Contested Terrain of Intercountry Adoption 96 PART II Youthful Commodities: Moving Children for Exploitation 135 Chapter 4 Targeting the Right Issue: Trafficked Children and the Human Rights Imperative 137 Chapter 5 Under the Gun: Moving Children for War 175 PART III Demanding a Future: Child Migration for Survival 201 Chapter 6 David and Goliath: Children's Unequal Battle for Refugee Protection 203 Chapter 7 Demanding Rights and a Future: Adolescents on the Move for a Better Life 238 Notes 283 Index 349

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Book SynopsisResearchers Francis Fortin and Patrice Corriveau investigate the clandestine world of child cyberpornography to understand who produces, exchanges, and consumes pedo-pornographic images.Table of ContentsIntroduction1 The Investigators and the Law2 The Evolution of ICTs and Their Effect on Trafficking3 How Much Is Out There, and Who Are the Victims?4 Are Search Engines Enabling?5 Are Discussion Forums a Classroom for Cyberpedophiles?6 Who Are Cyberpedophiles, and Is There a Link between Viewing and Abuse?ConclusionNotes, References, Index

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Book Synopsis'Advocacy: A Practical Guide' is for those who wish to learn essential advocacy skills as well as those seeking to make their advocacy more effective. This accessible book is intended to give you essential knowledge, tips, confidence and support.Trade Review“I have read no better guide to the practicalities of good advocacy than Peter Lyons’ book. It is informed by years of experience and by a wealth of illuminating anecdotes that will instruct and entertain all advocates from the novice to the QC. It is easy to understand, comprehensive (from opening submissions, through cross-examination to final speeches) and, as one would expect of a book on advocacy, completely persuasive.” From the foreword by Lord Pannick QC"This book is really first rate and can be read with pleasure and benefit any advocate at any stage of their career." From review by David Pickup in Law Society Gazette.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Presentation Skills 2 The Qualities of a Good Advocate 3 Professional Conduct 4 Case Analysis 5 Interim Applications (Motions) 6 Written Advocacy 7 Skeleton Arguments 8 Preparing Witnesses 9 Examination-in-Chief or Direct Examination 10 Cross-examination 11 Re-examination 12 Expert Witnesses 13 Addresses 14 Submissions of Law 15 Further Reading Appendix Case Study

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘This is a highly useful, clear and interesting read. David Cowan guides us through why great communication is such a vital skill for legal professionals but then, most importantly, he gives the tools which enable us to do this ourselves - impactfully and simply. An excellent contribution.’ -- Christina Blacklaws, entrepreneur and innovator, Chair of LawTech UK and former President of the Law Society of England and Wales‘If communication, as David suggests, is better understood as the activity of sharing, then I think we are all fortunate that he has shared with us his insights into effective communication in this invaluable book. As a practising lawyer, I would rank effective communication as the most valuable skill a lawyer can possess; one that we must continually develop. The Dialogue Box is an excellent practical tool which aids that development for everyone from the first year law student to the most seasoned practitioner.’ -- Tara Doyle, Matheson, Dublin, Ireland‘This book does much more than it says on the tin. As well as being a first-rate practical guide, it offers a deeply informed analysis of the changing nature of legal communications in a digital society. Wide-ranging, well-researched, and ambitious, it should be mandatory reading across the world of law.’ -- Richard Susskind, President, Society for Computers and LawTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Dialogue and law – new horizons 2. Law as communication, communication as law PART I THE COMMUNICATING LAWYER 3. Emotional lawyering 4. Collaborative lawyering 5. Changing channel 6. Changing paradigms – confront or collaborate? PART II THE DIALOGUE BOX FOR LAWYERS 7. Introducing the Dialogue Box 8. The Intelligence Zon 9. The Emotion Zone 10. The Interpretation Zone 11. The Narrative Zone 12. Ready to dialogue? Index

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Book SynopsisA practical guide to drafting written pleadings in Scottish civil courts.

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Book SynopsisA practical guide to drafting written pleadings in Scottish civil courts.

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Book SynopsisExploring in depth the journeys migrant youth take through the UK legal and care systems, this book contributes new thinking, from a social justice perspective, on migration and human rights for policy, practice and future research.Trade Review“The aspirations, experiences and trajectories of unaccompanied young migrants are at the core of this important edited collection which includes some of most knowledgeable experts in the field.” Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham“This important and timely book provides a comprehensive analysis of current challenges related to forced migration, from the perspective of unaccompanied children and youths’ subordinated position, while also emphasising their resilience.” Anna Lundberg, Linköping universityTable of ContentsForeword ~ Lord Alf Dubs Introduction ~ Sue Clayton, Anna Gupta and Katie Willis Section 1: Framing the youth migration debate Migration regimes and border controls: the crisis in Europe ~ Katie Willis and Sue Clayton Dilemmas and conflicts in the legal system ~ Sheona York and Richard Warren Caring for and about unaccompanied migrant youth ~ Anna Gupta Section 2: Exploring migrant youth identities Preface: Voices of separated migrant youth ~ Sue Clayton Narrating the young migrant journey: themes of self-representation ~ Sue Clayton From individual vulnerability to collective resistance: responding to the emotional impact of trauma on unaccompanied children seeking asylum ~ Gillian Hughes Spaces of belonging and social care ~ Louise Drammeh 'Durable solutions’ when turning 18 ~ Lucy Williams Section 3: International perspectives A relational approach to unaccompanied minor migration, detention, and protection in Mexico and the US ~ Mario Bruzzone and Luis Enrique González-Araiza Unaccompanied migrant youth in the Nordic countries ~ Hilde Lidén Life (forever) on hold: unaccompanied asylum seeking minors in Australia ~ Kim Robinson and Sandra M. Gifford Conclusion ~ Sue Clayton, Anna Gupta and Katie Willis

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Book SynopsisExploring in depth the journeys migrant youth take through the UK legal and care systems, this book contributes new thinking, from a social justice perspective, on migration and human rights for policy, practice and future research.Trade Review“The aspirations, experiences and trajectories of unaccompanied young migrants are at the core of this important edited collection which includes some of most knowledgeable experts in the field.” Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham“This important and timely book provides a comprehensive analysis of current challenges related to forced migration, from the perspective of unaccompanied children and youths’ subordinated position, while also emphasising their resilience.” Anna Lundberg, Linköping universityTable of ContentsForeword ~ Lord Alf Dubs Introduction ~ Sue Clayton, Anna Gupta and Katie Willis Section 1: Framing the youth migration debate Migration regimes and border controls: the crisis in Europe ~ Katie Willis and Sue Clayton Dilemmas and conflicts in the legal system ~ Sheona York and Richard Warren Caring for and about unaccompanied migrant youth ~ Anna Gupta Section 2: Exploring migrant youth identities Preface: Voices of separated migrant youth ~ Sue Clayton Narrating the young migrant journey: themes of self-representation ~ Sue Clayton From individual vulnerability to collective resistance: responding to the emotional impact of trauma on unaccompanied children seeking asylum ~ Gillian Hughes Spaces of belonging and social care ~ Louise Drammeh 'Durable solutions’ when turning 18 ~ Lucy Williams Section 3: International perspectives A relational approach to unaccompanied minor migration, detention, and protection in Mexico and the US ~ Mario Bruzzone and Luis Enrique González-Araiza Unaccompanied migrant youth in the Nordic countries ~ Hilde Lidén Life (forever) on hold: unaccompanied asylum seeking minors in Australia ~ Kim Robinson and Sandra M. Gifford Conclusion ~ Sue Clayton, Anna Gupta and Katie Willis

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Book SynopsisBaby safe haven laws, which allow a parent to relinquish a newborn baby legally and anonymously at a specified institutional locationsuch as a hospital or fire stationwere established in every state between 1999 and 2009. Promoted during a time of heated public debate over policies on abortion, sex education, teen pregnancy, adoption, welfare, immigrant reproduction, and child abuse, safe haven laws were passed by the majority of states with little contest. These laws were thought to offer a solution to the consequences of unwanted pregnancies: mothers would no longer be burdened with children they could not care for, and newborn babies would no longer be abandoned in dumpsters. Yet while these laws are well meaning, they ignore the real problem: some women lack key social and economic supports that mothers need to raise children. Safe haven laws do little to help disadvantaged women. Instead,advocates of safe haven laws target teenagers, women of color, and poor women with safe haveTrade Review"A thoughtful and much-needed reproductive justice analysis of 'safe haven' laws and how they are usedand misusedin whose interests, and at whose cost." -- Barbara Katz Rothman,City University of New York"Oaks shows us once again what a sharp feminist eye can reveal when trained on a decent-sounding but ill-considered social policy. Systematically and persuasively, she demonstrates how baby safe haven laws reinforce conservative anti-abortion and pro-adoption policies in our fetal-obsessed society. Her lucid, riveting account keeps the reproductive justice framework vividly at the center of analysis, illuminating how the laws unwittingly reinforce harmful stereotypes about who makes a good (or bad) mother. Boldly, bravely, and with a keen eye for detail, Oaks keeps us focused on the reforms we need to make to allow all parents to raise children with dignity and equality. She offers a real role model of feminist scholarship." -- Lynn Morgan,author of Icons of Life: A Cultural History of Human Embryos"Giving Up Babyserves as a firm foundation for future inquiry into the politics, both formal and informal, of safe haven laws through the lens of reproductive justice. Oaks skillful consolidation of research into streamlined and easy-to-understand chapters effectively illustrates the complex and intertwined nature of politics, culture, race, class, and gender in these laws." * Feminist Collections *"The author skillfully portrays the contradictions and hypocrisies of the SHL movement. She documents supporters often-vehement opposition to abortion and sex education, their hostility to formal adoption, and their refusal to acknowledge the institutional and socioeconomic reasons why millions of US families live in poverty." * Choice *"Oaks analysis intersects with the larger story of adoption in the UnitedStatesparticularly its commodification, even as infants are understood as & priceless. She shows evocatively that the supply-and-demand exigencies of adoption dovetail withimaginaries of good and bad mothers, as they do with constructions of maternal love." * American Anthropologist *"[Oaks] demonstrates quite clearly and powerfully that American safe haven policies represent a tangle of cultural, political, legal, and religious ideas and forces about class, age, gender, motherhood, and race." * Anthropology Review Quarterly *"[Oaks] Provides a feminist analysis of the social politics of legal infant abandonment in advocacy and media discourses surrounding safe haven laws." * Journal of Economic Literature *"Oaks skillfully navigates the complex web of issues, from class politics to notions of maternal love, that intersect with safe haven laws." * Pacific Standard *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Safe Haven Laws Are Not Only about 1 Saving Babies 1. The Work of Saving Babies' Lives and Souls 47 2. Girls at Risk of Dumping Their Newborns 75 3. Relinquishing Motherhood: How and Why Safe Haven 117 Surrenders Happen 4. The Unsurpassed Adoption Value of Safe Haven Babies 165 Conclusion: Safe Haven Laws and Advancing 203 Reproductive Justice Notes 223 References 233 Index 265 About the Author 275

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Book SynopsisThisis a hopeful but complicated era for those with ambitions to reform thejuvenile courts and youth-serving public institutions in the United States. As advocates plea for major reforms, many fear the public backlash inmaking dramatic changes. Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justiceprovides a look at the recent trends in juvenile justice as well as suggestionsfor reforms and policy changes in the future. Should youth be treated as adultswhen they break the law? How can youth be deterred from crime? What factorsshould be considered in how youth are punished?What role should the police have in schools?This essential volume, edited by two of the leadingscholars on juvenile justice, and with contributors who are among the keyexperts on each issue, the volume focuses on the most pressing issues of theday: the impact of neuroscience on our understanding of brain development andsubsequent sentencing, the relTrade ReviewAfter two decades of & get-tough policies that repudiated the original idea that & children are different, Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justice provides an important and timely antidote. The essays examine both how politicians forgot juvenile courts founding principles and explore policy directions for the future. This outstanding collection by leading scholars examines important, but seldom addressed issues and concludes with a course of action for sensible policy reforms. -- Barry Feld,author of Kids, Cops, and Confessions: Inside the Interrogation RoomThis is an extraordinary volume. The contributors do more than remind us of the importance of the juvenile court to jurisprudence in America and elsewhere in the world. They give us nuanced directions on how to re-establish a juvenile justice system that is effective, fair, rational and developmentally appropriate. -- Robert G. Schwartz,Executive Director, Juvenile Law Center, and co-editor of Youth on TrialZimring and TanenhausChoosing the Future for American Juvenile Justiceis a significant contribution to the study of adolescents. It provides a wealth of data and sharpens the argument for the immediate need to enact progressive reforms in the juvenile justice system. * J Youth Adolescence *Categorized as a volume addressing criminology and law, this book has value beyond so narrow a scope. Indeed, it should be required reading for school administrators and board members, teachers-in-training, and youth advocates of all stripes, that these professionals might reconsider the implications of such practices as policing schools with school resource officers and feeding the school-to-prison pipeline. * Voya Voice of Youth Advocates *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Franklin E. Zimring and David S. TanenhausPart I. The Legacy of the 1990s 1. American Youth Violence: A Cautionary Tale Franklin E. Zimring 2. The Power Politics of Juvenile Court Transfer in the 1990s Franklin E. ZimringPart II. New Borderlands for Juvenile Justice 3. Juvenile Sexual Offenders Michael F. Caldwell 4. The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Rhetoric and Reality Aaron Kupchik 5. Education behind Bars? The Promise of the Maya Angelou Academy James Forman Jr. 6. A Tale of Two Systems: Juvenile Justice System Choices and Their Impact on Young Immigrants David B. Thronson 7. Juvenile Criminal Record Confidentiality James B. Jacobs 8. Minority Overrepresentation: On Causes and Partial Cures Franklin E. ZimringPart III. Making Change Happen 9. The Once and Future Juvenile Brain Terry A. Maroney 10. On Strategy and Tactics for Contemporary Reforms Franklin E. Zimring and David S. TanenhausAbout the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThisis a hopeful but complicated era for those with ambitions to reform thejuvenile courts and youth-serving public institutions in the United States. As advocates plea for major reforms, many fear the public backlash inmaking dramatic changes. Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justiceprovides a look at the recent trends in juvenile justice as well as suggestionsfor reforms and policy changes in the future. Should youth be treated as adultswhen they break the law? How can youth be deterred from crime? What factorsshould be considered in how youth are punished?What role should the police have in schools?This essential volume, edited by two of the leadingscholars on juvenile justice, and with contributors who are among the keyexperts on each issue, the volume focuses on the most pressing issues of theday: the impact of neuroscience on our understanding of brain development andsubsequent sentencing, the relTrade ReviewAfter two decades of & get-tough policies that repudiated the original idea that & children are different, Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justice provides an important and timely antidote. The essays examine both how politicians forgot juvenile courts founding principles and explore policy directions for the future. This outstanding collection by leading scholars examines important, but seldom addressed issues and concludes with a course of action for sensible policy reforms. -- Barry Feld,author of Kids, Cops, and Confessions: Inside the Interrogation RoomThis is an extraordinary volume. The contributors do more than remind us of the importance of the juvenile court to jurisprudence in America and elsewhere in the world. They give us nuanced directions on how to re-establish a juvenile justice system that is effective, fair, rational and developmentally appropriate. -- Robert G. Schwartz,Executive Director, Juvenile Law Center, and co-editor of Youth on TrialZimring and TanenhausChoosing the Future for American Juvenile Justiceis a significant contribution to the study of adolescents. It provides a wealth of data and sharpens the argument for the immediate need to enact progressive reforms in the juvenile justice system. * J Youth Adolescence *Categorized as a volume addressing criminology and law, this book has value beyond so narrow a scope. Indeed, it should be required reading for school administrators and board members, teachers-in-training, and youth advocates of all stripes, that these professionals might reconsider the implications of such practices as policing schools with school resource officers and feeding the school-to-prison pipeline. * Voya Voice of Youth Advocates *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Franklin E. Zimring and David S. TanenhausPart I. The Legacy of the 1990s 1. American Youth Violence: A Cautionary Tale Franklin E. Zimring 2. The Power Politics of Juvenile Court Transfer in the 1990s Franklin E. ZimringPart II. New Borderlands for Juvenile Justice 3. Juvenile Sexual Offenders Michael F. Caldwell 4. The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Rhetoric and Reality Aaron Kupchik 5. Education behind Bars? The Promise of the Maya Angelou Academy James Forman Jr. 6. A Tale of Two Systems: Juvenile Justice System Choices and Their Impact on Young Immigrants David B. Thronson 7. Juvenile Criminal Record Confidentiality James B. Jacobs 8. Minority Overrepresentation: On Causes and Partial Cures Franklin E. ZimringPart III. Making Change Happen 9. The Once and Future Juvenile Brain Terry A. Maroney 10. On Strategy and Tactics for Contemporary Reforms Franklin E. Zimring and David S. TanenhausAbout the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisShines a light on the emerging field of law dedicated to responding to and resolving the crises of the twenty-first centuryIn an increasingly globalized world, a complex and interlocking web of nations, governments, non-state actors, laws, and rules affect human behavior. When crisis hitswhether that be extrajudicial detention, unprompted deportation, pandemics, or natural disasterslawyers are increasingly among the first responders, equipped with the knowledge necessary to navigate the regulations of this ever more complex world.Crisis Lawyering explores this phenomenon and attempts to identify and define what it means to engage in the practice of law in crisis situations. In so doing, it hopes to sketch out the contours of the emerging field of crisis lawyering. Contributors to this volume explore cases surrounding domestic violence; dealing with immigrants in detention and banned from travel; policing in Ferguson, Missouri; the kidnapping of journalists;

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Book SynopsisBaby safe haven laws, which allow a parent to relinquish a newborn baby legally and anonymously at a specified institutional locationsuch as a hospital or fire stationwere established in every state between 1999 and 2009. Promoted during a time of heated public debate over policies on abortion, sex education, teen pregnancy, adoption, welfare, immigrant reproduction, and child abuse, safe haven laws were passed by the majority of states with little contest. These laws were thought to offer a solution to the consequences of unwanted pregnancies: mothers would no longer be burdened with children they could not care for, and newborn babies would no longer be abandoned in dumpsters. Yet while these laws are well meaning, they ignore the real problem: some women lack key social and economic supports that mothers need to raise children. Safe haven laws do little to help disadvantaged women. Instead,advocates of safe haven laws target teenagers, women of color, and poor women with safe haveTrade ReviewA thoughtful and much-needed reproductive justice analysis of 'safe haven' laws and how they are usedand misusedin whose interests, and at whose cost. -- Barbara Katz Rothman,City University of New YorkOaks shows us once again what a sharp feminist eye can reveal when trained on a decent-sounding but ill-considered social policy. Systematically and persuasively, she demonstrates how baby safe haven laws reinforce conservative anti-abortion and pro-adoption policies in our fetal-obsessed society. Her lucid, riveting account keeps the reproductive justice framework vividly at the center of analysis, illuminating how the laws unwittingly reinforce harmful stereotypes about who makes a good (or bad) mother. Boldly, bravely, and with a keen eye for detail, Oaks keeps us focused on the reforms we need to make to allow all parents to raise children with dignity and equality. She offers a real role model of feminist scholarship. -- Lynn Morgan,author of Icons of Life: A Cultural History of Human EmbryosGiving Up Babyserves as a firm foundation for future inquiry into the politics, both formal and informal, of safe haven laws through the lens of reproductive justice. Oaks skillful consolidation of research into streamlined and easy-to-understand chapters effectively illustrates the complex and intertwined nature of politics, culture, race, class, and gender in these laws. * Feminist Collections *The author skillfully portrays the contradictions and hypocrisies of the SHL movement. She documents supporters often-vehement opposition to abortion and sex education, their hostility to formal adoption, and their refusal to acknowledge the institutional and socioeconomic reasons why millions of US families live in poverty. * Choice *Oaks analysis intersects with the larger story of adoption in the UnitedStatesparticularly its commodification, even as infants are understood as & priceless. She shows evocatively that the supply-and-demand exigencies of adoption dovetail withimaginaries of good and bad mothers, as they do with constructions of maternal love. * American Anthropologist *[Oaks] demonstrates quite clearly and powerfully that American safe haven policies represent a tangle of cultural, political, legal, and religious ideas and forces about class, age, gender, motherhood, and race. * Anthropology Review Quarterly *[Oaks] Provides a feminist analysis of the social politics of legal infant abandonment in advocacy and media discourses surrounding safe haven laws. * Journal of Economic Literature *Oaks skillfully navigates the complex web of issues, from class politics to notions of maternal love, that intersect with safe haven laws. * Pacific Standard *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Safe Haven Laws Are Not Only about 1 Saving Babies 1. The Work of Saving Babies' Lives and Souls 47 2. Girls at Risk of Dumping Their Newborns 75 3. Relinquishing Motherhood: How and Why Safe Haven 117 Surrenders Happen 4. The Unsurpassed Adoption Value of Safe Haven Babies 165 Conclusion: Safe Haven Laws and Advancing 203 Reproductive Justice Notes 223 References 233 Index 265 About the Author 275

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Book SynopsisThis book will provide family law practitioners with the knowledge and tools they need to analyze the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA). Case law in many states is evolving and will continue to evolve for the foreseeable future. Many states have yet to address significant portions of the UCCJEA and PKPA. Some sections, such as most of Article 3, Enforcement, of the UCCJEA, have yet to be addressed in depth by any state supreme court.

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Book SynopsisRepresenting parents in child welfare cases can be a lonely job. Natural biases against an accused parent can create substantial obstacles. This book is a practical step-by-step guide for attorneys representing parents accused of parental unfitness due to abuse or neglect. Leading experts provide insights into every aspect of the legal process, from the initial interview with the parent(s), through court hearings, to issues attendant to the Child Abuse and Neglect Registry System.

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents: Introduction Alternative Billing for Attorney Representation Technology to Effectively Expedite Public Resources for Use in Child Custody Litigation Discovery and How to Effectively Get Your Needed Evidence Dealing with the Unrepresented Opposing Party Explore and Develop Options for Finding Low-Cost (Necessary) Professionals Techniques to Settle at Mediation Depose or Not to Depose The Cost-Effective Trial Litigating Child Custody in a Pandemic Final Points

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Book SynopsisTogether Unbroken focuses on the histories, laws, policies, practices, and judicial cases that influence child welfare interventions and impact families. In questioning the traditional orientation and function of child welfare that is fraught with oppression and family separation, the book promotes a new framework for meeting the needs of children and their families and calls for systemic transformation that enables the ultimate reflection of safety, stability and well-being—the ability to heal. The survivors and advocates who courageously shared their stories show the human face of these often-abstracted issues.

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Book SynopsisThis volume of the Research in Global Child Advocacy Series explores participatory methodologies and tools that involve children in research. Perspectives on the role of children have transitioned from viewing children as objects of research, to children as subjects of research, to acknowledgement of children as competent contributors and agents throughout the inquiry process. Researchers continue to explore approaches that honor the capacity of children, drawing on diverse methodologies to elevate children’s voices and actively engage them in the production of knowledge. Nonetheless, despite these developments, questions over the extent to which children can be free of adult filters and influence merits sustained scholarly attention. The book includes chapters that critically examine methodological approaches that empower children in the research process. Contributions include empirical or practitioner pieces that operate from an empowerment paradigm and demonstrate the agenic capacity of children to contribute their perspectives and voices to our understanding of childhood and children’s lives. The text also features conceptual pieces that challenge existing theoretical frameworks, critique research paradigms, and analyze dilemmas or tensions related to ethics, policy and power relations in the research process.

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Book SynopsisThis volume of the Research in Global Child Advocacy Series explores participatory methodologies and tools that involve children in research. Perspectives on the role of children have transitioned from viewing children as objects of research, to children as subjects of research, to acknowledgement of children as competent contributors and agents throughout the inquiry process. Researchers continue to explore approaches that honor the capacity of children, drawing on diverse methodologies to elevate children’s voices and actively engage them in the production of knowledge. Nonetheless, despite these developments, questions over the extent to which children can be free of adult filters and influence merits sustained scholarly attention. The book includes chapters that critically examine methodological approaches that empower children in the research process. Contributions include empirical or practitioner pieces that operate from an empowerment paradigm and demonstrate the agenic capacity of children to contribute their perspectives and voices to our understanding of childhood and children’s lives. The text also features conceptual pieces that challenge existing theoretical frameworks, critique research paradigms, and analyze dilemmas or tensions related to ethics, policy and power relations in the research process.

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Book SynopsisSince the UK Gambling Act of 2005 was introduced, gambling has stopped being seen, politically and legally as an inherent vice and is now viewed as a legitimate form of entertainment. Gambling Regulation and Vulnerability explores the laws around gambling that aim to protect society and individuals, examining the differences between regulatory rhetoric and the impact of legislative and regulatory measures. Malgorzata Carran finds that although the Gambling Act introduced many positive changes to gambling regulation, it has created an environment in which protection of vulnerable individuals becomes difficult. Carran challenges the existing legislative premise that regulation alone is able to balance the effect of liberalisation for those who are vulnerable.Uniquely, this book?s findings are underpinned by empirical data from focus groups carried out with children and young people in secondary schools. The young people interviewed have experienced the transition from a contained, to liberalised gambling industry and unless there is a reversal in policy, no comparable empirical data is ever likely to be collected.This title will appeal to academics exploring regulation, sociology, and law and society. Similarly, regulators and those working with the gambling industry will find this an insightful and illuminating text.Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1. The concept of vulnerability and gambling-related harm 2. Regulatory responses 3. Gambling meaning and categorisations: Are English definitions sufficiently inclusive for the protection of minors? 4. Prevention of underage gambling 5. Minors and gambling advertising 6. Minors and social gaming Epilogue Index

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Book SynopsisAdvocacy skills, which are learnt in the moot court, as a precursor to the effective communication of persuasive legal argument, are essential for those seeking a career in law. The skills associated with successful mooting, cover the entire range of the domains of human activity: intellectual, physical and emotional. This informative book examines the theories relevant to the development of skills necessary for effective participation in competition moots. By consideration of underlying theories, Mark Thomas and Lucy Cradduck develop unique models of the skills of the cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains and effective team dynamics, emphasising the importance of written submissions. The authors use this analysis to develop a unique integrated model that informs the process of coaching moot teams according to reliable principles. The Art of Mooting distils the theories and principles that support successful moot performances, grounding these in practical examples of how a mooter's skills may be developed and improved. It is an essential guide for moot coaches, law and advocacy students and academics seeking to improve their skills, and new and existing practitioners. Trade Review'This book offers brilliant new insights on the intellectual, physical and emotional aspects of mooting. In an era of growing emphasis on experiential learning and innovation in legal education, Thomas and Cradduck have given law teachers and students worldwide a valuable new tool to hone their crafts. The intertwining of pedagogical concepts and practical strategies is indispensable for full-time professors, adjunct coaches, peer mentors, and moot directors. The explanation of why and how to prepare for success also makes this book a must-read resource for every student mooting for fun or competition.' --Jeremy de Beer, University of Ottawa, Canada'The Art of Mooting provides an effective guide to the practical and theoretical aspects of mooting. The book combines the practical know-how that mooters need at each stage of a moot competition with the thorough theoretical and pedagogical approach that coaches require. It is therefore an indispensable resource for both mooters and moot coaches. If mooting is an art, this book puts everyone on the path to becoming an artist.' --Louise Parsons, Bond University, Australia'Happily, it has become fashionable to nod when told what a good thing mooting is for legal students and their instructors. But with their book, Mark Thomas and Lucy Cradduck take a more considered and rigorous approach, examining how and why mooting is so beneficial. Good advocacy synthesises thoughtfulness and experience. So does this book. It will be of interest and value to anyone with a stake in good legal education - and that, surely, is all of us.' --Stuart Baran, Three New Square, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction 2. The Cognitive Domain 3. The Psychomotor Domain 4. The Affective Domain 5. The Moot Coach 6. Team Dynamics 7. Written Submissions 8. International Criminal Court Case Study 9. Assessing Moot Performance 10. Conclusion and Future Appendix A Appendix B Index

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Book SynopsisEffective Communication for Lawyers is an essential guide to communicating in the radically and rapidly changing environment of professional law today. The book offers a deep dive into understanding communication as behaviour, as well as practical tools and insights. It connects theory to practice in order to improve client communication, support the current transformation of legal work and prepare readers for future developments and disruptions in the legal profession. Key Features: Introduces ‘The Dialogue Box’ and explains how to use this foundational communication tool in everyday legal work Provides a solid grounding in the theoretical context and expands the horizons of the relationship between law and communication Offers the reader a clear understanding of why they are communicating and enables effective use of various channels, tools and skills of communication This book will be crucial reading for all practising lawyers, as well as arbitrators, mediators and negotiators. It will also be helpful for law students looking to develop their communication skills ahead of going into practice.Trade Review‘This is a highly useful, clear and interesting read. David Cowan guides us through why great communication is such a vital skill for legal professionals but then, most importantly, he gives the tools which enable us to do this ourselves - impactfully and simply. An excellent contribution.’ -- Christina Blacklaws, entrepreneur and innovator, Chair of LawTech UK and former President of the Law Society of England and Wales‘If communication, as David suggests, is better understood as the activity of sharing, then I think we are all fortunate that he has shared with us his insights into effective communication in this invaluable book. As a practising lawyer, I would rank effective communication as the most valuable skill a lawyer can possess; one that we must continually develop. The Dialogue Box is an excellent practical tool which aids that development for everyone from the first year law student to the most seasoned practitioner.’ -- Tara Doyle, Matheson, Dublin, Ireland‘This book does much more than it says on the tin. As well as being a first-rate practical guide, it offers a deeply informed analysis of the changing nature of legal communications in a digital society. Wide-ranging, well-researched, and ambitious, it should be mandatory reading across the world of law.’ -- Richard Susskind, President, Society for Computers and LawTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Dialogue and law – new horizons 2. Law as communication, communication as law PART I THE COMMUNICATING LAWYER 3. Emotional lawyering 4. Collaborative lawyering 5. Changing channel 6. Changing paradigms – confront or collaborate? PART II THE DIALOGUE BOX FOR LAWYERS 7. Introducing the Dialogue Box 8. The Intelligence Zon 9. The Emotion Zone 10. The Interpretation Zone 11. The Narrative Zone 12. Ready to dialogue? Index

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Book SynopsisIndependent mental health advocacy is a crucial means of ensuring rights and entitlements for people sectioned under the Mental Health Act. This book takes an appreciative but critical view of independent mental health advocacy, locating the recent introduction of Independent Mental Health Advocates (IMHAs) within a broader historical, social and policy context, and anticipates future developments. The text includes the voices of service users throughout, both as authors and research participants. Drawing on their research, the authors provide a historical overview of mental health advocacy, independent mental health advocacy in relation to the law, the role and responsibilities of IMHAs, essential values, knowledge and skills required of advocates, relationships with service providers, commissioning, measuring advocacy outcomes, and how IMHA services can be made accessible and appropriate to diverse groups. This will be essential reading for advocates, social work professionals, academic staff and trainers and will provide mental health professionals with an understanding of, and critical reflection on, the IMHA role. It will also be of particular general interest to survivors and mental health service users, and their families and carers.Trade ReviewIt is a thorough and detailed guide to everything that an IMHA requires in order to discharge their functions in the most empowering and equitable way... Should be an essential set text for IMHA training courses... The book has been cowritten by a total of nine authors, whose backgrounds range from the largely academic to people who have had firsthand experience of being service users. The book is all the stronger for this... The chapter giving an historical overview of the evolution of independent mental health advocacy traced it back as far as the 16th century. I also found the chapter looking at research into the experience of detention from the service user perspective enlightening, and gave me much to think about in my approach to my work as an AMHP. This section would be equally helpful for social work and AMHP students... I do think this book provides an essential text for people training and practicing as IMHA's. I would also recommend the book to mental health nursing and social work students, and will certainly be recommending to my own AMHP trainees that they read this book. -- The Masked AMHP blogThe book is highly informative and, for one with limited knowledge of the subject area, provides a fascinating introduction to the filed. The book makes a clear case for a wholescale rethinking of mental health services in the UK, and provides a detailed exposition of the endemic problems in the current system. -- Josephine Teale, City Law School, London * Journal of Mental Health *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Foreword. Kris Chastey. Preface. Tony Brandon. 1. Introduction. From Powerlessness to Power. Part 1. Setting the Scene. 2. Understanding the Territory. Laura Able and Konstantina Poursanidou, Service User Research Enterprise, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London. 3. 'An intelligent and active sympathy' - a brief historical overview. Karen Machin. 4. Mental Health Advocacy, rights and the law. Stephanie De La Haye, User Mental Health Consultant and Researcher. 5. "My rights TO my voice": Service user experiences of compulsion. Laura Able and Karen Machen. 6. Research and reviews of mental health advocacy. Stephanie De La Haye. Part 2. The Practice and Experience of IMHA Services. 7. IMHA role and services. 8. Making a Difference: Outcomes from independent mental health advocacy. Kaaren Cruse. 9. Doing advocacy well: values, knowledge and skills. Karen Cruse and June Sadd. 10. One size fits all? Meeting diverse needs. June Sadd. 11. Relationships with service providers. 12. Commissioning effective IMHA services. 13. Conclusions - The future for advocacy: a glass half full? References. Glossary. Useful Resources.

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Book SynopsisBased upon the text of a seminar devised by the author which has been widely acclaimed as a breakthrough in the teaching and learning of advocacy. It is based on the personal experience of the author and has been described as invaluable as a review for the experienced advocate.;Keith Evans is a member of the English and California Bars and a former head of London Chambers.

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Book SynopsisThis work explains the language used by the most successful advocates throughout the English-speaking world, and contributors include distinguished lawyers within these jurisdictions, from the Far-East to the USA. As well as dealing with the words and phrases of advocacy, the book covers other aspects of the technique of communication.

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Book SynopsisIn line with earlier editions, this book enables the student practitioner to learn the technique of advocacy by way of an analytical approach. Judge Michael Hyam believes that the principles of advocacy may be learnt by application and practice. He illustrates a method of preparing speeches which may be adapted to any kind of case, and this edition amplifies the chapters on this aspect of advocacy. The principles are explained by analysis and illustrated with examples of both good and bad practice. The reader should find that in this way the rules of good advocacy become clear and that potentially serious mistakes can be avoided. This book has expanded upon the areas of preparation in different types of cases, on the form of submissions and on advocacy in the family courts.

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Book SynopsisThe second part of the book contains two poignant first-person accounts of working among the CICL by Kalpana Purushothaman, a trained psychologist and a member of a Juvenile Justice Board in Karnataka, and Puneeta Roy, who translates her skills in expressive arts into offering tools to interned children for self-empowerment and healing.

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