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Sweet & Maxwell Ltd The Devils Advocate
Book SynopsisThe Devil's Advocate , a best-selling advocacy manual in both the UK and the Commonwealth, brings a fresh approach to the Do's and Don'ts of good advocacy. Written with humour and style, the title explains clear techniques, taking the reader through the practical application of advocacy step-by-step. The Devil's Advocate has quickly become the leading handbook and practical guide to advocacy in any adversarial courtroom, in any country, to be read and carried about by any advocate.
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Regnery Publishing Inc One Vote Away: How a Single Supreme Court Seat
Book Synopsis** WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER ** USA TODAY BESTSELLER ** PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY BESTSELLER ** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** With a simple majority on the Supreme Court, the left would have the power to curtail or even abolish the freedoms that have made America a beacon to the world. We are one vote away from losing our most precious constitutional rights. As a Supreme Court clerk, solicitor general of Texas, and private litigator, Ted Cruz played a key role in some of the most important legal cases of the past two decades. In One Vote Away, you will discover how often the high court decisions that affect your life have been decided by the narrowest of margins. One vote preserves your right to speak freely, to bear arms, and to exercise your faith. One vote will determine whether your children enjoy their full inheritance as American citizens. God may endow us with "certain unalienable rights," but whether we enjoy them depends on nine judges—the "high priests" who have the last say in our system of government. Drawing back the curtain of their temple, Senator Cruz reveals the struggles, arguments, and strife that have shaped the fate of those rights. No one who reads One Vote Away can ever again take a single seat on the Supreme Court for granted.
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Oxford University Press Online Courts and the Future of Justice
Book SynopsisOur court system is struggling. It is too costly to deliver justice for all but the few, too slow to satisfy those who can access it. Yet the values implicit in disputes being resolved in person, and in public, are fundamental to how we have imagined the fair resolution of disputes for centuries. Could justice be delivered online? The idea has excited and appalled in equal measure, promising to bring justice to all, threatening to strike at the heart of what we mean by justice. With online courts now moving from idea to reality, we are looking at the most fundamental change to our justice system for centuries, but the public understanding of and debate about the revolution is only just beginning.In Online Courts and the Future of Justice Richard Susskind, a pioneer of rethinking law for the digital age, confronts the challenges facing our legal system and the potential for technology to bring much needed change. Drawing on years of experience leading the discussion on conceiving and delivering online justice, Susskind here charts and develops the public debate.Against a background of austerity politics and cuts to legal aid, the public case for online courts has too often been framed as a business case by both sides of the debate. Are online courts preserving the public bottom line by finding efficiencies? Or sacrificing the interests of the many to deliver cut price justice? Susskind broadens the debate by making the moral case (whether online courts are required by principles of justice) and the jurisprudential case (whether online courts are compatible with our understanding of judicial process and constitutional rights) for delivering justice online.Trade ReviewIn summary, Susskind's latest book is another extraordinary contribution to justice reform. It is an engaging work that will hopefully spark debate and reform. It is written with a lively tone and provides much food for thought about what our justice systems could look like now and into the future. * Tania Sourdin, University of Newcastle, Australia, Journal of Law and Society *Table of ContentsPART ONE - CONTEXT 1: The case for change 2: Advances in technology 3: Thinking strategically 4: Legal theory of courts 5: Physical, virtual, online hearings 6: Access to justice revisited PART TWO - ARCHITECTURE 7: The vision 8: Online guidance 9: Assisted argument 10: Containment 11: Online resolution by judges 12: Civil, criminal, family disputes 13: Case studies PART THREE - THE CASE AGAINST 14: Economy-class justice 15: Adversarial v investigatory 16: Open justice and fair trial 17: Face-to-face justice 18: Digital exclusion 19: Loss of majesty 20: Public sector technology PART FOUR - THE FUTURE 21: Machine learning and prediction 22: Technology-mediated negotiation 23: Artificial intelligence 24: Telepresence, augmented reality and virtual reality 25: The role for human beings Further Reading
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LexisNexis UK Modern Judge: Power, Responsibility and Society's
Book SynopsisSir Mark''s aim in this book is to be frank rather than scholarly about judging. The trial judge is in a very different position to the appellate judge. The trial is where the facts are determined and it is essentially a trail judge who exercises the powers of discretion which modern society increasingly vests in its judiciary. As society becomes more complex, so does the law. However, law cannot provide for every circumstance and so its application often involves the exercise of discretion. Criminal sentencing, child welfare, the protection of those who lack mental capacity and disputes about medical treatment are obvious examples. How do judges go about that? How far are judges influenced or affected by their backgrounds, beliefs and own life experiences? And, if consistency is an aspect of public justice, can that be achieved? And what about the conflict between public justice and personal privacy? Many see these as pressing questions in a society where judges have perhaps greater effective power than ever before.
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Bonnier Books Ltd Drawn Testimony
Book SynopsisEDITOR'S PICK ON AMAZON.COM'As captivating and nuanced as the drawings themselves' - The New York Times'Against the odds, her prose keeps pace with her pastels' - Patrick Bringley, author of All the Beauty in the World'Readers will be hard-pressed to put this down' - Publisher's WeeklyA penetrating, compulsively readable memoir about the four-decade career of a top courtroom sketch artist.Jane Rosenberg is America's pre-eminent courtroom sketch artist. For over forty years, she's been at the heart of the story, covering almost every major trial that has passed through the New York justice system. From mob bosses to fallen titans of finance, terrorists and sex abusers, corrupt cops and warring entertainment icons, she has drawn them all.In Drawn Testimony, Rosenberg brings us into the high-stakes, dramatic world of her craft, where art, psychology and courtroom drama collide. Over the course of her legendary career, Jane has had a front row seat to some of the most iconic and notorious moments in our nation's recent history, sketching everything from Tom Brady's deflate-gate case, to John Lennon's murder trial to cases against Ghislaine Maxwell, John Gotti, Harvey Weinstein and most recently, the indictment against former President Donald Trump. Readers will learn how she has honed her unique powers of perception, but also what her portraits reveal, not only about her subjects, but about the human condition in general.Fearless, fascinating and gorgeously written, Drawn Testimony captures the unique career of an artist whose body of work depicts history as it's happening.
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Little, Brown Book Group How To Represent Yourself in the Family Court
Book SynopsisThis book covers areas such as contact between parents and children, where a child should live and with whom, where a child should go to school, domestic violence and many other issues where agreement may not be possible. It sets out the law in a way you will be able to understand and apply. and contains a wealth of practical tips to ensure that you present yourself and your case well throughout proceedings. It will guide you in drafting statements, addressing the court, answering questions during cross-examination and dealing with professionals at court.
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University of California Press Contested Ground
Book SynopsisThe Trump presidency was not the first to spark contentious debates about presidential power, but its impact on these debates will reverberate far beyond his term. The same rules must apply to all presidents: those whose abuses of power we fear, as well as those whose exercises of power we applaud. In this brief but wide-ranging guide to the presidency, constitutional law expert Daniel Farber charts the limits of presidential power, from the fierce arguments among the Framers to those raging today. Synthesizing history, politics, and settled law, Contested Ground also helps readers make sense of the gaps and gray areas that fuel such heated disputes about the limits of and checks on presidential authority. From appointments and removals to wars and emergencies, Contested Ground investigates the clashes between branches of government as well as between presidential power and individual freedom. Importantly, Farber lays out the substance of constitutional law and the way it is entwinTrade Review"While Contested Ground challenges the public perception that presidents have nearly unlimited authority, it also stresses that legal checks and balances only go so far." * California Magazine *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Creating the Presidency 2. Clashing Visions of Presidential Power 3. The President and Foreign Affairs 4. Taking the Country to War 5. The Bureaucrat in Chief 6. The Domestic Policy Czar 7. Presidential Power versus Individual Rights 8. The President and the Courts 9. Congressional Checks and Balances 10. Concluding Thoughts Afterword Sources and Further Reading Index
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Austin Macauley Publishers Child Abduction During the Covid Pandemic
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Harvard University Press How Judges Think OISC
Book SynopsisA distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, Posner offers in this new book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases.Trade ReviewPosner is unique in the world of American jurisprudence, a highly regarded U.S. appellate judge and a prolific and controversial writer on legal philosophy. Opinionated, sarcastic and argumentative as ever, Posner is happy to weigh in not only on how judges think, but how he thinks they should think. When sticking to explaining the nine intellectual approaches to judging that he identifies, and to the gap between legal academics and judges, and his well-formulated pragmatic approach to judging, Posner is insightful, accessible, often funny and a model of clarity. * Publishers Weekly *Posner's latest book, How Judges Think, is important, if only because it's Posner looking at his own profession from the inside. Two of the chapters, "Judges Are Not Law Professors" and "Is Pragmatic Adjudication Inescapable?," are worth the price of admission by themselves. The book can be read as one long screed against the jurisprudence of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and stands as a refutation to those who believe the category of conservative can lazily be applied to a mind as independent as Posner's. -- Barry Gewen * New York Times online *A prolific and brilliant writer, Posner's How Judges Think is perhaps his most illuminating work for its profound, and sometimes polemical, insights into the judicial process...Judge Posner's examination of the issues is thorough, scholarly and riveting. He has written an important book--a must read not just for lawyers, but also for anyone who wants to understand how the inscrutable, and sometimes oracular, process of judging really works. -- James D. Zirin * Forbes.com *Table of Contents* Introduction Part One: The Basic Model * Nine Theories of Judicial Behavior * The Judge as Labor-Market Participant * The Judge as Occasional Legislator * The Mind of the Legislating Judge Part Two: The Model Elaborated * The Judicial Environment: External Constraints on Judging * Altering the Environment: Tenure and Salary Issues * Judicial Method: Internal Constraints on Judging * Judges Are Not Law Professors * Is Pragmatic Adjudication Inescapable? Part Three: Justices * The Supreme Court Is a Political Court * Comprehensive Constitutional Theories * Judicial Cosmopolitanism * Conclusion * Acknowledgments * Index
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Cambridge University Press The Haves and HaveNots in Supreme Court
Book SynopsisCourts are often thought of as protectors of minority rights. What happens when the composition of courts changes such that politically disadvantaged groups expect a less favorable reception? This Element examines whether the increasing conservatism of the US Supreme Court during Donald Trump''s presidency changed the behavior of litigants and amicus curiae. The authors test whether membership changes led to reduced filings by individuals and organizations representing marginalized groups and increased filings by businesses and conservative states and interest groups. The authors find substantial reductions in participation by the most politically disadvantaged and substantial increases in participation by the most conservative groups.
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Edinburgh University Press Informality and Courts
Book SynopsisThis volume explores an understudied aspect of courts: The extent to which informal institutions and relational networks (e.g., professional, clientelist, family etc.) relations affect how courts are organised and operate. For instance, to what extent can ?good personal relations? outweigh professional merits in judicial appointment processes? Or in what ways do international or domestic judicial networks help protect courts against other branches of power? Our relational-institutional perspective allows us to better understand a variety of important processes for the comparative study of courts ? including judicial appointments, judicial decision-making, judicial administration, institutional development, inter-branch relations, corruption, and court reform, among others. More importantly, an emphasis on informality sheds new light on the accountability role of courts in democratic regimes, at a time when democracy worldwide is at risk and authoritarian regimes are on the rise. Bringing together the thoughts of scholars with different levels of seniority and disciplinary expertise, this volume offers cross-national engagement with theory, providing systematic analyses of the configuration, operation, and roles of informal institutions and relations, and their importance in different socio-political contexts and legal systems.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Currency of Justice: Fines and Damages in
Book SynopsisFines and monetary damages account for the majority of legal sanctions across the whole spectrum of legal governance. Money is, in key respects, the primary tool law has to achieve compliance. Yet money has largely been ignored by social analyses of law, and especially by social theory.The Currency of Justice examines the differing rationalities, aims and assumptions built into money’s deployment in diverse legal fields and sanctions. This raises major questions about the extent to which money appears as an abstract universal or whether it takes on more particular meanings when deployed in various areas of law. Indeed, money may be unique in that it can take on the meanings of punishment, compensation, denunciation or regulation. The Currency of Justice examines the implications of the ‘monetization of justice’ as life is increasingly regulated through this single medium. Money not only links diverse domains of law; it also links legal sanctions to other monetary techniques which govern everyday life. Like these, the concern with monetary sanctions is not who pays, but that money is paid. Money is perhaps the only form of legal sanction where the burden need not be borne by the wrongdoer. In this respect, this book explores the view that contemporary governance is less concerned with disciplining individuals and more concerned with regulating distributions and flows of behaviours and the harms and costs linked with these.Trade Review"This small book is immensely satisfying. Like Jane Austin carving exquisitely on a small piece of ivory, Pat O’Malley has taken a sensitive and expert chisel to the very compacted meanings of an overlooked slice of life – monetary regulation via fines, compensation and damages. In so doing, he has also opened up a treasure chest of new conceptions of monetary justice. It seems likely that The Currency of Justice will become a classic in the sociologies of regulation, politics and crime. Meanwhile, it should be compulsory reading for students of the changing relationships between money, justice and politics, and a sheer joy-to-read for any and every one fascinated by the way we live now." – Pat Carlen, The British Journal of Criminology, vol. 49 no. 6 (November 2009)Table of Contents1. Money and Monetary Sanctions 2. Penal Fines 3. Regulatory Fines 4. Monetary Damages 5. The Currency of Justice
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG SCOTUS 2021: Major Decisions and Developments of
Book SynopsisEach year, the Supreme Court of the United States announces new rulings with deep consequences for our lives. This fourth volume in Palgrave’s SCOTUS series describes, explains, and contextualizes the landmark cases of the US Supreme Court in the term ending 2021. With a close look at cases involving key issues and debates in American politics and society, SCOTUS 2021 tackles the Court’s rulings on voting rights, Obamacare, LGBT rights, climate change, college sports, property rights, separation of powers, parole for youth offenders, immigration, religious liberty, free speech, and more. Written by notable scholars in political science and law, the chapters in SCOTUS 2021 present the details of each ruling, its meaning for constitutional debate, and its impact on public policy or partisan politics. Finally, SCOTUS 2021 offers an analysis of the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: The 2020-2021 Term at the Supreme CourtChapter 2: Alston v. NCAA on the Anti-trust Challenge to College Sports Chapter 3: BP v. Baltimore on Climate Change Chapter 4: Brnovich v. DNC on Voting Restrictions Chapter 5: California v. Texas on Obamacare Chapter 6: Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid on Property Rights Chapter 7: Collins v. Mnuchin & US v. Arthrex on Separation of Powers Chapter 8: Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp on Extra-territorial Rights Claims Chapter 9: Fulton v. City of Philadelphia on Free Exercise of Religion and LGBT Rights Chapter 10: Jones v. Mississippi on Life Without Parole for Youth Offenders Chapter 11: Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. on Free Speech in High School Chapter 12: Pereida v. Wilkinson on Deportation of Noncitizens Chapter 13: Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn & South Bay Pentecostal on Religious Liberty and the Pandemic Chapter 14: Tanzin v. Tanvir on RFRA and Damages Against Federal Officials Chapter 15: Torres v. Madrid on Use of Force Under the Fourth Amendment Chapter 16: Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski on Campus Free Speech Chapter 17: The Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Oxford University Press The Jackson ADR Handbook
Book SynopsisThe Jackson ADR Handbook^r was written to fulfil a recommendation by Lord Justice Jackson that there should be an authoritative handbook on alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The first edition, published in 2013, laid a strong foundation as an authoritative guide to ADR, receiving judicial endorsement from the Court of Appeal. Subsequent editions built upon that success, becoming a syllabus text prescribed by the Bar Standards Board. The use of ADR continues to be embedded in dispute resolution in England and Wales, with the Master of the Rolls and the Ministry of Justice implementing reforms that place the use of ADR alongside litigation. This revised fourth edition integrates important new case law, including the landmark case of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council [2023], in which the Court of Appeal decided a court can order parties to engage in a non-court based dispute resolution process, provided the right to a trial remains. Key changes in court rules and pre-action protocols are also covered.Designed with a concise, user-friendly format, the text provides an in-depth overview of the options and principles for ADR, placing them firmly within the context of litigation, and looking in detail at the relevant court rules and legal principles, such as privacy and legal professional privilege, as well as practical topics such as how to prepare for and what happens during mediation and recording and enforcing settlements.
£44.64
Sweet & Maxwell Ltd The European Private International Law of
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Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing High Principle Low Politics and the Emergence of
Book SynopsisThis book tells the remarkable story of how and why the Supreme Court came to be created; and in doing so taps into a rich seam of social and political history. It also provides an insight, free of legal jargon, into how the court has âœperformedâ in the light of both the fears and the expectations which greeted its arrival.Table of ContentsPART ONE A rumbling campaign and a startling outcome Early signs The campaign gathers pace Derry Irvine stands his ground The Government’s volte face Picking up the pieces PART TWO “Purists” versus “Pragmatists”: An arcane parliamentary battle Hostilities commence A “Wrecking Amendment” A pause in the hostilities Hostilities are resumed The Commons takes over PART THREE The Court emerges Plans, designs and micro-management The Supreme Court establishes itself No “rush of blood to the head” APPENDIX A New Supreme Court for the United Kingdom (Lord Bingham of Cornhill) INDEX
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Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing Small Claims Procedure in the County Court A
Book SynopsisThis popular title will prove invaluable for busy practitioners and litigants in person alike, equipping them with the latest knowledge and enabling them to make the most of the procedures that are available.Trade Review'an excellent and concise work … meets all the needs of the professional user, including case citations and statutory references’. Elizabeth Robson Taylor MA of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers, Reviews Editor, 'The Barrister,' and Mediator.Table of ContentsPART 1- CLAIMS 1. Preliminary Topics 2. Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Small Claims Case 3. Responding to the Claim (Including Obtaining Judgment in Default or on an Admission) 4. Directions Questionnaires and Allocation 5. Other Parts of the Civil Procedure Rules 6. Drafting Documents for Small Claims Cases; PART 2 - MEDIATION AND SETTLEMENT 7. Mediation and Settlement of Small Claims PART 3 – HEARINGS 8. Steps between Allocation and the Hearing; Preparation for the Hearing 9. Costs in Small Claims 10. The Hearing 11. Appeals and Applications to Set Aside Judgment PART 4 = ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS 12. Enforcement of Small Claims Judgments in the County Court; PART 5 - PERSONAL INJURIES 13. The Road Traffic Accident Small Claims Protocol Appendices Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Making Decisions Judicially: A Guide for
Book SynopsisAre you involved in making decisions in court, a tribunal, or another formal decision-making environment? This book gives guidance in the skills required to reach and deliver well-structured judicial decisions. The authors (all of whom have extensive judicial and quasi-judicial experience) instruct the readers on the skills required at each stage of a hearing, including: - ensuring there is a fair hearing process; - standards and conduct of decision-makers; - successful communication; - taking into account the needs of vulnerable participants and litigants in person; - case management; - assessing evidence; and - the process of reaching and then delivering a well-structured decision. The book includes practical guidance, examples, and short exercises to help the reader engage with the issues discussed and understand the skills required. Buy this book and you will have the confidence you need to make great decisions.Table of ContentsForeword Dame Hazel Genn (University College London, UK) Introduction Godfrey Cole (retired First-tier and Upper Tribunal Judge, UK) 1. Fair Hearing Nicholas Wikeley (Upper Tribunal, UK) 2. Communication and Vulnerable Participants Mary Kane (Mental Health Tribunal, UK) and Meleri Tudur (First-tier Tribunal, UK) 3. Case Management Christopher Lethem (Central London County Court, UK) 4. Evidence Mark Ockelton (Upper Tribunal, UK) 5. Ethics Yvette Genn (Barrister, UK) 6. Making and Communicating the Decision Godfrey Cole (retired First-tier and Upper Tribunal Judge, UK) 7. Conclusion Yvette Genn (Barrister, UK) and Christopher Lethem (Central London County Court, UK)
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC An Uncommon Lawyer
Book SynopsisIn this unique book Lord Woolf recounts his remarkable career and provides a personal and honest perspective on the most important developments in the common law over the last half century. The book opens with a comprehensive description of his family background, which was very influential on his later life, starting with the arrival of his grandparents as Jewish immigrants to England in 1870. His recollections of his early years and family, education and life as a student lead into his early career as a barrister and as a Treasury Devil, moving on to his judicial career and the many roles taken therein. The numerous standout moments examined include his work on access to the judiciary, prison reform, and suggested reforms to the European Court of Human Rights. Fascinating insights into the defining cases of his career, T AG v Jonathan Cape, Gouriet v Union of Post Office Workers, Tameside, Hazel v Hammersmith, M v Home Office, remind the reader of how impactful his influence has been. He considers the setting of the mandatory component of the life sentences of Thompson and Venables and the Diane Blood case. Alongside the case law, and the Woolf Reforms, the Constitutional Law Reform Act 2005 is also explored. Considering the ebb and flow of changes over his remarkable judicial life, Lord Woolf identifies those he welcomes, but also expresses regret on what has been lost. A book to remind lawyers, be they students, practitioners or scholars, of the power and importance of law. All author profits from the book will be donated to the Woolf Institute.Trade ReviewAn Uncommon Lawyer traces the author’s unbroken ascent up the ladders of bar and bench – helpfully, for the lay reader, with explanations of what his various roles involved. It also describes the development of his aim to make the law more accessible and more humane … He has indeed been an uncommon lawyer, as well as an honourable and much honoured man. -- Michael Beloff * The Times Literary Supplement *Table of Contents1. The Start 2. Happy Days 3. Becoming a Member of the Bar 4. A Barrister Taking the Crown’s Shilling as the Revenue and Treasury Junior 5. Crossing the Strand/A Change of Robes 6. A Change of Robes and Strangeways 7. Life as a Law Lord 8. Access to Justice 9. My Responsibilities as Master of the Rolls 10. Lord Chief Justice 11. Return to Civilian Life and Further Commissions 12. Interfaith Relations – The Woolf Institute 13. Back to Judging 14. For Family and Justice
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LexisNexis UK Disciplinary and Regulatory Proceedings
Book SynopsisLong-established as the leading work in this area, this title has provided authoritative guidance to lawyers, tribunals, and other experts dealing with professional discipline and regulation. Written by a team of specialist authors who have extensive experience in this area, thereby ensuring that every area is covered in depth. The book addresses all the major regulatory fields of expertise, and provides expert analysis on the full range of issues that may arise in the course of disciplinary proceedings.Part 1: GeneralPart 2: The Disciplinary Process Part 3: Specific Regulatory RegimesPart 4: Data Protection and Freedom of Information
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Waterside Press Sir William Garrow: His Life, Times and Fight for
Book SynopsisSir William Garrow was born in Middlesex in 1760 and called to the Bar in 1783. He was the dominant figure at the Old Bailey from 1783 to 1793, later becoming an MP, Solicitor-General, Attorney-General and finally a judge and lawmaker within the Common Law Tradition. Garrow is now in the public-eye for daring to challenge entrenched legal ways and means. His 'gifts to the world' include altering the relationship between judge and jury (the former had until then dominated over the latter in criminal trials), helping to forge the presumption of innocence, rules of evidence and ensuring a general right to put forward a defence using a trained lawyer. He gave new meaning to the trial advocate's forensic art of cross-examination, later diverting skills honed as a radical to help the Crown when it was faced with alleged plots, treason and sedition. This is a generous work in which well-known legal historian and biographer John Hostettler and family story-teller Richard Braby (a descendant of Garrow) combine their skills and experience to produce a gem of a book. The lost story of Sir William Garrow and its rediscovery will prove enlightening for professional and general readers alike and provide an invaluable 'missing-link' for legal and social historians. It is also a remarkable work of genealogical research which will register strongly with family historians.Trade Review'A Law book yes, but boring no, a delight to read': Internet Law Book Reviews. 'Without the pioneering work of William Garrow, the legal system would be stuck in the Middle Ages': Radio Times 'Garrow can truely be said to have revolutionised the practice of criminal law': Geoffrey Robertson QC (from the Foreword). 'A blockbuster of a book': Phillip Taylor MBE of Richmond Green Chambers.'[Hostettler and Braby's] definitive biography ... is informative, entertaining and a really good read, and in the process rescues Garrow from undeserved obscurity': Littlehampton GazetteTable of ContentsForeword Geoffrey Robertson QC. 1.Family Background 2.Education in Criminal Law. 3.Garrow and English Criminal Procedure. 4.Early Trials 5. Adversary Trial and Human Rights. 6.Government Prosecutor. 7.The Picton Trials. 8.Member of Parliament and Law Officer. 9.Garrow vs. Brougham. 10.Judge. 11.Garrow's Homes. 12.Sarah 13.Garrow's Will And Trust 14.Garrow's Extended Family. 15.Joseph Garrow's Literary Legacy. 16.Published Stories. 17.Conclusion. Timeline of William Garrow's Life. APPENDIX 1: Garrow Genealogical Studies APPENDIX 2: A Snapshot of Crime and Punishment in the 1800s APPENDIX 3: Some Primary Sources. Select bibliography. Index
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University of Chester Press Advocacy and Public Speaking: A Student's
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University of California Press The War in Court
Book SynopsisHow hundreds of lawyers mobilized to challenge the illegal treatment of prisoners captured in the war on terror and helped force an end to the US government's most odious policies. In The War in Court, sociologist LisaHajjartraces the fight against the US torture policy by lawyers who brought the war on terror into the courts. Their victories, though few and far between, forced the government to change the way prisoners were treated and focused attention on state crimes perpetrated in the shadows. If not for these lawyers and their allies, US torture would have gone unchallenged because elected officials and the American public, with a few exceptions, did nothing to oppose it. This war in court has been fought to defend the principle that there is no legal right to torture. Told as a suspenseful, high-stakes story, The War in Court clearly outlines why challenges to the torture policy had to be waged on the legal terrain and why hundreds of lawyers joined the fight. Drawing on eTrade Review"Hajjar...revisits the subject of US torture of detainees after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Her focus is the group of lawyers who tried to use law, national and international, to stop and redress abusive US policies. . . . [S]he does an excellent job of systematically examining the political and legal dimensions of the subject, bringing everything up to date." * CHOICE *"A suspenseful, high-stakes story." * Law & Social Inquiry *"A riveting account of the legal challenges to the George W. Bush administration’s torture policies, with a particularly insightful focus on the military commission proceedings at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base. . . . Hajjar extracts some hope from what is often a dispiriting narrative." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"Hajjar’s masterful account of how the United States has descended into a pro-torture nation will benefit sociologists and historians for generations to come." * Social Forces * "The War in Court brings the dark story of U.S. torture in the “war on terror” to light, the utter bankruptcy of the endeavor from its origin, and the heroism of those who resisted." * Against the Current: A Socialist Journal *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Preface Introduction: Why Torture Matters 1 • Taking the "War on Terror" to Court 2 • Enter the Warriors 3 • Mapping the Lines of Battle 4 • The War in Court Takes Off 5 • Winning Some, Losing Some 6 • Fighting for Justice at Home and Abroad 7 • Trying Guantánamo 8 • New Battles, Same War 9 • Obama's Guantánamo 10 • The Last Front Conclusion: The Afterlives of Torture Acknowledgments Sources and Further Readings Index
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University of California Press Democracys Chief Executive
Book SynopsisLegal scholar Peter M. Shane confronts U.S. presidential entitlement and offers a more reasonable way of conceptualizing our constitutional presidency in the twenty-first century. In the eyes of modern-day presidentialists, the United States Constitution's vesting of executive power means today what it meant in 1787. For them, what it meant in 1787 was the creation of a largely unilateral presidency, and in their view, a unilateral presidency still best serves our national interest. Democracy's Chief Executive challenges each of these premises, while showing how their influence on constitutional interpretation for more than forty years has set the stage for a presidency ripe for authoritarianism. Democracy's Chief Executive explains how dogmatic ideas about expansive executive authority can create within the government a psychology of presidential entitlement that threatens American democracy and the rule of law. Tracing today's aggressive presidentialism to a steady consolidatiTrade Review"[A] useful and timely book." * Survival: Global Politics and Strategy *Table of ContentsContents Prologue: Toward a Pro-Democracy Constitutional Presidency Part One Aggressive Presidentialism: Originalism Done Badly 1 • From the “Unitary” to the “Entitled” Executive 2 • The “Chief Prosecutor” Myth 3 • Politicizing the “Deep State”: Presidents and the Bureaucracy Part Two Constitutional Interpretation for Democracy 4 • The Originalist Mirage of Presidential Power 5 • Interpreting Democracy’s Constitution Part Three Democracy’s Chief Executive 6 • Democracy’s Presidency 7 • Breaking the Grip of Presidentialism Acknowledgments Notes Suggested Further Reading Index
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Harvard University Press The Rule of Five Making Climate History at the
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe Rule of Five is the gripping story of the most important environmental law case ever decided by the US Supreme Court. Richard Lazarus’s compelling narrative is enlivened by colorful characters, a canny dissection of courtroom strategy, and a case where the stakes are, literally, as big as the world. -- Scott Turow, author of Presumed InnocentIn the tradition of A Civil Action, this book makes a compelling story of the court fight that paved the way for regulating the emissions now overheating the planet. It offers a poignant reminder of how far we’ve come—and how far we still must go. -- Bill McKibben, author of The End of NatureWonderful…The inside story of how this case came to be, how its lawyers struggled and fought over theories and roles, and how the late Justice John Paul Stevens patched together the five votes needed to secure a majority…Lazarus walks readers through all of the procedural steps and legal theories that surrounded this case, using lucid prose that is easy for nonlawyers to follow. The book is a master class in how the Supreme Court works and, more broadly, how major cases navigate through the legal system. -- Michael B. Gerrard * Science *Gripping…Weaves the tale of how Mendelson’s petition led to the landmark decision, how he brought along the other environmental advocates despite bitter infighting, and how missteps by their opponents gave the lawsuit wings. Lazarus, who interviewed participants in the case, from lawyers to Supreme Court justices, writes like a novelist. -- Caroline Fredrickson * Washington Monthly *In vivid detail, with every sentence clear to a nonlawyer, Lazarus traces the story of the case through eight years of ups and downs…A riveting story, beautifully told. -- Jessica T. Mathews * Foreign Affairs *[A] masterpiece…Offers a behind-the-scenes look at every aspect of the case, from the Bush administration’s fierce opposition to the internecine conflicts among the petitioners to the razor-thin 5-4 victory. * E *The Rule of Five is the definitive inside account of one of the key court decisions of our time. It’s also more than that. Richard Lazarus makes vivid the culture of the Supreme Court and the sheer unlikeliness of history. There’s no better book if you want to understand the past, present, and future of environmental litigation. -- Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth ExtinctionA character-driven thriller about how climate change came to the fore of U.S. politics and legal action…An exciting, tension-filled analysis of an improbable environmental triumph and an influential federal ruling whose effects have rippled out to the other branches of government, the states, and the private sector ever since. -- Rachel Jagareski * Foreword Reviews *The Rule of Five is a compelling read on a critical and timely topic. It mixes storytelling with a soup-to-nuts view of a pivotal case contested across all three branches of government. The focus on the six Carbon Dioxide Warriors adds to the richness of the story and demonstrates how the often-abstract nature of the law can actually be very personality-driven. Lazarus also does an excellent job illuminating the inner workings of the Supreme Court and of the second most important court in the land—the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. -- Dan Reicher, former US Assistant Secretary of EnergyAs legal drama, The Rule of Five is a tour de force. It offers a look into the inner workings of the nation’s highest court, and a history of its most important environmental decision. With impressive research, including interviews with the key players, and succinct explanations of relevant law and Supreme Court practice, the narrative makes the story accessible to anyone interested in this case, the Court, and the future of the planet. -- Jonathan Z. Cannon, author of Environment in the Balance: The Green Movement and the Supreme CourtThe author weaves details from justices’ biographies, court lore, personal familiarity, and anonymous sources into a vivid account of how the nine justices’ post-argument private conference in Massachusetts v. EPA would have played out. -- Michael Nordskog * Westlaw Journal Environmental *Lazarus takes the reader through the long and laborious journey toward that landmark decision, which required the EPA to regulate auto emissions and other gases under the Clean Air Act…[A] timely book. * Choice *
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Princeton University Press A Matter of Interpretation
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[We] are lucky to have, in book form, an essay on legal interpretation by Justice Scalia...[He] projects a sanguine humor through a robust prose enlivened by sly sallies against what he sees as the gaps in logic of the opposing camp. He is anything but the angry justice of popular myth."--John O. McGinnis, Wall Street Journal "[T]he Supreme Court's highest-profile conservative ... Suggest[s] we ought to junk judicial review as we have known it... The reason, I think, is that Scalia objects not merely to certain decisions of this or prior Courts but to judicial review, American-style, in its entirety. His central aim as a jurist has been to get the federal courts out of the business of adjudicating individual rights."--Garrett Epps, The Nation "As this ... book makes clear, Scalia deserves respect for having redefined the mainstream of constitutional discourse, and in a substantially useful way."--Jeffrey Rosen, New Republic "Justice Scalia merits praise for the clarity with which he writes and for the careful thought that underlies his writing."--Walter Barthold, New York Law Journal "Love him or hate him (it's hard to imagine a neutral opinion), Scalia is a brilliant and engaging writer. This tantalizing short debate with his equally brilliant critics shows just how radical our most conservative justice is."--Kathleen Kahn, San Francisco Chronicle "Justice Scalia's well-written and patiently explained theory, augmented and challenged by the commentaries of four scholars, will fascinate and enlighten even those readers, and they are many, whom it does not convince... Justice Scalia merits praise for the clarity with which he writes and for the careful thought that underlies his writing."--Walter Barthold, The Lawyer's Bookshelf "Antonin Scalia... confronts four high-powered critics in a short book for the general public--perhaps the first time a sitting justice of the Supreme Court has done so. This is a book for anyone with a serious interest in law and the Constitution."--Carl M. Dibble, Detroit News "As the most intellectually consistent and stylistically gifted member of the Supreme Court, Scalia has never hidden his enthusiasm for the American tradition of mistrusting courts and lawyers. The basics of his judicial philosophy are now usefully collated into this volume... Scalia's arguments have shaped the debate in our time; he has gone a long way toward changing how judges interpret the letter of the law."--David Franklin, Slate "[Scalia] is formidably persuasive, by turns seductive, fierce, funny, charming--and always brilliant."--Paul Reidinger, American Bar Association Journal "A Matter of Interpretation demonstrates both the attraction of Scalia's 'textualist' theory and his qualities as a judicial statesman... [His] elegant essay, the most concise and accessible presentation of his views, argues eloquently that judicial authority can only be based on the statutory or constitutional text."--Michael Greve, Reason "An essential volume."--Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View "Whether you agree with [Scalia's] views or not, it is hard to think of any other recent Supreme Court justice who has made a comparably great contribution to debates over both statutory interpretation and constitutional theory."--Ilya Somin, Washington Post "Scalia was a transformative jurist, one worthy of great admiration... Suffice it to say that in spite of our disagreements, I invariably found Justice Scalia's thinking and prodding to be brilliantly generative of important insights into the way law and legal interpretation ought to proceed."--Laurence H. Tribe, Globe and Mail "A Matter of Interpretation is a must read... It was [Scalia's] overall approach to judicial decision-making that inspired a generation of young lawyers and will serve as his most lasting legacy."--Kevin P. Martin, New Boston Post
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Oxford University Press Inc The Collapse of Constitutional Remedies
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Blueprint Chapter 2: Building Chapter 3: Remedies Chapter 4: Collapse Chapter 5: Remains Coda Notes Index
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Oxford University Press Online Courts and the Future of Justice
Book SynopsisIn this book Richard Susskind, a pioneer of rethinking law for the digital age confronts the challenges facing our legal system and the potential for technology to bring much needed change. Drawing on years of experience leading the discussion on conceiving and delivering online justice, Susskind here charts and develops the public debate.Trade ReviewIn summary, Susskind's latest book is another extraordinary contribution to justice reform. It is an engaging work that will hopefully spark debate and reform. It is written with a lively tone and provides much food for thought about what our justice systems could look like now and into the future. * Tania Sourdin, University of Newcastle, Australia, Journal of Law and Society *... remains the most necessary and pressing legal text for every court user given the current climate... is not just for those with the power to effect change, it is for every single user who works in our court system... We have been given a miraculous opportunity to make a hundred years-worth of progress in less than a generation. We all have the duty to make this opportunity count, not just to turn up to work, make our money, and go home. Online Courts must be the foundation for all conversations, immediate and long term, about the future of our justice system. * Joseff Morgan, Counsel *Table of ContentsPART ONE - CONTEXT 1: The case for change 2: Advances in technology 3: Thinking strategically 4: Legal theory of courts 5: Physical, virtual, online hearings 6: Access to justice revisited PART TWO - ARCHITECTURE 7: The vision 8: Online guidance 9: Assisted argument 10: Containment 11: Online resolution by judges 12: Civil, criminal, family disputes 13: Case studies PART THREE - THE CASE AGAINST 14: Economy-class justice 15: Adversarial v investigatory 16: Open justice and fair trial 17: Face-to-face justice 18: Digital exclusion 19: Loss of majesty 20: Public sector technology PART FOUR - THE FUTURE 21: Machine learning and prediction 22: Technology-mediated negotiation 23: Artificial intelligence 24: Telepresence, augmented reality and virtual reality 25: The role for human beings Further Reading
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The University of Chicago Press The Struggle for Constitutional Justice in Post
Book SynopsisIn the former Eastern Bloc countries, one aspect of the transition to democracy has been the establishment of constitutional justice and the rule of law. This text chronicles and analyzes the rise of constitutional courts in this changing region.
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Alfred A. Knopf My Beloved World
Book SynopsisThe first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. Here is the story of a precarious childhood, with an alcoholic father (who would die when she was nine) and a devoted but overburdened mother, and of the refuge a little girl took from the turmoil at home with her passionately spirited paternal grandmother. But it was when she was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes that the precocious Sonia recognized she must ultimately depend on herself. She would learn to give herself the insulin shots she needed to survive and soon imagined a path to a different life. With only television characters for her professional role models, and lit
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WW Norton & Co Disorder in the Court
Book SynopsisIn America's courtooms, the verdict is laughter.
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Cambridge University Press History of the Supreme Court of the United States Part 1 Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Harvard University Press Convicting the Innocent
Book SynopsisDNA exonerations have shattered confidence in the criminal justice system by exposing how often we have convicted the innocent and let the guilty walk free. In this unsettling analysis, Garrett examines what went wrong in the cases of the first 250 people exonerated by DNA testing, and proposes systemic reforms.Trade ReviewGarrett’s book is a gripping contribution to the literature of injustice, along with a galvanizing call for reform… It’s the stories in his book that stick in the memory. One can only hope that they will mobilize a broad range of citizens, liberal and conservative, to demand legislative and judicial reforms ensuring that the innocent go free whether or not the constable has blundered. -- Jeffrey Rosen * New York Times Book Review *Garrett’s book zooms out the view to give the reader a sense of the scope of the problems in our justice systems. But he does so in a way which I find both earnest and charitable. -- Andrew Cohen * The Atlantic *A uniquely valuable part of Garrett’s book is a statistical appendix that provides a quantitative overview of the false convictions, their consequences, and the factors that contributed to them… It is hard to imagine seven pages more damaging to the claims of our system of criminal justice. -- Richard C. Lewontin * New York Review of Books *Looking at the 250 people exonerated through DNA as of February 2010, Garrett aimed to determine how often…malignant factors had warped the criminal justice process at the expense of an innocent person (and to the benefit of an actual criminal who went unpursued). Garrett tracked down court transcripts and dug into case files. He then sliced, diced, sifted and collated the data. Some law professors would take a pass on this kind of grunt work. Garrett did not, and our justice system can be the better for it. -- Kevin Doyle * America *This book details some of the worst miscarriages of justice in U.S. history and describes how DNA evidence helped to right those wrongs… The book, what must be the most thorough treatment yet of wrongful convictions, is a first-rate examination of the human foibles and conflicts of interest hampering the pursuit of justice. -- A. C. Mobley * Choice *While false convictions are a recognized phenomenon, Garrett focuses much needed attention on potential solutions, offering concrete suggestions for reform. * Publishers Weekly *For six years now I have worked diligently within the innocence movement, and I often hear the question: ‘How do wrongful convictions happen?’ Convicting the Innocent gives all the answers. It is a fascinating study of what goes wrong, and it clearly shows that virtually all wrongful convictions could have been avoided. -- John GrishamDNA testing is revolutionizing our system of criminal justice: this book shows why. By digging deep into the case files of exonerees, Brandon Garrett uncovers what went wrong in those cases and probably in many more we simply can’t know about. Garrett makes a powerful case for how to improve criminal justice so that we dramatically reduce the number of wrongly convicted. -- Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld, The Innocence ProjectThis is an invaluable book, a comprehensive, highly readable but well-researched work examining the hows and whys of the law’s ultimate nightmare—convicting the innocent. -- Scott Turow, author of InnocentIt’s common to say that DNA exonerations of innocent defendants provide a unique window on the weaknesses in our system of criminal investigation and trial. But what exactly do we see when we look through that window? Until now the answer has been pretty sketchy. Brandon Garrett has produced a far more detailed and complete picture of the lessons of DNA exonerations than anything else to date. This is an indispensable book for anyone wanting to understand or improve American criminal justice. -- Samuel R. Gross, Thomas and Mabel Long Professor of Law, University of MichiganHow can we stop sending innocent people to our prisons? As you turn the pages of this important and startling book, you will come to realize that wrongful convictions are not accidents. They are the tragic result of a criminal justice system in deep need of reform. -- Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking
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Cambridge University Press Courts that Matter
Book SynopsisCourts around the world regularly issue rulings on the socioeconomic rights of citizens, but the impact of these decisions varies widely. This book compares the experiences of two very assertive high courts in Colombia and Argentina to examine the differing impacts of landmark socioeconomic rights decisions.Trade Review'Courts that Matter is the best book on judicial impact I've read in some time. Botero's key empirical contribution is to highlight the use of monitoring mechanisms and collaborative oversight arenas by courts seeking to avoid some longstanding pitfalls facing effective implementation of their decisions. The book's theoretical contribution is even more ambitious. Botero shows that at their best, judicial institutions sometimes collaborate with other key actors in the state and civil society to foster increased attention to, and deliberation about, entrenched practices of rights violation. Rather than displacing democratic politics from the outside, court decisions sometimes create new political spaces in which democratic politics can proceed.' Thomas Moylan Keck, Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics, Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs'Courts That Matter is a must read for anyone interested in the big 'so what?' question of judicial politics: Do landmark court judgments make a difference in practice? – and, if so, when? and how? Through rigorous analysis of iconic judgments, Botero brings out their multidimensional influence on larger processes of change, and convincingly argues that monitoring mechanisms and legally empowered civil society organizations are significant in coproducing impact.' Siri Gloppen, Professor of Comparative Politics and Founding Director, Centre on Law & Social Transformation, University of Bergen'This insightful study offers a careful and detailed comparative analysis of when and how courts can make a difference in complex socioeconomic rights cases. This is a must read for anyone interested in how rights can have an impact on the ground.' David Landau, Mason Ladd Professor and Associate Dean for International Programs, Florida State University College of Law'In Courts that Matter, Sandra Botero squarely faces the challenging question of when and how these non-elected, non-representative political actors become effective agents of social change. Botero convincingly shows that whereas courts have 'neither purse nor sword' they do have much more than 'merely judgement'. After rendering decisions in socioeconomic rights, courts can deploy a series of oversight mechanisms that help coordinate advocacy organizations and political actors to turn them into real social transformation. A series of well-crafted and engaging analyses of courts' decisions in Argentina, Colombia, and India provide compelling evidence of the argument and shed light on its nuances. Courts that Matter is a great resource for social scientists, legal scholars, activists, and judges alike.' Julio Ríos-Figueroa, Professor of Political Science and Law, ITAM, Mexico City'Courts have become central actors in some democracies of the Global South. This book specifies the social and institutional mechanisms that have made this phenomenon possible. Sandra Botero makes a fundamental contribution to understanding the long-standing debate on the ability of judges to bring about significant social and political change through their decisions.' Mauricio García Villegas, Professor of Politics and International Relations, National University of ColombiaTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Co-producing judicial impact; 3. Collaborative oversight arenas; 4. Assessing the effects of monitoring mechanisms and legal constituencies; 5. Low impact cases; 6. Collaborative Monitoring in India; 7. Conclusions; 8. Appendices.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The League of Nations and the Development of
Book SynopsisThis volume examines the contributions to International Law of individual members of the Advisory Committee of Jurists in the League of Nations, and the broader national and discursive legal traditions of which they were representative. It adopts a biographical approach that complements existing legal narratives. Pre-1914 visions of a liberal international order influenced the post-1919 world based on the rule of law in civilised nations. This volume focuses on leading legal personalities of this era. It discusses the scholarly work of the ACJ wise men, their biographical notes, and narrates their contribution as legal scholars and founding fathers of the sources of international law that culminated in their drafting of the statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice, the forerunner of the International Court of Justice. The book examines visions of world law in a liberal international order through social theory and constructivism, historical examination of key developmTable of ContentsIntroduction: the ‘wise men’ of the Advisory Committee of Jurists (ACJ) and contemporary legal biography1. The legal conscience of a universal man: Rafael Altamira y Crevea (1866–1951)2. National political ideologies and international legal practices: Raul Fernandes (1877–1968)3. A civilizational pluralist and inegalitarian: Mineichiro Adachi (1869–1934)4. George Francis Hagerup (1853–1921): a Norwegian legal internationalist5. Elihu Root (1845–1937): architect and advocate of the Permanent Court of International Justice6. Forgetting Albert Geouffre de Lapradelle (1871–1955) and ignorance as remembering7. Edouard Descamps (1847–1933): from ‘negative neutrality’ to ‘positive pacigerate’8. The judicial-churchman for peace: Walter George Frank Phillimore (1845–1929)9. ‘Where is your tribunal?’ Bernard Loder (1849–1935) and the quest for international justice10. The Italian jurist and diplomat at the Advisory Committee of Jurists: Arturo Ricci Busatti (1868–1923)
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Litigants in Person and the Family Justice System
Book SynopsisThis book is about those who represent themselves as Litigants in Person in the family justice system. It calls for a refocusing of the debate about the historical challenges associated with Litigants in Person as well as the role they should play within the family justice system in England and Wales. Drawing together interviews with Litigants in Person and decades of research into self-representation from across multiple jurisdictions, this book provides an account of the family justice system through the eyes of its users. It employs an innovative socio-legal framework comprising feminist theory, a Bourdieusian theory of class, vulnerability theory, and actor-network theory to explore the journey that Litigants in Person take through the legal, cultural and social context of the family court. It provides fresh insight into the diverse challenges that people face within this process and how these relate to wider pressures within the family justice system. It argues that there are important lessons to be learned from Litigants in Person. By understanding how and why people come to the point of self-representing, and the kinds of experiences they have when they do, the book advocates the importance of forging a more positive and effective relationship between Litigants in Person and the family justice system.Table of Contents1. Introduction I. Litigants in Person and the Family Justice System II. The Family Justice Landscape III. Where Next for Family Justice? IV. Learning from LIPs V. Chapter Outline 2. The Changing Landscape of Family Justice I. Neoliberalism and the Family Justice System II. Family Justice at Breaking Point? III. Domestic Abuse and Family Justice IV. COVID-19 and Family Justice V. A Turning Point for Family Justice 3. Conceptualising Litigants in Person I. Tensions in Family Justice Research II. Marginalised Perspectives III. Inequality, Disadvantage, and Difference IV. The State and the Family Justice System V. Material Manifestations of Disadvantage VI. A Theoretical and Empirical Enquiry 4. Navigating the Family Justice System I. Procedural Requirements II. Legal Norms III. Physical Environments, Social Hierarchies and Cultural Expectations IV. The Full-Representation Model 5. Contributing to the Family Court Process I. Speaking in Court II. Using Paperwork to Communicate III. Asking and Answering Questions IV. Being Heard within the Family Court Process V. Changing the Conversation 6. Finding a Role in the Family Justice System I. Relationships with Judges II. Relationships with Opposing Lawyers III. Relationships with Other LIPs IV. Finding a Role 7. Perceptions of Family Justice I. The Expectation-Experience Disconnect II. Understanding Decisions and Outcomes III. A Cycle of Exclusion IV. Family Justice Journeys 8. Conclusion I. Litigants in Person and the Family Justice System II. LASPO: The End of Family Justice? III. How to Break a Cycle of Exclusion
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Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd. Michigan Court Rules; 2021 Edition
Book Synopsis
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West Academic Publishing A Student's Guide to Trial Objections
Book SynopsisThis guide is a quick reference to various ways in which the courts have translated the text of the Federal Rules of Evidence. It is useful for students enrolled in trial practice courses and clinics and is also helpful as an adjunct reference for students taking basic and advanced evidence courses. The 2018 edition includes dozens of recent civil and criminal cases from all of the federal circuits and includes the recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence with respect to Ancient Documents and Self-Authenticating Evidence effective December 1, 2017.
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West Academic Publishing Federal Courts and the Law of Federal-State
Book SynopsisThis supplement brings the principal text current with recent developments in the law.
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Oxford University Press Criminal Evidence and Procedure: The Essential Framework
Book SynopsisAnyone practising in the criminal courts needs to have a sound grasp of both evidence and procedure. This text seeks to provide the criminal lawyer with access to the key points of these inter-related subjects. It is divided into two parts. Part A deals with evidence, while Part B covers procedure. It contains the text of the most important statutory provisions, together with a commentary. This second edition features new chapters on disclosure (covering the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996), Committal for Trial and the European Context. The impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 is examined and the crucial portions of the statute are provided. The Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, the provisions on surveillance in the Police Act 1997, the procedural aspects of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and the developments based on the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 are all covered. The most important provisions of the Codes of Practice under PACE, the Code of Practice on Disclosure, and the European Convention on Human Rights are reproduced in Appendix form.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Rethinking Nordic Courts
Book SynopsisThis open access book examines whether a distinctly Nordic procedural or court culture exists and what the hallmarks of that culture are. Do Nordic courts and court proceedings share a distinct set of ideas and values that in combination constitute the core of a regional legal culture? How do Europeanisation, privatisation, diversification and digitisation influence courts and court proceedings in the Nordic countries? The book traces the genesis and formation of Nordic courts and justice systems to provide a richer comprehension of contemporary Nordic legal culture, and an understanding of the relationship between legal cultural stability and change. In answering these questions, the book provides models for conceptualising procedural culture. Nordic procedural culture has partly developed organically and is partly also the product of deliberate efforts to maintain a certain level of alignment between the Nordic countries. Studying Nordic cooperation enables us to gain a deeper understanding of current regional, European and global harmonisation processes within procedural law. The influx of supranational European law, increased use of alternative dispute resolution and growth in regulation density that produces a conflict between specialisation and coherence, have tangible impact on the role of courts in a democratic society, the form of court proceedings and court structures. This book examines whether and why some trends exert more tangible, or perhaps simply more perceptible, influence on procedural culture than others.Table of Contents
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Cornell University Press Anthropological Witness
Book SynopsisAnthropological Witness tells the story of Alexander Laban Hinton''s encounter with an accused architect of genocide and, more broadly, Hinton''s attempt to navigate the promises and perils of expert testimony. In March 2016, Hinton served as an expert witness at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, an international tribunal established to try senior Khmer Rouge leaders for crimes committed during the 197579 Cambodian genocide. His testimony culminated in a direct exchange with Pol Pot''s notorious right-hand man, Nuon Chea, who was engaged in genocide denial.Anthropological Witness looks at big questions about the ethical imperatives and epistemological assumptions involved in explanation and the role of the public scholar in addressing issues relating to truth, justice, social repair, and genocide. Hinton asks: Can scholars who serve as expert witnesses effectively contribute to international atrocity crimes tribunals where the fTable of ContentsIntroduction: Law, Anthropology, and Expert Witness 1. Truth, Politics, and the Accused 2. Anthropological Witness 3. The Genocidal Process 4. Lived Experience 5. Rupture 6. Denial 7. Judgment Conclusion: The Public Scholar Epilogue
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University of California Press Actual Malice
Book SynopsisA heroic narrative.One of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2023A detailed examination of . . . the landmark 1964 Supreme Court decision that defined libel laws and increased protections for journalists.The New York Times Book ReviewA deeply researched legal drama that documents this landmark First Amendment rulingone that is more critical and controversial than ever. Actual Malice tells the full story of New York Times v. Sullivan, the dramatic case that grew out of segregationists' attempts to quash reporting on the civil rights movement. In its landmark 1964 decision, the Supreme Court held that a public official must prove actual malice or reckless disregard of the truth to win a libel lawsuit, providing critical protections for free speech and freedom of the press. Drawing on previously unexplored sources, including the archives of the New York Times Company and civil rights leaders, Samantha Barbas tracks the saga behind one of the most important First Amendment rulings in history. She situates the case within the turbulent 1960s and the history of the press, alongside striking portraits of the lawyers, officials, judges, activists, editors, and journalists who brought and defended the case. As the Sullivan doctrine faces growing controversy, Actual Malice reminds us of the stakes of the case that shaped American reporting and public discourse as we know it.Trade Review"A law professor puts forth a detailed examination of New York Times v. Sullivan, the landmark 1964 Supreme Court decision that defined libel laws and increased protections for journalists, in the context of the civil rights movement." * The New York Times Book Review *"A new book, Actual Malice, by Samantha Barbas, a law professor and historian, unfurls the story of the case and reminds readers that the triumph of press freedom was an outgrowth of the civil-rights struggle. Versions of the story have been told before, perhaps most famously in Anthony Lewis’s "Make No Law" more than three decades ago. Yet Barbas deftly employs archival sources—notably from the Times, from the Martin Luther King, Jr., papers, and from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference—to shed new light. Her book illuminates the effect of libel suits on journalists’ ability to cover the movement, the legal strategies used against those suits, and the impact of the case on the civil-rights movement itself. A heroic narrative in which the litigation helped vanquish segregationists serves to underscore what Barbas calls the 'centrality of freedom of speech to democracy.'" * The New Yorker *“Barbas’s endorsement of the Sullivan decision is more nuanced than those of [Anthony] Lewis and [Aimee] Edmondson, and more reflective of the current moment. She appreciates the need for libel lawsuits at a time when ‘damaging falsehoods can spread online with a click, and reputations [can be] destroyed instantly.’ But she recognizes that the protections of Sullivan are needed as much, or more, by individuals as by media companies. The story of Sullivan, and of the precedent’s possible demise, reveals as much about our own times as it does the 1960s.” -- Jeffrey Toobin * The New York Review of Books *"One might think that another book-length history and analysis of New York Times v. Sullivan would be superfluous, given the quality of Lewis’s Make No Law and Hall and Urofsky's New York Times v. Sullivan: Civil Rights, Libel Law, and the Free Press. Actual Malice, however, may become the go-to book for combining both perspectives in a single volume and enhancing them with some archival sources that the other two books did not use." * Choice Reviews *"Actual Malice is concise yet thorough, crisply written, brimming with sharp observations, amply documented, and admirably acknowledges different points of view." * Law and Liberty *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. All the News That's Fit to Print 2. Libel and the Press 3. The Paper Curtain 4. Heed Their Rising Voices 5. Montgomery v. The New York Times 6. Birmingham v. The New York Times 7. Doing Business in Alabama 8. "This New Weapon of Intimidation" 9. A Civil Rights Crisis 10. The Iron Curtain 11. Make No Law 12. Herbert Wechsler 13. Before the Court 14. Arguments 15. Actual Malice 16. Free, Robust, and Wide Open Acknowledgments Notes Archival Collections Index
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Edinburgh University Press Mediation
Book SynopsisThis handbook gives legal practitioners, students and new mediators practical guidance on the mediation process. Drawing on her experience as a mediator, academic and a businessperson, Marjorie Mantle takes a down-to-earth approach to mediation, pointing out the pitfalls as well as the benefits.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1; 1. What is Mediation?; 2. Key Principles; 3. Mediation in Practice; 4. SellingMediation; 5. Choosing a Mediator; 6. Role of the Legal Practitioner; 7. Mix'n'Match; Appendices: 1. Online dispute resolution; 2. Documentation; 3. Sample Contract for Services; 4. Sample Costs, Terms and Conditions; 5. Sample Agreement to Mediate; 6. Sample Settlement Agreement and Joint Minute; 7. Checklist for choosing a mediator; 8. Checklist for preparation; 9. Assessing mediator performance; 10. Checklist for assessing mediator performance; 11. Assessing your own performance; 12. Client profiles and predicting the future; 13. Confidentiality and Privilege; 14. Dispute resolution clauses; 15. Extra people at the meeting; 16. Our multicultural society and mediation; 17. Styles of mediation; 18. Historical background to mediation; 19. European Code of Conduct for Mediators; 20. Case Studies; 21. Useful references, by subject area; 22. Index.
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The University of Chicago Press The Constitution in Congress The Federalist
Book SynopsisAn examination of the US constitution, providing an analysis from a legal perspective of the first six congresses constituting the federalist period. The book aims to establish that the Constitution was forged, not in the courts, but in the legislative and executive branches of government.
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Basic Books John Marshall
Book SynopsisIn 1801, a 45-year-old Revolutionary War veteran and politician, slovenly, genial, brilliant, and persuasive, became the fourth chief justice of the United States, a post he would hold for a record thirty-four years. Before John Marshall joined the Court, the judicial branch was viewed as the poor sister of the federal government, lacking in dignity and clout. After his passing, the Supreme Court of the United States would never be ignored again. John Marshall is award-winning and bestselling author Richard Brookhiser''s definitive biography of America''s longest-serving Chief Justice.Marshall (1755-1835) was born in Northern Virginia and served as a captain during the Revolutionary War and then as a delegate to the Virginia state convention. He was a friend and admirer of George Washington, and a cousin and enemy of Thomas Jefferson. His appointment to the Supreme Court came almost by chance-Adams saw him as the last viable option, after previous appointees declined
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The Law Society Criminal Defence: Good Practice in the Criminal
Book SynopsisThis new edition of Criminal Defence offers a step-by-step guide to practice and procedure in all of the criminal courts. It covers the process in detail, from the role of the defence solicitor, through to shaping a case at the police station, to preparing for trial and finally action after acquittal or conviction and sentence. It also contains specific chapters on youths and clients at a disadvantage. Based on up-to-date case law, it is a best practice guide to being a criminal solicitor and complements the goals of the Law Society's Criminal Law Accreditation Scheme.Table of Contents1. The defence solicitor; 2. Legal and professional duties; 3. Obtaining core information for the file; 4. Maintaining file quality; 5. Managing the case; 6. Shaping the case in the police station; 7. Funding the case; 8. The defendant in custody; 9. Advising your client to plead guilty or not guilty; and on likely sentences if convicted; 10. Choosing a place of trial; 11. Preparing for sentence: plea of guilty or conviction; 12. Directions and case management for trial: special measures, bad character and hearsay; 13. Preparing for trial: analysing witness testimony and obtaining disclosure; 14. Preparing for trial: gathering evidence and analysing physical material; 15. Preparing for a Crown Court trial: process issues; 16. Youths; 17. Clients at a disadvantage; 18. Action after acquittal or conviction and sentence; Appendices.
£59.95
The University of Chicago Press The Hollow Hope Can Courts Bring About Social
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The third edition is a major revision, updating, revising, and expanding the material on civil rights, abortion, women’s rights, and marriage equality. In particular, it analyzes the resegregation of public schools, showing how the conditions necessary for courts to produce progressive change waned, limiting judicial efficacy." * Law & Courts Newsletter *Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Introduction 1: The Dynamic and the Constrained Court Part 1: Civil Rights 2: Bound for Glory? Brown and the Civil Rights Revolution 3: Constraints, Conditions, and the Courts 4: Planting the Seeds of Progress? 5: The Current of History Part 2: Abortion and Women’s Rights 6: Transforming Women’s Lives? The Courts and Abortion 7: Liberating Women? The Courts and Women’s Rights 8: The Court as Catalyst? 9: The Tide of History Part 3: Marriage Equality 10: You’ve Got That Loving Feeling? The Litigation Campaign for Marriage Equality 11: What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been: Mobilization, Countermobilization, and State Action 12: The Times They Are a-Changing 13: Conclusion: The Fly-Paper Court Epilogue Appendixes 1. Black Children in Elementary and Secondary School with Whites, State-by-State Breakdown, 1954–1972 2. Blacks at Predominantly White Public Colleges and Universities: State-by-State Breakdown 3. Black Voter Registration in the Southern States, Pre– and Post–Voting Rights Act, State-by-State Breakdown 4. Data Correction for Table 2.5 5. Laws and Actions Designed to Preserve Segregation 6. Method for Obtaining Information for Table 4.1 and Figure 4.1 7. Illegal Abortions 8. Method for Obtaining Information for Tables 8.1a, 8.1b, 8.2a, and 8.2b, and for Figures 8.1 and 8.2 9. Make Change, Not Lawsuits 10. Coding Rules and Method for Obtaining Information for Tables 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, and 12.6 Case References References Index
£26.60
