Legal systems: general Books

Book SynopsisThis bestselling dictionary is an invaluable resource for both legal professionals and students of law, defining major legal terms, concepts, and processes within the English legal system. This tenth edition has been fully revised to reflect the UK's new status outside the EU and includes expanded coverage of constitutional and medical law.Trade ReviewEntries are well written and suitable for lawyers, students studying law, and laypeople who need to use or reference the law and legal terms ... is crucial for libraries covering international business, the European Union, or Great Britain. * L. Hickey, Austin College , Choice *Review from previous edition Review from previous edition If legal language is a fog, this is a valuable flashlight * Times Educational Supplement *The entries are clearly drafted and succinctly written ... Precision for the professional is combined with a layman's enlightenment. * Times Literary Supplement *It's like having your own lawyer on the bookshelf and is a handy aide for the professional and amateur alike. * Northern Echo *Table of ContentsPreface Credits A Dictionary of Law Centre section: Writing and Citation Guide Appendix 1: Abbreviations Appendix 2: Online Legal Resources

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Book SynopsisThe number one best-selling legal skills guide, covering all the practical and academic skills a student needs throughout their studies. Legal Skills is the essential text for students new to law, helping them make the transition from secondary education and equipping them with the skills they need to succeed from the beginning of their degree, through to final-year exams and dissertations. Written in an accessible and friendly style, structured in three parts: Sources of Law, Academic Legal Skills, and Practical Legal Skills Self-test questions and practical activities throughout allow students to take a hands-on approach to learning a wide range of legal skills Diagrams, screenshots and examples used frequently to illustrate key concepts New chapter on drafting skills, introducing writing skills necessary in legal practice New ''skills beyond study'' feature which helps students identify the transferability of legal skills Updated coverage of the impact of Brexit and retained EU law Trade ReviewA stylish and compact book; clear and easy to navigate with useful diagrams in an approachable and engaging format. * Vince Pescod, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Law *Clear and practical for all law students--the perfect accompaniment to an LLB. * Ellen Winchester, Senior Lecturer in Law, Anglia Ruskin University *The picture of the lifebelt on the cover sums up the ethos of the book perfectly--I wish I had had access to this when I was a student. * Laura Sharp, Lecturer in Law, The Robert Gordon University *This is an excellent book; it is written accessibly and has a really helpful mix of diagrams, figures and text. It is comprehensive in its coverage, but the level of detail is sufficient for students in later years to return to it as a useful reference. * Dr Ben Hudson, Lecturer in Law, University of Exeter *Very well-structured, with clear learning outcomes and chapter summaries available for each chapter. * Dr Özgür H. Çinar, Professor of Law and Deputy Head of School of Law and Criminology, University of Greenwich *Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I: Getting Started: Sources of Law 1: Getting started 2: Legislation 3: Finding legislation 4: Using legislation 5: Case law 6: Finding cases 7: Using cases 8: Books, journals, and official publications 9: Finding books, journals, and official publications PART II: Academic Legal Skills 10: Studying 11: Writing 12: Legal reasoning and ethics 13: Referencing and avoiding plagiarism 14: Essay writing 15: Answering problem questions 16: Revision and examination skills 17: Dissertations PART III: Practical Legal Skills 18: Presentation skills 19: Mooting skills 20: Negotiation skills 21: Drafting skills

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Book SynopsisVicarious Trauma in the Legal Profession is a practical guide to trauma, burnout and collective care. Using case studies from lawyers in their own words, it provides the individual with tools for self-reflection and provides organisations with an understanding of trauma-informed working practices and guidance towards implementing collective care, training and support in the workplace. Vicarious Trauma in the Legal Profession is essential reading for social justice lawyers across many areas of law and should be required reading for organisational leaders, HR managers, practice managers, representational and membership associations and those in charge of regulation of the professions. Lawyers working in legal aid, social justice or with survivors of injury regularly work with traumatic and emotionally potent caseloads and often draw on skills for which they have had no formal training. They bear witness to the pain of clients, to the suffering that humans inflict upon each other, and to the incredible strength of survivors of violence, torture and abuse. They do this while dealing with the financial pressure of poor rates of pay, constantly overstretched resources and a relentlessly hostile political environment. While there has been a growing conversation within the legal profession about the mental health of lawyers, much of it looks at mental health as a primarily personal issue: the individual's work/life balance and stress as a personal response. Vicarious Trauma in the Legal Profession draws focus to the impact of traumatic casework for lawyers and how collectively change can be made.Table of Contents*What is trauma? *Vicarious trauma *Vicarious trauma and the legal profession *Physiological effects and impacts of vicarious trauma *Guilt and compassion satisfaction and risk factors *The frontline: personal, social and political contexts *Raising awareness and creating supportive cultures *Individual action *Team and peer action *Organisational action *Profession-wide action

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Book SynopsisShortlisted for the 2013 Orwell Prize.THE STORY CONTINUES: TWO NEW CHAPTERS FOR THE PAPERBACK EDITIONIn 1986, Kris Maharaj, a British businessman living in Miami, was arrested for the brutal murder of two ex-business associates. His lawyer did not present a strong alibi; Kris was found guilty and sentenced to death in the electric chair. It wasn''t until a young lawyer working for nothing, Clive Stafford Smith, took on his case that strong evidence began to emerge that the state of Florida had got the wrong man on Death Row. So far, so good - except that, as Stafford Smith argues here so compellingly, the American justice system is actually designed to ignore innocence. Twenty-six years later, Maharaj is still in jail. Step by step, Stafford Smith untangles the Maharaj case and the system that makes disasters like this inevitable. His conclusions will act as a wake-up call for those who condone legislation which threatens basic human rights Trade ReviewTrue stories of wrongful convictions are by their nature utterly compelling. In Injustice, Clive Stafford Smith details a spectacular example of a bogus conviction, and the many lives ruined by it...A superbly written account of only one case, but one of thousands. -- John GrishamClive Stafford Smith is an extraordinary lawyer, but he is also a great storyteller and his account of the Kris Maharaj death row case is a powerful thriller, beautifully told. -- Helena Kennedy Q.C.Stafford Smith is a true hero and this book helps explain why. -- Jon RonsonIf you believe in the death penalty, read this book. It will change your mind and change your life. A book that zaps through you at 2,000 volts – just like the current used to execute a man in the electric chair. -- Susan HillAn empowering read for anyone who cares about the humane implementation of justice - no matter where it is. -- Colin Firth

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Book SynopsisThe authors explain and discuss how the justice system evolved, the way it operates - including vivid descriptions of the trial process - and how lawyers work. Revised and updated throughout for this fifth edition, THE LAW MACHINE surveys recent developments in the workings of justice and the outlook for the future. ''Refreshingly free of the patronizing attitude and the humbug with which other books about the legal system are riddled'' - THES

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Book SynopsisIn Point Taken, Ross Guberman delves into the work of the best judicial opinion-writers and offers a step-by-step method based on practical and provocative examples. Featuring numerous cases and opinions from 35 prolific judges - from Learned Hand to Antonin Scalia - Point Taken, explores what it takes to turn great judicial writing into great writing. Guberman provides a system for crafting effective and efficient openings to set the stage, covering the pros and cons of whether to resolve legal issues up front and whether to sacrifice taut syllogistic openings in the name of richness and nuance. Guberman offers strategies for pruning clutter, adding background, emphasizing key points, adopting a narrative voice, and guiding the reader through visual cues. The structure and flow of the legal analysis is targeted through a host of techniques for organizing the discussion at the macro level, using headings, marshaling authorities, including or avoiding footnotes, and finessing transitionTrade ReviewIf I were a judge, I'd make this required reading for my law clerks. Point Taken is an invaluable resource for any judge who cares about the craft of writing opinions." -David Lat, Managing Editor, Above the LawIn Point Taken, Guberman has done both the wonderful and the impossible. He's done a wonderful job synthesizing the craft of writing judicial opinions. His insights and techniques are extraordinary, and he demonstrates great discipline in presenting a menu of approaches rather than dictating a particular style. He provides a superb tool for judges and arbitrators (and, yes, law clerks) to do their jobs better while cultivating a style that suits them. He also achieved what I thought was impossible: he transformed legal writing into a guilty pleasure. The book is fun, which is rare for any work that teaches so much." -Noah Messing, Lecturer, Yale Law School and AAA ArbitratorTable of ContentsIntroduction ; Part I. Set the Stage: The Opening ; Part II. The Tale: The Facts ; Part III. The Meat: The Legal Analysis ; Part IV. The Words: Style "Must-Haves" ; Part V. The Words: "Nice-to-Haves" in Style ; Part VI. Dissents: The Road Not Traveled ; Part VII. Appendices ; Biographies ; Practice Pointers ; Index

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Book SynopsisHow to Write Law Essays and Exams provides a practical and proven method of analysing, structuring and answering essays and exam questions. Designed for students of all levels, this book is packed full of worked examples, tips, and nurtures the vital writing and analytical skills needed to help students succeed in their studies.Table of Contents1: An introduction to writing law essays and exams 2: Building the necessary foundation: reading, understanding and summarising legal materials 3: Step one in the IRAC method: the issue 4: Step two in the IRAC method: the rule 5: Step three in the IRAC method: the application 6: Step four in the IRAC method: the conclusion 7: Adapting IRAC to 'discuss' (standard essay) questions 8: General tips on legal writing 9: Adapting IRAC for professional practice 10: Worked questions

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Book SynopsisLearning Legal Rules introduces law students to the techniques of legal analysis and argument, equipping them with the knowledge and reasoning skills needed for effective study and practice of law. The text has been used in common law countries around the world as a leading legal method guide for over thirty years and provides students with the fundamental analytical skills of being a lawyer.Trade Review'Well-structured and accessible, with an eye towards giving novices in the study of law a good grounding in the skills they will need to be successful as students.' * Dr Caleb Wheeler, Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University *Table of Contents1: Understanding the Law 2: Finding the Law 3: Reading the Law 4: From Reading to Writing 5: The Doctrine of Judicial Precedent 6: How Precedent Operates: Ratio Decidendi and obiter Dictum 7: Making Sense of Statutes 8: Interpreting Statutes 9: 'Bringing Rights Home': Legal Method and Convention Rights 10: Retained EU Law and Legal Method 11: Understanding Legal Reasoning and the Future of Law

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Book SynopsisFresh, modern, and practical, Public Law provides law undergraduates with a unique approach to constitutional and administrative law, aptly demonstrating why this is an exciting time to be studying the subject.Writing in a fluid, succinct style, the authors carve a logical pathway through the key areas studied on the LLB, guiding students to a solid understanding of the fundamental principles. This theoretical grounding is then rooted in reality, with each concept applied to a hypothetical scenario (included at the start of each chapter) to set it into a practical context.While this practical element helps students to understand how the law applies and develop problem-solving skills, a trio of supportive learning features also encourages active engagement with and a critical appreciation of public law. ''Key case'' boxes highlight and analyse the significant case law in each area; ''Counterpoint'' boxes flag alternative viewpoints and areas of debate; and ''Pause for reflection'' boxesTrade ReviewReview from previous edition This is an excellent, well-structured textbook that strikes a good balance between accessibility and depth of analysis. I have been using the book as my primary textbook for three years and my experience with the book has been overwhelmingly positive. * Professor Tamas Gyorfi, University of Aberdeen *Table of ContentsPart I: Constitutional Principles 1: The UK constitution 2: The institutions of government and the separation of powers 3: The rule of law 4: Parliamentary sovereignty: an overview 5: Parliamentary sovereignty, the European Union, and Brexit Part II: Institutions and Governance 6: The Crown, the royal prerogative, and constitutional conventions 7: Central government 8: Parliament 9: Devolution 10: Localism and regionalism Part III: Judicial Review of Administrative Action 11: Judicial review: access to review and remedies 12: Judicial review: illegality 13: Judicial review: unreasonableness and proportionality 14: Judicial review: procedural impropriety Part IV: Administrative Justice 15: Tribunals 16: Ombudsmen 17: Public inquiries Part V: Human Rights 18: The European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998 19: Human rights in the UK: public order and police powers

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Book SynopsisThe most practical foundation for law students, combining content on the English legal system, academic and professional skills, and commercial awareness and employability.Legal Systems & Skills is the essential contemporary toolkit for law students, equipping them with the tools they need to thrive in their academic studies and onto employment. Accessible and engaging, with a wide range of pedagogical features to help students to apply their knowledge and think critically about the law Learning supported by annotated documents, real-life examples, flowcharts, and diagrams, providing visual representations of concepts and processes Comprehensive content on employability, including CV preparation and transferable skills, alongside features like ''Practice tip'', ''What the professionals say'' and ''Selling your skills'' Expanded coverage on sentencing, the judiciary, new routes into the legal professions, and legal technology New content on retained EU law, following post-Brexit changesTrade ReviewAn excellent resource: this well-written book provides a good introduction and overview to a broad range of topics and skills for undergraduate students. * Dr Joe Atkinson, Lecturer in Law, University of Sheffield *A comprehensive book covering the key aspects of the legal system, legal skills and employability skills--the employability section is particularly important and useful. * Dr Amy Elkington, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Chichester *The quality of the book's content is generally very high. The sections on practical skills and commercial awareness are particularly relevant and have a good level of detail and information. * Dr Carmino Massarella, Lecturer in Law, University of Hull *This textbook is great value for money and has great coverage. Fundamentally, the book puts the law into context, with an excellent number of examples to illustrate key legal skills concepts, and helps students draw introductory links between the different year one modules. I particularly like that the book does not become redundant after first year and is relevant to students throughout their LLB Law journey. * Stephen Clear, Lecturer in Law, Bangor University *Well-written and structured: Slorach's strength remains the ability to present concisely a variety of topics on content and skills. * Dr Audrey Guinchard, Senior Lecturer and Director of Legal Skills, University of Essex *Table of ContentsPart I Legal Systems 1: Introduction to law 2: Legal systems and sources of law 3: The court system of England & Wales 4: Legislation 5: Case law 6: Legal services and ethics Part II Legal Skills 7: Reading cases and legislation 8: Research 9: Problem solving and case/matter analysis 10: Persuasive oral communication and presentations 11: Client interviews and meetings 12: Negotiation and mediation 13: Advocacy and mooting 14: Writing and drafting 15: Revision and assessment Part III Employability and Commercial Awareness 16: Making yourself more employable 17: CVs, applications, and interviews 18: Understanding clients: individuals and businesses 19: Businesses and the business environment 20: Essential economics and finance 21: Law firms as businesses

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Book SynopsisIntroduction to the English Legal System is the ideal foundation for those coming new to the study of law. Writing in a highly engaging and accessible style, Martin Partington introduces the purposes and functions of English law, the law-making process, and the machinery of justice, while also challenging assumptions and exploring current debates. Drawing on over 40 years'' experience in the law, Martin Partington examines beliefs about the English legal system, and encourages students to question how far it meets the growing demands placed on it. Incorporating all the latest developments, this concise introduction brings law and the legal system to life. Digital formats and resources: This edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.- The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbTable of Contents1: Introduction: aims, themes, and structure 2: Law and society: the purposes and functions of law 3: Law-making: authority and process 4: Shaping the legal system: the role of government 5: The criminal justice system 6: The administrative justice system 7: The family justice system 8: The civil and commercial justice systems 9: Providing legal services: the legal professions 10: Access to Justice: paying for legal services 11: Transformation or transition? The English legal system in flux

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Book SynopsisLively and engaging coverage that gives students the confidence to analyse, evaluate, and critique the law.An engaging guide to the English legal system which helps students new to law develop a critical legal mind. Presenting and critiquing the law in a lively style, this text invites students to question, analyse, and evaluate.Selling points The authors'' clear and lively style makes the subject matter easy to follow Comprehensive coverage of the English legal system provides students with knowledge of all the key concepts covered on most courses Reflective learning features encourage students to ask questions and think critically about the more controversial aspects of the legal system Carefully chosen examples enable students to relate concepts to real-life situations and apply their knowledge Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning supportNew to this edition Revisions on sections dealing with devolution, cautions, anTable of Contents1: The English legal system Part I: Sources of Law 2: Domestic sources of law: parliamentary material 3: Domestic sources of law: case law 4: International sources of law 5: Human Rights Act 1998 Part II: The Courts and the Practitioners 6: The structure of the courts 7: The structure of the tribunals 8: The judiciary and their appointment 9: Judicial independence 10: The legal professions 11: Funding access to justice Part III: The Criminal Justice System 12: The investigation of crime 13: Pre-trial matters 14: Those in court 15: The trials 16: Criminal appeals Part IV: The Civil Justice System 17: Civil litigation 18: Remedies and appeals 19: Alternative dispute resolution Part V: The Future 20: The future

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Book SynopsisThe common law is almost universally regarded as a system of case-law, increasingly supplemented by legislation, but this is only partly true. There is an extensive body of lawyers'' law which has a real existence outside the formal sources but is seldom acknowledged or discussed either by theorists or legal historians. This will still be so even when every judicial decision is electronically accessible. In the heyday of the inns of court, this second body of law was partly expressed in `common learning''. a corpus of legal doctrine handed on largely by oral tradition and a system of education informing the mind of every common lawyer. That common learning emanated from a law school in which the judges actively participated, and in which the lecturers of one generation provided the judiciary of the next. Some of it was written down, though the texts were until recently forgotten, and its importance was overlooked by historians as a result of changes in the common-law system during the Trade ReviewThere is much here to engage and challenge the historian. * English Historical Review *The Law's Two Bodies is undoubtedly of general interest to legal historians of any period, as well as to other critical analysts of law and its interpretation, at two levels. Firstly, Baker's lectures are an important lesson in how the meaning (or a fuller meaning; or an alternative meaning) of written law in its various forms may be found by researching related systems of legal knowledge, such as the education of legal personnel. Secondly, The Law's Two Bodies is a valuable study of how recorded law is not necessarily the absolute source of authority it may appear - or be claimed - to be. * Law Quarterly Review *Table of ContentsI. Case-Law and Statute-Law ; II. Legal Fictions ; III. Common Usage and Common Learning ; Appendices: Some Illustrative Texts ; A. Common Practice and Communis Error ; B. Fictions in Writs and Pleadings ; C. Fictions in Trial: Benefit of Clergy for Laymen ; D. Linguistic Fictions ; E. Improper Fictions ; F. Common Learning ; G. Opinions of Counsel ; Index

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Focusing on the processes involved in taking law exams, this book demonstrates how students can do justice to themselves by adopting the techniques employed by successful examinees. Suggestions are made as to the ways in which materials can be manipulated and legal arguments marshalled; and methods are identified by which both essay and, more especially, problem questions can be approached.

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Book SynopsisSolicitors'' Accounts provides a user-friendly guide to a subject that often poses serious problems for students unfamiliar with the principles and practice of accounting. It provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of all areas required by the Solicitors'' Regulation Authority for business accounts and solicitors'' accounts on the Legal Practice Course, including full coverage of double-entry book-keeping and final accounts of sole owners, partnerships and companies. It also deals with the Solicitors'' Accounts Rules and the practical application of these in solicitors'' accounts, including property and probate transactions. Each chapter starts with an overview of the areas to be covered and also states the learning objectives the student should aim to achieve. Contextual examples are used throughout the chapters demonstrating how the principles of accounting should be applied to situations in practice. At the end of each chapter there is a checklist of the key areas students must Table of Contents1. Introduction to solicitors' accounts and basic bookkeeping ; 2. The Trial Balance ; 3. Final accounts ; 4. Adjustments to final accounts ; 5. Further adjustments to final accounts ; 6. Partnership accounts ; 7. Basic accounting concepts and trading accounts ; 8. Company accounts ; 9. Group companies and consolidated accounts ; 10. Interpretation of accounts and accounting ratios ; 11. Basic solicitors' accounts ; 12. Transfers and mixed money ; 13. Value added tax ; 14. Financial statements and property transactions ; 15. Deposit interest and interest payable to clients ; 16. Probate transactions ; 17. Further transactions ; 18. Short answer questions and revision questions on solicitors' accounts

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Book SynopsisKok-Chor Tan addresses three key questions in egalitarian distributive justice: Where does distributive equality matter?; Why does it matter?; And among whom does it matter? He argues for an institutional site for egalitarian justice, and suggests that the mitigation of arbitrariness or luck is the basis for distributive commitments. He also argues that distributive obligations are global in scope, applying between individuals across borders. Tan''s objectives are tripartite: to clarify the basis of an institutional approach to justice; to establish luck egalitarianism as an account of the ground of equality; and to realize the global nature of egalitarian justice. The outcome is ''institutional luck egalitarianism''--a new cosmopolitan position on distributive justice.Trade ReviewTan's book is exceptionally clear, thoughtful, and innovative, and it should not be ignored by anyone interested in egalitarianism and distributive justice more generally. * Jonathan Quong, Ethics *The book engages with three important questions, and deals with them in great detail and with admirable even-handedness. * Chris Armstrong, Social Theory and Practice *...offers one of the most systematic and nuanced treatments to date of a global luck egalitarian approach, and it adds important clarity to the ongoing dialogue about just how global distributive justice can and should be conceived. Further, Tan's writing is a model of both precision and accessibility. He is adept at showing what is at stake in major debates and at identifying and leading the reader through important positions in them. This book would make an excellent teaching tool. * Luis Cabrera, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Table of ContentsPART I. INSTITUTIONS ; PART II. LUCK ; PART III. GLOBAL JUSTICE

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Book SynopsisConundrums, puzzles, and perversities: these are the author's stock-in-trade. In this book, he focuses on four fundamental features of our legal system, all of which seem to not make sense on some level and to demand explanation. It contains explanations and apt examples that show why the perversity of the law resists any easy resolutions.Trade Review"Leo Katz wisely peppers his puzzles with humor, jokes, miniplays, and thoughtful warnings of difficult passages to come (along with welcome invitations to skip ahead) that temper this otherwise demanding volume and make following the twists and turns of the argument well worth the challenge. And for those for whom puzzling is a pleasure in itself, the book will be a feast." (Boston Globe) "Mr. Katz unravels the logical tangles with clarity, humor and a light touch - a testament to the quality of his writing." (Wall Street Journal) "Why the Law Is So Perverse is a terrific book. It is original in its general conception and creative in all the particularities of its execution. And in bringing the social choice argument to the law and legal problems, Leo Katz has made an important and novel academic contribution." (Bruce Chapman, University of Toronto)"

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Book SynopsisFocuses on four fundamental features of our legal system which seem to not make sense on some level and to demand explanation.Trade Review"Why the Law Is So Perverse is a terrific book. It is original in its general conception and creative in all the particularities of its execution. And in bringing the social choice argument to the law and legal problems, Katz has made an important and novel academic contribution." (Bruce Chapman, University of Toronto)"

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Book SynopsisHow does one prove the law? If a neighbor breaks your window, the law regulates how you can show your claim to be true or false; but how do you prove that in breaking your window your neighbor has broken your law? American jurisprudence devotes an elaborate body of doctrine and an equally elaborate body of accompanying scholarly commentary to worrying about how to prove facts. It establishes rules for the admissibility of evidence, creates varying standards of proof, and assigns burdens of proof that determine who wins or loses when the facts are unclear. But the law is shockingly inexplicit when addressing these issues with respect to the proof of legal claims. Indeed, the entire language of evidentiary proof, so sophisticated when it comes to questions of fact, is largely absent from the American legal system with respect to questions of law. As Gary Lawson shows, legal claims are inherently objects of proof, and whether or not the law acknowledges the point openly, proof of legal cl

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Book SynopsisLawyer, judge, banker, classics professor, and councilman, Thomas Mellon greatly influenced the fortunes of his hometown, Pittsburgh, throughout the nineteenth century. Offering characterization of the Scotch-Irish value system that governed the patriarch's work and life, the author captures the judge's complexities and contradictions.Trade Review"A remarkably objective portrait . . . A truly American generational saga, one with profound implications not only for one man's family, but for the entire country as well. Specialists and students of American history will benefit enormously from this splendidly written and researched work. Highly recommended."—Richard Drezen, Library Journal -- Richard Drezen * Library Journal *“A well-researched biography that could go far to help people better understand the family patriarch.”—The Weekly Standard * The Weekly Standard *"[Mellon's] well-written autobiography, completed in 1885 and republished in 1994, provides valuable insights into his entrepreneurial activities, notes his emphasis on education and family, and contains judgmental commentary on controversial issues of his day."—R.M. Hyser, Choice -- R.M. Hyser * Choice *“Valuable…Highly recommended.”—Choice * Choice *

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Book SynopsisDoes the American legal system work as advertised? Does it even work at all?News about abusive police, rotting prisons, and Congressional corruption all point to deep problems. In THE NONSENSE FACTORY, Bruce Cannon Gibney shows that these defects are not aberrations, but the product of the legal system''s ceaseless, heedless growth. The whole factory of the law--legislation, enforcement, judgment, and corrections--has become so ambitious, yet so ignorant, that it cannot help but produce endless problems. The law sprawls into unknowable chaos, and citizens find themselves tangled in a web of obligations they cannot possibly honor, and victims for the unscrupulous to easily exploit. We see this playing out daily in Donald Trump''s America.The legal crisis has become urgent. America is rapidly arriving at the point where no one can understand what law actually is or should do. The result is a system at war with itself, mutually distrustful and hostile in the extreme.

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Book SynopsisThis book analyzes developments in the jurisprudence of the US Supreme Court in the Obama era. It follows three main threads. First, it seeks to describe and characterize the Supreme Court's jurisprudence in this period. Second, it assesses factors influencing developments in the jurisprudence. Finally, it draws broader lessons on how constitutional change works. As the oldest surviving written constitution among Western democracies, and despite having high hurdles for textual changes, the US Constitution has proved to be remarkably flexible. The main reason for this flexibility is the interpretation by the US Supreme Court. This book teases out the mechanism of how the Court manages to maintain this flexibility. Bringing together legal scholars from the United States and Europe who focus on different aspects of the Court's jurisprudence, the work consists of five parts. Part I analyzes the relationship of the Supreme Court with the democratic process. Part II deals with the jurisprTable of Contents1. Introduction, Anna-Bettina Kaiser, Niels Petersen & Johannes Saurer; 2. What Does the Supreme Court Do? Samuel Issacharoff; 3. Politics, Polarization, and the U.S. Supreme Court, Moohyung Cho, Jason Douglas Todd & Georg Vanberg; 4. Presidential Administration in the Obama Era, Jud Mathews; 5. Campaign Finance and Freedom of Speech – A Transatlantic Perspective, Mathias Hong; 6. Key Federalism Cases During the Obama Presidency, Patricia Egli; 7. Immigration Law in the Obama Era, Amanda Frost; 8. All Same-Sex Marriage Is not the Same: Obergefell from a Comparative Perspective, Michaela Hailbronner; 9. The Second Amendment and the Debate on Originalism, Oliver Lepsius; 10. The Obama Era: Freedom of Religion, Antje von Ungern-Sternberg; 11. "Faraway, So Close!" – A Constitutional Perspective on Transatlantic Data Flow Regulation, Thomas Wischmeyer; 12. TTIP and the Challenges of Investor-State-Arbitration: An Exercise in Comparative Foreign Relations Law, Thomas Kleinlein; 13. Transnational Litigation and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction: Domestic Remedies for International Wrongs, Marc Jacob; 14. Comparing Courts, Susanne Baer; 15. An American Perspective on the German Constitutional Court, Justin Collings; Table of Cases; Contributors;

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Book SynopsisWritten by leading authors in the field, this clear and highly accessible volume provides full coverage of the topics commonly found in the contract law syllabus, alongside up-to-date illustrative case examples and stimulating commentary.Composed of approximately one-quarter authorsâ commentaries and three-quarters cases and materials, including academicsâ articles and extracts from books and Law Commission papers, this book takes account of a variety of theoretical perspectives, including economic, relational and empirical conceptions of the law.This book facilitates the development of personal study skills and encourages readers to engage with the leading academic commentaries in the area. Features to support your learning include: chapter introductions to highlight the salient features under discussion and signpost topics to guide readers through this comprehensive text; additional reading listed at the end of each chapter to asTrade Review"Lucid, comprehensive and authoritative; a truly exceptional exposition of the modern law of contract. Stone and Devenney illuminate the theory and practice of modern contract law and unpack the future challenges faced in this area with style, poise and assurance." Mel Kenny (Dr. iur.), Pro-Rector. Professor candidate, Comparative Contract and Commercial Law. Competition Law and State Intervention, Riga Graduate School of Law "Stone and Devenney's Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law provides an excellent balance between explanatory text and extracts from key cases, which enables students to master the depths of contract law. Additionally, extracts from academic writings encourage critical reflection on the current state of the law. It is clearly written and has a structure that allows students to develop their knowledge and critical understanding of contract law." Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner, Professor of International Commercial Law at the University of Warwick, Editor (Law), Journal of Consumer Policy, Associate Academic Fellow (Inner Temple) "Highly popular with lecturers and students of contract law for over a decade, Stone and Devenney combine primary and second materials with substantial commentary enabling students to engage deeply with the principles and practices of modern contract law." Fidelma White, Senior Lecturer, University College Cork (UCC) "There are many good contract law textbooks, but undergraduate module leaders should seriously consider adopting this one. The book opens with an ambitious and clear setting out of some of the main themes in contract theory and the clarity continues throughout. This book will support weaker students and inspire the very able." Anthony Rogers, Senior Lecturer, City, University of London Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Forming the agreement; 3. Consideration and other tests of enforceability; 4. Intention to create legal relations; 5. Privity; 6. Contents of the contract; 7. Clauses excluding or limiting liability; 8. Misrepresentation; 9. Mistake; 10. Duress; 11. Undue influence; 12. Frustration; 13. Illegality; 14. Discharge by performance or breach; 15. Remedies

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Book SynopsisIn today's rapidly changing legal landscape, becoming a digital lawyer is vital to success within the legal profession. This textbook provides an accessible and thorough introduction to digital lawyering, present and future, and a toolkit for gaining the key attributes and skills required to utilise technology within legal practice effectively. Digital technologies have already begun a radical transformation of the legal profession and the justice system. Digital Lawyering introduces students to all key topics, from the role of blockchain to the use of digital evidence in courtrooms, supported by contemporary case studies and integrated, interactive activities. The book considers specific forms of technology, such as Big Data, analytics and artificial intelligence, but also broader issues including regulation, privacy and ethics. It encourages students to explore the impact of digital lawyering upon professional identity, and to consider the emerging skills anTrade Review"For the law student of today to be able to flourish in the future law workplace, they need a wide range of competences, including both people and technology skills. The very practical, hands-on, and direct approach of this book will help learners to think critically about how to develop these and to grow the key capacity to reflect on experiences and continue to learn. These abilities will be essential in a legal world that changes more rapidly every day."Dr Rónán Kennedy, Senior Lecturer in Law, National University of Ireland Galway"The need for digital literacy skills is more important today than ever before. This is a must-have textbook for those studying law."Dr Sara de Freitas, Executive Director of Education, Inspired Education Group"For the law student of today to be able to flourish in the future law workplace, they need a wide range of competences, including both people and technology skills. The very practical, hands-on, and direct approach of this book will help learners to think critically about how to develop these and to grow the key capacity to reflect on experiences and continue to learn. These abilities will be essential in a legal world that changes more rapidly every day."Dr Rónán Kennedy, Senior Lecturer in Law, National University of Ireland Galway"The need for digital literacy skills is more important today than ever before. This is a must-have textbook for those studying law."Dr Sara de Freitas, Executive Director of Education, Inspired Education Group"As law firms, government agencies and courts increasingly automate not only document review and assembly, but many other aspects of daily practice, every law school will soon offer a course in Legal Technologies. Digital Lawyering in the 21st Century is precisely the text needed for such a course: a collaboration of technologists and legal academics, tailored to walk the law student through the many facets of digital technologies, exploring the opportunities and challenges they present to learning and the practice of law. Students and instructors alike will love its authoritative clarity."David C. Donald, Professor, Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong KongTable of ContentsIntroduction: Defining digital lawyering 2: The 21st century legal professional 3: A guide to technology 4: Delivering legal services without lawyers 5: The use and practice of social media 6: Big data and analytics 7: Using Artificial Intelligence to enhance and augment the delivery of legal services 8: Digital Evidence and its admissibility in the courtroom 9: Online Justice 10: Blockchain 11: Digital lawyering skills 12: The changing legal profession 13: Professional identity and the digital lawyer 14: Conclusion: shaping the future of digital lawyering

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Book SynopsisConfused by cases? Stuck on statutes? Or just unsure where to start with writing, research or revision? The Insider's Guide to Legal Skills will show you what you need to succeed, applying skills in their real-world context and helping you get to grips with legal method and thinking.Making use of problem-based learning and examples throughout, the fully updated second edition of this practical and accessible guide will provide you with a clear guide to skills within the law degree, including online learning. It will show you how to make the most of these skills in assessment and also help you to see their importance to a future legal career.Designed for students who want a clear overview of what a law degree is all about, the book has been built on the skills curriculum, and is a suitable text for Legal Skills, Methods and Reasoning courses as well as a general introduction to law, or pre-reading for those considering a law degree.For more information, inTable of Contents Meet our friends... Online learning: breakouts, chats and staying focused Academic and university survival skills: standing on your own two feet Your guide to the English legal system: order, order! Sources of law: the tools of your trade Legal research: digging deeper Legal writing: weaning off 'like' and 'innit' Referencing and plagiarism: borrow don't steal Mooting and public speaking: speaker's corner Employability skills: learn to earn Revision and exams: law, eat, sleep, repeat

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding legal rules not as determinants of behavior but as points of reference for conduct, this volume considers the ways in which rules are invoked, referred to, interpreted, put forward or blurred. It also asks how both legal practitioners and lay participants conceive of and participate in the construction of facts and rules, and thus, through decisions, defenses, pleas, files, evidence, interviews and documents, actively participate in law's life. With attention to the formulation of notions such as person, evidence, intention, cause and responsibility in the course of legal practices, Legal Rules in Practice provides the outlines of a praxiological anthropology of law an anthropology that focuses on words, concepts and reasoning as actively used to solve conflicts with the help of legal rules. As such, it will appeal to sociologists, anthropologists and scholars of law with interests in ethnomethodology, rule-based conduct and practical reasoning.Table of ContentsIntroduction: legal rules in practice: an exploration into law’s life 1. Ruleness Part 1 : Ruleness and its relativity 2. No rule for the application of rules 3. The structure of the legal system and the emergence of the state 4. Equality, hierarchy, and the place of rules 5. Laws and proverbs: the making and unmaking of moral rules in historic Tibet Part 2: Materiality, artefactuality and idiosyncrasy of legal practices 6. Reading case files: the material organization of cases and the work of judges 7. Verbatim records and the testing ceremony: on the production of decidability in German asylum hearings 8. Craft skills and legal rules: how Australian magistrates make bail decisions 9. Vernacular visions of viral videos: Speaking for evidence that speaks for itself Part 3: Meaning and emotions in legal interpretation 10. Time to agree? rules, agreements and consent judgements in a Belgian family court 11. Law, emotions and categorizations: lightning a judicial blind spot: on the role of emotions inside the magistrate’s decision making 12. Playing by the rules: the search for legal grounds in homosexuality cases - Indonesia, Lebanon, Egypt, Senegal

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Book SynopsisJudging and Emotion investigates how judicial officers understand, experience, display, manage and deploy emotions in their everyday work, in light of their fundamental commitment to impartiality.Judging and Emotion challenges the conventional assumption that emotion is inherently unpredictable, stressful or a personal quality inconsistent with impartiality. Extensive empirical research with Australian judicial officers demonstrates the ways emotion, emotional capacities and emotion work are integral to judicial practice. Judging and Emotion articulates a broader conception of emotion, as a social practice emerging from interaction, and demonstrates how judicial officers undertake emotion work and use emotion as a resource to achieve impartiality. A key insight is that institutional requirements, including conceptions of impartiality as dispassion, do not completely determine the emotion dimensions of judicial work. Through their everyday work, judicial offiTrade Review"Judging and Emotion is a milestone in research that examines emotion in the practices of the judiciary … It is a fitting testament to the pioneering research into the judiciary that Roach Anleu and Mack have undertaken over many years. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the interconnection between law, justice, the judiciary and emotions. It is an invaluable study of the skills and knowledge a good judge needs to have and to put to work in the courtroom." Leslie J. Moran, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK; from a review in Emotions and Society, 2022"… Roach Anleu and Mack show how impartiality, as a process rather than a state, involves continuous emotion work to balance emotions…" Stina Bergman Blix, Uppsala University, Sweden; from a review in Journal of Law and Society (2021, vol. 48)"Judging and Emotion: A Socio-Legal Analysis is not only a stunning empirical exploration of the everyday emotional landscape of the judiciary in the lower courts in Australia, but it is also a masterclass in doing empirical Socio-Legal research." Leslie J. Moran, School of Law, Birkbeck College University of London in Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies."Drawing on research with Australian judicial officers, Roach Anleu and Mack investigate how judicial officers understand, experience, display, manage, and deploy emotions in their everyday work, and they challenge the conventional assumption that emotion is inherently unpredictable, stressful, or inconsistent with impartiality. They articulate a broader conception of emotion as a social practice emerging from interaction and argue that judicial officers undertake emotion work and use emotion as a resource to achieve impartiality." Law & Social EnquiryTable of ContentsChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Emotion and everyday judicial work: The contextChapter 3. Judicial impartiality, emotion and empathyChapter 4. Judicial emotion: Experience, display and management Chapter 5: Judicial emotion work: Others’ emotionsChapter 6. Professional regulation of judicial emotion Chapter 7. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding Scots Law is an accessible, comprehensive and concise introductory legal text for students studying Scots law or law as part of another course. The book covers a range of topics taughton BA Law and Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Legal Services qualifications encompassing public Law, private law and procedure. The presentation of the text is designed to facilitate learning with features including: a list of learning outcomes at the start of each chapter; the highlighting of key concepts; chapter summaries; lists of key legal authority; quick quizzes; further readingand relevant web links. Newly featured in this edition:#Succession (Scotland) Act 2016#Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016#Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill 2016#Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014#Scotland Act 2016##Fresh# new cases#The impact of Brexit on the Scottish constitutionTable of ContentsPart 1 # Introduction to the Scottish Legal System 1.Sources of Scots Law 2.Structure of the Legal System Part 2 # Public Law 3.Constitutional Law 4.The EU Dimension to the Scottish Legal System 5.Human Rights Law 6.Criminal Law Part 3 # Scots Private Law 7.Contract 8.Sale of Goods and Consumer Law 9.Employment Law 10.Commercial Law 11.Delict 12.Property 13.Trusts 14.Succession 15.Family Part 4 # Procedure 16.Civil Litigation 17.Criminal Procedure Part 5 # Legal Skills 18.Legal Skills

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Book SynopsisThis fully revised and updated second edition provides an indispensible guide to all those preparing to sit the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT). Mastering the LNAT provides comprehensive guidance on both the multiple choice section and essay section of the test, as well as analysis of previous test results, details of the procedure for sitting the test and how the results are calculated and used. The book also includes five practice tests for students to work through, along with complete sets of answers and explanations and a range of sample essays and essay plans. Presented in an accessible and easy to understand format, Shepherd offers a practical, hands-on insight into what universities are looking for from candidates. It includes; an introduction to the test and the part it plays in the overall application process; guidance on preparing for the LNAT and an explanation of the ways that you can improve your approach to the test; a guide to approachinTable of Contents1. Applying to Study Law 2. The LNAT 3. Verbal Reasoning Skills 4. Essay Writing Skills 5. Practice Tests 6. Answers to Multiple Choice Questions 7. Sample Essays

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Book SynopsisKey Facts Key Cases: Contract Law will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your Contract Law module with ease. This book explains in concise and straightforward terms: The rules regarding formation of contracts The contents of a contract Vitiating factors, factors which invalidate an otherwise validly formed contract The rules on discharge of contractual obligations Available remedies Key Facts Key Cases is the essential series for anyone studying law at LLB, postgraduate and conversion courses and professional courses such as ILEX. The series provides the simplest and most effective way to absorb and retain all of the material essential for passing your exams. Each chapter includes: diagrams at the start of chapters to summarise key points structured headings and numbered points to allow for clear recall oTable of Contents1. Fundamentals of contract law 2. Formation of a contract: agreement 3. Formation of a contract: consideration & intention 4. Other factors affecting formation legal relations 5. Privity of contract and third party rights 6. The contents of the contract: Terms 7. The contents of a contract; exclusion clauses 8. Vitiating factors: Misrepresentation 9. Vitiating factors: Mistake 10. Vitiating factors: Duress and Undue Influence 11. Vitiating factors: Illegality 12. Discharge of contract 13. Remedies

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Book SynopsisKey Facts Key Cases: Equity & Trusts will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your Equity & Trusts module with ease. This book explains the facts and associated case law for: The nature of a trust,  the creation of express private trusts and purpose trusts  Constitution of trusts Types of trust: secret, protective and discretionary, resulting and constructive and charitable Trusteeship and the powers and duties of trustees Varying trusts Breach of trust and available remedies Key Facts Key Cases is the essential series for anyone studying law at LLB, postgraduate and conversion courses. The series provides the simplest and most effective way to absorb and retain all of the material essential for passing your exams. Each chapter includes: diagrams at the start of chapters to summarise key points structured headings and numbered points to allow for clear rTable of ContentsPreface, 1. Introduction to Equity and Trusts, 2. The Creation of Express Private Trusts, 3. Purpose Trusts, 4. Constitution of Trusts, 5. Secret Trusts, 6. Protective and Discretionary Trusts, 7. Resulting Trusts and Constructive Trusts, 8. Charitable Trusts, 9. The nature of Trusteeship, 10. The Duties of the Trustees, 11. The Powers of the Trustees, 12. Variation of Trusts, 13. Breach of trust and Remedies

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Book SynopsisKey Facts Key Cases: EU Law will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your EU Law module with ease. This book explains the facts and associated case law for: The constitution of EU law, its institutions, the sources of EU law and the means of enforcement The relationship with national law The law of the single market EU competition law EU discrimination law and other social policy  Key Facts Key Cases is the essential series for anyone studying law at LLB, postgraduate and conversion courses. The series provides the simplest and most effective way to absorb and retain all of the material essential for passing your exams. Each chapter includes: diagrams at the start of chapters to summarise key points structured headings and numbered points to allow for clear recall of the essenTable of Contents1. The constitution and character of EU law 2. The Institutions of the European Union 3. The sources of European law 4. Enforcement of EU law 5. The relationship between EU law and national law 6. Introduction to the law of the internal market 7. Art 34 and Art 35 and the free movement of goods 8. Art 30 and customs tariffs, and Art 110 and discriminatory taxation 9. Art 45 and the free movement of workers 10. Art 49 and freedom of establishment, Art 56 and the right to provide services 11. EU competition law 12. Art 157 and anti-discrimination law 13. The social dimension

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Book SynopsisKey Facts and Key Cases: Family Law will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your Family Law module with ease. This book explains in concise and straightforward terms:  The law relating to marriage and its breakdown Recent developments in money cases All recent cases relating to private and public child law Helen L. Conway is a former practising barrister, now District Judge. She is an experienced law author and has taught law in both the academic and commercial sectors. Key Facts and Key Cases is the essential series for anyone studying law at LLB, postgraduate and conversion courses and professional courses such as ILEX. The series provides the simplest and most effective way to absorb and retain all of the material essential for passing your exams. Each chapter includes: diagrams at the start of chapters to summarise key points structured headings and numbered Table of Contents1. Marriage and Civil Partnership 2. Family Law Act 1996 Pt IV and Pt IVA 3. Protection from Harassment Act4. Children’s Rights 5. Introduction to the Children Act 1989 6. Parental Responsibility 7. Private Child Law8. Services for Children in Need 9. Emergency Child Protection 10. Care and Supervision Orders 11. Adoption: the Adoption and Children Act 2002 12. Challenging the Local Authority 13. Finances before a Divorce 14. Financial Remedies – finances after a divorce/dissolution of civil partnership 15. Child Support 16. Financial applications under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989.

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Book SynopsisKey Facts Key Cases: Human Rights will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your Human Rights module with ease. This book explains the facts and associated case law for: What human rights apply in the United Kingdom, Europe and other parts of the world The European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act How the various rights, freedoms and prohibitions which now pervade English law operate How rights affect important issues including discrimination, public order, police powers and terrorism How human rights operate in the global and other continental regional contexts Key Facts Key Cases is the essential series for anyone studying law at LLB, postgraduate and conversion courses. The series provides the simplest and most effective way to absorb and retain all of the material essential for passing your exams. Each chapter includes: diagrams at the start of chapters to summarise key points structured headings and numbered points to allow for clear recall of the essential points charts and tables to break down more complex information Chapters are also supported by a Key Cases section which provides the simplest and most effective way to absorb and memorise essential cases needed for exam success. Essential and leading cases are explained The style, layout and explanations are user friendly Cases are broken down into key components by use of a clear system of symbols for quick and easy visual recognition Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. European Convention on Human Rights 3. The Human Rights Act 4. The Right to Life 5. Torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 6. Public order, police powers, freedom of assembly 7. Rights to Liberty, Security and Fair Trial 8. Freedom of expression 9. Privacy, family life and marriage 10. Discrimination 11. Terrorism and counter-terrorism measures 12. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion 13. Human Property Rights 14. Themes, issues and the future 15. Global and regional human rights

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Book SynopsisKey Facts Key Cases: Tort Law will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your Tort Law module with ease. This book explains the facts and associated case law for: The torts of negligence, occupiersâ liability and nuisance Strict liability torts The torts of trespass to land and trespass to the person Torts involving goods Torts affecting reputation Employment related torts Available remedies Key Facts Key Cases is the essential series for anyone studying law at LLB, postgraduate and conversion courses. The series provides the simplest and most effective way to absorb and retain all of the material essential for passing your exams. Each chapter includes: diagrams at the start of chapters to summarise key points structured headings and numbered points to allow for clear recall of the essential points charts and tables to break down more complex information Chapters are also supported by a Key Cases section which provides the simplest and most effective way to absorb and memorise essential cases needed for exam success. Essential and leading cases are explained The style, layout and explanations are user friendly Cases are broken down into key components by use of a clear system of symbols for quick and easy visual recognition Table of Contents1. The nature of tortious liability 2. Negligence: basic elements 3. Negligence: specific duty situations 4. Occupier’s liability 5. Nuisance 6. Strict liability 7. Trepass to land 8. Torts concerning goods 9. Trespass to the person 10. Torts affecting reputation 11. Employment-related torts 12. Remedies and limitation periods

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewChristina R. Rivers’ timely account of the influence of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on minority voting rights in the U.S. contains valuable insight into the historical and political role of race in the Supreme Court’s voting rights decisions." — APSA Legislative Studies Section"Rivers explores the clash between the Congressional Black Caucus's race-conscious approach and the Supreme Court's color blind perspective on the role of race in redistricting, representation, and the law. ... Graduate seminars on racial politics, election law, or African American political thought would benefit from this book. Scholars who study these topics, in addition to voting rights, redistricting, and the Congressional Black Caucus, should also read this compelling and well-written book." — American Review of Politics

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Book SynopsisCombining materials from a wide variety of sources with Michael Zander's authoritative commentary, this book provides the tools with which an observer of the English legal system can discover how it functions, the problems it faces and the current reforms proposed.Table of Contents1. The organisation of trial courts; 2. Pre-trial civil proceedings; 3. Pre-trial criminal proceedings; 4. The trial process; 5. The jury; 6. Costs and the funding of legal proceedings; 7. Appeals; 8. The legal profession.

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Book SynopsisA study of legislative developments in areas of law and policy devolved to the Scottish Parliament.Table of ContentsPart I: The Scottish Parliament -- its genesis and operation; 1. Law Making and the Scottish Parliament: The First Decade in Context, The Editors; 2. A Parliament that is different? The Law Making Process in the Scottish Parliament, Professor Alan Page; Part II: Rights and society; 3. Human Rights and People and Society, Aidan O'Neill, QC; 4. Child and Family Law: Progress and Pusillanimity, Professor Elaine E. Sutherland; 5. Culture, Dr Robert Dunbar; 6. Charities, Stuart Cross; Part III: Public administration and services; 7. Local Government, Professor Francis McManus; 8. Housing, Professor Peter Robson; 9. Education: Could Do Better, Janys M. Scott, Q.C.; Part IV: Justice and Legal System; 10. The Reform of the Scottish Judiciary, Professor Gavin F.M. Little; 11. Criminal Law: An Exercise in Ad Hockery?, Professor Pamela R. Ferguson; 12. Juvenile Offending: Welfare or Toughness, Dr. Claire McDiarmid; 13. Evidence, Professor Fraser P. Davidson; Part V: Economy and Environment; 14. Property Law: How the World Changed at Martinmas, Professor Robert Rennie; 15. Business, David Cabrelli; 16. Environment and Sustainable Development, Professor Colin T. Reid; 17. Transport, Ann Faulds and Trudi Craggs.

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Book SynopsisSocial movements provide the engine of legal change and law itself spurs social movement activity. This issue includes articles on social movements in several different nations, including France, South Africa and Canada, asking us to consider the way context is reflected in movement activities.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. EDITORIAL BOARD. Two spinning wheels: Studying law and social movements. Decolonizing the law: LGBT organizing in Namibia and South Africa. Social movements and the state's construction of identity: The case of Muslims in France. Rejecting rights: The disability critique of physician assisted suicide. Social movements lashing back: Law, social change and intra-social movement backlash in Canada. Protest arrests and future protest participation: The 2004 republican national convention arrestees and the effects of repression. Convincing elites, controlling elites. After 9/11: Guantánamo and the mobilization of lawyers. Special Issue Social Movements/Legal Possibilities. Studies in law, politics, and society. Studies in law, politics, and society. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisA rare source of information about late-seventeenth-century trans-Atlantic enterprise and London business, through the letters of a sugar planter and slave trader. The letters written by William Freeman, who had moved from the Caribbean to London to combine these pursuits with the work of a general commission merchant trading to the English West Indies, are a rare source of information about late-seventeenth-century trans-Atlantic enterprise and London business. Selections reproduced here are addressed to partners, agents, employees, correspondents and customers in Freeman's native Leeward Islands, Africa, Madeira, Portugal, France, Ireland, Scotland and the West of England.Freeman's generation participated in the first large-scale cultivation of plantation sugar in the Caribbean Leeward Islands, and in the first sizeable introduction of African slaves into English America, and these two commodities would define the economics of the first Anglo-American empire until its demise.

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Book SynopsisBuilding on socio-legal studies, anthropology, and performance studies, this book challenges depictions of law as a façade for political repression by examining political trials in Zimbabwe after 2000, looking beyond the repression/resistance binary as a way of understanding governments' and citizens' uses of law.Trade Review'In Verheul's masterful account, law shapes (and is shaped by) political subjectivities and norms in crisis-ridden post-colonial Zimbabwe. We see how law works within the state and how meaningful legal practices, claims and institutions can be, for both those in authority and those who resist.' Sara Rich Dorman, University of Edinburgh'Through a finely crafted interweaving of detailed courtroom ethnography, revealing interviews and carefully read legal documents, Susanne Verheul eloquently unfolds the complex relationships between history, law, politics, state authority and citizenship. While contextualised within Zimbabwe, this rich account and its analytical insights has great significance for a wide range of scholarly fields.' Amanda Hammar, University of Copenhagen'A fascinating and vividly painted picture of the way in which power gets enacted in Zimbabwe's courtrooms and a must-read for socio-legal scholars and Africanists alike. Verheul manages to combine disciplinary perspectives and rich case material to dig deep into how power gets constituted and is performed. Highly recommended!' Barbara Oomen, Utrecht UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: Law, state authority and the courts, 1. History, authority and the law in Zimbabwe, 1950–2002; 2. 'Rebels' and 'good boys': examining the working conditions in Zimbabwe's attorney general's office after 2000; 3. 'Zimbabweans are foolishly litigious': debating citizenship when engaging with a politicised legal system; 4. 'What is abnormal is normal': performative politics on the stages of arrest and detention; 5. Material and sensory courtrooms: observing the 'decline of professionalism' in Harare's magistrates'' courts; 6. The trials of the 'traitor in Harare's magistrates' courts under the unity government; 7. History, consciousness and citizenship in Matabeleland: the impact of the MLF case; 8. Historical narrative and political strategy in Bulawayo's magistrates' courts: the case of Owen Maseko; Conclusion: 'Government is a legal fiction' – performing law, the state, citizenship and politics.

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