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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Art and Science of Expert Witness Testimony
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Legal Rules in Practice In the Midst of Laws Life
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Legal Rules in Practice
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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Taylor & Francis Ltd Legal Data and Information in Practice
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Legal Data and Information in Practice
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Taylor & Francis Law and Power in Russia
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Judging and Emotion
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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Taylor & Francis Research Methods in Legal Translation and Interpreting
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Better Law for a Better World
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Taylor & Francis Professional Emotions in Court A Sociological Perspective
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Taylor & Francis Responsive Legality
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Homosexuality Law and Resistance Routledge Research in Gender and Society
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Legal History of Rome
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Taylor & Francis English Law
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Taylor & Francis Alternative Perspectives on Lawyers and Legal Ethics
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Taylor & Francis Women Judging and the Judiciary
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Taylor & Francis Rhetoric and Discourse in Supreme Court Oral Arguments
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Taylor & Francis Television and the Legal System
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Taylor & Francis The Politics of the Common Law Perspectives Rights Processes Institutions
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Taylor & Francis The Judicialization of Politics in Asia
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Taylor & Francis Ltd English Legal System
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Homosexuality Law and Resistance Routledge Research in Gender and Society
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Rethinking Legal Education under the Civil and Common Law A Road Map for Constructive Change Legal Pedagogy
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Taylor & Francis Constitutional and Administrative Law
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Taylor & Francis Criminal Law Key Facts Key Cases
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Taylor & Francis Ltd EU Law
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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Taylor & Francis Ltd Family Law
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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Taylor & Francis Television and the Legal System
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Taylor & Francis Fiction and the Languages of Law
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Restitution and Contract
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Careers in Criminal Justice and Criminology
Book SynopsisThis book provides a thorough and directed focus on successfully identifying, obtaining, and succeeding in a career in criminal justice or criminology. With empirically based, research-focused information on how students can prepare for and ultimately join the criminal justice or criminology workforce, it covers the positions available in criminal justice and criminology, how to get a job in the field, and what can be expected upon obtaining employment. The book contextualizes career opportunities within criminal justice and criminology, providing information about the nature of the work and how various positions fit within the criminal justice system as a whole.Part 1 provides an overview of the book, an examination of the history of careers, and coverage of job opportunities and the nature of working in criminal justice and criminology. Part 2 addresses preparation for entering the field, including coverage of internships and overall professional development. Part 3 of the Trade ReviewThis book is a much needed addition to the available texts on courses related to careers in criminal justice. Not only does it provide a thorough and empirical overview of the trends regarding careers in criminal justice, a noteworthy omission in many curricula, this book also offers valuable, practical, and empirically-based advice on how best to consider a career within criminal justice. Another important feature of this book is that it provides important insight into the nature of the internship experience for students. In short, the book is comprehensive, timely, practical, and makes a valuable contribution to the field.Robert McNamara, Ph.D., The CitadelRonald G. Burns has written the career guide our criminal justice students need, and I wish it was available when I was an undergraduate student. Careers In Criminal Justice and Criminology provides an organized, well-researched, and engaging look at possible careers, and includes insight from those who have held some of the most interesting and highly sought-after positions in the field.Charles Crawford, Ph.D., Western Michigan UniversityTable of ContentsPart 1: The Criminal Justice and Criminology Workforce1 An Overview of Careers in Criminal Justice and Criminology2 A History of Criminal Justice Focused on Employment and Academic Study3 Opportunities and Trends in Criminal Justice and Criminology Employment4 Working in Criminal Justice and CriminologyPart 2: Preparing and Selling Yourself5 A Self-Assessment to Prepare for a Career in Criminal Justice or Criminology6 Your Criminal Justice and Criminology Education7 Preparing for Employment in Criminal Justice and Criminology8 Internships in Criminal Justice and CriminologyPart 3: Working Toward Justice9 Careers in Law Enforcement10 Working in the Courts11 Careers in Corrections12 Working in the Juvenile Justice System13 Other Employment Opportunities in Criminal Justice and Criminology14 EpilogueAppendix A Sample Cover Letter, Resumes, and Follow-up LetterAppendix B State Labor OfficesAppendix C Federal Criminal Justice and Criminology Employment ResourcesAppendix D Careers in Criminal Justice and CriminologyAppendix E Salaries for Select Criminal Justice and Criminology PositionsAppendix F Curriculum Vitae ShellIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Global AntiCorruption Regime
Book SynopsisThis book tackles the challenging topic of corruption. It explores the evolution of a global prohibition regime against corrupt activity (the global anti-corruption regime). It analyses the structure of the transnational legal framework against corruption, evaluating the impact of global anti-corruption efforts at a national level. The book focuses on the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) as the primary tool of the global anti-corruption regime. It provides new and engaging material gathered in the field, including first-hand accounts from actors at international, regional, and domestic levels. By documenting the experiences of diverse actors, the book makes a substantial contribution to literature on corruption and anti-corruption efforts. Synthesising empirical research with an exploration of theoretical literature on corruption and regime evolution results in novel suggestions for improvement of the global anti-corruption regime and its legal tools.ThTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1: Setting the Stage - Corruption and the Global Anti-Corruption Regime; 2: The United Nations Convention against Corruption - The Primary Tool of the Global Anti-Corruption Regime; 3: Corruption and Anti-Corruption in the South Pacific Context - Key Actors, Values, and Interests; 4: The Case Study of Papua New Guinea; 5: Experience from the Field - Insight into the Implementation and Enforcement of the United Nations Convention against Corruption in Papua New Guinea; 6: Seeking Answers - Understanding the United Nations Convention against Corruption and its Role in Papua New Guinea; 7: The Final Question - Possibilities for the Future and Concluding Remarks;
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Taylor & Francis Ltd QA English Legal System
You've planned your revision and you know your subject inside out! But how do you apply what you have learned to get the best marks in the examination room? Routledge Q&As give you the ideal opportunity to practice and refine your exam technique, helping you to apply your knowledge most effectively in an exam situation. Each book contains approximately fifty essay and problem-based questions on topics commonly found on exam papers, complete with answer plans and fully worked model answers. Our authors have also highlighted common mistakes as well as offering you tips to achieve the very best marks. What's more, Routledge Q&As are written by lecturers who are also examiners, giving you an exclusive insight into exactly what examiners are looking for in an answer.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd European Union Law
Book SynopsisThe fourth edition of this well established and highly regarded work on EU law maintains its character by combining comprehensive yet accessible coverage with in-depth analysis of the law and student-friendly pedagogy. It is fully up to date so encompassing critical examination of new important judgments of EU and national courts and developments in institutional, constitutional and substantive EU Law. The book keeps its unique style in that it is both a textbook and a casebook. Case summaries are highlighted in colour-tinted boxes for ease of reference, and are accompanied by key facts and critical analysis, often in the light of subsequent developments.The student-friendly approach is enhanced by market-driven pedagogical features, including: Concise outlines, at the beginning of each chapter describing its content and assisting in revision; An aide-mémoire, often presented in diagrammatic form, at the end of each chapter to highlight and reinforceTrade Review‘This book provides students with a comprehensive and detailed understanding of all aspects of European Union law. It is clear and accessible and has incorporated the most recent changes to this fast-moving and challenging area of the law. It is a must read for all students of the subject.’ Damian Mather, Senior Lecturer, Manchester Law School. ‘European Union Law fills a niche in the market, having an accessible writing style at the same time as being explanatory, evaluative, thorough and up to date. An essential text facilitative of students’ engagement with, and understanding of, a relevant and evolving subject.’ Diane Ryland, Senior Lecturer, University of Lincoln. Table of Contents1. THE HISTORY OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION 2. MEMBERSHIP OF THE EU 3. THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF THE EU 4. SOURCES OF EU LAW 5. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES IN THE EU 6. COMPETENCES OF THE EU 7. THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY (CFSP): A COMPONENT OF EU FOREIGN ACTION 8. PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN THE EU 9. SUPREMACY OF EU LAW 10. DIRECT EFFECT OF EU LAW 11. INDIRECT OR INTRPRETATIVE EFFCT OF EU LAW Indirect or Interpretative Effect of EU LAW 12. DIRECT APPLICABILITY OF EU LAW 13. THE PRINCIPLE OF STATE LIABILITY FOR BREACH OF EU LAW 14. PRELIMINARY RULINGS: ARTICLE 267 TFEU 15. ENFORCEMENT OF EU LAW – ACTIONS AGAINST MEMBER STATES 16. DIRECT ACTIONS AGAINST EU INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES OR AGENCIES - PART I Articles 263, 277 and 265 TFEU 17. DIRECT ACTIONS AGAINST EU INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES OR AGENCIES - PART II Action for damages: non-contractual liability of the European Union under Article 340(2) TFEU 18. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNAL MARKET OF THE EU DUTIES AND CHARGES HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT TO CUSTOMS DUTIES (CEEs) 19. ABOLITION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES AND CHARGES HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT TO CUSTOMS DUTIES (CEEs) 20. PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATORY INTERNAL TAXATION 21. PROHIBITION OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (QRs) AND MEASURES HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT ON IMPORTS AND EXPORTS (MEQRs) ARTICLES 34 AND 35 TFEU 22. DEROGATIONS FROM ARTICLES 34 AND 35 TFEU LISTED IN ARTICLE 36 TFEU, AND JUSTIFICATIONS BASED ON MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS 23. CITIZENSHIP OF THE EU 24. FREE MOVEMENT OF WORKERS 25.THE RIGHT OF ESTABLISHMENT AND THE RIGHT TO SUPPLY AND RECEIVE SERVICES 26. EXCEPTIONS TO THE FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS 27. INTRODUCTION TO EU COMPETITION LAW 28. ARTICLE 101 TFEU 29. ARTICLE 102 TFEU 30. MERGER CONTROL 31. ENFORCEMENT OF ARTICLES 101 AND 102 TFEU 32. THE AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE (AFSJ)
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Unlocking Legal Learning
Book SynopsisUnlocking Legal Learning is an essential textbook for undergraduate students new to legal study. By explaining the different fields of this intricate subject and helping you to develop the skills to engage with it successfully, Unlocking Legal Learning will provide you with an essential foundation for your studies and future career. This third edition is fully up-to-date and incorporates new styles of assessment and learning resources.Support for your studies in Unlocking Legal Learning includes:Detailed information on how to succeed in mooting competitions, coursework, and dissertation assignments Numerous tips on how to take good notes and revise effectively for exams Advice on how to tackle problem-based questions and work well in groups Guidance on how to access and understand legal materials and references in print and online The Unlocking the Law series is designed to make the law accessible and covers all the core Table of Contents1. What learning law is all about 2. Lectures and seminars 3. Reading 4. Explaining primary sources and secondary sources 5. Using primary and secondary sources and some other general tips 6. Understanding legal skills and using legal reasoning 7. Completing coursework assignments 1 - individual skills 8. Completing coursework assignments 2 - common skills 9. Completing dissertations or projects 10. Mooting 11. Preparing for examinations - revision 12. Sitting examinations
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Cambridge University Press The Individual in the International Legal System Continuity and Change in International Law 75 Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law Series Number 75
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Cambridge University Press Justiceship England 10661232
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Cambridge University Press A History of the County Court 1846 1971
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Cambridge University Press Cases and Materials on the English Legal System
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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Cambridge University Press The Transformation of Edinburgh Land Property and Trust in the Nineteenth Century
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Cambridge University Press The Invisible Constitution of Politics
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Cambridge University Press The Strategic Analysis of Judicial Behavior
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Cambridge University Press Selection and Decision in Judicial Process Around the World
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Thomas E. Scrutton
Book SynopsisThis biography of one of England's greatest judges recounts his involvement as barrister, campaigner and judge in key controversies of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries - the Irish question, the overreaching of executive power in the Great War and the Anglo-Irish War, and his enduring contribution to commercial law.Trade Review'… admirers of Scrutton … have reason to be grateful to David Foxton for producing a close and rigorous assessment of Scrutton's life … The Life of Thomas E. Scrutton is well written, thoroughly researched and … can be most warmly recommended.' Roderick Munday, The Cambridge Law Journal'Mr Foxton's biography shows elegantly and conclusively why Scrutton LJ's impact on the law has been so much greater than that of his forensic and judicial rival, John Hamilton.' Richard Aikens, Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law QuarterlyTable of Contents1. Antecedents; 2. A university man; 3. Pupil, professor, husband and politician; 4. 'Patient, laborious asses': onwards and upwards at the Bar; 5. Copyright and the author; 6. The Bench; 7. The War and the law; 8. At the height of his powers: 1919–27; 9. Scrutton the realist?; 10. 'Old Scrutton'.
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Cambridge University Press Pakistans Experience with Formal Law
Book SynopsisLaw reform in Pakistan attracts such disparate champions as the Chief Justice of Pakistan, the USAID and the Taliban. Common to their equally obsessive pursuit of ''speedy justice'' is a remarkable obliviousness to the historical, institutional and sociological factors that alienate Pakistanis from their formal legal system. This pioneering book highlights vital and widely neglected linkages between the ''narratives of colonial displacement'' resonant in the literature on South Asia''s encounter with colonial law and the region''s postcolonial official law reform discourses. Against this backdrop, it presents a typology of Pakistani approaches to law reform and critically evaluates the IFI-funded single-minded pursuit of ''efficiency'' during the last decade. Employing diverse methodologies, it proceeds to provide empirical support for a widening chasm between popular, at times violently expressed, aspirations for justice and democratically deficient reform designed in distant IFI headTrade Review'A fascinating and troubling study of Pakistan's judicial system: its history misunderstood by its acolytes, its practice unaltered by countless reforms, its operations a tribulation for its constituents. Siddique analyzes the limits of scholarly reflection and well intentioned reform by placing them alongside the perceptions, strategies and experiences of those who use the system. A powerful and broad-ranging cautionary tale.' David Kennedy, Harvard Law School'Pakistan's Experience with Formal Law is a critical exploration of a system that is simultaneously familiar and alien. It departs decisively from all the official and approved pronouncements on legal reform, combining a rich experiential account of the frustrations of law in Pakistan (and throughout South Asia) with a provocative analysis of impoverished agendas of reform that fail to address the perplexities of the post-colonial legal situation.' Marc Galanter, London School of Economics and Political Science'This book is a tour de force, bringing together the often forgotten history of British law in colonial India with the important if not at all encouraging story of massively foreign funded rule of law programs in present day Pakistan. The history is a crisp summary, followed by a fascinating first person participant observer report of how rule of law projects actually operate, and a pioneering empirical study of litigation on the ground in a provincial court. Siddique's innovative multi-disciplinary approach could be a model for similar breakthroughs across the global south.' Duncan Kennedy, Harvard Law School'The major themes that Siddique develops and methods that he employs set the book apart from most legal scholarship. Political and other historical context informs the description of legal doctrine and its evolution during the period discussed. He deplores the inadequate attention given to Pakistan's colonial past and its effects on post-colonial Pakistan's legal system, discourse and reform projects. Discussion ranges from the theoretical framework to descriptions derived from empirical methods of the ordinary lives and experiences of those subject to that system. The author's critical sense is at work throughout, from evaluation of historical and contemporary approaches to law reform to the use by outside funders of notions like efficiency to direct reform projects. Vaut le voyage.' Henry J. Steiner, Emeritus, Harvard Law School'Osama Siddique has produced a theoretically informed and historically grounded study of Pakistans engagement with formal law. This book makes a compelling argument that history matters and the perceptions of ordinary citizens are relevant in crafting a meaningful course towards legal reform. Historians, lawyers, social scientists and policy-makers will read it with profit.' Sugata Bose, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The hegemony of heritage: the 'narratives of colonial displacement' and the absence of the past in Pakistani reform narratives; 2. Law in practice: the Lahore district courts litigants survey (2010–2011); 3. Law, crime, context and vulnerability: the Punjab crime perception survey (2009–2010); 4. Approaches to legal and judicial reform in Pakistan: postcolonial inertia and the paucity of imagination in times of turmoil and change; 5. Reform on paper: a post-mortem of justice sector reform in Pakistan from 1998–2010; 6. Reform nirvanas and reality checks: justice sector reform in Pakistan in the twenty-first century and the monopoly of the 'experts'; 7. Towards a new approach; Appendices.
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Cambridge University Press Party Autonomy in Contractual Choice of Law in
Book SynopsisThe principle of party autonomy in contractual choice of law is widely recognised in the law of most jurisdictions. It has been more than thirty years since party autonomy was first accepted in Chinese private international law. However, the legal rules provided in legislation and judicial interpretations concerning the application of the party autonomy principle are abstract and open-ended. Without a critical understanding of the party autonomy principle and appropriate interpretations of the relevant legal rules, judges have not exercised their discretionary power appropriately. The party autonomy principle has been applied in a way that undermines its very purpose, that is, to protect the legitimate expectations of the parties and promote the predictability of outcomes in transnational commercial litigation. Jieying Liang addresses the question of how, when, and with what limitations, parties'' choice of law clauses in an international commercial contract should be enforced by ChineTrade Review'The book analyses party autonomy in PRC law. It considers when the PRC courts will override parties' express choice of law in the social or public interest. It also discusses the likelihood (or not) of PRC courts allowing parties to stipulate non-state law (e.g., the lex mercatoria) as contractual governing law. As a bonus, it sets out the historical and philosophical underpinnings of party autonomy in China. The work is to be commended for its clarity and breadth.' Anselmo Reyes, The University of Hong Kong'Private commercial relations with the People's Republic of China have grown significantly in recent years. Mechanisms for international dispute resolution are therefore important. Given differences in substantive law and uncertainty about a commercial partner's legal system, private agreements on the applicable law (party autonomy) become of central importance. Jieying Liang's work is a masterful and comprehensive study of the development of party autonomy and its present status under the 2010 Chinese Conflicts Statute, including limitations resulting from mandatory norms and the ability to choose non-state law. It is an indispensable resource.' Peter Hay, L. Q. C. Lamar Professor of Law Emory University, AtlantaTable of Contents1. The development of the party autonomy principle in China; 2. The background to the development of party autonomy; 3. The existence and validity of parties' choice of law; 4. The 'law' that can be chosen by parties; 5. Statutory restrictions on party autonomy (I); 6. Statutory restrictions on party autonomy (II); 7. Ascertainment of the foreign law chosen by parties; 8. Contractual choice of law under the 'One Country, Two Systems' regime; 9. The party autonomy principle in the context of the Chinese legal system.
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Cambridge University Press Obligations
Book SynopsisThis book examines in depth the language used by courts, legislators, and academic commentators when describing the nature of obligations law. A comparison is undertaken, analysing the law of England, Scotland, the United States, Canada, and Australia, providing an in-depth analysis of each jurisdiction.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Obligation and liability; 2. Conditionality and contingency; 3. Unilaterality and bilaterality; 4. Gratuitousness and onerousness; 5. Mutuality and reciprocity; 6. Voluntariness and consent; Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press The Year Books
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1921, this book presents a series of lectures on the Year Books delivered in the University of London. The text gives a concise introduction to the Year Books, providing information on their role in the development of the English legal system and importance as historical documents.Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction; 1. The Year Books: what they are; 2. The Plea Rolls and their purpose; 3. The forgotten process by Bills in Eyre re-discovered in the Year Books; Index.
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