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Book SynopsisThe 20th century saw a period of enormous legal and social change in Britain. In these engaging memoirs Ronald Waterhouse, who sat as one of Britain's leading High Court Judges, provides fascinating frontline insights into the complex British legal system. Waterhouse took silk in 1969 and became a High Court judge in 1978 in the Family Division, transferring to the Queen's Bench in 1988 where he presided over well-known trials such as those of Ken Dodd and Derek Hatton. Libel, including reading libel for Private Eye with Richard Ingrams and Paul Foot, civil and personal injury work were a prominent part of his practice. After his retirement, he was appointed Chairman of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Child Abuse in North Wales Children's Homes in 1996. It was during this time that he went onto lead the biggest inquiry into child abuse ever held in Britain, publishing the highly significant and influential report 'Lost in Care' in 2000. From his early career as a barrister at Middle Temple, which saw his involvement in high-profile cases such as the notorious Moors Murders in the 1960s and Slater Walker in the 1970s, to his later work as a Judge, Waterhouse here presents a detailed and authoritative narrative of British jurisprudence in the second half of the 20th century. This unique insider's view will fascinate general readers and prove essential reading for specialists.Table of ContentsPreface ROOTS BACKGROUND BEGINNINGS COUNTY SCHOOLBOY BIRD WITHOUT WINGS CAMBRIDGE PROPER APPRENTICE BARRISTER THE WELSH BAR IN THE 1950s BARRISTER’S DEVIL SPREADING MY WINGS SETTLING DOWN SOME NOTABLE TRIALS IN THE 1960s IN THE FRONT ROW THE PERILS OF LIBEL LITIGATION FORAYS TO SINGAPORE SOME PUBLIC DIVERSIONS FAREWELL TO THE BAR JUDICIAL SPRINGTIME PRESIDING JUDGE FOR WALES AND CHESHIRE SOLDIERING ON IN THE FAMILY DIVISION QUEEN’S BENCH JUDGE FAMILY EVENTS AND MORE EXTRA-JUDICIAL ACTIVITY MIDDLE TEMPLE TREASURER WINDING UP TO THE NORTH WALES TRIBUNAL WINDING DOWN

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Book SynopsisThis fascinating book explores how issues of law and justice are being re-defined by China's obsession with 'social stability' and how this might impact upon claims to legitimacy that the Party-state advances. A first-rate team of experts put their lens on a wide range of important areas including trial and settlement practices, administrative law, criminal justice, environmental pollution, labor relations, land ownership, policing and welfare. Each contribution offers key insights into how we should understand the effects of China s response to increasing social discord.'- Mike McConville, The Chinese University of Hong KongThe Politics of Law and Stability in China examines the nexus between social stability and the law in contemporary China. It explores the impact of Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) rationales for social stability on legal reforms, criminal justice operations and handling of disputes and social unrest inside and outside China's justice agencies.The book presents an extensive investigation into the conceptual and empirical approaches by the Party-state to the management of Chinese citizen complaint and unrest. It explores how the Party-state responds to what it sees as potentially de-stabilizing social action such as public protest, discord, deviance and criminal behavior. This timely and important study reaches across a broad variety of areas within the legal sphere, including substantive criminal law and criminal procedure law reform, labour law, environment and land disputes, policing and surveillance, and anti-corruption drives. The central thread running through all the chapters concerns how the imperative of social stability has underpinned key Party-state approaches to social management and responses to crime, legal disputes and social unrest across the last decade in China.This book will appeal to lawyers, political science scholars and social scientists in the area of China studies. Scholars generally interested in Chinese criminal law and criminal law procedures will also find much in this book that will be of interest to them.Contributors: S. Biddulph, D. Peng, X. He, F. Hualing, G. Zhiyuan, E. Nesossi, M. Palmer, F. Sapio, M. S. Tanner, S. Trevaskes, B. van Rooij, Z. WanhongTrade Review‘Valuable with insightful analysis and powerful discourse on the implications of its topics. The book makes a clear contribution to the literature on the interdependent relationship between politics and law in mainland China.’ -- Siyu Liu, Criminal Law Bulletin‘This fascinating book explores how issues of law and justice are being re-defined by China’s obsession with ‘social stability’ and how this might impact upon claims to legitimacy that the Party-state advances. A first-rate team of experts put their lens on a wide range of important areas including trial and settlement practices, administrative law, criminal justice, environmental pollution, labor relations, land ownership, policing and welfare. Each contribution offers key insights into how we should understand the effects of China’s response to increasing social discord.’ -- Mike McConville, The Chinese University of Hong Kong‘Overall, the editors and contributors of this book have presented an impressive work that would appeal to lawyers, scholars, students in political science. Those who are interested in Chinese studies will also be attracted to the book. . . This volume gives its readers a real insight into the causes of social unrest and instability in contemporary.’ -- Gary Lung, Alternative Law JournalTable of ContentsCONTENTS Preface 1. Stability and the law Susan Trevaskes, Elisa Nesossi, Flora Sapio and Sarah Biddulph 2. Management of stability in labour relations Sarah Biddulph 3. ‘If we award this case to you, all the Chinese people would come to us for justice!’ Land taking cases in the shadow of social stability Xin He 4. Ripples across stagnant water: stability, legal activism and water pollution disputes in rural China Zhang Wanhong and Ding Peng 5. Regulation by escalation: unrest, lawmaking and law enforcement in China Benjamin van Rooij 6. Mediating state and society: social stability and administrative suits Michael Palmer 7. Death sentencing for stability and harmony Susan Trevaskes 8. Criminal procedure, law reform and stability Zhiyuan Guo 9. Stability and anticorruption initiatives: Is there a Chinese model? Fu Hualing 10. The impact of the 2009 people’s armed police law on the people’s armed police force Murray Scot Tanner 11. Detention, stability and ‘social management innovation’ Elisa Nesossi 12. The invisible hand of government: the conceptual origins of social management innovation Flora Sapio 13. Framing the stability imperative Susan Trevaskes, Elisa Nesossi, Flora Sapio, Sarah Biddulph Index

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Book SynopsisThis special issue of Studies in Law, Politics and Society focuses on law and the liberal state; presenting an interdisciplinary and multifaceted approach to analysis of law and liberty. The first chapters focus on law's direct relationship with the American liberal state. John P. Anderson defends John Rawl's pragmatism; Adelaide Villmoare and Peter Stillman consider the 'Janus faces of law', a double vision of law where both sides of the face adhere to one another through neoliberalism; and Timothy Delaune examines jury nullification. The remaining chapters then go on to consider specific applications of the law within society. Susan Burgess provides a critical account of what implications the inclusion of gays in the US military has for understanding the means by which the liberal state uses law to include the previously excluded. Daniel Skinner then problematizes the body politics of American liberalism, as viewed through the lens of health policy and the final chapter from Beau Breslin and Katherine Cavanaugh explores how various legal and judicial policies have highlighted the clash between the state's imperial authority and Native American narratives.Table of ContentsThe Neoliberal State’s Janus Faces of Law. Trading Truth for Legitimacy in the Liberal State: Defending John Rawls’s Pragmatism. Jury Nullification: An Illiberal Defense of Liberty. Gays in the Military: Toward a Critical Civil Rights Account. Health Care and the Disembodied Politics of American Liberalism. Nomos and Native American Narratives: The Duality of Law in the Liberal State. Special Issue: Law and the Liberal State. Studies in law, politics and society. Special Issue: Law and the Liberal State. Copyright page. List of Contributors. EDITORIAL BOARD.

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Book SynopsisRegulation and In-House Lawyers is a resource for SRA regulated lawyers working in-house for organisations which are not authorised by the SRA. This second edition has been updated to reflect the major regulatory changes introduced by the SRA Standards and Regulations in November 2019. The book explains the changes and their significance to in-house lawyers in particular, and provides guidance on regulatory compliance. It also covers key legislation such as the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, the Criminal Finances Act 2017, the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, as well as recent Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal decisions. Additional material has been added to this new edition which will help lawyers to demonstrate compliance in practice through systems, controls and policies, including templates which can be used by practitioners to create compliance manuals.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Making the move into in-house practice - what you should know; 3. The need for a practising certificate; 4. Regulatory compliance - an overview; 5. The SRA Principles, Code of Conduct for Solicitors, RELs and RFLs and Transparency Rules; 6. The SRA Accounts Rules; 7. New regulatory freedoms for in-house practice; 8. How to become an ABS; 9. Relevant legislation; 10. Accreditation schemes; 11. Troubleshooting - different types of in-house practice.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a practical guide to what retained EU law is and how it functions, illustrated with case studies and examples.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a unique step-by-step guide to the law and practice of the SDT, from the issue of proceedings through to appeal. Its practical approach will help anyone who wishes to avoid the common pitfalls faced by unfamiliar users of the Tribunal.

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Book SynopsisThis book sets out the relevant legislation and regulations, alongside practical guidance on how to embed the requirements in your firm. Sample policies, procedures, guidance and risk registers help with their effective implementation.

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Book SynopsisLegal reasoning, pronouncements of judgment, the design and implementation of statutes, and even constitution-making and discourse all depend on timing. This compelling study examines the diverse interactions between law and time, and provides important perspectives on how law's architecture can be understood through time. The book reconsiders older work on legal transitions and breaks new ground on timing rules, especially with respect to how judges, legislators and regulators use time as a tool when devising new rules. At its core, The Timing of Lawmaking goes directly to the heart of the most basic of legal debates: when should we respect the past, and when should we make a clean break for the future? This unique resource draws on examples from administrative law, banking law, budget law, constitutional law, criminal law, environmental law, inheritance law, national security law, tax law, and tort law, and will be of interest to academics studying law, political science and economics, as well as to policymakers, legislators, and judges.Contributors include: E. Alston, F. Fagan, D.A. Farber, J.E. Gersen, T. Ginsburg, D. Kamin, S. Levmore, A. Niblett, M.C. Nussbaum, E.A. Posner, J.M. Ramseyer, A.M. Samaha, D. Shaviro, J. SukTrade Review'What a terrific topic for a book - and what a rich and tremendous collection of papers! There are fascinating discussions of whether legal deadlines work, whether traditions deserve respect, when consent (to sex) is relevant, when law is durable, and when law takes effect immediately or instead requires people to act to make it effective in the future. The timing is right: read it now!' --(Cass R. Sunstein, Harvard University, US and author of The World According to Star Wars)Table of ContentsContents: Part I Timing Devices 1. Legal Cycles and Stabilization Rules Frank Fagan 2. Legislating Crisis David Kamin 3. The More It Changes, The More It Stays the Same?: Automatic Indexing and Current Policy Dan Shaviro 4. Racing the Clock: Deadlines, Conflict, and Negotiating in Lawmaking Daniel A. Farber 5. Playing for Constitutional Time: Interim Constitutions and Transitional Provisions Tom Ginsburg and Eric Alston 6. Legislative Sunrises: Transitions, Veiled Commitments, and Carbon Taxes Frank Fagan and Saul Levmore Part II Law's Architecture 7. Timing of Consent Jacob E. Gersen and Jeannie Suk 8. Interest Groups and the Durability of Law Saul Levmore 9. Self-executing Statutes in the Administrative State Adam Samaha 10. Intellectual Property and Legislative Innovation Saul Levmore Part III Time in Judging 11. Janus-Faced Law: A Philosophical Debate Martha C. Nussbaum 12. Renovating the Efficiency of Common Law Hypothesis Frank Fagan 13. Delaying Declarations of Constitutional Invalidity Anthony Niblett 14. The Sins of Their Fathers: Illegitimacy in Japan and Surrogate Punishment across Generations J. Mark Ramseyer Index

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Book SynopsisThe Research Handbook on Legal Pluralism and EU Law explores the phenomenon of overlapping legal systems within the European Union, the nature of their interactions, and how they deal with the difficult question of the legal hierarchy between them. The contributors reflect on the history, sociology and legal scholarship on constitutional and legal pluralism, and develop this further in the light of the challenges currently facing the EU.Addressing pluralism within policy areas such as EMU, migration, and external relations, and applying different perspectives - from the constitutionalist to the Foucauldian - this diverse collection of thinkers about EU law ask whether a pluralist perspective is part of the problem or part of the solution. Contributors offer both critical and positive assessments of the value of pluralist thinking in the EU whilst addressing major issues facing the EU now - Brexit, populism, migration, the Euro-crisis - and asking what lessons can be learned from and for pluralism.This Research Handbook will be invaluable reading for legal academics specialising in EU law, EU constitutional Law, Legal Theory, and political scientists focused on legal aspects of EU integration. Students on advanced courses in EU law and EU constitutional law, as well as judges at the Court of Justice and higher national courts will also find this stimulating reading.Contributors include: C.M. Amhlaigh, M. Avbelj, M. Cahill, G. Cornelisse, G. Davies, N. de Boer, P. Eleftheriadis, T. Flynn, M. Goldmann, C. Kaupa, R.D. Kelemen, P.F. Kjaer, D. Kochenov, J. Lawrence, P. Leino, L. Leppavirta, J. Lindeboom, P. Lindseth, G. Martinico, F.-X. Millet, J. Priban, S. Sankari, K. Tuori, N. WalkerTrade Review'This collection will be of real value to all those interested in the difficult and topical questions of legal pluralism in the European Union. At a time of significant stress within the EU economic, political and legal orders, the essays address a range of themes and topics ranging from broad theoretical and constitutional reflections to more focused case studies of EMU, citizenship, migration and border control, and the EU's relations with non-EU states. The editors have assembled an impressive array of scholars from across the EU to present their particular understandings and critiques of the idea of legal and constitutional pluralism, to interrogate the relationship of legal pluralism to democracy, and to investigate the significance of these ideas in the European Union at present.' --Grainne de Burca, New York University, School of Law, US'Legal pluralism has become a central concept by which to unpack EU and transnational law. It remains, however, an under-applied and under-theorised framework. This Research Handbook decisively fills this gap, developing pluralism's theoretical foundations in novel directions through an outstanding group of contributors and using the concept to re-visit active debates in EU law and politics. I would recommend it to anyone as the definitive guide to legal pluralism in the EU for decades to come.' --Mark Dawson, Hertie School of Governance, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Matej Avbelj, Gareth Davies Part I The Nature of European Legal Pluralism 2. Claim-Making and Parallel Universes: Legal Pluralism from Church and Empire to Statehood and the European Union Poul F. Kjaer 3. Subverting Sovereignty’s Voluntarism: Pluralism and Subsidiarity in Cahoots Maria Cahill 4. From Pluralism to Perspectivism Kaarlo Tuori Part II Theorizing EU Constitutional Pluralism 5. The Anatomy of Constitutional Pluralism in the European Union Cormac Mac Amhlaigh 6. Constitutional Conflicts and Agonistic Pluralism: What Can We Learn From Political Theory? Giuseppe Martinico 7. Human Dignity and EU Legal Pluralism Matej Avbelj 8. Constitutional Pluralism Beyond Monism and Dualism François-Xavier Millet 9. Triangular Constitutionalism: The Consequences of Constitutional Pluralism for Domestic Constitutional Thought Tom Flynn 10. The Sociological Concept of EU Constitutional Pluralism Jiří Přibáň Part III EU Legal Pluralism and Democracy 11. Pluralism through Its Denial: The Success of EU Citizenship Dimitry Kochenov and Justin Lindeboom 12. The False Promise of Constitutional Pluralism Nik de Boer 13. The Metabolic Constitution and the Limits of EU Legal Pluralism Peter Lindseth 14. Of Politics and Pluralism: Governmentality and the EU Legal Order Jessica Lawrence 15. The Pluralist Socio-economic Character of the European Treaties Clemens Kaupa Part IV The Practice of EU Legal Pluralism and its Future 16. Is there Room for Legal Pluralism in EU Relations with Third States? A Study of Nordic Approaches to European Integration Päivi Leino and Liisa Leppävirta 17. Constitutional Pluralism and Judicial Adjudication: On Legal Reasoning, Minimalism and Silence by the Court of Justice Suvi Sankari 18. Interpretative Pluralism within EU Law Gareth Davies 19. Discretion, not Rules: Postunitary Constitutional Pluralism in the Economic and Monetary Union Matthias Goldmann 20. The EU’s Relationship to International Law: Lessons from Brexit Pavlos Eleftheriadis 21. Legal Pluralism in the European Regulation of Border Control: Disassembling, Diffusing, and Legalising the Power to Exclude Galina Cornelisse 22. The Dangers of Constitutional Pluralism R. Daniel Kelemen Afterword 23. Pluralism Then and Now Neil Walker Index

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a novel perspective on the leading concept of harmonisation, advocating the mutual benefits and practical utility of harmonised law. Theoretical models and factors for harmonisation are explored in detail. Antonios E. Platsas acknowledges a range of additional factors and presents harmonisation as a widely applicable and useful theory. The Harmonisation of National Legal Systems gives an in-depth insight into the fundamental aspects of harmonisation, including the world of free trade, recognition of human rights and open socio-political systems. Two distinct models for the effective harmonisation of legal systems are explored: a general model and a specific model. The general model relates to minor formal changes introduced in the domestic sphere, while the specific model relates to significant and/or constitutional changes that would be necessitated in domestic law. These models allow for the effective implementation of harmonised legal norms in national spheres. The author examines comparative and socio-legal factors, identifies how the factors are modifiable and creates examples for the movement from theory to practice. Academics, researchers and advanced students of international, European and comparative law will find this an excellent point of reference due to the extensive exploration of the potential of harmonisation theory.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction – Ideological Nexus of the Law Convergence Thesis 1. Definitions, Strategic Considerations and Subject Matter 2. General Model of Incorporating Harmonised Law 3. Specific Model of Incorporating Harmonised Law Introduction to the Factors 4. Comparative Law Factor in the Process of Incorporating Harmonised Law 5. Socio-Legal Factor in the Process of Incorporating Harmonised Law Conclusions: A Few Thoughts

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Book SynopsisThis timely book invites the reader to explore the lexicon of 'subjects' and 'objects' of EU law as a platform from which several dilemmas and omissions of EU law can be researched. It includes a number of case studies from different fields of law that deploy this lexicon, structuring the contributions around three principal elements of EU law: its transformations, crises and external-internal dynamics. The carefully structured case studies cover a wide range of areas in EU law, such as constitutional law, administrative law, external relations, trade and citizenship and present perspectives from a variety of EU Member States. The expert contributors explore how to discuss, analyze and frame core elements of a supranational legal order. This broad-ranging and collaborative research effort presents a fresh, critical perspective on contemporary EU law. The book offers a reflection on recent crises of the EU, such as Brexit, looking beyond the field of law to present solutions that apply theories of political economy, social theory and political theory. This thought-provoking narrative of EU law will be of interest to scholars in this field as well as to those in public international law, international relations, sociology, governance and political science.Contributors include: S. Bardutzky, A.D. Casteleiro, E. Christodoulidis, J. Corkin, S. Douglas-Scott, M. Everson, E. Fahey, F. Jacobs, E. Korkea-aho, D. Kostakopoulou, D. Kukovec, S. Poli, S. Rodin, M. Ruffert, A. Tataryn, A. Tryfonidou, J. van Zeben, S. Velluti, I. VianelloTrade Review'This book is based on a wise chemistry between well-known and emerging scholars and offers quite a unique combination of voices on a very complex issue. It is definitely mandatory reading for constitutional and EU law scholars interested in the subject.' --Giuseppe Martinico, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy'This brilliant work provides new tools for understanding the dynamics of the EU legal system. Leaving aside the conventional understanding of the subjects of the European legal order, Bardutzky and Fahey use the ''subjects and objects'' dichotomy as a framework to analyse the evolution of EU law. The result is a fresh and original insight into the transformative processes of EU law and the hidden legitimacy gaps of a legal system in need of social legitimacy. A timely contribution and an essential tool for anyone interested in understanding the evolution of EU law in a critical moment of the integration project.' --Edoardo Chiti, University of La Tuscia, Italy'The editors of this book have brought together excellent contributions to understand the subjects and objects of contemporary EU law. This outstanding book covers a broad range of key issues. It offers readers original insights to explore the subjects and objects of EU law, including matters such as Brexit, the current crisis of the European integration and the role of third countries in EU law. This book provides exciting reading not only for lawyers but also for any person interested in EU matters.' --Juan Santos Vara, University of Salamanca, SpainTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Sir Francis Jacobs QC (King’s College London) 1. The Subjects and Objects of EU Law: Exploring a Research Platform Samo Bardutzky and Elaine Fahey Part I: Reframing subjects and objects of EU law: normative motivations and theoretical underpinnings 2. The Subject and Object in the Interpretation of EU Law Siniša Rodin 3. Subject-Object Dialectics and Social Change Damjan Kukovec 4. Subjects and Technologies of European Governance: Reflections on suspect crossings Emilios Christodoulidis 5. Who, then, in [European] law, is my neighbour? Limiting the argument from external effects Joseph Corkin Part II: Transformations: from subjects to objects, from objects to subjects 6. Subjects and Objects of EU Human Rights Law Sionaidh Douglas-Scott 7. Local Governments as Subjects and Objects of EU Law: Legitimate Limits? Josephine van Zeben 8. Citizenship-for-Sale schemes and EU law: Can third-country nationals buy their way into becoming subjects of EU law? Alina Tryfonidou 9. The turning of non-state entities from objects to subjects of EU restrictive measures Sara Poli Part III: The external-internal nexus of EU Law and its subjects and objects 10. The EU as an international person between functionalism and constitutionalism Andrés Delgado Casteleiro 11. Evolution of the role of third countries in EU law - towards full legal subjectivity? Emilia Korkea-aho 12. From objects to subjects: paving the way for third countries and their natural and legal persons Ilaria Vianello 13. Beyond rhetoric? Social conditionality in the EU’s external trade relations Samantha Velluti Part IV: Subjects and objects in Europe’s crises 14. European integration in a crisis scenario: Easy steps to revitalise the EU as a subject and to avoid disintegration? Matthias Ruffert 15. Homo objectus, homo subjectus and Brexit Dora Kostakoupoulou and Anastasia Tataryn 16. Who do we think we are? Citizenship post-Brexit Michelle Everson Conclusions Elaine Fahey and Samo Bardutzky Index

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Book SynopsisIn this groundbreaking work, French legal scholar Alain Supiot examines the relationship of society to legal discourse. He argues that the law is how justice is implemented in secular society, but it is not simply a technique to be manipulated at will: it is also an expression of the core beliefs of the West. We must recognize its universalizing, dogmatic nature and become receptive to other interpretations from non-Western cultures to help us avoid the clash of civilizations. In Homo Juridicus, Supiot deconstructs the illusion of a world that has become 'flat' and undifferentiated, regulated only by supposed 'laws' of science and the economy, and peopled by contract-makers driven by only the calculation of their individual interests.Trade ReviewFrance's most incisive jurist, Alain Supiot . has renewed the idea that all significant belief-systems require a dogmatic foundation by focusing its beam sharply, to the discomfort of their devotees, on the two most cherished creeds of our time: the cults of the free markets and of human rights. -- Perry Anderson * London Review of Books *Alain Supiot develops an original and ambitious approach of the place and role of the law for man with the curiosity and audacity of an anthropologist, but all the while avoiding thetrap of universalism... The use of an anthropological wide-focus lens furnishes him with a wealth of observations which ground a high-calibre reflection, rigorously documented with examples drawn from the legal domain. * Études *After centuries of triumphalism on behalf of homo economicus, one had given up hope of hearing one day about homo juridicus. We can only congratulate Alain Supiot for this work which defends the anthropological function of the law, reminding us that the human being is a metaphysical animal which exists not only in thew universe of things (the economic) but also in a universe of signs. * Revue trimestrielle de droit civil *Novel and crucial -- Peter Goodrich * Modern Law Review *

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Book SynopsisStudies in Law, Politics, and Society provides a vehicle for the publication of scholarly articles within the broad parameters of interdisciplinary legal scholarship. In this latest edition of this highly successful research series, chapters examine a diverse range of legal issues and their impact on and intersections with society. This volume is a collection of chapters exploring expert witnessing in Asylum Cases. Topics covered include: judicial ethnocentrism, political asylum, race identity and cultural defense. This volume brings together leading scholars and will be vital reading for all those researching in this subject area.Trade ReviewAnthropologists explore the use of cultural expert testimony as evidence in legal conflicts that invoke cultural difference. They address knowing the role of expert testimony in a cultural defense, reconciling the job of expert witness with other professional roles, relating to defendants versus informants, employing legal concepts that have little anthropological acceptance, producing testimony in changing historical and political contexts, and helping judges understand culture. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *Table of ContentsIntroduction; Leila Rodriguez 1. Expert Witnessing in Honduran Asylum Cases: What Difference Can Twenty Years Make?; James Phillips 2. Judicial Ethnocentrism vs Expert Witnesses in Asylum Cases; Murray J. Leaf 3. Guilt, Innocence, Informant; Jeffrey Cohen and Lexine Trask 4. Traversing Boundaries: Anthropology, Political Asylum and The Provision of Expert Witness; Kathleen Gallagher 5. Proving "Race" Identity of Chinese Indonesian Asylum Seekers; ChorSwang Ngin 6. State Your Case: Best Practices for Presenting a Cultural Defense in Criminal Litigation; Heather Crabbe, Esq.

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Book SynopsisRenmin Chinese Law Review, Volume 5 is the fifth work in a series of annual volumes on contemporary Chinese law which bring together the work of recognized scholars from China, offering a window on current legal research in China. Volume 5 gives detailed discussion and analysis on significant topical subjects such as regulation, public governance, fair trade practice and extra territoriality. Eminent contributors also address the areas of trademarks and patenting, urban planning, life insurance and criminal law. With an ever-increasing global interest in China's legal approach, this extensive and diverse work will appeal to scholars and professionals of Chinese law, society and politics, as well as members of diplomatic communities with an interest in Chinese law.Contributors include: F. Changjun, W. Fang, Y. Haichun, F. Hui, X. Jun, L. Lei, H. Peng, D. Qiangqiang, Q. TongHui, L. Yang, Q. Zhanwen, W. Zhiyuan, H. ZhongshunTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Contractual Status in Context of the Rule of Law in China: from Rational Regulation to Virtue Recognition QI Tonghui 2. Legal Methods, Legal Certainty and the Rule of Law Lei Lei 3. Populism Tendency in Public Governance and its Legal Resolutions – on the example of conflicts by the PX programs Feng Hui 4. The Hermeneutic Circle between Constitutional and Criminal Norms: The Conceptual Integration between Robbery Accompanied with Housebreaking in Criminal Law and the Right to Freedom in the Home in Constitutional Law Du Qiangqiang 5. Between ‘Public Interest’ and ‘Private Right’: Rethinking Criminal Illegality Cognition Theory Wang Zhiyuan 6. The Classical Cases of Necessity and the Difficult Problems of the Law He Peng 7. System on Air Space Utilization within Urban Planning Law Xiao Jun 8. Trade practice and unfair competition Fan Changjun 9. Suggestive construction on China’s use requirements for exercise of rights on registered trademarks – based on the corresponding legislations of the EU and its main Member States Wang Fang 10. Self-replicating Technology and the Application of Patent Exhaustion: Focusing on Genetically Modified Seeds Que Zhanwen 11. An Investigation into the Validity of the Life Insurance Contract without the Consent of the Insurant Yu Haichun 12. On the Combination of Public Interest Litigation and Private Interest Litigation and the Establishment of Group Litigation with Chinese Characteristics Huang Zhongshun 13. United States Court for China: An Alternative Mode of Extraterritoriality Li Yang Index

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Book SynopsisWritten by Stephen Gold, a civil and family judge, legal broadcaster and journalist, this self-help best-seller has been significantly expanded with over 25 new chapters added to make this a 77 chapter bumper second edition covering even more of the legal problems we may all encounter at some time in our lives. So whoever you are – litigant in person, consumer or business owner and you can even be a professional lawyer or legal trainee to derive benefit from the book - you will find entertaining and enormously practical advice, written in straightforward language, direct from the judge’s pen to help you succeed in your dispute - or at least lose well. Been overcharged at a supermarket? Overlooked in a relative’s will? Sold duff goods? Sued for repossession by mortgage lender or landlord? Threatened by being left penniless after a divorce? You can find help here. But now in this second edition, you will also be armed to challenge that parking ticket, cope with a speeding or drink-drive prosecution, get your money back on a Covid cancelled holiday, resist excessive service charges from your landlord and much, much more. And Breaking Law Iooks like being the first book available to cover the new no-fault divorce laws that are due to come into force in April 2022. But Stephen does much more than explain rights. He takes you through how to behave in court (including how to cross-examine) whether it’s a face-to-face or remote hearing. And the book is full of templates: letters to help you win without a court case; documents you can use if the dispute goes to court; and documents such as the change your name deed, the cohabitation agreement, the pre-nuptial agreement, the anti-gazumping agreement, the no-sex agreement and the longest will in the world from which you can chose who inherits and who doesn’t. Throughout, Stephen’s advice is illuminated by tales of how his own disputes with a myriad of businesses have gone. No disputes with the twins Ron and Reg Kray, though. He was their lawyer and there’s a fascinating account of his professional relationship with them and his discovery of what became of Ron’s brain. If you do think you need a lawyer, Stephen provides plenty of ideas of how to get legal advice before handing over any money along with how to source professional help in and out of courts and tribunals for those who cannot afford legal fees (and who can?!). From the moment you get out of bed, you could suddenly find yourself needing this book. So don’t wait till the worst happens, get a copy and keep it handy like thousands of others have done over the last five yearsTrade ReviewReviews of the 1st edition: "Who needs a lawyer once you have Stephen Gold's Breaking Law to hand! An accessible, comprehensive guide to our legal rights. It's an amazing achievement." Jon Snow, Channel 4 News: "Breaking Law is an amusing, entertaining, and incredibly useful book explaining how to make the law work for you, not against you. If you've ever wondered what a judge would say about any legal predicament you find yourself in, well here's the answer!" Piers Morgan, broadcaster and writer : Written clearly and with a real sense of fun, at last a text which strips bare the complexities of our legal system so you, too, can "survive without a lawyer"..... Our Law, at last, accessible to us." Anna Botting, Sky News : "Fun to read but a vital source of knowledge if you are thinking of using the courts" : Justin Webb BBC Radio 4 : Unquestionably the legal book of the year, if not the decade. This is the work of a genius." Professor Dominic Regan, New Law Journal : "A master-class in civil procedure. Whatever your case is about Stephen Gold sets you on the path to winning or (since this is England) losing well. The specimen witness statement about the sale of 62 Wayne Rooney miniatures had me in stitches. A litigant in person would find it all very useful and the seasoned lawyer would learn something too. I did." : Peter Thompson QC, General Editor of the Civil Court Practice (the "Green Book') : "So full of useful stuff that it will be of great use to advisers as well as the advised." David Pickup, Law Society Gazette

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Book SynopsisThis concise primer offers an introduction to U.S. law from a comparative perspective, explaining not only the main features of American law and legal culture, but also how and why it differs from that of other countries. Gerrit De Geest initially focuses on the core characteristics of American law, such as the predominance of judge-made law, the significance of state law and the vital role that juries play in the legal process. De Geest then moves on to provide a succinct analysis of U.S. legal culture, before summarizing the principal differences in law and legal cultures around the world. Key features include: A thorough introduction to the main elements of U.S. law for international students A concise, accessible style illustrated with lively anecdotes and discussion of relevant foundational cases Explanation of the historical and cultural roots of law in the U.S. and other countries to provide context for differences. Students beginning LLM programs in the U.S., in particular international students, will find this primer invaluable reading. It will also be of interest to pre-law and comparative law students.Trade Review‘This book would be a good starting place for those interested in the effect of major infrastructure projects on minority native populations.’ -- Kate E. Britt, International Journal of Legal Information‘American Law succeeds in succinctly describing the core attributes of U.S. law and jurisprudence in a straightforward manner. This book will be a useful introductory guide for a wide variety of audiences, particularly international law students and legal practitioners outside the U.S. Students and researchers in the U.S. who are new to comparative law may also benefit from reading American Law.’ -- Anna Price, International Journal of Legal Information'I love the book. I think it is a winner. It has amazing breadth and focus, a really good selection of topics, and a great connection with recent literature. This is a fabulous book and a real ''primer'': it primes the reader into thinking about American law. Students, scholars and practitioners trained in a foreign legal system will find this book an extremely useful resource. It gives both an inside and an outside perspective on American law and is a great read even for those who are already familiar with it. The author does so much more than introducing the American legal system and comparing it to foreign systems: he explains why American law is different and he does so in such an interesting way that it makes the book both a deep read and a very pleasant one.' --Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci, Columbia Law School, US'This is a wonderful comparative introduction to American law, which will be of great interest to both foreign students and American lawyers alike. Its deep engagement with comparative materials helps situate our legal system in a broader perspective. De Geest synthesizes all the essentials in an easy-to-read text. Highly recommended!' --Tom Ginsburg, University of Chicago, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Common Law Versus Civil Law A. American Case Method 2. American Law Is Largely Judge-Made Law 3. American Litigation Relies On Juries 4. American Law Is State Law 5. How To Read An Opinion Of An American Court 6. Langdell And The Socratic Method At American Law Schools 7. How To Prepare For Classes And Exams At American Law Schools B. Understanding American Legal Culture 8. The Theory Of Glaeser And Shleifer 9. Universalism Versus Particularism 10. Bottom-Up Versus Top-Down Legal Systems 11. Procedural Formalism 12. German Law 13. Religion, Ethics, And Law 14. Legal Realism Versus Scholastic Thinking 15. Parental Legal Systems 16. Project-Based Corporate Culture 17. Levmore’s Uniformity Thesis 18. Old Law Is Cheap Law 19. What Jurisprudence Books Do American And European Law Professors Prefer To Read? C. Substantive Legal Differences 20. Constitutional Law 21. Criminal Law And Criminal Procedure 22. Civil Procedure 23. Evidence 24. Administrative Law Is Much Thinner In The U.S. 25. Contract Law 26. Property Law And Inheritance Law 27. Intellectual Property Law 28. Tort Law And Environmental Regulation 29. Corporate Law 30. Bankruptcy Law 31. Labor And Employment Law 32. Antitrust Law D. Conclusion 33. Is American Law The Best Law? 34. Literature Index

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Book SynopsisThis concise primer offers an introduction to U.S. law from a comparative perspective, explaining not only the main features of American law and legal culture, but also how and why it differs from that of other countries. Gerrit De Geest initially focuses on the core characteristics of American law, such as the predominance of judge-made law, the significance of state law and the vital role that juries play in the legal process. De Geest then moves on to provide a succinct analysis of U.S. legal culture, before summarizing the principal differences in law and legal cultures around the world. Key features include: A thorough introduction to the main elements of U.S. law for international students A concise, accessible style illustrated with lively anecdotes and discussion of relevant foundational cases Explanation of the historical and cultural roots of law in the U.S. and other countries to provide context for differences. Students beginning LLM programs in the U.S., in particular international students, will find this primer invaluable reading. It will also be of interest to pre-law and comparative law students.Trade Review‘This book would be a good starting place for those interested in the effect of major infrastructure projects on minority native populations.’ -- Kate E. Britt, International Journal of Legal Information‘American Law succeeds in succinctly describing the core attributes of U.S. law and jurisprudence in a straightforward manner. This book will be a useful introductory guide for a wide variety of audiences, particularly international law students and legal practitioners outside the U.S. Students and researchers in the U.S. who are new to comparative law may also benefit from reading American Law.’ -- Anna Price, International Journal of Legal Information'I love the book. I think it is a winner. It has amazing breadth and focus, a really good selection of topics, and a great connection with recent literature. This is a fabulous book and a real ''primer'': it primes the reader into thinking about American law. Students, scholars and practitioners trained in a foreign legal system will find this book an extremely useful resource. It gives both an inside and an outside perspective on American law and is a great read even for those who are already familiar with it. The author does so much more than introducing the American legal system and comparing it to foreign systems: he explains why American law is different and he does so in such an interesting way that it makes the book both a deep read and a very pleasant one.' --Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci, Columbia Law School, US'This is a wonderful comparative introduction to American law, which will be of great interest to both foreign students and American lawyers alike. Its deep engagement with comparative materials helps situate our legal system in a broader perspective. De Geest synthesizes all the essentials in an easy-to-read text. Highly recommended!' --Tom Ginsburg, University of Chicago, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Common Law Versus Civil Law A. American Case Method 2. American Law Is Largely Judge-Made Law 3. American Litigation Relies On Juries 4. American Law Is State Law 5. How To Read An Opinion Of An American Court 6. Langdell And The Socratic Method At American Law Schools 7. How To Prepare For Classes And Exams At American Law Schools B. Understanding American Legal Culture 8. The Theory Of Glaeser And Shleifer 9. Universalism Versus Particularism 10. Bottom-Up Versus Top-Down Legal Systems 11. Procedural Formalism 12. German Law 13. Religion, Ethics, And Law 14. Legal Realism Versus Scholastic Thinking 15. Parental Legal Systems 16. Project-Based Corporate Culture 17. Levmore’s Uniformity Thesis 18. Old Law Is Cheap Law 19. What Jurisprudence Books Do American And European Law Professors Prefer To Read? C. Substantive Legal Differences 20. Constitutional Law 21. Criminal Law And Criminal Procedure 22. Civil Procedure 23. Evidence 24. Administrative Law Is Much Thinner In The U.S. 25. Contract Law 26. Property Law And Inheritance Law 27. Intellectual Property Law 28. Tort Law And Environmental Regulation 29. Corporate Law 30. Bankruptcy Law 31. Labor And Employment Law 32. Antitrust Law D. Conclusion 33. Is American Law The Best Law? 34. Literature Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book proposes new theories on how the legal system can be made more comprehensible, usable and empowering for people through the use of design principles. Utilising key case studies and providing real-world examples of legal innovation, the book moves beyond discussion to action. It offers a rich set of examples, demonstrating how various design methods, including information, service, product and policy design, can be leveraged within research and practice.Providing a forward-thinking outlook, this book presents an in-depth examination of how a human-centred, visual and participatory design approach can improve legal services and outcomes. Spanning numerous fields of legal practice, from education, housing and contracts to intellectual property, it highlights how visuals, information design and better communication can help prevent and solve legal problems. Chapters explore a new vision of lawyering and its potential to encompass a more creative and collaborative approach to legal practice.Legal Design will be of benefit to students and scholars seeking an up-to-date analysis of current trends related to legal design thinking and execution. It will also be a key resource for legal practitioners, policy-makers, government officials and business professionals looking to deepen their understanding of the field and improve their own design tools.Trade Review‘Legal Design: Integrating Business, Design and Legal Thinking with Technology is a valuable addition to the literature. Whether as a broad introduction to legal design principles and methodologies, a place to be inspired by case studies and projects or as a more detailed examination of its place within the academy, it is a text that will be of interest to anybody with a curiosity about how law and design can function together to make the world a better place.’ -- Emily Allbon, The Edinburgh Law Review'Filled with actionable insights from the superstars of legal design around the world, this book will become a go-to resource for legal innovators and inspire a new breed of proactive lawyers to keep clients at the heart of their work.' -- Verity White, Checklist Legal, Australia‘This book is a thoughtful exploration of legal design, a novel human-centred paradigm for problem-solving and innovation in the legal space. The contributions range across domains – access to justice, contracts, adjudication, legal education, and more. The case studies show how legal design can make abstract legal rules and processes come to life, empowering their end-users. It is an essential reading for those interested in understanding the many faces of legal design, both from a theoretical and practical perspective.’ -- Stefania Passera, Passera Design and University of Vaasa, Finland‘Legal Design is required reading for practitioners and academics interested in the latest advances in the field. The book’s amazing breadth of coverage includes chapters on policy making, cultural conflict, intellectual property, consumer protection, tenants’ rights, commercial contracts, judicial decision making, and education. The contributors are well-known experts in the field who provide in-depth coverage of each topic. The book provides special value by combining legal design theory with many practical examples, including contract design patterns, comic contracts, visual legal advice templates and knowledge graphs.’ -- George Siedel, University of Michigan, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface x 1 A new attitude to law’s empire: the potentialities of legal design 1 Michael Doherty, Marcelo Corrales Compagnucci, Helena Haapio and Margaret Hagan 2 Prototyping for policy 9 Margaret Hagan 3 The relationship between legal and design cultures: tension and resolution 32 Michael Doherty 4 Legal design for the common good: proactive legal care by design 56 Helena Haapio, Thomas D Barton and Marcelo Corrales Compagnucci 5 Intellectual property rights and indigenous dress heritage: towards more social planning types of practices via user-centric approaches 81 Rosa María Ballardini, Heidi Härkönen and Iiris Kestilä 6 Tailor-made consumer protection: personalisation’s impact on the granularity of consumer information 105 Joasia Luzak 7 Co-designing digital tools for 21st-century tenant organizing 130 Ashley Treni and Georges Clement 8 Knowledge graphs as an example of legal design to model legal analytics for adjudication with respect for the rule of law 152 Geneviève Vanderstichele 9 Better commercial contracts with the application of functional contracting and legal design 171 Konsta Huovinen 10 Legal design in judicial decisions: Colombian case study 198 Mariana Bernal Fandiño 11 Legal design in education: ways of teaching and the role of different disciplines in building legal design competence 215 Sanna Niinikoski and Nina Toivonen Index

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Book SynopsisThis thorough and detailed book provides a comprehensive analysis of the various ways in which laws and rules are produced and lays the foundations for a systematic understanding of lawmaking as a production process. Leading scholars and experts provide coverage and insight on key issues such as the optimal specificity and timing of legal intervention, the nature of expressive law, the production of customary law, and the effect of social norms and social stigma on legal compliance. The original essays shed new light on important issues concerning the institutional design of lawmaking through the lens of economic analysis and public choice theory, and together form an important reference tool. This state-of-the-art resource forms part of the Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, and will appeal strongly to researchers and postgraduate students from both law and economics backgrounds.Trade Review’The economic analysis of the production of legal rules has been so far spread over many legal books and articles focusing on other topics. This fascinating volume, edited by Francesco Parisi, is the first book dealing with the production of legal rules in a systemic and comprehensive way. A dream-team of scholars from both the United States and Europe, use economics tools to investigate legislation, regulation, judge-made law, social norms, customary law, and international law. Legislators, regulators, judges, economists, practicing and academic lawyers should not miss reading this book.’- Ariel Porat, Tel Aviv University, IsraelTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I: LEGISLATION AND REGULATION 1. Constitutional Design of Lawmaking Stefan Voigt 2. General Characteristics of Rules Louis Kaplow 3. Rules versus Standards Barbara Luppi and Francesco Parisi 4. The Optimal Timing of Lawmaking Nita Ghei 5. Production of Legal Rules by Agencies and Bureaucracies Georg von Wangenheim PART II: JUDGE-MADE LAW 6. Judge-made Law Paul H. Rubin 7. Common Law and Economic Efficiency Todd J. Zywicki and Edward Peter Stringham 8. Bias in the Common Law Jef De Mot 9. Legal Traditions and Economic Performance: Theory and Evidence Carmine Guerriero PART III: SOCIAL NORMS AND CUSTOMS 10. The Focal Point Theory of Expressive Law Richard H. McAdams 11. Countervailing Norms Emanuela Carbonara, Francesco Parisi and Georg von Wangenheim 12. Social Stigma Michael Faure and Laarni Escresa 13. Self-regulation Anthony Ogus and Emanuela Carbonara PART IV: INTERNATIONAL LAW 14. International Law as a Source of Law Paul B. Stephan 15. International Treaties Vincy Fon 16. Customary International Law Jef De Mot, Vincy Fon and Francesco Parisi 17. International Organization: Institutions and Order in World Politics Alexander Thompson and Duncan Snidal PART V: FEDERALISM, LEGAL HARMONIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT 18. Federalism Robert P. Inman and Daniel L. Rubinfeld 19. Legal Harmonization Enrico Baffi and Paolo Santella 20. Forum Shopping and the Evolution of Rules of Choice of Law Nita Ghei 21. The Law and Economics of Regulatory Competition Jonathan Klick 22. Growth-oriented Legal Reforms Robert Cooter and Hans-Bernd Schäfer Index

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Book SynopsisThe dramatic growth of the Japanese economy in the post-war period, and its meltdown in the 1990s, generated major reform recommendations in 2001 from the Justice System Reform Council aimed at greater civic engagement with law. This timely book examines the regulation and design of the Japanese legal system and contributes a legal perspective to the long-standing debate in Japanese Studies: who governs Japan?Who Rules Japan? explores the extent to which a new Japanese state has emerged from this reform effort - one in which the Japanese people participate more freely in the legal system and have a greater stake in Japan's future. Expert contributors from across the globe tackle the question of whether Japan is now a judicial state, upturning earlier views of Japan as an administrative state. The book explores well-known reforms, such as lay participation in criminal justice, but also less well-canvassed topics such as industrial relations, dispute resolution, government lawyers, law within popular culture in Japan, and social welfare and the law. The blend of empiricism, policy analysis, theory and doctrine provides a discerning insight into the impact of the law reform initiatives from the Justice System Reform Council.Legal academics interested in comparative law broadly and Asian law specifically will find this book an indispensable contribution to the literature, offering a unique insight into the changing Japanese legal system. Students and scholars of Japanese Studies, especially the social sciences, will find clarity in this refreshing legal viewpoint of governance in contemporary Japan.Contributors: K. Anderson, T. Araki, S. Green, D.T. Johnson, S. Kozuka, C. Lawson, T. Ryan, L. Nottage, S. Shinomiya, L. WolffTrade Review‘Featuring eight learned contributions from a wide variety of academics, Who Rules Japan?: Popular Participation in the Japanese Legal Process is a seminal work of impressive scholarship that is very highly recommended as a critically important addition to professional, governmental, corporate, and academic library Japanese Studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists.’ -- The Midwest Book Review‘The book takes a stimulating and fresh look at the classical question: Who rules Japan? Seven highly informative analyses explore to what extent the 2001 judicial reforms have already transformed the Japanese state and paved the way for Japan’s gradual shift from its (in)famous administrative governance model to a judicial state with the “rule of law” at its center and a broader participation of citizens in the various spheres of public life.’ -- Harald Baum, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Who Rules Japan? Leon Wolff, Luke Nottage and Kent Anderson 2. Judging Japan’s New Criminal Trials: Early Returns from 2009 David T. Johnson and Satoru Shinomiya 3. Popular Participation in Labour Law: The New Labour Dispute Resolution Tribunal Takashi Araki and Leon Wolff 4. In Defence of Japan: Government Lawyers and Judicial System Reforms Stephen Green and Luke Nottage 5. Administering Welfare in an Ageing Society Trevor Ryan 6. Reforming Japanese Corrections: Catalysts and Conundrums Carol Lawson 7. Competition Law in Japan: The Rise of Private Enforcement by Litigious Reformers Souichirou Kozuka 8. When Japanese Law Goes Pop Leon Wolff Index

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Book SynopsisThis book deals with a simple problem that affects all lawyers, whether practising or in training. Anyone making any written statement about the law for other lawyers needs to know how to cite correctly every case, statute, statutory instrument and learned book or article referred to. The legal profession has evolved a customary abbreviated way of writing citations, but in the past it has been very difficult to find out what the customs are. This book claims to show how to write the citation. It features a dictionary of law reports and legal periodicals, giving their preferred abbreviations. There are also recommendations for typography and punctuation of citations with many alternatives given from which a personal style can be devised.;Derek French is the author of "Applications to Wind Up Companies" and co-author of "Mayson, French and Ryan on Company Law".

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

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Book SynopsisEvery lawyer knows of Woolmington v. Director of Public Prosecutions, the ruling which established the ‘Golden thread of English law’ whereby the burden of proof lies with the prosecutor in a criminal trial. But who was Woolmington and how many people know that he escaped the death penalty at the eleventh hour, or that he was in fact twice tried for murder? ‘Lords give man back his life’ as the Western Gazette put it. In the civil law, how and why did a Mrs. Donoghue come to be drinking a bottle of ginger beer containing the remnants of a snail, an event which would determine that ‘the categories of negligence are never closed’? And how did the tranquil market town of Wednesbury become shorthand for ‘unreasonableness’? In Famous Cases: Nine Trials that Changed the Law the authors have painstakingly assembled the less well-known background to a selection of leading cases. From Mareva (synonymous with a type of injunction) to Lord Denning’s classic ruling in the High Trees House case (the turning point for equitable estoppel) to that of the former Chilean head of state General Pinochet (in which the House of Lords heard the facts a second time) the authors offer a refreshing perspective to whet the appetite of newcomers, students and seasoned practitioners alike. The book has an authoritative introduction describing ‘The Origins of the Common Law’ and is enhanced by key extracts from the law reports reproduced courtesy of the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales and the Butterworths Division of Reed Elsevier (UK) Ltd — making it not just an absorbing read but an important work of reference for every legal library and collection.Trade Review'An excellent book'-- Justice of the Peace.Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction - 1: Origin And Growth Of The Common Law; Part II: Criminal Trials - 2: George Joseph Smith And The Brides In The Bath”; 3: Woolmington’s Case; 4: Gypsy Jim Smith; Part III: Civil Cases - 5: Donoghue v. Stevenson; 6: Lord Denning’s “High Trees” Case; 7: Rookes v. Barnard; 8: The Mareva Injunction; 9: Wednesbury Unreasonableness; Part IV: International Law - 10:The Trials Of Augusto Pinochet. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Inner Temple is many things to many people: a community of highly motivated and highly trained professionals; a cluster of fine buildings in the heart of London; an honourable society with its own etiquette, rules and traditions; an institution proud of more than six centuries of history.This richly illustrated celebratory volume published on the occasion of the institution's 400th anniversary, will reflect the distinctively collegiate life in the Inner Temple through stimulating and entertaining individual memories, anecdotes and stories of members of the Society.Themes and topics in the book include: The Temple of the Knights; the coming of the lawyers; Lord Robert Dudley; the pegasus and the revels; from Chaucer to Mortimer - the Inn's literary connections; learning the law; architectural heritage' the Inn's treasures; Lord Chancellors; illustrious and notorious members; life at the Bar and in chambers; the Inner Temple and the wider world and, a day in the life of the Inn.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The volume offers, due to its broadness, a good overview and first introduction into the German legal system, especially for lawyers having a common law background." - The European Legal Forum, Issue 2-2009 "I bought the book in November, and it has already proved extremely useful to me, both wearing my freelance translator hat and as a part-time staff translator." - Nigel Hulbert, December 2009 "...one of the essential tools for the legal translator's toolbox." - Kriemhild Zerling, The Capital Translator (Newsletter of NCATA), March 2006 The arrival of the new edition of 'Fisher' is a great day for me as a legal translator. A marvellous resource." - Paul Gretton, November 2008Table of ContentsChapters * Historical Introduction * The Federal State * The Supreme Federal Organs * The Supreme and Other Federal Authorities * The 'Lander' * Local Government * The Constitution ('Grundgesetz') * The Basic Rights * Public and Private Law * Private Law: The Civil Code (BGB) * Private Law: BGB Company Law and The Commercial Code (HGB) * The Private Limited Company (GmbH) * Civil Procedure * Administrative Law * Administrative Procedure * Criminal Law * Criminal Procedure * Employment Law * Business Law ('Wirtschaftsrecht') * Private International Law * International Legal Co-operation * The Legal Profession and Court System Appendices A. Vocabulary: selected German and Latin words and phrases (with their English/legal meanings) B. Abbreviations C. Paragraph Register

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Book SynopsisAreas addressed include: maternal deaths, deaths in psychiatric care, human rights and causation issues. Other topics covered are: practice and procedure in medical inquests, evidence, documentation and pandemics/Covid-19. Medical Inquests critically assesses the pace of change of the law on coroner’s inquests and examines the case for change. The work is eagerly awaited in an area of law which is topical and specialised, yet of great public interest. This book will appeal to all sitting coroners, as well as barristers, solicitors, law students, bereaved families and all those who must interact with the coroner’s service, following a patient’s death, including doctors, nurses and hospital managers.Table of Contents• The Coroner’s Court: History and Function • The Changing Landscape: The 2019 Coroners Act • Causation and The Coroner’s Court • Practice and Procedure At Inquest Part I • Practice and Procedure At Inquest Part II • Documents At Inquest • Verdicts and Recommendations • Human Rights • Maternal Deaths • Judicial Review • Covid-19 and Major Disaster

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Book SynopsisDisabled Children: a legal handbook is an authoritative, yet accessible guide to the legal rights of disabled children, young people and their families in England.

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