Social law and Medical law Books

a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book examines the concept of witness protection which is still at an early developmental stage in several African countries including Nigeria, from a legal and institutional perspective. Recent developments in Nigeria highlight the need to clarify legal and conceptual issues within the existing legal framework for protecting witnesses. Using the Nigerian case study, the book illustrates some obscurities inherent in the concept of witness protection. These are highlighted around five critical areas: the definition of witness protection; the scope of beneficiaries requiring protection; the nature of crimes necessitating protection; the nature of protective measures; and the administrative control of witness protection. Specifically, this book draws from the existing literature and practices of witness protection and adopts two distinct perspectives: the criminal justice perspectives and human rights perspectives as heuristic tools for analysing the concept and to separate Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgements Abbreviations1. Introduction2. Deconstructing the Concept of Witness Protection3. The Legal Framework for Witness Protection in Nigeria4. Determining the Classes of Witnesses to be Protected5. Crimes Requiring Protection6. Types of Protective Measures for Witnesses7. The Institutional Framework for Witness Protection: Challenges and Prospects8. The Future of the Nigerian Practice of Witness ProtectionList of References

Read more less

Book SynopsisThere is a vast body of international and national law that regulates cultural heritage. However, the current regulation remains quite blind to the so called transnational heritage. This is heritage where there is no community recognized in law that it can be directly attributed to and that can be responsible for its safekeeping and preservation. It can also be items of heritage where the claim of ownership is disputed between two or more peoples or communities. Transnational heritage challenges the idea of monolithic, mono-cultural, ethno-national states. There are a number of examples of such cultural heritage, for instance the Buddhist Bamiyan statutes in Afghanistan, Palmyra in Syria, the Jewish heritage of Iraq, or various items that are currently housed in large, often Western, museums, as a result of colonial practices. This book explores the regulation of transnational heritage. By discussing many cases of transnational heritage and the problems that arise due to the laTable of ContentsPrologue 1. Introduction 2. Matter: Current regulation and transnational heritage 3. Movement: Heritage without borders 4. Diversity: Transnational cultural heritage 5. Constellations: The transnational in community 6. Memories: New regulatory approaches Epilogue

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis is the first book to explore fully the connections between sport studies and criminology, opening up critical new frontiers in the study of sport and crime.Rooted firmly in established critical criminological traditions, the book also employs insights from emerging theoretical frameworks such as cultural criminology, governmentality theory and critical security studies to make better sense of a range of transnational and contemporary cases, events and trends that reveal, in different ways, the crimes and harms that are present in sport. Empirically grounded, including case studies of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, it explores emerging themes in contemporary sport, including but not limited to corruption, doping, youth crime, terrorism, violence and transgression, and human rights abuses. Sport and Crime consciously pushes the boundaries of what might be considered the critical criminology of sport.This is an essential text forTable of Contents1. Introduction, 2. Sport and the Critical Criminological Imagination, 3. Sport, Corruption and White-Collar ‘Criminality’: Crimes of the Powerful (1), 4. Governing Young People and Communities through Sport?, 5. Modes of Security, Governance and Surveillance in Sport, 6. Cultural Criminology, Sport and Transgression, 7. Sport and Social Harms - Qatar and World Cup 2022 in Focus: Crimes of the Powerful (2), 8. Conclusion: (Even) Further towards a Critical Criminology of Sport

Read more less

Book SynopsisOutlining an original analysis of the political dimension of restorative justice, this book seeks both to enhance the critical comprehension of this phenomenon and to forge new tools for acting politically through restorative justice, inviting restorative justice scholars, practitioners and advocates to become a radical political movement.Restorative justice is widely studied, nationally and internationally legislated, and increasingly practised; however, the growth of relevant policy, practice and research has been only marginally accompanied by the development of updated, theoretically informed and critical reflections on the relationships between politics and restorative justice. This is a significant problem since neglecting the political dimension may limit the capacity of the restorative justice movement to critically appreciate its possible role in confronting oppressive social and political arrangements. This book addresses this gap by providing reflections on restora

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book considers how vulnerability theory provides the basis for a reconceptualization of the liberal ideas of autonomy, equality, and freedom.Vulnerability theory argues a vulnerable legal subject should displace the liberal legal subject that currently dominates law and policy. The theory is based on the fundamental empirical realities of the material body and offers an alternative to a social contract or rights-based notion of state responsibility, both of which tend to privilege abstractions such as rationality or dignity. A vulnerability analysis poses law and policy questions based on the vulnerable legal subject and requires new thinking about state or governmental responsibility. To achieve a truly comprehensive and inclusive notion of what constitutes social justice or a universal or common good, vulnerability theory mandates a reassessment of both equality and freedom as these concepts are currently conceived. Presenting the work of scholars from a wide range of Table of ContentsList of Contributors Introduction: Understanding Vulnerability Martha Albertson FinemanI. The Fallacy and Foibles of Vulnerability as Particular II. Vulnerability Theory A. Reasoning From the Body B. Embedded—The Necessity of Social (and Legal) ArrangementsIII. Theoretical Implications of “Reasoning From the Body” IV. Conclusion PART ILegal Structures: The Constitution and the Mechanisms of Justice 1 Restructuring the Constitution for Human Resilience Martha T. McCluskeyIntroduction I. Structural Principles for Constitutional Power II. Contemporary Right-Wing Constitutional Restructuring III. Vulnerability Theory’s Constitutional Reframing IV. Affirming the Administrative State for Human Resilience V. Conclusion 2 Vulnerability Theory and Access to Justice: Elaborating Possibilities for Legal System Design Andrew Pilliar1. Background on Access to Justice a. What Is “Access to Justice”? b. How Common Are Access to Justice Problems? 2. Situating Vulnerability a. Vulnerability Theory and Responsive Law b. Vulnerability Theory and the Capability Approach 3. Realizing Person-Centred Access to Justice 4. Conclusion PART IIRole of Social Movements in Vulnerability Theory 3 Toward a Responsive Landscape: The Role of Social Movements in Vulnerability Theory Kathryn AbramsIntroduction I. Learning From Social Movements: Cultivating Resilience in Arizona II. Social Movements and Vulnerability Theory: Three Questions A. Do Social Movements Help to Meet Human Vulnerability?III. How Does the Work of Social Movements Relate to the Activity of the Responsive State? A. Density and Effects of Regulatory Frameworks IV. Directions for Vulnerability Theory 4 Law, Public Policy, and Social Movements to Supportand Strengthen Individual and Collective Interests of Labor Risa L. LieberwitzIntroduction I. The Role of the State to Provide for the Public Welfare A. The Vision of the Responsive State B. The Reality of the Unresponsive State in the U.S. II. The Role of the State in the Employment Relationship A. The “Private Welfare” System in the U.S. B. The Liberal Contradictions of the National Labor Relations Act C. Legislative Reforms to Move Toward a Responsive State D. Recent Legal and Social Developments that Resonate With the Reforms of the PRO Act III. Conclusion PART IIIOrganizing the Economic Infrastructure 5 The Corporation, Vulnerability, and Resilience Lua Kamál YuilleIntroduction I. Vulnerability, the Human Condition, and the Liberal Legal Subject II. Understanding Resilience III. The Corporation as a Site of Resilience A. Conceiving of the Corporation B. Corporate Resilience IV. Toward a Responsive State Approach to the Corporation 6 Market Citizenship, Resilience Drainage, and the Role of Private LawHila Keren and Ronit Donyets-Kedar Introduction I. The Private-Public Divide and the Role of Private Law II. Resisting Resilience Drainage via Contract Law A. The Problem: Market Rejections and Humiliation B. A Vulnerability-Based Response III. Resisting Resilience Drainage via Corporate Law A. The Problem of Market Evangelism B. A Vulnerability-Based Response IV. Conclusion PART IVThe Public Nature of “Private” Property 7 Housing Trusts and Resilient Cities: Hierarchy, Resources, and Resilience Marc L. RoarkVulnerability and Affordable Housing Resilience Affordable Housing as an Inherent Vulnerability How Cities Sought Resilience in the Form of Housing Trust Funds Scale, Resilience Gaps, and Responsibility 8 Vulnerability, Resilience, and the Fair Housing Act Xiaoqian HuI. Some Limits of the FHA A. Excessive Deference to Defense B. Illegal Immorality Versus Legal Privilege C. A Vulnerability Evaluation II. Reinterpreting the FHA Through Vulnerability Theory A. A Social-Situational View of Harm and Discrimination B. A Reconceptualized State for Systemic Action III. ConclusionPART VThe Ultimate “Private” Space—The Construction of the Family 9 The Elder Catch: Engineering the Future of CaregivingJessica Dixon WeaverI. Vulnerability Theory and Resistant Assets A. The Taxonomy of Vulnerability Theory B. Resistant Assets and the Non-Responsive State II. The Family as a Resistant Asset III. State and Market Response to the Elder Catch 10 Vulnerability Theory and the Conception of Time June Carbone and Naomi CahnPart I: The Pandemic Part II: Secure Versus Precarious Family Regimes Part III: Vulnerability Theory PART VIDimensions of Public and Private in Health Care 11 A Vulnerability Approach to the “Right to Health Care”: Addressing Epistemic Vulnerability Matthew B. LawrenceIntroduction A. The “Right to Health Care” and the Challenges of an Entitlement Approach 1. The Popular “Right to Health Care” 2. Operationalizing the “Right to Health Care”: The Role of Theory 3. Entitlement Approach and Its Limitations B. Vulnerability Approach: From Entitlement to Obligation 1. Vulnerability Replaces Individual Entitlement With Collective (or State) Obligation 2. What Is the Content of the State’s Obligation? 3. A Collective, Procedural Right to Priority C. Addressing Epistemic Vulnerability 1. Epistemic Vulnerability 2. Respond or Reject? 3. Separating Stepping Stones From Stumbling Blocks 12 Disability, Vulnerability, and Public Health Emergencies Ani B. SatzIntroduction I. Limits of Current Approaches II. Reasoning From the Body III. Disability, the Vulnerable Subject, and Health Law IV. Disability and the Vulnerable Institution: Hospitals and Public Health Authorities V. Disability and Resilience in Public Health Emergencies VI. Conclusion PART VIIVulnerability and Sovereignty 13 Using Vulnerability Theory to Reconceive the Relationships Between Native Nations, the United States, and State Governments Nazune Menka and Laura SpitzIntroduction I. (Dependent) Sovereignty a. Background: Sovereignty and Liberalism b. Domestic Dependent Nations II. Using Vulnerability Theory to Reconceptualize Sovereignty and the Doctrines of Plenary Power and Trust Responsibility a. Assertion of Tribal Sovereignty Remains a Critical Component of Inherent Indigenous Power b. Sovereignty Is Inter-Dependent c. Indigenous Peoples Are Not a Vulnerable Population d. Trust Responsibility Can and Should Be Detached From the Doctrine of Plenary Power III. A Contemporary Example: The Indian Child Welfare Act IV. Conclusion: Vulnerability Theory, Tribal Sovereignty and Federal Responsibility Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book offers an interdisciplinary perspective on femicide, using Israel as an illuminating case study, given its diverse communities and common-law-based legal system. Utilizing analytical alongside practical perspectives, the book offers a novel crimino-legal approach to femicide. In addition to its interdisciplinary novelty, the book presents originality in going beyond the more usual focus on the central victims and the common legal tools. Here, the authors extend the analysis to secondary victims of femicide and examine the applicability of second-tiered relevant legal tools, mostly tort law, as a means for gaining justice for the victims. This explorative journey culminates with the authorsâ definition of femicide as a quintessential crime of distinct nature. In the context of current international pledges to better understand and consequently better fight femicide, this work allows readers to comprehend the phenomenon and the ways to abolish it. The book will be an invalua

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe toll of America's gun violence epidemic is usually measured in lives lostmore than 35,000 each year. Ignored, almost completely, are the many more people who are shot every year, and survive. Shot and Forgotten, The TraceNearly 40,000 people die from gun violence in the US every year. This uniquely American crisis leaves no community untouchedbut it doesn't have to be this way. Gabrielle GiffordsThe Forgotten Survivors of Gun Violence collects 20 personal essays of survivors' visible and invisible wounds from school shootings, attempted suicide by firearm, mass shootings, gang violence, and domestic violence. Their stories remind us that these traumatic experiences are not exclusive to combat soldiers but, more notably, suffered by ordinary people during modern life. With this collection, editors Loren Kleinman,Shavaun Scott, Sandy Phillips andLonnie Phillips expose the true lifecycle of a bullet and the trauma left in its wTable of Contents1 Armed Assault2 Armed Intruder3 Armed Robbery4 Domestic Violence5 Hate Crime6 Mass Shooting7 Random Open Fire8 School Shootings9 Support Resources for Survivors, Their Loved Ones and Advocates

Read more less

Book SynopsisChronicling and analyzing resistance to the threat that autocracy poses to American liberal democracy, this book provides the definitive account of the rise of Trump's populist support in 2016, and his failed efforts to nullify the result of the 2020 election.This book is about the threat of autocracy, which antedated Donald Trump and will persist after he leaves the stage. Autocracy negates both liberalismwhich includes the protection of fundamental rights, the rule of law, separation of powers, and respect for specialist expertiseand democracywhich requires that the state be responsible to an electorate composed of all eligible votersby concentrating unconstrained power in a single individual. Anticipating defeat in the 2016 election, Trump attacked suggestions that he had sought, or even benefited from, Russian assistance despite the evidence, and he made repeated claims of election fraud. In 2020, fearful that his mishandling of the pandemic had alienated voters, he inten

Read more less

Book SynopsisHuman trafficking has become the scourge of the 21st century, with child trafficking arguably its worst form. As vulnerable children are lured into prostitution, pornography and other forms of exploitation, there is only a patchwork legal regime trying to deal with child trafficking.This book assesses this legal regime, arguing that a more coordinated and international response is needed. Analyzing the moral and conceptual issues at stake across a wide variety of child trafficking cases â child prostitution, child pornography, forced âœmarriage,â corrupt âœadoptions,â organ âœdonation,â refugee abuse, child soldiers, orphanage abuse, and âœnormalâ parental child abuse â it goes on to argue that the crimes of child trafficking make apparent that there are conceptual, moral, and legal issues concerning child trafficking that differ from other kinds of crime including adult trafficking.Trafficking and the Conscience of Humanity puts forward the case that the crimes of child trafficking could, and should, be prosecuted by an international court such as the International Criminal Court.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book provides a comparative analysis of the process of breach across ten different European jurisdictions by identifying and elaborating a number of key analytical themes through which the different systems can be compared and evaluated. It is informed by and hopes to advance the research activities of the COST Action IS1106 on Offender Supervision in Europe, particularly the Action's work on developing new comparative methodologies to examine the process of decision-making involved in the breaching of offenders for non-compliance. This volume consists of country chapters and thematic chapters. Analyses are based on exhaustive reviews of the literature available in each jurisdiction as well as the results of an empirical pilot study to provide a unique and valuable insight into current practice as well as enhancing our understanding of the contingencies and vagaries of the processes of breach as they exist in both civil and common law European jurisdictions. The keyTrade Review"This remarkable volume provides the first sustained attempt to explore decision-making about compliance and enforcement in comparative context. Given the crucial role that these issues play in driving – or restraining – the expansion of penal control, the work could hardly be more timely or more important. By helping us explore how these issues are differently constructed, understood and addressed in a wide range of different jurisdictions, this book provides a valuable resource for scholars and reformers alike."- Fergus McNeill, Professor of Criminology and Social Work, University of Glasgow, UK"The process of breach in community supervision is by far the most important criminological issue that you never read about. Done correctly, the breach process can imbue supervision with legitimacy, done incorrectly it can become a backdoor into mass incarceration. Boone and Maguire’s unique and invaluable collection of studies demonstrates the vast variety in between with a one-of-a-kind survey across Europe. An essential contribution to knowledge in criminology."- Shadd Maruna, Professor of Criminology, University of Manchester, UK, and author of Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives"Breach proceedings are part of the hidden ‘backdoor’ side of sentencing, too long ignored by academics. This book adds considerably to the literature by acknowledging the difficulties of analysis, the theoretical complexity and the terminological challenges of European comparisons. Qualitative, thematic and collaborative, this book provides an invaluable guide to those who seek to make sense of enforcement decisions, but also to those who come later - future researchers will find this an exciting and reliable foundation on which to build future work."- Professor Nicola Padfield, University of Cambridge, UK"While researchers world-wide have rightly focused attention on the more visible legal and cultural practices driving imprisonment, the increasingly significant role of the enforcement of offender supervision has gone almost unnoticed. In fact, as this volume demonstrates, the study of ‘breach processes’ unearths urgent normative and empirical questions, which will occupy researchers for generations to come. With contributions from some of Europe’s leading scholars, this volume is set to become landmark in the normative and empirical study of practices which have, perhaps for too long, operated under the radar." - Professor Cyrus Tata, FRSA, Strathclyde University, UKTable of ContentsPART A. 1. Introduction: Comparing breach processes: Aims, concepts, methodology and figures, Miranda M. Boone and Niamh Maguire, 2. Fairness issues in the breach process: European perspectives, Christine Morgenstern, Consuelo Murillos and Luisa Ravagnani, 3. Parties, roles and responsibilities, Ester Blay, Miranda M. Boone and Ineke Pruin, 4. Discretion and professionalism in a breach context, Kristel Beyens and Anders Persson, 5. Legitimacy, fairness and justice in breach processes: Comparative perspectives, Anthea Hucklesby, Niamh Maguire, Maria Anagnostaki and Jose Cid, 6. Conclusion: Understanding breach processes: Major themes, insights and questions for the future, Niamh Maguire and Miranda M. Boone, PART B. 7. Breach of work penalties and conditional release in Belgium, Kristel Beyens and Veerle Scheirs, 8. Non-compliance and the breach process in England and Wales, Anthea Hucklesby, 9. Revocation and recall in Germany: Legal structures and first insights into decision-making processes, Ineke Pruin, 10. Breach processes and community punishment in Greece, Maria Anagnostaki, 11. Non-compliance and breach processes in the context of community service orders and early release: The Republic of Ireland, Niamh Maguire, 12. Breach Process in the Context of Alternative Measures in Italy, Luisa Ravagnani, Alessandra Zaniboni, Nicoletta Policek, 13. Breach of community punishment in Lithuania, Alfredas Laurinavičius and Laura Ustinavičiūtė, 14. Revocation and recall in the Netherlands, Miranda M. Boone and Maaike M. Beckmann, 15. Breach procedure, revocation and recall in Spain, Ester Blay, Jose Cid and Consuelo Murillo, 16. Breach Processes in Sweden, Anders Persson

Read more less

Book SynopsisIn this exciting and topical collection, leading scholars discuss the implications of globalisation for the fields of comparative criminology and criminal justice. How far does it still make sense to distinguish nation states, for example in comparing prison rates? Is globalisation best treated as an inevitable trend or as an interactive process? How can globalisation''s effects on space and borders be conceptualised? How does it help to create norms and exceptions? The editor, David Nelken, is a Distinguished Scholar of the American Sociological Association, a recipient of the Sellin-Glueck award of the American Society of Criminology, and an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences, UK. He teaches a course on Comparative Criminal Justice as Visiting Professor in Criminology at Oxford University''s Centre of Criminology.Trade Review'Comparative Criminal Justice and Globalization imaginatively juxtaposes work by leading contemporary scholars of two usually separate subjects. Editor David Nelken's incisive, nuanced opening and closing essays provide analytical and conceptual frameworks that will shape understanding, and future research and writing, for years to come.' Michael Tonry, University of Minnesota, USA 'Globalization represents the next horizon for comparative studies of crime and justice, posing new theoretical and practical challenges but also opening up exciting opportunities for methodological innovation, policy interventions and disciplinary renewal. The contributors to this volume, all household names in the field, explore the implications of globalization for criminality, policing, criminal process and penality, and in so doing help us to understand contemporary social realities and glimpse criminology’s possible futures.' Paul Roberts, University of Nottingham, UK and University of New South Wales, Australia 'This book [...] demonstrates that comparative and global criminology can not only add cohesion and urgency to criminology as a whole, but it can also serve as a bridge to other related disciplines.' British Journal of Criminology

Read more less

Book SynopsisIn 1856, the US Supreme Court denied Dred Scott, now free of slavery, his Constitutional rights, solely because he was black. According to the Court, when the Constitution was drafted, some 60 years earlier, its authors would not have intended that a subordinate and inferior class of beings' qualified as citizens of the United States. Thus, the meaning of language drafted over half a century before was frozen in time.This case, perhaps more than any other, demonstrates that the matter of statutory interpretation is critical, technical, and, sometimes, highly emotive. The case is not a mere nugget from history to indulge our disgust with values of another age, and with it a satisfaction of our progress to today's higher moral ground. It is the unfortunate case that the senior courts of England continue to produce highly contentious interpretations of our equality and discrimination laws. This book examines these cases from the perspective of statutory inteTrade Review‘This is beautifully written and develops a thoughtful, innovative and interesting argument on a matter of considerable importance. The method used entails an unusual, multi-layered and deep analysis of well-trodden ground, leading to thought-provoking, well-reasoned conclusions and some pragmatic practical proposals.'Lizzie Barmes, Professor of Labour Law & Co-Director QMUL School of Law Centre for Research on Law, Equality and Diversity, Queen Mary University of LondonTable of ContentsTable of authoritiesPreface1 INTRODUCTION 2 COMMON TOOLS OF STATUTORY INTERPRETATION 3 AN INTRODUCTION TO THEORIES AND AIMS OF DISCRIMINATION LAW4 THE COMMON LAW AND EQUALITY 5 THE BENIGN MOTIVE ‘DEFENCE’ AND DIRECT DISCRIMINATION 6 THE BENIGN MOTIVE ‘DEFENCE’ AND VICTIMISATION7 VICTIMISATION AND CONTEMPT OF COURT8 PROBLEMS WITH INDIRECT DISCRIMINATION9 DISABILITY-RELATED DISCRIMINATION 10 CONCLUSIONBibliographyIndex

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book explores the contentious topic of women's rights in Muslim-majority countries, with a specific focus on Iran and the Iranian women's movement from 1906 to the present. The work contextualizes the authorial self through the use of personal narrative and interviews. A new critique of Islamic law is produced through an in-depth study of the Iranian Constitution, civil and criminal codes. The work presents a novel reconceptualization of the term Islamic feminism by revisiting the arguments of various scholars and through analysis of interviews with Iranian women's rights activists. It is contended that the feminist movements can play a critical role in Islamic law reform and consequently the eventual implementation of international human rights law in Muslim-majority countries. What emerges from this study is not only a feminist critique of two major regimes of law, but also the identification of possibilities for reform in the future. The study transitions from the Iranian naTrade ReviewThis book is an important contribution to the study of Iranian women’s struggle for legal equality since the early twentieth century. With a fascinating personal account of the aftermath of the 1979 revolution that brought clerics to power, Fazaeli chronicles the coming of age of an indigenous feminism that has challenged the official interpretation of ‘Shari‘a’. Ziba Mir-Hosseini, SOAS University of London A child of revolution and a martyr’s daughter, Fazaeli situates herself in the ongoing resilient political activism of Iranian women in their pursuit of legal and political equality, despite the relentless state obstruction and harassment. She has written a highly engaging, intelligent and readable book. I recommend this book enthusiastically. Shahla Haeri, Associate Professor, Boston University.At a time when the discourse on Islam and women's rights is increasingly characterized by polemics and one-dimensional debates that generate more heat than light, Roja Fazaeli's fascinating study offers a measured, nuanced, and lucid account of the complex interrelationship between the forces that shape the struggle for gender equality in Iran and the wider Islamic world. By focusing on the critical role that feminist movements can play in pushing for domestic legal reforms that will pave the path towards the full realization of human rights, Islamic Feminisms is a much needed reminder that the ultimate agents of change in that struggle are Muslim women themselves.--- Ahmed Shaheed, United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran (2011-2016) & on Freedom of Religion or Belief (2016-).This book is an important contribution to the study of Iranian women’s struggle for legal equality since the early twentieth century. With a fascinating personal account of the aftermath of the 1979 revolution that brought clerics to power, Fazaeli chronicles the coming of age of an indigenous feminism that has challenged the official interpretation of ‘Shari‘a’. Ziba Mir-Hosseini, SOAS University of LondonA child of revolution and a martyr’s daughter, Fazaeli situates herself in the ongoing resilient political activism of Iranian women in their pursuit of legal and political equality, despite the relentless state obstruction and harassment. She has written a highly engaging, intelligent and readable book. I recommend this book enthusiastically. Shahla Haeri, Associate Professor, Boston University.At a time when the discourse on Islam and women's rights is increasingly characterized by polemics and one-dimensional debates that generate more heat than light, Roja Fazaeli's fascinating study offers a measured, nuanced, and lucid account of the complex interrelationship between the forces that shape the struggle for gender equality in Iran and the wider Islamic world. By focusing on the critical role that feminist movements can play in pushing for domestic legal reforms that will pave the path towards the full realization of human rights, Islamic Feminisms is a much needed reminder that the ultimate agents of change in that struggle are Muslim women themselves.--- Ahmed Shaheed, United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran (2011-2016) & on Freedom of Religion or Belief (2016-).Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Situating the Self Memories Chapter 1. Iranian Women’s Movement: Narratives of Dissent Overview The Iranian Women’s Movement: A Brief Historical Account 1872-2012 Iranian Women’s Movement through: Offline and Online Media Pahlavi Period (1925-1979) 1979- 2009: the Rise and the Fall of Women’s Print Media Chapter II. Contemporary Feminism in Iran: Definitions, Narratives and Identity Introduction The Struggle to Define "Islamic Feminism" Chapter III. Women’s Rights in Islam: An Iranian Case StudyIntroduction Divorce Conclusion Chapter IV. Human Rights, Islam and the debate around CEDAW Introduction A Brief Background to CEDAW International Debate: CEDAW and Muslim-majority countries Iranian Debates on CEDAW Conclusion: A Personal Account INDEX

Read more less

Book SynopsisInterest in social science and empirical analyses of law, courts and specifically the politics of judges has never been higher or more salient. Consequently, there is a strong need for theoretical work on the research that focuses on courts, judges and the judicial process. The Routledge Handbook of Judicial Behavior provides the most up to date examination of scholarship across the entire spectrum of judicial politics and behavior, written by a combination of currently prominent scholars and the emergent next generation of researchers. Unlike almost all other volumes, this Handbook examines judicial behavior from both an American and Comparative perspective. Part 1 provides a broad overview of the dominant Theoretical and Methodological perspectives used to examine and understand judicial behavior, Part 2 offers an in-depth analysis of the various current scholarly areas examining the U.S. Supreme Court, Part 3 moves from the Supreme CTrade Review'In this edited volume, Professors Howard and Randazzo have produced an impressively comprehensive compilation of essays and analyses from many of the most insightful and productive scholars in the field of judicial politics. Among the volume’s major contributions is its section on comparative and international courts, an area of growing importance and impact in the study of law and courts. The editors’ meta-analytic essays bind the chapters together with key observations about current and future research to help students, scholars and citizens understand and evaluate institutional and behavioral dimensions to the rule of law.' - Stefanie A. Lindquist, Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University 'This volume is a tour de force of the best of judicial politics. Howard and Randazzo compiled essays written by a veritable who’s who of judicial politics. The breadth of topics reflects the range of subjects examined by judicial scholars from the Supreme Court and other American courts to comparative and transnational courts. This book promises to become one of the standard reviews of judicial behavior, offering a master class on the competing theoretical accounts, methodological issues, and classic empirical puzzles.' - Paul Wahlbeck, Professor of Political Science, George Washington University 'Bob Howard and Kirk Randazzo have put together a comprehensive collection review essays in nearly every significant topic related to judicial decision-making, written by the most accomplished experts in the field. This volume is well-suited for a graduate course in judicial politics, because each chapter provides a sophisticated entrée into a particular subject, but could also be appropriate for advanced undergraduates.' - Joseph L. Smith, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science, The University of Alabama 'This volume is a tour de force of the best of judicial politics. Howard and Randazzo compiled essays written by a veritable who’s who of judicial politics. The breadth of topics reflects the range of subjects examined by judicial scholars from the Supreme Court and other American courts to comparative and transnational courts. This book promises to become one of the standard reviews of judicial behavior, offering a master class on the competing theoretical accounts, methodological issues, and classic empirical puzzles.' - Paul Wahlbeck, Professor of Political Science, George Washington University 'Bob Howard and Kirk Randazzo have put together a comprehensive collection review essays in nearly every significant topic related to judicial decision-making, written by the most accomplished experts in the field. This volume is well-suited for a graduate course in judicial politics, because each chapter provides a sophisticated entrée into a particular subject, but could also be appropriate for advanced undergraduates.' - Joseph L. Smith, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science, The University of Alabama Table of ContentsIntroduction: Understanding Judicial Behavior—A Work in Progress Robert M. Howard and Kirk A. Randazzo. Part 1: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives 1. The Attitudinal Model Jeffrey A. Segal and Alan J. Champlin 2. Law and Politics in Judicial and Supreme Court Decision-Making J. Mitchell Pickerill and Christopher Brough 3. Strategic Accounts of Judging Lee Epstein and Jack Knight 4. Measuring Ideology on the Courts Michael A. Bailey 5. Measuring Law Tom S. Clark Part 2: The U.S. Supreme Court 6. Historical Development of Supreme Court Research Christopher N. Krewson and Ryan J. Owens 7. Law and Policy in Decision Making Lawrence Baum 8. U.S. Supreme Court Legitimacy: Unanswered Questions and an Agenda for Future Research Michael J. Nelson and James L. Gibson 9. The Selection of U.S. Supreme Court Justices James ben-Aaron, Paul M. Collins, Jr., and Lori A. Ringhand 10. Opinion Writing in the U.S. Supreme Court Pamela C. Corley and Artemus Ward 11. Making Sense of the Supreme Court—Public Opinion Relationship Peter K. Enns and Patrick C. Wohlfarth 12. Of Political Principals and Legal Principles: The Solicitor General of the United States Richard L. Pacelle, Jr. 13. Oral Arguments Timothy R. Johnson and Thomas K. Pryor Part 3: Other U.S. Courts 14. The Court of Appeals Susan Haire, Reginald S. Sheehan, and Ali S. Masood 15. U.S. District Courts Christina L. Boyd and Ethan D. Boldt 16. What Is So Special About Specialized Courts in the United States? Isaac Unah and Ryan Williams 17. Decision Making in State Supreme Courts Melinda Gann Hall 18. Lower Federal Court Confirmations: Motivations and Strategies Amy Steigerwalt and Wendy L. Martinek 19. Judicial Selection in the States: A Look Back, A Look Ahead Christopher W. Bonneau and Heather Marie Rice Part 4: Comparative Judicial Politics and Transnational Courts 20. Judicial Independence Research Beyond the Crossroads Jeffrey Kaplan Staton 21. Strategic Behavior of Comparative Courts Brad Epperly and Monica Lineberger 22. Courts in Developed Countries Michael C. Tolley 23. Courts And Decision Making in Developing Democracies Lee Demetrius Walker 24. Law and Courts in Authoritarian Regimes Tamir Moustafa 25. The International Court of Justice Sara McLaughlin Mitchell and Andrew P. Owsiak 26. The European Court of Justice Jay N. Krehbiel, Matthew J. Gabel, and Clifford J. Carrubba 27. Turning to Regional Courts: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights Rebecca Reid. Conclusion: Where Do We Go From Here? Robert M. Howard and Kirk A. Randazzo

Read more less

Book SynopsisDebates surrounding the concept of law are not new. For a wide variety of reasons and in a wide variety of ways, the meaning of ''law'' has long been an important part of Western thought, both within legal scholarship and beyond. The contributors to Concepts of Law are international experts from the fields of comparative law, legal philosophy, and the social sciences. Combining theoretical analyses with case studies, they explore various legal concepts and contexts from diverse national and disciplinary perspectives. Legal and normative pluralism is a theme throughout. Some chapters discuss the development of state law and legal systems. Others wrestle with law's rhetoric and the potential utility of alternative vocabularies, e.g., ''governance'' and 'governmentality'. Others reveal the rich polyjurality of the present, from the local to the global. The result is a rich picture of both present scholarship on laws and norms and the state of contemporary legal complexity, each crossing tTrade Review'This book contains a wonderful collection of essays on the meaning of law in a pluralist society. It is the first volume to bring together stimulating views of celebrated comparatists, legal theorists and social scientists on contemporary legal complexity. Indispensable reading for anyone interested in the state of contemporary law.' Jan Smits, Maastricht University, The Netherlands ’This work displays a remarkably diverse range of opinion in current legal thought and critical scholarship about the nature of law. Although debate on the subject is certainly not new, this book carries it much further into the richly complex world of normative pluralism.’ Tom Bennett, University of Cape Town, South Africa 'This edited collection confronts us with the choice between having to tame a tiger and thinking the tiger to be a cat, just a different one. When writing about "concepts of law", then one apparently must pay tribute and homage, but one must also be daring and fierce. The authors in this book do both, and do it very differently, from one to the other, and thus offer a refreshing look at some of the (really) old problems of law and some of the old, newer and emerging views that exist with regard to the definition, concept and nature of law and to its role and function in a society which itself doesn't stand still. Reading is highly recommended.' Peer Zumbansen, King's College London, UK ’This book is a significant contribution to comparative legal scholarship. It is a collection of sophisticated essays on the nature of law and legal pluralism from philosophical, sociological, historical and comparativist perspectives.’ Vivian Grosswald Curran, University of Pittsburgh, USATable of ContentsChapter 1 Concepts of Law, Seán PatrickDonlan, Lukas HeckendornUrscheler; Chapter 2 Beyond the State In and Of Legal Theory, Maksymilian DelMar; Chapter 3 Do “Legal Systems” Exist? The Concept of Law and Comparative Law, Mark VanHoecke; Chapter 4 The Concept of Law, BaudouinDupret; Chapter 5 The Truth is Out There? Legal Pluralism and the Language-Game, JaakkoHusa; Chapter 6 Remembering and Applying Legal Pluralism, WernerMenski; Chapter 7 A Sense of Law, EmmanuelMelissaris; Chapter 8 Three Perils of Legal Pluralism, CatherineValcke; Chapter 9 Legal Sociology and the Sociology of Norms, DavidNelken; Chapter 10 Is Law a Special Domain? On the Boundary between the Legal and the Social, MarianoCroce; Chapter 11 The Creation and Use of Concepts of Law when Confronting Legal and Normative Plurality, AndrewHalpin; Chapter 12 A Concept of Law for Global Legal Pluralism?, RogerCotterrell; Chapter 13 The Concept of Law in Postnational Perspective, Alessio LoGiudice; Chapter 14 What is the Context in “Law in Context”?, JuliaEckert; Chapter 15 Short Notes on the Legal Pluralism(s) in Somaliland, SalvatoreMancuso;

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis volume deals with the domestic effects of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights as a challenge to the various levels of legal orders in Europe. The starting point is the divergent impact of the ECtHR's jurisdiction within the Convention States. The volume seeks new methods of orientation at the various legal levels, given the fact that the Strasbourg case law is increasingly important for most areas of society. Topical tendencies in the case law of the Court are highlighted and discussed against the background of the principle of subsidiarity. The book includes a detailed analysis of the scope, reach, consequences and implementation of the Court's judgments and of the issue of concomitant damages. At the same time the volume deals with the role of domestic jurisdictions in implementing the ECtHR's judgments. Distinguished Judges, legal academics and practitioners from various Council of Europe States are among the contributors to this volume, which succeeds in bringing dTable of ContentsJudgments of the European Court of Human Rights - Effects and Implementation

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe introduction of self-assessment for income tax collection in the late 1990s marked a striking moment of cultural convergence between the UK and the US. This book analyses the socio-political factors leading to and resulting from this fundamental change in the relationship between taxpayers and the Inland Revenue, using perspectives in comparative law and the new outlooks of modern tax and cultural theory. It will be of interest to those studying theories of compliance, cultural legal studies, and law and society.Trade Review'Ann Mumford has written a complex and intriguing book that seeks to challenge many of our assumptions on the tax collection and tax revenue process.' The Law and Politics Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Ideology and Starting point, E.R.A. Seligman; Tax collection and enforcement in the modern US; Self-assessment and historical context; Self-assessment and incomprehensible tax laws; The Ramsay principle; Systems at work; Self-assessment: aftermath, and towards a theory of tax collection law; Bibliography; Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book examines immigration law from a gender perspective. It shows how immigration law situates gender conflicts outside the national order, projecting them onto non-western countries, exotic cultures, clandestine labour and criminal organizations. In doing so, immigration law sustains the illusion that gender conflicts have moved beyond the pale of European experience. In fact, the classical feminist themes of patriarchy, the gendered division of labour and sexual violence are still being played out at the heart of Europe's societies, involving both citizens and migrants.This collection of essays demonstrates how the seemingly marginal perspective of immigration law highlights Europe's unresolved gender conflicts and how a gender perspective can help us to rethink immigration law.Trade Review"This book provides a refreshing approach to issues relating to women subject to immigration law...it effectively confirms that immigration law can be rejuvenated through the feminist lens and shows how the experiences of migrant women can advance feminist thinking...This book deserves the attention of anyone interested in gender, law and migration." - Vanessa Bettinson and Alwyn Jones, Jounal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, Vol 22, no 2. Table of ContentsPart I: Global Context Border Rights and Rites. Generalizations, Stereotypes and Gendered Migration. Citizenship, Noncitizenship and the Status of the Foreign Domestic. Gendered Borders and United States' Sovereignty Part II: European Perspectives Gendered Violence in 'New Wars': Challenges to the Refugee Convention. Problematizing Trafficking for the Sex Sector: A Case of Eastern European Women in the EU. A Migrant World of Services. Gender, Migration and Class: Why 'live-in' Domestic Workers are not Compensated for Overtime? The Case of Mrs Boultif: The Right to Domicile of Women with a Migrant Partner in European Immigration Law Part III: National Case Studies Transnational Contingency: The Domestic Work of Migrant Women in Austria. Response and Responsibility: Domestic Violence and Marriage Migration in the UK. French Immigration Laws: The Sans-Papires Perspectives. Crossing Borders: Gender, Citizenship and Reproductive Autonomy in Ireland. Socio-Political and Legal Representations of Migrant Women Sex Labourers in Italy: Between Discourse and Praxis.

Read more less

a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

Read more less

a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

Read more less

a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

Read more less

a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book is the product of a collaboration between leading theorists in law and anthropology. It develops an innovative analysis of legal practices. Specifically, it focuses on how law produces persons and things, and develops new approaches to the question of ownership.Table of ContentsNotes on contributors; 1. Introduction: the fabrication of persons and things Alain Pottage; 2. Res Religiosae: on the categories of religion and commerce in Roman law Yan Thomas; 3. Scientific objects and legal objectivity Bruno Latour; 4. Legal fabrications and the case of 'cultural property' Tim Murphy; 5. Ownership or office? A debate in Islamic Hanafite jurisprudence over the nature of the military 'fief', from the Mamluks to the Ottomans Martha Mundy; 6. Gedik: a bundle of rights and obligations for Istanbul artisans and traders, 1750–1840 Engin Deniz Akarli; 7. Losing (out on) intellectual resources Marilyn Strathern; 8. Re-visualising attachment: an anthropological perspective on persons and property forms Susanne Küchler; 9. Our original inheritance Alain Pottage; Bibliography; Index.

Read more less

a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

Read more less

a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

Read more less

a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

Read more less

a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

Read more less

a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

Read more less

a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

Read more less

Book SynopsisWhen it comes to extending citizenship to certain groups, why might ruling elites say neither ''yes'' nor ''no'', but ''wait''? The dominant theories of citizenship tend to recognize clear distinctions between citizens and aliens; either one has citizenship or one does not. This book shows that not all populations are fully included or expelled by a state; they can be suspended in limbo - residing in a territory for protracted periods without accruing citizenship rights. This in-depth case study of the United Arab Emirates uses new archival sources and extensive interviews to show how temporary residency can be transformed into a permanent legal status, through visa renewals and the postponement of naturalization cases. In the UAE, temporary residency was also codified into a formal citizenship status through the outsourcing of passports from the Union of Comoros, allowing elites to effectively reclassify minorities into foreign residents.Trade Review'This pathbreaking book asks the critical yet curiously understudied question of how citizenship in Arab Gulf states is constructed - a question with great stakes given the benefits of nationality in the small, oil rich countries of the region. Lori identifies a new approach to dealing with domestic minorities while constructing national communities - the outsourcing of national membership.' Melani Cammett, Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University'Offshore Citizens might also have been titled 'Kafka Comes to the Middle East'. We learn that, as in Kafka's parable 'Before the Law', many in the United Arab Emirates await their turn to enter the exalted status of citizenship but are denied, even though they wait dutifully their entire lives. Noora Anwar Lori tells the tale of the many 'permanent temporary' guest workers whose citizenship is 'outsourced' to the tiny Union of Comoros, which supplies them with passports although they have no connection to the country. These persons live in a permanent limbo in the UAE, even though they were born in the Emirates and have never known anywhere else. Surreal and disturbing, but all too real for those permanent non-Arab guest workers who live it. A fascinating study of the 'spectrum' of citizenship statuses in the region with the world's largest proportion of non-citizens.' John Torpey, City University of New York'Original and thoughtful, Offshore Citizens explores why states postpone grants of citizenship and outsource national passports. Challenging established categories of inclusion/exclusion, member/stranger, and democratic/autocratic regimes, Noora Lori unsettles established binaries through a meticulous study of the policies adopted by the Gulf states toward minority resident populations.' Ayelet Shachar, Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung multireligiöser und multiethnischer Gesellschaften'In short, this book is a remarkable piece of scholarship. It theorizes the question of precarious citizenship among settled groups and migrants that do not fit the historical narrative of postcolonial states. It shows how precarious citizenship evolved historically and how contemporary migration 'management' tools, such as the issuance of biometrical identification cards, compounds these individuals' precarious citizenship status. Most importantly perhaps, the book accounts for the disturbing effects that bureaucratic practices have on the lives of people in countries that have the means to integrate these people in their citizenship regimes but choose not to do so.' James Sater, International Migration Review'This volume by Lori (Boston Univ.) is an outstanding display of erudition along several dimensions … This is a necessary addition to any collection on international law and for researchers interested in Gulf politics.' S. R. Silverburg, Choice'Lori's original empirical data and innovative concept formation make Offshore Citizens an important and welcome contribution to the burgeoning literature on citizenship and immigration policies in the Global South.' Kamal Sadiq, Perspectives on Politics'Lori's work is of far-reaching relevance beyond its obvious interest to scholars - and indeed historians - of the Gulf … With her book, Lori thus convincingly challenges the neat binary of citizens and aliens, highlighting the ambiguities and ambivalences that can exist within the grey area - or areas - between the two.' Thomas McGee, Statelessness and Citizenship Review'Offshore Citizens uses the anomaly of citizenship-for-sale for permanent residents of the United Arab Emirates as a prism for viewing the complexities of statelessness, both in the Gulf and elsewhere. In this ambitious project, Lori delves into archives for political and legal histories of migrants in the region, connects multiple forms of their ambiguous status to broader themes in the citizenship literature, and personalizes the human costs through extensive interviews. In addition to providing a rich analysis about an under-studied region, this unique and provocative case deserves comparative attention from scholars across the Global South.' ENMISA award committeeTable of Contents1. Limbo statuses and precarious citizenship; 2. Making the nation: citizens, 'guests' and ambiguous legal statuses; 3. Demographic growth, migrant policing, and naturalization as a 'national security' threat; 4. Permanently deportable: the formal and informal institutions of the Kafāla system; 5. 'Taʿāl Bachir' (come tomorrow): the politics of waiting for identity papers; 6. Identity regularization and passport outsourcing: turning minorities into foreigners; 7. Conclusion; 8. Methodological appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Read more less

a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

Read more less

Book SynopsisUnderstanding Victimology: An Active-Learning Approach explains what the field of victimology isâincluding its major theoretical perspectives and research methodsâand provides insight into the dynamics of various offline and online crimes from the victimsâ vantage point. It is the only textbook to provide numerous innovative active learning exercises to enhance and reinforce student learning, and it addresses important contemporary topics that have thus far not been covered by other victimology texts, including identity theft, hate crimes, and terrorism. This unique and relevant work is ideal for students, academics, and practitioners who are interested in a comprehensive introduction to victimology.Trade Review'This is the most dynamic victimology text on the market. It is truly intersectional and comprehensive in its treatment of victims, contains hands-on active learning exercises that increase understanding and empathy, and provides great information for future practitioners of every stripe. I've been looking for this text for 20 years.' – Elicka Peterson Sparks, Department of Government and Justice Studies, Appalachian State UniversityTable of Contents 1. Introduction to Victimology. 2. Theories of Victimization. 3. Victims’ Rights and Remedies. 4. Hybrid and Online Victimization. 5. Personal and Property Victimization. 6. Rape, Sexual Assault, and Kidnapping. 7. Intimate Partner Violence. 8. School and Work Victimization. 9. Victimization of Special Populations. 10. Hate Crimes and Terrorism.

Read more less

Book SynopsisWhat are some lessons learned from the pandemic?We learned that, in times of crises, the humanitarian needs of students, families, and ourselves must be a top priority.We learned that forming effective partnerships with families and communities is essential to the health and well-being of our children.We were offered a blunt reminder that a system designed to serve the interests of a privileged few was destined to fail our historically underserved students, especially our millions of multilingual learners.Above all, we learned that the normal many of us have yearned for wasnevergood enoughthat we must envision a better world, where we build on our multilingual students' unique assets and cultivate their inner brilliance. Only then will we deliver on their promise.It's this better world, a world in which communities, schools, and classrooms work together as a whole-child ecosystem,Beyond Crises:Overcoming Linguistic and Cultural Inequities in Communities, Schools, and Classroomssets out to create. Taking a look from the outside in, Debbie Zacarian, Margarita Calderón, and Margo Gottlieb address three critical arenas:1.Imagining Communitiesdescribes how to design and enact strengths-based family and community partnerships, including the critical importance of identifying, valuing, and acknowledging each member's assets and competencies, and the ways recent crises have amplified their struggles.2.Imagining Schoolstakes an up-close look at policies, structures, and now irrelevant ways of schooling that call for change and how we might reconfigure professional development to ensure every teacher and administrator is dedicated to the well-being and success of our multilingual learners.3.Imagining Classroomsdemonstrates how to optimize learning opportunitiesboth virtual and face-to-faceso our diverse students grow cognitively, linguistically, and social-emotionally, and accentuate their talents in knowing and using multiple languages in linguistically and culturally sustainable environments.Student and family, classroom, school, and local community are not silos unto themselves, Debbie, Margarita, and Margo insist. They are part of a larger whole that is interrelated and interconnected and, even, interdependent on each other. By forming stronger alliances, we can realize the power of truly working, socializing, and flourishing together.Beyond Crisesis the first critical step forward.Trade Review"This timely and unique volume from Zacarian, Calderón, and Gottlieb, three of the most renowned masters in the field of teaching culturally and linguistically diverse students, spotlights the critical need for collaborative relationships between communities, schools, and classrooms to engage in advocacy for equitable educational opportunities for all learners. It guides the reader through a journey of reflection by making connections to one’s own experiences with relationship building as well as identifying action steps to strengthen partnerships. It also invites the reader to imagine ways to be open to change and make things happen! This book is a must read for anyone who works with this special student population." -- Maria Dove"Through witnessing the pandemic’s detrimental effects on English learners, I’m left grasping for a silver lining. I need to know how to make sense of what has happened, to learn from the challenges and heartbreak, and to thoughtfully move forward. Beyond Crises comes at just the right time. Through compelling student stories, anecdotes from fierce advocates, and spot-on reflection questions and tools, the authors guide us to reimagine education for ELs." -- Diane Fenner"Beyond Crises: Overcoming Linguistic and Cultural Inequities in Communities, Schools, and Classrooms is just the resource administrators, instructional leaders, and educators in all walks of life need! This timely book by the powerful trio--Debbie Zacarian, Margarita Calderón, and Margo Gottlieb--is destined to pave the way for imagining and re-imagining our communities, schools, and classrooms in a post-crisis world. Their unapologetic call-for-action is to overturn racial, cultural and linguistic inequities—this book will show you how!" -- Andrea Honigsfeld"What a superb and relevant discussion of how we as educators and servants can take our colleagues, our students and their families to the next level. Debbie, Margarita, and Margo have done a great job combining practical, critical practices, and partnerships with perfect examples of why we as educators do what we do. You’ll want to buy two, one for yourself and one to share." -- Shawn Slakk"By using voices from communities, schools, and classrooms, Beyond Crisis re-envisions how systems can move away from deficit-based paradigms. The practical and new ways of re-imagining presented in this book highlight and inspire a call to action that encourages strengths-based partnerships to acknowledge assets and competencies within systems. Beyond Crisis is a relevant and responsive book that motivates hope and empathy to address polarizing and chaotic times in our nation." -- Ivannia Soto"Beyond Crisis is the humanizing, empowering book we need right now! Read it for a compelling vision and action steps to move beyond crisis and create the interconnected schools and communities our multilingual learners deserve." -- Tonya Ward SingerTable of ContentsDedication Author′s Acknowledgements Foreword by Dan Alpert Introduction Part I: Imagining Communities Chapter 1: Designing and Enacting Strengths-Based Communities Chapter 2: Sustaining a Whole Child ′Ecosystem′ Chapter 3: Striving for Interdependent, Interconnected Communities Part II: Imagining Schools Chapter 4: Imagining Schools Beyond the Crises Chapter 5: Sustaining Growth and Momentum Chapter 6: Striving for Interdependence and Interconnections Part III: Imagining Classrooms Chapter 7: Designing and Enacting Classroom Change Chapter 8: Sustaining Momentum and Growth in Classrooms Chapter 9: Striving for Interconnections References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisUnderstanding Victimology: An Active-Learning Approach explains what the field of victimology isâincluding its major theoretical perspectives and research methodsâand provides insight into the dynamics of various offline and online crimes from the victimsâ vantage point. It is the only textbook to provide numerous innovative active learning exercises to enhance and reinforce student learning, and it addresses important contemporary topics that have thus far not been covered by other victimology texts, including identity theft, hate crimes, and terrorism. This unique and relevant work is ideal for students, academics, and practitioners who are interested in a comprehensive introduction to victimology.Trade Review'This is the most dynamic victimology text on the market. It is truly intersectional and comprehensive in its treatment of victims, contains hands-on active learning exercises that increase understanding and empathy, and provides great information for future practitioners of every stripe. I've been looking for this text for 20 years.' – Elicka Peterson Sparks, Department of Government and Justice Studies, Appalachian State UniversityTable of Contents 1. Introduction to Victimology. 2. Theories of Victimization. 3. Victims’ Rights and Remedies. 4. Hybrid and Online Victimization. 5. Personal and Property Victimization. 6. Rape, Sexual Assault, and Kidnapping. 7. Intimate Partner Violence. 8. School and Work Victimization. 9. Victimization of Special Populations. 10. Hate Crimes and Terrorism.

Read more less

Book SynopsisDas Arbeitsvertragsrecht setzt sich aus einer Vielzahl an nicht abgestimmten, zunehmend unionsrechtlich determinierten Einzelgesetzen zusammen. Doch ist es wirklich ein kunstvoll geordnetes Chaos, ein Irrgarten des Rechts, wie es der 59. Deutsche Juristentag mit den berühmten Worten Pufendorfs meinte? Oder sollte nicht besser das Wort Chaos durch Vielfalt ersetzt werden, in welcher sich schlicht die facettenreichen Fragestellungen einer immer komplexer werdenden Arbeitswelt widerspiegeln? Mit einigen aktuellen Thematiken - angefangen von der Kettenbefristung zur Vertretung, der internationalen Zuständigkeit im arbeitsgerichtlichen Beschlussverfahren, dem Anwendungsvorrang unionaler Grundrechte, über das Arbeiten nach Wunsch, dem neuen Beschäftigtendatenschutz bis hin zur Bedeutung des § 174 BGB - haben sich die Teilnehmer der 2. Arbeitsrechtlichen Assistententagung im Juli 2012 kritisch auseinandergesetzt.

Read more less

Book SynopsisIm deutschen Recht entfalten Tarifnormen ihre unmittelbare und zwingende Wirkung zwar grundsätzlich nur zwischen den beiderseits Tarifgebundenen. Jedoch kennt dieser Grundsatz einige Ausnahmen. Teilweise erheben Tarifnormen bereits für sich genommen einen Geltungsanspruch über den Kreis der Verbandsmitglieder heraus, in anderen Fällen ordnet ein staatlicher Erstreckungsakt diese Wirkung an. Es stellt sich jeweils die Frage, wie weit die Freiheit der Außenseiter reicht, ihre Arbeitsbeziehungen in selbstbestimmter Wahrnehmung der eigenen Interessen zu gestalten. Felix Hartmann führt den Außenseiterschutz konsequent auf ein privatrechtlich-mandatarisches Grundverständnis der Tarifautonomie zurück. Er setzt sich dabei auch mit den Vorgaben des Europarechts und mit Tarifsystemen anderer mitgliedstaatlicher Rechtsordnungen auseinander. Auf diese Weise kommt er für eine Vielzahl von Praxisproblemen zu neuen Lösungen.

Read more less

Book SynopsisBelgium and the Netherlands - the Low Countries - are the first countries in the world to have legalized euthanasia. Physicians who terminate life at the patient's request no longer have to fear criminal prosecution. However, end-of-life legislation in the Low Countries has provoked diverse responses and sparked vigorous and divisive ethical debate. For some, the new legislation has become a shining example; for others it is a lamentable materialization of a culture of death. A"Euthanasia and Palliative Care in the Low CountriesA" provides an overview and comparison of the legal specifics of the Belgian and Dutch Euthanasia Acts, a discussion of palliative care initiatives and an ethical examination of the new legislation. In addition, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the arguments used in the end-of-life debate and a critical examination of the positions taken by the churches. The book concludes with an overview of how Christian health-care institutions accommodate to this new legal situation.

Read more less