Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice

Contractual remedies aimed at performance create a well-known rift between common law and civil law traditions, in the one existing in the shadow of damages, whilst in the other regarded as a generally enforceable right following from the contract...

Contemporary philosophy still lacks a satisfying theory of punishment, one that adequately addresses our basic moral concerns. Yet, as the crisis of incarceration in the United States and elsewhere shows, the need for a deeper understanding of...

Winner of the SLS Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship 2010. The long ascendancy of pluralism and 'collective laissez-faire' as a guiding ideology of British labour law was emphatically shattered by the New Right ideology of Thatcher and...

In an age of globalisation, many regulatory problems lie beyond the reach of the nation state. Solutions have to be found which extend beyond territorial borders. Normally we would expect international law to be the appropriate forum for addressing these...

Over the last several years, the value of stocks in both the airline and the telecommunications industries have dropped catastrophically. Since these industries were among the most important -and most visible -to have been unleashed from regulation in...

This book provides an analysis of the increasing impact on the law in general and divorce law in particular of post-liberalism,which replaces choice with self-discovery. The author shows that post-liberal premises formed the foundation for every aspect...

Based on papers given at a conference at King's College,London, in 1998, Foundations of Charity brings together established scholarsin the fields of charity law, public law, and trusts law, and internationally recognized writers on social policy and...

American consumers have become accustomed to obtaining instant credit. The process requires that credit bureaus have easy access to sensitive financial information about individuals, compiled largely without their consent. This report examines the debate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735584266Author LapianaFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Aspen Publishers Inc.,U.S.Publisher Aspen Publishers Inc.,U.S.Weight(grams) 748g

The English law on ethnic minorities has only been intermittently the focus of academic interest,and nowhere is this more true than in respect of family law. Yet a great number of the most topical and burning issues in family law centre upon, or involve,...

The patterns and impact of globalisation have become a common concern of all international jurists, sociologists, political scientists and philosophers. Many have observed the erosion of the powers of nation states and the emergence of new transnational...

Recent case-law and legislation in European company and insolvency law have significantly furthered the integration of European business regulation. In particular, the case-law of the European Court of Justice and the introduction of the EU Insolvency...

Are super-capable robots and algorithms destined to devour our jobs and idle much of the adult population? Predictions of a jobless future have recurred in waves since the advent of industrialization, only to crest and retreat as new jobs-usually better...

Should a machine that emits harmful levels of pollution receive patent protection? Should pornography receive copyright protection? This book argues that certain intellectual creations should not receive patent or copyright protection on the grounds that...

Recent high-profile lawsuits involving cigarettes, guns, breast implants, and other products have created new frictions between litigation and regulation. Increasingly, litigation is being used as a financial lever to force companies to accept negotiated...

The book takes a look at the six most important current topics arising from copyright law in the information society, and for each topic provides an in-depth introduction that compares the approaches taken in Europe and the US. Each topic is introduced...

Were the radical steps taken by the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve to avert the financial crisis legal? Was the general public so desperate for solutions that it failed to adequately question the legitimacy of the government's actions? In...

Successive UK governments have pursued ambitious programmes of private sector competition in public services that they promise will deliver cheaper, higher quality services, but not at the expense of public sector workers. The public procurement rules...

With many couples separating every year, the question of how to determine the financial and property consequences of such separation has always been a problem area within family law. For married couples and cohabiting couples, should the principles be...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935247296Author Michael C DonaldsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 638Imprint Silman-James Press,U.S.Publisher Silman-James Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 1128g

Patent law encourages technological innovation. But as the patent system currently stands, diverse industries, from pharmaceuticals to software to semiconductors, are all governed by the same rules even though they innovate very differently. The result...

Administrative Law provides a sophisticated but highly accessible account of a complex area of law of great contemporary relevance and increasing importance. Written in a clear and flowing style, the text has been radically reorganized and extensively...

An innovative recasting of US legal and economic history through the power of clothing for those who lacked power and status in American society. What can dresses, bedlinens, waistcoats, pantaloons, shoes, and kerchiefs tell us about the legal status...

Sports betting has become a truly global phenomenon, facilitated by new communication technologies. As a result, the development of deviances, from match-fixing to money laundering, has accelerated. This new reality has numerous implications, for both...

Pollock and Maitland's classic The History of English Law before the time of Edward I is perhaps unique amongst late Victorian historical works in remaining the fundamental text on its subject a hundred years later. The current volume gathers leading...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905536702Author Fiona DonsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 812Imprint Clarus Press LtdPublisher Clarus Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865974265Author Allen D BoyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 406Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 598g

This book provides an overview of the content and functioning of the Indian Constitution, with an emphasis on the broader socio-political context. It focuses on the overarching principles and the main institutions of constitutional governance that the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781898281146Author Bill GriffithsFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Anglo-Saxon BooksPublisher Anglo-Saxon Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907444821Author Wyn DerbyshireFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Spiramus PressPublisher Spiramus Press

Foodborne illness is a big problem. Wash those chicken breasts, and you're likely to spread Salmonella to your countertops, kitchen towels, and other foods nearby. Even salad greens can become biohazards when toxic strains of E. coli inhabit the water...

Among the best-known and most esteemed people known from antiquity is the Babylonian king Hammurabi. His fame and reputation are due to the collection of laws written under his patronage. This book offers an innovative interpretation of the Laws of...

Christianity and Constitutionalism offers innovative and thoughtful analyses of the relationship between religious thought and constitutional law. Part I features contributions from historians, recounting how the relationship between the Christian faith...

Scots Law Scottish Roads Law, 2/ed is a unique source of reference which brings together all the legislation and case law of this important area of Scots law. This practical and accessible text provides a straightforward guide to the operation of roads...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865977006Author Richard VandeWeteringFormat PaperbackPage Count 420Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 726g

This incisive book evaluates the legal effects of soft law, its foundations and how they behave in some of the most innovative areas of EU law. Combining theory, language and sectoral insights, this comprehensive review uses case studies to shed new...

In a concise, compelling argument, one of the founders and most influential advocates of the law and economics movement divides the subject into two separate areas, which he identifies with Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. The first, Benthamite,...

Every year, millions of women across the world turn to the law to help them live free from intimate partner violence. They engage with child protection services and police and apply for civil protection orders. They seek family court orders to keep their...

This English translation makes available to anglophone readers a modern classic of German tort theory. It argues that modern German tort law is faced with doctrinal tensions based on problematic theoretical assumptions which stem from historical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781297709289Author Office of the Federal Register (Cfr)Format PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Regulations PressPublisher Regulations PressWeight(grams)...