Law and society, sociology of law

Giving the reader an in-depth understanding of DNA evidence in criminal practice, this text explains in clear language how DNA evidence is obtained and how it can be successfully challenged in court to minimize its impact or even dismiss it completely.

Maritime autonomous vehicles (MAVs) have the potential to radically alter all uses of maritime space, with technology progressing faster than the law.

This book addresses the 'three moments' in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers' and refugees' efforts to secure protection: The reasons for their flight, the Refugee Status Determination process, and their integration into the host community once they are recognized refugee status.

Exploring the balanced budget rule as an economic standard and as a legal principle, this book explains the context and content of the balanced budget rule and presents a critical appraisal of its impact on legal systems, political institutions and social values, and particularly an evaluation of its constitutionalization in the European and national legal systems.

This book is based on the assumption that the world is governed by a widespread field of interconnected laws.

This book examines the risks to freedom of expression, particularly in relation to the internet, as a result of regulation introduced in response to terrorist threats.

This book examines the concept of intersectional discrimination and why it has been difficult for jurisdictions around the world to redress it in discrimination law.

This book offers insight on access to justice from rural areas in internationally comparable contexts to highlight the diversity of experiences within, and across rural areas globally.

Since 1997, the walls of law around Hong Kong have come under attack.

This book interweaves an authoritative authorial commentary - significantly expanded from the last edition - with extracts from a diverse and contemporary collection of cases and materials from three leading academics in the field.

This book takes readers behind the screen to uncover how digital technologies have affected the UK sex industry.

This book is a critical summary and exegesis of the work of Nicole Rafter, who was a leading scholar of the history of biological theories of crime causation as well as a profound theorist of the role of history within criminology.

Unlocking the English Legal System will help you grasp the main concepts of the legal system in England and Wales with ease.

This book considers the issue of free speech in transitional democracies focusing on the socio-legal developments in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland.

This book examines how the prison environment, architecture and culture can affect mental health as well as determine both the type and delivery of mental health services.

The Natura 2000 network of protected areas is the centrepiece of European Union nature policy, currently covering almost one-fifth of the EU's entire land territory plus large marine areas.

This captivating book explores uncharted territory in tort law, shedding light on underexplored viewpoints in the field.

This new edition of EU Employment Law provides a complete revision and update of the leading English language text in the field.

This book provides a clear, concise and highly accessible overview of the key aspects of criminal law doctrine as it applies in England and Wales.

Es increíble que después de tres décadas de doctrina jurisprudencial con una interpretación –en muchas ocasiones bien delimitada- de las intervenciones telefónicas, en la práctica judicial sigamos encontrándonos con irregularidades.

Focusing on femicide, this book provides a contemporary re-evaluation of Carol Smart's innovative approach to the law question as first outlined in her ground-breaking book, Feminism and the Power of Law (Routledge 1989).

Cases such as the Maastricht ruling by the German Federal Constitutional Court or the 'Crotty; decision by the Irish Supreme Court have gone down in the history of European integration as outstanding examples of intervention by judicial actors in important political processes.

Law is a lasting social institution, but it must also be open to change.

Das Buch ist eine umfassende Darstellung der Geschichte sowohl der deutschen Strom- und Energiewirtschaft als auch der dazugehörigen Gesetzgebung, von den Anfängen in der Weimarer Zeit über das Entstehen der Stromkonzerne nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg und die EU-Strommarktliberalisierung von 1998 bis zur Energiewende, samt Emissionshandel und Klimaschutzvertrag, und schließlich auch bis zum Kohleausstieg und zum Klimapaket.

The sixth edition comprises consolidated and annotated legislation including coverage of more recent enactments like the Mediation Act 2017, the Domestic Violence Act 2018 and the Family Law (Divorce) Act 2019.

Comparative Tort Law promotes a 'learning by doing' approach to comparative tort law and comparative methodology.

Criminality has accompanied social life from the outset.

Within the European Union, direct taxation is an area which often provokes controversy due to tensions between the tax sovereignty of the individual Member States and the desire for an integrated internal market.

Provides a new legal-sociological theory of democracy, reflecting the impact of global law on national political institutions.

This book engages with the place of law and legality within Australia's distinctive contribution to global televisual culture.

This book takes a fresh look at the external relations of the European Union (EU) and in particular the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).

This book involves a variety of aspects and levels, including the diachronic and synchronic dimensions.

This volume explores in depth femicide and feminicide, bringing together our current knowledge on this phenomenon and its prevention.

The law of the European Union continues to increase in complexity, importance and momentum, and is having an increasing effect on the lives of every person living in Britain.

This volume considers whether it is possible to establish carefully tailored hate speech policies that recognize the histories and values of different countries.

Considers how law interacts with economic and social processes to create global gender injustices.

This book explores the use of restorative justice approaches in the context of environmental crimes.

En la presente obra se explora el Derecho internacional de inversiones desde la perspectiva del desarrollo sostenible.

One of the first to provide a socio-legal comparative history of under-studied or ignored Jewish attempts in the 1930s "e;Anglosphere"e; to counter the rise in fascist and Nazi antisemitism, this book examines the ways in which Jewish individuals and organized communal bodies in the mid-to-late 1930s sought to counter this increasing antisemitic violence, physical and verbal, by using the law against their fascist and Nazi attackers.

The construction industry has historically been male-dominated due to societal expectations and biases, specifically around the physical demands of the job, as well as a lack of role models and mentors.

The national-conservative government of Hungary has been heavily criticised for its violation of EU values, primarily, the rule of law in recent years.

This book assesses the related rights of press publishers in the context of access to information and media pluralism.

The partial defence of provocation is one of the most controversial doctrines within the criminal law.

In his seminal work, Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman suggests that the common view of human intelligence is far too narrow and that emotions play a much greater role in thought, decision-making and individual success than is commonly acknowledged.