The question of whether dogs should be allowed off the leash in public places has become a major political issue in cities and suburbs across the United States.
Small claims court is a place where some look to level the playing field against individuals, businesses, or partnerships that have wronged them in the past.
At a time when the collective redress landscape is undergoing a period of transformative change, this important and timely research focuses on class actions in England and Wales.
At a time when the collective redress landscape is undergoing a period of transformative change, this important and timely research focuses on class actions in England and Wales.
Taking a fresh and innovative approach to the subject, Making Sense of Land Law is an essential textbook designed to help those coming to the subject for the first time.
In its current state, the global food system is socially and ecologically unsustainable: nearly two billion people are food insecure, and food systems are the number one contributor to climate change.
A newly updated edition of "e;the most readable and succinct account of the origins, the development, and the philosophy of the civil law"e; (Houston Law Review).
There is no one in Canada better qualified to write on this topic than Professor Scott, and few who could handle it with comparable brilliance and skill.
In early Upper Canada the attorney general was little more than a skilled functionary -- the Crown's chief legal counsel; by the mid-nineteenth century he had become a leading member of cabinet and generally premier.
EL PRINCIPAL MOTIVO DE ESCRIBIR ESTE LIBRO ES SENCILLAMENTE PARA LLAMAR LA ATENCION DEL AMABLE LECTOR EN CUANTO A LA CRUDA REALIDAD QUE A VIVIDO SIEMPRE NUESTRA AMERICA LATINA A TRAVEZ DE LOS SIGLOS.
This book includes focal and vital cases tried by presiding justices, guiding cases from the Supreme People's Court, and cases discussed at the Joint Meetings of Presiding Judges from various tribunals.
To any professional concerned with exceptional children, it would be the greatest understatement to say that the courts and legislatures have had a tremendous impact on the field of speeial education.
This book contains a series of essays on conflict laws, including jurisdiction of the courts, choice of law, renvoi, property, recognition of family status, and recognition of foreign corporations.
International Documents on Environmental Liability brings together 30 official full-text documents in the field of international environmental liability into an easily accessible, practical handbook; details the work of the International Law Commission on this topic; and provides the latest versions of international liability conventions and their statuses - including the latest on: (1) 2003 UNECE Kyiv Liability Protocol; (2) 2004 EC Directive on Environmental Liability; (3) 2005 Antartica Liability Annex.
Based on the expertise of thirty leading experts on confiscation in the EU, this is the first book to analyse the practice of proceeds from crime confiscation in the original fifteen EU Member States.
Taking a fresh and innovative approach to the subject, Making Sense of Land Law is an essential textbook designed to help those coming to the subject for the first time.
By the author of "e;Cohabitees"e;, this book traces the boundaries of legal marriage since the Industrial Revolution, from informal marriage practices to modern cohabitation.
This book presents the argument that health has special moral importance because of the disadvantage one suffers when subjected to impairment or disabling barriers.
This book uses a case study of a low-cost home ownership initiative at the margins of renting and owning provided by social landlords - known as shared ownership - to challenge everyday assumptions held about the 'social' and the 'legal' in property.
This book provides critical insight into the experience of multi-owned property, and showcases different cultural responses across the Asia-Pacific region.
Sexuality, Disability, and the Law approaches issues of sexual autonomy and disability from multiple perspectives, including constitutional law, international human rights, therapeutic jurisprudence, history, cognitive psychology, dignity studies, and theories and findings on gender constructs and societal norms.
Using original empirical data and critiquing existing research, Samia Bano explores the experience of British Muslim woman who use Shari'ah councils to resolve marital disputes.
Domestic Violence, Family Law and School discusses the ways in which family law disputes in cases of domestic violence can impact on children's lives at pre-school and school.
