Legal systems: general

Funding of justice has significant consequences for the enforcement of rights and impacts directly on access to justice and the right to a fair trial as constitutional rights.

These essays were presented originally as lectures at the official ceremonies which marked the opening of the new Law Building in the University of Toronto.

The Oxford Handbook of Criminal Process surveys the topics and issues in the field of criminal process, including the laws, institutions, and practices of the criminal justice administration.

This book analyses the mixed courts of professional and lay judges in the Japanese criminal justice system.

The origins of the maritime dispute between Chile and Peru go back to 1952, when these countries, along with Ecuador, asserted sovereignty over 200 nautical miles from their coasts.

A revisionary account of the South African Constitutional Court, its working method and the neglected political underpinnings of its success.

Written by three nationally recognized experts in the field, Criminal Courts: A Contemporary Perspective explores all the fundamental topics (court structure, courtroom actors, and the trial and appeals process) as well as other ground-breaking topics, such as specialty courts and comparative court systems.

This book provides the only specialist work on the arbitration of international financial disputes.

This is the first book to focus on the legal question of the incorporation of arbitration clauses, even though this issue constitutes a common problem that arises frequently in practice.

Deirdre Dwyer examines how a court can decide when to accept an expert''s opinion, focusing on English civil justice.

A comparative perspective of role played by three generations of European Constitutional Courts in the process of transition to democracy.

Understand the complexities of EU law and its implications on UK lawLaw of the European Union, 13th Edition, by Morano-Foadi and Neller is a comprehensive and visually appealing coverage of the structure, law and practice of the European Union and its impact on UK law.

This book deals with how the governments of India and Bangladesh manage the Ganges River.

This book introduces and explores the concept of multilingual law.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the functioning and challenges of the legal aid system in India.

The public image of judges has been stuck in a time warp; they are invariably depicted in the media - and derided in public bars up and down the country - as 'privately educated Oxbridge types', usually 'out-of-touch', and more often than not as 'old men'.

The hits keep coming for the American legal profession.

Winner of the DSBA Practical Law Book of the Year Award 2020This seventh edition provides comprehensive treatment of the key elements of the legal system in Ireland, including the roles and regulation of legal practitioners, the organisation of the courts and the judiciary, and an analysis of the main sources of Irish law and their application in practice.

There are more than 800,000 sworn law enforcement officers employed within the United States, many of whom are regularly tasked with photographing crime scenes or evidence associated with criminal investigations.

The Routledge Pocket Guide to Legal Latin is an invaluable legal reference tool, providing a quick and informative guide to Latin words and phrases commonly used in legal settings.

Considers the vitality of the international arbitral process through an updated examination of three salient problems.

Every year a quarter of a million people are selected at random from the electoral register for jury service.

This first study of the legal history of sex offences in Mandate Palestine pioneers a new socio-cultural perspective on evidence.

Provides an intra-Asia comparative perspective of authoritarian legality, with a focus on formation, development, transition and post-transition stages.

Examines the relationship between the president and the Supreme Court, including how presidents view the norm of judicial independence.

As Chiasson and his contributors illustrate, trials are media events that can have long-reaching significance.

Contentious Costs is a book that no busy practitioner can afford to ignore.

This book provides an in depth-examination of the principle of complementarity in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the implications of that principle for the suppression of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes on the domestic level.

Bodies of Truth offers an intimate account of how apartheid victims deal with the long-term effects of violence, focusing on the intertwined themes of embodiment, injury, victimhood, and memory.

Mit diesem Buch geht es der Autorin, einer Praktikerin, die viele Jahre Erfahrung im Management gesammelt hat, um ein Gesamtkonzept moderner Führungsstrukturen und die Einordnung der alternativen Konfliktbeilegung in ein Gesamtkonzept.

You arrive at university to embark upon your journey to 'think like a lawyer', but is simply knowing the law enough to gain you the best marks?

This book has been replaced by Clinicians in Court, Third Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-5332-7.

Injuries involving the spine are the most common compensation claims in the United States.

Cyber Litigation: The Legal Principles brings together the existing legal principles in this rapidly developing area of law whilst at the same time considering the latest challenges facing practitioners and corporate advisers.