Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law

In this book, readers will take a fascinating journey with local prosecutors as they seek to obtain reasonable and appropriate case dispositions while preventing abuse and misuse of the law and protecting the civil rights of their jurisdictions.

Murder is often regarded as both the 'ultimate' and a unique crime, and whereas courts are normally given discretion in sentencing offenders, for murder the sentence is mandatory indeterminate imprisonment.

Using the international climate regime as an example, Simone Schiele analyses the ability of international environmental regimes to evolve over time.

This book provides rare insights into the difficult and complex dialogues between stakeholders within and outside the music industries in a time of transition.

This collection of essays on the reform of public procurement law and policy honours the contribution of Sue Arrowsmith as the leading scholar in the field.

Die vertraglichen Schuldverhältnisse sind zentraler Bestandteil des zivilrechtlichen Pflichtfachstoffes.

This volume informs physical therapists, occupational therapists, and rehabilitation technologists about the devices that are available today and provides important background information on these devices.

This book examines the contemporary significance of the Law and Economics movement.

Now in its twenty-ninth edition, this indispensable guide to capital taxes provides the reader with annotated legislation in the areas of stamp duty, CAT and local property tax.

Peace-building in a number of contemporary contexts involves fragile states, influential customary systems and histories of land conflict arising from mass population displacement.

Lawyers' Costs and Fees: Fees and Fixed Costs in Family Proceedings forms part of Bloomsbury Professional's Lawyers' Costs and Fees Series focusing on fees and fixed costs in family proceedings.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of treaties practice in American law from the 1980s to the present.

As the number of couples choosing to live together (and not to marry) is on the rise, it is essential that access to what their legal rights and obligations are is readily available.

Psychiatry and religion/spirituality (R/S) share an interest in human flourishing, a concern with beliefs and values, and an appreciation for community.

This book examines the effect of the adoption of the United Nations Committee on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency in five common law jurisdictions, namely Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

German constitutionalism has gained a central place in the global comparative debate, but what underpins it remains imperfectly understood.

Stay up to date on the most recent regulatory, legislative, and case law developments in the area of private foundations The Tax Law of Private Foundations: 2020 Cumulative Supplement, 5th Edition delivers regulatory, legislative, and common law updates from 2020 to executives and supporting professionals seeking to navigate the complex web of federal tax law governing the administration and use of private foundations.

The legal consequence of the superior orders defense has long been debated as one of the major problems in international criminal law.

A practical and empathetic guide to managing the crisis of climate displacement, and pre-empting a mass loss of human rights.

Justice apps - mobile and web-based programmes that can assist individuals with legal tasks - are being produced, improved, and accessed at an unprecedented rate.

Der Tagungsband "Innovation im Kartellrecht – Innovation des Kartellrechts" beschäftigt sich mit den Herausforderungen an die Fusionskontrolle durch die zunehmende Bedeutung des Innovationswettbewerbs am Beispiel der Fälle Dow/DuPont und Bayer/Monsanto und mit den anstehenden Neuregelungen durch die 10.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis covering the confluence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cyber Forensics and Digital Policing in the context of the United Kingdom (UK), United States (US) and European Union (EU) national cybersecurity.

This is an analytical assessment of how the government can accelerate development and deployment of energy technologies, for researchers and policy makers.

In 1791 when the Constitutional Act created a legislative assembly for Upper Canada, the colonists and their British rulers decreed that the operating criminal justice system in the area be adopted from England, to avoid any undue influence from the nearby United States.

Jessie Blackbourn is a research fellow at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Oxford, UK.

This book provides the first comprehensive and detailed analysis of the Infanticide Act and its impact in England and Wales and around the world.

Three years ago, the first Liquid Legal book compelled the legal profession to reassess its identity and to aspire to become a strategic partner for corporate executives as well as for clients.

Makes sense of truthmaking in law, media, politics, and courts of popular opinion including on transgender controversies and cancel culture.

This study of the English judiciary stimulates a discussion of the factors shaping judicial independence, including accountability and constitutional adjudication.

By imparting crucial insights into the digital evolution of far-right extremism and its challenges, this book explores how far-right extremism has transformed, utilising digital spaces for communication and employing coded language to evade detection.

Why is the law failing to protect pregnant workers and parents from detrimental treatment in the workplace?

Ist Deutschland wirklich Umweltvorreiter?

The classic debate surrounding the prolific role of the European Union in defining spheres of competence and power relationships has long divided scholarly opinion.

This book examines corruption in public procurement in three Member States of the EU, reviewing their different approaches to combating corruption, and the extent to which the transparency principle is applied in their procurement systems.

The pollution state of various resources has deteriorated to such an extent that survival of human life is at stake.

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Dieses Buch bietet eine rechtsgebietsübergreifende Analyse der Möglichkeiten und Grenzen einer GKV-Unterstützung von Patienten bei Behandlungsfehlerverdacht.

This timely collection brings together philosophical, legal and sociological perspectives on the crucial question of who should make decisions about the fate of a child suffering from a serious illness.

This book analyses and evaluates the international efforts to ensure the fair and human treatment of persons in police custody.