Электронная литература: Law

Key Facts has been specifically written for students studying Law. This essential revision guide will be suitable for all students taking Jurisprudence at Undergraduate level. Written and edited by an expert team of authors whose experience means they know exactly what is required in a revision aid. They include examiners, barristers and lecturers. They have brought their expertise and knowledge to the series to make it user-fr ...

F O R E W O R D The plaintiff sincerely believes and greatly fears that he cannot receive a fair or impartial trial because he has been systematically denied and deliberately deprived of his God given rights to a fair and impartial trial by jury by the Orange County Government Court Judicial System. The Court has knowingly allowed the Plaintiff to be repeatedly intimidated, harassed and threatened by his own attorneys Scott San ...

F O R E W O R D The plaintiff sincerely believes and greatly fears that he cannot receive a fair or impartial trial because he has been systematically denied and deliberately deprived of his God given rights to a fair and impartial trial by jury by the Orange County Government Court Judicial System. The Court has knowingly allowed the Plaintiff to be repeatedly intimidated, harassed and threatened by his own attorneys Scott San ...

Walter Hixson's pithy narrative account of four sensational murder cases---the Lizzie Borden, Lindbergh baby, Sam Sheppard, and O.J. Simpson trials---offers interesting observations into the greater cultural and political forces that shaped their verdicts. His step-by-step analysis of the details of each case provides not only insight by skillful synthesis of the existing literature but also a solid overview of the events surro ...

A Corporate Lawyer's Anecdotal Journey takes readers behind the scenes of the computer industry during the 1970s-90s. Karalis describes a series of events and anecdotes which he was personally involved in, including the nationalization of the French computer industry, the Honeywell acquisition of General Electric's computer business, Burroughs' hostile takeover of Sperry to form Unisys, Apple's lawsuit with Microsoft over the g ...

This ground-breaking study examines the influence of gender constructs on the international regime protecting war-affected civilians. R. Charli Carpenter argues that to understand the way in which laws of war are implemented and promoted in international society we must first understand how gender ideas affect and ultimately undermine the principle of civilian immunity.

Providing an up-to-date analysis of key country approaches to Militant Democracy, featuring contributions from some of the key people working in this area, including Mark Tushnet and Helen Irving, this book is a valuable resource for students, academics and policy-makers concerned with democratic principles.

The discipline of Egyptology has been criticised for being too insular,with little awareness of the development of archaeologies elsewhere. It has remained theoretically underdeveloped. For example the role of Ancient Egypt within Africa has rarely been considered jointly by Egyptologists and Africanists. Egypts own view of itself has been neglected; views of it in the ancient past, in more recent times and today have remained ...

The acts of lawlessness committed on September 11, 2001 were followed by a 'war on terror'. This book sets out the essential features of the international legal framework against which the '9/11' attacks and the lawfulness of measures taken in response thereto fall to be assessed. It addresses, in an accessible manner, relevant law in relation to: 'terrorism', questions as to 'responsibility' for it, the criminal law framework, ...

The forms you need to protect your family, your assets and yourself. Use the law to your advantage. 101 Law Forms for Personal Use gives you all the forms you'll need with step-by-step instructions to cover the legal issues you're most likely to face every day. Available as tear-outs and on CD-ROM, the forms include:bills of sale for buying and selling personal propertypromissory notes for lending and borrowing moneya basic ...

This book examines 200 contractual problems which regularly arise on building and engineering projects and provides a detailed explanation of their solutions, citing standard contract conditions and key parts of legal judgements as authority. A succinct summary is provided at the end of each detailed solution.It covers problems together with their solutions in respect of:Procurement mattersTenders and biddingDesign issuesLetter ...

This book examines 200 contractual problems which regularly arise on building and engineering projects and provides a detailed explanation of their solutions, citing standard contract conditions and key parts of legal judgements as authority. A succinct summary is provided at the end of each detailed solution.It covers problems together with their solutions in respect of:Procurement mattersTenders and biddingDesign issuesLetter ...

The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements was concluded on June 30, 2005, and promises to become an important instrument in judicial relations throughout the world, making choice of forum clauses both more likely to be honored and more likely to lead to judgments that will be recognized and enforced around the globe. The Convention, and the proposed treatise, will serve as an indispensable source for both transactions ...

Thorough, scholarly, and balanced, the American Indian Law Deskbook, Fourth Edition, published in February 2009, is an invaluable reference for a wide range of people working with Indian tribes, including attorneys, legal scholars, government officials, social workers, state and tribal jurists, and historians. The 2009 Supplement reviews cases issued as well as statutes and administrative rules adopted between July 2008 and Ju ...

Thorough, scholarly, and balanced, the American Indian Law Deskbook, Fourth Edition, published in February 2009, is an invaluable reference for a wide range of people working with Indian tribes, including attorneys, legal scholars, government officials, social workers, state and tribal jurists, and historians. The 2009 Supplement reviews cases issued as well as statutes and administrative rules adopted between July 2008 and Ju ...

301 Legal Forms, Letters and Agreements will help you get it in writing. It contains a legal form for practically every home and business need.

Avoid probate and save time and money with these eight strategiesProbate can drag on for years, and can easily cost your family thousands of dollars -- money that would otherwise have gone to them. 8 Ways to Avoid Probate offers simple and effective methods for skipping the probate process so that property goes directly to the intended beneficiaries. Your estate doesn't have to go through probate. You can avoid probate by cre ...

This is the third edition of William A. Schabas's highly praised study of the abolition of the death penalty in international law. Extensively revised to take account of developments in the field since publication of the second edition in 1997, the book details the progress of the international community away from the use of capital punishment, discussing in detail the abolition of the death penalty within the United Nations hu ...

Offering a novel, transdisciplinary approach to environmental law, its principles, mechanics and context, as tested in its application to the urban environment, this book traces the conceptual and material absence of communication between the human and the natural and controversially includes such an absence within a system of law and a system of geography which effectively remain closed to environmental considerations.The book ...

It is held that absolute poverty causes approximately one third of all human deaths, some 18 million annually, and blights billions of lives with hunger and disease. This book develops universalizable norms aimed at tackling absolute poverty and the complex and multilayered problems associated with it.

"e;Brazil is one of the world's most productive crucibles for new ideas and practices in innovation and collaboration. This meticulously researched book provides a sweeping tour of the issues arising form that leadership."e; Jonathan Zittrain - Professor, Harvard Law School"e;As policy makers around the world grapple with how to configure their intellectual property policies to promote innovation and economic growth ...

In the five decades after the Civil War, the United States witnessed a profusion of legal institutions designed to cope with the nation's exceptionally acute industrial accident crisis. Jurists elaborated the common law of torts. Workingmen's organizations founded a widespread system of cooperative insurance. Leading employers instituted welfare-capitalist accident relief funds. And social reformers advocated compulsory insura ...

This volume explores recent developments in the theory and practice of accommodating cultural diversity within democratic constitutional orders. It provides a broad vision of the constitutional management of cultural diversity as seen through the prisms of different disciplines and experiences, both theoretical and practical.

Who is accountable under international law for the acts committed by armed opposition groups? In today's world the majority of political conflicts involve non-state actors attempting to exert political influence (such as overthrowing a government or bringing about secession). Notwithstanding their impact on the course of events, however, we often know little about these groups, and even less about how to treat their actions leg ...

Good quality non-executive directors are essential to good corporate governance. They bring a wealth of experience to the boardroom, and together with their fellow board members they are responsible for the company's annual report and accounts. However, very few are trained accountants. This volume explains the key elements of a listed company's annual report and accounts. Part I explains the difference between profit and cash ...

A rich, praxeological study that engages with 'living law' as it unfolds in context and in action to develop a fuller understanding of what law is, Adjudication in Action engages with Wittgenstein's later thought along with recent developments in ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, to explore people's orientation around and reification of legal categories within the framework of institutional settings.