The common law, which is made by courts, consists of rules that govern relations between individuals, such as torts (the law of private wrongs) and contracts. Meer
Combining interdisciplinary techniques with original ethnographic fieldwork, Christoph Sperfeldt examines the first attempts of international criminal courts to provide reparations to victims of mass atrocities. Meer
Drawing upon manuscripts and The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham, this collection represents the latest scholarship on Bentham's late and mature thought on constitutional law, including courts, codification, and cosmopolitanism. Meer
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a legal icon. In more than four decades as a lawyer, professor, appellate judge, and Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court, Ginsburg influenced the law and society in real and permanent ways. Meer
Corporate law has traditionally assumed that men organize business, men profit from it, and men bring cases in front of male judges when disputes arise. Meer
In the last twenty years, South Asian countries have increasingly engaged with modern competition legislation. Yet, apart from India and Pakistan, the countries in this region have had little success enforcing these laws. Meer
This Element introduces the standards of proof and considers what justifies them, discusses whether we should use different standards in different cases, asks whether trials should end only in binary outcomes or use more precise verdicts, considers whether proof is simply about probability, and examines who should be trusted with deciding trials. Meer
This volume, part of the Feminist Judgment Series, shows how feminist legal theory along with critical race theory and intersectional modes of critique might transform immigration law. Meer
This Element defends and clarifies the thesis that the legality of a system of rules depends on its moral features. Law is an artifact whose existence depends on adequately performing an essentially normative function. Meer
This volume is for academics, lawyers, and policymakers seeking to understand some of the biggest lawsuits across the world. Contributing authors describe and assess class action procedure (or its equivalent) in nearly two dozen countries, provide empirical data on how regions are implementing the procedure, and make recommendations for reform. Meer
This book gives legal practitioners, academics, and law students a comprehensive look at the main impacts of artificial intelligence use in legal practice. Meer
Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) have become important, although sometimes overlooked, actors in international human rights law. Although NGOs are not generally provided for in the hard law of treaties, they use the UN human rights system to hold Governments to account. Meer
The book examines the essence of advocacy in court, its morality and its future. It provides a wealth of examples to entertain and inform. The book will be read by students of law, lawyers and all those interested in how our legal system works. Meer
This volume is a call to embrace the power of positionality, telling a new history of law and society through the experiences of successful scholars from populations that academia has historically marginalized. Meer
- Clear and concise explanation of key principles, this is an ideal text for anyone taking the SQE1.
- Includes practice questions in the text, and multiple choice questions online – together, the book will allow SQE candidates to practice the skills needed to pass the SQE exam. Meer
Increasingly digital technologies are used in healthcare. This book explores eight digital health technologies, situated the context of a life span, from high-throughput genomic sequencing technologies and do-it-yourself (DIY) insulin delivery for diabetes management in paediatrics, to the use of robotic care assistants for older adults and digital advance care decisions. Meer
Instead of resurrecting old images and nourishing new narratives about a ‘New Cold War’, Post-Soviet Conflict Potentials features politically and legally oriented critical investigations into conflict potentials and dynamics in the post-Soviet region and beyond. Meer
Examining fisheries, Brexit, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and its consequences for the Fishing Industry in the UK and the EU, this book explores key issues within the complex topic of fisheries after Brexit. Meer
Gets straight to the point and offers clear and concise coverage of the law, broken-down into bite-size sections with regular recaps to boost confidence. Meer