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Walker and Walker: The Law of Evidence in Scotland (4th edition) (PDF)
by Margaret Ross James ChalmersWalker and Walker: The Law of Evidence in Scotland gives a comprehensive and detailed examination of the law of evidence in the broadest of civil and criminal contexts. The emphasis is upon rigorous examination of the issues affecting all who work with the law of evidence whether in court, chamber practice or legal education. This classic text has been updated throughout and due attention is given to changes in the context of legal proceedings, to changes in the nature of the evidence available to parties, and to the direct impact of the European Convention on Human Rights. Full account is also taken of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill. Previous print edition ISBN: 9781845921651
Policing: Key Readings (PDF)
by Tim NewburnPolicing has developed as an increasingly important and popular subject of study at colleges and universities in western societies, either as a subject in its own right or as part of broader courses in the field of criminology and criminal justice. This book aims to bring together the key readings which constitute the core of policing studies, setting them within the necessary theoretical, social and political context, and providing an explanatory commentary. The book is divided into five major sections: the history of policing: focusing on the emergence of the police in the USA and the UK, but including several readings on other policing systems; the role of the police: in particular the balance of tension between crime fighting, order maintenance and other forms of service, and how these arguments have developed historically; organisation and culture: how these are theorised and understood, considering arguments about the need for reform; approaches to policing: from crackdowns and the 'broken windows' theory, through zero tolerance to community policing; policing futures: debates about the future shape of policing, including work on risk, actuarialism and post-Keynesianism, and the debate on how current trends are to be understood.
Using the Law in Social Work (PDF)
by Robert JohnsNow in its fourth edition, this well-established core textbook looks at social work law in practice, focusing on key areas such as human rights, mental health, services to children and families, safeguarding, court work, youth justice and community care. Now fully revised to include information on the Mental Health Act 2007, extensions to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, new guidance on implementation of the Children Act 1989 and care proceedings, as well as changes to the tribunal system, this text is essential reading for all social work students.
Law and Professional Issues in Midwifery (1st edition) (PDF)
by Cassam Tengna Chantal Patel Richard GriffithMidwives are accountable to the public, patients, their employers and the profession. It is essential that student midwives have a clear understanding of the legal and professional dilemmas they face in the course of their career and how to address those dilemmas in order to practise effectively. This book is an essential resource for student midwives developing their knowledge and understanding of the requirements for safe practice. It provides a clear introduction to the subject, with activities and case studies throughout to illustrate key principles and apply the law in context.
Scots Criminal Law: A Critical Analysis (2nd edition) (PDF)
by Pamela Ferguson Claire McdiarmidScots Criminal Law - A CRITICAL ANALYSIS. Now in its second edition, Scots Criminal Law - A Critical Analysis not only provides a clear statement of the current law but, retaining the theoretical and critical focus of the first edition, also considers what types of behaviours are subject to the criminal law sanction, and why. In the four years since the first edition, the courts have redefined the crimes of murder and breach of the peace; and broadened the application of the necessity defence.nbsp;
Revenue Law (PDF)
by William J. CraigRevenue Law Essentials, now in its third edition, is an invaluable study guide for students. It provides up-todate, concise and comprehensive coverage of revenue law in the UK and is the ideal text for students who come new to the subject and for those preparing for exams. This book is also an excellent resource for those who need to refresh or update their knowledge. Summary sections of Essential Facts and Essential Cases will help students to identify, understand and remember the key elements of the subject. From personal income tax to corporation tax, and from VAT to oil and gas taxation, this is your one-stop guide to revenue law in the UK. Split into 16 chapters, it will tell students all they need to know for their courses and exams, and it will help professionals to keep their knowledge of the subject fresh. Summary sections of Essential Facts and Essential Cases will help you to identify, understand and remember the key elements of revenue law.
Compact Criminology: Making Sense of Difference (PDF)
by David NelkenDavid Nelken is the 2013 laureate of the Association for Law and Society International Prize. The increasingly important topic of comparative criminal justice is examined from an original and insightful perspective by David Nelken, one of the top scholars in the field. The author looks at why we should study crime and criminal justice in a comparative and international context, and the difficulties we encounter when we do. Drawing on experience of teaching and research in a variety of countries, the author offers multiple illustrations of striking differences in the roles of criminal justice actors and ways of handling crime problems. The book includes in-depth discussions of such key issues as how we can learn from other jurisdictions, compare 'like with like', and balance explanation with understanding - for example, in making sense of national differences in prison rates.nbsp;Careful attention is given to the question of how far globalisation challenges traditional ways of comparing units. The book also offers a number of helpful tips on methodology, showing why method and substance cannot and should not be separated when it comes to understanding other people's systems of justice. Students and academics in criminology and criminal justice will find this book an invaluable resource.
Key Approaches to Criminology: Media and Crime (2nd edition) (PDF)
by Yvonne Jewkesimg border=0 src=http://www.uk.sagepub.com/repository/binaries/img/e-inspec tion-icon.gif alt=Request an e-Inspection Copy width=75 height=20 The bestselling Media and Crime returns with a fully revised and updated new edition. Established in the field as the market leader, the book explores the complex interactions between media and crime from a critical and authoritative standpoint. Retaining and updating coverage of the core issues in the subject: news reporting of crime; media constructions of children and women; moral panics; media and the police; 'reality' crime shows; surveillance and social control, the book now also includes: - additional chapters on cybercrime and crime film - updated content on new media including mobile, Internet and digital technologies, and social networking sites - discussions on how to research media and crime - fully updated references and student-friendly features - including discussion questions, further reading and glossary. Its lucid and engaging style, thought-provoking content and panoramic coverage of key debates and issues make this the text on media and crime. Essential reading for students in criminology, media studies, cultural studies and sociology, academics and researchers.
Essential Law for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (PDF)
by Mitchels, Barbara|Bond, TimThis third book in the authoritative BACP Legal Resources for Counsellors and Psychotherapists series provides a user-friendly guide to the law for all those practising and training in the counselling profession. Barbara Mitchels and Tim Bond make legal issues relevant and bring them alive for the practitioner. Packed with practical examples, this book covers essential areas of law for practitioners including professional ethics and standards negligence contracts and premises employment and insurance dealing with legal claims professional diligence. Other features include a glossary, tables and flowcharts as well as a comprehensive index of resources and organisations for additional information and guidance. This readable book helps practice managers, counsellors and psychotherapists to recognise, understand and address legal issues that may arise in their practice, and assists them in finding any additional resources they may need. Demystifying the law, this book is an authoritative guide for therapists, including those working in private practice, as well as being important reading for all those studying counselling, psychotherapy or clinical psychology.
Debating Law, Book 3: Debating Euthanasia (PDF)
by Emily Jackson John KeownIn this new addition to the Debating Law series, Emily Jackson and John Keown re-examine the legal and ethical aspects of the euthanasia debate.Emily Jackson argues that we owe it to everyone in society to do all that we can to ensure that they experience a 'good death'. For a small minority of patients who experience intolerable and unrelievable suffering, this may mean helping them to have an assisted death. In a liberal society, where people's moral views differ, we should not force individuals to experience deaths they find intolerable. This is not an argument in favour of dying. On the contrary, Jackson argues that legalisation could extend and enhance the lives of people whose present fear of the dying process causes them overwhelming distress. John Keown argues that voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are gravely unethical and he defends their continued prohibition by law. He analyses the main arguments for relaxation of the law - including those which invoke the experience of jurisdictions which permit these practices - and finds them wanting. Relaxing the law would, he concludes, be both wrong in principle and dangerous in practice, not least for the dying, the disabled and the disadvantaged.
Victims Still: The Political Manipulation Of Crime Victims (PDF)
by Robert EliasThe 1980s saw official crime policy in the United States shifting its focus from crime and criminals to victimization and victims. In this thought-provoking book, Robert Elias evaluates the effectiveness of this shift in policy and argues that victims have been politically manipulated for official objectives. From a thorough examination of victim legislation, get-tough crime policies, media crime coverage, the victim movement, and the wars on crime and drugs, Elias concludes that little victim support has actually occurred and that victimization is, in fact, escalating. He argues for a change in the structural sources of crime and proposes a `new culture' that could lead to substantially less crime.
WJEC AS Law: Study and Revision Guide (PDF)
by Sara DaviesUpdated Edition. A comprehensive guide combining study and revision skills for the WJEC AS Law specification, newly updated with recent cases and statistics throughout
Pearson Business Law (8th edition) (PDF)
by Ewan MacintyreWhether you are a budding entrepreneur or aim to be a CEO of a multinational company, MacIntyre's Business Law is the foremost text for non-law students seeking an understanding of the legal principles that apply to business.
Moffat's Trusts Law: Text And Materials (PDF)
by Jonathan Garton Graham Moffat Gerry Bean Rebecca ProbertThis latest edition of Moffat's Trusts Law has been fully revised and updated to cover recent statutory developments and explores the impact of a wealth of new cases including the Supreme Court decisions in Pitt v. Holt (2013), FHR European Ventures v. Cedar Capital Partners (2014) and Williams v. Central Bank of Nigeria (2014). It has been restructured to incorporate a new chapter on the internationalisation of the trust which provides an understanding of the new directions being taken in the areas of trust law and equitable remedies. Supplementary material includes an online chapter on occupational pension schemes. With suggestions for further reading guiding the student to contemporary debates, this leading textbook retains its hallmark combination of a contextualized approach and a commercial focus, and remains the serious student's textbook of choice.
A Social History of Disability in the Middle Ages: Cultural Considerations of Physical Impairment
by Irina MetzlerWhat was it like to be disabled in the Middle Ages? How did people become disabled? Did welfare support exist? This book discusses social and cultural factors affecting the lives of medieval crippled, deaf, mute and blind people, those nowadays collectively called "disabled. " Although the word did not exist then, many of the experiences disabled people might have today can already be traced back to medieval social institutions and cultural attitudes. This volume informs our knowledge of the topic by investigating the impact medieval laws had on the social position of disabled people, and conversely, how people might become disabled through judicial actions; ideas of work and how work could both cause disability through industrial accidents but also provide continued ability to earn a living through occupational support networks; the disabling effects of old age and associated physical deteriorations; and the changing nature of attitudes towards welfare provision for the disabled and the ambivalent role of medieval institutions and charity in the support and care of disabled people.
Great Debates In Equity And Trusts (PDF)
by Alastair HudsonAn engaging introduction to some of the more advanced concepts in Equity and Trusts, providing a cutting edge for students who are looking to gain additional insights with which to excel. Illuminated throughout with discussion of the specific issues which reveal the practical significance of different theoretical positions.
Environmental Law (PDF)
by Simon SneddonThe Law Express series is designed to help you revise effectively. This book is your guide to understanding essential concepts, remembering and applying key legislation and making your answers stand out
People, Planet and Profit: Socio-economic Perspectives of CSR
by Samuel O. Idowu Abubakar S. Kasum Asli Yuksel MermodIt is no longer the case that it's only society which benefits from CSR actions. A corporation actually helps itself when operating sustainably and does well because of its triple bottom line actions. The editors of People, Planet and Profit believe that whilst Corporate Social Responsibility is by now a familiar concept to academics or practitioners, insufficient attention has been paid to the end product of CSR in practice, which they define in terms of social and economic developmental effect. The contributions in this edited volume explain the developmental aspect of CSR from a conceptual perspective and provide empirical evidence of the impact of CSR delivery on stakeholders in different corners of the World. The emphasis is on what corporations take from and give back to their stakeholders whilst trying to behave in a corporately responsible fashion. Stakeholders, including employees, customers, host communities, governments and NGOs have diverse interests and expectations of CSR. This gives rise to questions about whether the activities corporations support are the ones today's stakeholders need; whether the CSR programmes being delivered are adequate; and about the relationship between the corporations' view of what constitutes CSR and that of the supposed beneficiaries. This book offers thoughtful answers to these questions and assesses the outcomes of corporate activities both in developed and developing countries and regions, in terms of economic progress and social and political advancement.
Using International Law In Domestic Courts (PDF)
by Shaheed FatimaInternational law is increasingly referred to and utilized in English courts, in fields as diverse as criminal proceedings, children's rights, tort law, and asylum cases. Despite this use, currently there is no book on the market, whether a practitioner text or otherwise, which addresses this subject matter in detail. Using International Law in Domestic Courts presents in a distilled format the relevant principles of law and their application in this area. It provides a guide to relevant international instruments and the ways in which these instruments have been referred to or used in English courts. While the emphasis is on stating the law as it is, the author also identifies the principles which are likely to guide practitioners in an otherwise unstructured area, supported by specific examples which will provide a subject guide to relevant instruments and sources and how they can be used.
Eu Law
by Gerard ConwayEU Law provides a comprehensive examination of the law of the European Union in two distinct parts, covering the institutions, structure and processes of the EU as well as the substantive law, as enacted by the Lisbon Treaty. Beginning by examining its origins, Conway locates EU Law within both an international and a domestic legal context. He then explores the evolution of EU Law before providing a clear and accessible account of the structure and internal and international workings of the EU and the special role of the European Court of Justice. The second half of the book explores the Four Freedoms (of Goods, Workers, Capital and Movement) and provides a detailed account of Competition Law and the Economic and Social contexts. The Routledge Spotlights series brings a modern, contemporary approach to the core curriculum for the LLB and GDL which will help students Move beyond an understanding of the law Refine and develop the key skills of problem-solving, evaluation and critical reasoning which are essential to exam success Discover sources and suggestions for taking your study further By focusing on recent case law and real-world examples, Routledge Spotlights will help you shed light on the law, understand how it operates in practice and gain a unique appreciation of the contemporary context of the subject. Companion Website This book is supported by a range of online resources developed to support your learning, keep you up-to-date and to help you prepare for assessments, including: Key Case Flashcards to aid with recall Quizzes and practice questions 9780415816328 9780415816311 9781315708256
Eu Law
by Gerard ConwayEU Law provides a comprehensive examination of the law of the European Union in two distinct parts, covering the institutions, structure and processes of the EU as well as the substantive law, as enacted by the Lisbon Treaty. Beginning by examining its origins, Conway locates EU Law within both an international and a domestic legal context. He then explores the evolution of EU Law before providing a clear and accessible account of the structure and internal and international workings of the EU and the special role of the European Court of Justice. The second half of the book explores the Four Freedoms (of Goods, Workers, Capital and Movement) and provides a detailed account of Competition Law and the Economic and Social contexts. The Routledge Spotlights series brings a modern, contemporary approach to the core curriculum for the LLB and GDL which will help students Move beyond an understanding of the law Refine and develop the key skills of problem-solving, evaluation and critical reasoning which are essential to exam success Discover sources and suggestions for taking your study further By focusing on recent case law and real-world examples, Routledge Spotlights will help you shed light on the law, understand how it operates in practice and gain a unique appreciation of the contemporary context of the subject. Companion Website This book is supported by a range of online resources developed to support your learning, keep you up-to-date and to help you prepare for assessments, including: Key Case Flashcards to aid with recall Quizzes and practice questions 9780415816328 ISBN: 9780415816311 ISBN: 9781315708256 (ebk)
Eu Law (PDF)
by Gerard ConwayEU Law provides a comprehensive examination of the law of the European Union in two distinct parts, covering the institutions, structure and processes of the EU as well as the substantive law, as enacted by the Lisbon Treaty. Beginning by examining its origins, Conway locates EU Law within both an international and a domestic legal context. He then explores the evolution of EU Law before providing a clear and accessible account of the structure and internal and international workings of the EU and the special role of the European Court of Justice. The second half of the book explores the Four Freedoms (of Goods, Workers, Capital and Movement) and provides a detailed account of Competition Law and the Economic and Social contexts. The Routledge Spotlights series brings a modern, contemporary approach to the core curriculum for the LLB and GDL which will help students Move beyond an understanding of the law Refine and develop the key skills of problem-solving, evaluation and critical reasoning which are essential to exam success Discover sources and suggestions for taking your study further By focusing on recent case law and real-world examples, Routledge Spotlights will help you shed light on the law, understand how it operates in practice and gain a unique appreciation of the contemporary context of the subject. Companion Website This book is supported by a range of online resources developed to support your learning, keep you up-to-date and to help you prepare for assessments, including: Key Case Flashcards to aid with recall Quizzes and practice questions 9780415816328 9780415816311 ISBN: 9781315708256
Nietzsche's Genealogy Of Morality
by David OwenA landmark work of western philosophy, On the Genealogy of Morality is a dazzling and brilliantly incisive attack on European morality. Combining philosophical acuity with psychological insight in prose of remarkable rhetorical power, Nietzsche takes up the task of offering us reasons to engage in a re-evaluation of our values. In this book, David Owen offers a reflective and insightful analysis of Nietzsche's text. He provides an account of how Nietzsche comes to the project of the re-evaluation of values; he shows how the development of Nietzsche's understanding of the requirements of this project lead him to acknowledge the need for the kind of investigation of morality that he terms genealogy; he elucidates the general structure and substantive arguments of Nietzsche's text, accounting for the rhetorical form of these arguments, and he debates the character of genealogy (as exemplified by Nietzsche's Genealogy) as a form of critical enquiry. earlier Daybreak (1881) and that in Genealogy of Morality, Nietzsche is developing a critique of modes of agency and that this constitutes the most fundamental aspect of his demand for a revaluation of values. The book is a distinctive and significant contribution to our understanding of Nietzsche's great text. 9781844651030 9781844651047
Nietzsche's Genealogy Of Morality (PDF)
by David OwenA landmark work of western philosophy, On the Genealogy of Morality is a dazzling and brilliantly incisive attack on European morality. Combining philosophical acuity with psychological insight in prose of remarkable rhetorical power, Nietzsche takes up the task of offering us reasons to engage in a re-evaluation of our values. In this book, David Owen offers a reflective and insightful analysis of Nietzsche's text. He provides an account of how Nietzsche comes to the project of the re-evaluation of values; he shows how the development of Nietzsche's understanding of the requirements of this project lead him to acknowledge the need for the kind of investigation of morality that he terms genealogy; he elucidates the general structure and substantive arguments of Nietzsche's text, accounting for the rhetorical form of these arguments, and he debates the character of genealogy (as exemplified by Nietzsche's Genealogy) as a form of critical enquiry. earlier Daybreak (1881) and that in Genealogy of Morality, Nietzsche is developing a critique of modes of agency and that this constitutes the most fundamental aspect of his demand for a revaluation of values. The book is a distinctive and significant contribution to our understanding of Nietzsche's great text. 9781844651030 9781844651047
The English Legal System: 2015 to 2016 (16th edition)
by Gary Slapper David KellySlapper and Kelly's The English Legal System explains and critically assesses how our law is made and applied. Annually updated, this authoritative textbook clearly describes the legal rules of England and Wales and their collective influence as a sociocultural institution. This latest edition of The English Legal System has been substantially rewritten and updated to include: increased focus on human rights law, law and morality, family law and the family courts, updates on access to justice and legal aid, expanded coverage of legal services, and further consideration on alternative dispute resolution to reflect changes in practice. Key learning features include: * a clear and logical structure with short, manageable, well-structured individual chapters; * useful chapter summaries which act as a good check point for students; * sources for further reading and suggested websites at the end of each chapter to point students towards further learning pathways; * an online skills network including practical examples, tips, advice and interactive examples of English law in action. Relied upon by generations of students, Slapper and Kelly's The English Legal System is a permanent fixture in this ever-evolving subject. Companion Website Here you can find a bank of activities and exercises corresponding to the chapters in the book designed to give you the opportunity to test your knowledge and further your understanding of the English legal system. These include: News and updates Podcasts Comprehensive legal skills guide Multiple choice questions Interactive glossary 9781138829558 9781138829541 9781315737706