Home » Издательства » O » "Oxford University Press"

Ewing Charles Patrick: Minds on Trial: Great Cases in Law and Psychology

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: - Only book of its kind to detail high-profile court cases that involve psychological issues such as the insanity defense, capital punishment, and criminal profiling, among others — Book has broad appeal among professionals in the forensic psychology field, as well as students and general readers Everyday, in courtrooms everywhere, people's lives are touched and shaped by judgments and verdicts…

Adeney Elizabeth: The Moral Rights of Authors and Performers

Скачать книгу (размер 4 930 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 968) Аннотация: - The first in-depth treatment of moral rights across a range of major jurisdictions. — Separate sections devoted to France, Germany, Canada, the UK, the US and Australia, make it ideal for the practitioner involved in cross-jurisdictional disputes. — Comparative and historical analysis across the jurisdictions gives an overall understanding of the rights. — Extensive case notes provide concrete…

Booth Cherie: The Negligence Liability of Public Authorities

Скачать книгу (размер 5 134 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1008) Аннотация: - The first comprehensive account of the law in this area aimed at practitioners. Offers an overview of all areas upon which the Law of Negligence could impact upon public authorities. Includes full coverage of the Human Rights Act 1998 and determinations of Duty of Care — Provides clear and practical guidance in those areas where negligence liability has been decided, and considered academic…

Vincent-Jones Peter: The New Public Contracting: Regulation, Responsiveness, Relationality

Скачать книгу (размер 2 237 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 440) Аннотация: - Distinctive socio-legal approach to the analysis of public contracting in contemporary Britain — Covers a range of legal governance issues including government administration, and public services such as health and education — Topical examination of a range of key New Labour policies including privatization, the encouragement of competition and choice in public services, the reform of…

White G.Edward: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr:

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: A succinct biography of one of the most important figures ever to sit on the United States Supreme Court Known as the «Great Dissenter,» Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. wrote some of the most eloquent opinions in the history of the United States Supreme Court. A brilliant legal mind who served on the high court into his nineties, Holmes was responsible for some of the most important judicial opinions…

Andrew Simpson: Online Contract Formation

Скачать книгу (размер 3 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 676) Аннотация: Practical guidance on this ever-evolving area of the law

Zimmermann Reinhard: Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law

Скачать книгу (размер 7 419 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1456) Аннотация: - A broad ranging critical assessment of comparative law at the beginning of the twenty-first century — Charts the development of comparative law — Examines traditional model jurisdictions, such as France, Germany, and the United States, as well as regions like Eastern Europe, East Asia, and Latin America. — Discusses the major approaches to comparative law and its relationship with other fields,…

Kramer Larry: The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review

Скачать книгу (размер 1 911 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 376) Аннотация: In this groundbreaking interpretation of America's founding and of its entire system of judicial review, Larry Kramer reveals that the colonists fought for and created a very different system--and held a very different understanding of citizenship--than Americans believe to be the norm today. «Popular sovereignty» was not just some historical abstraction, and the notion of «the people» was more…

Orekhelashvili Alexander: Peremptory Norms in International Law

Скачать книгу (размер 3 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 672) Аннотация: - The first ever comprehensive treatment of peremptory norms in international law — Examines the basis for the peremptory character of norms, as well as the effect of peremptory norms in a variety of fields, including the use of force in an aggressive war — Covers the wide variety of cases and situations in which the relevance of peremptory norms has been raised — Combines a systemic analysis…

Armstrong Sarah: Perspectives on Punishment: Contours of Control

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: - Takes a multidisciplinary approach to the subject of penal policy and criminology — Includes a mixture of both empirical research and theoretical perspectives — Comparative analysis — International coverage The book offers an incisive collection of contemporary research into the problems of crime control and punishment. It has three inter-related aims: to take stock of current thinking on…

Armstrong Sarah: Perspectives on Punishment: The Contours of Control

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: - Takes a multidisciplinary approach to the subject of penal policy and criminology — Includes a mixture of both empirical research and theoretical perspectives — Comparative analysis — International coverage ERRATUM The sentence on p. 153, lines 5-7 should read «...if welfare expenditure had not risen but remained at its 1987 level, the rise in imprisonment would have been 20 per cent greater…

Lucy William: Philosophy of Private Law

Скачать книгу (размер 2 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 452) Аннотация: - The first comprehensive and introductory account of the principal themes in contemporary jurisprudential debates, ideal for those studying the subject at undergraduate or postgraduate level — Key themes and complex legal philosophical debates are clearly outlined, encouraging readers to critically evaluate the subject — Provides students with an informed view of both the limits and…

Fitzpatrick Brian: Police Officer's Guide to Going to Court

Скачать книгу (размер 1 166 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 230) Аннотация: - The only guide to court procedure and practice written specifically for police officers — Provides helpful information on a range of topics such as court procedures, giving evidence, case progression and preparing case files — Includes plenty of practical tips, court plans, flow-charts and diagrams — Explains the different features and processes of each relevant court — the Magistrate's Court,…

Sharland John: A Practical Approach to Local Government Law

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: - Accessible guide to the complex area of local government law in a single affordable volume — Updated to cover legislative changes since the first edition's publication in 1997, including the Local Government Act 2003 and the new Capital Finance Rules brought into force in April 2004 — Coverage has been expanded from first edition to now include; partnerships; joint ventures; procurement;…

Huang Yan: Pragmatics

Скачать книгу (размер 1 860 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 366) Аннотация: - Clear and comprehensive — Covers the latest research developments — Relates work in linguistics and philosophy of language — Includes examples from English and a wide range of languages — Includes exercises and answers, a glossary, and guides to further reading — Written by one of the leading scholars in the field This introduction to pragmatics — the study of language in use — provides an…

Bar Christian Von: Principles of European Law: V: 1. Benevolent Intervention in Another's Affairs

Скачать книгу (размер 2 319 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 456) Аннотация: - An original contribution to the scholarly debates about the Europeanisation of private law — Based on research from the Study Group on a European Civil Code — Advances a set of systematically presented rules similar to national Civil Codes as a set of Common European Principles for the functioning of the Common Market The Study Group on a European Civil Code has taken upon itself the task of…

Hesselink Martijn: Principles of European Law: V: 3

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: - An original contribution to the scholarly debates about the Europeanisation of private law — Based on research from the Study Group on a European Civil Code — Advances a set of systematically presented rules similar to national Civil Codes as a set of Common European Principles for the functioning of the Common Market The Study Group on a European Civil Code has taken upon itself the task of…

Benninga: Principles of Finance with Excel (+ CD-ROM)

Скачать книгу (размер 4 726 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 928) Аннотация: Principles of Finance with Excel is the first finance text that comprehensively integrates Excel into the teaching and practice of finance. Finance is inherently a topic requiring lots of computation and in today's business world this computation is almost wholly carried out in Excel. Despite this, many books rely heavily on hand calculators, and business school students often find that when they…

Virgo Graham: The Principles of the Law of Restitution

Скачать книгу (размер 4 318 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 848) Аннотация: - A comprehensive source of up to date primary and secondary materials — A source recognized and cited by the judiciary — Includes the latest developments in the area such as the vindication of property rights principle, restitutionary remedies for breach of contract, restitutionary remedies against public authorities, and the defence of change of position — Useful for a range of jurisdictions,…