How Law works

the machinery and impact of civil justice

This book is a collection of essays exploring aspects of the machinery of the civil justice system and its impact on society. It complements the author's previous book "Law, Government and Public Policy" (Melbourne, OUP, 1987), which looked mainly at the formulation and operation ...

Law and the brain

The past 20 years have seen unparalleled advances in neurobiology, with findings from neuroscience being used to shed light on a range of human activities - many historically the province of those in the humanities and social sciences - aesthetics, emotion, consciousness, music. Applying this new knowledge ...

The boundaries of EC competition Law

The scope of article 81

This monograph addresses two problems surrounding the interpretation and application of Article 81 of the EC Treaty - what is competition and how does Article 81 ensure that competition is protected. After over 40 years of application and a period of modernisation, decentralisation, and reflection, it ...

Stochastic dynamic macroeconomics

theory and empirical evidence

This is a book on stochastic dynamic macroeconomics from a Keynesian perpective. It shows that including Keynesian features in intertemporal models considerably contributes to resolve major puzzles arising in the context of the Dynamic General Equilibrium (DGE) model. It also demonstrates that including microeconomic intertemporal ...

The Oxford handbook of biblical studies

"The Oxford Handbooks" series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and up-to-date survey of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction ...

Family Law

This first edition of "Family Law" offers a fresh, clear and concise introduction to the subject. Designed to map directly onto mainstream university courses, the book provides an overview of the major issues and debates in family law in England and Wales. Current changes are ...

Restrospectivity and the rule of Law

Retrospective rule-making has few supporters and many opponents. Defenders of retrospective laws generally do so on the basis that they are a necessary evil in specific or limited circumstances, for example to close tax loopholes, to deal with terrorists or to prosecute fallen tyrants. Yet ...

Set-off Law and practice

an international handbook

Set-Off Law and Practice - An International Handbook" is an invaluable guide to the application and practice of the rules of set-off in over 30 jurisdictions, spanning Europe, Asia and the US. The use of set-off as a mechanism for risk reduction in cross-border financial contracts ...

The courtesan's arts

cross-cultural perspectives

Courtesans' arts have shaped cultures through art for millennia, even though their arts have been frequently lost. This collection explores courtesan cultures in ancient Greece, renaissance Italy, East Asia, and the Indian sub-continent, past and present, to show how the arts have figured in the ...

The handbook of reparations

This handbook is provides a broad range of essential information about past experiences, with massive reparations programs as well as normative guidance for future practice. It examines in detail reparations programs in different parts of the world; includes thematic papers on topics that frequently come ...

The Oxford handbook of contextual political analysis

The Oxford Handbooks of Political Science" is a ten-volume set of reference books offering authoritative and engaging critical overviews of the state of political science. Each volume focuses on a particular part of the discipline, with volumes on Public Policy, Political Theory, Political Economy, Contextual ...

Technology transfer and the new EU competition rules

intellectual property licensing after Modernisation

The new Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (in force from May 1, 2004) signals a profound change in the nature of the regulatory framework for technology licensing under EU competition law. This book examines the new Regulation in detail, placing it in the wider context ...

Financial services Law

"Financial Services Law" provides a long awaited detailed analysis of the regime under FSMA and subordinate legislation and the FSA handbook and rules. This book reflects the regime as it has matured and developed over the years since 2001. Many developments have occurred since the ...

Land Law texbook

"Land Law Textbook" is a comprehensive and clear explanation of the principles of land law. It is written in a practical and accessible style designed to excite the reader's interest. It has been fully revised and updated since the first edition to include all ...

Partnership Law

The new edition of this popular text is an updated, modern account of the law of partnerships in a readily accessible and readable form. A concise study of the law of partnership, this text is suitable for those studying the subject and provides practitioners with ...

A dictionary of ecology

This is the third edition of the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of ecology available. Written in a clear, accessible style, it contains over 5,200 entries on all aspects of ecology and related environmental scientific disciplines, such as biogeography, genetics, soil science, geomorphology, atmospheric ...

Advice and consent

the politics of judicial appointments

From Louis Brandeis to Robert Bork to Clarence Thomas, the nomination of federal judges has generated intense political conflict. With the coming retirement of one or more Supreme Court Justices - and threats to filibuster lower court judges - the selection process is likely to be, once ...

Didymos on Demosthenes

This edition of the papyrus containing Didymos' comments on some of Demosthenes' speeches aims to provide the student with a new reading of the text, a facing translation that is carefully edited for those who cannot use the Greek to show what is extant and ...

Arbitration of international business disputes

studies in Law and practice

"Arbitration of International Business Disputes: Studies in Law and Practice" is a collection of articles by William W. Park, one of the leading scholars in international commercial arbitration. The book is a coherent and focused collection of his most significant and timeless articles on business ...

International acquisition finance

law and practice

"International Acquisition Finance" is a new joint project with the International Bar Association providing a comprehensive analysis on the law and practice relating to acquisition finance at an international level. Filling a gap for a book on acquisition finance with a comparative nature, this work ...

Delayed prosecution for childhood sexual abuse

Recent years have seen a growing number of criminal prosecutions for sexual offences against children which are alleged to have occurred many years before the time of prosecution. This is a relatively new phenomenon within the criminal justice system. This book examines the response of ...

Political speeches

'Two things alone I long for: first, that when I die I may leave the Roman people free...and second, that each person's fate may reflect the way he has behaved towards his country.' Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient ...