Книги жанра Oxford University Press
Название: Speak: A Short History of Languages
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2009
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- The first history of languages for a hundred years — Concise but comprehensive — Incisive account of controversial issues of language origins and evolution — Links the history of languages to the history of peoples — Utterly non-technical, readable, lively presentation This book is a history of human speech from prehistory to the present. It charts the rise of some languages and the fall of others, explaining why some survive and others die. It shows how languages change their sounds and meanings, and how the history of languages is closely linked to the history of peoples. Writing in a lively, readable style, distinguished Swedish scholar Tore Janson makes no assumptions about previous knowledge. He takes the reader on a voyage of exploration through the changing patterns of the world's languages, from ancient China to ancient Egypt, imperial Rome to imperial Britain, Sappho's Lesbos to contemporary Africa. He discovers the links between the histories of societies and their languages; he shows how language evolved from primitive calls; he considers the question of whether one language can be more advanced than another. The author describes the history of writing and looks at the impact of changing technology. He ends by assessing the prospects for English world domination and predicting the languages of the distant future. Five historical maps illustrate this fascinating history of our defining characteristic and most valuable asset.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- The first article by article commentary on the most important court in international law — Commentary on the Statute is augmented by commentary on provisions of the UN Charter relating to the Court — Four extra chapters add broader context: Historical Introduction, Relationship with Other International — Courts and Tribunals, General Principles of Procedural Law and Discontinuation and Withdrawal The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations and plays a central role in both the peaceful settlement of international disputes and the development of international law. This first ever comprehensive Commentary on the Statute of the International Court of Justice, analyses in detail not only the Statute of the Court itself but also the related provisions of the United Nations Charter as well as the relevant provisions of the Court's Rules of Procedure. The Commentary provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of all legal questions and issues the Court has had to address in the past and will have to address in the future. It illuminates the central issues of procedure and substance that the Court and counsel appearing before it face in their day-to-day work. In addition to commentary covering all of the articles of the Statute of the ICJ, plus the relevant articles of the Charter of the United Nations, the book includes three scene-setting chapters: Historical Introduction, General Principles of Procedural Law, and Discontinuation and Withdrawal. The combination of expert editors and commentators and the central importance of the work of the ICJ will make this a landmark publication in the field of international law.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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The world's blueprint for sustainable development
Название: The Structure of Regulatory Competition: Corporations and Public Policies in Global Economy
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- Interdisciplinary; incorporating political science, economics, legal, and business studies — Historical narratives on the role of powerful firms in shaping public policies, for example on the origins of offshore banking — Sheds new empirical light on the heated controversy over corporate social responsibility In order to understand international economic regulations, it is essential to understand the variation in competing corporations' interests. Political science theories have neglected the role of individual firms as causal actors. Theories of institutions have neglected to examine the creation of business law. Economic theories have neglected to apply concepts of asset specificity to social regulations in competitive industries. This book aims to fill these voids with a company-based explanation. Its theoretical findings open a 'black box' in the literature on international political economy and elucidate a source of regulatory differences and similarities. Counter-intuitive case studies reveal how business and governments actually interact. They also contribute to both sides of current debates over corporate social responsibility. They examine diverse topics including offshore finance, flags-of-convenience, CFC production, capital requirements, the importation and sale of 'dolphin-lethal' tuna, and the advertising of infant formulae. By exploring powerful corporations' investment profiles and regulatory strategies, this book explains why globalization sometimes results in a 'race to the bottom', sometimes in higher common regulations, and sometimes in regulations that differ between countries. Uniquely, it then explains which regulatory outcome is likely to occur under specified conditions. The explanation incorporates economics, political science, studies of regulatory capture, and examinations of transaction costs, firms' regulatory strategies, and the roles international institutions.
Название: Summary Assessment of Costs
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- Complete practical guide to preparing for and conducting a summary assessment of costs hearing — Slim and light volume: easy to carry and take to every court hearing — Contains expert guidance and case law on the most commonly arising issues, including preparation of the schedule of costs, increasing recovery of costs, and how to challenge a successful party's bill of costs — Up to date to include the November 2005 reforms to CFA regulations — Includes all key Civil Procedure Rules and statutory materials on costs — Clear layout allows for easy, at a glance, reference in the adjournment period before an assessment hearing — Comprehensive checklists assist with preparation — Contains information about further resources for more in depth analysis Under the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 a court must carry out a summary assessment of costs in any trial or hearing that lasts one day or less. Practitioners who prepare for and represent clients in such hearings can greatly improve their client's chances of reducing their liability for costs, or enhancing the level of costs they can recover, if they are well-versed in the relevant costs law and procedure. This is a practical and portable guide which contains everything practitioners and judges need to know in order to conduct a summary assessment of costs in the County Court, or the High Court or the Court of Appeal. Arranged in a logical and accessible way, which enables reference at a a glance, the book includes expert commentary and analysis on the most commonly arising issues, carefully selected appendices, and checklists aimed at the busy practitioner. The book is fully up-to-date to include the November 2005 reforms to CFA regulations. Examples of areas covered are: when summary assessments are appropriate, what order the parties should be asking for, the impact of Part 36 offers and the conduct of the parties, issues arising from the funding of the claim, and pointers on how to prepare, attack and defend a costs schedule. In addition to key statutory material and extracts from the Civil Procedure Rules 1998, the appendices include SCCO guideline rates for solicitors' and barristers' fees, and relevant solicitors' costs materials. Written and edited by leading specialists in costs law, Summary Assessment of Costs will help those preparing for and appearing at summary assessments to keep one step ahead of the opposition.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- Provides day to day guidance on the application of the law for practitioners, police officers, and other investigators alike — Includes the RIPA 2000 Codes of Practice and all other relevant legislation allowing easy access to key source material — Provides useful guidance notes, case law, codes, rules, regulations with commentary, footnotes, and cross-referencing to key sections, as a guide to the law relating to surveillance and the covert gathering of intelligence This handbook, containing annotated materials and case summaries brought together in one volume, is an essential guide for practitioners, police officers, and other investigators alike. Focusing on the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) and the Investigatory Powers Tribunal established by the Act, it is a practical tool for use both pre-trial and during trial. The book includes all relevant materials and guidance, case law, codes, rules, and regulations with commentary, footnotes, and cross-referencing to key sections, providing quick and easy access to the law relating to surveillance and the covert gathering of intelligence.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- A timely examination of the completely revised EC competition law regime for intellectual property licensing — Step-by-step guidance on the new «self-assessment» approach to exemption — Considers to what extent old case law is valid today, allowing practitioners to assess whether their existing agreements comply with the new law — Makes the recent changes in the treatment of intellectual property readily understandable to specialists and non-specialists alike — Draws important lessons for IP licensing from case law in other sectors — Written by expert authors combining analytical skills with practical understanding of the subject 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 of: (i) the context of the modernisation reforms of EC competition law generally; and (ii) the changes in treatment of «technology transfer» within the broader context of changes in treatment of IP rights over technology more generally. The book also considers the approach to assessment of IP issues set out in the Guidelines that accompany the Regulation. The central feature of the Commission's new approach is that firms and practitioners must engage in self-assessment to determine whether their agreements comply with Community competition law. Paradoxically, this makes it more important that practitioners understand the significance of the old case law: the book considers to what extent these cases remain valid today. It also goes beyond paraphrasing the Commission's Guidelines, discussing their legal basis and, where appropriate, criticising the approach taken by the Guidelines where the legal basis is unsure.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- The only text on the practice and procedure of the TCC — Narrative is clear and concise, focussing on practical guidance to TCC practice — Written by specialist practitioners, the text is legally authoritative — it can be relied on for accurate legal guidance on the Court and its powers — Comprehensive appendices containing: relevant legislation, rules of procedure, Practice Direction, standard forms, lists of Judges, and sample Scott schedules — The book is fully up-to-date to take account of the second edition of the TCC Guide, which took effect from October 2005 The Technology and Construction Court is one of the specialist jurisdictions of the High Court. It deals with a specialised workload involving construction industry and engineering disputes and, increasingly, information technology disputes. Its work often involves heavy factual cases, but also action in support of other dispute resolution methods such as arbitration, mediation, or adjudication under the Housing Grants, Construction, and Regeneration Act 1996. Technology and Construction Court :Practice and Procedure provides a unique and authoritative guide to this jurisdiction. It examines the day-to-day workings of the Court in detail, including: the relevant Civil Procedure Rules, the Pre-Action Protocol procedure, case management, alternative dispute resolution, the Court's support for arbitration, the stages in proceedings leading up to trial, the enforcement of adjudicators' decisions and costs. The book is fully up-to-date to take account of the second edition of the TCC Guide, which took effect on October 2005. The text offers step-by-step guide to the practice and procedures involved in the initiating and defending of proceedings, together with expert analysis and guidance on matters unique to the Court — such as Scott schedules, handling of expert witnesses, and enforcement of adjudication decisions. The authors are specialist practitioners with extensive experience of the Court from both sides of the legal profession. They have combined an authoritative analysis of the powers and constitution of the Court with detailed attention to the practical matters facing litigants, including timescales, costs, and the interaction of the Court's powers with alternative dispute resolution methods. There are useful appendices with extensive materials including a list of the current Judges, a list of District Registries, relevant legislation, rules of procedure, Practice Directions, and statutory instruments and various standard forms. This detailed and authoritative guide to the practice and procedure of this Court will be an essential reference work for all practitioners and in-house counsel involved with construction, engineering and IT disputes.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- Contains detailed case studies from India, China, Malaysia and Singapore which are supported by critical commentary — Provides a useful comparative model for the assessment of other states within Asia — Tackles the issues of Asian protection of minority rights from a multi-disciplinary approach, including comparative constitutional analysis, international relations, and social and cultural anthropology — Goes beyond the traditional focus on the Asian cultural relativism debate to look at minority rights legal regimes in Asia The absence of a regional system of human rights protection for Asia, and the ambivalence of some Asian states towards existing human rights regimes often results in a lack of awareness of the plight of minorities in these states. The existing human rights literature on Asia tends to focus on the debate of cultural relativism. On the other hand, minority rights literature largely ignores Asia. This book tackles this lacuna by undertaking an analysis of the minority rights legal regimes in India, China, Malaysia and Singapore, while also locating this discussion in the context of a wider debate on human rights in Asia. India and China, the world's most populous states, face similar problems vis-à-vis minorities, yet tackle these using starkly different techniques. Malaysia and Singapore, vocal in their articulation of 'Asian Values', have taken opposing stances over minority rights. Malaysia has sought to establish Malay hegemony using minority rights tools in favour of the majority, while Singapore deliberately adopted a doctrine of meritocracy, nonetheless emphasising ethnic fault-lines within its population. Together the four states reflect not only the complex layers of culture and identity within Asian states, but also the vastly different political systems and contrasting conceptions of the role of law in the continent. Through its examination of minority rights theory and its application in specific cases, this book provides a useful comparative model for the assessment of other states within Asia, thereby taking an important first step towards understanding the situation of minorities within the entire continent.
Название: A Theory of Linguistic Signs
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 1998
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- An essential contribution to our understanding of the dynamics and evolution of natural languages What does it mean to drive a Cadillac? What does `cuckoo' suggest about the bird? -- two examples explored in this investigation of the history of language signs and of what philosophers, linguists, and others have had to say about them. Rudi Keller shows how signs emerge, function, and develop in the permanent process of language change. He recombines thoughts and ideas from Plato to the present day to create a new theory of the meaning and evolution of icons and symbols. By assuming no prior knowledge and by developing his argument from first principles, Rudi Keller has written a basic text which includes all the necessary features: easy style, good organization, original scholarship, and historical depth. This is a non-technical book which will interest linguists, philosophers, students of communications and cultural studies, semioticians/semanticists, sociologists, and anthropologists.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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Sets out and defines basic legal terms and issues concerning international trade in services
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2005
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- A detailed and modern examination of the choice of law rules in inter vivos transfers of property — Analyses relevant principles under both English and Scottish law — Covers an area of current interest and topicality, including cultural property and indirectly held securities — Offers balanced solutions to complex problems arising in choice of law rules related to property This book provides a detailed and up-to-date exposition of English and Scottish rules of choice of law in inter vivos transfers of property. It traces the development of the lex situs rule, and its application to inter vivos dealings with immovable property, tangible movable property (including the special case of cultural property), and intangible movable property (including indirectly held securities). The author offers two alternative models of suggested choice of law rules in property, introducing a greater degree of flexibility into choice of law rules in property, and formulates even-handed solutions to the complex problems of space, time and policy which arise in this area of the conflict of laws.
Название: Transnational Litigation: A Basic Primer
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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This is a clear, easy-to-understand guide on the issues and decision points encountered when planning to resolve of avoid a transational dispute. Each basic concept and all facets of litigation procedure and strategy are explored in the context of multijuridictional interaction. These decision points occur at each and every phase of the actual litigation process, and are mirrored in the planning mode where dispute avoidance is the primary objective. The first half of this book is a practitioner's guide with ample descriptions of how to conduct litigation abroad. The second half is sub-divided into six appendices, with a table of cases and topic index to help practitioners get up to speed quickly and easily.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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Detailed discussion of the tensions between national and International law should be of interest to constitutional scholars and students of international law.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- A key text for the arbitration community, both private and governmental, corporate counsel, to NAFTA (and CAFTA), and BIT/World Bank investment arbitration worlds — The analysis is organized by rule number and stage of proceedings, and reproduces extracts of actual judgements and caselaw from a wide range of tribunals including ICSID, and NAFTA chapter 11 arbitrations — The authors have all served with the staff of the Iran -United States Claims Tribunal, and served as arbitrators, counsel, and judges with institutions such as ICSID, the European Court of Human Rights, and the United Nations Reaching past the secrecy so often met in arbitration, this study explains clearly and fully the workings of the UNCITRAL Rules of Arbitral Procedure recommended for use in 1976 by the United Nations. Pulling together difficult to obtain sources from the Iran -United States Claims Tribunal, arbitrations under Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and ad hoc arbitrations the Authors illuminate the shape the bare bones UNCITRAL Rules take in practice. The authors cogently critique that practice in the light of the negotiating history of the rules and solutions adopted by the other major private rules of arbitral procedure. To aid the specialist in the field, the practice of these various tribunals is also faithfully extracted and reproduced so that it may be argued in yet unforeseen procedural contexts. Rich both in its analysis and sources, this text is indispensable for the international arbitration field. The Authors have all served with the staff of the Iran -United States Claims Tribunal and served as arbitrators, counsel and judges with institutions ranging from the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, to the European Court of Human Rights, and the United Nations.
Название: Understanding Deviance
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2007
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- A balanced and clear introduction which examines the major sociological theories of crime, deviance, and control, enabling students to gain a full and rounded understanding of the subject — International sources are drawn upon throughout, placing all significant theoretical developments in their European and American contexts, thereby enabling students to survey the wider issues in these areas — The important arguments, criticisms, and defences of the main sociological theories of crime and deviance are sympathetically reproduced, guiding students through the complexities of the subject New to this edition — Fully revised to offer up-to-date coverage of the issues of crime, deviance and theory in the early twenty-first century including additional commentary on post-modernist approaches, summaries of cultural criminology and more substantial assessments of contributions made by such authors as Laub and Sampson, and Gottfredson and Hirschi, to anomie, strain and control theories, and their implications for social policy. Downes and Rock's popular textbook, Understanding Deviance provides the reader with an indispensable guide to criminological theory. It sympathetically outlines the principal theories of crime and rule-breaking, discussing them chronologically, and placing them in their European and North American contexts, confronting major criticisms that have been voiced against them, and constructing defences where appropriate. The book has been thoroughly revised and brought up to date to include new issues of crime, deviance and theory in the early twenty-first century, and includes summaries of cultural criminology and the work of Laub and Sampson, and Gottfredson and Hirschi, on control theory.
Название: Understanding the Law
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2013
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- An ideal introduction for anyone who is considering a career in the law, preparing for university, or embarking on a law course at college or school — A lively and accessible introduction to law, covering the history and workings of the courts and their personnel — Includes topical issues such as human rights and drugs — Geoffrey Rivlin's engaging style provides a fascinating insight into the English legal system New to this edition — Fully updated to include several new cases in the final chapter of the book, including the Catherine Zeta Jones case, giving the reader an up-to-date introduction to the workings of the English legal system — Includes lots of new examples to illustrate the descriptions and further engage the reader — Includes extended coverage on judicial precedent, human rights, and European law Understanding the Law is an engaging and accessible introduction to the law. Geoffrey Rivlin provides a wealth of fascinating detail about the legal system and the many people who participate in it, from judges to MPs and police officers. The book describes how laws are made and how cases are tried, and includes chapters on the principles involved in the administration of justice, the development of the common law, the constitution, legal professions, and courts. An updated selection of real-life cases help bring the book to life, and there are questions to accompany each chapter to encourage the reader to engage with the material. This book is ideal for anyone considering a career in the law, preparing for university, or embarking on a law course at school or college.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2001
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- The major work of an internationally admired philosopher — A controversial approach to philosophy of language — A distinctive interpretation of Wittgenstein The Uses of Sense provides a novel account of Wittgenstein's view of language as expressed in the Philosophical Investigations . On the account, Wittgenstein's view is a radical break with a still-dominant Fregean tradition. Travis applies this account to show the significance of private language and of other major themes in the Investigations , such as family resemblance and language games. Wittgenstein uses the idea of private language for a thought experiment. What is the experiment meant to test? Travis suggests that it is two pictures of the having of semantic properties, by whatever items might do so, that are at stake. One picture is Fregean. The other is opposed to it in denying a certain fixity in the semantic properties of an item which, for example, might permit simply defining some items as the bearers of such-and-such semantics. On Wittgenstein's picture, the semantics of any item is variable across occasions for viewing it or using it. This variability arises through the dependence of any item's semantics on its users and their uses of it. This dependence requires publicity of a sort excluded by private language. If items may still have semantics privately, Travis argues, then Wittgenstein's picture may not be compulsory. But if semantics collapses under such unnatural conditions, then, in ways Wittgenstein indicates, that shows something fundamentally mistaken in the Fregean approach.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- Indispensable tool for drafting or reviewing vertical agreements — Practical solutions to commercial problems — Complete coverage of EC competition law applicable to distribution agreements — Detailed analysis of the general block exemption for vertical agreements (Regulation 2790/99), the motor vehicle block exemption (Regulation 1400/2002) and competition law aspects of other vertical agreements — Easy to use with handy overviews of various distribution formulas — References to sources in various languages This book analyses the EC competition rules applicable to vertical agreements, including Regulation 2790/99 (the general block exemption applicable to vertical agreements), Regulation 1400/2002 (the motor vehicle block exemption) and also vertical agreements not covered by a block exemption. The book includes informal guidance obtained from DG Competition. The authors consider issues directly relevant in the commercial world, answering questions such as: Under what conditions may a supplier impose territorial restrictions on his dealer network? Is it possible to impose maximum retail prices? Are customer restrictions permissible in a selective distribution system? Can a supplier assume an exclusive supply obligation? Are non-compete restrictions compatible with Regulation 2790/99? Is an exclusive supply-back obligation included in a subcontracting arrangement enforceable? The authors draw on their experience in this area of competition law to address the more complex issues relating to vertical restraints. They offer practical solutions to commercial problems and provide an indispensable tool for all practitioners active in the drafting or reviewing of vertical agreements.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- Contains original empirical research using fieldwork methods, and extracts from real trials — Offers insights into the victims', witnesses', and defendants' views of criminal trials — Identifies problems in the presentation of testimony and evidence, and how these can be addressed by technological and procedural changes — Examines how lawyers' tactics and rhetoric can substantively affect trial outcomes Courting violence analyses how the courts handle cases of physical violence. It examines how lawyers and judges go about questioning defendants, witnesses and victims, how testimony and physical evidence is used, what victims, witnesses and defendants think of the trial process, and the views of lay and professional participants about violent offences. The book is based on original fieldwork at criminal trials and interviews with those involved. It is known that courtroom language, and the handling of evidence, influences the outcome of cases, and that those unfamiliar with the courts may feel bewildered and intimidated by courtroom language and procedures. The book examines the workings of such processes in cases of physical violence, with careful attention to assumptions made by lawyers, judges and others as they relate to gender, social class, ethnicity, and people exhibiting patterns of behaviour, such as young men who drink heavily in groups. Key findings examine lay participants' understanding of courtroom procedure and language, satisfaction with their ability to participate competently, and willingness to assist the courts again. The book profiles the frustrations caused by the restricted role granted lay participants in trials, and reports problems concerning the experience of minority ethnic groups. Other themes include resource problems; the potential to improve proceedings by technological means; the role of the police, expert witnesses and interpreters; and variations in approaches to the judicial role. Understandings of violence are treated as contingent and legally-reified, and victimisation as a negotiated process. Using accessible and engaging data the book shows readers the contemporary practice of criminal trials in the crown courts, highlights some of the most contentious and sensitive problems in criminal justice, and suggests improvements. It functions both as an accessible overview of the work of the courts and an insight into how society deals with serious crime.
