Книги издательства Oxford University Press
Название: Qualitative Methods in Sociolinguistics
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2000
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- The only separate textbook in qualitative research methods in sociolinguistics. — Brief and accessible — Questions for discussion and further reading suggestions at end of each chapter.
Название: Redressing Injustices Through Mass Claims Processes: Innovative Responses to Unique Challenges
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- The PCA is a long-standing legal institution and a respected editor of a 7 volume series on issues of international law — Important, topical subject matter including recent innovative institutions such as the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and the International Criminal Court — Brings together for the first time a broad scope of subject matter covering diverse mass claims processes — Renowned authors with diversity of relevant experience — Includes a reprint of Volume 1 of the Final Report of the Special Master for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund This volume from the International Bureau of the PCA presents a collection of studies on innovative responses to the unique challenges of resolving large numbers of claims arising from common, often tragic, circumstances-mass claims. The mass claims processes discussed in this volume were created in the aftermath of war or other atrocities, and redress is often an important component of settlement for the victims. The authors consider mass claims processes both from a conceptual and a practical perspective through lessons learned over twenty-five years. This book covers innovations to speed mass claims processes by means of new standards of proof and the use of information technology, as well as specific mass claims processes: the United Nations Compensation Commission; the Austrian General Settlement Fund; the French Commission for the Compensation of Victims of Spoliation; the German Forced Labour Compensation Programme; and the reparations provisions of the Statute of the International Criminal Court. From a North American perspective, authors address the litigation of mass claims involving slavery under United States law, the United States Indian Claims Commission, and the successful completion of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. In addition, Volume 1 of the Final Report of the Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund is reprinted in its entirety. The responses of the international community to current issues of compensation and reparations, the role of civil society actors in reparations legislation, and recent instruments adopted by the Council of Europe and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights are also reviewed.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- Discusses the proliferation of regional trade agreements which represent a significant challenge to WTO law — The co-existence of RTAs and the WTO raises critical issues of fragmentation of international trade law and jurisdictional competition — Contributors include scholars, government officials, and experts from international organizations, offering practical, conceptual, institutional, and official perspectives The proliferation of regional trade agreements, including both free trade agreements and customs unions, over the past decade has provoked many new legal issues in WTO law, public international law, and an emerging law of regional trade agreements. The various Parts of this book chart this development from a number of perspectives. Part 1 introduces the economic and political underpinnings of regional trade agreements, their constitutional functions, and their role as a locus for integrating trade and human rights. Part 2 examines the WTO rules governing regional trade agreements, focusing on a number of areas in which regional trade agreements prove problematic, such as trade remedies, regulatory standards and rules of origin. Part 3 investigates areas in which regional trade agreements go beyond WTO rules, in areas such as intellectual property, investment, competition, services, sustainable development and mutual recognition, while Part 4 is devoted to the dispute settlement mechanisms of regional trade agreements, and includes illuminating case studies. Part 5 explores the interrelationship between regional trade agreements and the WTO system from the perspective of public international law, involving questions with significance beyond the trade community.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- Discusses the proliferation of regional trade agreements which represent a significant challenge to WTO law — The co-existence of RTAs and the WTO raises critical issues of fragmentation of international trade law and jurisdictional competition — Contributors include scholars, government officials, and experts from international organizations, offering practical, conceptual, institutional, and official perspectives The proliferation of regional trade agreements, including both free trade agreements and customs unions, over the past decade has provoked many new legal issues in WTO law, public international law, and an emerging law of regional trade agreements. The various Parts of this book chart this development from a number of perspectives. Part 1 introduces the economic and political underpinnings of regional trade agreements, their constitutional functions, and their role as a locus for integrating trade and human rights. Part 2 examines the WTO rules governing regional trade agreements, focusing on a number of areas in which regional trade agreements prove problematic, such as trade remedies, regulatory standards and rules of origin. Part 3 investigates areas in which regional trade agreements go beyond WTO rules, in areas such as intellectual property, investment, competition, services, sustainable development and mutual recognition, while Part 4 is devoted to the dispute settlement mechanisms of regional trade agreements, and includes illuminating case studies. Part 5 explores the interrelationship between regional trade agreements and the WTO system from the perspective of public international law, involving questions with significance beyond the trade community.
Название: Regulating Energy and Natural Resources
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- Analyses changes in industry regulation and makes interconnections with theoretical perspectives — Examines a wide range of alternatives to traditional regulation — Written by an international group of contributors, with case studies from the Netherlands, the USA, Singapore, New Zealand, and the UK — Looks at the topical controversies of non-state actors and globalization Democratization, globalization, and increased environmental awareness have had a profound impact on the regulation of industry in the energy and natural resources sector. This book analyses the changes in character of the way this industry is regulated, and seeks to make connections with theoretical perspectives on regulation as a major part of the modern legal system. Part I examines the emergence of alternatives to regulation, such as 'soft law' in developing countries, the European Electricity and Gas Directives of 1996 and 1998, the idea of regulation of company structure as opposed to performance, multi-faceted government alternative regulatory instruments, and market mechanics. Part II analyses conventional methods of regulation, and how they have evolved, including case studies from the Netherlands, the USA, Singapore, New Zealand, and the UK. Part III looks at regulatory innovations such as environmental audit, self-regulation, the 'Voluntary Action Plan', private-sector standard setting, and certification. Part IV examines the role of non-state actors, and their response to national and supranational regulatory changes, and globalization. Recent shifts in the perception of energy security, failures in energy company corporate governance, and evolving self-regulatory frameworks renders this a timely and worthy examination of the issues facing the energy and natural resources industry today.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- A unique and practical guide to remedies available under international law for human and civil rights violations — The only work to cover remedies in all international fora — Provides comprehensive coverage of an area of increasing practical and academic importance — The First Edition was Winner of the ASIL Certificate of Merit 2000 This fully revised and updated new edition of Remedies in International Human Rights Law provides a comprehensive treatment of remedies for human rights violations and reviews the jurisprudence of international tribunals on these violations. It provides a theoretical framework and a practical guide for lawyers, judges, and academics interested in human rights law. This edition also incorporates a new chapter on historical injustices. All the cases of the Inter-American and European Courts of Human Rights are included, as well as decisions of the African and Inter-American Commissions on Human Rights, UN bodies, the European Court of Justice, international administrative tribunals, and national courts applying human rights law.
Название: Retrospectivity and the Rule of Law
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- The book has a unique focus entirely on retroactivity, a subject normally dealt with only as a subset of constitutional law — The book touches on some very topical areas, such as the use of retroactivity in the fight against terrorism. Highly controversial current issues, eg: Guantanamo Bay detainees, Patriot Act etc — The book has a very wide readership potential, retroactivity is a controversial constitutional and ethical issue across UK and USA especially, and Australasia and Canada also. 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 the reality of retrospective rule making is far more widespread than this, and ranges from 'corrective' legislation to 'interpretive regulations' to judicial decision making. The search for a rational justification for retrospective rule-making necessitates a reconsideration of the very nature of the rule of law and the kind of law that can rule, and will provide new insights into the nature of law and the parameters of societal order. This book examines the various ways in which laws may be seen as retrospective and analyses the problems in defining retrospectivity. In his analysis Dr Charles Sampford asserts that the definitive argument against retrospective rule-making is the expectation of individuals that, if their actions today are considered by a future court, the applicable law was discoverable at the time the action was performed. The book goes on to suggest that although the strength of this 'rule of law' argument should prevail in general, exceptions are sometimes necessary, and that there may even be occasions when analysis of the rule of law may provide the foundation for the application of retrospective laws.
Название: Revolution and Making of Contemporary Legal Profession: England, France, and United States
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- A comparative study of revolution and civil society — Documents and explains the major differences in the history, rules, and institutions of three major legal professions The revolutions of France, the United States, and England each inspired dreams of creating legal institutions that did not depend on specialist intermediaries, and, in different ways, provoked attacks on the existing rules and government of the legal profession more widespread and severe than at any other time in their history. These dreams came to naught and, sooner or later, the professions recovered, but their revolutionary experiences nevertheless had a lasting impact on their subsequent organization, and help to explain why three previously convergent professions should diverge as their societies industrialised. The social upheaval of industrialization may also help to explain many of their peculiarities down to the present day: why, for instance, French advocates imposed such strict ethical obligations on themselves, from which they were only released by the state in 1992, why American lawyers should be the first to be at ease in the market, but faced intractable problems of professional self-government, why two professions should emerge in England, both with a high degree of self-government, and both long indifferent to law schools and to the market for legal services. Since lawyers were the first occupation to organize as a profession, this insightful comparative inquiry then asks what their experience might tell us about other organized occupations in these three societies, and the difference between their educational institutions, their division of labour, their civil societies and lesser forms of government, and about the ways they have been stratified and formed classes.
Название: A Ride to Khiva
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2002
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- Gripping adventure story, in the tradition of Peter Hopkirk's classic books on Central Asia — First published by OUP in 1997; now reissued by popular demand — Colourful and opinionated descriptions of the people Burnaby encountered — not only an adventure story, but a fascinating cultural document of its time — Peter Hopkirk's books have sold over 100,000 copies in their Oxford paperback editions — Resurgence of interest in this area and its history 'He who once enters Khiva abandons all hope, as surely as one who enters Hell. His prison house is girdled with trackless deserts, whose sole inhabitants are the sellers of human flesh.' In the winter of 1875, a young British officer set out across central Asia on a strictly unofficial mission to investigate the latest secret Russian moves in the Great Game. His goal was the mysterious caravan city of Khiva, closed to all European travellers by the Russians following their seizure of it two years earlier. His aim was to discover whether, as many British strategists feared, this remote and dangerous oasis was about to be used as a springboard for an invasion of India. Captain Frederick Burnaby was already something of a legend. For a start he was reputed to be the strongest man in the British Army, standing six-foot-four and weighting fifteen stone. Nor was he simply a Goliath, for he spoke no fewer than seven languages, including Russian and Turkish, and possessed a most vigorous and colourful prose style. Unknown to his superiors, who would have forbidden the venture, he rode for over a thousand miles across steppe and desert, struggling through blizzards and snowdrifts, to reach forbidden Khiva. Ordered home by an alarmed government, Burnaby immediately sat down and wrote this best-selling account of his adventures, which has become a Great Game classic.
Название: The Rights of Minorities
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- The Framework Convention is the principal international document establishing minority rights in a legally binding way — Article-by-article guide to all major aspects of minority rights — Many minority rights e.g. political participation, non-assimilation, and the use of native languages are not covered by other major Human Rights agreements — Commentary incorporates drafting history and implementation practice — Clear and detailed interpretation of the provisions of the Convention The rights of minorities are becoming increasingly important, especially in the context of enlargement of the European Union, yet there are remarkably few treaties dealing with minority rights under international law. One of these is the Council of Europe's Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. This volume provides the first expert commentary on the Convention, which is the principal international document establishing minority rights in a legally binding way. Many minority rights such as those to political participation, non-assimilation, and the use of native languages are not incorporated in other major Human Rights agreements. The Convention is therefore often taken to be the leading standard in the international law of minority rights. This commentary offers a detailed article-by-article analysis of the Convention, by a group of international legal experts in minority rights. Their commentary draws upon the Convention's negotiating history and implementation practice, in addition to examining the pronouncements of the Advisory Committee, which is the implementation body attached to the treaty. It offers a clear sense of the concrete meaning of the provisions of the Convention to scholars, students, and members of minority rights groups.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- First text to provide a thorough account of Russian foreign relations and investment law — Gives perspectives on both the foreigner trading into Russia and foreign investors exporting from Russia — Covers all important topics in one easy to use volume — Provides detailed explanations of the topics covered and valuable references to Russian primary material for further research — Written by an acknowledged and respected expert in the field Russian Foreign Relations and Investment Law is the fourth volume in OUP's Russian law mini-series and is the first comprehensive study of Russian foreign relations law which examines the legal rights of, and limitations on, foreigners in Russia. Increasing investment in Russia makes this an ideal time to publish a further volume with the focus on this area. With the emphasis placed on the commercial investor, Butler provides a thorough guide from both perspectives of the foreigner trading into Russia and the foreign investor exporting from within Russia. Through twelve logical chapters Butler covers areas such as foreign trade law, foreign investment law, different types of foreigners and thier rights, aspects of employment law, civil law rights and duties, and general principles of international law all within the context of the Russian legal system. This text is a welcome addition to the other titles in series:The Civil Code of the Russian Federation , Russian Company and Commercial Legislation and the second edition of Professor Butler's acclaimed general text Russian Law.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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- Concerns one of today's most controversial issues which has prompted debate about constitutional reform in the US, and is set to become legalised in the UK as of December 2005 — Considers fundamental question of whether civil partnerships can satisfy the demands of equal treatment — Considers the constitutional implications of the reformation of the House of Lords and the possible creation of a Supreme Court in the UK Based on the 2005 Oxford Clarendon Lectures in Law, this book deals with the remarkable change in society's attitude to homosexuality over the last half century. Until 1967 homosexual acts were punished by the criminal law and as recently as 1988 Parliament forbade teachers from suggesting that homosexuality was an acceptable family relationship. In 2005 Parliament passed the Civil Partnership Act, which creates a framework in which same-sex couples can have their relationship legally recognised in much the same way as marriage. This book looks at the essentials of the civil partnerships contruct, and asks whether it is really creating an institution of 'gay marriage'? If not, the next question to ask is whether civil partnership can satisfy the demands for equality increasingly being made by the gay community? In the United States, the courts have taken an active and progressive stance, holding that to deny marriage to same sex couples and leave them with mere partnership is to create a 'separate but equal' situation historically associated with the racial discrimination now universally recognised as unconstitutional and morally unjustifiable. However, the political climate has risen to a fever pitch with the current administration's push for constitutional amendment to ban outright gay marriage. In the UK the courts have been less activist, but the potential creation of a Supreme Court raises important questions about the boundaries between the roles of judiciary, the legislature, and government; and whether the judiciary should play a more constitutionally active role than has thus far been traditional?
Название: Securities Law Claims: A Practical Guide
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2006
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Clear guidance for anyone with financial responsibility for a company.
Название: Social Rights in Europe
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2005
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- Considers so-called 'neglected rights' such as those relating to health and disability — Covers both the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and European Social Charter, two systems rarely considered side by side in the academic literature — Situates the debate on social rights in the context of important current events in the EU, including the EU Constitution, the recent Open Method of Coordination, economic globalization, and Europe's increasing international role — Contrasts protection of social rights between traditionally democratic and post-communist states Social rights, while traditionally the neglected sibling within the human rights family, have been prominent on the agenda in Europe in recent years. The debate over the justiciability of social rights in the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights, and the revision of the Council of Europe's European Social Charter, have contributed in different ways to this prominence. The chapters in this book examine these recent developments, and discuss some of the current dilemmas and challenges for the system of protection of social rights in Europe. The collection moves deliberately beyond the traditional focus on labour rights to consider other social rights which are seen to be of growing importance, such as health and disability in particular. Writers who are familiar with, and in some cases who have worked within, the various European systems assess different aspects of their functioning, including their respective mechanisms for monitoring and enforcement. The relationship between the two main systems of protection of social rights (The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Social Charter) is considered both in a chapter on the possibility for future accession of the EU to the ESC, as well as through a series of case studies on the right to work, to health, to freedom from discrimination, and the rights of the disabled. This approach allows reflection on the respective strengths and weaknesses of these two systems, and the existing tensions and synergies between them.
Жанр: Oxford University Press
Год: 2002
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- Professor Treitel is universally regarded as the world's greatest authority on English contract law — Detailed coverage of topics which are at the core of most undergraduate courses in contract law — Clear, in-depth analysis of the most recent case-law and legislation This book contains a slightly expanded version of the Clarendon Lectures in Law given in Oxford in 2001. It deals with major contributions made by the English Courts in the Twentieth Century to three important areas of English contract law. The first is the variation of contracts by subsequent agreement, where developments in the doctrines of consideration and estoppel are discussed in the light of Williams v Roffey Bros and Nicholls (Contractors) Ltd and the High Trees case. The second is the battle over privity of contract, discussed mainly in the light of the Midlands Silicone case and Beswick v Beswick; much of this discussion retains its practical importance even after the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. The third is the development of different types of contractual terms: starting with the distinction between 'conditions' and 'warranties', this discussion traces the development of 'intermediate' or 'innominate' terms in the light of the Hong Kong Fir case and later authorities; it also considers the development and continuing significance of the concept of the 'fundamental' term.
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.
