As a lawyer in East Harlem, he saw the social injustice; and, in his writings as well as his activism, he tried to indicate the ways Christianity could respond to those injustices. Stringfellow's writings are deeply scriptural, and this collection, drawn from his 16 books and numerous articles, nicely demonstrates the wide range of his thoughts and passions. The first section focuses on his autobiographical writings; the second collects his words on the vocation of the church; and a third is devoted to his central theological concern, the conflict of principalities and powers. The final section collects writings devoted to the art of living humanely. We can be in Kellerman's debt, for this long overdue collection reacquaints us with a man who was indeed a keeper and doer of the Word." - Publisher's Weekly

    The greatest judge never to be appointed to the Supreme Court, he is widely considered to be the peer of Justices Holmes, Brandeis, and Cardozo.

    Not merely a work of Roman legal scholarship, it is a treasure-house of ideas and arguments as well as information and scholarship relating to the Law of Obligations.

    This is the story of Bill Kunstler's odyssey, the emotional, spiritual, and intellectual journey of a middle-class liberal attorney who became a radical lawyer only after he had passed the age of forty as a result of his exposure to the upheavals of the 1960s.

    The Dictionary defines all the major terms, concepts, processes, and organization of the legal system - with new coverage of important recent legislation and expanded coverage of criminology and law enforcement. International in scope, the book includes terms taken from European law, international law, human rights law, and environmental law. This edition offers highlighted feature entries that discuss key topics in detail, such as adoption law or the Terrorism Act. There is a useful Writing and Citation Guide that specifically addresses problems and established conventions for writing legal essays and reports and the book features entry-level web links which are accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Law companion website. This classic dictionary is an invaluable source of legal reference for lawyers, law students, and anyone else needing succinct clarification of legal terms.

    Witty and cynical as ever, Horace Rumpole will once again delight listeners with his irreverent behavior and legal triumphs. Will he and his long time client Percy Timson both be forced to retire, one to sunny climes, the other to jail?

    This book will guide you through every aspect of building a music career in Australia. It identifies all the most common potential problems and offers practical solutions based on long legal experience.Music Business tackles questions like: When do I need new management? What are mechanical royalties? What do I want my record company to do? Have I got the right to handle my own merchandising? How do I choose a music lawyer?The Australian music business presents any musician with a minefield of tricky career decisions. From registering a name and choosing an agent through to getting a recording contract and understanding copyright. What's more, the choices you make have to be the right ones.Dozens of practical questions are explored and explained for the benefit of newcomer and seasoned professional alike. Highly detailed yet easy to understand, this book is the indispensable industry bible that no serious musician should be without.

    Reexamining psychiatric interventions from a cultural-historical and political-economic perspective, Szasz demonstrates that the main problem that faces mental health policy makers today is adult dependency. Millions of Americans, diagnosed as mentally ill, are drugged and confined by doctors for noncriminal conduct, go legally unpunished for the crimes they commit, and are supported by the state - not because they are sick, but because they are unproductive and unwanted.Obsessed with the twin beliefs that misbehavior is a medical disorder and that the duty of the state is to protect adults from themselves, we have replaced criminal-punitive sentences with civil-therapeutic 'programs.' The result is the relentless loss of individual liberty, erosion of personal responsibility, and destruction of the security of persons and property - symptoms of the transformation of a Constitutional Republic into a Therapeutic State, unconstrained by the rule of law. Szasz shows convincingly that not until we separate therapy from coercion--much as the founders separated theology from coercion--shall we be able to get a handle on our seemingly intractable psychiatric and social problems. No contemporary thinker has done more than Thomas Szasz to expose the myths and misconceptions surrounding insanity and the practice of psychiatry. Now, in Cruel Compassion, he gives us a sobering look at some of our most cherished notions about our humane treatment of society's unwanted, and perhaps more importantly, about ourselves as a compassionate and democratic people.

    The stories of some 400 innocent Americans who were falsely convicted of capital crimes.

    Completely revised and greatly expanded - including 20 new contracts - the second edition of this popular and essential handbook is the ultimate entertainment-law source of independent film makers, who, armed with this book can save themselves thousands in legal fees. It contains 62 contracts covering: depiction and copyright release; literary submission and sale; artist employment; collaboration; music; financing; production; distribution; and, merchandising and retainers.

    This practical step-by-step guide will transform you into a seasoned performer, with guidance for voir dire, openings and closings, testimony, and focus groups. You'll also become a director-preparing your cast of witnesses to testify clearly, credibly, and memorably. Become a master of improvisation to navigate your way through the surprises that creep up in jury trials (instead of being blindsided by them). Did law school teach you how to act in a courtroom? This book will.

    A Simon & Schuster eBook

    This edition offers up-to-date coverage of developments that have taken place since the previous edition.

    With the neighbouring Gitksan, the Witsuwit'en launched a major land claims court case asking for the ownership and jurisdiction of 55,000 square kilometers of land in north-central British Columbia that they claim to have held since before the arrival of the Europeans. In conjunction with that court case, the Gitksan and Witsuwit'en asked a number of expert witnesses, among them Antonia Mills, an anthropologist, to prepare reports on their behalf. Her report, which instructs the judge in the case on the laws, feasts, and institutions of the Witsuwit'en, is presented here. Her testimony is based on two years of participant observation with the Witsuwit'en peoples and on her reading of the anthropological, historic, archaeological, and linguistic data about the Witsuwit'en.

    Powell, Jr. is an absorbing and readable biography of one of the most important Supreme Court Justices since World War II.

    You saw the flashing red lights, you found a good attorney, you even begged for mercy. Now You Are Going To Prison and there's not a damn thing you can do about it... except learn how to make the time go easier. Jim Hogshire guides you through the correctional system, pointing out all the dangers and scams, leading you toward the safest path. If you or a loved one are about to be swallowed up by the system, you need this information if you hope to come out whole. Topics covered include: * Custody: Dealing with police * Why you should sometimes tell the cops exactly where your stash is * Handling confrontations in jail * Making bail * And much more. * Trial: Why public defenders are often the best attorneys * How to plea bargain * Mike Tyson's second biggest mistake * The importance of the pretrial sentencing report * And much more. * Prison: Rape: Everything you ever wanted to know, and some stuff you'll wish you didn't * Improvised weapons, including zip guns, knives and torchings * The best prison jobs * Selling food and drugs, and other prison hustles * Toilet bowl wine * And much more. * Jailhouse Justice: Your rights in prison * Segregation and "Marionization," some of the cruelest punishments ever inflicted on human beings * Filing grievances and lawsuits * And much more. * Execution: Life on death row * "Deathwatch," a minute-by-minute account of a convict's last days * Lethal injection * Electrocution * Gas chambers * Hanging * And much more. You Are Going To Prison is the most accurate, no-bullshit guide to prison life we have ever seen. You don't want to read this book unless you're going to do time, because you won't be able to get the sickening images out of your head.

    It's one of those rare books that bridges the gap between mass audiences and scholarly disciplines, the latter including sociology, political science, criminology and journalism.

    The life story of one of the first African-American female trial lawyers, most celebrated for her defense of her niece, Assata Shakur, the revolutionary known as JoAnne Chesimard.

    An indispensable guide to how Washington really works--or doesn't.

    The latest volume in the historic publishing program that opens the doorway for pilgrims of every backround.

    This edition includes a new chapter on the interface between criminal and civil (preventive) justice, and the addition of questions for discussion and suggested readings at the end of each chapter to facilitate debate and further research.

    This book, designed as a mediator s handbook, can be used by the practicing mediator to solve almost any problem. It can also be used by trainers to provide more basic information to trainee mediators, thus allowing them more time for practicing the skill in training. The book will also be of interest to students and practitioners of family therapy, to social workers, and counselors."

    Nearly anyone can read this easy-to-understand annotated version of America's founding documents. Every difficult word or phrase is followed by a simple definition; every complex concept or clause is fully explained. In The People's Guide to the United States Constitution: Everything You Need to Know in One Easy Read the reader is also shown why the Constitution was written and how it continues to affect the lives of Americans today. There is a brief history of the events leading up to our separation from Great Britain, the text of the Declaration of Independence (with appropriate explanations), and a short history of the Constitution with a brief summary of it. Also included are summaries of various landmark decisions of the United States Supreme Court that have shaped our interpretation of the document.

    Some 7,000 men and women were executed on public scaffolds, watched by crowds of thousands. This acclaimed study is the first to explore what a wide range of people felt about these ceremonies. Gatrell draws on letters, diaries, ballads, broadsides, and images, as well as on poignant appeals for mercy which, until now, have been largely neglected by historians. Panoramic in range, scholarly in method, and compelling in style and in argument, this is one of those rare histories which both shift our sense of the past and speak powerfully to the present.

    Combining extracts from cases and other materials with substantial commentary and explanatory text, Sealy and Hooley provide context for the extracts, question their significance, and provide an authoritative guide to commercial law. This book follows a very clear structure, discussing topics covered on commercial law courses not as separate entities, but as part of a coherent whole, enabling students to easily make links between different areas of the law. Fundamental concepts such as ownership, possession, and good faith run through the book, offering common themes connecting each area. The authors supply extensive commentary on key decisions, helping students to focus on the most important areas; also provided are European and American examples, ensuring that students have access to a comparative analysis of commercial law as it operates throughout the world.Praised for the clarity of writing and mapping well onto a variety of courses, the emphasis throughout this book is on practical application - how is the law used in practice? Diagrams and questions enable students to check progress and consolidate understanding. While maintaining the previous edition's successful structure and style, this edition takes into account all of the major changes in the law since 2003 and provides extracts from recent key cases.

    Challenging the stereotypical image of a passive, insular group, McClain reveals a politically savvy population capable of mobilizing to fight mistreatment. He draws on English- and Chinese-language documents and rarely studied sources to chronicle the ways the Chinese sought redress and change in American courts.McClain focuses on the San Francisco Bay Area, the home of almost one-fifth of the fifty thousand Chinese working in California in 1870. He cites cases in which Chinese laundrymen challenged the city of San Francisco's discriminatory building restrictions, and lawsuits brought by parents to protest the exclusion of Chinese children from public schools. While vindication in the courtroom did not always bring immediate change (Chinese schoolchildren in San Francisco continued to be segregated well into the twentieth century), the Chinese community's efforts were instrumental in establishing several legal landmarks.In their battles for justice, the Chinese community helped to clarify many judicial issues, including the parameters of the Fourteenth Amendment and the legal meanings of nondiscrimination and equality. Discussing a wide range of court cases and gleaning their larger constitutional significance, In Search of Equality brings to light an important chapter of American cultural and ethnic history. It should attract attention from American and legal historians, ethnic studies scholars, and students of California culture.

    And it's written so you don't need a background in economics to understand it. Expert narration states the black letter law and presents policy arguments for alternatives. Text also includes an analysis of recent Supreme Court and lower-court decisions.

    This book brings together the basic documents needed for reaching an informed judgment on the central ethical question in the Pinto case: did Ford Motor Company act ethically in designing the Pinto fuel system and in deciding not to upgrade the integrity of that system until 1978? The five parts of this book cover the case, cost-benefit analysis, whistle blowing, product liability, and government regulations.

    First published in 1981, Tree Talk was widely hailed as the most even-handed and well-written introduction to forestry issues available. More Tree Talk is an entirely revised edition of that classic volume that brings the book up-to-date with the current situation.Like the original, More Tree Talk features a running narrative punctuated by individual portraits that personalize the issues. It translates political and academic aspects of forestry into human terms, focusing on those whose lives and livelihoods depend on the outcome of the debates currently raging -- old-time woodsmen, loggers, naturalists, restoration workers, timber company executives.Ray Raphael explores the new forestry practices, theories, and controversies that have emerged in the past decade as he addresses problems of a declining resource base and increasing regulatory policies. He examines the impact of ecological and economic concerns on rural communities, and considers the possibility of large structural changes in the ways in which timber companies operate. Throughout, he emphasizes that without an understanding of the economic and political factors that interfere with good forest management, all the scientific knowledge -- and all the best intentions of on-site workers -- will come to no avail.

    His biggest dream is to be part of a family, and he believes his wish will come true when his favorite team, the California Angels, clinches the pennant.

    This fourth edition considers both international and South African sources and provides an expanded focus on an array of topics, including secession, immunities of senior officials for international crimes, diplomatic protection, universal jurisdiction, the responsibility of international organizations, reservations to treaties, the Human Rights Council, the SADC Tribunal, the responsibility to protect, a review of Security Council action, self-defense against terrorism, the definition of aggression in the Statute of the International Criminal Court, the jurisprudence of the International Criminal Court, the African Court of Human Rights, and the protection of civilians in armed conflict.

    This well-researched book (co-written by a man with 27 years of experience as a patrol officer, detective, and police executive) documents the real nature & performance of policing. It is designed to provide the basic grounding a police officer requires to perform effectively, and provides a theoretical and practical knowledge of investigative techniques necessary for success as a patrol officer or criminal investigator. Sections include working the streets, recording information, responding to emergencies, stopping and searching vehicles, investigating traffic accidents, hazards & disasters, street psychology, interrogating suspects, handling the crime scene, forensic science, handling complex investigations, raids & searches, surveillance, computer crime, preparing for court, more.

    In a book that combines history and biography, drama and explication, Peter Irons tells the story of the two great adversaries, Justices William Brennan and William Rehnquist, who for 20 years fought for control of the Supreme Court on the central issues of our time.

    Cann once again enlivens the topic of United States administrative law through the use of recent and "classic" legal cases to make it accessible and interesting to students. Administrative Law, Fourth Edition is an engaging casebook that presents a unique problem-solving framework that contrasts democracy with the administrative state. This novel approach places the often complex subject matter of U.S. administrative law into a more comprehensible context. The Fourth Edition has been completely updated and revised and includes many new cases to reflect changes in the law since the year 2000.

    Each had a distinct function to perform in the development of Islamic law. The first theory is shown to be based on the operation of general principles and the analytical method, the methodology of the second incorporates strict interpretation and analogy, while the third theory is based on the purposes of the Islamic shari'ah. Islamic legal theory is presented here in a manner that reflects the traditional approach, but takes into account the needs of the modern lawyer, judge and scholar.

    Board of Education; the defense of Martin Luther King Jr., the origin of major employment discrimination cases.

    This practical guide will help consumers steer clear of many legal pitfalls and will guide readers to a better understanding of their rights and responsibilities under the law.The book has been prepared by many experts in a wide range of legal areas, under the careful direction of the American Bar Association, the nation's leading authority on legal matters. Using a straightforward question-and-answer format -- along with numerous sidebars, charts and graphs -- this volume is divided into specific subject areas for easy reference.The first chapter, "When and How to Use a Lawyer," helps you determine when to contact a lawyer, how to find one -- and which kind; it will explain the questions to ask and provides an understanding of fees and expenses. Also included are the alternatives to lawsuits and what you can do if a lawyer does not satisfy you. Next is a clear and thorough explanation of "How the Legal System Works." It clearly explains the different court systems and discusses juries, trials, verdicts, and post-trial procedures.The rest of the book looks at how the law affects all of us in our everyday lives, focusing on our questions and concerns as we go about our daily affairs.For example, families are tremendously important to us, and the chapter on "Family Law" provides valuable information on marriage (and money), children, separation, annulment, and divorce.Several chapters look at how the law affects where we live. "Buying and Selling a Home" introduces the players involved and provides tips on selecting a "seller's broker" and a "buyer's broker," as well as how to work without an agent. This chapter also explains your rights concerning the purchase contract, home inspections, home loans, the title and closing, as well as tax considerations and the Fair Housing Act. "Home Ownership" discusses how the law affects you once you've bought your home. It covers property rights and restrictions, managing neighborhood problems, and protecting your rights when contracting for home improvements and repairs. The chapter on "Renting Residential Property" examines the landlord/tenant relationship, leases (and their termination), maintenance, security deposits, rent control, and fair housing laws.The chapters on "Consumer Credit," "Consumer Bankruptcy" and "Contracts and Consumer Law" cover such topics as: choosing a credit card, credit records debt collections and the law; straight bankruptcy and its alternatives; and types of contracts, breaches, and remedies. The "Automobiles" chapter takes you through buying a new car, buying or selling a used car, warranties, inspections, your auto and the police, as well as accidents and insurance.Work is also central to the lives of most of us. "Law and the Workplace" lays out the federal laws that apply on the job and takes up the hiring process, discrimination, privacy, AIDS and the employee, unions, safety, employment termination, and pension plans. A chapter on "Forming and Operating a Small Business" provides advice on types of business organizations, ways of getting organized, and your rights when dealing with operational problems and organic changes."Personal Injury" helps you understand your rights during claims of negligence, auto accidents, injuries on your (and others') property as well as medical malpractice, liabilities and intentional wrongs. "Criminal Justice" examines the basics of criminal law, defenses against criminal charges and other sentencing and appeals processes. A chapter on "The Rights of Older Americans" discusses pensions, social security, health and long-term care benefits, controlling your own affairs, and legal services for the elderly. The "Estate Planning" chapter explains wills, trusts, living trusts, death and taxes.The American Bar Association Family Legal Guide should be at the fingertips of anyone who wants to be an informed legal consumer.The American Bar Association is the world's largest voluntary professional organization. One of its primary goals is to increase public understanding of the law.

    The casebook provides the tools for fast, easy, on-point research. Part of the University Casebook Series®, it includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of a body of law on a particular subject. Text and explanatory materials designed for law study accompany the cases.

    

    Each book provides a theoretical framework for understanding the specific skills, reinforcing this with practical exercises to develop the reader's grasp of how these skills are used.

    Oliver Wendell Holmes asserted at the end of the nineteenth century that human law is ultimately a phenomenon in quantitative relations to its causes and effects, and many have been left with an impression of law as a set of processes and rules. Vining takes issue with this and with various reductionist attempts in scientific thought today to express the universe in a single mathematical description of forces, as well as with post-structuralist speculation that there are no valid truth claims, and that human inter-action can be reduced to analysis of power relationships. Law, he argues, is an independent discourse, not reducible to any other, that exists only in human interaction and reflects continuing human worth. Vining's search to reinstate the spiritual dimension in public discourse brings him head-on with a wide array of powerful academic forces: linguistics theory, political science, the new historicism, and the traditional teaching of law.This book consists of a collection of what Vining calls amplifications of the implied text of the law--impressions, commentaries, vignettes, poems, and dialogues--which illustrate aspects of conventional legal language and logic, and the subjects legal practice regularly deals with, such as promises, death, and crime. Throughout we see that law reaches deeply into the way we know ourselves and other persons, all of whom speak through law as law connects language to person and person to action. The texts generated by legal method constitute the living record of social acquaintance and contest, speaking across cultures and across centuries. It is the close reading of legal texts and contexts, Vining argues, that provides the present source of the transcendental in modern secular life. But unlike the other academic arts of interpretation, law alone is directly connected with the most real, the most particular and, at the same time, the most universal facts of social life.From Newton's Sleep poses ultimate questions for a century that now approaches its end, casts doubt on certainties past and present, and creates new grounds for skepticism and conviction. The fragmentary form of the book mirrors its subject. It is intended to be picked up and read as occasion allows, especially at evening, by lawyers and all their fellow nonlawyers.

    In this important contribution to the theory of property, Carol Rose sympathetically examines the two currently dominant traditions—neoconservative utilitarianism and liberal communitarianism—acknowledging the strengths of each and laying the groundwork for a theory to bridge the gap between them.By insisting that community norms must underlie any property regime, she expands the horizons of property theory, exploring the role of narrative and storytelling in the establishment of these norms. The result is a study that credits the insights of rival views and breaks new ground both substantively in its implications for understanding property and methodologically in its application of the study of narrative to property law. Property and Persuasion is a valuable contribution to legal theory as well as to political and social philosophy, and it is essential reading for students and professionals in all these fields.

    Although the Byzantines had a formal legal system, deriving from Justinian's codification, this does not solve the problem but rather poses important questions. Was this a society which was meant to be governed by law? For answers, one must look at the intent of the legislators (to address specific problems, or to order society according to an ideal pattern?); the attitudes toward the law; the relationship between law, religion, literature, and art. What were the spheres--political, economic, private--that the laws and the lawgivers sought to regulate? The concepts of law and justice are quite different from each other, and the relationship between them is investigated here.Of importance also, in this medieval society, are the connections between law and religion. There is the problem of the provenance of the law--whether the Emperor or God himself is the source of law--and the broad implications of the answer. At another level, ecclesiastical law was very important for everyday life, and the question arises of how much knowledge people had of it and how profound was their knowledge. Both people's perceptions and their practices were shaped by their views of human justice and divine justice: whether these coincided, and whether they were administered through the same means, for the intervention of saints or icons might be seen as an alternative to human justice. As for human justice, there are questions that involve both society's view of it and the education, knowledge, and interests of those who administered it.Such issues are present in all medieval societies; the case of Byzantium is of particular interest because of the interplay between formal law and the conceptualizations and practices--some quite divergent from the ostensible purpose of legislation--which affected the legislators, the practitioners, and all of society.

    That's all. Right? Wrong! Rabbis can mean many things, and its law can affect everyone from students to homemakers, including many practices that people have been taking for granted all their lives.

    

    It looks at the ideas that underlie legal systems, particularly of common law jurisdictions, and how these ideas play themselves out in issues such as access to justice, the litigation process, and the lawyer-client relationship. The book examines the politics of lawmaking, and the impact of the law on questions of gender, race and multiculturalism. All material in the book has been thoroughly revised and updated, including the discussions, with all chapters rewritten and re-organised to draw out the book's themes more clearly. Major changes to the previous edition include: the replacement of the section on law and economics by a broader section on law and regulation; and, the inclusion of a new chapter on law, globalization and terrorism which places the law in its wider global context.

    This collection showcases the best of the best with cartoons by such well-known artists as Bill Woodman, Jack Ziegler, Henry Martin, Roz Chast, and dozens of others. 104 cartoons.

    Major developments that have occured since the last edition are covered, including:the increasing impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 numerous cases from both domestic and European courts.Exploring both the form and content of the legal regulation of business in a critically informed context, Business Law, primarily designed for undergraduates on business studies courses, is also ideal for all those who need to study the interaction between the law and business as part of their main course.