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IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Studies: Volume 1, The Law of Energy for Sustainable Developmentby Adrian Bradbrook; Rosemary Lyster; Richard Ottinger; Wang Xi
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 134.00As contemporary world politics demonstrates, energy resources and generation are crucial issues facing the international community. As research on energy law, at the international, regional, and national level is in its infancy, the insights provided by the contributors to this volume are a significant addition to the field. more...
Science and Litigationby Terrence F. Kiely
CRC Press 2002; US$ 94.95Written for attorneys and expert witnesses, this guide to products liability litigation outlines each step of the process, from research to court hearings. It discusses the admissibility of scientific ideas, and explains how to prepare science-based cases in civil trials. Landmark cases, the scientific-peer review process, legal theory, and differi more...
Beyond All Reasonby Daniel A. Farber; Suzanna Sherry
Oxford University Press 1997; US$ 45.00This title is an appraisal of the impact of multiculturalism on legal scholarship. Far from making society more humane and less oppressive, radical multiculturalism is destructive of dialogue and community. Worse, the authors contend, radical multiculturalism has deep structural links to anti-Semitism and other forms of racism. more...
The WTO Case Law of 2002by Henrik Horn; Petros C. Mavroidis
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 114.00Second annual report of the American Law Institute project on WTO Law. The project undertakes yearly analysis of case law from the adjudicating bodies of the WTO. Reporters' Studies for 2002 cover a wide range of WTO law ranging from classic trade in goods issues to intellectual property protection. more...
Legal Knowledge and Information Systemsby T.M. van Engers
IOS Press 2006; US$ 113.00This volume contains the Proceedings of the Nineteenth JURIX Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems (JURIX 2006). The large number of submissions shows that the interdisciplinary community is still growing and active. This volume again covers a broad range of topics. Argumentation is central to legal reasoning and therefore it is no surprise that researchers have focused on computational theories of argumentation. In this book four papers are dedicated to this topic. Typical to the legal field is the use of written knowledge sources, especially legal sources. These have been subject to AI & Law research for a long time, varying from structuring and accessing legal sources to using natural language processing techniques in order... more...
Research in Law and Economicsby Richard O. Zerbe
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007; US$ 120.00Since 1979 Research in Law and Economics has been presenting original research that explores the extent to which the constraints of law explain economic behavior and the role of economics in forming the law. Leading scholars, including Kenneth Arrow, Kenneth Elzinga, Victor Goldberg, Jack Hirschliefer, Paul Joskow, and Vernon Smith, have chosen Research in Law and Economics as the right forum for presenting their research. Now published bi-annually by Elsevier, each issue of Research in Law and Economics focuses on a timely and relevant topic. Such topics have included economics of environmental policy, urban property rights, antitrust and evolutionary models in economics and law. This volume focuses on cost-benefit analysis and the law. Research... more...
Research Methods for Lawby Mike McConville
Edinburgh University Press 2007; US$ 119.40Research Methods for Law introduces undergraduate and postgraduate students to available methods of research legalistic, empirical, comparative and theoretical drawing on actual research projects as examples. The book is written by a team of contributors with a broad range of teaching and research experience in law, criminal justice and socio-legal studies. Designed to serve as a handbook for research methods courses with its coverage of the principal research traditions, the book will also appeal to students of related disciplines who have an interest in legal issues including those from criminology, sociology, psychology, government, politics and social administration. The rich mix of general lessons, theoretical engagement... more...
Intellectual Property and Biotechnologyby M. Rimmer
Edward Elgar Publishing 2008; US$ 40.00Documents and evaluates the dramatic expansion of intellectual property law to accommodate various forms of biotechnology from micro-organisms, plants, and animals to human genes and stem cells. This book explores law, policy, and practice in both Australia and New Zealand in respect to gene patents and non-coding DNA. more...
Legal Research Made Easyby Suzan Herkowitz; James Duggan
Sourcebooks, Inc. 2005; US$ 22.95Legal Research Made Easy is designed to take the fear out of doing legal research, no matter whom the researcher may be. It answers how to do it, when it is necessary, where you should look, what you should be looking for and why it is important. more...
Pennsylvania Legal Research Handbookby Frank Liu; Joel Fishman; Dittakavi N. Rao; Tsegaye Beru; Amanda Shotsberger
ALM Publishing 2008; US$ 89.25Newly updated, this Pennsylvania-specific guide for legal-research methods, programs, and resources is a must-have for attorneys, law students, librarians, paralegals, or anyone who conducts legal research in the state of Pennsylvania. more...