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An Unruly Childby Bruce Kercher
Allen & Unwin 1995; US$ 32.72Provocative history of Australian law since white settlement. more...
Religion and Personal Law in Secular Indiaby Gerald James Larson
Indiana University Press 2001; US$ 18.35Though a directive principle of the constitution, a uniform civil code of law has never been written or instituted in India. As a result, in matters of personal law -- the segment of law concerning marriage, dowry, divorce, parentage, legitimacy, wills, and inheritance -- individuals of different backgrounds must appeal to their respective religious laws for guidance or rulings. But balancing the claims of religious communities with those of a modern secular state has caused some intractable problems for India as a nation. Religion and Personal Law in Secular India provides a comprehensive look into the issues and challenges that... more...
Passage Of Changeby Anita Jowitt; Tess Newton-cain
Pandanus Books 2003; US$ 50.00A collection of essays treating the issues behind modernisation, law and governance in the island nations of the Pacific. more...
A Kind Of Mendingby Sinclair Dinnen; Anita Jowitt; Tess Newton-cain
Pandanus Books 2003; US$ 28.00A collection of essays which examine the issues surrounding restorative justice and the tensions created as traditional societies face formal judicial systems. more...
Law, Capitalism and Power in Asiaby Kanishka Jayasuriya
Routledge 1998; US$ 64.95A challenging and provocative book that contests the liberal assumption that the rule of law will go hand in hand with a transition to market-based economies and even democracy in East Asia. more...
Medical Lawby John Devereux
Routledge Cavendish Australia 2002; US$ 62.95Examines some of the patterns in medical law. After a brief introduction to leading bio-ethical principles, the book explores the interplay of different areas of law as they impact on medical practice. Particular emphasis is given to the issue of consent to treatment. more...
A New Constitution For Australiaby Bede Harris
Routledge Cavendish Australia 2002; US$ 64.95This work examines the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 and suggests how it may be reformed, drawing on the experience of other jurisdictions, and in particular South Africa, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. more...
South Pacific Property Lawby Sue Farran; Professor Don Paterson
Routledge-Cavendish 2004; US$ 66.95A treasury of law relating to many different types of property in the South Pacific region: an area of cultural diversity, economic development and strong tradition. While land remains of key significance, other forms of property, from custom property to intellectual property, are also important. more...
Civil Procedure & Courts In The South Pacificby Jennifer Corrin Care
Routledge-Cavendish 2004; US$ 84.95Compares the main rules of procedure that govern the conduct of civil cases in countries of the South Pacific. The text focuses on the rules that apply in the superior courts of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, and on the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules of 1964. more...
South Pacific Contract Lawby Jennifer Corrin Care
Routledge-Cavendish 2001; US$ 79.95This volume presents the general principles of contract law that apply in the countries of the University of the South Pacific (USP) region, being Cook Islands, Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. more...