A comprehensive review of the legal status of minority languages in the USA. It also provides the historical and political context for the legal manoeuvring that culminated in landmark civil rights victories. All of the major cases in the USA concerning language rights are discussed in detail and in a manner that should be easily accessible to the non-legal audience. The topics range from the English-only movement to consumer law, and from employment discrimination to international law.

Provides an account of the important rules, practice directions and protocols that make up the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR). This edition provides with a step by step guide to bringing litigation in the civil courts from the requirements for pre-action behaviour to the enforcement of judgments. It is for students of civil procedure at all levels.

This collection of readings places side by side the principal doctrines of contracts, torts, unjust enrichment, and property in the cases of the United States, England, France, Germany and China. It presents code provisions, cases, and other legal materials that describe the law in force, and places each doctrine in its historical context to enable an understanding of the development of law as an ongoing process, in which the resolution of current issues depends upon how past issues were resolved. It both provides a road map of the private law of these jurisdictions, and illustrates how private law has been shaped by history, by the effort to solve common problems, and by differences in culture. This new edition reflects changes in the law, and includes the addition of Chinese Law as a comparative study.

This is the report of the Inter--Society Working Group on Hearing Disability, which was founded in 1986 and completed its work in 1991. The report proposes a method for the quantification of hearing disability resulting from hearing impairment for the purposes of description and compensation, with particular reference to noise--induced hearing deficit. The book will be of interest to medical specialists concerned with the assessment of hearing disability as well as to legal professionals dealing with compensation claims in this area and to those with an academic interest in disability assessment.

Civil Litigation introduces students to the processes and procedures involved in making and defending civil litigation claims. The text is ideal for students taking the Legal Practice Course or relevant LLB or LLM modules and features case studies on both a personal injury matter and a commercial matter, making it suitable for students with either a high street or a commercial focus. Following the chronological progression of a civil litigation claim, the book offers practical guidance on advising clients whilst ensuring that the latest principles of the SRA Handbook and Code of Conduct are maintained. Students on CILEx courses, new trainees in practice, and paralegals will find this practical guidance of use in both their study and their work. Innovative diagrams at the beginning of chapters clearly illustrate the litigation procedure and help students understand the nature of the process as a whole. Examples provide students with a realistic context for their learning, while issues of cost, best practice, and professional conduct are clearly highlighted. Alternative dispute resolution is given appropriate practical emphasis, and references to the Civil Procedure Rules throughout make sure that students are ready for life in practice. Digital formats and resources This edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources. - Access to a digital version of this book comes with every purchase to enable a more flexible learning experience-12 months' access to this title on Oxford Learning Link will be available from 15 July 2022. Access must be redeemed by 1 August 2024. - The online resources include: case study documentation to support the fictional scenarios referred to in the book; additional chapters covering injunctions, a practical guide to court hearings, instructions to counsel and enforcements of judgment; annotated forms; appendix (links to key Court forms); litigation train timeline to help students put the litigation process in context; podcasts; weblinks; additional case study materials for lecturers, including suggested answers to case study questions; video clips; and a test bank of over 50 multiple choice questions.

This clear and practical book gives a thorough exposition of the law governing dilapidations in Scotland. It covers the underlying common law; interpretation of the lease; remedies for breach of repairing obligation; common parts and service charge; and dispute resolution.

[Divorce; Contents Decree]The updated edition of the volume pertaining to AA 1564-1568 and the Contents Decree updates the text to the current level of jurisprudence. It also debates, amongst other things, the possibilities of legal policy reactions to the increasing phenomenon of false mutual divorces. The volume can by definition not be viewed in isolation from the Divorce Association. It combines volumes on post-marital maintenance, pension rights adjustments, parental care and international divorce law to provide a comprehensive presentation of divorce and its consequences.

In zahlreichen Landern wird uber das Thema "Selbstbestimmung am Ende des Lebens" diskutiert. Dabei gehen die Auffassungen weit auseinander, in welchen Formen die Autonomie Schwerkranker und Sterbender rechtlich abzusichern ist bzw. welche objektiven Grenzen die Rechtsordnung der Selbstbestimmung und Selbstverwirklichung ziehen oder anderen Disziplinen (insbesondere der medizinischen Wissenschaft) uberantworten darf. Die hier vorgelegte Dokumentation umfasst 23 Landesberichte, die diese und weitere (vor allem zivilrechtliche) Fragen der Patientenautonomie am Ende des Lebens aus dem jeweiligen nationalen Blickwinkel aufarbeiten. Die Dokumentation soll dazu beitragen, auslandische Erfahrungen in die Diskussion um die Fortentwicklung des deutschen Rechts einzubringen; sie soll daruber hinaus aber auch den internationalen Diskurs um das rechtliche Umfeld von - im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes - "Lebensentscheidungen" fordern.
The topic of "patient autonomy at the end of life" is currently under discussion in various countries. The opinions differ about the legal means of securing the autonomy of fatally ill patients on the one hand and about the limits of selfdetermination on the other hand. This documentation contains 23 country reports presenting a thorough picture of the national regulations in the field of private law to safeguard the autonomy of patients at the end of their life. It was prepared as a contribution to the "63. Deutscher Juristentag 2000" (63rd German lawyers'conference) where (from the German point of view) the question will be discussed whether additional private law regulations are recommendable to safeguard the autonomy of patients at the end of life. The documentation also aims at intensifying the international discourse on the legal aspects of what may - in the utmost sense of the world - be called "life decisions.""

In Crafting Law on the Supreme Court, Maltzman, Spriggs, and Wahlbeck use material gleaned from internal memos circulated among justices on the U.S. Supreme Court to systematically account for the building of majority opinions. The authors argue that at the heart of this process are justices whose decisions are constrained by the choices made by the other justices. The portrait of the Supreme Court that emerges stands in sharp contrast to the conventional portrait where justices act solely on the basis of the law or their personal policy preferences. This book provides a fascinating glimpse of how the Court crafts the law.

The viability of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has always been a bone of contention in socially and politically plural South Asia. It is entangled within the polemics of identity politics, minority rights, women's rights, national integration, uniform citizenry and, of late, global Islamic politics and universal human rights. While champions of each category view the issue from their own perspectives, making the debate extremely complex, this book takes up the challenge of providing a holistic political analysis. As most of the South Asian states today subscribe to a decentralised view and share a common history, this study is an excellent comparative analysis of the applicability of the UCC. In this work, India figures prominently, being the most plural and vibrant democracy, as well as accounting for almost three-fourths of the region's population. This provides the backdrop for an analysis of the other states in the region. This second edition will be indispensable for scholars, researchers and students of law, political science and South Asian Studies.

Strategic legal presentation of commercial real estate rental law from the landlord s perspective, including all the tricks and tips. Thorough but free of any extra verbiage, easily understandable through checklists, sample formulations, general instructions, and sample contracts."

A systematic presentation of the general law of irregularity in performance.

In The Law of Evidence in Victorian England, which was originally published in 1997, Christopher Allen provides a fascinating account of the political, social and intellectual influences on the development of evidence law during the Victorian period. His book sets out to challenge the traditional view of the significance of Jeremy Bentham's critique of the state of contemporary evidence law, and shows how statutory reforms were achieved for reasons that had little to do with Bentham's radical programme, and how evidence law was developed by common law judges in a way diametrically opposed to that advocated by Bentham. Dr Allen's meticulous account provides a wealth of detail into the functioning of courts in Victorian England, and will appeal to everyone interested in the English legal system during this period.

Volume 2 of Japan and German Civil Procedural Law, a collection of essays on civil procedural law, includes additional essays that were published after the release of the first volume.

Das Praktikerbuch vermittelt sehr anschaulich und ubersichtlich die Grundlagen des Architektenrechts. Es wendet sich gleichermassen an Architekten, Bauherren und Juristen. Die Konsequenzen aus der Schuldrechtsmodernisierung und die aktuellen Entwicklungen der HOAI sind bereits umfassend miteingearbeitet. Im ersten Teil des Buches werden die wesentlichen Grundzuge des Architektenvertragsrechts vorgestellt, und dem Leser wird eine Vertragscheckliste mit Beispielen an die Hand gegeben. Der zweite Teil behandelt die Grundzuge des Honorarrechts, von der Honorarberechnung bis hin zu problematischen Sonderfragen. Im dritten Teil geht der Autor auf Fragen des Haftungsrechts ein. Dabei werden besondere Risikofallgruppen erortert."

The essays published in this collection introduce the reader to Japanese civil procedural law and contribute to comparative law.

Das Werk behandelt die Sache, den Besitz und die Rechte an beweglichen Sachen. Als systematisches Handbuch wendet er sich an Praktiker, Studenten und Wissenschaftler. Es werden zunachst die Grundlagen der behandelten Rechtsgebiete herausgearbeitet; besonders die Geschichte der Institutionen und Dogmen. Damit wird nicht nur die Kontinuitat des Rechtes aufgezeigt, sondern auch das Verstandnis des heutigen Rechtsstandes erleichtert. Angesichts der umfassenden Behandlung des Sachenrechts bietet dieser Band allen praktizierenden Juristen und Studenten ein profundes Nachschlagewerk fur ihre Praxis und gehort deshalb in jede Anwaltskanzlei."