Fall in love with Jilly Cooper, one of Britain's most popular authors, in this upbeat and unputdownable rom-com. Full of irresistible romance and laugh-out-loud moments, this is perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Marian Keyes, Dolly Alderton and Jane Fallon. 'Jilly is about bringing joy into your life: daft, silly, boozy joy ... There is no one else like Cooper' -- Guardian 'The Jane Austen of our time' -- HARPERS & QUEEN 'A rollicking good read' -- ***** Reader review 'An absolute pleasure to read' -- ***** Reader review 'A quick feel good when you feel those Sunday blues!' -- ***** Reader review 'Really loved this book, it just flowed along, its twists enthralled me, especially the ending - it was not what I expecting, well done Jilly' -- ***** Reader review ********************************************************************* If Emily hadn't gone to Annie Richmond's party, she would never have met the impossibly irresistible Rory Balniel; would never have married him and been carried off to the wild Scottish island of Irasa to live in his ancestral home along with his eccentric mother, Coco, and the dog, Walter Scott. She'd never have met the wild and mysterious Marina, a wraith from Rory's past, nor her brother, the disagreeable Finn Maclean; never have spent a night in a haunted highland castle, or been caught stealing roses in a see-through nightie... Yes, it all started at Annie Richmond's party.

From "Reefer Madness" to legal purchase at the corner store.With long-time legal and social barriers to marijuana falling across much of the United States, the time has come for an accessible and informative look at attitudes toward the dried byproduct of Cannabis sativa. Marijuana: A Short History profiles the politics and policies concerning the five-leaf plant in the United States and around the world. Millions of Americans have used marijuana at some point in their lives, yet it remains a substance shrouded by myth, misinformation, and mystery. And nearly a century of prohibition has created an enforcement system that is racist, and the continuing effects of racially-targeted over criminalization limit economic and social opportunities in communities of color. Marijuana: A Short History tells this story, and that of states stepping up to enact change. This book offers an up-to-date, cutting-edge look at how a plant with a tumultuous history has emerged from the shadows of counterculture and illegality. Today, marijuana has become a remarkable social, economic, and even political force with a surprising range of advocates and opponents. Over the past two decades marijuana policy has transformed dramatically in the United States, as dozens of states have openly defied the federal government. Marijuana: A Short History provides a brief yet compelling narrative that discusses the social and cultural history of marijuana but also tells us how a once-vilified plant has been transformed into a serious, even mainstream, public policy issue. Focusing on politics, the media, government, racism, criminal justice, and education, the book describes why public policy has changed, and what that change might mean for marijuana's future place in society.

Ein Europaisches Wahrnehmungsrecht entsteht. Das Europaische Parlament hat dazu in einer Entschliessung vom Januar 2004 Stellung genommen. Die Kommission hat nun, nachdem sie zuvor im April 2004 weitergehende Angleichungsplane angekundigt hatte, kurzfristig im Oktober 2005 eine Empfehlung fur den Bereich der Online-Musikdienste verabschiedet. Die Entwicklung ist im Fluss. Sie bedarf einer breiten und tiefgehenden Eroerterung. Dabei sind die Vorgaben des Primarrechts und des Internationalen Urheberrechts ebenso zu berucksichtigen wie Wahrnehmungsrecht und Wahrnehmungspraxis der Mitgliedstaaten. Die hier nebst Materialien veroeffentlichten Beitrage zur INTERGU-Tagung 2005 an der Europa-Universitat Viadrina sollen einen Beitrag zu dieser Diskussion leisten. Auf der Grundlage eines deutsch-polnischen Rechtsvergleichs werden die Grundlagen der gemeinschaftsrechtlichen Rechtsangleichung sowie die Entwicklung der Marktordnung im Bereich der Wahrnehmung von Online-Rechten an Werken der Musik eroertert.

Often law students don't achieve the results they are capable of, not because of a lack of intellectual ability, but because they haven't fully understood what is required of them and what they could and should do to achieve higher marks. Acing the LLB will help those students realise their full potential and achieve the very best marks. It explains what lecturers are looking for in a top class answer and is packed with easy-to-follow practical advice that students can use to improve their performance. The author draws upon his own experiences as a lecturer and marker of student work as well as those of colleagues at a range of institutions to offer sound and realistic advice. Engaging, accessible and very readable, this is an ideal guide for anyone starting out on an LLB or for current law students who are looking to improve their grades.

The 2nd edition of "Exercises in The Law of Nations" also seeks to impart case processing skills to students, in addition to the repetition and consolidation of substantive knowledge, because only substantive knowledge AND the ability to correctly use it in case resolution lead to written examination success. The book preliminarily presents the test that is commonly expected in written examinations for responsibility based on the law of nations, and largely follows the structures of the ILC Draft Articles on State Responsibility of 2001 in doing so. The theory thus communicated should be translated in practice by the readers into the subsequent (from now on) 21 exercise tasks of varying degree of difficulty. Written solutions are conducive to self-control. Written literature references, in particular to current developments, simplify the consolidation. An index of important international judicature rounds out the volume.

Urheber von musikalischen Werken koennen ihre Verwertungsrechte und gesetzlichen Vergutungsanspruche aus sachlichen oder auch rechtlichen Grunden z.T. nicht selbst wahrnehmen. Sie bedienen sich daher einer Verwertungsgesellschaft, die ihre Interessen gebundelt gegenuber den Musiknutzern vertritt. Im Bereich der musikalischen Urheberrechte nimmt die GEMA urheberrechtliche Verwertungsrechte und Vergutungsrechte der Rechteinhaber wahr. Die Reichweite ihrer Tatigkeit ergibt sich aus der Rechteubertragung, die im sog. Berechtigungsvertrag erfolgt. Die Verfasserin analysiert die Rechteubertragungen im Berechtigungsvertrag der GEMA umfassend und systematisch. An Hand eines einheitlichen Untersuchungsrahmens, der sich aus den vertragsrechtlichen und urheberrechtlichen Auslegungsgrundsatzen, den Verwertungsrechten des Urheberrechtsgesetzes sowie den wahrnehmungsrechtlichen und kartellrechtlichen Kontrolltatbestanden ergibt, eroertert sie die Vielzahl der Einzelregelung des Berechtigungsvertrags. Ergebnis der Untersuchung ist eine Abgrenzung der Rechte und Anspruche, die auf die GEMA zur kollektiven Wahrnehmung ubertragen werden von denen, die zur individuellen Wahrnehmung bei den Rechteinhabern verbleiben. Diese detaillierte und differenzierte Grenzziehung ist fur alle Beteiligten, Urheber, Nutzer und Verwertungsgesellschaft, von erheblicher praktischer Bedeutung, da die GEMA nur fur die ihr ubertragenen Rechte Lizenzen erteilen kann.

Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2/e analyzes the behavior and properties of composite materials--rigid, high-strength, lightweight components that can be used in infrastructure, aircraft, automobiles, biomedical products, and a myriad of other goods. This edition features additional exercises and new material based on the author's research and advances in the field.

Die vom Institut fA1/4r Kirchenrecht und rheinische Kirchenrechtsgeschichte an der Rechtswissenschaftlichen FakultAt der UniversitAt zu KAln betreute Sammlung a žEntscheidungen in Kirchensachen seit 1946a oe bietet die Judikatur staatlicher Gerichte zum allgemeinen Religionsrecht und zum VerhAltnis von Kirche und Staat. Die Sammlung ist die einzige ihrer Art im deutschsprachigen Raum. Bislang sind 39 BAnde mit fast 2800 Entscheidungen aus allen Gerichtszweigen erschienen. Sie bilden zugleich ein Dokument der Zeitgeschichte. Ab Band 39 wird die fA1/4r die VerhAltnisse in Deutschland relevante Rechtsprechung europAischer GerichtshAfe in die Sammlung einbezogen. Der vorliegende Band 40 umfasst die Entscheidungen in Kirchensachen fA1/4r den Zeitraum 1.1.2002 bis 30.6.2002.

An accessible, comprehensive analysis of the main principles and rules of banking regulation in the post-crisis regulatory reform era, this textbook looks at banking regulation from an inter-disciplinary perspective across law, economics, finance, management and policy studies. It provides detailed coverage of the most recent international, European and UK bank regulatory and policy developments, including Basel IV, structural regulation, bank resolution and Brexit, and considers the impact on bank governance, compliance, risk management and strategy.

Die groot anders-maak (1964) is die tweede deel van Jan Rabie se reeks prosawerke oor die vroee geskiedenis aan die suidpunt van Afrika, wat onder die algemene titel Bolandia verskyn het. Die eerste deel was Eiland voor Afrika (1964), die derde deel Waar jy sterwe (1966) en die vierde Ark (1977). Toe die eerste wit trekboere die berge tussen die Boland en die Karoo oorgesteek het op soek na nuwe weiding vir hul steeds aangroeiende veetroppe, was dit die begin van die einde vir die onafhanklike leefwyse van die Khoi-Khoi wat so lank die heersers oor die uitgestrekte vlaktes was. Aan die hand van die lotgevalle van die Hottentotvrou Keas, wat die witmense se lewenswyse leer ken en aanvaar het, maar dan probeer om na haar volk terug te gaan en ontdek dat hulle reeds tot ondergang gedoem is, teken Jan Rabie in Die groot anders-maak die sedelike en fisieke verval van 'n trotse ras en eiesoortige lewensvorm wat nie kon staande bly teen die invloede wat van die nuwe, Europese, intrekkers uitgegaan het nie. "Rabie se [Bolandia]-tetralogie [is] een van die deurtastendste verkennings van die Afrikaner se herkoms en identiteit en - veral wat Die groot anders-maak en Waar jy sterwe betref - 'n waardige bydrae tot die "roots"-verkenning in die hedendaagse literatuur"- JC Kannemeyer. "Die hele verwikkeldheid van ons vroee geskiedenis kristalliseer hier. …" - Anna van Zyl, Kriterium. This novel was published in 1964 as part of a series of novels depicting the early history of Southern Africa, and was regarded as Rabie's best novel. When the first white farmers crossed the mountains from the Boland into the Karoo it was the beginning of the end for the Khoikhoi people who had lived in these parts for so long. This is the poignant story of the decline of a once proud race.

On the occasion of the 65th birthday of Dieter Reuter, an academic legal colloquium was held under the title Formal Ethics of Freedom or Substantive Ethics of Responsibility in his honor on the 15th and 16th of October 2005 in Kiel. The available volume includes the four main lectures as well as the discussion reports from the colloquium."

Reimagines photography through the long history of ideas of expression The end of the nineteenth century saw massive developments and innovations in photography at a time when the forces of Western modernity—industrialization, racialization, and capitalism—were quickly reshaping the world. The Unintended slows down the moment in which the technology of photography seemed to speed itself—and so the history of racial capitalism—up. It follows the substantial shifts in the markets, mediums, and forms of photography during a legally murky period at the end of the nineteenth century. Monica Huerta traces the subtle and paradoxical ways legal thinking through photographic lenses reinscribed a particular aesthetics of whiteness in the very conceptions of property ownership. The book pulls together an archive that encompasses the histories of performance and portraiture alongside the legal, pursuing the logics by which property rights involving photographs are affirmed (or denied) in precedent-setting court cases and legal texts. Emphasizing the making of “expression� into property to focus our attention on the failures of control that cameras do not invent, but rather put new emphasis on, this book argues that designations of control’s absence are central to the practice and idea of property-making. The Unintended proposes that tracking and analyzing the sensed horizons of intention, control, autonomy, will, and volition offers another way into understanding how white supremacy functions. Ultimately, its unique historical reading practice offers a historically-specific vantage on the everyday workings of racial capitalism and the inheritances of white supremacy that structure so much of our lives.

Taking a unique and critical approach to the study of Public Law, this book explores the main topics in UK Public Law from a range of underexplored perspectives and amplifies the voices of scholars who are underrepresented in the field. As such, it represents a much-needed complement to traditional textbooks in Public Law. Including insights from a diverse list of contributors, the book: • Enriches students’ understanding of the dynamics that emerge within public law; • Highlights the impact of historical and societal inequities on public law norms; • Demonstrates the ways in which those norms may impact minorities and perpetuate inequalities. With most chapters written by underrepresented or minoritised persons in the field, this text offers students a critical, rich, and insightful approach to public law.

Once again the Dwarsberg farmers gather in Jurie Steyn's voorkamer to discuss some of the salient historical relating to an item of local gossip. Whether the topic is go-slow strikes, lost cities, mothers-in-law or the end of the world, Gysbert van Tonder, Chris Welman, At Naude and the others would far rather discuss it than plough their lands.

Now in its third edition, Mustill & Boyd: Commercial Arbitration, remains the classic, standard work on its subject. Extensively updated since the previous edition, this essential work provides an in-depth guide to the Arbitration Act 1996 and the practice resulting from it. The new edition also includes expert consideration of the latest case law, coverage of new themes and the latest concepts in arbitration. Combining expert commentary on the origins, essence and characteristics of the Arbitration Act 1996 with practical guidance on the application of the Act in court, this work is still truly indispensable.

Traditionally, courts adjudicate fundamental rights cases by applying substantive tests of reasonableness or proportionality. Increasingly, however, European courts are also expressly taking account of the quality of the procedure that has led up to a fundamental rights interference. Yet this procedural review is far from uncontroversial. There still is a lack of clarity as to what 'procedural review' really means, what its potential for judicial decision-making is, how it relates and should relate to substantive review, and what its limitations are. Featuring contributions from experts in the field, this book is the first in-depth study into procedural review, considering the theoretical and conceptual issues at play, as well as the applicability of procedural review in different legal systems. It will therefore be of great importance to scholars and practitioners interested in fundamental rights adjudication in Europe, judicial reasoning and procedural justice.

Since the economic crisis unfolded in 2008, the European Union economic governance framework has been profoundly transformed from a legal perspective. The EU has adopted new tools, institutions and rules to tackle the changes and is arguably better prepared to combat any future crises. This book analyses the basic legal framework of EU economic governance and considers the economic underpinnings which underlie legal institutions in this area. It uses analytical dialectics as a method of analysis and the paradigm of 'law as credibility' as the main model through which the substantive parts of EU economic governance are accounted for. Important issues such as access, exit and expulsion from the euro, the independence of the European Central Bank, the Stability and Growth Pact, bail-outs to member states, and the EU's economic strategy are addressed in a clear, critical and innovative way.

Missouri, 2014. Michael Brown, a black teenager, is shot and killed by Darren Wilson, a white police officer. In this gripping and revelatory drama based on interviews from the aftermath of the shooting, Dael Orlandersmith journeys into the heart and soul of modern-day America – confronting the powerful forces of history, race and politics, and embodying the many faces of a community rallying for justice, and a country still yearning for change.

This open access book investigates the role of collective bargaining in the gig economy. Despite the variety of situations covered by the term “gig economy�, collective agreements for employees and non-employees are being concluded in various countries, either at company or at branch level. Offline workers such as riders, food deliverers, drivers or providers of cleaning services are slowly gaining access to the series of negotiated rights that, in the past, were only available to employees. The chapters analyse recent high-profile decisions including Uber in France’s Court de Cassation, Glovo in the Spanish Supreme Court, and Uber in the UK Supreme Court. They evaluate the bargaining agents in different Member States of the EU, to determine whether established actors are participating in the dynamics of the gig economy or if they are being substituted, totally or partially, by new agents. Interesting best practices are drawn from the comparison, also as regards the contents of collective bargaining, raising awareness in those countries that are being left behind in the dynamics of the gig economy. The book collects the results of the COGENS (VS/2019/0084) research project, funded by the European Union, that gathered scholars and stakeholders from 17 countries. It will be an invaluable resource for scholars, trade unionists and policy makers. The eBook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.