Concerned that the fast-evolving technology used to empower students also puts the school at risk? The legal issues that affect today's classrooms require a heightened awareness and understanding of Internet safety and cyber law. This timely reference is an essential overview for teachers, media specialists, and administrators covering legal issues related to Internet and technology use. Lawyer and educational policy expert Aimee M. Bissonette provides up-to-date research, jargon-free summaries of legal cases illustrating potentially risky classroom situations, and proactive strategies on: Privacy, security, copyright, liability, and safety Internet tools, social networking sites, cyberbullying, and appropriate online behavior The use of non-school electronics such as cell phones, handheld computers, and cameras With sample policies, procedures, permission forms, and contract language, Cyber Law turns complicated legal concepts into concrete ideas that will help schools act responsibly and anticipate new developments.

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich BWL - Recht, Note: 1,3, Fachhochschule Giessen-Friedberg; Standort Giessen (Fachbereich Wirtschaft/ Gesellschaftsrecht), Veranstaltung: Diplomabschlussarbeit, 30 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Mit seinem Urteil in Sachen Inspire Art Ltd." vom 30.09.2003 hat der Europaische Gerichtshof zum dritten Mal innerhalb von funf Jahren zu Gunsten der Niederlassungsfreiheit von Gesellschaften nach Art. 43 und 48 EG entschieden. Im Anschluss daran ist eine lebhafte Diskussion uber die Frage entstanden, ob die Rechtsform der deutschen Kapitalgesellschaft bzw. das gesamte deutsche Kapitalgesellschaftsrecht kraft dieser Entscheidung uberholt ist. Dem Urteil zu Folge steht namlich fest, dass eine Kapitalgesellschaft, die in einem EU-Mitglieds-staat wirksam gegrundet wurde, in allen anderen Mitgliedstaaten als solche anzuerkennen ist, auch wenn sie ihren tatsachlichen Verwaltungssitz und ihre Haupttatigkeit im Aufnahmestaat hat. Demnach wird befurchtet, dass kunftig mit einer wachsenden Zahl von Gesellschaften mit fremdem Gesellschaftsstatut (eines anderen EG-Mitgliedstaates) und Sitz in Deutschland zu rechnen ist. Die unternehmerische Entscheidung vor der Grundung einer Gesellschaft beschrankt sich nicht mehr auf die Wahl zwischen der deutschen GmbH und anderen moglichen Gesellschaftsformen, sondern es sind nach der aktuellen Rechtsprechung des EuGH zur Niederlassungsfreiheit auch auslandische Rechtsformen zu berucksichtigen. Ein besonderes Augenmerk fallt hierbei auf die englische private limited company (Ltd.), deren angeblich so einfache und kostengunstige Grundung" sowohl in zahlreichen Kleinanzeigen als auch im Internet bereits beworben wir

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich BWL - Recht, Note: 2,3, Hochschule Heilbronn, 98 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Anmerkungen: grosser Anhang (uber 250 Seiten), Abstract: Zielsetzung der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, an Hand einer Checkliste die am Ende der Arbeit steht, die illegale Beschaftigung im Transportgewerbe zu vermeiden. Die Arbeit soll einen Uberblick uber das Thema "Illegale Beschaftigung im Transportgewerbe" geben. Dabei wird auf das Arbeitverhaltnis eingegangen, welches bei abhangiger Beschaftigung immer anzufinden ist. Die illegale Beschaftigung wird nicht moralisch bewertet. Es soll lediglich ein sachlicher Uberblick und die gesetzlichen Bestimmungen vorgestellt werden. Die Arbeit teilt sich auf in funf Teile. Im ersten Teil werden die Grundbegriffe aufgezeigt und Definitionen zur Schwarzarbeit und illegalen Beschaftigung. Des weiteren wird das Arbeitsverhaltnis vorgestellt und die verschiedenen Definitionen. Der zweite Teil beschaftigt sich mit der illegalen Beschaftigung. Dort wird auch auf die konzerninterne Entsendung eingegangen (Konzernprivileg). Hierbei wird deutlich, dass sich ein Transportgewerbe nicht auf 1 Abs. 3 Nr. 2 AUG berufen kann, wenn das GuKG gilt. Es werden die verschieden Vertragsarten vorgestellt und die Probleme die damit auftreten konnen. Zur EU-Fahrerlizenz werden Meinung vorgestellt, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein konnen. Auf das Weisungsrecht wird eingegangen und wie es sich von der Anweisung eines Disponenten differenziert. Es wird die CEMT-Genehmigung vorgestellt und die Konsequenzen die sich im Laufe der Zeit daraus ergeben haben. Das Ausflaggen, der Begriff der Scheingesellschaft und das vorliegen der Scheingesellschaft wird vorgestellt. Im dritten Teil werden die rechtlichen Folgen fur die Organe des Unternehmens und die arbeitsvertragsrechtlichen Folgen vorgestellt. Der vierte Teil spiegelt die Meinung des Autors wieder, da in den Teilen zuvor die Meinung des Autors nicht z

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich BWL - Recht, Note: 1,0, Universitat Duisburg-Essen (-), Veranstaltung: Europarecht, Sprache: Deutsch, Anmerkungen: Inklusive 11 Prasentationsfolien und vier erganzenden Bildern., Abstract: Das Leitmotiv der europaischen Einigung war von Anfang an der Frieden, hatte man doch genug Elend und Leid im 2. Weltkrieg erlebt. Im Laufe der Zeit sind nun mit der Mitgliedschaft zur EU auch ein wirtschaftliche Vorteile und ggf. eine Gemeinschaftswahrung verbunden. Im Wege der Osterweiterung konnen nun noch mehr Staaten von den Vorteilen der Union profitieren. Aber das soll keine einseitige Verpflichtung darstellen, auch die Europaische Union soll davon profitieren. Doch der Beitritt eines Landes, gerade wie der von dem stark landwirtschaftlich gepragten Land Polen, stellt einen solchen Akt vor grosse Probleme. Es stellt sich z.B. die Frage, ob das Land der starken Konkurrenz im Binnenmarkt gewachsen ist. Diese und weitere Fragen sollen in dieser Seminararbeit, immer mit Blick auf den Beitritt Polens zur EU, naher durchleuchtet werden

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich BWL - Recht, Note: 1,0, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universitat Hannover (Lehrstuhl fur Zivilrecht und Recht der Wirtschaft), Veranstaltung: Seminar im deutschen und europaischen Kartellrecht, 16 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Anmerkungen: Hausarbeit im Rahmen meines Wirtschaftswissenschaften-Studiums im Fachbereich Recht., Abstract: In den letzten Jahren nutzte Microsoft seine marktfuhrende Position vor allem uber die Plattform Windows" mehrfach aus, um bspw. den Media Player" oder die Internetsuchmaschine MSN" gegenuber Konkurrenzprodukten zu begunstigen. Dies ist nur ein Beispiel fur den Missbrauch einer marktbeherrschenden Stellung und der Weigerung, den Mitbewerbern den Zugang zu einer wesentlichen Einrichtung (Essential Facility) zu gewahren. Primar geht es also um Markte, auf denen sich (potentielle) Wettbewerber nur uber die Mitbenutzung einer wesentlichen Einrichtung betatigen konnen, da der Aufbau einer ahnlichen, parallelen Einrichtung zu kostspielig oder unmoglich ist. Die vorliegende Arbeit charakterisiert zu Beginn die Begriffe der Essential Facility und der Essential Facilities Doktrin (EFD) naher. Diesem folgt eine nahere Betrachtung von Monopolen aus volkswirtschaftlicher Sicht. Da die EFD einerseits aus dem Bereich der Vereinigten Staaten stammt und auf deutscher und europaischer Ebene eine zeitlich versetzte Ubernahme stattfand und andererseits die Doktrin auf vollig unterschiedlichen Rechtsgrundlagen fusst, wird im Anschluss eine getrennte Darstellung der Entwicklung und Anwendung der EFD im amerikanischen und insbesondere im deutschen und europaischen Recht vorgenommen. Diese Darstellung soll keine, wie in der Literatur oftmals zu findende, blosse Aneinanderreihung von Urteilen sein, sondern vor allem die Schlusselbegriffe der relevanten Rechtsnormen charakterisieren, auf die die Grundsatze der EFD angewandt werden. Der reinen Beschreibung folgt eine explizite Herausarbe

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich BWL - Recht, Note: 1,3, Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main, 28 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Anmerkungen: Das Ziel der Arbeit besteht darin, elektronische Bestellsysteme in Bezug auf die Umsetzung von datenschutzrechtlichen Anforderungen zu beurteilen sowie Datenschutz-Technologien im B2C-Bereich aufzuzeigen., Abstract: Die Arbeit befasst sich mit den Bestellvorgangen zwischen Unternehmen und Kunden im Internet (Business-to-Consumer - B2C). Nach einer Erorterung der wesentlichen datenschutzrechtlichen Anforderungen bei B2C-Geschaften gliedert sich die Arbeit in zwei Schwerpunkte: Zunachst erfolgt eine Uberprufung von Bestellsystemen anhand von definierten Evaluationskriterien. Im Anschluss wird eine Bewertung von Datenschutz-Technologien bei B2C-Geschaften durchgefuhrt. Dazu wird die Funktionsweise der "Platform for Privacy Preferences" (P3P) und des Internet-Zahlungssystems "Secure Electronic Transaction" (SET) erlautert, datenschutzrechtlich bewertet sowie deren Verbreitung untersucht. Hierbei wird aufgrund des ansteigenden Verbreitungsgrades sowie der hohen datenschutzrechtlichen Relevanz fur B2C-Geschafte P3P schwerpunktmassig betrachtet. Das Ziel der Arbeit besteht darin, elektronische Bestellsysteme in Bezug auf die Umsetzung von datenschutzrechtlichen Anforderungen zu beurteilen sowie Datenschutz-Technologien im B2C-Bereich aufzuzeigen. Das Resultat der Evaluation von Bestellsystemen im Internet ist, dass bei der Transparenz der Datenverarbeitung, der Entscheidungsfreiheit des Nutzers und der Einhaltung des Datensparsamkeitsprinzips gravierende Mangel festzustellen sind. Die Untersuchung der Datenschutz-Technologien brachte insbesondere zum Ausdruck, dass die "Platform for Privacy Preferences" (P3P) aufgrund des standardisierten XML-Codes, der offenzulegenden Informationspflichten der Anbieter sowie der Entscheidungsfreiheit des Nutzers die Voraussetzungen zur Realisierung einer transpa

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich BWL - Recht, Note: 2,0, Hochschule fur Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, Veranstaltung: Seminar: Die gesetzliche Krankenversicherung im Europaischen Binnenmarkt - zwischen Sozialauftrag und wettbewerbsrechtlicher Deregulierung, 17 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Gesundheit als Zustand eines vollkommenen korperlichen, seelischen und sozialen Wohlbefindens ist eine nahezu unerreichbare Illusion, der der Mensch seit jeher bemuht ist, so nah wie nur moglich zu kommen. Gesundheit ist mehr, als frei von Krankheiten und Gebrechen zu sein. (vgl. Definition der WHO: "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity").1 Der Besitz des bestmoglichen Gesundheitszustandes bildet eines der Grundrechte jedes menschlichen Wesens, ohne Unterschied der Rasse, der Religion, der politischen Anschauung und der wirtschaftlichen oder sozialen Stellung. Doch dieses Grundrecht hat seinen Preis. So hat sich Deutschland fur ein zweigliedriges Krankenversicherungssystem mit zwei Saulen der Tragerschaft entschieden2. Der uberwiegende Teil der deutschen Bevolkerung gehort dem System der Gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung (GKV) an. Ein geringerer Teil hat die Moglichkeit, zwischen der privaten und der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung zu wahlen. Ersatzkassen als Teil des gesetzlichen Krankenversicherungssystems, gekleidet in die Rechtsform einer Korperschaft des offentlichen Rechts, nehmen hierbei eine besondere Rolle ein, da sie aufgrund ihrer geschichtlichen Wurzeln ebenfalls einen privatrechtlichen Charakter aufwiesen.3 Ziel dieser Ausarbeitung ist es, einen moglicherweise vorhandenen Wettbewerb zwischen Ersatzkassen und Privatversicherungen nach lauterkeitsrechtlichen Aspekten zu untersuchen. Hierzu bedarf es zunachst einer kurzen Vorstellung beider Systeme und einer Feststellung, ob ein Wettbewerb uberhaupt vorhanden ist. Die ersten drei Kapitel werden

Many teachers in public schools find themselves increasingly unsure of what the law expects of them in the classroom. The general public and government regulators are holding them to higher and stricter standards of conduct, yet their educational preparation has not kept up with the changing environment. Knowing Where to Draw the Line: Ethical and Legal Standards for Best Classroom Practice is an ideal guide for teacher education programs, offering a comprehensive account of the legal information that will arm teachers for legal survival in the classroom. Organized for both easy reference and thorough examination, this book instructs teachers on how to deal with students, parents, administrators, and local communities, covering an exhaustive list of legal issues, including sexual harassment, discipline, contract negotiations, liability, and medical concerns. It also highlights a number of court cases and uses hypothetical cases to further aid teachers in understanding these vital concerns.

Strategies in Workers' Compensation, written with the healthcare medical professional in mind, describes the nuts and bolts of workers compensation. The book details the history, laws, various stakeholders, costs, and problems encountered by healthcare providers. An emphasis is placed on the "difficult patient" with regard to management techniques for doctors, insurance companies, and employers. In addition, Strategies in Workers' Compensation offers reference material to aid in understanding the complex workers' compensation system. Human resource professionals, insurance adjusters, case managers, and nurses will find the information contained in this book useful in confronting the myriad of problems that arise within their respective fields. This book is a valuable resource for anyone who deals with the injured worker.

Today's archaeologists and law practitioners must have an increased awareness of legal issues pertaining to historic preservation and cultural resource management (CRM). Archaeological sites and finds are non-renewable resources inciting numerous legal debates based upon claims of legitimacy and ownership. In this edited volume of original articles, law professionals and legal scholars offer their perspectives on current debates for the heritage community, giving multiple viewpoints and injecting historical depth to contemporary legal controversies. The contributions focus on three key issues: Enforcement and Preservation; International Issues; and Repatriation in which insights are given on topics such as underwater cultural heritage, global trade and export, illegal trafficking of antiquities, domestic law enforcement, and indigenous people's legal rights. Famous cases such as the Elgin Marbles and the Kennewick Man, as well as laws such as NAGPRA and McClain doctrine are discussed at length. This book will be an indispensable resource to CRM practitioners, cultural property attorneys, archaeologists, community heritage groups, tribes, museums and galleries, or anyone interested in the preservation of American and global cultural heritage.

Comprehensive coverage of the drinking water regulatory climate

The Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 instituted wide-ranging regulatory changes to the seminal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)–such as providing funding to communities facing health risks, focusing regulatory efforts on contaminants posing such health risks, and adding flexibility to the regulatory process– and the amendments continue to shape regulations and regulatory policy to this day. Editor Frederick Pontius’s Drinking Water Regulation and Health provides a comprehensive, up-to-date resource on the current regulatory landscape.

Drinking Water Regulation and Health serves as a guide for water utilities, regulators, and consultants, forecasting future trends and explaining the latest developments in regulations. A diverse group of contributors covers topics such as water treatment, water protection, how some of the regulations have been interpreted in the courts, how water utilities can stay in compliance, and how to satisfy customer expectations, especially sensitive subpopulations. Divided into four sections – The SDWA and Public Health, Regulation Development, Contaminant Regulation and Treatment, and Compliance Challenges – the book includes chapters on:

• Improving Waterborne Disease Surveillance
• Application of Risk Assessments in Crafting Drinking Water Regulations
• Control of Drinking Water Pathogens and Disinfection By-Products
• Selection of Treatment Technology for SDWA Compliance
• Death of the Silent Service: Meeting Consumer Expectations
• Achieving Sustainable Water Systems
• What Water Suppliers Need to Know About Toxic Tort Litigation

Drinking Water Regulation and Health is a timely, one-stop resource on the current water regulatory climate.

Case law evidence shows that mental health professionals (MHPS) have lost cases in court because they based their professional action on the wrong definition of legal or ethical terminology. Many have also been sanctioned or their license revoked because of professional actions arising from a lack of clear understanding of these terminologies. This dictionary confronts this problem by providing MHPS with clear, concise, and functional definitions of many legal and ethical terminologies. A review of the meaning of these terms before a professional action or activity is sure to enhance compliance with ethical and legal standards and regulations. The addresses and phone numbers of state licensure boards for counselors, psychologists and social workers are included to facilitate consultation in related issues not specifically covered by definitions.

Advance praise for The GigaLaw Guide to Internet Law

“I read this book from cover to cover. The examples of case law are of enormous illustrative value. Some of them will raise your blood pressure (well, mine went up several notches, anyway). Well worth the time to read!”
—Vint Cerf, chairman, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

“Doug Isenberg pulls off the toughest hat trick in legal writing—he and his contributing authors map out the legal landscape of cyberspace in language accessible and friendly to lay readers, providing a comprehensive guide for lawyers who want to gain a quick grasp of cyberlaw, and they do all this with scholarly care for accuracy and precision.”
—Mike Godwin, author of Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age

“A treasure trove of information that is a relief to find, a pleasure to read, and a snap to apply to dozens of your most pressing Internet legal questions.”
—Carol Darr, director of the Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet

“Doug Isenberg is the authority on all issues regarding Internet law. His insight is exceptional, his experience unsurpassed. This book is both a reference work and a bible, enlightening and showing the way—a quintessential, all-encompassing work for both the novice and the veteran.”
—Marc Adler, chairman and CEO, Macquarium Intelligent Communications


Doug Isenberg is an attorney and the founder of GigaLaw.com, an award-winning website about Internet law. He writes regularly as a columnist for The Wall Street Journal Online and CNET News.com and has represented numerous high-tech and Internet clients.

For more information about The GigaLaw Guide to Internet Law, visit: http://GigaLaw.com/guide

The passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 inaugurated a new and highly volatile era in telecommunications. The first major overhaul of U.S. communications law since 1934--when no one had a television set, a cordless phone, or a computer--the Act was spurred into being by broad shifts in technology use. Equally important, this book shows, the new law reflects important changes in our notions of the purpose of communications regulation and how it should be deployed. Focusing on the evolution of the concept of the public interest, Aufderheide examines how and why the legislation was developed, provides a thematic analysis of the Act itself, and charts its intended and unintended effects in business and policy. An abridged version of the Act is included, as are the Supreme Court decision that struck down one of its clauses, the Communications Decency Act, and a variety of pertinent speeches and policy arguments. Readers are also guided to a range of organizations and websites that offer legal updates and policy information. Finalist, McGannon Center Award for Social and Ethical Relevance in Communication Policy Research

As a psychotherapist, what do you need to know about the law? How does the legal system support (or fail to support) your work or the delivery of mental health services generally? What can you do to make use of the law and the legal system to improve your practice and to protect yourself? Filling a significant gap in the social work and other psychotherapeutic literature, Legal Issues in Social Work, Counseling, and Mental Health presents clearly and comprehensively what mental health and other direct practice professionals need to know to respond to the legal issues that surround practice. This volume covers a wide range of topics, including providing testimony, responding to subpoenas, dealing with an attorney, influencing the legal system, and understanding the legal side of the business of psychotherapy. The author also discusses various direct practice and human service issues, incorporating some of the everyday legal issues these professionals encounter and using case material. The book educates counselors and clinicians on the function of the law in their professional lives. Through cases and case vignettes, the author illustrates the legal processes relevant to cliniciansÆ professional lives, and suggests "alternative behaviors for clinicians that would satisfy legal requirements, yet remain within sound practice." Helping to demystify the legal system, Legal Issues in Social Work, Counseling, and Mental Health will allow professionals and students in social work, human services, family studies, counseling, clinical psychology, pastoral counseling and psychotherapy a better understanding of the law.

"Could I be sued?" The exploding number of malpractice lawsuits in recent years has brought this question to the mind of every clinician---the conscientious as well as the negligent. A unique and practical guide to clinical risk management, this book combines the expertise of mental health professionals, judges, attorneys, and insurance industry experts, to help the clinician provide effective treatment while reducing the risk of legal liability. Wide-ranging, clinically based, and up to date, it will be a welcome guide for medical and surgical practitioners as well. The first section gives clinicians a working knowledge of legal regulation in psychiatry and medicine, covering informed consent, documentation of patient care, and potential conflicts of interest. The second section identifies high-risk areas for lawsuits, including managing suicidal and violent patients, boundary violations, supervision issues, prescription of medications, liability in managed care settings, and treatment termination. The book concludes with a primer on clinical testimony in the courtroom. The broad range of distinguished contributors to this volume will provide a survival guide to clinicians in the increasingly complex and rapidly changing world of health care.

The nation's federal, state, and local public service is in deep trouble. Not even the most talented, dedicated, well- compensated, well-trained, and well-led public servants can serve the public well if they must operate under perverse personnel and procurement regulations that punish innovation and promote inefficiency. Many attempts have been made to determine administrative problems in the public service and come up with viable solutions. Two of the most important--the 1990 report of the National Commission on the Public Service, led by former Federal Reserve chairman Paul A. Volcker, and the 1993 report of the National Commission on the State and Local Public Service, led by former Mississippi Governor William F. Winter--recommended " deregulating the public service." Deregulating the public service essentially means altering or abolishing personnel and procurement regulations that deplete government workers' creativity, reduce their productivity, and make a career in public service unattractive to many talented, energetic, and public-spirited citizens. But will it work? With the benefit of a historical perspective on the development of American public service from the days of the progressives to the present, the contributors to this book argue that deregulating the public service is a necessary but insufficient condition for much of the needed improvement in governmental administration. Avoiding simple solutions and quick fixes for long-standing ills, they recommend new and large-scale experiments with deregulating the public service at all levels of government. In addition to editor John DiIulio, the contributors are Paul A. Volcker, former chairman of the FederalReserve, now at Princeton University; former Mississippi Governor William F. Winter; Gerald J. Garvey, Princeton; John P. Burke, University of Vermont; Melvin J. Dubnick, Rutgers; Constance Horner, former director of the Federal Office of Personnel Management, now at Brookings; Mark Alan Hughes, Harvard; Steven Kelman, Harvard; Donald F. Kettl, University of Wisconsin at Madison; Mark H. Moore, Harvard; Richard P. Nathan, State University of New York at Albany; Neal R. Peirce, The National Review; and James Q. Wilson, UCLA.

This exciting new textbook introduces students to the key aspects of the law and legal frameworks essential for social work practice in Australia. Simple and easy to read, it communicates the complex legal concepts in practice in ways students can easily understand. With a focus on human rights and ethical conduct, it's both concept based, examining the ways of thinking and understanding law and social work interactions, and topic based, exploring the different specific areas of law which social workers are most likely to come into contact with. This is essential reading for any student taking a unit in Social Work Law. Specific to Australia, it accounts for Australian jurisdictions, and can be easily integrated into the classroom context, with case studies, questions for discussion and links to further resources, including interactive resources and a website to support further learning and provide updates to changes in the law between editions.

How do you apply the principles, structures and processes of the law to everyday practice? Drawing on a wealth of contemporary case examples, this handy pocket book demystifies the legislation on child protection and demonstrates the practical duties and responsibilities of professionals working within this complex area. Students taking Social Work qualifying undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Qualifies Social Workers fulfilling their learning development requirements. Students taking non-social work but related degrees, e.g. Community and Youth Work. 2nd / 3rd level students on qualifying Social Work courses (u/g and p/g).

Now fully updated and with up-to-the-minute guidance, this is the only book you will need to make sense of the key elements of law involved in social work with children and families in England and Wales. Accessible and jargon-free, this everyday reference explains the fundamental concepts of parental responsibility and human rights, and the provisions of private and public law, including care proceedings and adoption. This second edition incorporates recent changes including the Working Together to Safeguard Children guidance for inter-agency working, the Children and Families Act 2014 and the Crime and Courts Act 2013 as well as the latest case law. Checklists, charts and highlighted points allow for easy reference, and illustrative case scenarios put the law into context. This comprehensive and easy-to-use guide will be an invaluable resource for practising social workers, as well as trainees, students and those studying for post-qualifying awards.

The safeguarding of vulnerable adults continues to increase in importance. Safeguarding Adults and the Law, now in its second edition, sets this complex area of work within an extensive legal framework and provides many useful pointers for practitioners and students. The book covers, for example, Department of Health guidelines, human rights, the regulation of health and social care providers, the barring of carers from working with vulnerable adults, care standards tribunal cases, mental capacity, undue influence, assault, battery, wilful neglect, ill treatment, self-neglect, manslaughter, murder, theft, fraud, sexual offences, data protection and the sharing of information. It focuses on how these areas of law apply to vulnerable adults, and uses the large body of case law to bring the law to life. Also covered is how local authorities and the NHS are implicated in causing harm - through abuse, neglect or omission - as exemplified by the independent and public inquiries into the catastrophic events at Stafford Hospital. This fully-updated second edition comprehensively reflects recent changes to the law, and includes many new case studies. It looks forward also to the implications, for safeguarding, of the draft Care and Support Bill 2012. This book will be an essential resource for all those working in community care, adult social work, health care and housing. Those working for local authorities, the NHS, voluntary organisations and students will find it to be essential reading.

This accessible guide to copyright law is an introduction for authors, editors, publishers and all those working with online content: both words and pictures. Packed with examples of real-life case law and interviews with publishing and legal professionals, this is a refreshingly practical approach to understanding this confusing but well-trodden topic. While debunking many myths and common errors, the author tackles such essential issues as: what is copyright? What should I know about it? How can I avoid legal issues associated with plagiarism, libel or infringing copyright? What if my own copyright is infringed? How can I make more money out of my published books and articles? How do I clear permission for quoting words and lyrics? How do I best work alongside others in the publishing sector to avoid problems in future? This is a companion guide to "Copyright Law for Artists, Photographers and Designers."

Most teacher education programs offer little, if any, instruction on Education Law. Consequently, teachers (in general) are not well-versed in the intricacies of the law as it applies to their own employment and their responsibilities as instructors. In light of this dearth of information about law by most teachers, this book is designed as an easy-to-read, practical manual that addresses the key legal issues that teachers confront on a daily basis. While many books on the market are aimed at school administrators, few are designed primarily for teachers. Those that are, tend to be overly broad in scope. This book, then, intends to help fill that gap by providing a concise, practical guide that specifically targets the areas of the law that are of most concern to teachers. In the employment context, the book intends to present information about teacher certification, employment, tenure, evaluation, and dismissal along with issues related to collective bargaining and teacher contracts. The book will also review the constitutional rights of teachers, including freedom of speech and religion. In addition, the book plans to provide information on how teachers can avoid liability when dealing with discrimination and harassment based on race, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, or disability, regardless of whether it is at the hands of supervisors, peers, or students. In the instructional domain the book is designed to explore the rights and responsibilities teachers have in the instructional process. This will include topics such as what can and cannot be taught, academic freedom, methodology, grading policies, student records, and copyright law. Information will be provided about tort liability and the teacher's responsibilities regarding the safety and well-being of his or her students as well as his or her own protections from defamation and rights of self-defense.

This book builds on Courtroom Skills for Social Workers by updating the legal and research content and strengthening the material on recording. It throws light on legal and courtroom processes and procedures, and encourages social workers to see involvement with the courts as a positive element of their practice, rather than something to be afraid of. By encouraging social workers to develop the skills to perform confidently in the court environment, they will be better able to support service users faced with court involvement. This second edition includes contributions from service users, as well as practice examples, so as to make the book interesting and relevant for qualified social workers. The book will assist social workers in meeting their Continuing Professional Development requirements for continuing registration. It also offers a framework for short in-service training courses on court skills and recording, both areas in which social workers' performance comes under the scr

Effective social work practice relies on good understanding of the law along with the skills to use this knowledge well. This essential book provides a wide-ranging thematic account of social work practice in Scotland, making critical links between concepts, the contexts of practice and first-hand experiences of Scottish social work law. The book covers important subjects such as: Service user and carer rights Legal and social work values Accountability Effective assessment Safeguarding, risk and protection Youth and adult criminal justice Partnership, participation and advocacy Delivery of personalised services Social Work and the Law in Scotland is core reading for all those undertaking academic study or professional practice within the field. It is also a key resource for anyone looking to update their knowledge on the nature and development of the ever-evolving legislative landscape of Scotland.