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Occupational Health Guide to Violence in the Workplace (Hardcover): Thomas D. Schneid Occupational Health Guide to Violence in the Workplace (Hardcover)
Thomas D. Schneid
R4,526 Discovery Miles 45 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

20 murders every week. 18,000 assaults in the same time. All on the job.
Sharp increases in workplace violence continue to take an unfortunate toll on American business-and its employees, families and communities. Preventative measures may be well-intentioned, but pose troubling conflicts in themselves, pitting each employee's privacy vs. overall worker protection.
A full-self evaluation of your business and its personnel may be the key to safeguard against workplace violence. Thomas D. Schneid's Occupational Health Guide to Violence in the Workplace provides the important guidelines for that careful, all-encompassing examination.
Most books on workplace violence focus on psychological profiles. In a change of pace, Schneid examines the issue from a safety/health professional's viewpoint, taking all angles, legal issues, and potential ramifications into account. Chapters focus on not only in-house efforts to prevent violent incidents, but also government and legal standards directly or indirectly related to worker's rights and corporate liability.
Make every effort to prevent workplace violence from hitting home: start with advice from the Occupational Health Guide to Violence in the Workplace

Global Legal History - A Comparative Law Perspective (Paperback): Andres Botero Bernal, Joshua C. Tate, Jose Reinaldo de Lima... Global Legal History - A Comparative Law Perspective (Paperback)
Andres Botero Bernal, Joshua C. Tate, Jose Reinaldo de Lima Lopes
R1,214 Discovery Miles 12 140 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This collection brings together a group of international legal historians to further scholarship in different areas of comparative and regional legal history. Authors are drawn from Europe, Asia, and the Americas to produce new insights into the relationship between law and society across time and space. The book is divided into three parts: legal history and legal culture across borders, constitutional experiences in global perspective, and the history of judicial experiences. The three themes, and the chapters corresponding to each, provide a balance between public law and private law topics, and reflect a variety of methodologies, both empirical and theoretical. The volume highlights the gains that may be made by comparing the development of law in different countries and different time periods. The book will be of interest to an international readership in Legal History, Comparative Law, Law and Society, and History.

The Rights of Women in Comparative Constitutional Law (Hardcover): Irene Spigno, Valentina Rita Scotti, Janaina Penalva da Silva The Rights of Women in Comparative Constitutional Law (Hardcover)
Irene Spigno, Valentina Rita Scotti, Janaina Penalva da Silva
R3,763 Discovery Miles 37 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Through a comparative analysis involving 15 countries from around the world this book provides an invaluable assessment of women's equality at the global level. This book explores the constitutional protection of equality and women's rights in 15 countries drawn from Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. The work focuses on formal constitutional provisions as well as the substantial level of protection women's equality has achieved in the systems analysed. The investigations involve looking at the relevant gender-related legislation, the participation of women in the institutional arena, and the constitutional interpretation made by constitutional justice on gender issues. Furthermore, the book highlights women's contribution in their roles as judges, parliamentarians, activists and academics, thus increasing the visibility of women's participation in the public sphere. The work will be of interest to academics, researchers and policy-makers working in the areas of Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law and Women's and Gender Studies.

UN Human Rights Institutions and the Environment - Synergies, Challenges, Trajectories (Hardcover): Sumudu Atapattu UN Human Rights Institutions and the Environment - Synergies, Challenges, Trajectories (Hardcover)
Sumudu Atapattu
R3,761 Discovery Miles 37 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents an in-depth analysis of how UN Human Rights institutions and mechanisms have addressed environmental protection, sustainable development and climate change. Despite the increasing involvement of UN human rights bodies in addressing environmental degradation and climate change, a systematic review of the convergence between human rights and the environment in these bodies has not been carried out. Filing this lacuna, this book surveys the resolutions, general comments, concluding observations, decisions on individual communications and press releases. It identifies principles that have emerged, explores the ways in which human rights Charter-based and treaty-based institutions are interpreting environmental principles and examines how they contribute to the emerging field of human rights and environment. Given the disproportionate effect that polluting activities have on marginalized and vulnerable groups, Atapattu also discusses how these human rights mechanisms have addressed the impact on women, children, indigenous peoples, people with disabilities and racial minorities. Written by a world-renowned expert on human rights and the environment, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars researching and teaching in this important field of study.

Biopolitics and Structure in Legal Education (Hardcover): Luca Siliquini Cinelli, Thomas Giddens Biopolitics and Structure in Legal Education (Hardcover)
Luca Siliquini Cinelli, Thomas Giddens
R3,761 Discovery Miles 37 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Taking up the study of legal education in distinctly biopolitical terms, this book provides a critical and political analysis of structure in the law school. Legal education concerns the complex pathways by which an individual becomes a lawyer, making the journey from lay-person to expert, from student to practitioner. To pose the idea of a biopolitics of legal education is not only to recognise the tensions surrounding this journey, but also to recognise that legal education is a key site in which the subject engages, and is engaged by, a particular structure - and here the particular structure of the law school. This book explores that structure by addressing the characteristics of the biopolitical orders engaged in legal education, including: understanding the lawyer as a commodity, unpicking the force relations in legal education, examining the ways codes of conduct in higher education impact academic freedom, as well as putting the distinctly western structures of legal learning within a wider context. Assembling original, field-defining, essays by both leading international scholars as well as emerging researchers, it constitutes indispensable resource in legal education research and scholarship that will appeal to legal academics everywhere.

The Brazilian Amazon - Politics, Science and International Relations in the History of the Forest (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015):... The Brazilian Amazon - Politics, Science and International Relations in the History of the Forest (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Joana Bezerra
R4,708 R3,663 Discovery Miles 36 630 Save R1,045 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The aim of this book is to analyse the current development scenario in the Amazon, using Terra Preta de Indio as a case study. To do so it is necessary to go back in time, both in the national and international sphere, through the second half of the last century to analyse its trajectory. It will be equally important analyse the current issues regarding the Amazon - sustainable development and climate change - and how they still reproduce some of the problems that marked the history of the forest, such as the absence of Amazonian dark earths as a relevant theme to the Amazon. In a world in which the environment gains each time more space in the national and international political agenda, the Amazon stands out. Known around the world for its richness, the South-American forest is the target of different visions, often contradictory ones, and it plays with everyone's imagination. This is where the terra preta de indio - Amazonian Dark Earths - are found, a fertile soil horizon with high concentrations of carbon with anthropic origins, which has generated great interest from the scientific community. Studies on these soils and their so singular characteristics have triggered crucial discussions on the past, present and the future of the entire Amazon region. Despite its singular characteristics, the importance of Amazonian Dark Earths - and a history of a more productive and populated Amazon - was hidden since its discovery around 1880 until 1980, when it is possible to identify the beginning of an increase in the number of research on these soil horizons. These hundred years between the first records and the beginning of the increase in the interest around these soils witnessed structural changes both in the national arena, with the military dictatorship and a change in the place of the Amazon within internal affairs, and in the international arena with changes that reshaped the role of the environment in the political and scientific agendas and the role of Brazil in the global context.

Rethinking Work - Essays on Building a Better Workplace (Hardcover): David L. Blustein, Lisa Y. Flores Rethinking Work - Essays on Building a Better Workplace (Hardcover)
David L. Blustein, Lisa Y. Flores
R3,759 Discovery Miles 37 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection of brief essays by thought-leaders, scholars, activists, psychologists, and social scientists imagines new workplace structures and policies that promote decent and fair work for all members of society, especially those who are most vulnerable. The world of work has been deteriorating for decades and the very institution of work needs to be systematically understood, critiqued, reimagined, and rebuilt. This book offers thoughtful suggestions for new work arrangements, individual strategies for enhancing one's work life, and recommendations for innovative systemic and institutional reforms. The collection offers critical analyses in conjunction with constructive solutions on rebuilding work, providing direction and context for ongoing debates and policy discussions about work. The book will be of interest to activists, policy makers, management and leaders, scholars, professionals, students, and general readers interested work-based reform efforts and social change.

Risk and Safety in Play - The law and practice for adventure playgrounds (Paperback): Dave Potter Risk and Safety in Play - The law and practice for adventure playgrounds (Paperback)
Dave Potter
R2,531 Discovery Miles 25 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Risk and Safety in Play draws on PLAYLINKS 35 years experience with adventure playgrounds and the findings in its three year development project 'Quality Play and Safety.' The text has been widely researched and commented on by playworkers, managers and safety experts. Risk and Safety in Play is an essential hanbook for practitioners. It reviews the theory and practice of adventure playgrounds, introduces recent changes to legislation and gives guidance on the interpretation of legal responsibilities. Particular attention is paid to the duty to carry out risk assesments and the book shows how they fit into the values and the daily management od adventure playgrounds. Backed by PLAYLINK's advisory and technical srevices, appendices provide pro forma checklists, consent and report forms for photocopying and information on further reading and useful contacts.

Emotions in the Law School - Transforming Legal Education Through the Passions (Paperback): Emma Jones Emotions in the Law School - Transforming Legal Education Through the Passions (Paperback)
Emma Jones
R1,210 Discovery Miles 12 100 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Law schools are failing both their staff and students by requiring them to prize reason and rationality and to suppress or ignore emotions. Despite innovations in terms of both content and teaching techniques, there is little evidence that emotions are effectively acknowledged or utilised within legal education. Instead law schools are clinging to an out-dated and erroneous perception of emotions as at best, irrational, and at worst dangerous. In contrast to this, educational and scientific developments have demonstrated that emotions are a fundamental, inescapable part of learning, teaching and skills development. Harnessing these emotions will therefore have a transformative effect on legal education and enable it to adapt to the needs and demands of the twenty-first century. This book provides a theoretical overview of the role played by emotions in all aspects of the life of the law school. It explores the relationship emotions have with key traditional and contemporary approaches to legal education, the ways in which emotions can be conceptualised, their interaction with the politics and policies of legal education and their role within teaching and learning. The book also considers the importance of emotional wellbeing for both law students and legal academics Overall, this book argues for a more holistic form of legal education in which emotions play a valuable (and valued) role. This requires a new vision for law schools, in which emotions are acknowledged and embedded at all levels, institutional and personal.

Handbook of Pollution and Hazardous Materials Compliance - A Sourcebook for Environmental Managers (Hardcover, illustrated... Handbook of Pollution and Hazardous Materials Compliance - A Sourcebook for Environmental Managers (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff, Madelyn Graffia
R10,409 Discovery Miles 104 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Offers a guide to current environmental health and safety statutes--providing a working knowledge of the major legislations and regulations and demonstrating the steps necessary for compliance. Illustrates overall health and safety management skills for multimedia facilities.

Direct Effect Of European Law (Hardcover): Christopher J.M. Smith Direct Effect Of European Law (Hardcover)
Christopher J.M. Smith
R3,897 Discovery Miles 38 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The doctrine of Direct Effect is an issue of importance to all those concerned with, or affected by the implementation of European Union directives. The doctrine of Direct Effect bestows responsibility for the implementation of directives on individual regulators, even if the member state itself has not made full arrangements for implementation. This text considers the doctrine with particular regard to the regulation of the discharge of dangerous substances to the aquatic environment in England and Wales. It contains an analysis of the evolution, applications and implications of Direct Effect.;A range of cases are studied, allowing the reader to realize the scope of this important doctrine. This book explores an area of European Law that should be understood by all those involved in the regulation of the discharge of dangerous substances.

Tunnelling Contracts and Site Investigation (Hardcover, illustrated edition): P.B. Attewell Tunnelling Contracts and Site Investigation (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
P.B. Attewell
R9,657 Discovery Miles 96 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Tunnelling is a high risk business. Success depends crucially on the nature of the ground through which the tunnel is being driven. The cost of a thorough site investigation is usually only a small fraction of the cost of the construction work but this crucial phase of a project is often given too low a priority. This text provides a review of tunnelling contracts, particularly those for sewerage and drainage tunnels. It reviews site investigation methods, contract preparation and tender evaluation, tunnel costruction, claims and records, and the post-construction phase. Examples of good and bad practice of site investigation and other aspects of tunnelling are given, and the text is supported by over 500 references. Supplementary information in the second part of the book expands on particular aspects such as ground vibration and noise. Among other topics covered are quality assurance, rock properties and testing, pollution, permeability and dewatering.

Conscious Coastal Cities - Sustainability, Blue Green Growth, and The Politics of Imagination (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Voula... Conscious Coastal Cities - Sustainability, Blue Green Growth, and The Politics of Imagination (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Voula P. Mega
R3,810 Discovery Miles 38 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the age of urban geopolitics, in cooperation with the major city networks and initiatives, interconnected coastal cities lead towards a more resilient sustainable future. This book raises global awareness on the challenges and opportunities for coastal cities and the myriad of issues and stakeholders which impact them. The book offers a panoramic integrated view of the most critical urban coastal sustainability issues shaping the urban horizon of the future. Drawing on the most authoritative studies and asking further questions, the book embraces issues of smart, sustainable and inclusive blue green growth, active social integration, environmental conscience and resilience, food, energy and resource security, exploration and protection of the global ocean, ecosystem-based urban coastal planning and policy and progress in education and science, culture and the arts, coastal urban renaissance and accountable multi-layered governance. From large global ports to small tourism and fishing resorts, sustainable development calls for coastal cities to improve their functions. Coastal cities need to adopt ecosystem-based approaches to manage the land-sea continuum, invest in blue green energy and mobility, attract responsible business investment, and honour the sea as a source of infinite innovation and culture.

Global Health Law (Hardcover): Gian Luca Burci Global Health Law (Hardcover)
Gian Luca Burci
R18,205 Discovery Miles 182 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This two-volume set gathers together some of the most significant contributions to the study of global health law. Global health law is a recent field of research in its own right, encompassing the relatively narrow core of international rules and institutions devoted to health protection and promotion, as well as the complex interactions between health and multiple areas of international law. By bringing such diverse perspectives into a single collection, together with an original introduction by the editor, this book will be an important resource for scholars and practitioners both in public health as well as in legal and policy fields such as trade and investment, human rights and the environment.

Governance of Digital Game Environments and Cultural Diversity - Transdisciplinary Enquiries (Hardcover): Christoph Beat... Governance of Digital Game Environments and Cultural Diversity - Transdisciplinary Enquiries (Hardcover)
Christoph Beat Graber, Mira Burri Nenova
R3,477 Discovery Miles 34 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This innovative book provides transdisciplinary analyses of the nature and dynamics of digital game environments whilst tackling the existing fragmentation of academic research.Digital game environments are of increasing economic, social and cultural value. As their influence on diverse facets of life grows, states have felt compelled to intervene and secure some public interests. Yet, the contours of a comprehensive governance model are far from recognisable and governments are grappling with the complexity and fluidity of online games and virtual worlds as private spaces and as experimentation fields for creativity and innovation. This book contributes to a more comprehensive and fine-grained understanding of digital game environments, which is a precondition for addressing any of the pressing governance questions posed. Particular attention is given to the concept and policy objective of cultural diversity, which also offers a unique entry point into the discussion of the appropriate legal regulation of digital games.Governance of Digital Game Environments and Cultural Diversity will be of interest to researchers of media law, internet law and governance, cultural studies, anthropology and sociology. As the book addresses a highly topical theme, it will attract the attention of policymakers at national, regional and international levels and will also serve as a great resource tool for scholars in new media and in particular digital games and virtual worlds.

The Last 10 Per Cent - Why the World Needs a Leaner, More Innovative and Pragmatic Development Sector, Today (Hardcover): Erica... The Last 10 Per Cent - Why the World Needs a Leaner, More Innovative and Pragmatic Development Sector, Today (Hardcover)
Erica Harper
R3,753 Discovery Miles 37 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Criticism that the development sector has not delivered in terms of eliminating extreme poverty, fast-tracking growth and preventing conflict, is neither new nor surprising. In fact, it may be the one thing that scholars, donors and practitioners agree on. While many of these concerns are valid, this book makes a case that the sector is closer to unlocking the gates to more effective and efficient development outcomes than is popularly believed. Specifically, it argues that, by overturning a few myths, making better use evidence and employing some different rules, practitioners, policy specialists and donors can foster the changes in the development architecture that are needed to reach the 10 percent of the world's population still living in extreme poverty. Engaging, provocative and clear-sighted, the book provides insight into interventions around democratic governance, refugee response, counterterrorism, gender mainstreaming, environmental protection and private sector engagement. It is instructive reading for professionals across the development sector, think tanks and NGOs.

Sexual Deviance and Society - A Sociological Examination (Paperback, 2nd edition): Meredith G. F. Worthen Sexual Deviance and Society - A Sociological Examination (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Meredith G. F. Worthen
R1,182 Discovery Miles 11 820 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

1. This is the only book like it on the market. It has a multi-disciplinary market across criminology, sociology and gender studies, and can be used as key reading on courses on sex crime, gender and sexuality and the sociology of deviance 2. Features include international case studies and a glossary of key terms. 3. The new edition has been fully revised and updated to include up-to-the-minute crime data and literature updates, as well as further coverage of LGBTQ rights, expanded discussion of non-binary identities, and coverage of new studies on online dating, pornography and sexting.

Research Handbook on Environment and Investment Law (Hardcover): Kate Miles Research Handbook on Environment and Investment Law (Hardcover)
Kate Miles
R6,921 Discovery Miles 69 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This Research Handbook examines one of the most dynamic areas of public international law: the interaction between environmental law and policy and international investment law. The multiplicity of forms that interaction takes is the core theme of this Research Handbook. The contributors are drawn from a variety of legal backgrounds to give a well-rounded view of this complex relationship. Taking a thematic approach, this Research Handbook provides analysis on key issues in the environment-investment nexus, including freshwater resources, climate, biodiversity and sustainable development. The expert contributors unpack the complexities of this field of research through investigating regional experiences, assessing practices and procedures, and offering innovative approaches and new critical perspectives on the issues involved. The Research Handbook demonstrates that the exact nature of the relationship between environmental law and investment law is still evolving and, in so doing, indicates directions for future research. This timely Research Handbook will be of great interest to scholars who are researching the interactions between environmental law, international investment law and sustainable development. More widely, those with a research interest in public international law will find this to be a compelling reference tool. Contributors include: R.J. Anderson, F. Baetens, A.K. Bjorklund, G. Bottini, C. Brown, D. Cucinotta, M. Ferrer, S. Frank, U. Kriebaum, J. Levine, D. Liang, E. Luke, S. Luttrell, E. Mendez Brautigam, K. Miles, I. Odumosu-Ayanu, N. Peart, J. Peel, B.J. Richardson, A. Telesetsky, K. Tienhaara, V. Vadi, J.E. Vinuales, R. Weeramantry, R. Yotova

The Children's Inquiry - How the state and society failed the young during the Covid-19 pandemic (Paperback): Liz Cole,... The Children's Inquiry - How the state and society failed the young during the Covid-19 pandemic (Paperback)
Liz Cole, Molly Kingsley
R317 R262 Discovery Miles 2 620 Save R55 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Despite being least affected by the virus itself, children and young people bore the brunt of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. When schools were closed, playgrounds taped up and play outlawed, children's lives were closed down. The catastrophic impact on children and young people's education, mental health, wellbeing, and life chances is becoming ever clearer, with the most disadvantaged suffering disproportionately. In May 2020 Liz Cole and Molly Kingsley founded UsForThem to advocate - in an often hostile climate - for children to be prioritised during the pandemic response. Having heard from thousands of families, and having often clashed with policymakers, they have a unique perspective on how the state's response to the pandemic has affected our children. Here they document their shocking findings: how completely children's health and welfare were sacrificed for that of adults; how policymakers appeared to disregard the harms they were causing; and how adults charged with protecting the young stood by and watched as children visibly struggled or slipped out of sight altogether. This dereliction of duty should haunt us for decades to come. With exclusive testimony from academics, politicians, scientists, educators, and parents, as well as former Children's Commissioners, the book exposes the problems at the heart of policymaking which led to the systemic and ongoing betrayal of children. From public health to politics, and from media discourse to safeguarding, the authors show how children were too often used as the means to further adult interests. Ahead of the public inquiry, the authors call for an honest appraisal of what went wrong, and commitment from stakeholders to reimagine - not just recover - childhood.

The American Prison Business (Hardcover): Jessica Mitford The American Prison Business (Hardcover)
Jessica Mitford
R3,181 Discovery Miles 31 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1974, The American Prison Business studies the lunacies, the delusions, and the bizarre inner workings of the American prison business. From the first demonstration that the penitentiary is an American invention that was initiated by the late eighteenth-century reformers, to the startling revelations, in the chapter called 'Cheaper than Chimpanzees' of how pharmaceutical companies lease prisoners as human guinea-pigs, every page stimulates and surprises the reader as Jessica Mitford describes, inter alia the chemical, surgical and psychiatric techniques used to help 'violent' prisoners to be 'reborn'; why businessmen tend to be more enthusiastic than the prisoners they employ in the 'rent-a-con' plan; and the Special Isolation Diet which tastes like inferior dog food. Jessica Mitford's financial analysis of the prison business is a scoop. Her hard-eyed examination of how parole really works is a revelation. As the prison abolition movement continues to gain momentum, this book will provide food for thought for legislators, officials and students of sociology, law, criminology, penology, and history.

Crimmigration under International Protection - Constructing Criminal Law as Governmentality (Hardcover): Rottem Rosenberg-Rubins Crimmigration under International Protection - Constructing Criminal Law as Governmentality (Hardcover)
Rottem Rosenberg-Rubins
R3,759 Discovery Miles 37 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

By exploring crimmigration at its intersection with international refugee law, this book exposes crimmigration as a system focused on the governance of territorially present migrants, which internalizes the impracticability of removal and replaces expulsion with domestic policing. The convergence of criminal law and immigration law, known as crimmigration, has become perhaps the paradigmatic model for governing migration in the age of globalization. This book offers a unique way of understanding crimmigration as a system of governmentality, the primary target of which is the population, its principal form of knowledge being political economy, and its essential mechanism being the apparatus of security. It does so by characterizing a particular model of crimmigration, termed crimmigration under international protection, which targets refugees and asylum-seekers who are principally undeportable under international law. The book draws on a comparative research of such models implemented worldwide, combined with a detailed case study of the immigration detention system instigated in Israel for coping with asylum-seekers specifically and exclusively. These models demonstrate that, at its core, crimmigration is not a system of outright social exclusion focused on the expulsion of undesirable migrants, but rather one focused on the management, classification and policing of domestic populations. It is argued that under crimmigration regimes criminal law becomes instrumental in the facilitation of gradual assimilation, by shifting immigration enforcement from the margins of the state to the daily supervision of territorially present migrants. The book illustrates this point by focusing on three main themes: crimmigration as domestication; crimmigration as civic stratification; and crimmigration as a mechanism coined by Foucault as the apparatus of security and by Deleuze as the society of control. By exploring these themes, the book offers a comprehensive framework for understanding the rise of crimmigration and the particular ways in which it targets resident migrants. The book will be of interest to researchers and academics working in the areas of Criminal law and Criminology, Immigration law, Citizenship Studies, Globalization Studies, Border Studies and Critical Refugee Studies.

Law, Localism and the Constitution - A Comparative Perspective (Hardcover): John Stanton Law, Localism and the Constitution - A Comparative Perspective (Hardcover)
John Stanton
R3,763 Discovery Miles 37 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Local government affects us all. Wherever we live, in towns, cities, villages or in the smallest of communities, there are locally elected councils tasked with representing people's interests in the running of the local area. This involves, inter alia, providing public services, maintaining local spaces and acting as a level of democratic governance within the broader constitutional and executive structure of the state. To fulfil these responsibilities, though, local government must be democratically legitimate; it must have at its disposal reasonable means and resources to function; and it must enjoy a healthy and balanced relationship with central government. This book explores and analyses the extent to which local government in the different parts of the UK is able to function effectively and democratically. It draws from local councillors' views in analysing the state of local government under the current constitutional and governmental arrangements, discussing issues such as councils' relationship with central government; citizen engagement; finance and public services; and the impact of recent reforms. It contrasts and compares the different approaches adopted in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, also setting out and discussing possible reforms of local government in the United Kingdom. While the focus is on the UK, the work includes a comparison with other relevant jurisdictions.

Prejudice and Pride - Discrimination against gay people in modern Britain (Hardcover): Bruce Galloway Prejudice and Pride - Discrimination against gay people in modern Britain (Hardcover)
Bruce Galloway
R2,732 Discovery Miles 27 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1983, Prejudice and Pride chronicles legal and social discrimination against gay people living in Britain in 1980s. The book alerts its readers to the ways in which gay men and women were treated in our society and how discrimination in each area can be tackled. The book speaks to us all, providing a blueprint for action through the 1980s. While things today might be better, the book is a reminder that the struggle for equal rights was and will continue to be long and cumbersome. The book acknowledges the action and support of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality and will be of interest to students of history, sociology, law, gender studies and sexuality studies.

Sexual History Evidence in Rape Trials - Is the Jury Out (Hardcover): Charlotte Herriott Sexual History Evidence in Rape Trials - Is the Jury Out (Hardcover)
Charlotte Herriott
R3,750 Discovery Miles 37 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides an in-depth examination of current, high-profile debates about the use of sexual history evidence in rape trials and presents original findings regarding the impact of this evidence on jurors. The book presents findings of the first research in England and Wales that has examined how jurors interpret, discuss, and rely upon sexual history evidence in deliberations. It draws upon qualitative and quantitative findings of 18 mock jury simulation panels, to highlight the complex, nuanced and intersectional impact of this evidence. Findings highlight ongoing prejudicial impact of sexual history evidence, with jurors routinely drawing upon rape myths and stereotypes about sexual violence, to posit relevance of this evidence and undermine the perceived credibility of the complainant. These findings are embedded within broader discussions about evidential legitimacy in rape trials and use good practice observed in other jurisdictions, to make numerous recommendations for change. Aiming to inform academic, policy and legislative discussions in this area, Sexual History Evidence in Rape Trails will be of great interest to students and scholars of Criminal Law and Criminology, as well as policy makers and legal practitioners.

Negotiating Resilience with Hard and Soft City (Paperback): Binti Singh, Tania Berger, Manoj Parmar Negotiating Resilience with Hard and Soft City (Paperback)
Binti Singh, Tania Berger, Manoj Parmar
R1,205 Discovery Miles 12 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores how cities are shaped by the lived experiences of inhabitants and examines the ways they develop strategies to cope with daily and unexpected challenges. It argues that migration, livelihood, and public health challenges result from inadequacies in the hard city-urban assets, such as land, infrastructure and housing, and asserts that these challenges and escalating vulnerabilities are best negotiated using the soft city-social capital and community networks. In so doing, the authors criticise a singular knowledge system and argue for a granular, nuanced understanding of cities-of the interrelations between people in places, everyday urbanisms, social relationships, cultural practices and histories. The volume presents perspectives from the Global South and the Global North, and engages with city-specific cases from Africa, India and Europe for a deeper understanding of resilience. Part of the Urban Futures series, it will be of great interest to students and researchers of urban studies, urban planning, urban management, architecture, urban sociology, urban design, ecology, conservation, and urban sustainability. It will also be useful for urbanists, architects, urban sociologists, city and town planners and those interested in a deeper understanding of the contemporary and future city.

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