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This book is a unique collection of high quality articles analysing
legal issues with particular regard to small states. The small
states of the world differ considerably in their geography,
history, political structures, legal systems and wealth.
Nevertheless, because of their size, small states face a set of
common challenges including vulnerability to external economic
impacts such as changing trade regimes and limited ability to
diversify economic activity; limited public and private sector
capacity, including the legal and judicial infrastructure; a need
for regional co-operation; a vulnerability to environmental changes
as well as a limited ability to engage with supranational bodies
and the forces of globalisation. This is the first volume of an
exciting and unique new series, The World of Small States. In this
work, legal experts from small jurisdictions and those with a
particular interest in legal issues facing small states explore
inter alia ethics in small jurisdictions, legal education and the
profession in small states, the challenges facing small states with
mixed legal systems, the constitutional arrangements in small
states, small states as tax havens, and intellectual property and
competition law issues.
This book is a unique collection of high quality articles analysing
legal issues with particular regard to small states. The small
states of the world differ considerably in their geography,
history, political structures, legal systems and wealth.
Nevertheless, because of their size, small states face a set of
common challenges including vulnerability to external economic
impacts such as changing trade regimes and limited ability to
diversify economic activity; limited public and private sector
capacity, including the legal and judicial infrastructure; a need
for regional co-operation; a vulnerability to environmental changes
as well as a limited ability to engage with supranational bodies
and the forces of globalisation. This is the first volume of an
exciting and unique new series, The World of Small States. In this
work, legal experts from small jurisdictions and those with a
particular interest in legal issues facing small states explore
inter alia ethics in small jurisdictions, legal education and the
profession in small states, the challenges facing small states with
mixed legal systems, the constitutional arrangements in small
states, small states as tax havens, and intellectual property and
competition law issues.
All nation states, whether ancient or newly created, must examine
their constitutional fundamentals to keep their constitutions
relevant and dynamic. Constitutional change has greater legitimacy
when the questions are debated before the people and accepted by
them. Who are the peoples in this state? What role should they have
in relation to the government? What rights should they have? Who
should be Head of State? What is our constitutional relationship
with other nation states? What is the influence of international
law on our domestic system? What process should constitutional
change follow? In this volume, scholars, practitioners,
politicians, public officials, and young people explore these
questions and others in relation to the New Zealand constitution
and provide some thought-provoking answers. This book is
recommended for anyone seeking insight into how a former British
colony with bicultural foundations is making the transition to a
multicultural society in an increasingly complex and globalised
world.
All nation states, whether ancient or newly created, must examine
their constitutional fundamentals to keep their constitutions
relevant and dynamic. Constitutional change has greater legitimacy
when the questions are debated before the people and accepted by
them. Who are the peoples in this state? What role should they have
in relation to the government? What rights should they have? Who
should be Head of State? What is our constitutional relationship
with other nation states? What is the influence of international
law on our domestic system? What process should constitutional
change follow? In this volume, scholars, practitioners,
politicians, public officials, and young people explore these
questions and others in relation to the New Zealand constitution
and provide some thought-provoking answers. This book is
recommended for anyone seeking insight into how a former British
colony with bicultural foundations is making the transition to a
multicultural society in an increasingly complex and globalised
world.
Asylum and Extraction in the Republic of Nauru provides an
extraordinary glimpse into the remote and difficult-to-access
island of Nauru, exploring the realities of Nauru's offshore asylum
arrangement and its impact on islanders, workforces, and migrant
populations. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Nauru, Australia,
and Geneva, as well as a deep dive into the British Phosphate
Commission archives, Julia Caroline Morris charts the island's
colonial connection to phosphate through to a new industrial sector
in asylum. She explores how this extractive industry is peopled by
an ever-shifting cast of refugee lawyers, social workers,
clinicians, policy makers, and academics globally and how the very
structures of Nauru's colonial phosphate industry and the legacy of
the "phosphateer" era made it easy for a new human extractive
sector to take root on the island. By detailing the making of and
social life of Nauru's asylum system, Morris shows the
institutional fabric, discourses, and rhetoric that inform the
governance of migration around the world. As similar practices of
offshoring and outsourcing asylum have become popular worldwide,
they are enabled by the mobile labor and expertise of transnational
refugee industry workers who carry out the necessary daily
operations. Asylum and Extraction in the Republic of Nauru goes
behind the scenes to shed light on the everyday running of the
offshore asylum industry in Nauru and uncover what really happens
underneath the headlines. Morris illuminates how refugee rights
activism and #RefugeesWelcome-style movements are caught up in the
hardening of border enforcement operations worldwide, calling for
freedom of movement that goes beyond adjudicating hierarchies of
suffering.
Parliamentary elections are the foundation of the democratic State,
providing legitimacy to government and an opportunity for citizens
to participate in the democratic process. But despite the crucial
role of elections in government and society, the law governing them
is fragmented, both conceptually and in terms of the legal
framework. This book examines each stage of the electoral process
from the perspective of the candidate seeking to become an MP:
eligibility and qualification, the candidate selection process,
nominations, disputed elections and then, lastly, disqualification
or exit from the House of Commons. Each stage of the process is
considered in light of developments in political practice and human
rights jurisprudence, and an argument is made for the rethinking
and reform of the law of parliamentary candidacy and membership.
The book takes into account the reforms ushered in by the
parliamentary expenses scandal of 2009, and also looks to the new
electoral era that may eventuate under the Liberal
Democrat-Conservative Coalition Government.
Getting a PhD in Law is a unique guide to obtaining the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy of Law in the UK. While there are a wide range
of study guides for PhD students in the social sciences and other
science-based disciplines, there is very little information
available on the process of obtaining a PhD in law. Research
degrees in law share some attributes with those in related
disciplines, such as the humanities and social sciences. However,
the legal methodology and the place of the PhD in the young
lawyer's career creates unique challenges that have not been
addressed by existing guides. Getting a PhD in Law fills this gap,
providing an accessible guide to the process, from topic selection
to thesis publication. This readable and informative guide is
written by two graduates of the successful PhD program at the
School of Law, King's College London. The book draws on interviews
and case studies with students, supervisors, and examiners. Getting
a PhD in Law will be essential reading for the growing numbers of
PhD students in the UK's many law schools, as well as those
internationally who wish to learn from the UK's best practice.
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