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"This book examines jurisdictional differences in the role of the principle of the welfare interests of the child in common and civil law, and focuses on differences within these two legal traditions. By identifying and analysing the functions of the principle both in the public and private sector of family law, the book compares and contrasts different jurisdictions, and assesses their capacity to implement children's welfare interests and rights. Covering a variety of topics including child abuse and neglect, state care, adoption and reproductive rights and family breakdown, the book demonstrates how welfare interests and rights can be balanced to create a coherent framework for family law. In addition to providing an up-to-date digest of cases and legislation, the book will be of interest to researchers in the field of child welfare and family law"--

Refugee law faces a serious crisis in Europe. This crisis highlights the need to explain the following questions: What is the relationship between refugee law and immigration policy? How much immigration do States need to tolerate for moral and practical reasons even if they do not wish any immigration? The general legal principle of necessity offers a useful theoretical basis for refugee law. Necessity explains the conditions under which it would be unfair to fight off unwanted immigrants by deportation and punishment. Necessity also explains the conditions under which a restrictive immigration policy is not feasible at a reasonable cost versus desperate individuals. It follows that necessity overrules a restrictive immigration policy and qualifies as a robust explanation of the purpose of a fair refugee policy. This study explores the consequences of the theory of necessity for the interpretation of key concepts of refugee law (persecution, well-founded fear, reasons of persecution, asylum) and concludes that a generous refugee practice can be conceived and logically justified even if a restrictive immigration policy is a political reality

Introduction to the Essays -- PART I: FEMINIST CRITIQUE OF INDIVIDUALISM IN LEGAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT. 1. From Individual to Group? A Feminist Analysis of the Limits of Anti-Discrimination Legislation ; 2. Theories of Justice and the Welfare State: A Feminist Critique ; 3. Theory into Practice? Pornography and the Public/Private Dichotomy ; 4. Unspeakable Subjects, Impossible Rights: Sexuality, Integrity and Criminal Law ; 5. Community in Legal Theory: Idea, Ideal or Ideology? -- PART II: QUESTIONS OF METHOD IN FEMINIST LEGAL THEORY: WITHIN OR BEYOND CRITIQUE? 6. Closure and Critique in Feminist Jurisprudence: Transcending the Dichotomy or a Foot in Both Camps? ; 7. Feminist Legal Theory Beyond Neutrality ; 8. Normative Reconstruction in Socio-Legal Theory.

Frank Brennan is an Indigenous Australian, Jesuit priest, professor of law at the Australian Catholic University, and adjunct professor at the College of Law and the National Centre for Indigenous Studies at the Australian National University. He has written a number of books on Indigenous issues and civil liberties, including most recently Acting on Conscience: When Church And State Collide and Tampering with Asylum. He is an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for services to Aboriginal Australians, particularly as an advocate in the areas of law, social justice, and reconciliation. Patri

This book is believed to be the first of its kind written by a renowned Muslim lawyer in the English language, and by an Arab author who is probably the leading authority writing in English in the subject of Islamic law (the Sharia), and modern Islamic legislation. There has long been a need for an objective study such as dealing with the legal rights and obligations of women under the Sharia and under modern Arab Islamic legislation. Seen within the broad principles of Islamic law, the book examines the status of women with regard to marriage, the iddat, parentage and fosterage and custody, and fills an important gap left by recent and more general publcations on Islamic law. The author has researched original Arabib and Islamic tect books and reviewed legislation in the different Arab countries in order to present the most up-to-date information on the subject ... (Quelle: Text Verlagseinband / Verlag)

Argues that the Legal Services Corporation is overly bureaucratic, has not achieved its goal of providing legal service to the poor, and should be abolished; US.

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Tables -- Introduction -- Methodology -- The Treaty Basis and Criteria for ipa Application in Theory and Practice -- Revisiting the Treaty Basis for ipa Practice -- The Baseline Requirements for ipa Application -- Beyond Non-refoulement: Other Factors Relevant to ipa Application -- Procedural and Evidentiary Issues in the ipa Analysis -- The ipa in Complementary Protection Regimes -- ipa Application: Insights from Norway -- Conclusion -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index.

Intro -- Rosemary Academy -- About the Author -- Dedication -- Copyright Information © -- Acknowledgement -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Chapter Eight -- Chapter Nine -- Chapter Ten -- Chapter Eleven -- Chapter Twelve -- Chapter Thirteen -- Chapter Fourteen.

"This book examines the implications of labour migration for employment law regimes in highly-developed countries. It adopts a comparative approach, with some chapters providing thematic overviews of the challenges posed by migration for employment law, and others addressing the main effects of migration upon employment law in particular countries. The context of the book is the increased importance of actual and potential migration to the labour markets of highly-developed countries. Resident migrants' share of the labour force has increased markedly since the early 1990s, with the International Labour Organisation estimating that in 2013, there were 112 million migrant workers in the 58 highest-income countries, who made up 16% of the workforce. In addition, non-resident workers have increasingly become part of the labour available for employment in other states, often on a temporary basis as posted or agency workers. This evolving labour market context has led to a series of challenges for, and effects upon, employment law"--

Milne provides a comprehensive analysis of conviction outcomes through court transcripts of 14 criminal cases in England and Wales during 2010 to 2019. Drawing on feminist theories of responsibilisation and 'gendered harm', she critically reflects on the gendered nature of criminal justice's responses to suspected infanticide.