Civil Procedure category: 407 books

Honest but mistaken eyewitnesses are the leading cause of wrongful convictions in the United States. As the innocent go to prison their lives are shattered; as the criminal goes free, the public remains vulnerable. With a vivid cast of brilliant scientists, street-wise cops, and former prosecutors--all...

This timely and accessible volume takes a fresh approach to a question of increasing public concern: whether or not the federal government should regulate media violence. In Violence as Obscenity, Kevin W. Saunders boldly calls into question the assumption that violent material is protected by the...

The Data Protection and Medical Research in Europe: PRIVIREAL series focuses on the 'Privacy in Research Ethics and Law' EC-funded project examining the implementation of Directive 95/46/EC on data protection in relation to medical research and the role of ethics committees in European countries....

In this new book, Hayk Kupelyants examines sovereign debt litigation before the English and New York courts. The book sets out parties' litigation choices at various stages of proceedings and provides the legal background against which parties to a sovereign bond may wish to negotiate. The book offers...

The growth in cross-border investments in an increasingly globalised economy means that there are more international disputes between foreign investors and states than ever before. Investment treaty arbitration has thus become the preferred dispute resolution mechanism for resolving disputes with...

Yale Law Journal: Volume 121, Number 4 - January 2012: This issue of The Yale Law Journal (the 4th issue of academic year 2011-2012) features articles and essays by several notable scholars. Principal contributors include Louis Kaplow (on burdens of proof and their justifications), Richard Schragger...

This book focuses on the analysis of liability rules of tort law from an efficiency perspective, presenting a comprehensive analysis of these rules in a self-contained and rigorous yet accessible manner. It establishes general results on the efficiency of liability rules, including complete characterizations...

As the first entry in the new Basics of … series, this useful guide gives you a simple-to-understand overview of Business Law. Everything you need to know -- from contracts to copyrights, leases to evictions, limited partnerships to subchapter-S corporations, employment laws to labor disputes, property...

The approach that should be used by law enforcement officers in order to safely and effectively enter a room is a point of contention among many police trainers. Based on five experiments conducted over a two-year period, Evaluating Police Tactics demonstrates that the conventional wisdom is not optimal....

Cet ouvrage propose une analyse pratique et actualisée des fraudes à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée. Il met à la disposition des acteurs judiciaires, procureur, juge d’instruction, juge du fond et avocats pénalistes ou fiscalistes, les outils nécessaires à la compréhension de ce type de fraude,...

Tous les juristes savent que le droit n’est pas seulement une affaire de savoir et de savoir-faire, mais aussi de faire savoir. La communication est omniprésente dans l’activité quotidienne des juristes, qu’ils soient avocats, juristes d’entreprises ou magistrats. Ils sont ainsi de plus...

L’économie traverse bien plus qu’une période d’adaptation, une véritable phase de mutation. Les modèles financiers et opérationnels doivent être repensés, à tous les niveaux, par tous les acteurs, dans tous les secteurs, depuis le microcrédit jusqu’à la dette souveraine. Le reconstruction...

Le 27 mai 2013, une loi dite « d’ajustement » est venue apporter des améliorations ponctuelles à la loi du 31 janvier 2009 relative à la continuité des entreprises afin de la rendre plus performante et efficace, notamment en facilitant la découverte et la sanction des abus. Cet ouvrage...

Collana diretta da Francesco Bartolini La nuova Collana Compendi Tribuna si rivolge ai candidati ai concorsi pubblici, agli studenti universitari e a tutti coloro i quali siano chiamati a sostenere prove d’esame per l’abilitazione professionale, con particolare riguardo per l’esame orale di...