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Over the course of eighteen chapters, this title engages with a range of social justice and legal education themes, including clinical legal education, innocence projects, access to justice, cause lawyering, LGBTQ identities, and sustainability in law schools.
Recent years have seen social justice emerge as a powerful driver for work, both in law schools and the legal services sector. However, questions remain about how that term is understood and given meaning within the legal academy and beyond. This edited collection explores the meanings that have emerged and might subsequently be developed, together with a practical exploration of projects that have sought to bring the social justice agenda to life in law schools and in communities around the world.
Over the course of eighteen chapters, this volume engages with a range of social justice and legal education themes, including clinical legal education, innocence projects, access to justice, cause lawyering, LGBTQ identities, and sustainability in law schools. In addition, it also explores themes of ethics and values in contemporary legal education in Africa, Australia, North America, and the UK.
American politics is a paradox of cynicism and adulation. This book explains the system’s complex inner workings through the “four Ps”: Philosophy, Pragmatism, Personality, and Profit—the constant clash between high ideals and self-interest.
The Collectio Avellana is an exceptional documentary collection from antiquity. This volume is the first to reconstruct its history, using a new approach to offer fresh hypotheses on the compilation’s origins, its author, and how it took shape.
Critical Race Theory is skeptical of racial justice in the courtroom. Yet the guilty verdicts in the Floyd and Arbery cases offer a challenge to that view. This book uncovers how these landmark convictions were won and asks what they mean for America.
Crisis is the essence of labour law. As the COVID-19 pandemic creates a new reality, this volume critically reflects on the discipline. Using philosophical, sociological, and economic insights, it asks new questions to reconcile the past with the future of labour law.
Unlock the value of your intellectual property. Experts use in-depth case studies to reveal how companies profit from patent licensing, strategic litigation, and M&A. An essential guide for business leaders and IP law professionals navigating today’s competitive landscape.
This book challenges prevailing narratives by refashioning gender identity as a belief. This reframing protects the conflicting rights of women, children, and LGB people, as well as the right of people to express a gender identity incongruent with their sex.
The sharing economy’s use of digital technology blurs traditional economic roles, but the legal framework is unable to cope. This book highlights where new regulations are required, with a focus on the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, British and Brazilian contexts.
Latin America’s democratic process struggles to protect citizens’ rights due to weak institutions. This book presents minutes from the Inter-American Fundamental Rights Conference, exploring the consolidation of democracy, impeachment, freedom of information, and due process.
A practical, case-based guide to the legal and ethical issues in modern healthcare. Explore real controversies in medical malpractice, health reform, and ethical dilemmas like reproductive and end-of-life care. Essential for students and professionals in law and medicine.
