Law Books

New and Published Books

1. Death and Accident Investigation Protocols

   By Mary H. Dudley

   Through an examination and assessment of the body at a death scene, the medicolegal death investigator (MLDI) must be able to recognize circumstances that point to what manner of death occurred—be it natural causes, homicide, suicide, accident, or undetermined. A handy reference for use in the...

   Published June 19th 2013 by CRC Press
2. Destination NATO

   Defence Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–13

   By Rohan Maxwell, John Andreas Olsen

   Series: Whitehall Papers

   Defence reform has been a major component of Bosnia’s stabilisation and nation-building. Though true for many cases of post-conflict transition, it is especially so for Bosnia, which arguably has the most complex state structure in Europe. Ten years on from the start of Bosnia’s defence-reform...

   Published June 18th 2013 by Routledge
3. Local Government in Europe

   The ‘Fourth Level’ in the EU Multi-Layered System of Governance

   Edited by Carlo Panara, Michael R. Varney

   Series: Routledge Research in European Union Law

   This work considers the role of local government in 13 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The book aims to provide an account of the system of local government in each of the...

   Published June 16th 2013 by Routledge
4. Mass Fatality Management Concise Field Guide

   By Mary H. Dudley

   In a mass fatality incident, members of the medical examiner or coroner’s office are faced with a host of complex and time-sensitive responsibilities. These include identifying victims, collecting property and evidence, determining cause and manner of death, issuing death certificates, and...

   Published June 16th 2013 by CRC Press
5. Realising Farmers' Rights to Crop Genetic Resources

   Success Stories and Best Practices

   Edited by Regine Andersen, Tone Winge

   Farmers' Rights are essential for maintaining crop genetic diversity, which is the basis of all food and agricultural production in the world. The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture recognizes Farmers' Rights and provides for relevant measures. However,...

   Published June 16th 2013 by Routledge
6. Indigenous People, Crime and Punishment

   By Thalia Anthony

   Indigenous People, Crime and Punishment examines criminal sentencing courts’ changing characterisations of Indigenous peoples’ identity, culture and postcolonial status. Focusing largely on Australian Indigenous peoples, but drawing also on the Canadian experiences, Thalia Anthony critically...

   Published June 13th 2013 by Routledge
7. A Changing Environment for Human Security

   Transformative Approaches to Research, Policy and Action

   Edited by Linda Sygna, Karen O'Brien, Johanna Wolf

   Environmental change presents a new context and new opportunities for transformational change. This timely book will inspire new ways of understanding the relationship between environmental change and human security. A Changing Environment for Human Security: Transformative Approaches to Research,...

   Published June 13th 2013 by Routledge
8. International Trade Law and the WTO

   By Indira Carr, Shawkat Alam, Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan

   The book discusses some notable debates in the arena of international trade law and globalisation. It looks at the basic structure of the WTO, its function, and decision-making, and explores key economic and legal concepts underpinning the WTO, including Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment and National...

   Published June 13th 2013 by Federation Press
9. PCR Technology

   Current Innovations, Third Edition

   Edited by Tania Nolan, Stephen A. Bustin

   PCR’s simplicity as a molecular technique is, in some ways, responsible for the huge amount of innovation that surrounds it, as researchers continually think of new ways to tweak, adapt, and re-formulate concepts and applications. PCR Technology: Current Innovations, Third Edition is a collection...

   Published June 12th 2013 by CRC Press
10. Shifting Global Powers and International Law

    Challenges and Opportunities

    Edited by Rowena Maguire, Bridget Lewis, Charles Sampford

    Series: Challenges of Globalisation

    This book explores the impacts of global economic, political and cultural shifts on various international legal frameworks and legal norms. The economic growth of states throughout Asia, South and Central America and Africa is having a profound effect on the dynamics of international relations,...

    Published June 12th 2013 by Routledge