Language and linguistics / Law
Gender in World Englishes Edited by Tobias Bernaisch | Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany
Based on authentic English-language material, and backed by the latest statistical methods, this book explores the impact of gender on linguistic choices in English-speaking countries worldwide, considering local social realities. It is essential reading for researchers and advanced students with an interest in language, gender and World Englishes. • Examines gender in World Englishes from Africa, America, Asia, Britain and the Caribbean • Roots its results in large databases of authentic language use by speakers from different parts of the world • Guarantees that results are empirically reliable by employing multifactorial statistical methods Studies in English Language
November 2020 228 x 152 mm c.275pp 978-1-108-48254-7 Hardback £85.00 / US$110.00
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The Cambridge Companion to the Philosophy of Law Edited by John Tasioulas | King’s College London
The book provides an accessible, comprehensive, and high quality introduction to the major themes of legal philosophy, written by a stellar international cast of contributors. The volume is an exceptional teaching tool, covering themes such as law’s nature, the values it should serve, and issues within specific areas of law from crime to contract. • Provides comprehensive coverage of the main topics in legal philosophy, for use as a primary reference by students • Offers high quality and reliable discussion, featuring new thoughts by leading figures in the field • Features a strong emphasis on the philosophy of specific areas of law, such as tort, contract and criminal law Cambridge Companions to Law
July 2020 228 x 152 mm 434pp 978-1-107-08796-5 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 978-1-107-45822-2 Paperback £29.99 / US$39.99
Law A General Right to Conscientious Exemption
Public Finance and Parliamentary Constitutionalism
Beyond Religious Privilege John Adenitire | Queen Mary University of London
The book argues that there is a general right to conscientiously object to any legal obligation whatsoever on the basis of religious or nonreligious conscientious beliefs in US, Canadian and UK law. The book provides a liberal and valuepluralist defence of the general right. • The first monograph to provide a legal and theoretical analysis of the practice of conscientious exemptions in the US, Canada and UK • Provides in depth and up to date analysis of all the relevant case law making readers aware of the most recent legal developments • Provides a sustained argument as to the existence of the general right and as to its availability to non-religious objectors July 2020 228 x 152 mm c.344pp 978-1-108-47845-8 Hardback £85.00 / US$110.00
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Will Bateman | Australian National University, Canberra
This is the first book to analyse constitutionalism and public finance in parliamentary systems of government. It provides an historical and contemporary account of the interaction of law and the financial behaviour of Anglophone parliamentary systems of government: focusing on taxation, public expenditure, sovereign borrowing and monetary finance. • Provides the first constitutional analysis of public finance law and practice in UK and Commonwealth jurisdictions • Provides an historical treatment of legal and constitutional dimensions of public finance in British and Commonwealth jurisdictions • Accessibly explains how government, law and economic conditions interact before, during and after moments of economic crisis, using the UK and Australia as examples September 2020 229 x 152 mm c.224pp 14 b/w illus. 978-1-108-47811-3 Hardback £80.00 / US$110.00
Statutory Interpretation Pragmatics and Argumentation Douglas Walton | University of Windsor, Ontario
Drawing on linguistics, legal theory, computing, and dialectics, this book analyzes statutory interpretation in terms of arguments used in everyday reasoning. The authors illustrate complex, crucial legal cases with diagrams and summarize them in schemes, making the methodology accessible to scholars, professionals, and students across disciplines. • Approaches the complex problem of statutory interpretation with an interdisciplinary perspective • Provides argumentation maps that help readers without a background in law understand the legal reasoning tools proposed • Uses numerous legal cases to summarize, classify, and illustrate the proposed analytical methods November 2020 229 x 152 mm c.320pp 978-1-108-42934-4 Hardback £85.00 / US$110.00
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Judicial Review Process, Powers, and Problems (Essays in Honour of Upendra Baxi) Edited by Salman Khurshid | Supreme Court of India
This collection of scholarly essays demonstrate the different facets of judicial review based on the vast area of comparative constitutional law. It honours the body of work of Upendra Baxi, legal scholar and author, whose contributions have shaped our understanding of legal jurisprudence and expanded the scope of social transformation in India. • Offers a great source of information and knowledge about the judicial review system in India • Studies different aspects of judicial review, power, process, and problems June 2020 228 x 152 mm c.460pp 978-1-108-83603-6 Hardback £110.00 / US$140.00
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