Conklin (human performance and safety integration, Los Alamos National Laboratory) outlines a road map for understanding how to manage safety in the workplace and solve problems before they become acc
This study explores the reasons behind the different responses of three legal systems: Europe, Japan, and the USA, in coping with one of the major food safety crises in recent years: BSE. Making refer
When corruption is exposed, unknown aspects are revealed which allow us to better understand its structures and informal norms. This book investigates the hidden order of corruption, looking at the in
From the staid and stately halls of academe, Burgess (political science and women's studies, Ohio U.) has lured the field of constitutional studies out into the morass of contemporary cultural studies
The past four decades have seen an explosion in research regarding seventeenth-century opera. In addition to investigations of extant scores and librettos, scholars have dealt with the associated area
While science and law have been intertwined for centuries, the relationships between the two entities have gradually become more complex as issues and ethics have become more challenging. Editor Hocki
Despite the instability of the political relationship between Taiwan and Mainland China, cross-strait activities such as trade, education, marriage and travel have prospered. While the main focus of c
This book investigates how the construction and evolution of human rights norms are transferred in transnational legal settings and asks whether law should reflect, express or control any given aspect
Without taking a strong stand for or against smoking, Howells (U. of Manchester) explores the inherent tension between a business that wants to sell an intrinsically dangerous product, and a public he
The anthology was conceived in the spring of 2005 at a Human Rights Initiative conference in Georgia while evidence of US soldiers torturing prisoners in Iraq was dominating popular media. US law scho
Vogler (U. of Sussex, UK) looks at international perspectives on criminal justice procedure, focusing on three traditions--inquisitorial, adversarial, and popular justice--to find ways to improve refo
With increasing recognition of the international market in health professionals and the impact of globalism on regulation, the governance of the health workforce is moving towards greater public engag
Bennett (U. of Sydney, Australia) brings together a collection of essays previously published in a variety of scholarly journals between 1998 and 2004, each reproduced herein its original format. Writ
This volume is part of the publisher's series titled "Cultural Diversity and Law in association with RELIGARE." The project on Religious Diversity and Secular Models in Europe (RELIGARE) is funded by
The editors (all of the U. of Trento, Italy) present the results of a research project on "The Supervisory System of the ILO [International Labour Organization] and Child Labour." The volume's 19 chap
How should a state respond to competing international obligations where the patenting of life is concerned? Following the institutionalization of Intellectual Property in the world trading system unde
Benson (law, Wayne State U.) takes up a matter that few Americans knew or cared about until the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, when state secretaries used nefarious means to throw their states
Drawing on and contributing to the established studies of law and literature, literature and science, and law and science, Caudill (law, Villanova U.) surveys actual cases and representations in liter
Who enjoys statutory preferred creditor status? What justifications exist for jurisdictions to maintain statutes that favour 'priority' creditors over other creditors and contributories? This book exa
Taking the North-East Atlantic Ocean as an example of regional practice, this book addresses the dual approach to ocean governance in international law. It examines the interaction between zonal and i