Uncertainty is present in nearly every tort litigation; this book confronts the issue, at both doctrinal and policy levels. It presents and critically examines the existing doctrinal solutions of the problem and offers a number of original solutions to the problem, such as imposition of collective liability and liability for evidential damage. It also combines the traditional doctrinal depiction of the law, as evolved in England, Canada, United States, and Israel, with general theoretical insights.

This is the first book to systematically examine the underlying theory of evidence in Anglo-American legal systems. Stein develops a detailed and innovative theory which sets aside the traditional vision of evidence law as facilitating the discovery of the truth. Combining probability theory, epistemology, economic analysis, and moral philosophy, he argues instead that the fundamental purpose of evidence law is to apportion the risk of error in conditions of uncertainty.

The Artist as Mystic is a set of lyric conversations between aphorists Yahia Lababidi and Alex Stein. These conversations constitute what Australians call a 'Songline'--a set of sacred songs that allow the reader/listener to navigate through an unknown terrain, in this case, populated by tortured and ecstatic souls: Kafka, Baudelaire, Nietzsche, Rilke, Kierkegaard and Ekelund. These visionaries are masterfully evoked in this very fine work of biography and criticism. But these writings are more than the sum of notes on a page, they are song. The Artist as Mystic passes the test of all great...

Failing schools have become the latest academic cottage industry, and they serve as lightning rods for the controversy that continues to surround the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Surprisingly, there are only a handful of books that address the topic of turning around failing schools and even fewer that provide a meaningful discussion on how individual schools should avoid failure from the outset. This book will help public school educators understand that turnaround efforts are based on sound leadership principles - nothing more, nothing less. It also provides school leaders with the...

Failing schools have become the latest academic cottage industry, and they serve as lightning rods for the controversy that continues to surround the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Surprisingly, there are only a handful of books that address the topic of turning around failing schools and even fewer that provide a meaningful discussion on how individual schools should avoid failure from the outset. This book will help public school educators understand that turnaround efforts are based on sound leadership principles - nothing more, nothing less. It also provides school leaders with the...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Medizin - Epidemiologie, Note: 1,7, Rheinische Fachhochschule Koln, Veranstaltung: Studium Generale - Methoden des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Wissen in der Bevolkerung uber die Ursachen und vor allem uber die Risikofaktoren, die die Entstehung der Alzheimer-Krankheit beim Menschen begunstigen, ist zumeist luckenhaft und unzureichend. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, als Praventionsmanahme einen Beitrag zur Alzheimer-Aufklarung zu leisten und somit das Bewusstsein fur diese Erkrankung zu scharfen. Durch die...

This volume brings together leading theoretical writings on legal fact-finding which are dispersed and not readily accessible.