Kategoria BISAC: Law >> Civil Law

Though a directive principle of the constitution, a uniform civil code of law has never been written or instituted in India. As a result, in matters of personal law the segment of law concerning marriage, dowry, divorce, parentage, legitimacy, wills, and inheritance individuals of different backgrounds must appeal to their respective religious laws for guidance or rulings. But balancing the claims of religious communities with those of a modern secular state has caused some intractable problems for India as a nation. Religion and Personal Law in Secular India provides a comprehensive look...

Toxic Diversity offers an invigorating view of race, gender, and law in America. Analyzing the work of preeminent legal scholars such as Patricia Williams, Derrick Bell, Lani Guinier, and Richard Delgado, Dan Subotnik argues that race and gender theorists poison our social and intellectual environment by almost deliberately misinterpreting racial interaction and data and turning white males into victimizers. Far from energizing women and minorities, Subotnik concludes, theorists divert their energies from implementing America's social justice agenda.

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Das "Schuldrecht" von Fikentscher (Allgemeiner und Besonderer Teil in einem Band) hat schon viele Generationen von Studierenden der Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften sicher zum Examen begleitet. In der 10. Auflage haben erstmals Wolfgang Fikentscher und Andreas Heinemann gemeinsam die Neubearbeitung des Werkes besorgt. Die Neuauflage berucksichtigt insbesondere die durchgreifenden Anderungen, die durch die Schuldrechtsreform veranlasst waren. Dem Studierenden eine thematisch luckenlose und systematische Darstellung des gesamten Schuldrechts zu bieten, bleibt weiterhin die didaktische...

This book is a practical guide to practice and procedure in courts and tribunals. It is aimed at the recently qualified practitioner, pupil barristers, trainee solicitors, or lawyers unversed in advocacy and procedure.

It provides a guide to applications in most areas of the law, with brief discussions of the relevant law, rules of procedure and practical tips. The applications covered are those which practitioners are likely to encounter in their first years of practice. In addition, each chapter attempts to anticipate likely pitfalls, with suggested solutions. The court system and...