In what circumstances should we be allowed to kill an intruder who breaks into our home? Should battered women be forgiven for killing their husbands? This book analyses the questions raised by the argument of self-defence, and offers a theoretical framework for understanding the defence in the context of human rights norms.
Through the critical analyses of various sexual offenses and statistical data, European Perspectives on Attrition in Sexual Offenses demonstrates how cases continue to attrite through their journey from commencement to the finalization within seven different European criminal justice systems.
The essays presented in The Ian Willock Collection on Law and Justice in the Twenty-First Century by those who knew Ian Willock, as well as those who have been inspired by his concerns, represent the wide compass of Ian’s interests. These range from a concern with the development of legal regulation to the relationship between social change and the justice system, as well as his particular interest in the accessibility of the justice system. This tribute provides a microcosm of the changes and shifts which occurred in legal education and the legal profession in the years between 1964 and the current century. The profound impact of Ian Willock’s life work is evident through the wide-ranging essays in this collection.
This vitally important new title provides criminal practitioners and others involved in Scots criminal law with an in-depth narrative guide to the law of criminal defences in Scotland. The comprehensive coverage considers defences in the widest sense, examining not only those which form part of substantive criminal law but also procedural matters such as pleas in bar of trial, abuse of process, delay, entrapment and prejudicial publicity. Drawing on theoretical and comparative material where appropriate, Criminal Defences provides a more detailed treatment of this area than any other existing work and is unique in the quality and scope of its coverage. This title covers all recent changes and developments relating to defences and offers direction on areas where the law is still developing and unclear.
An invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in IP law, this work documents the evolution of the TRIPS Agreement, providing a complete set of information to understand the unique mixture of trade rules and intellectual property concepts that we call TRIPS. Part I describes the progression towards an Agreement; Part II provides article-by-article evolution and analysis of the text; Part III contains pertinent source materials; Acknowledgements; Foreword to the first edition; About the Author; Preface; Table of Relevant WTO Cases; Bibliography; PART 1; A--The emergence of the TRIPS agreement during the Uruguay round of multilateral trade negotiations; B--The evolution of TRIPS between Marrakesh and Doha; C--The Doha Ministerial Conference, November 9 to 13, 2001; D--Progress of the Work in the Council on the Doha Agenda; PART 2 Analysis of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS); * Part I: General Provisions and Basic Principles; * Part II: Standards Concerning the Availability, Scope and Use of Intellectual Property Rights; * Part III: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights; * Part IV: Acquisition and Maintenance of Intellectual Property Rights and Related Inter Partes Procedures * Part V: Dispute Prevention and Settlement; * Part VI: Transition Arrangements; * Part VII: Institutional Arrangements: Final Provisions; PART THREE; ANNEXES; Annex 1: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement); Annex 2: Provisions of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization Affecting TRIPS; Annex 3: Relevant (Substantive) Provisions of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1967); Annex 4: Relevant (Substantive) Provisions of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1971); Annex 5: Relevant Provisions of the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations (Rome Convention, 1961); Annex 6: Relevant Provisions of the Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits (IPIC Treaty); Annex 7: Beneficiaries Of and Exceptions To National Treatment Under Treaties Administered by WIPO, Communication from the World Intellectual Property Organization (corrected) Annex 8: Agreement of Cooperation Between WTO and WIPO; Annex 9: Relevant Provisions of the WTO Agreement on Dispute Settlement; Annex 10: Decisions and Declaration Adopted at the Doha Minsterial Conference (November 2001); Article 11: Official documents concerning TRIPS & Public Health; Annex 12: WTO Membership and Membership to the Paris Union and the Berne Union;
This report presents the findings of an evaluation of the pilot victim statement schemes that commenced in November 2003 and ran for two years. During this period, victims of offences were offered the opportunity to make a statement about the effect the crime had on them personally.
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the criminal defence of self-defence from a philosophical, legal and human rights perspective. The primary focus is on self-defence as a defence to homicide, as this is the most difficult type of self-defensive force to justify. Although not always recognised as such, self-defence is a contentious defence, permitting as it does the victim of an attack to preserve her life at the expense of another. If one holds that all human life is of equal value, explaining why this is permissible poses something of a challenge. It is particularly difficult to explain where the aggressor is, for reasons of non-age or insanity for example, not responsible for her actions. The first part of the book is devoted to identifying the proper theoretical basis of a claim of self-defence. It examines the classification of defences, and the concepts of justification and excuse in particular, and locates self-defence within this classification. It considers the relationship between self-defence and the closely related defences of duress and necessity. It then proceeds critically to analyse various philosophical explanations of why self-defensive killing is justified, before concluding that the most convincing account is one that draws on the right to life with an accompanying theory of forfeiture. The book then proceeds to draw upon this analysis to examine various aspects of the law of self-defence. There is detailed analysis of the way in which, on a human rights approach, it is appropriate to treat the issues of retreat, imminence of harm, self-generated self-defence, mistake and proportionality, with a particular focus on whether lethal force is ever permissible in protecting property or in preventing rape. The analysis draws on material from all of the major common law jurisdictions. The book concludes with an examination of the implications that the European Convention on Human Rights might have for the law of self-defence, especially in the areas of mistaken belief and the degree of force permissible to protect property.
This book provides the knowledge necessary for succeeding in a world where companies increasingly work side-by-side with customers to create new products and services. It is a pivotal navigation tool that helps cruise the ocean of customer integration methods and explains how the methods work, when to choose which, and how to seize advantages while avoiding pitfalls.This title is an essential read for research and development managers, marketing professionals, and other practitioners who are involved in new product development to apply customer integration methods effectively and efficiently to drive new product development success. While the application of methods is no guarantee of success, knowledge of the correct selection and appropriate application increases the probability of new product and service development success. Rich in theoretical frameworks, research findings, and practical information about customer integration methods, Innovation Heroes will help the reader appreciate the value of customers as an innovation resource and ways to profit from them.
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