Hakutulokset: and laws
yhteensä 13 hakutulosta
Fragile Rights
The French version of this book was the winner of the 2022 Grand Prix de la Protection Sociale. Over the years many disability-related rights have been legally recognized, but how …
Intersex Embodiment
This book examines the divergent medical, political and legal constructions of intersex. The authors use empirical data to explore how intersex people are embodied through these …
Children’s Voices, Family Disputes and Child-Inclusive Mediation
ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Recent legislative changes in England and Wales have eroded children’s ability to exercise their article 12 UNCRC …
Deprivation of Liberty in the Shadows of the Institution
ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. During the 20th century the locus of care shifted from large institutions into the community. However, this shift was …
Unsettling Apologies
There has recently been a global resurgence of demands for the acknowledgement of historical and contemporary wrongs, as well as for apologies and reparation for harms suffered. …
Mental Capacity Law, Sexual Relationships, and Intimacy
Questions as to the mental capacity of an individual to consent to sex are an increasingly important aspect of legal scholarship and professional practice for those working in …
Death, Family and the Law
When a death is investigated by a coroner, what is the place of the family in that process? This accessibly written book draws together empirical, theoretical and historical …
Observing Justice
This book examines how major but often under-scrutinised legal, social, and technological developments have affected the transparency and accountability of the criminal justice …
Women, Precarious Work and Care
Most workers on temporary, zero hours and involuntary part-time contracts in the UK are women. Many are also carers. Yet employment law tends to exclude such women from …
Polygamy, Policy and Postcolonialism in English Marriage Law
Slaves, mistresses, concubines – the English courts have used these terms to describe polygamous wives in the past, but are they still seen this way today? Using a critical …
Pandemic Legalities
The effects of COVID-19 are visited disproportionately on the already disadvantaged. This important text maps out ways in which those already disadvantaged have been affected by …
Adult Social Care Law and Policy
Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book provides an in-depth socio-legal examination of adult social care law and policy during the COVID-19 pandemic. …