Juridik

This book is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of the law of net zero and nature positive across England and Wales. It sets out the law, including consideration of the principal domestic legislation, the Climate Change Act 2008, and how legal obligations in respect of net zero translate across different sectors of the economy.

Discusses gender as a social reality and its intersection with other forms of social inequality, like race, class, etc. Examines how gender is constructed and maintained through various social institutions and challenges to gender inequalities through activism, art, and other forms of resistance.

Courtrooms and contracts. Legal claims and criminal cases. The legal system can be complex, but you’ll be at an advantage with this enlightening guide by your side!From the day of our birth and your government-issued birth certificate to finding a job and paying your taxes to our eventual death certificate, legal documents, legal rights and responsibilities, and the law are an inescapable part of our lives. From the Constitution to coping with our court system and from employment law, bankruptcy law, and immigration law to the Bill of Rights, The Handy Law Answer Book 2nd edition, answers every conceivable law question, including … What exactly does the U.S. Constitution do?What is an example of a separation of powers problem?How is a law created?Why were the first ten amendments—the Bill of Rights—added to the U.S. Constitution?What three freedoms does the Eighth Amendment protect?How was the U.S. Supreme Court created?What commission studied various reform proposals to the U.S. Supreme Court?How does tort law differ from criminal law?Are children held to the same standards as adults?What was the McDonald’s hot coffee case?Can employers really discriminate against employees for any reason?How does an employee prove a claim of religious discrimination?How does the unemployment benefits process work?What is an arrest?How do you qualify for a court-appointed attorney?What happens if a jury cannot reach a decision?Can cousins legally marry?What happens if a person refuses to pay child support?How long does negative information stay on my credit report?What does it cost to file for bankruptcy?What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?How does one become a U.S. citizen?How can a person obtain asylum?And many, many more!Completely revised and updated for the first time in 15 years, The Handy Law Answer Book answers over 750 of the most important, intriguing, and interesting legal questions. Whether you’re in your living room or law school, this compelling resource will inform you of the basics of the law and legal principles. It will arm you with the knowledge you need to navigate and understand our system of justice!

This book proposes a conceptualisation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements as a form of international organisations, exploring the ways in which they have expanded over time by discussing the nuances of authority in global governance. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of international relations and international law.

Recent Advances in Internet of Things Security discusses the critical importance of robust security frameworks to protect Internet of Things ecosystems against various cyber threats. It highlights the security risks associated with Internet of Things devices and applications and present a variety of potential solutions.

Using the investigation of criminal culture as an example application, this edited volume presents a novel approach to agent-based simulation: interpretive agent-based social simulation as a methodological and transdisciplinary approach to examining the potential of qualitative data and methods for agent-based modelling (ABM).

The fast-growing number of patients suffering from various ailments has overstretched the carrying capacity of traditional healthcare systems. This handbook addresses the increased need to tackle security issues and preserve patients' privacy concerns in AIoMT devices and systems.

This handbook takes a multidisciplinary and multidimensional approach to provide a comprehensive exploration of the processes, conditions, and activities that hold the potential to control corruption.

This book emphasizes fundamental concepts of biomaterials science, structure-property relationships and processing methods, and biological responses in biomedical engineering. It focuses on recent advancements in biomedical applications, such as tissue engineering, wound healing, drug delivery, cancer treatments, bioimaging, and theranostics.

Die Möglichkeit, Berufstätigkeit und Pflege miteinander zu vereinbaren, ist ein entscheidender Faktor zur Sicherstellung der Betreuung Pflegebedürftiger. Aktuell werden mehr als die Hälfte der Pflegebedürftigen zu Hause durch Angehörige betreut.Für die Übernahme der Pflege durch Angehörige ist insbesondere die finanzielle Situation von Pflegebedürftigem und pflegendem Angehörigen von Bedeutung. Vor diesem Hintergrund beleuchtet die Arbeit die Regelungen des Familienpflegezeitgesetzes näher.Zunächst wird der Rechtsanspruch auf Familienpflegezeit hinsichtlich seiner Verfassungsmäßigkeit geprüft und die Rechtfertigung des Eingriffs in Art. 12 Abs. 1 GG durch Art. 6 Abs. 1 GG und Art. 3 Abs. 2 GG herausgearbeitet. Der Vorschlag zu einer künftigen, effizienteren Finanzierung der Familienpflegezeit nimmt vertieft die Finanzierung durch Steuermittel in Anlehnung an das Elterngeld sowie eine Finanzierung im Rahmen der sozialen Pflegeversicherung in den Blick.

A chronological account of the life and career of Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, who rose to be British India's Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh and of Burma. The work also serves as a means to assess British intentions towards India at a critical time with the brewing of Indian nationalism.

This book explores how the financial sector in the UK operates fraud databases to help combat fraud, and to explain the phenomenon of 'debanking'. It offers a practical slant to the theory behind the secretive counter-fraud and money-laundering investigation techniques, technology, and practices employed by financial organisations.

This book considers the ways in which the concept of the Rule of Law will need to evolve in order to ensure that the exercise of power by Artificial Intelligence (AI) does not become arbitrary and does not proceed unchecked. It presents the Rule of Law and its impact on the past and the present; it considers what AI is, what it does, and what it might become in future; and it looks at how AI will need to be harnessed to allow power to be exercised more effectively in the future. The book argues that the Rule of Law has for centuries been the concept that protects against the arbitrary exercise of power. However, the exercise of power by AI unchecked by humans strains the concept's ability to provide this protection.

Comprehensive treatment of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and employment rights.

This handbook identifies the key issues facing the police and safety governance across the globe and offers insights into the implications for policing theory and practice, proposing solutions to some of the most intransigent problems facing contemporary societies.

This handbook provides a cutting-edge, comprehensive overview of global land and resource grabbing.