Since its initial publication in 1992, this casebook has been adopted at 172 U.S. law schools. It mixes theory, policy, and politics with practice-oriented materials that deal in doctrine, planning, and problem-solving. The authors make heavy use of policy analysis, fact problems, and simulation exercises. The teacher's manual contains detailed analyses of all the policy questions, fact problems, and simulation exercises, as well as synopses of all the cases, sample syllabi, and other teaching suggestions.The new edition replaces the combination of the 4th edition and the 2007 Supplement. It incorporates the sweeping changes of the past two years.Highlights include:The various elements of comprehensive immigration reformNew policy materials on the immigration debate and official EnglishA revamped chapter on undocumented immigrants, including a new section on the desirability and constitutionality of state and local interventionsNew developments on wor

Do the nation's highest officers, including the President, have a right to lie protected by the First Amendment? If not, what can be done to protect the nation under this threat? This book explores the various options.

A daring collaboration among scholars, Black Sexual Economies challenges thinking that sees black sexualities as a threat to normative ideas about sexuality, the family, and the nation. The essays highlight alternative and deviant gender and sexual identities, performances, and communities, and spotlights the sexual labor, sexual economy, and sexual agency to black social life. Throughout, the writers reveal the lives, everyday negotiations, and cultural or aesthetic interventions of black gender and sexual minorities while analyzing the systems and beliefs that structure the possibilities that exist for all black sexualities. They also confront the mechanisms of domination and subordination attached to the political and socioeconomic forces, cultural productions, and academic work that interact with the energies at the nexus of sexuality and race. Contributors: Marlon M. Bailey, Lia T. Bascomb, Felice Blake, Darius Bost, Ariane Cruz, Adrienne D. Davis, Pierre Dominguez, David B. Green Jr., Jillian Hernandez, Cheryl D. Hicks, Xavier Livermon, Jeffrey McCune, Mireille Miller-Young, Angelique Nixon, Shana L. Redmond, Matt Richardson, L. H. Stallings, Anya M. Wallace, and Erica Lorraine Williams

The world of dispute resolution made clear International Commercial Dispute Resolution is a new title that reflects the way in which the litigation arena has changed over recent years. Cross-border business relationships and the present economic climate have markedly increased the potential for commercial disputes to arise between parties in different jurisdictions, and clients are increasingly looking for the most time and cost effective way of resolving disputes. Expert advice from leading practitioners in 24 jurisdictions With contributions from leading practitioners, this practical book looks at dispute resolution in 24 jurisdictions that represent the world s major international trade centres and developing legal systems. User-friendly and practical structure Each chapter is devoted to a different jurisdiction and follows the same structure. It provides a practical summary of the relevant legal systems and offers an insight into the manner in which each jurisdiction seeks to resolve commercial disputes, both through traditional court proceedings and alternative dispute resolution techniques Written by leading local practitioners, each chapter opens with a round-up of the key issues that you will need to consider when dealing with this country, and includes flowcharts summarising the procedural stages of litigation This book is an essential addition to the bookshelf of every international litigator 5 key reasons why you need this book * Covers 24 key jurisdictions throughout the world * Provides an authoritative overview from leading local practitioners * Includes flow charts summarising the procedural stages of litigation * Highlights the key issues that must be considered when dealing with each jurisdiction * Covers traditional court proceedings and alternative dispute resolution techniques 24 jurisdictions covered- Australia; Bermuda; Brazil; Canada; Cayman Islands; China; Czech Republic; England & Wales; France; Germany; Guernsey; Hong Kong; India; Japan; Je

How do we promote global economic development, while simultaneously preserving local biological and cultural diversity? This authoritative volume, written by leading legal experts and biological and social scientists from around the world, aims to address this question in all of its complexity. The first part of the book focuses on biodiversity and examines what we are losing, why and what is to be done. The second part addresses biotechnology and looks at whether it is part of the solution or part of the problem, or perhaps both. The third section examines traditional knowledge, explains what it is and how, if at all, it should be protected. The fourth and final part looks at ethnobotany and bioprospecting and offers practical lessons from the vast and diverse experiences of the contributors.

In the years since 1994, when the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) entered into force, the ocean law regime has been profoundly affected by an interplay of new forces in global ocean affairs. Numbered among them are innovations in technology and science, the emergence of intensified piracy and other challenges to maritime security, national, and regional programs. In Ocean Law and Policy: Twenty Years of Development under the UNCLOS Regime, experts from fourteen countries present nineteen papers that provide insightful analyses of these wide-ranging issues that form the emerging new context of UNCLOS as a keystone to a working regime system. Accessible as well as authoritative, this volume offers to general readers as well as academics, policy officials, and legal experts a set of important analyses and provocative insights, forming a major contribution to the literature of ocean studies.

Federal regulations affect nearly every area of our lives and interest in them is increasing. However, many people have no idea how regulations are developed or how they have an impact on our lives. Regulation: A Primer by Susan Dudley and Jerry Brito provides an accessible overview of regulatory theory, analysis, and practice. The Primer examines the constitutional underpinnings of federal regulation and discusses who writes and enforces regulation and how they do it. Published by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, it also provides insights into the different varieties of regulation and how to analyze whether a regulatory proposal makes citizens better or worse off. Each chapter discusses key aspects of regulation and provides further readings for those interested in exploring these topics in more detail.