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U.S. Legal Reasoning, Writing, and Practice for International Lawyers
John B. Thornton
Year 2014
Category Law--United States. Legal research--United States.
Call Number KF386/T483 2014
ISBN 978-0769856568
Location STL Law Library
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This book introduces the common-law system in the U.S. and contrasts it with the civil-law system. It helps students to address their second-language difficulties with targeted material that provides specific advice related to common student grammar issues, legal English vocabulary, the use of plain English, and the rhetorical style of U.S. legal writing.
The Americanisation of the World Trade Order
Asif H Qureshi
Year 2022
Category International trade--Foreign trade regulation.
Call Number HF1379/Q74 2022
ISBN 978-0367498351
Location STL Law Library
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This book provides insights into the world trading order that is informed by power—in particular, the unidirectional norm imparting impact of US foreign trade law and practice on its trading partners and non-State actors. In this context, the recent tensions between the US and China have brought to the fore several fundamental and systemic questions.
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Most Human Right: Why Free Speech Is Everything
Eric Heinze
Year 2022
Category Freedom of speech--Civil rights--Human rights.
Call Number K3254/H45 2022
ISBN 978-0262046459
Location STL Law Library
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In The Most Human Right, Eric Heinze explains why global human rights systems have failed, what makes human rights different from other systems of justice promising human goods, and how free speech distinguishes human rights from other ideas about justice.
Concentration and Power in the Food System: Who Controls What We Eat?
Philip H. Howard
Year 2021
Category Food industry and
trade--United States.
Call Number HD9005/H68 2021
ISBN 978-1350183063
Location STL Law Library
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This book reveals the dominant corporations, from the supermarket to the seed industry, and the extent of their control over markets. It also analyzes the strategies these firms are using to reshape society in order to further increase their power, particularly in terms of their bearing upon the more vulnerable sections of society, such as recent immigrants, ethnic minorities and those of lower socioeconomic status.
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A Guide To Global Private International Law
Paul Beaumont
Year 2022
Category Conflict of laws--Commercial law--Civil law.
Call Number K7040/G84 2022
ISBN 978-1509932078
Location STL Law Library
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This book provides a substantial overview of the discipline of private international law viewed from a global perspective.The guide is divided into 4 key sections: Theory, Institutional and Conceptual Framework Issues, Civil and Commercial Law (apart from Family Law), and Family Law. The chapters address specific areas/aspects of private international law and consider the existing global solutions and the possibilities of improving/creating them.
快乐律师
南希·里维特著，马越译
Year 2021
Category 律师--工作
Call Number D916.5/73
ISBN 978-7100200608
Location STL Law Library
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律师是一个艰苦的职业，成为律师的过程更是历经磨难。法学院的学生必须经历一系列极其严格、艰苦的学术训练以及淘汰率极高的律师职业考试后，才成为律师，过上看似高薪且光鲜亮丽的生活。然而，律师都是快乐的吗？答案往往不尽如人意。虽然律师是美国收入最高、最有影响力的职业之一，但只有不到一半的律师对其职业感到满意。《快乐律师》一书审视了律师对其职业生涯存在不满的原因，并探讨了如何让法律职业更加幸福和充实的路径。
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被误读的信托：
信托法原论
高凌云
Year 2021
Category 信托法--研究
Call Number D912.280.4/60.v2
ISBN 978-7309156362
Location STL Law Library
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本书作为一本介绍英美信托法精髓的基础性著作，回溯信托法的本源，解析在家族财富管理领域的信托制度，为帮助国内读者准确把握和了解传统信托的特点，提供作者早年在美国亲自撰写的若干家族信托文件的中译本以飨读者。同时，本书揭开了商事信托的面纱，指出商事信托是在传统民事信托的理论基础上发展起来的这一事实，澄清了信托法理的本源。
贪婪、混沌和治理
杰里·马肖著
Year 2021
Category 公法--研究
Call Number D90/361:2
ISBN 978-7100194723
Location STL Law Library
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本书是美国耶鲁大学法学院知名公法学者杰里•马肖教授的一部力作。旨在描述公共选择对于公法的意义，同时作者认为公共选择观念对于社会科学也具有普遍的重要性。本书每一章均涉及一个公共选择学者努力解决的问题，分别为：实证政治理论的挑战；探寻可用的知识；公共选择与理性审查；立法机关、交易与法律解释；解释行政过程；行政官员应当作出政治决定吗？行政决策的法律控制：“司法审查博弈”；分权与管制决策；公共选择语用学，等等。
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理性机器人: 人工智能
未来法治图景
瑞恩·艾伯特著, 张金平等译
Year 2022
Category 人工智能--法律--研究
Call Number D912.174/11
ISBN 978-7208172654
Location STL Law Library
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《理性机器人：人工智能未来法治图景》通过审视人工智能对各个领域的影响，启迪我们思考未来社会的模样。从自动驾驶汽车到人工智能医生，从纳税机器人到线上法庭，全景式展示了法律要如何去适应人工智能的发展，检视了人工智能法律中立原则如何影响税收、侵权、知识产权和刑事犯罪四个领域的法律，并主张随着人工智能越来越占据专属于人类的角色，人工智能将需要获得更像人一样的对待。
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Lexis Advance Hong Kong
Lexis Advance® Hong Kong hosts an extensive content source and incorporates the latest legislation, case law, commentary and our Practical Guidance solutions on precedents and workflow documents. In the era of information, it is crucial to access relevant information efficiently to assist you to make better informed legal decisions.
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law
The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law (MPECCoL) provides a high level of analytical coverage of constitutional law topics in a comparative context. MPECCoL articles address a focused range of topics that provide the best coverage of the essence, character, development, and history of constitutional law from a global perspective.
Oxford Legal Research Library
OLRL is a new family of products from Oxford University Press, providing integrated access across collections of key law titles in a variety of subject areas. OLRL currently includes four collections, International Commercial Arbitration, International Commercial Law, Financial and Banking Law, and Private International Law. Each collection can be browsed and searched separately, or users with access to both products can choose to search them together via the OLRL family interface. The OLRL collections aim to speed up research and provide easy access to authoritative content, and are an essential resource for anyone currently performing research in these areas of law and practice.
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