Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
A Physician and an Attorney Look at Healing the Wounds
Healing the Wounds: A Physician Looks at His Work By David Hilfiker, M.D.
Legal Issues in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 2d ed . By Angela Roddey Holder, LL.M.
The Law and the Public's Health, 2d ed . By Kenneth R. Wing
Health Care Consent Manual: Policies, Laws, and Procedures . By Karen M. Engstrom, A.R.T.
Geriatric Psychiatry: Ethical and Legal Issues . By Barbara Stanley, Ph.D.     

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Civility and Disobedience. By Burton Zweibach. Conspiracy and Civil Liberties: a Cobden Trust Memorandum. Scrutton on Charterparties and Bills of Lading. Eighteenth ed. By Sir A. A. Mocatta, one of Her Majesty's Judges, Michael J. Mustill Q.C., and Stewart C. Boyd. Law of Banking. Sixth edition. By Lord Chorley Q.C., LL.D., M.A. assisted by J. Milnes Holden, PH.d., LL.D., A.I.B. The Fair Trading Act 1973. By J. P. Cunningham. Consumer Credit Act 1974. By R. M. Goode. Rights in Security. By L. A. Sheridan. Marknadsdomstolens Avgöranden 1971–73. The Legal Context of Social Work. By J. D. McClean. Social Security Law. By Harry Calvert. Industrial Tribunals. By K. Whitesides and G. Hawker. Legal Aid and World Poverty: A Survey of Asia, Africa and Latin America. By the Committee on Legal Services to the Poor in the Developing Countries. A Guide to the Law Affecting Mental Patients. By H. D. Venables. The Law of Husband and Wife in Scotland. By Eric M. Clive and John G. Wilson. References to the European Court: Practice and Procedure. By Francis Jacobs and Andrew Durand. Traite de Droit Compare, Tome II: La Methode Comparative. By Leontin-Jean Constantinesco. Verses from Lincoln's Inn. The House of Lords and the Labour Government 1964–1970. By Janet P. Morgan.     

Reviews

Thomas: Legal Frontiers Wellman: An Approach to Rights: Studies in the Philosophy of Law and Morals Allsop and Mulcahy: Regulating Medical Work: Formal and Informal Controls Mercuro and Medema: Economics and the Law: From Posner to Post-Modernism Franck: Fairness in International Law and Institutions Nussbaum: Poetic Justice: The Literary Imagination and Public Life Posner: Law and Legal Theory in the UK and USA Montgomery: Health Care Law     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Sociology of Law . Edited by Pat Carlen . Tort in Transition . By P. D. Mc Kenzie , G. W. R. Palmer and R. S. Clark . Nathan and Marshall : Cases and Commentary on the Law of Trusts . Sixth Edition. By D. J. Hayton . Cases and Materials on English Land Law . By Michael Harwood . Pinson on Revenue Law . 10th edition. Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law . Second Edition. By Geoffrey Wilson . Immigration Law . By J. M. Evans Mental Health (Social Work & Law Series). By Brenda Hoggett . Legal Issues in Addict Diversion . By Harvey Perlman and Peter Jaszi . Trading Under EEC and U.S. Antitrust Laws . By Alfred Crotti . German Company Law . By H. Wurdinger . (European Commercial Law Library Number 3, General Editor, Robert R. Pennington.)     

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Book reviewed in this article: Legal Obligations . By J. C. Smith . The Law in Crisis : Bridges of Understanding . By C. G. Weeramantry . Lawyers in Their Social Setting . Edited by D. N. Mac Cormick . The Contract of Employment . By M. R. Freedland . Labour Law and Offshore Oil . By Jonathan Kitchen . Studies on Divorce . Law Reform Commission of Canada. Legal Aid —The First 25 Years . By Seton Pollock . Legal Aid and its Management . By P. H. Gross . Juta & Co. 335 pp. R.25.00.]     

THE BOOKSHELF

Books reviewed in this article:
Bette L. Bottoms, Margaret Bull Kovera, and Bradley D. McAuliff, eds., Children, Social Science and the Law .
Julia Fionda, ed., Legal Concepts of childhood .
Lynn Mather, Craig McEwen, and Richard J. Maiman, Divorce Lawyers at Work: Varieties of Professionalism and Practice .     

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Book reviewed in this article: Lawyers and the Public Interest . A study in Restrictive Practices . By Michael Zander In Search of Justice . Society and the Legal System . By Brian Abel -Smith and Robert Stevens Law Reform: the New Pattern , being the Lindsay Memorial Lectures for 1967. By the Hon . Mr . Justice Scarman Frontiers of Civil Liberties . By Norman Dorsen Freedom, the Individual and the Law . By Harry Street Human Rights in National and International Law . Edited by A. H. Robertson Comparative Constitutional Process : Cases and Materials. By Thomas M. Franck Palmer 's Company Law . Twenty-first Edition by Clive M. Schmitthoff, ll.d . Company Law . By Robert R. Pennington The Investor and the Law . By Robert R. Pennington . Harris 's Criminal Law . Twenty-first Edition. By Anthony Hooper . An Outline of the Law of Evidence . By Rupert Cross and Nancy Wilkins . African Women : Their Legal Status in South Africa . By H. J. Simons Family Law in Asia and Africa . Edited by J. N. D. Anderson Manual of German Law . Volume I: General Introduction, Civil Law. Second completély revised edition. By E. J. Cohn , assisted by W. Zdzieblo The Civil Practice of the Superior Courts in South Africa . Second Edition. Edited by Van Winsen and Thomas (in collaboration with A. C. Cilliers ) American Legal Realism . By Wilfrid E. Rumble , Jr Military Alliances and Neutrality in War and Peace . By Subrata Roy Chowdhury     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Policing a Perplexed Society . By Sir Robert Mark Legal Decisions and Information Systems . By Jon Bing and Trygve Harvold Introduction to Legal Method . By J. H. Farrar Private Property and the Constitution . By Bruce A. Ackerman Parents and Children . By Brenda Hoggett Encyclopedia of European Community Law . General Editor: K. R. Simmonds Palmer's Company Law . Twenty-second edition. By Clive M. Schmitthoff Unfair Contracts : The Doctrine of Unconscionability     

Book Reviews

Book reviews in this article:
L inda M edcalf , Law and Identity: Lawyers, Native Americans and Legal Practice.     

REVIEWS

A Theory of Justice . By John Rawls Legal Problems and the Citizen . By Brian Abel -Smith , Michael Zander and Rosalind Brooke . Social Needs and Legal Action . By Pauline Morris , Richard White and Philip Lewis Justice in South Africa . By Albie Sachs . Sweet & Maxwell's European Community Treaties . Edited by Sweet & Maxwell's Legal Editorial Staff . A Source-book on French Law . System —Method —Outlines of Contract . By Otto Kahn -Freund , Claudine Lévy , Bernard Rudden . Droit Civil . By B. Starck . Human Rights and Europe : A Study of the Machinery of Human Rights Protection of the Council of Europe. By Ralph Beddard . Labour Law in Australia . By E. I. Sykes and H. J. Glasbeek The Australian Criminal Justice System . By Duncan Chappell and Paul Wilson . The Nigerian Penal System . By Alan Milner . The Legal System of Lesotho . By Vernon V. Palmer and Sebastian M. Poulter . Internationale Zuständigkeit . Entwurf eines Systems von Zuständigkeitsinteressen um zwischenstaatlichen Privatverfahrensrecht aufgrund rechtshistorischer, rechtsvergleichender und rechtspolitischer Betrachtungen. By Jochen Schröder League of Nations Committee of Experts for the Progressive Codification of International Law , 1925–1928. Edited by Shabtai Rosenne . The Effectiveness of International Decisions . Edited by Stephen M. Schwebel . The Vietnam War and International Law . (Sponsored by the American Society of International Law.) Volume 3. Edited by Richard A. Falk . Population and Law . Edited by Luke T. Lee and Arthur Larson . International Migration Law . By Richard Plender . Legal Aspects of Family Planning in Indonesia . The Status of Refugees in International Law . By Atle Grahl -Madsen .     

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English Law —The New Dimension . By Sir Leslie Scarman . The Hamlyn Lectures, 26th Series. 1974. Legal Values in Western Society . By Peter Stein and John Shand . The Politics of Rights : Lawyers , Public Policy and Political Change . By Stuart A. Scheingold . Government and Law : An Introduction to the Working of the Constitution in Britain. By T. C. Hartley and J. A. G. Griffith . Changing Prisons . By J. E. Hall Williams . Progress in Penal Reform . Ed . Louis Blom -Cooper . Bentham and Legal Theory . Edited by M. H. James . English Land Law . By Michael Harwood . Family Property and Financial Provision . By J. G. Miller . Tribunals and Government . By J. A. Farmer . Administrative Law . By Zaim M. Nedjati , LL.B., Barrister, Advocate. Williams' Law Relating to Wills . Fourth Edition. C. H. Sherrin LL.M., Ph.D., and R. F. D. Barlow , M.A. International Organisation : Law in Movement . Edited by J. E. S. Fawcett and Rosalyn Higgins . Aerial Hijacking as an International Crime . By Nancy Douglas Joyner . 1974. The Illegal Diversion of Aircraft and International Law . By Edward Mc Whinney . 1975. Police Powers in England and Wales . By L. H. Leigh . Products Liability . By S. M. Waddams .     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
M alcolm M. F eeley , The Process Is the Punishment: Handling Cases in a Lower Criminal Court .
J oseph V ining , Legal Identity: The Coming of Age of Public Law .     

Reviews

Government Secrecy in Democracies. Edited by Itzhak Galnoor. International Law and Economic Order. Essays in Honour of F. A. Mann on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday on August 11, 1977. Independence and Devolution: The Legal Implications for Scotland. Edited by John P. Grant. Cases and Materials on Planning Law. By Michael Purdue. The Impact of Inflation and Devaluation on Private Legal Obligations. By Eliyahu Hirschberg. Lawyers. By J. Disney, J. Basten, P. Redmond and S. Ross. Society and Legal Change. By Alan Watson. Fair Trading Act 1973. First Supplement. By J. P. Cunningham. Dymonds Capital Transfer Tax. By Reginald K. An Introduction to the Law of Credit and Security By A. G. Guest and Eva Lomnicka. Rayden's Law and Practice in Divorce and Family Matters. The Law of Wills. By I. J. Hardingham, M. A. Neave, and H. A. J. Ford.     

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Civilians under Military Justice : The British Practice since 1689 especially in North America. By Frederick Bernays Wiener . Legal Fictions . By Lon L. Fuller . Existentialism and Legal Science . By George Cohn . Law . By Lord Lloyd of Hampstead . Gatley on Libel and Slander . Sixth Edition. By R. L. Mc Ewen and P. S. C. Lewis . The Forensic Lottery . By Terence G. Ison . Take -Overs and Amalgamations . Second Edition. By M. A. Weinberg Fundamental Rights in the Irish Law and Constitution . Second edition. By J. M. Kelly . Civil Rights, the Constitution, and the Courts . By Archibald Cox , Mark De Wolfe Howe and J. R. Wiggins . The Constitution of Malaysia . By L. A. Sheridan and Harry E. Groves . The Constitution of India . By M. C. J. Kagzi . Constitutions of Modern States : Selected Texts . By Leslie Wolf -Phillips . The Judicial Committee and the British North America Act . By G. P. Browne . Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities . By Clifton E. Wilson . British International Law Cases . Vol. 6. Diplomatic and Consular Agents , Treaties , Addendum . The Effectiveness of International Supervision . By E. A. Landy . The Law Governing Employment in International Organizations . By M. B. Akehurst . Essays on the Law of Treaties . By Ingrid Detter . The Civil Code and the Code of Civil Procedure of the RSFSR 1964. Translated by A. K. R. Kiralfy . (Editor, Z. Szirmai .) Legal Controls in the Soviet Union . By Leon Boim , Glenn G. Morgan and Aleksander W. Rudzinski . (Editor, Z. Szirmai .) Law , Morality and Religion in a Secular Society . By Basil Mitchell Freedom under the Law . By Lord Denning . The African Law Reports —Commercial Series 1965. General Editor: Dr . Alan Milner . Caucasians Only . The Supreme Court, the NAACP and the Restrictive Covenant Cases . By Clement E. Vose .     

Book Reviews

Yves Dezalay and Bryant G. Garth Dealing in Virtue: International Commercial Arbitration and the Construction of a Transnational Legal Order Oliver E. Williamson The Mechanisms of Governance Margaret Thornton Dissonance and Distrust: Women in the Legal Profession Philip A. Thomas (ed.) Socio-Legal Studies Michael King A Better World for Children? Explorations in Morality and Authority Judith Allsop and Linda Mulcahy Regulating Medical Work: Formal and Informal Controls Philip Pettit Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and Government Richard L. Abel Politics by Other Means. Law in the Struggle against Apartheid, 1980–1994     

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Book reviewed in this article: Labour Law Today Labour Law : Cases and Materials . By Patrick Elias , Brian Napier and Peter Wallington Industrial Law . By I. T. Smith and Sir John C. Wood Law of Employment . By Norman M. Selwyn Modern Employment Law . 3rd edition. By Michael Whincup . The Employment Acts 1974–1980. By Charles D. Drake and Brian Bercusson Labour Law in Great Britain and Ireland to 1978. (A companion volume to a Bibliography of the Literature on British and Irish Labour Law.) By B. A. Hepple , J. Hepple , Paul O'Higgins and Paula Stirling Historical Foundations of the Common Law . Second edition by S. F. C. Milsom . Justice and Welfare in Divorce. By Mervyn Murch . Law and Legal Science: an Inquiry into the Concepts Legal Rule and Legal System . By J. W. Harris Research in Law and Sociology . Volume 2 (1979). Edited by Steven Spitzer . The Office of the Attorney -General in Ireland . By J. P. Casey . Gifts and Promises . By John P. Dawson . Taking the Fifth . By Mark Berger . A Source -Book on French Law . Second edition. By Sir Otto Kahn -Freund , Claudine Levy and Bernard Rudden . Constitutionalism in Asia : Asian Views of the American Influence . Edited by Lawrence Ward Beer . Landlord and Tenant . Second edition. By Martin Partington . The Impact of Marine Pollution . Edited by Douglas J. Cusine and John P. Grant . Law of Electronic Surveillance in Canada . By David Watt . The Child and the State . By Laurence D. Houlgate .     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Tristram Hodgkinson, Expert Evidence: Law and Practice David Carson, Professionals and the Courts: A Handbook for Expert Witnesses S. Lee and M. Fox, Learning Legal Skills J.A. Holland and J.S. Webb, Learning Legal Rules     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Concept of a Legal System . By J. Raz Law as Fact . By Karl Olivecrona . Local Government . By R. J. Buxton . Hire -Purchase Law and Practice . Second edition. By R. M. Goode, ll.b . Law and Practice of the Stock Exchange . By Geoffrey Cooper and Richard J. Cridlan . South African Criminal Law and Procedure (formerly Gardiner and Lansdown): Volume II—Common Law Crimes . By P. M. A. Hunt . Natural Resources and Public Property under the Canadian Constitution . By G. V. La Forest, q.c . Public International Law . By D. J. Latham Brown A Modern Introduction to International Law . By Michael Akehurst     

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Road Accidents . By D. W. Elliott and Harry Street . Law and Society , a series edited by Professors O. Kahn-Freund and K. W. Wedderburn. Compensation for Road Accidents —A Study on the Question of Absolute Liability and Social Insurance. By Alexander Szakats . A Modern View of the Criminal Law . By S. W. Stewart, ll. b . Labor and the Legal Process . By Harry H. Wellington . An Introduction to Administrative Law in New Zealand . By D. E. Patterson . Bowstead on Agency . Thirteenth edition. By F. M. B. Reynolds and B. J. Davenport . An Introduction to Legal Systems . Edited by J. Duncan M. Derrett , Professor of Law in the University of London. Law and Practice Relating to Banking . Vols. 1 and 2. By F. E. Perry . Monopolies and Restrictive Practices . By Valentine Korah . Sale of Goods and Hire Purchase . By R. Lowe . Uniform Laws on International Sales Act 1967: A Commentary . By R. H. Graveson , E. J. Cohn , and Diana Graveson . The Law of Nations . By J. E. S. Fawcett . New Nations and the Law of Nations . By S. Prakash Sinha . How Nations Behave . Law and Foreign Policy . By Louis Henkin . United Nations Peacekeeping 1946–1967. Volume I: The Middle East . By Rosalyn Higgins . Jerusalem and the Holy Places . By Elihu Lauterpacht . Cases on Private International Law . By J. H. C. Morris . Facts , Failures and Frauds . By D. Morier Evans . [London: Groombridge and Sons. 1859; reprinted by Augustus M. Kelley (New York) and published in the United Kingdom by David and Charles (Newton Abbot). The Ombudsman . Edited by Donald C. Rowatt . Contract and Conveyance . By J. T. Farrand, ll. d ., Solicitor (Hons.), Professor of Law at the University of Manchester. Constitutions of Asian Countries . Prepared by the Secretariat of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee, New Delhi. The Roman Law Reader . Edited by F. H. Lawson . Oceana Docket Series.     

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The New Politics of Human Rights. By James Avery Joyce. Law as Rule and Principle. By Theodore M. Benditt. Values in Law. By Stig Jorgensen. Law and Society: Readings in the Sociology of Law. Edited by Colin Campbell and Paul Wiles Order and Dispute : An Introduction to Legal Anthropology. By Simon Roberts. Quantitative Methods in Law. (Studies in the Application of Mathematical Probability and Statistics to Legal Problems.) By Michael O. Finkelstein. Winfield and Jolowicz on Tort. Eleventh edition. By W. V. H. Rogers. A Casebook on Tort. Fourth edition. By Tony Weir. Accident Compensation after Pearson. Edited by D. K. Allen , G. L. Bourn and J. H. Holyoak. Contracts: Cases , Notes and Materials. By John Swan and Barry J. Reiter. Wards of Court. By N. V. Lowe and R. A. H. White. Rayden's Law and Practice in Divorce. Thirteenth edition. Edited by Joseph Jackson. An Outline of the Law of Agency. By B. S. Markesinis and R. J. C. Munday.