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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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Weatherill, Stephen Law and Integration in the European Union
Jasanoff, Sheila Science at the Bar: Law, Science and Technology in America
Gunn, David L. (ed.) The Lawyer and Popular Culture — Proceedings of a Conference
Denvir, John (ed.) Legal Reelism
Bergman, Paul and Asimow, Michael Reel Justice
Wilson, Geoffrey (ed.) Frontiers of Legal Scholarship
Twinning, William Blackstone's Tower: The English Law School     

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Trauma and Memory L M Williams and V L Banyard Sage, 1999, 347pp £19.99 (pbk) ISBN 0 7619 0772 6     

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Books reviewed:
Julia Black, Rules and Regulators
James Allen (ed), The Speluncean Case: Making Jurisprudence Seriously Enjoyable     

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Books reviewed:
Sandra Berns and Paula Baron Company Law and Governance: An Australian Perspective
Nicola Lacey Unspeakable Subjects: Feminist Essays in Legal and Social Theory
Peter Birks (ed) Privacy and Loyalty
Jack Beatson and Takis Tridmas (eds) New Directions in European Public Law
D. J. Galligan Due Process and Fair Procedures: A Study of Administrative Procedures
James Allan (ed) The Speluncean Case: Making Jurisprudence Seriously Enjoyable     

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Conflict of Laws and European Community Law: With special reference to the Community Conventions on private international law. By Ian F. Fletcher.     

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General Problems of Private International Law. By O. Kahn-Freund. [Leyden: Sijthoff. 1976. 336 pp. Dfl.48·00.] Law in Modern Society. By Roberto Mangabeira Unger. [New York: The Free Press. 1976. ix + 309 pp. $12.95.] Power Law and Society. By Edgar Bodenheimer. [New York: Crane Russak. 1976. vii + 202 pp. No price given.] Fiduciary Obligations. By P. D. Finn. [Sydney: Law Book Co. Ltd. 1977. xxxvii and 299 pp. No price stated.] Computer Law. By Colin Tapper. [Longman Group Limited, London. 1978. 180 pp. + introduction, tables, bibliography and indexes. £6·95.] Alibi. By R. N. Gooderson. [London: Heinemann. 1977. 269 pp. £9·50.] Social Welfare Law. Edited by D. W. Pollard. [Oyez Publishing. 1977. £50 + £1 (postage and packing).] Council Housing. By David Hoath. [Sweet & Maxwell. 1978. (Modern Legal Studies) pp. xix + 169. Hardback: £4·00; Paperback: £2·50.] Fair Rent and Legal Fiction. By Piers Bierne. [Macmillan. 1977. Hardback: £8·95; Paperback: £3·95. pp. xix + 240.] The Homeless and the Empty Houses. By Ron Bailey. Penguin Books. 1977. pp. 287 95p.] Wilkinson's Road Traffic Offences. Ninth Edition. Edited by Patrick Halnan. [Oyez, London, 1977. pp. cvii 931 incl. index. £18·00.] La Contrattazione Collettiva in Italia (1945–1977). Edited by B. Veneziani. [Bari: Cacucci Editore 1978. Lire 6.500. 341 pp.]     

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SEXUALITY IN ADOLESCENCE Susan Moore & Doreen Rosenthal Routledge, London, 1993, pp241 £12.99 ISBN 0-415-07528-9

CONFRONTING RAPE: THE FEMINIST ANTI-RAPE MOVEMENT AND THE STATE Nancy A. Matthews Routledge, London, 1994, pp188 £12.99, ISBN 0 415 06491 0

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: A GUIDE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Celia Doyle Chapman & Hall, London, 1994, pp290 £15.99 ISBN 0 412 46960 X

NOT IN FRONT OF THE GROWN-UPS: A STUDY OF THE SOCIAL AND SEXUAL LIVES OF 15 AND 16 YEAR OLDS Julia Hirst Pavic Publications, Sheffield, 1994, pp 112 £7.50 ISBN 0 86339 4345

SEXUAL OFFENDING AGAINST CHILDREN: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF MALE ABUSERS Tony Morrison, Marcus Erooga and Richard Beckett (eds.) Routledge, London, 1994 £13.99 (paperback) ISBN 415 05505 9     

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The Ombudsman . Edited by Donald C. Rowat . The Challenor Case . By Mary Grigg . The Politics and Administration of Nigerian Government . Edited by L. Franklin Blitz . The Inductive Approach to International Law . By G. Schwarzenberger . The Courts of Justice of the European Communities . By D. G. Valentine . British Digest of International Law . Phase One, Volume 5 (Nationality and Protection); Volume 6 (Aliens and Extradition, etc.); Volume 8 (Consular Officers, Foreign Marriages). Edited by Clive Parry , LL.D. A Textbook of International Law . By S. R. Patel . International Law —Indian Courts and Legislature . By S. K. Agrawala . The Defence of Obedience to Superior Orders in International Law . By Yoram Dinstein . Interpretation of Ambiguous Documents by International Administrative Tribunals . By Alan H. Schechter . Comparative Survey of Central Bank Law . By Hans Aufricht . International Conventions of Merchant Shipping . By Nagendra Singh , LL.D. Lowndes and Rudolf on The Law of General Average . Ninth edition. By J. F. Donaldson , Q.C., C. T. Ellis and C. S. Staughton . Securities for Bankers ' Advances . Fourth edition. By J. Milnes Holden . Civil Procedure in Sweden . By Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Anders Beuzelius . Columbia University School of Law, Project on International Procedure. Hans Smit, Director and Editor. 1965. The General Part of the Criminal Law of Norway . By Johannes Andenaes, dr. jur . Company Formation and Capital Issue Encyclopaedia . By M. C. Bhandari , F.C.A. Competition and the Law . By Alex Hunter . Ancient or Modern ? (Volume 2 of the Hobart Papers.) A Modern View of the Law Relating to Employment . By R. Bryant . Not in the Public Interest : The Problem of Security in Democracy . By David Williams . Constitutional Law . By E. C. S. Wade and G. Godfrey Phillips . Seventh edition by E. C. S. Wade and A. W. Bradley . Crime , Punishment and Cure . By Giles Playfair and Derrick Sington . The Children 's Act . By E. Spiro .     

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Steve Redhead, Unpopular Cultures: The Birth of Law and Popular Culture Paul C. Weiler, Howard H. Hiatt, Joseph P. Newhouse, William G. Johnson, Troyen A. Brennan and Lucian L. Leape, A Measure of Malpractice: Medical Injury, Malpractice Litigation and Patient Compensation Ernest J. Weinrib, The Idea of Private Law     

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Children Act 1975. By Hugh K. Bevan and Martin L. Parry. Ethics in the Practice of Law. By Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. of Yale Law School. Law and Morality. A Reader edited by Louis Blom-Cooper, q.c. and Gavin Drewry. [Duckworth, 1976. xvi, 265 pp. £4·95 paperback.] The Australian Criminal Justice System. Second edition. Edited by Duncan Chappell and Paul R. Wilson. Crime and Justice in Australia. Edited by David Biles. Landlord and Tenant Under the Rent Act 1977. By Philip H. Pettit. The Rent Act 1977. The Protection From Eviction Act 1977. By Julian T. Farrand. Compulsory Acquisition and Compensation. By Sir Frederick Corfield, q.c. and R. J. Carnwath, Barrister. Defamation. By Colin Duncan, q.c. and Brian Neill, q.c. with a Foreword by The Rt. Hon. Lord Salmon. Litigation: Evidence and Procedure. By M. I. Aronson, N. S. Raeburn and N. S. Weinberg. Crown Court Practice: Trial. By Peter Fallon, q.c. The Law of Contracts. By S. M. Waddams. The Supreme Court Practice 1979. ABC Guide to the Practice of the Supreme Court. By Emlyn Williams. Family Law and Social Policy. By J. Eekelaar. State, Law and Family. By M. A. Glendon. The Law of Easements and Profits. By Paul Jackson. English and Continental Systems of Law. By Z. M. Nedjati, ll.b. The Civil Court in Action. By D. Barnard. Canadian Tort Law. By A. M. Linden. Studies in Canadian Tort Law. Edited by L. N. Klar Introduction to the Law of Torts. By G. L. Fridman The Law of Torts. Fifth Edition. By J. G. Fleming     

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Legal Marriage—who Needs it?: The Marriage Contract. By Lenore J. Weitzman. [New York: The Free Press. 1981. 536 pp. (incl. index) $17.95.] Legal Marriage—who Needs it?: Cohabitation Without Marriage. By Michael D. A. Freeman and Christina M. Lyon. [Aldershot, Hants.: Gower, 1983. 228 pp. (incl. index). £15.00.] Legal Marriage—who Needs it?: Unmarried Couples. By Winifred H. Holland. [Toronto: The Carswell Company. 1982. 249 pp. (incl. index) Can.$32.50.] Legal Marriage—who Needs it?: The Family Home. By W. T. Murphy and Hilary Clark. [London: Sweet and Maxwell. 1983. xxi and 229 pp. (incl. index) £6£95 (paperback).] Legal Marriage—who Needs it?: Fundamentals of Securities Regulation. By Louis Loss. [Boston and Toronto: Little Brown and Company. 1983. xxiii and 1353 pp. No price stated.] Legal Marriage—who Needs it?: Economic Realities and the Female Offender. By Jane Roberts Chapman. [Lexington, Massachusetts: Lexington Books. 1980. 234 pp. (incl. bibliog. and index). No price stated.] Legal Marriage—who Needs it?: Girl Delinquents. By Anne Campbell. [Oxford: Basil Blackwell. 1981. 266 pp. Paperback: £4-50.1 Legal Marriage—who Needs it?: The Analysis of Judicial Reform. Edited by Philip L. Dubois. [Lexington: D. C. Heath. 1982. xiv and 221 pp. £18·50.] Legal Marriage—who Needs it?: The Politics of Judicial Reform. Edited by Philip L. Dubois. [Lexington: D. C. Heath. 1982. xi and 187 pp. £18·50.] Legal Marriage—who Needs it?: Prosecution in the Public Interest. By Susan R. Moody and Jacqueline Tombs. [Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press. 1982. xiii and 167 pp. £12·00.] Legal Marriage—who Needs it?: Free Speech: A Philosophical Inquiry. By Frederick Schauer. [Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1982. 237 pp. £ 20·00 (hardback) £6-50 (paperback).] Legal Marriage—who Needs it?: English Law and French Law. By René David. [Stevens/Eastern Law House. 1980. 195 pp. Hardback: £12·50.] Legal Marriage—who Needs it?: La Responsabilité Civile. By André Tunc. [Economica. 1981. 161 pp. Paperback: 65F.]     

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A Treatise for our times?: The Law of Torts. 6th edition. By John G. Fleming. [The Law Book Co. Ltd. 1983. £20·00, soft covers.] A Treatise for our times?: The Law of Torts. 7th edition. By H. Street. [Butterworths 1983. £15·95, soft covers.] A Treatise for our times?: States of Emergency. By Keith Jeffrey and Peter Hennessy. [Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1983. viii and 312 pp. £14·95.] A Treatise for our times?: Law, Social Science and Criminal Theory. By Jerome Hall. [Colorado: Fred B. Rothman & Co., New York University School of Law, Criminal Law Education Research Center, Publications Series, Vol. 14. 1982. xvi+333 pp. $39.50.] A Treatise for our times?: Between Conviction and Sentence: The process of mitigation. By Joanna Shapland. [London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1981. 167 pp. £10·50.] A Treatise for our times?: Public Rights and Private Interests. By J. A. G. Griffith. [Trivandrum. The Academy of Legal Publications. 1981. 195 pp. Rs. 80; £7·00.]     

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Improving the Protection of Human Rights: European Human Rights Convention in Domestic Law: A Comparative Study. By Andrew Z. Drzemczewski. [Oxford: O.U.P. 1983. xiv and 372 pp. inc. Bibliography, Tables and Index. Hardback: £30.] Improving the Protection of Human Rights: Evaluating Witness Evidence. Edited by S. M. A. Lloyd-Bostock and B. R. Clifford. [Chichester: John Wiley and Sons. 1983. x and 305 pp. £19-95.] Improving the Protection of Human Rights: The Constitution, The Courts, and Human Rights. By Michael J. Perry. [New Haven and London: Yale University Press. 1982. xi and 241 pp. £18-50.     

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Books reviewed:
Christine Gray, International Law and the Use of Force
Phoebe Okowa, State Responsibility for Transboundary Air Pollution in International Law
Brian Leiter, Objectivity in Law and Morals
Robert Wintemute and Mads Andenas (eds.), Legal Recognition of Same–Sex Partnerships: A Study of National, European and International Law
Gillian Douglas, An Introduction to Family Law
Sandra Fredman, Discrimination and Human Rights: The Case of Racism
John Monahan et al, Rethinking Risk Assessment: The MacArthur Study of Mental Disorder and Violence
Jenny Fleming and Ian Holland (eds.), Motivating Ministers to Morality     

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Loughlin Legality and Locality: The Role of Law in Central–Local Government Relations
Stavropoulos Objectivity in Law
Emiliou and O'Keefe (eds): The European Union and World Trade Law — After the GATT Uruguay Round
Green Bendectin and Birth Defects: The Challenges of Mass Toxic Substances Litigation
Campbell and Vincent-Jones (eds): Contract and Economic Organisation: Socio-Legal Initiatives
Hunt Using Human Rights Law in English Courts     

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Books reviewed:
Maclean Making Law for Families
Kahn The Cultural Study of Law: Reconstructing Legal Scholarship
Ahdar Law and Religion     

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Legal Reasoning and Legal Theory. By Neil MacCormick. [Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1978. xi and 292 and (index) 6 pp. £5·75.] Judicial Impact and State Supreme Courts. By G. Alan Tarr. [Lexington, Massachusetts: D. C. Heath and Co. 1977. xvi and 184 pp. (incl. index). About £12.] Perspectives in Jurisprudence. Edited by Elspeth Attwooll. [Glasgow: University of Glasgow Press. 1977. xiii and 236 pp. £7·50.] Law and Society: The Crisis in Legal Ideals. Edited by Eugene Kamenka, Robert Brown and Alice Erh-Soon Tay. [London: Edward Arnold. 1978, x and 137 pp. incl. index. £2·50.] Human Rights. Edited by Eugene Kamenka and Alice Erh-Soon Tay. [London: Edward Arnold. 1978. viii and 148 pp. incl. index. £2·95.] The Sociological Movement in Law. By Alan Hunt. [London: Macmillan. 1978. vi and 185 pp. incl. index. £3·95.] The Sociology of Law: A Conflict Perspective. Edited by Charles E. Reasons and Robert M. Rich. [Toronto: Butterworths. 1978. x and 475 pp. £6·00.] Legal Identity—The Coming of Age of Public Law. By Joseph Vining. [Yale U.P., 214 pp. No price given.] Contracts. Cases, Notes and Materials. By J. Swan and B. J. Reiter. [Toronto: Butterworths. 1978. xxxii and 1130 pp. (inc. index).] Scottish Cases on Contracts. By Enid A. Marshall. [Edinburgh: W. Green & Son, 1978. xviii + 279 + 15 (Appendices). £4·50.] Cases and Materials on Commercial Transactions. By John Goldring, Peter Goldsworthy and Jane Levine, Part 1: Sale of Goods. [Sydney: The Law Book Company Ltd., 1978. xx (tables of contents, cases and statutes) + 231 + 3 (subject-index). Approx. £6·70.] The Law of Unfair Dismissal. By Steven D. Anderman. [London: Butterworths. 1978. xxxvii and 378 (incl. index). Price Bound £12·50, Limp £8·50.] Industrial Injuries Benefits. By Peter Smith. [London: Oyez Publishing 1978. xxv and 183 pp. £8·50.] The Child and the Courts. Edited by Ian F. G. Baxter and Mary A. Eberts. [The Carswell Company Limited, Toronto. 1978. vi and 429 pp. (including indices). $19.50.] Woodfall's Law of Landlord and Tenant. Twenty-eighth edition. By V. G. Wellings, q.c., with G. N. Huskinson (Assistant Editor). [London: Sweet & Maxwell. 1978. Three loose-leaf vols. £95·00.] Spellers' Law Relating to Hospitals and Kindred Institutions. Sixth edition. By Joe Jacob. [London: H. K. Lewis. lvii and 905 pp. Case Bound £25·00.] Discrimination on Grounds of Nationality. By Brita Sundberg-Weitman. [Amsterdam. New York. Oxford: North-Holland Publishing Company. 1977. 235 pp. and (bibliography, table of case-law, and abbreviations) 11 pp.]