Bücher der Reihe Clarendon Law Series

This text examines the ethical issues and debates surrounding intellectual property law and focuses on three aspects of the major intellectual property regimes: subject matter; the allocation of the first ownership of rights; and the scope of protection.

Providing an introduction to the English law of insurance contracts, this book presents the rules in both their legal and socio-economic contexts. It examines the importance of effective insurance and of effective insurance contract law in society.

Providing and intelligent introduction to the role and place of law in modern society, this addition to the Clarendon Law Series explores the idea that the legal system is a highly developed social system, which has a distinct character and structure, and which shapes and influences behaviour.

This is a philosophical analysis of the very idea of a rule. Although focused somewhat on the role of rules in the legal system, it is also relevant to the place of rules in morality, religion, etiquette, games, language and family governance.

Criminal Justice is a stimulating reflection upon the core concepts, structures and practices of the criminal justice system. In the tradition of the Clarendon law Series, it is a guide for the uninitiated and a source of provocation for the informed. it explores the meanings of criminal justice, crime, punishment, criminal process, the court, the prison and other penalties.

This book sketches the history of Roman private law from the Twelve Tables to modern times, and sets out the elements of the system. It does not attempt to summarize the whole law, but explains and evaluates its most characteristic and influential features.

This book traces the origins of the term, civil liberties, unpicking its various layers of meaning and explaining what it has come to mean today. Gearty argues that the protection of civil liberties is a vital front in the struggle to preserve political freedom and that a proper understanding of and commitment to civil liberties has never been more important.

An examination of the theoretical foundations of the common law of contract. Focusing on contemporary debates in contract theory, this book aims to help readers understand the nature and justification of the general idea of contractual obligation, as well as the nature and justification of the particular rules that make up the law of contract.

Presents an introduction to the general principles of constitutional law in the UK. This book looks at the UK constitution from a critical, comparative perspective, contrasting it with the constitutions of the United States, France, Germany, and the European Union. It is useful for students studying the subject as part of a law or politics degree.

Provides readers with an introduction to the theories, policies, and ideas that underlie the law, identifying an equal emphasis on the law and critical analysis. This sixth edition places the law of contract in a modern context and accounts for developments in the law, as well as those in academic thinking and writing.

Natural Law and Natural Rights is widely recognised as a seminal contribution to the philosophy of law, and an essential reference point for all students of the subject. This new edition includes a substantial postscript by the author responding to thirty years of comment, criticism, and further work in the field.

An Introduction to Tort Law offers a clear exposition of the rapidly developing law of tort in Britain. For those coming new to the subject it provides a succinct and thoughtful overview pulling the themes together, illustrating important distinctions, and provoking reflection on what is being learnt.

Sarah Worthington: Equity provides a complete re-working of the material traditionally described as equity. It provides a comprehensive examination of the fundamental principles underpinning equity's most significant incursions into the modern law of property, contract, tort, and unjust enrichment.

Presents an account of the law of unjust enrichment. This book organises modern law around five simple questions: Was the defendant enriched? If so, was it at the claimant's expense? If so, was it unjust? The fourth question is then what kind of right the claimant has, and the fifth is whether the defendant has any defences?

This edition provides an account of the basic principles of the law of property sketching out the main patterns of the subject without giving undue prominence to the exceptions and historical inconsistencies. It cites few statutes and no cases, concentrating on the underlying themes of the subject.

This book provides both an introduction to the main categories and sources of family law, and a context enabling the student to see linkages between different aspects of the subject and its relationship with other areas the law, and with other disciplines.

Presenting a basic guide to current doctrine of precedent in England, this book discusses such topics as "ratio decidendi", the role of precedents in legal reasoning and their significance as a source of law. This edition takes into account recent developments and the impact of EC law.