Climate change is the most important challenge humankind ever faced.

GHG emissions must be reduced at great pace and to a signifi cant extent to keep

global warming below fatal thresholds. This can only be achieved if the obligations

of major players are suffi ciently clear. The Principles on Climate Obligations of

Enterprises’ main focus is on the obligations of enterprises. They identify the

reduction obligations, and articulate a series of related obligations.

The Principles aim to provi...

Logic for Lawyers offers an introduction to logic, tailored to legal practice.

Logic is a basic tool for the legal professional. Law is an argumentative practice and therefore lawyers need to know how to argue. This book discusses the classical topics of logic – schemes of argumentation, syllogisms, fallacies and propositional logic – always with the use of practical legal examples. This book pays special attention to the role

of logic in rhetoric too, as any lawyer would want others to ...

The new European rules on bank insolvency seek to prevent future government-funded bailouts. Instead, risks should be internalized by the participants. The rules in the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive and also the Single Resolution Mechanism seek to mimic the outcome of a normal insolvency procedures, without actually letting a failing institution enter full insolvency procedures. The rules enacted are of critical importance to a healthier and more stable financial sector.

This book pr...

Today humanity uses, on average, the equivalent of 1.6 earths to

provide the resources we use and to absorb our waste. A pathway

to sustainable resource use is the circular economy. This concept

aims at optimising the value of the resources used and to minimise

the amount of resources used. The author addresses the question of

what kind of law we need to realize a circular economy. He argues

that many legal frameworks and rules on the national and the

European level will have to be reconsider...

Revise with the help of the UK's bestselling law revision series. Designed for students, this book will help you: Understand how to review essential cases, statutes, and legal terms Learn how to assess and approach the subject by using expert advice Learn how to lead further discussions Find additional support on our Law Express companion website, which contains a host of extra resources to provide you with pre-exam guidance. Visit go.pearson.com/uk/lawexpress Emily Finch and Stefan Fafins...

Revise with the help of the UK's bestselling law revision series. Designed for students, this book will help you: Understand how to review essential cases, statutes, and legal terms Learn how to assess and approach the subject by using expert advice Learn how to lead further discussions Find additional support on our Law Express companion website, which contains a host of extra resources to provide you with pre-exam guidance. Visit go.pearson.com/uk/lawexpress Emily Finch and Stefan Fafinski ...

Measures taken by states in the name of countering terrorism constantly give rise to new international legal issues. Helen Duffy brings the law to life via detailed case studies which show what the war on terror means in practice for affected individuals and for the rule of law more broadly.

A comprehensive must-have guide for all those preparing for and sitting the LNAT exam.

Engaged Learning enables students to apply theory to a context outside of the University by addressing societal concerns, challenges or needs, while producing knowledge in an equitable, mutually beneficial partnership. Through participating in Engaged Learning, students develop self-efficacy and enhance their employability, while local communities benefit from the skills and knowledge of a supervised student researcher.

The central aim of the Communities and Students Together (CaST) project i...

Today’s global society – with its fast technological developments, unlimited choice, uncertainty and complexity – requires new knowledge, dispositions and abilities from academically educated legal professionals. This challenges academic legal education to reconsider its theoretical foundations, aims, curriculum and pedagogy.

This research explores how educators in legal education can contribute to the academic development of law students in contemporary times. A reinterpretation of the...