International Law: Chiefly As Interpreted And Applied In Canada

Professor Jutta Brunnée (with Hugh M. Kindred, Phillip M. Saunders, Robert J.Currie, Ted L.McDorman, Armand L.C de Mestral, Karin Mickelson, René Provost, Linda C. Reif, Stephen J.Toope and Sharon A. Williams)

International Law: Chiefly As Interpreted And Applied In CanadaISBN: 1-55239-162-0; Publisher: Emond Montgomery Publications $150.00 (HC)

From the publisher: International law is the only field of law in which students are expected to digest such a broad sweep of ideas, legal concepts, institutions, principles, and rules within the limited span of a single course. The authors, as teachers of international law, offer this volume for just such an introduction.They present the fundamental principles and processes of the international legal system, exploring them through as many areas of its operation as the practical limits of the book allow. This seventh edition is primarily designed for students and others who experience the world from a Canadian perspective. While the text includes international documents and decisions, it also draws extensively on the practice of international law, chiefly as interpreted and applied in Canada. The book is supported by a website (www.emp.ca/intlaw7) that enhances the use of the printed text by the provision of additional international legal resources, copies of the treaties,United Nations documents, and an electronic index that enables a keyword search of the entire text and footnotes.

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Santé de la reproduction et droits humains: Intégrer la médecine, l'éthique et le droit

Professors Rebecca J. Cook and Bernard M. Dickens (with Mahmoud Fathalla)

Santé de la reproduction et droits humains: Intégrer la médecine, l'éthique et le droitISBN: 2-294-02164-9; Publisher: Masson $67.95 (SC)

From the publisher: As a testament to the success and international relevancy of Reproductive Health and Human Rights: Integrating Medicine, Ethics and Law, this book has been translated and revised into French and Chinese, adding to the English, Spanish and Portuguese editions. Plans are underway for the translation of Part II, containing 15 case studies, into Arabic with commentary from Islamic scholars. First published in April 2003 by Oxford University Press, the books are being used for teaching in medical and law schools and for training in health professional organizations involved in reproductive and sexual health. Plans are underway to post the detailed table of contents, introductory chapter and a case study, with an updated section for the book on the Faculty of Law's Women's Human Rights Resources (WHRR).

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Reproductive Health: Case Studies With Ethical Commentary

Professors Bernard M. Dickens, Rebecca J.Cook (with Eszter Kismodi)

Reproductive Health: Case Studies With Ethical CommentaryISBN: 965-7077-33-8; Publisher: International Center for Health, Law and Ethics, University of Haifa

From the publisher: This booklet should be of particular interest to doctors, medical students, other health care practitioners, bioethicists, and all those who train them. It contains 31 case studies drawn from real-life experiences with ethical commentary by the authors. The commentary is designed to assist in the identification of key ethical considerations to resolve conflicting values in reproductive health care. Ethical decision-making requires that central elements underlying a decision be identified, and ethical reasons be provided for favouring one approach over another. Since ethical judgments are not usually black or white, ethical or unethical, there can be more than a single way to behave ethically, depending on the ethical principle to which priority is given. To request free copies of this booklet, please contact Professor Amnon Carmi,the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics at the University of Haifa (acarmi@research.haifa.ac.il).

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Just Medicare: What's In, What's Out, How We Decide

Edited by Professor Colleen M. Flood

Just Medicare: What's In, What's Out, How We DecideISBN: 0-8020-8002-2; Publisher: University of Toronto Press $65.00 (HC)

From the publisher: The most important issue facing Canadian health care today is access to care - what services should be available to Canadians and how these services are best managed. There is growing concern over waiting times, the aging population, and demand for expensive new treatments, while costs continue to spiral. But despite the pre-eminence of access to health care as a social, political, and economic issue, little has been written on how decisions are made about what health care services are publicly funded, who makes those decisions and what principles guide that decision-making. This volume of essays explores the diverse means by which law influences what is in and out of publicly funded Medicare in Canada, illuminating from a Canadian and international perspective, the challenges we face in ensuring a just and equitable health care system.

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Law And Ethics In Biomedical Research: Regulation, Conflict Of Interest, And Liability

Edited by Professor Trudo Lemmens (with Duff R. Waring, York University)

Law And Ethics In Biomedical Research: Regulation, Conflict Of Interest, And LiabilityISBN: 0-8020-8643-8; Publisher: University of Toronto Press $65.00 (HC), $35.00 (SC)

From the publisher: Law and Ethics in Biomedical Research uses the Gelsinger case as a touchstone, illustrating how three major aspects of that case - the flaws in the regulatory system, conflicts of interest, and legal liability - embody the major challenges in the current medical research environment. The editors have brought together top scholars in the field to examine existing models of research review and human subject protection. They demonstrate why these systems are in need of improvement, and explore how legal and regulatory means can be used to strengthen the protection of research subjects and safeguard the integrity of research. The volume also addresses the subject of conflict of interest, paying particular attention to the growing commercialization of medical research, as well as the legal liability of scientific investigators, research institutions, and governmental agencies. Legal liability is a growing concern in medical research and this study is one of the first to explore the liability of various parties involved in the research enterprise.

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Global Anti-Terrorism Law And Policy

Edited by Professor Kent Roach (with Victor V. Ramraj and Michael Hor)

Global Anti-Terrorism Law And Policy ISBN: 0-521-85125-4; Publisher: Cambridge University Press $160.00 U.S. (HC)

From the publisher: All indications are that the prevention of terrorism will be one of the major tasks of governments and regional and international organizations for some time to come. In response to the globalized nature of terrorism, anti-terrorism law and policy have become matters of global concern. Anti-terrorism law crosses boundaries between states and between domestic, regional and international law. They also cross traditional disciplinary boundaries between administrative, constitutional, criminal, immigration and military law, and the law of war.This collection is designed to contribute to the growing field of comparative and international studies of anti-terrorism law and policy. A particular feature of this collection is the combination of chapters that focus on a particular country or region in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and overarching thematic chapters that take a comparative approach to particular aspects of anti-terrorism law and policy, including international, constitutional, immigration, privacy, maritime, aviation, and financial law.

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The Law Of Contracts

Professor Stephen A. Waddams

The Law Of ContractsISBN: 0-88804-450-X; Publisher: Canada Law Book $160.00 (HC)

From the publisher: This classic work looks beyond the surface rules of the complex area of contract law to identify the underlying conflicting principles. It has been cited repeatedly by the courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. This fifth edition has been revised and updated to incorporate all the latest developments in contract law. Hundreds of new cases and issues are analyzed including five major Supreme Court of Canada cases and international cases that could potentially affect Canadian jurisprudence. The issues include: tender cases, duty of good faith, limitation of liability clauses, notional severance, municipal immunity from contractual liability, specific performance, exemplary and punitive damages, and damages for mental distress for breach of contract. This book Includes more than 4,000 cases and delivers a clear explanation and analysis of the law and its applications.
 

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