Exploring the Boundaries of Contract


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The doctrines that collectively comprise the law of contract ostensibly regulate much of the daily lives of citizens, form part of the compulsory diet fed to aspiring aspiring lawyers and the concept of a contract is utilized in moral and philosophy. These essays seek to explore the boundaries of contract law, and do so in diverse ways. They explore the issues of general theory, empirical studies, European influences, proposed reforms of the law and the impact of particular contractual doctrines on other bodies of domestic law.




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How Antitrust Failed Workers


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"Antitrust law has very rarely been used by workers to challenge anticompetitive employment practices. Yet recent empirical research shows that labor markets are highly concentrated, and that employers engage in practices that harm competition and suppress wages. These practices include no-poaching agreements, wage-fixing, mergers, covenants not to compete, and misclassification of gig workers as independent contractors. This failure of antitrust to challenge labor-market misbehavior is due to a range of other failures-intellectual, political, moral, and economic. And the impact of this failure has been profound for wage levels, economic growth, and inequality. In light of the recent empirical work, it is urgent for regulators, courts, lawyers, and Congress to redirect antitrust resources to labor market problems. This book offers a strategy for judicial and legislative reform"--




The Internationalization of Law and Legal Education


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The internationalization of commerce and contemporary life has led to a globalization of legal standards and practices. The essays in this text explore this new reality and suggest ways in which the new legal order can be made more just and effective.




International Environmental Law and World Order


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While both the ?environmental? and ?international? dimensions of law school inquiry continue to flourish, a distinct offering in ?international environmental law? is becoming prevalent. This coursebook begins with a relatively detailed exploration of the key doctrines, principles, and rules of ?international law,? without which it is impossible to understand or apply ?international environmental law.' It summarizes the applicability of state responsibility to environmental wrongs and presents a series of hypothetical problems bearing fact patterns that mirror the ?real world.' Coursebook presents a simulated negotiation of a fictional draft protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.




The Oxford Handbook of Ethics of AI


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This interdisciplinary and international handbook captures and shapes much needed reflection on normative frameworks for the production, application, and use of artificial intelligence in all spheres of individual, commercial, social, and public life.




Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution


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This textbook describes different methods of dispute resolution and outlines the advantages and disadvantages of each. Specific examples are used to illustrate key concepts, and role play exercises are included as a means of reinforcing the main ideas. Unilateral, bilateral, and third-party approaches are all considered, with discussion of inaction, acquiescence, self-help, negotiation, juries, mediation, arbitration, litigation, and private judging.




Research Handbook on Big Data Law


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This state-of-the-art Research Handbook provides an overview of research into, and the scope of current thinking in, the field of big data analytics and the law. It contains a wealth of information to survey the issues surrounding big data analytics in legal settings, as well as legal issues concerning the application of big data techniques in different domains.




Key Directions in Legal Education


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Key Directions in Legal Education identifies and explores key contemporary and emerging themes that are significant and heavily debated within legal education from both UK and international perspectives. It provides a rich comparative dialogue and insights into the current and future directions of legal education. The book discusses in detail topics including the pressures on law schools exerted by external stakeholders, the fostering of interdisciplinary approaches and collaboration within legal education and the evolution of discourses around teaching and learning legal skills. It elaborates on the continuing development of clinical legal education as a component of the law degree and the emergence and use of innovative technologies within law teaching. The approach of pairing UK and international authors to obtain comparative insights and analysis on a range of key themes is original and provides both a genuine comparative dialogue and a clear international focus. This book will be of great interest for researchers, academics and post-graduate students in the field of law and legal pedagogy.