Oxford University Press

This book surveys and analyzes the principal legal doctrines affecting copyright practice around the world, in both transactional and litigation settings. It provides a step-by-step methodology for advising clients involved in exploiting creative works in or from foreign countries. Written by one of the most distinguished scholars of copyright both...

"e;Shaken Baby Syndrome"e; and the Inertia of InjusticeThe emergence of Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) presents an object lesson in the dangers that lie at the intersection of science and criminal law. As often occurs in the context of scientific knowledge, understandings of SBS have evolved. We now know that the diagnostic triad alone does not...

In the past two decades, '"e;civil society"e; has become a central organizing concept in the social sciences. Occupying the middle ground between the state and private life, the civil sphere encompasses everything from associations to protests to church groups to nongovernmental organizations. Interest in the topic exploded with the...

An Ancient HistoryLong before science as we know it today existed, sophisticated studies of the external world were undertaken, notably in Mesopotamia, India, China, and Greece. G. E. R. Lloyd explores three interrelated issues concerning those investigations. This first issue is methods--how was it thought that they should be pursued? The second...

This book offers a succinct and incisive overview of English private international law. It addresses the jurisdiction of Courts and the effect of foreign judgments. It looks at choice of law for cases with an international element, and assesses the increasing impact of European legislation in this area....

Online Communities and Political MobilizationPeople use online social forums for all sorts of reasons, including political conversations, regardless of the site&'s main purpose. But what leads some of these people to take their online political activity into the offline world of activism? In Expect Us, Jessica L. Beyer looks at political...