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Electronic Signatures in Law Fourth edition
Stephen Mason
Electronic evidence Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Electronic signatures in law
OBserving Law
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Edited by Stephen Mason and Daniel Seng
OBserving Law
978-1-911507-05-5 (hb), 422pp, £60
Stephen Mason
978-1-911507-09-3 (pb), 422pp, £40
978-1-911507-04-8 (hb), 476pp, £60
978-1-911507-08-6 (ebook), £30
978-1-911507-00-0 (pb), 476pp, £40
May 2017
978-1-911507-02-4 (ebook), £32
In this updated edition of the well-established practitioner text, Stephen Mason and Daniel Seng have brought together a team of experts in the field to provide an exhaustive treatment of electronic evidence. This fourth edition continues to follow the tradition in English evidence text books by basing the text on the law of England and Wales, with appropriate citations of relevant case law and legislation from other jurisdictions. This book is also available online at http://ials. sas.ac.uk/digital/humanities-digital-library/ observing-law-ials-open-book-service-law.
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November 2016
This fourth edition of the well-established practitioner text sets out what constitutes an electronic signature, the form one can take, and discusses the issues relating to evidence – illustrated by analysis of relevant case law and legislation from a wide range of common law and civil law jurisdictions. This book is also available online at http://ials. sas.ac.uk/digital/humanities-digital-library/ observing-law-ials-open-book-service-law.
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Books Women and the Law Susan Atkins and Brenda Hoggett
Women and the law Institute of Advanced Legal Studies OBserving Law Susan Atkins and Brenda Hoggett 978‑1‑911507-10-9 (pb), 275pp, £25 978-1-911507-11-6 (ebook), £15 978-1-911507-12-3 (PDF) September 2018
First published in 1984, Women and the Law is a pioneering study of the way in which the law has treated women – at work, in the family, in matters of sexuality and fertility, and in public life. The authors examine the origins of British law’s attitude to women, trace the development of the law and ways in which it reflects the influence of economic, social and political forces and the dominance of men. They illustrate that, despite formal measures, deep-rooted problems of encoded gender inequality remain. This edition provides a timely opportunity to revisit their groundbreaking analysis and reflect on how much has changed, and how much has stayed the same.
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Writing and the West German protest movements: the textual revolution Mererid Puw Davies Institute of Modern Languages Research 978‑0‑85457‑251‑9 (pb), 282pp, £25 December 2016
The 1960s protest movements marked an astonishing moment for West Germany. They developed a political critique distinctive for an overwhelming emphasis on culture and the ‘symbolic’. Reading and writing had a uniquely prestigious status for West German protesters, who produced an extraordinary anti-authoritarian textual culture ranging from graffiti and flyers to agit-prop poetry and autobiographical prose. However, due to this culture’s (apparently) anti-literary tone, these texts are frequently overlooked by traditional criticism. This volume presents close readings and analyses of emblematic examples of texts, some forgotten, others better known, embedding them in historical, cultural, theoretical and aesthetic context, and illuminating representative moments and preoccupations in anti-authoritarian culture, from the Vietnam War to the Nazi past, to dirt and hygiene. They outline an anti-authoritarian poetics and uncover some of the texts’ latent content, revealing often hidden tensions and contradictions in relation to the German past and questions of authority. sas.ac.uk/publications
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A Nicaraguan exceptionalism?
Debating the legacy of the Sandinista Revolution Edited by Hilary Francis
Cultures of anti-racism in Latin America and the Caribbean
Institute of Latin American Studies
Edited by Peter Wade, James Scorer and Ignacio Aguilo
978‑1‑908857‑57‑6 (pb), 300pp, £25
Institute of Latin American Studies
November 2018
978‑1‑908857‑55‑2 (pb), 300pp, £25
Nicaragua enjoys lower murder rates and far fewer gang problems when compared with her neighbours. In recent years, child migrants from Central America have arrived in the United States in unprecedented numbers. But whilst minors from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador make the perilous journey to the north, their Nicaraguan peers have remained in Central America. Why is Nicaragua so different? The present government has promulgated a discourse of Nicaraguan exceptionalism, arguing that Nicaragua is unique thanks to the heritage of the 1979 Sandinista revolution. This volume critically interrogates that claim, asking whether the legacy of the revolution is truly exceptional. An interdisciplinary work, the book brings together historians, anthropologists and sociologists to explore the multifarious ways in which the revolutionary past continues to shape public policy – and daily life – in Nicaragua’s tumultuous present.
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December 2018
This volume asks whether cultural production has a particular role to play within discourses and practices of anti-racism in Latin America and the Caribbean. The contributors analyse music, performance, education, language, film and art in diverse national contexts across the region. The book also places Latin American and Caribbean racial formations within a broader global context and sets out the premise that the region provides valuable opportunities for thinking about anti-racism when recent political events have made ever more fragile the claims that, at least in Europe and the United States, we are in a ‘post-racial’ world in which anti-racism is an ‘unfair’ expression of ‘snowflake’ liberalism. Latin America’s long history of showing how racism can co-exist with racial mixture and conviviality offers useful ammunition for strengthening antiracist stances.
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Human rights and natural resource development in Latin America Edited by Malayna Raftopoulos Human Rights Consortium Institute of Commonwealth Studies 978-1-912250-01-1 (pb), 250pp, £30 978-1-912250-02-8 (epub), £24 December 2017
This book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on contemporary development discussions in Latin America, marked on the one hand by the pursuit of economic growth, technological improvement and poverty reduction, and on the other by growing concern over the preservation of the environment and human rights. It analyses some of the crucial challenges, contradictions and promises within current development, environmental and human rights practices in Latin America. By focusing on the different, though interrelated levels of interaction (local, national, transnational), as well as actors and roles, the book contemplates the complex panorama of competing visions, concepts and interests grounded in mutual influences and dependencies which shape the contemporary arena of socioenvironmental conflicts in the region.
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We mark your memory: writings from the descendants of indenture Edited by David Dabydeen, Maria del Pilar Kaladeen and Tina K. Ramnarine Institute of Commonwealth Studies 978‑1‑912250‑07‑3 (pb), 212pp, £11.99 978‑1‑912250‑08‑0 (ebook), £8 April 2018
Indenture, whereby individuals entered, or were coerced, into an agreement to work in a colony was open to abuse from recruitment to plantation. Hidden within this little known system of 19th and early 20th century labour migration are even more neglected stories of exploited and unfree labour under the British Empire. These include indentured histories from Madeira to the Caribbean, from West Africa to the Caribbean, and from China to the Caribbean, Mauritius and South Africa. To mark the centenary of indenture’s abolition in the British Empire (2017–20) this volume brings together, for the first time, new writing from across the Commonwealth and beyond. It is a unique and important attempt to explore, through the medium of poetry and prose, the indentured heritage of the 21st century.
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THOU SHALT FORGET Indigenous sovereignty, resistance and the production of cultural oblivion in Canada PIERROT ROSS-TREMBLAY
Thou shall forget: indigenous sovereignty, resistance and the production of cultural oblivion in Canada Pierrot Ross-Tremblay Human Rights Consortium Institute of Commonwealth Studies 978-1-912250-09-7 (pb), 200pp, £25
September 2018 What is ‘cultural oblivion’ and ‘psychological colonialism’, and how have they affected the capacity of First Nation Peoples in Canada to actively resist systematic and territorial oppression by the state? Following a decade-long research project, this new book by Pierrot Ross-Tremblay examines the erasure of the author’s own community, the Essipiunnuat people, and their cultural history and heritage from Canadian public consciousness. Using extensive oral history, he conducts a genealogy of the intergenerational silence and subsequent forgetting of an uprising known as the Salmon War that occurred in the 1980s.
Brazil: essays on history and politics Leslie Bethell Institute of Latin American Studies 978‑1‑908857‑54‑5 (pb), 240pp, £25 May 2018
This volume consists of seven essays by leading professor of Brazilian studies, Leslie Bethell, on major themes in modern Brazilian history and politics: Brazil and Latin America; Britain and Brazil (1808-1914); The Paraguayan War (1864-70); The decline and fall of slavery (18501888); The long road to democracy; Populism; The failure of the Left. The essays are new, but they draw on book chapters, journal articles and public lectures delivered in the ten years since his retirement as founding director of the University of Oxford Centre for Brazilian Studies in 2007. In a fascinating autobiographical introduction, ‘Why Brazil?’ Professor Bethell describes how, from the most unlikely of backgrounds, he became a historian of Brazil and how he came to devote much of his long academic career to the promotion and development of Brazilian studies around the world.
The book queries how this impacted the group’s collective consent and emancipation.
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Rethinking the past in Cuba: a tribute to Alistair Hennessy Edited by Antoni Kapcia Institute of Latin American Studies 978‑1‑908857‑41‑5 (pb), 250pp, £25 978‑1‑908857‑42‑2 (ebook), £20 April 2018
This collection of essays and research articles has been designed, by its breadth of expertise and discipline, to pay suitable homage to the seminal influence and contribution made by the late Alistair Hennessy towards the development of Cuban studies. For that reason, it includes a judicious mixture of the old and the new, including several of the leading and internationally well-established experts on Cuban history, politics and culture, but also some up-and-coming researchers in the field. That mixture and the combination of topics (some addressing the past directly, others assessing the present within a historical context) reflect Hennessy’s own crossdisciplinary and open-minded approach to the study of the history of Cuba.
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Understanding ALBA: the progress, problems and prospects of alternative regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean Edited by Asa Cusack Institute of Latin American Studies 978‑1‑908857‑22‑4 (pb), 250pp, £25 978‑1‑908857‑42‑2 (ebook), £20 January 2018
This is only the second academic publication dedicated solely to the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), the Left Turn regional project founded by Venezuela and Cuba in 2004 and since expanded to Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and much of the Anglophone Caribbean. This book offers a considered, critical and comprehensive account of the project. It provides insights into all manner of unanswered questions: among others, the roles and involvement of member states both central and peripheral; the nature of ALBA governance; the sustainability of the project; its effect on domestic politics; and the true nature and extent of specific initiatives. Bringing together scholars from across ideological divides, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of ALBA’s successes and failures, evaluating the project’s viability and mapping possible future trajectories. The opacity of ALBA and its member states, and the perplexing lack of research into ALBA despite its significance, makes the contribution of this edited volume a particularly valuable one. sas.ac.uk/publications
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SHAPING MIGRATION BETWEEN EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA new perspectives and challenges edited by Ana Margheritis
Shaping migration between Europe and Latin America: new perspectives and challenges Edited by Ana Margheritis Institute of Latin American Studies 978-1-908857-45-3 (pb), 250pp, £25 978-1-908857-46-0 (ebook), £20 June 2018
An insightful interdisciplinary examination of changing international migration patterns between Latin America and Europe. This volume focuses on two world regions historically linked by human mobility and cultural exchange but now responding to significant demographic changes and new migration trends. The book examines strategies pursued by state and non-state actors to address the political and policy implications of mobility, and asks to what extent is cross-regional migration effectively managed today, and how could it be improved? Essays provide an integrated and comparative view of the links between the two regions and highlight the formal and informal interstices through which migration journeys are negotiated and shaped.
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Chile and the InterAmerican Human Rights System Edited by Karinna Fernández, Cristian Peña and Sebastián Smart Institute of Latin American Studies 978‑1‑908857‑27‑9 (pb), 188pp, £25 978‑1‑908857‑40‑8 (ebook), £20 July 2017
This book reflects on the relationship between Chile and the Inter-American Human Rights System, focusing on an interdisciplinary and detailed examination of the consequences of recent cases decided by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights against the Chilean state. These cases illustrate central challenges in the areas of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex rights, as well as shedding light on torture and indigenous rights in Chile and the Americas as a whole.
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A return to the village: community ethnographies and the study of Andean culture in retrospective Edited by Francisco Ferreira with Billie Jean Isbell Institute of Latin American Studies 978‑1‑908857‑24‑8 (pb), 280pp, £25 978‑1‑908857‑25‑5 (ebook), £20 December 2016
This edited volume brings together several scholars who have produced outstanding ethnographies of Andean communities, mostly in Peru but also in neighbouring countries. These ethnographies were published between the 1970s and 2000s, following different theoretical and thematic approaches, and they often transcended the boundaries of case studies to become important reference works on key aspects of Andean culture. These include, for example, the symbolism and ritual uses of coca in the case of Catherine J. Allen; agricultural rituals and internal social divisions in the case of Peter Gose; social organisation and kinship in the case of Billie Jean Isbell; the use of khipus and concepts of literacy in the case of Frank Salomon; and the management and ritual dimensions of water and irrigation in the case of Ricardo Valderrama and Carmen Escalante.
The new refugees: crime and forced displacement in Latin America Edited by David James Cantor and Nicolás Rodríguez Serna Institute of Latin American Studies 978‑1‑908857‑18‑7 (pb), 180pp, £25 978‑1‑908857‑19-4 (ebook), £20 November 2016
In Latin America, recent years have seen an unprecedented rise in the number of people forced to flee from their homes due to the activities of organised criminal groups. What are the reasons behind this emerging crisis of forced displacement in the Americas? Who are these criminal groups and how do they operate in Central America, Mexico and Colombia? Who are the victims and how can their needs be met in these violent and insecure contexts? Can law and policy offer a humanitarian response to this crisis? As the first book to deal with this rapidly evolving phenomenon, this innovative collection offers a range of fresh perspectives from leading experts working across Latin America. Also published in Spanish as Los Nuevos Desplazados: Crimen y Desplazamiento en America Latina (978‑1‑908857‑16‑3 (pb), July 2016)
In their chapters the authors revisit their original works in the light of contemporary anthropology, focusing on different academic and personal aspects of their ethnographies. 10
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Journal of Latin American Studies
Theses in Progress in Commonwealth Studies
Published by Cambridge University Press, with editorial offices at the Institute of Latin American Studies
Published by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Edited by Rory Miller, Gareth Jones & Fiona Macaulay ISSN 0022-216X
Presents recent research in economics, geography, politics, international relations, sociology, social anthropology, economic history and cultural history.
Edited by Patricia Larby ISSN 0267-4513
This is an annual listing of MPhil and PhD research being carried out at UK universities. It is derived from the Register of Commonwealth Research, a database of theses completed or in progress. The register contains over 16,000 records, and its coverage extends back to the 1920s. The geographical range encompasses the former British Empire (excluding Britain and the US), the Commonwealth of Nations and its member countries. Subject coverage is primarily in the fields of history, politics, sociology, anthropology, economics, geography, literature, language and religion. The subjects of education, medicine, law, science and technology are included on a selective basis.
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Amicus Curiae: Journal of the Society of Advanced Legal Studies
Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review
Published by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Published by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Editorial responsibility: Julian Harris
Editorial responsibility: Stephen Mason
ISSN 1461-2097
ISSN 2054-8508
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The journal of the IALS and the Society for Advanced Legal Studies (SALS) is produced quarterly and is now available on open access, publishing articles on a wide range of legal issues of topical and academic interest from a prestigious list of contributors. The Institute aims to encourage interaction between those involved with the legal process, including practitioners, academics, members of the judiciary, regulators, and law enforcement officers. This objective is reflected in the content of the journal.
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The open access Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review brings articles, legal developments and case reports to academics, practitioners and the industry in relation to digital evidence and electronic signatures from across the world. The review also seeks to include reports on technical advances and book reviews, and is issued once a year, in October/November with advance access articles available during the year.
Amicus Curiae also provides information on IALS and SALS activities.
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IALS Student Law Review Published by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Editorial responsibility: Constantin Stefanou ISSN 2053-7646
The ISLRev is an electronic, open access, peerreviewed law journal publishing scholarly articles or developing work focused on legal studies within the main expertise of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. It aims to provide a unique forum for all those interested in legal studies to present their scholarly contributions. It publishes on multidimensional legal studies and proactively encourages analytical and comparative studies. This broad remit creates the opportunity of introducing readers to unfamiliar areas. Papers that investigate legal issues from single or multiple vantage points, whether topically or jurisdictionally, are equally welcomed, as are papers examining law-related interdisciplinary work.
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European Journal of Law Reform Published by Eleven International Publishing in association with the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Editorial board: Katharina Boele-Woelki, Frank Emmert, Christiana Fountoulakis, Ingeborg Schwenzer, Constantin Stefanou and Helen Xanthaki ISSN 1387-2370
The key purpose of the European Journal of Law Reform is to respond to growing demand among scholars, legislators and practitioners of law in the private and public sectors for a forum for authoritative views on law reform in Europe and the World. A related purpose is to provide a systematic review of major initiatives for reform of laws and legal practice. The European Journal of Law Reform is jointly edited at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London, the University of Basel Law Faculty and Europainstitut, as well as at Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis.
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