Brain Science for Lawyers, Judges, and Policymakers / Owen D. Jones
KB291.J66 2024
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Brain science in the form of neuroscientific evidence now appears frequently in courtrooms and policy discussions alike. Many legal issues are at stake, such as how to separate the best uses of brain science information from those that are potentially biasing or misleading. It is crucial to evaluate brain science evidence in light of relevant legal standards (such as the Daubert and Frye Rules).
Brain Science for Lawyers, Judges, and Policymakers responds to this rapidly changing legal landscape, providing a user-friendly introduction to the fundamentals of neuroscience for lawyers, advocates, judges, legal academics, and policymakers. It features detailed but clear illustrations, as well as a comprehensive and accessible overview of developments in legally relevant neuroscience. Readers will learn brain science terms, how to understand and discuss brain structure and function in legally relevant contexts, and how to avoid over- or under-interpreting neuroscientific evidence.
The book begins with a survey of the kinds of litigation, legislation, and regulation where neuroscience is currently being used. It provides accessible descriptions of basic brain anatomy and brain function as well as an overview of how modern technologies can reveal the brain structures and brain functions of individuals. It finishes with cautions and limitations, including timely and thought-provoking observations about where the future of neurolaw might lead. Throughout, the authors offer clear and concise guidance on understanding both the promise and the limitations of using brain science in law and policymaking.
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The Law of the Sea, 4th edition / Robin Churchill
KC260.C58 2022
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For nearly forty years, The law of the sea has been regarded as an authoritative and standard work on the subject, combining detailed analysis and relevant, practical examples with a clear and engaging style. Completely revised and updated, this new edition will be a vital resource for anyone with an interest in maritime affairs.
The book provides a rigorous analysis of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the many other legal instruments that regulate human activities at sea, as well as taking full account of the numerous decisions of international courts and tribunals in recent years. It also traces the historical background to the law and its broader political, economic and environmental context. The new edition includes substantially expanded coverage of contemporary threats faced by the marine environment from human activities, such as the loss of marine biodiversity, the effects of climate change on the oceans and the vast amounts of plastic polluting the sea.
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The Protection of Traditional Knowledge at the Frontiers of Drug Discovery / Peter S. Harrison
KM208.I5H375 2024
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This book concerns the often fractious interface between drug discovery and commercialisation, environmental degradation, the biodiversity crisis, the exploitation of indigenous peoples and the destruction of their culture, the right to health, inequalities of power, and the ability of the law to protect knowledge.
For millennia, medicinal plants have provided a trove of treatments for human ailments, and the key to that treasure has been the traditional knowledge of the indigenous peoples who have lived alongside these plants. More recently that knowledge has been taken, often without consent or recompense, by Western science as a springboard for the development of pharmaceutical agents. As a response to threats to biodiversity and indigenous culture, international mechanisms have created, or are creating, enforceable rights for indigenous peoples to control such knowledge.
With a background in pharmacology and molecular biology and significant experience as a lawyer in pharmaceutical and biotech patent litigation, the author brings a fresh perspective to understanding the difficulties of enforcing such rights and, in particular, examines whether there is a philosophically justifiable limit to the downstream scope of such rights.
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Prosecuting and Defending Sexual Offence Cases, 3rd Edition / Daniel Brown
KM544.B76 2024
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In Prosecuting and Defending Sexual Offence Cases, 3rd Edition, Justice Jill Witkin (Ontario Court of Justice) and defence lawyer Daniel Brown offer a current and comprehensive examination of the legal processes involved in litigating sexual offences. This bestseller is designed to help practitioners focus on the procedural, evidentiary, and strategic elements unique to sexual offence cases. These elements include publication bans, search issues, children’s evidence, expert evidence, cross-examination on private records, sentencing, and more.
The third edition contains a new chapter on sexual offence appeals, addressing commonly raised issues and landmark cases from the Supreme Court of Canada, such as R v JJ. Additionally, this guide includes new discussion of Bill S-12 and reflects recent changes in Bill C-75 pertaining to preliminary hearings and in Bill C-51 pertaining to third party records, sexual history, and consent.
Analysis of case law and relevant Criminal Code provisions are integrated throughout to effectively guide readers through the flow of a sexual offence case, from arrest to appeal.
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Canadian Patent Law, 5th Edition / Stephen J. Perry
KN114.1.P477 2024
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Canadian Patent Law, 5th Edition is a comprehensive treatise on patents, written by and for patent prosecutors, rather than patent litigators or legal academics. It covers the most fundamental legal and practical issues that Canadian patent lawyers and patent agents are likely to face in everyday practice before the courts and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO).
The fifth edition explores legislative and judicial developments in patent law and practice since the fourth edition published in 2021. It also includes drawings and flowcharts to explain complex issues such as novelty grace periods, patent filing procedures, and prosecution with CIPO.
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