Legal Research Methods for the English-Speaking Caribbean

Legal Research Methods for the English-Speaking Caribbean
Author: Yasmin Morais
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-03-31
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781531029302

Legal Research Methods for the English-Speaking Caribbean identifies the sources of legal information for the English-speaking Caribbean and provides unique coverage of the independent states and overseas territories in this jurisdiction with a shared history of British colonialism. It is often challenging to know where and how to find the legal information of smaller jurisdictions like the Caribbean nations, especially in instances where this information is still predominantly available only in print. This publication will help researchers overcome this challenge and barrier. It describes and provides the sources for locating legal information, such as case law, statutes, court rules, and secondary sources. Also included are the bibliographic information about the print and electronic resources available for these countries. Legal Research Methods for the English-Speaking Caribbean also provides in-depth coverage of the Caribbean legal landscape, including courts, legal education, local government laws, and the regional and international agreements that these Caribbean states are parties to. The Caribbean region is undergoing rapid social, political, and economic changes, often faster than the required legislative changes. The selected emerging areas of law covering aviation/drones, cannabis, climate change, cryptocurrency, and space law/space tourism are therefore extremely relevant. This book is an invaluable resource to law students and faculty, legislators, and researchers of foreign, comparative, and international law.

Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Comparative Policy Analysis

Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Comparative Policy Analysis
Author: B. Guy Peters
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2020-04-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1788111192

Public policy research has become increasingly comparative over the past several decades, but the methodological issues involved in this research have not been discussed adequately. This Handbook provides a discussion of the fundamental methodological issues in comparative policy research, as well as descriptions and analyses of major techniques used for that research. The techniques discussed are both quantitative and qualitative, and all are embedded in the broader discussion of comparative research design.

International Handbook of Criminology

International Handbook of Criminology
Author: Shlomo Giora Shoham
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 728
Release: 2010-02-23
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1420085522

The second handbook in the Shoham trilogy, which includes the esteemed International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice and the upcoming International Handbook of Victimology, this volume is a comprehensive treatment of criminology theory. This text contains contributions from 25 of the top international scholars in the field across a wide range of disciplines. Topics include social deviance, research methods, biological and physiological explanations, personality types, and family socialization processes. The book also explores ecological and economic factors, differential association and situational crime prevention, cultural conflicts and immigration, as well as stigmas, group delinquency and juvenile delinquency.

New Englishes, New Methods

New Englishes, New Methods
Author: Guyanne Wilson
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2023-04-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027252874

There is an ever-growing body of work on New Englishes, and the time has come to take stock of how research on varieties of English is carried out. The contributions in this volume critically explore the gamut of familiar and unfamiliar methods applied in data collection and analysis in order to improve upon old methods and develop new methods for the study of English around the world. The authors present novel approaches to the use of the International Corpus of English, critical insights into phonological analyses of New Englishes, applications of linguistic dialectology in territories in which New Englishes are used, improvements on attitudinal research, and an array of mixed-methods approaches. The contributions in this volume also include a range of Englishes, considered not only in situ but also in online and diaspora settings, and thus question received understandings of what counts as New Englishes.

Handbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 76

Handbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 76
Author: Katherine D. McCann
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 718
Release: 2023-04-11
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1477326618

Beginning with Number 41 (1979), the University of Texas Press became the publisher of the Handbook of Latin American Studies, the most comprehensive annual bibliography in the field. Compiled by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress and annotated by a corps of specialists in various disciplines, the Handbook alternates from year to year between social sciences and humanities. The Handbook annotates works on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the Guianas, Spanish South America, and Brazil, as well as materials covering Latin America as a whole. Most of the subsections are preceded by introductory essays that serve as biannual evaluations of the literature and research underway in specialized areas.

Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems

Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems
Author: Rose-Marie Belle Antoine
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 487
Release: 2008-06-03
Genre: Law
ISBN: 113533384X

Fully updated and revised to fit in with the new laws and structure in the Commonwealth Caribbean law and legal systems, this new edition examines the institutions, structures and processes of the law in the Commonwealth Caribbean. The author explores: - the court system and the new Caribbean Court of Justice which replaces appeals to the Privy Council - the offshore financial legal sector - Caribbean customary law and the rights of indigenous peoples - the Constitutions of Commonwealth Caribbean jurisdictions and Human Rights - the impact of the historical continuum to the region's jurisprudence including the question of reparations - the complexities of judicial precedent for Caribbean peoples - international law as a source of law - alternative dispute mechanisms and the Ombudsman Effortlessy combining discussions of traditional subjects with those on more innovative subject areas, this book is an exciting exposition of Caribbean law and legal systems for those studying comparative law.

Research Methods in Language Variation and Change

Research Methods in Language Variation and Change
Author: Manfred Krug
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2013-10-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 110700490X

This systematic, state-of-the-art survey is ideal for both novice researchers and professionals interested in extending their methodological repertoires.

New Frontiers in Forensic Linguistics

New Frontiers in Forensic Linguistics
Author: Monwabisi Ralarala
Publisher: AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2019-06-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1928480160

The field of forensic linguistics is a niche area that has not enjoyed much participation from the African continent. The theme of language and the law in this book is one that straddles two important aspects of the legal history of South Africa in particular, and how it has impacted on the country?s legal and education systems. The declaration, by the United Nations, of 2019 as ?The International Year of Indigenous Languages? is opportune, not only for the launch of this book, but for what its research content tells us of the strides taken in ensuring access to justice for all citizens of the world in a language they understand. The contributions by authors in this book tell the story of many African citizens, and those hailing from beyond our borders, who straddle the challenges of linguistic and legal pluralism in courtrooms across their respective countries. It is our hope that the contributions made in this book will assist in ensuring human rights become a reality for global citizens where indigenous voices have not been heard; and that these citizens will be free to give their testimonies in a language of their choice, and that they may be heard and understood.