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      • Trusted Partner
        Business, Economics & Law
        May 2022

        Expansion rebellion

        Using the law to fight a runway and save the planet

        by Celeste Hicks

        This is a story of hope in the face of widespread consternation over the global climate crisis. For many people concerned about global warming, the 2018 vote by UK parliamentarians to proceed with the plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport was a devastating blow. Aviation was predicted to make up some 25% of the UK's carbon emissions by 2050 and so the decision seemed to fly in the face of the UK's commitment to be a climate leader. Can the UK expand Heathrow airport, bringing in 700 extra planes a day, and still stay within ambitious carbon budgets? One legal case sought to answer this question. Campaigning lawyers argued that plans for a third runway at one of the world's busiest airports would jeopardise the UK's ability to meet its commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. This book traces the dramatic story of how the case was prepared - and why international aviation has for so long avoided meaningful limits on its expansion.

      • Jurisprudence & general issues

        Miraculous Shari‘a, Rather than Powerless Laws

        by Mohamed Wafik Zain al-Abedin (Dr.), Ref'at Al-Awadi (Dr.), Abdullah Al-Musleh (Dr.), Kawthar Al-Abji (Dr.), Mohsen Fadly (Judge)

        The law of any nation is the mirror of its material, intellectual and social conditions. if  it is true that the law is the source of happiness and revival of every society, as the philosophers of law say, then it will not be so unless it fulfills their cultural, intellectual and material requirements and aspirations that are dictated by the nature of their religious and social environment, rather it will be a pity on them, and it will be a source of their misery and suffering, not their happiness and revival, for correct legislation is the result of the nation’s spirit and the result of its traditions and customs, since everyone is captive to his religious and social values ​​and principles.  The most important results of reality and its implications is the invalidity of the human mind while it is a source of legislation. History proves to us day after day that the structure of the mind is weak and frail that it is easy to be deceived, decepted and cheated, as it is possible to provide a group of minds with flawed false information, or to seduce them with corrupted and perverted delusions, so they easily make massive errors, and are driven to the apparent astray without the slightest concern!! Indeed, reality has proven that minds, when grouped, may be unable to search the tools, methods, attributes, phenomena of incidents, people's bodies and their appearances. While these minds have shown their ingenuity in dealing with the quantity of events, they have shown, on the other hand, an unlimited helplessness in dealing with  their quality. While it is supposed that they use rational, logical thinking when they cooperate with each other, but rather they slipped in the abyss and pits of emotional, sentimental and imaginative delusional thinking without the slightest wisdom or insight.  Reality has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the application of man-made laws was and still the most important reason for the spread of crime and the increase in its rates and diversity in a way that did not exist at the time of our ancestors, and that these laws did not fulfill their role in fulfilling the requirements of litigants, resolving their arguments, and settling their disputes. They have neither become a deterrence, nor have they completed cases, nor have they restored the rights to their owners. Rather, the so many loopholes in them have led to stubbornness in litigation, procrastination in procedures, frequent appeals, abstention from fulfilling rights and duties, increased oppression and aggression,  the prevalence of poverty, misery and deprivation, stirring up chaos and barbarism,  And spread the spirit of revenge and vengeance among the litigants.  The validity of any legislation is decided on the basis of the validity of its values ​​and principles and its consistency with reality. Rational legislative policy must depend on elements that are homogeneous with the environment that controls it. If it is based on elements that are in conflict with it, the link between the texts and their goals is lost so that they do not lead to achieve the intended purpose, as any legislative organization is not intended in itself, rather it is merely a means to achieve its goals related to controlling life and happiness of people, and in this framework the merits of Sharia emerge it is are from the Creator who is more knowledgeable about the conditions of his servants, and who knows what is in their goodness and what is the consequence of their affairs, and it is distinguished from the man made law as it has features and characteristics that make it more worthy to follow and more appropriate to apply, as its enactment is not controlled by opinions, and whims does not mess with its destination.  Nothing more revealing that than man made law's contradiction and inconsistency, for those who sanctify the law and defend it, do not sanctify one thing and do not defend one thing, as the law is multiple in its totalities as well as its parts, it's even contradictory in its totalities as well as its parts, so what law do they call peoples to respect and sanctify?  The law that permits homosexuals' marriage or the law that prohibits it?  The law that permits divorce between spouses, the law that restricts it, or the law that prevents it?  The law that permits adoption, the law that restricts it, or the law that prevents it?  The law that gives the testator the hand in choosing who he bequeaths - even if it is a dog - or is it the law that limits and restricts his authority?  The law that uses the death penalty, or the law that restricts its images and situations, or the law that absolutely prohibits its use?  The law that allows drinking alcohol, the law that restricts it, or the law that prohibits it?  The law that brings taxes and fees to a third, a quarter, or a tenth?  The law that approves granting those subject to interest on their money and deposits in return for safekeeping them, or the law that deducted from them in return for safekeeping them?  Thus tens and hundreds of conflicting and contradictory examples of laws, all of which are established by their authors, sometimes by mind and sometimes by experience.  We do not have a single law that can be respected or defended, but we are in front of tens and hundreds of different laws according to different systems of multiple countries, rather there is hardly a single human act in which all systems agree on a common punishment for in addition to its criminalization, and this in itself violates the idea of ​​the law and its necessity.

      • Systems of law

        Shari'a and Modernization

        Historical and Social Investigations in the Codification and Implementation of Shari'a

        by Mohamed Wafik Zain Al-Abedin (Dr.)

        The Arab countries have lived under Islamic rule for many decades, and since their conquest, their people have been relying on the Sharia represented in the Qur’an and the Sunnah and the rulings that were derived from them using the principles of jurisprudence, its regulations, and its overall rules set by Muslim jurists who inspired the solutions from their precedents, the precedents of their ancestors, and from issues of likenesses and analogues if they did not find what they need In the Book of God and the Sunnah of His ProphePBUH. They have exerted so much effort in this respect, and have written in the fundamentals of litigation, judgements and proceedings what all previous nations were unable to come up with. They were also the first to root  theories that contemporary jurists boast of  rooted and mentioned in their books. They become great to the extent that they were a reference for Europeans in human rights issues and legal dilemmas as they turn to them whenever they needed to, to find among Muslims the final word on what matters to and preoccupies them.  Generally, Islamic Shari'a was the main and only source of rulings for more than a thousand and three hundred years until the end of the last century when foreign influence increased, which aimed at eliminating Shari'a and changing the social structure of the nation.Mixed courts were established, Shari'a courts were abolished, and laws were derived from an illegal foreign source that was not related to the country's Islamic affiliation nor its cultural and social characteristics that defined the country's identity and Islamic identity. This book discusses the issue of legalizing Shari'a and modernization at the end of the Ottoman Caliphate and how the legal status of the Arab countries, especially Egypt, moved from the governance of Shari'a to the rule of laws and the attempts made to legalize and revive Shari'a during the twentieth century.

      • Courts & procedure

        Introduction to the Magistrates Court

        With a Glossary of Words, Phrases, Acronyms and Abbreviations

        by Bryan Gibson (Author)

        Contains a basic explanation of the work of the magistrates' court and an outline of jurisdiction, procedures, sentencing and other powers - plus proposals for reform. This book also contains a glossary, phrases and abbreviations. It is useful to people unfamiliar with magistrates' courts.

      • Courts & procedure

        Introduction to the Family Proceedings Court

        by Elaine Laken (Author), Bazell Chris (Author)

        An outline of the Law and practice of the family proceedings court in England and Wales, this introductory handbook contains: Part I: An introduction to the jurisdiction, powers and procedures of the family proceedings court; and Part II: A selection of informative materials. The handbook avoids jargon and complexity to provide an accessible reference point for all people interested in how decisions are arrived at in this court.

      • Courts & procedure

        The Magistrates' Court

        An Introduction

        by Bryan Gibson (Author), Mike Watkins (Author)

        A simple speedy summary, this fully revised Fifth Edition takes account of the wide scale changes which have affected the work of Justices of the Peace and their courts in recent years. A unique handbook - Consistently rated excellent by reviewers - Especially useful for newcomers to the topic A most useful introduction that can be used alongside other training materials or as an ideal self-study guide. Also includes a Timeline and an extensive Glossary of Words, Phrases, Acronyms and Abbreviations - the language of the system - which will be of particular use to people wishing to quickly get to grips with the terminology of the magistrates’ courts. * Topics covered include: * the History of the magistracy and its robust heritage * the modern-day magistrates' court * recent changes in administration and powers * how people become JPs * their training, development, mentoring and appraisal * fundamental principals and tenets * the key relationship between JPs and their legal advisers * trial in the magistrates' court * summary justice, crime and anti-social behaviour * sentencing and connected items * guidelines, advice and judicial oversight * important rules and procedures * diversity, equality, fairness and human rights * relationship to the Crown Court (and other courts) * magistrates and district judges * reasoned decision-making * location within the wider Criminal Justice System * the role of the Ministry of Justice * the role of HM Court Service * adult courts, youth courts and family courts * road traffic and other 'specialist' areas * civil and 'non-police' matters * a range of 'everyday topics' * sample procedures * open justice, media reporting and public confidence * key committees, liaison arrangements and membership bodies * a wealth of further detail (but all 'uncluttered' by technical data). * Bryan Gibson is editor-in-chief, Waterside Press. He is a barrister, former co-editor of Justice of the Peace and a regular contributor to specialist journals. He was for 25 years a justices’ clerk and during much of that time an elected member of the Council of the Justices’ Clerks’ Society (and chair of its Criminal Law Committee). He is co-author (with Paul Cavadino) of The Criminal Justice System, author of The New Ministry of Justice, The New Home Office, and The Pocket A-Z of Criminal Justice (amongst many others). He has also written for The Guardian, The Stage and numerous journals including Justice of the Peace, The Independent Monitor, and Prison Journal. Mike Watkins is an experienced trainer of magistrates who has written materials for the Judicial Studies Board, Magistrates’ Association and Universities of Birmingham and Cambridge.

      • Courts & procedure

        Youth Justice and The Youth Court

        An Introduction

        by Mike Watkins (Author), Diane Johnson (Author)

        A timely guide to the entire youth justice process at a point of substantial change. * An introduction to the entire Youth Justice System (YJS) * An holistic approach covering both the youth court and the wider youth justice process * Contains expert descriptions, comment (sometimes critical) and analysis * Everything you need to start understanding the modern-day Youth Justice System (YJS) This book is the ideal starting point for anyone wishing to gain or enhance understanding of youth justice in England and Wales. It contains chapters on each of the areas in which youth offenders or those at risk of offending come into contact with the Youth Justice System (YJS). It looks at the roles of the youth court, police, Crown prosecutors, youth offending teams (YOTs), youth offending panels (YOPs), voluntary sector and wider community. It deals with sentencing (including the work of the Sentencing Guidelines Council (SGC)), the responsibilities of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) and a range of ways in which crime prevention and anti-social behaviour (ASB) by young people is dealt with and discouraged. The book takes full account of the considerable changes introduced by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008. It also looks at the unique welfare-based ethos of youth justice and modern-day ‘restorative approaches’, showing how youth justice practitioners seek to balance these with the needs of crime prevention and the challenge of protecting victims from (sometimes serious) youth offending. Also contains a Glossary of Words, Phrases, Acronyms and Abbreviations, a Timeline, plus illustrative Charts and Tables. For such a ‘simple, speedy, summary’ it contains a treasure trove of information. Review 'Well structured and easy to navigate with its diagrams and glossary ... its comprehensive coverage of the recent reforms and inclusion of the newly published sentencing guidelines make it the ideal starting point for the student and practitioner, or for those wanting to refresh their knowledge': Justice Journal Authors Mike Watkins is an experienced trainer of magistrates who has written materials for the Judicial Studies Board, Magistrates’ Association and Universities of Birmingham and Cambridge. Diane Johnson is Head of Service for Warwickshire Youth Offending Team (YOT). Chris Stanley is Chair of the East Kent Youth Court Panel and of the Kent Branch of the Magistrates’ Association. He is a member of the national Council of that body and its Youth Courts Committee. He is a former head of Policy and Research at Nacro and advises the Prison Reform Trust on matters of youth justice. Edited and with further material by Bryan Gibson

      • Courts & procedure

        The Magistracy at the Crossroads

        by David Faulkner (Editor), Sally Dickinson (Editor)

        Backed by the Magistrates’ Association and coincides with the 650th anniversary of JPs. Essential reading for criminal justice practitioners, this is a key text at a critical time for government and the courts and is supported by a substantial media campaign. A celebratory volume and collection piece. After 650 years justices of the peace find themselves at a crossroads. This book looks at the role of one of the UK’s oldest institutions in a rapidly changing world. Well-informed, thought-provoking and published at a critical time when government is looking to find ever more efficient and cost-effective ways to deliver justice, this book by leading commentators from the courts, universities, the media and the magistracy itself examines the options for the future. It looks at economic and other pressures as well as demands for new kinds of community justice and changing ideas about public and voluntary service. It’s sheer breadth, expertise and diversity of views means it will be in demand across the criminal justice system as the best word on the subject. What is the modern-day role of the magistracy and how might it better serve the citizens to whom it ultimately belongs? From an age-old institution as a bastion of democracy to the idea that there should be fresh avenues of engagement and a greater sense of a fairness and transparency, each of the distinguished contributors’ chapters adds to the considerable value of a highly innovative and readable work.

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