Evidence from NGOs and the charitable sector suggests that people who are refused asylum in the UK lead highly marginalised lives, experiencing levels of deprivation that flout UK and international human rights legislation. However, the number of studies engaging with this large…
The thesis examines the current legislative framework for regulating banking business in both Canada and Nigeria with a view to determining their adequacy to contain the incidence of bank insolvencies. It reviews the historical justification for introducing specific statutes to …
This thesis analyses the legal status and the importance of short titles in the legislative processes of the Westminster Parliament, the Scottish Parliament, and the US Congress. Through a large quantitative survey of US short titles that spanned over 30 years and 18 Congresses,…
The co-existence of oil and gas development and biodiversity conservation in protected areas is a worldwide challenge because of the risks posed by petroleum development in sensitive ecosystems. This research focuses on the relationship between petroleum development and biodiver…
Trade marks play a crucial role in our economy. By indicating trade origin, they facilitate the sale of trademarked products as well as signalling information about their quality. However, advancements in advertising enabled trade marks to become powerful tools that attract cons…
Legislated renewable portfolio standards (RPSs) may not be the key to ensure forecast energy demands are met. States without a legislated RPS and with efficient permitting procedures were found to have approved and issued 28.57% more permits on average than those with a legislat…
HIV/AIDS continues to pose some of the most significant social, political and legislative challenges globally. This project explicates the text-mediated processes by which many HIV-related laws are becoming created transnationally though the use of omnibus HIV model laws. A mode…
Brewing and beer production historically have been intertwined with government, politics, and regulation in the United States. With the growth of the craft beer industry, discussions surrounding brewing regulation have refocused on their impact on smaller businesses and this gro…
Prostitucijom se prevashodno bave žene zbog čega se često naziva i „ženskom profesijom”. U Republici Srbiji zastupljen je prohibicionistički model regulisanja prostitucije. Prema odredbi čl. 16. st. 1. Zakona o javnom redu i miru Republike Srbije, lica koja se odaju prostituciji…
Tanganika 09 Aralık 1961 tarihinde, Zanzibar ise 10 Aralık 1963 tarihinde Birleşik Krallık’tan bağımsızlıklarını ilan etmişlerdir. Ancak, sadece bir ay sonra 12 Ocak 1964’te Zanzibar’da kanlı bir darbe meydana gelmiştir. Çıkan bu darbeden üç ay sonra oluşturulan Zanzibar Halk Hü…
History paints a picture of tax avoidance that has always plagued the tax man’s efforts in collecting taxes. The general anti-avoidance provisions (hereinafter referred to as the GAAR) has been refined since its inception in 1941 to its current form in 2006, in an effort to stay…