Lawyers in 21st-Century Societies : Vol. 1: National Reports /: Vol. 1: National Reports. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Richard L Abel, Ole Hammerslev, Hilary Sommerlad, Ulrike Schultz.
• Editors: Abel, Richard L; Hammerslev, Ole; Sommerlad, Hilary; Schultz, Ulrike
• Contents: 1. Lawyers in a New Geopolitical Conjuncture: Continuity and Change Hilary Sommerlad and Ole HammerslevPART IANGLO-AMERICAN COMMON LAW2. Australia: A Legal Profession Globalised and Magnified Margaret Thornton and Asmi Wood3. Canada: Continuity and Change in a Modern Legal Profession Ronit Dinovitzer and Meghan Dawe4. England and Wales: A Legal Profession in the Vanguard of Professional Transformation? Hilary Sommerlad, Andrew Francis, Joan Loughrey and Steven Vaughan5. Scotland: Caught between Nationalism and the Market: What Does the Future Hold for Scots Lawyers? Alan Paterson and Peter Robson6. United States: Out of Many Legal Professions, One? Scott L Cummings, Carroll S Seron, Ann Southworth, Rebecca L Sandefur, Steven A Boutcher and Anna Raup-Kounovsky PART IIWESTERN EUROPEAN CIVIL LAW7. Belgium: A Law Degree Opens the Door to a Lot of Occupations, Even the Bar Steven Gibens, Bernard Hubeau, Stefan Rutten, Jean Van Houtte and Margot Van Leuvenhaege8. Denmark, Sweden and Norway: Liberalisation, Differentiation and the Emergence of a Legal Services Market Ole Hammerslev9. France: The Reconfiguration of a Profession Christian Bessy and Benoit Bastard10. Germany: Resistance and Reactions to Demands of Modernisation Matthias Kilian and Ulrike Schultz11. Italy: A Delicate Balance between Maintenance and Change Evelyn Micelotta and Gabrielle Dorian12. Netherlands: Developments and Challenges Nienke Doornbos and Leny de Groot-van Leeuwen13. Switzerland: The End of Prosperity in the Age of Globalisation? Isabel Boni-Le Goff, Eléonore Lépinard, Grégoire Mallard and Nicky Le Feuvre PART IIIEASTERN EUROPE AND RUSSIA14. Czech Republic: Legal Professions Looking for Serenity and Stability Jan Kober15. Poland: Opening the Legal Professions Kaja Gadowska16. Russia: Challenges of the Market and Boundary Work Ekaterina Moiseeva and Timur Bocharov17. Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina: Challenges of Liberalisation and Democratic Consolidation Danilo Vukovic, Valerija Dabeticand Samir Foric PART IVLATIN AMERICA18. Argentina: The Long Transition of the Legal Profession Martin Böhmer19. Brazil: Fragmentary Development, Democratisation, and Globalisation Maria da Gloria Bonelli and Pedro Fortes20. Chile: Lawyers Engage with the Market, Specialisation, and Rights Cristián Villalonga21. Mexico: Significant Growth and Under-Regulation of the Legal Profession Luis Fernando Perez-Hurtado22. Venezuela: A Despatch from the Abyss Manuel Gómez and Rogelio Pérez-PerdomoPART VAFRICA23. Burundi: Middlemen and Opponents in the Shadow of the Ethno-state Sara Dezalay24. Kenya: Between Globalisation and Constitutionalism Winifred Kamau25. Nigeria: An Account of Adaptation Enibokun Uzebu-Imarhiagbe26. South Africa: A Profession in Transformation Jonathan Klaaren27. Zimbabwe: Legal Practitioners, Politics and Transformation Since 1980 George H Karekwaivanane PART VINORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST28. Egypt: The Long Decline of the Legal Profession Nathalie Bernard-Maugiron and Menna Omar29. Iran: A Clash of Two Legal Cultures? Reza Banakar and Keyvan Ziaee30. Israel: Numbers, Make-Up and Modes of Practice Eyal Katvan, Limor Zer-Gutman and Neta Ziv31. Libya: Lawyers between Ideology and the Market Jessica Carlisle32. Palestine: Lawyering between Colonisation and the Struggle for Professional Independence Mutaz M Qafisheh33. Tunisia: A Political Profession? Eric Gobe34. Turkey: Emergence and Development of the Legal Profession Seda Kalem PART VIIASIA35. China: A Tale of Four Decades Sida Liu36. India: Present and Future: A Revised Sociological Portrait Swethaa S Ballakrishnen37. Indonesia: Professionals, Brokers and Fixers Santy Kouwagam and Adriaan Bedner38. Japan: Towards Stratifi cation, Diversification and Specialisation Masayuki Murayama39. Myanmar: Law as a Desirable and Dangerous Profession Melissa Crouch40. South Korea: Reshaping the Legal Profession JaeWon Kim41. Taiwan and Hong Kong: Localisation and Politicisation Ching-Fang Hsu42. Thailand: The Evolution of Law, the Legal Profession and Political Authority Frank W Munger43. Vietnam: From Cadres to a 'Managed' Profession Pip Nicholson and Do Hai Ha44. Comparative Sociology of Lawyers, 1988–2018: The Professional Project Richard L Abel.
• Publisher Details: London : Hart Publishing
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (912 pages)
• Subjects: Law -- Legal Profession; Law & society
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781509915156
• Related ISBNs: 150991515X; 9781509915149
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