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E-commerce law, internet law / Employment law, labour law 13ManagingCyber Attacks inInternational Law,Business, and RelationsIn Search of Cyber PeaceScott J. ShackelfordKelley School of Business, Indiana UniversityThis book presents a novel framework toreconceptualize Internet governance andbetter manage cyber attacks. It makesan original contribution by examiningthe potential of polycentric regulationto increase accountability throughbottom-up action. Throughout the book,cybersecurity is treated holistically,covering outstanding issues in law,science, economics and politics.2013 228 x 152 mm 320pp14 b/w illus. 5 tables978-1-107-00437-5 Hardback c. £65.00Publication April 2013www.cambridge.org/9781107004375The Fight overDigital RightsThe Politics of Copyright andTechnologyBill D. HermanHunter College, City University of New YorkThis book examines the debate overdigital copyright and the new tools ofpolitical communication involved in theadvocacy around the issue. Drawing onmethods from legal studies, politicalscience and communications, it exploresthe rise of a coalition seeking morelimited copyright, and how these earlyadopting,technology-savvy advocatesused online communication to shock theworld.2013 228 x 152 mm 225pp12 b/w illus. 9 tables978-1-107-01597-5 Hardback c. £60.00Publication April 2013www.cambridge.org/9781107015975TextbookLaw and theTechnologies of theTwenty-First CenturyText and MaterialsRoger BrownswordKing’s College Londonand Morag GoodwinUniversiteit van Tilburg, The NetherlandsA clear and comprehensive introductionfor students studying key regulatorychallenges posed by technologies inthe twenty-first century. Co-authoredby a leading scholar in the field witha new scholar to the area, it combinescomprehensive knowledge with afresh perspective. Essential reading forstudents of law and technology.Contents: Part I. General Introduction:1. Law and the technologies of the twentyfirstcentury; 2. The regulatory environment:UK Biobank, eBay, and Wikipedia; 3. Fourkey regulatory challenges; 4. Technologyas a regulatory tool: DNA profiling andMarper; Part II. Regulatory Prudenceand Precaution: 5. Regulatory prudenceI: health, safety and environment, GMcrops, nanoparticles, and sound science;6. Regulatory prudence II: precaution;Part III. Regulatory Legitimacy: 7. Thelegitimacy of the regulatory environment– the basic ideas; 8. Key boundarymarkingconcepts; 9. Human rights asboundary-markers; 10. Understandingprocedural legitimacy – the role of publicparticipation in technology regulation;Part IV. Regulatory Effectiveness:11. Regulatory effectiveness I;12. Regulatory effectiveness II: failure byregulators; 13. Regulatory effectiveness III:resistance by regulatees; 14. Regulatoryeffectiveness IV: third-party interference anddisruptive externalities; Part V. RegulatoryConnection: 15. Regulatory connectionI: getting connected; 16. Regulatoryconnection II: disconnection andsustainability; Part VI. ConcludingOverview: 17. From law to code: thesurveillance society and Marper revisited.Law in Context2012 247 x 174 mm 492pp 5 b/w illus.978-1-107-00655-3 Hardback £70.00978-0-521-18624-7 Paperback £35.00eBook availablewww.cambridge.org/9781107006553ElectronicSignatures in LawThird editionStephen MasonChambers of Stephen MasonUsing case law from multiplejurisdictions, Stephen Mason examinesthe nature and legal bearing ofelectronic signatures.Law Practitioner Series2012 228 x 152 mm 408pp978-1-107-01229-5 Hardback £125.00eBook availablewww.cambridge.org/9781107012295Employmentlaw, labour lawEast Asian Labor andEmployment LawInternational and ComparativeContextRonald C. BrownSchool of Law, University of HawaiiThis book deals with international laborand employment law and explores andexplains the effects of globalizationand discusses the role of internationallawyers, business personnel andhuman resource directors who areknowledgeable, culturally sensitiveand understand the issues that canarise when dealing in EA trade andinvestment.2012 228 x 152 mm 570pp18 b/w illus. 14 tables978-1-107-01833-4 Hardback £90.00eBook availablewww.cambridge.org/9781107018334TextbookLabour LawHugh CollinsLondon School of Economics and PoliticalScienceKeith EwingKing’s College Londonand Aileen McColganKing’s College LondonLabour Law provides a comprehensiveand critical account of the subject by adistinguished author team. Providingcommentary and integrated materials,it fully equips the student. Case studiesshow the law ‘in action’. The text’s clearstructure, logical chapter organisationand uncluttered text design combine tomake it essential reading.‘Collins, Ewing, and McColgan’sLabour Law provides one of the finestexamples of a research-led teachingmanual. Its users will no doubt emergewith an authoritative, rich, and criticalunderstanding of English labour law,and fully appreciate the developmentof this multifaceted legal disciplinein the broader European andinternational context. ‘Labour law’ atits best.’Dr Nicola Countouris, University College LondonContents: Part I. Introduction: 1. Natureand sources of labour law; 2. Globalisationand labour law; Part II. The Contract ofEmployment: 3. Terms of the contract ofemployment; 4. Authority and impliedobligations; 5. Flexibility and precariouswork; 6. The personal scope of labourlaw; Part III. Statutory Regulation ofthe Employment Relationship: 7. Wages;8. Working time; 9. Equality; 10. Work/eBooks available at www.cambridge.org/ebookstore