Each month the Law Library adds new books to our collection. Here is a selection of titles added in the last month. You'll find them on the New Book display by the front desk of the Boley Law Library, or shelved in their proper spot.
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Animal Rights
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A fresh view of animals and what we owe them. Do animals have moral standing? Do they count, morally speaking? In Animal Rights, Mark Rowlands argues that they do and explores the implications of this idea. He identifies three different waves in animal rights writing. The first wave was defined by a traditional dispute between utilitarianism (represented by Peter Singer) and rights-based approaches (represented by Tom Regan) to ethics. The second wave was defined by an expansion in a conception of ethics, which saw utilitarian and rights-based approaches supplemented by other ethical traditions, including contractualism, virtue ethics, and care ethics. The third wave was defined by an expansion in our conception of animals, driven by exciting new developments in the field of comparative psychology. Each of these waves had ramifications for how we understand the moral status of animals, but, this book argues, and reinforces, the core idea that animals deserve moral respect. In earlier waves, discussions of animal ethics had been focused on the issue of animal suffering. But the third wave is defined by the idea that animals are far more than merely sufferers or enjoyers of experiences but are instead authors of their own lives- creatures capable of choosing how to live, shaped by a conception of their life and how they would like it to go. Rowlands writes that, no matter what moral theory you choose, the most plausible version of that theory entails that animals have moral standing and that our obligations to them are far more substantial than many of us care to acknowledge.
Franchising Guidebook: Understanding the Legal, Business, and Operational Frameworks
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The Guidebook includes tools, concepts, and legally significant ideas that empower lawyers to navigate the complexities of franchising and apply their understanding effectively in real-world scenarios. The book provides a basic understanding of franchising; detailed analysis of the practical, financial, and legal aspects; and the art of drafting customized franchising agreements. From its legal frameworks to its economic impacts, franchising encapsulates a wealth of complexities that require careful navigation and strategic thinking. This book aims to provide a thorough exploration of franchising's foundational elements, challenges, and transformative potential, equipping readers with the tools and insights necessary to engage with this critical business mechanism.
Environmental Ethics of War
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War is bad for nature, yet relatively little attention has been devoted to environmental military ethics by just war theorists and philosophers of war. Most wars since 1945 have been civil conflicts, often in areas containing the greatest biodiversity. Combining environmental ethics with ethics of war, this Element examines how the environmental crisis should challenge and change the rules of war. While environmental wartime regulation has been addressed rarely by just war theorists, environmental jus ad bellum has hardly been tackled at all. Can environmental harm trigger a new justification for war? Can targeting nature constitute terrorism? And what would be a proportionate response to 'environmental aggression'? With global degradation and climate change right around the corner, this Element discusses some of the most pressing practical ethics issues of our times, suggesting that grave environmental transgressions should be combatted by measures that do not themselves cause disproportionate harm to nature.
Own Your Own Divorce: Your Guide to Lower Fees, Less Conflict, and Improved Outcomes
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Author Laurence Wilson is a graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School. Wilson, a pioneering divorce attorney with fifty years of experience, reveals how you can navigate the legal maze of separation and divorce with cooperation, compassion, kindness, and clarity. Stop fighting. Stop paying inflated fees. Learn how to reclaim your divorce from the Divorce Industrial Complex. Create a future filled with enhanced respect, closure, understanding, and peace. Key benefits of reading this book: Learn the truth: Uncover the hidden strategies unprincipled lawyers use to take control, prolong divorce proceedings, aggravate family conflicts, and line their pockets with your money. Regain control: Learn how to shift control of the divorce process to yourselves, so you can shape favorable postdivorce outcomes. Minimize conflict: Execute practical strategies that reduce tension, diminish hostility, and foster cooperation. Save money: Identify how to significantly reduce legal fees and other expenses associated with divorce. Repair relationships: Discover how to enhance respect and affection for family members before, during, and after divorce.