New Titles from Ashgate

Property in Work
The Employment Relationship in the Anglo-American Firm
Wanjiru Njoya, University of Oxford, UK
Studies in Modern Law and Policy

March 2007 * 232 pages
Hardback * 0 7546 4587 8 / 978-0-7546-4587-0 * $99.95 / £55.00

This book investigates the links between property rights and job security from a historical and comparative standpoint. The author's analysis of English, American and European law offers a refreshing new perspective on current debates in labour law and corporate governance. more...

The Idea of Authorship in Copyright
Lior Zemer, Interdisciplinary Centre, Radzyner School of Law, Herzliya, Israel and Boston University, School of Law, USA
Applied Legal Philosophy

March 2007 * 288 pages
Hardback * 0 7546 2376 9 / 978-0-7546-2376-2 * $114.95 / £60.00

This book provides an interdisciplinary approach to copyright law, dealing with symbiotic relations between law, philosophy and the sociology of the human creative ability. The study takes its organising principle from John Locke, defining and proving the fatal flaw inherent in debates on copyright: on the one hand, the copyright community is eager to arm authors with a robust property right over their creation, while on the other this community totally ignores the fact that the exposure of the individual to externalities is what makes him or her capable of creating material that is copyrightable. more...

Insider Dealing and Money Laundering in the EU: Law and Regulation
R.C.H. Alexander, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

March 2007 * 288 pages
Hardback * 0 7546 4926 1 / 978-0-7546-4926-7 * $99.95 / £55.00

This work presents a comparative study of the provisions relating to insider dealing under the EC Insider Dealing Directive. The book considers the measures taken in 15 jurisdictions compared to the directive and, where appropriate, other member states and even by jurisdictions outside Europe. more...