Download or read book Law in a Complex State written by Neville Harris and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-07-18 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately half of the total UK population are in receipt of one or more welfare benefits, giving rise to the largest single area of government expenditure. The law and structures of social security are highly complex, made more so by constant adjustments as government pursues its often conflicting economic, political and social policy objectives. This complexity is highly problematic. It contributes to errors in decision-making and to increased administrative costs and is seen as disempowering for citizens, thereby weakening enjoyment of a key social right. Current and previous administrations have committed to simplifying the benefits system. It is a specific objective of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, which provides for the introduction of Universal Credit in place of diverse benefits. However, it is unclear whether the reformed system will be either less complex legally or more accessible for citizens. This book seeks to explain how and why complexity in the modern welfare system has grown; to identify the different ways in which legal and associated administrative arrangements are classifiable as 'complex'; to discuss the effects of complexity on the system's administration and its wider implications for rights and the citizen-state relationship; and to consider the role that law can play in the simplification of schemes of welfare. While primarily focused on the UK welfare system it also provides analysis of relevant policies and experience in various other states.
Download or read book The Administration of Tax Credits written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Treasury Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-06-06 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: administration of tax Credits : Sixth report of session 2005-06, Vol. 2: Oral and written Evidence
Download or read book Judicial Review and Social Welfare written by Trevor Buck and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1998-08-13 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays that comprise this collection focus on the impact and future developments of judicial review in a number of social welfare situations that include homelessness, housing benefit, immigration and social security, to name but a few.
Download or read book Property and Protection written by Frank Meisel and published by Hart Publishing. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, dedicated to Brian Harvey, brings new insights to issues of property law, consumer protection, auction sales and tax.
Download or read book Legal Concepts of Childhood written by Julia Fionda and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2001-12-04 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concepts of who and what children are and what childhood consists of have changed over time. Our historical and contemporary notions of childhood also change according to the context of the interaction between the child and the state. This book is concerned with various ideas of what childhood consists of where the child is involved with the legal system. An identification of legal concepts of childhood can offer many insights into our treatment of children,the capacities which we expect them (possibly unfairly) to possess and the extent of any protection which they deserve or can expect from those charged with the responsibility for their welfare. Each essay in this collection focuses on a particular legal discipline which centrally involves children whether as litigants, victims or perpetrators of crimes, owners of property, recipients of welfare services etc. The object of the analysis is to assess how children are regarded by lawyers in each discipline; for example, as objects of concern, requiring protection; as autonomous possessors of rights; as lacking in moral consciousness or full mental capacity; or as fully aware of and accountable for their actions. In order to make comparisons with notions of childhood in other contexts, the substantive part of the book will also include essays on the perspectives on childhood at the core of other disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy and literature.
Download or read book CPAG s Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction written by Child Poverty Action Group (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-20 with total page 1920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Security Law in Context written by Neville S. Harris and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2000 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The social security system of Great Britain has reached a crossroads, following the election of a Labour Government promising a 'New Age' of welfare and seemingly prepared to 'think the unthinkable' on welfare reform, at a time when public expenditure on welfare benefits has reached nearlyL100 billion per annum. In 1985 the Conservative's Green Paper on social security reform announced that the benefits system had 'lost its way'. Attempts were made to curb benefits expenditure and reduce welfare dependency, for example through better 'targeting' of needs, the reinforcement ofpersonal and family responsibility, and tighter administrative controls. The ten years from 1988 to 1998 saw the introduction of many new benefit schemes including income support, family credit, the social fund, disability living allowance, incapacity benefit, and jobseeker's allowance as well asthe increasing influence of European Law. Yet the system 'achieves too little' according to the new Government's Green Paper on welfare reform, which promises ' a new contract between the citizen and the Government, based on responsibilities and rights'. The precise form these responsibilities andrights will take remains unknown, although we already have schemes like the New Deal and proposals for stakeholder pensions. Meanwhile, social security law continues to impact upon the lives of millions of citizens.After ten years of major legislative change, and with the prospect of a new direction, this is a time to take stock and to analyse the social and legal impact of the past decade's legislation, case law, and policy, as well as considering possible reforms. The book's approach is to organise this taskthematically, particularly with regard to the social context to social security, through discrete chapters on, for example, gender and the family, disability, housing, old age, and unemployment. It is also opportune to examine the theoretical framework of state welfare and social security,particularly in the context of social rights. The book aims to provide an authoritative, contextual and critical account of how British social security law has evolved, how it operates, its substance, and its social effects.
Download or read book Family Law written by Frances Burton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family Law provides a comprehensive foundation in the key topics covered by courses. It explains the basic principles of the law and practice in their social, economic and historic context, enabling the reader to understand the doctrinal and practical impact of current radical changes in family law in response to cultural and other influences. This second edition has been fully updated in the light of on-going changes to the family justice system including: the modernisation of family justice including the new Family Court Atypical formation of the contemporary family: genetic, adoptive, social or through HAR the proposed administrative extra-judicial divorce process financial orders on married and unmarried family relationship breakdown enhanced parental responsibility, ‘Parental Agreements’ and ‘Child Arrangement Orders’ the treatment of post separation parenting (and the new DWP child support system) reforms to public child law, including changes to adoption same-sex marriage and the impact on traditional marriage and cohabitation Visit the companion website for practice questions, updates to the law and podcasts by the author at http://www.routledge.com/cw/burton-9780415583640
Download or read book Universal Credit written by Cpag and published by Cpag. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book CPAG s Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction Legislation written by Richard Poynter and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-18 with total page 1200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated to reflect the latest legislation in England, Wales and Scotland. This definitive, annual publication covers housing benefit and council tax reduction legislation as it applies in England, Wales and Scotland. The relevant statutory material is accompanied by an expert commentary, and information is fully indexed and cross referenced. This book is completely revised and updated each year to contain the latest legislation, as well as official guidance and caselaw. It provides chapter and verse in accessible form for advisers, lawyers, local authority administrators, students, housing organisations and tribunal members.
Download or read book White paper on universal credit written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Work and Pensions Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-03-07 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The white paper published as Cm. 7957 (ISBN 9780101795722)
Download or read book Living Hand to Mouth written by Rebecca O'Connell and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-03 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Unity in Adversity written by Charlotte O'Brien and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'In this important contribution to the analysis and construction of European Union citizenship, Charlotte O'Brien provides her characteristic blend of rigorous legal scholarship and compelling social vision. She identifies challenging questions about the relationship between justice and vulnerability that should concern the shaping of law at all levels of governance.' Professor Niamh Nic Shuibhne, University of Edinburgh 'Piercing the veil of well-known proclamations of “equality” and “non-discrimination”, in this intimate portrait of Union law O'Brien sounds a sobering wake up call. The Union, to the genuine surprise of some converted, is a powerful actor of injustice, failing the vulnerable Europeans at many a turn, blinded by its own proclaimed righteousness and goodness to be aware of the plight of those it lets down. The sooner we dispel the oxymoronic myth of a “market citizen” as a necessary tool of the uniquely benevolent EU internal market project, the sooner the process of healing the Union turning its back on the majority of Europeans can begin. This book is an important part of this beginning.' Professor Dimitry Kochenov, University of Groningen 'Doctrinal mastery. Intellectual rigour. Conceptual depth. Empirical enrichment. O'Brien's landmark text offers its readers all of these qualities. But she also writes with a clarity and honesty of purpose that is an inspiration to her readers. Particularly at a time when certain political actors seek to vilify “expertise”, Unity in Adversity is a testament to the value of independent and critical academic research.' Professor Michael Dougan, University of Liverpool The EU is at a crossroads of constitution and conscience. Unity in Adversity argues that EU market citizenship is incompatible with a pursuit of social justice, because it contributes to the social exclusion of women and children, promotes a class-based conception of rights, and tolerates in-work poverty. The limitations of EU citizenship are clearest when EU nationals engage with national welfare systems, but this experience has been neglected in EU legal research. Unity in Adversity draws upon the ground-breaking EU Rights Project, working first hand with EU nationals in the UK, providing advice and advocacy, and giving ethnographic insight into the process of navigating EU and UK welfare law. Its study of EU law in action is a radical new approach, and the case studies illustrate the political, legal and administrative obstacles to justice faced by EU nationals. Taken together, the strands demonstrate that 'equal treatment' for EU nationals is an illusion. The UK's welfare reforms directed at EU nationals are analysed as a programme of declaratory discrimination, and in light of the subsequent referendum, should be treated as a cautionary tale – both to the EU, to take social justice seriously, and to other Member States, to steer away from xenophobic law-making. Shortlisted for the 2018 BBC Thinking Allowed Award for Ethnography. Winner of the 2019 Hart-SLSA Book Prize.
Download or read book Cpag s Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Legislation 2011 12 written by Lorna Findlay and published by Cpag. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 1302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition is completely revised and updated to cover the latest legislation and case law, reference to official guidance, coverage of how benefits are administered and help with practice. All information is fully indexed and cross-referenced.
Download or read book New Perspectives on Property Law written by Alastair Hudson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this collection consider the fundamental concepts of property and obligations in law. Ideas of property and of obligations are central, organising concepts within law but are nevertheless liable to fragmentation and esoteric development when applied in particular contexts.
Download or read book Principles of Family Law written by Stephen Michael Cretney and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining legal principles with discussion of policy and practice issues, this updated edition takes account of a large body of important case law developments which have accumulated in relation to the Children Act. It also reflects the Child Support Act, divorce reform and the reform and codification of the law governing remedies against domestic violence. The work also covers the international dimension, outlining the rules governing cross-frontier jurisdiction and enforcement. The European Convention on Human Rights is covered in detail.
Download or read book Serials in the British Library written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
