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The funding of credit unions - Where has all the money gone? (2008)
Journal Article
Chambers, C., & Ryder, N. (2008). The funding of credit unions - Where has all the money gone?. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 30(3), 243-252. https://doi.org/10.1080/09649060802550717

The aim of this article is to critically assess the impact of government funding upon the growth of credit unions in the United Kingdom (UK) in light of the unprecedented level of financial support provided by the Labour government since 1997. The ar... Read More about The funding of credit unions - Where has all the money gone?.

Stop and search, terrorism and the human rights deficit (2008)
Journal Article
Edwards, R. (2008). Stop and search, terrorism and the human rights deficit. Common Law World Review, 37(3), 1-46. https://doi.org/10.1350/clwr.2008.37.3.0172

This paper discusses the judgment of the House of Lords in Gillan [2006] UKHL 12, where the law lords examined the compatibility of the power in ss. 44 and 45 of the Terrorism Act 2000 to stop and search individuals with the Human Rights Act 1998. It... Read More about Stop and search, terrorism and the human rights deficit.

Introduction (2008)
Book Chapter
Cape, E., & Young, R. (2008). Introduction. In E. Cape, & R. Young (Eds.), Regulating Policing: The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Past, Present and Future (1-19). Oxford: Hart Publishing

The introductory chapter to a book which explores the impact of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 on the regulation of the police, timed to coincide with the 21st anniversary of the year in which this important piece of legislation came into... Read More about Introduction.

Gender neutrality, rape and trial talk (2008)
Journal Article
Rumney, P. (2008). Gender neutrality, rape and trial talk. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, 21(2), 139-155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11196-008-9071-7

This article examines the notion of gender neutrality in rape, its meaning and why rape definitions that include females and males as potential victims of rape have become influential in those jurisdictions that have engaged in significant levels of... Read More about Gender neutrality, rape and trial talk.

Credit Union legislative frameworks in the United States of America and the United Kingdom - A flexible friend or a step towards the dark side? (2008)
Journal Article
Ryder, N. (2008). Credit Union legislative frameworks in the United States of America and the United Kingdom - A flexible friend or a step towards the dark side?. Journal of Consumer Policy, 31(2), 147-166. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10603-007-9053-2

This article questions the findings of several studies which have concluded that the Credit Unions Act 1979 was a factor limiting the growth of credit unions in the United Kingdom (UK). The author's conclusions are based upon an analysis of the amend... Read More about Credit Union legislative frameworks in the United States of America and the United Kingdom - A flexible friend or a step towards the dark side?.

An unhappy coupling (2008)
Journal Article
Ryder, N. (2008). An unhappy coupling. New Law Journal, 158(7319), 609

Policing male rape and sexual assault (2008)
Journal Article
Rumney, P. (2008). Policing male rape and sexual assault. Journal of Criminal Law, 72(1), 67-86. https://doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2008.72.1.478

This article examines an issue that has been largely ignored in the growing literature on the treatment of sexual offences within the criminal justice system, i.e. the treatment of adult male rape and sexual assault complainants by the police. This a... Read More about Policing male rape and sexual assault.

A tortured debate (2008)
Journal Article
Rumney, P., & O'Boyle, M. (2008). A tortured debate. New Law Journal, 158(7305),

An examination of CIETAC decisions on the issue of fundamental breach under the CISG caveat emptor: Are decisions more favourable to the seller on matters relating to letters of credit? (2008)
Book Chapter
Singh, L. (2008). An examination of CIETAC decisions on the issue of fundamental breach under the CISG caveat emptor: Are decisions more favourable to the seller on matters relating to letters of credit?. In S. P. Prasad (Ed.), International Sale of Goods Laws: CISG Approach (119-140). Amicus Books Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India Law Books Division

Girl Soldiers and Armed Conflict in Africa (2008)
Book Chapter
Shah-Davis, S., & Quenivet, N. (2008). Girl Soldiers and Armed Conflict in Africa. In M. Becker, & J. Schneider (Eds.), Human Rights Issues in the 21st Century. Nova

Africa is at the epicentre of the child soldier phenomenon. Armed groups and forces using children cover the continent. In fact, children have been drawn into (whether through forced measures or ‘voluntarily’) nearly every one of its myriad wars. How... Read More about Girl Soldiers and Armed Conflict in Africa.

Bursting the mortgage bubble (2008)
Journal Article
Ryder, N., & Chambers-Jones, C. (2008). Bursting the mortgage bubble. New Law Journal, 158(7326), 882-883