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Law as last resort : prosecution decision-making in a regulatory agency /

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In almost all legal disputing, formalities are employed as a last resort. This text presents a new theory of decision making exploring the conditions under which prosecution is employed to handle troublesome occupational health and safety problems.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hawkins, Keith
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Series:Oxford socio-legal studies.
Subjects:
Prosecution > Great Britain > Decision making.
Industrial safety > Law and legislation > Great Britain > Criminal provisions.
Industrial safety > Law and legislation > Criminal provisions
Prosecution > Decision making
Great Britain
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In almost all legal disputing, formalities are employed as a last resort. This text presents a new theory of decision making exploring the conditions under which prosecution is employed to handle troublesome occupational health and safety problems.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 483 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-473) and indexes.
ISBN:9780191714184
0191714186
9780199243891
0199243891
9780199243884
0199243883