Books written by Martin Davies

Admiralty and Maritime Law

Compania Columbiana Del Caribe, S.A., 339 U.S. 684, 70 S. Ct. 861, 94 L. Ed. 1206 (1950); Chilean Line Inc. v. United States, 344 F.2d 757, 760 (2d Cir. 1965); 2 E. BENEDICT, ADMIRALTY, § 288 (6th ed. A. Knauth 1940) (“Benedict”).
Assessing Competence and Values in Social Work Practice

Assessing Competence and Values in Social Work Practice
Meaning, Quantification, Necessity: Themes in Philosophical Logic

What has been argued by Jonathan Bennett (1976, pp. 147–8) is that a short stretch of behaviour may provide overwhelming evidence that a certain man's utterance is an act of s-meaning something, and may provide a reason to ascribe a ...
International Transactions in Goods: Global Sales in Comparative Context

This study describes the law relating to the transactions involved in the international sale of goods. It does not confine itself to the law of the international sale contract, but...
International Transactions in Goods: Global Sales in Comparative Context

They did not have the power or ability to enter personal orders against a defendant; they could not punish him for disobedience. They could issue only an adjudication, for example, that Ralph owes a certain amount of money to Hugo.
Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales: An Excursion Guidebook to the Karst Landforms and Some Accessible Caves Within the...

Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales: An Excursion Guidebook to the Karst Landforms and Some Accessible Caves Within the...
Admiralty and Maritime Law

As the court said in Kerr-McGee Corp. v. Law, 479 F.2d 61 (3rd Cir. 1973), when considering an exculpatory clause whereby the shipper waived all claims for loss, damage and/or expense against the carrier no matter what the nature or ...
Mrs Hudson and the Lazarus Testament

As we left Broomheath Hall behind us, I felt sure I noticed a movement below the skyline. Was that a solitary figure descending towards the Hall? I felt sure it was, not least because the profile I glimpsed against the pale bracken was ...
Aldo Manuzio. L'uomo, l'editore, il mito

Aldo Manuzio. L'uomo, l'editore, il mito
Jurisdiction and Forum Selection in International Maritime Law: Essays in Honor of Robert Force

USC § 192 (the Harter Act); von Ziegler, Haftungsgrundlage im internationalen Seefrachtrecht (Zurich 2002), pp. 19-21. For further informationon the historical background see Knauth, pp. 19-21. For further informationonthe historical ...
Rogier Van Der Weyden: An Essay, with a Critical Catalogue of Paintings Assigned to Him and to Robert Campin

Rogier Van Der Weyden: An Essay, with a Critical Catalogue of Paintings Assigned to Him and to Robert Campin
Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse

Playfully breaking with convention, Martin Davies brings a fresh twist to classic Victorian mystery. Martin Davies grew up in north-west England.
Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social Work

A strong emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary and inter-professional perspectives. The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social Work offers an essential starting-point for anyone wanting to understand the place of social work in society today.
Study Skills for International Postgraduates

Destined to become a life saver for international students everywhere, this book provides clear, comprehensive guidance for students embarking on postgraduate study at a western university.
The Earlier Italian Schools

Each picture is examined, with a discussion of subject matter, authorship, provenance and art-historical significance. This text describes the earlier Italian schools.
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry

However, too few practising psychiatrists are familiar with the literature in this area. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry offers the most comprehensive reference resource for this area ever published.
Havana Sleeping

Havana in the 1850s is a city as dangerous as it is exotic.
Chinese Maritime Cases: Selection for Year of 2014

V. “Jinyuan 2011” owned by herself to Finance Leasing Company, mortgage period was to October 2, 2016, ... For changing the shipbuilding company into Hongyun Company, Kunyuan Company issued an Commitment, promising that Kunyuan Company ...
The Blackwell Companion to Social Work

Attachment theory has been influential in helping social workers work with complex cases of child maltreatment. It also has relevance to fostering, adoption, ... Howe, D. (2011) Attachment Across the Lifecourse: A Brief Introduction.
Interdisciplinary Higher Education: Perspectives and Practicalities

This book considers a range of theoretical perspectives on interdisciplinarity: the nature of disciplines, complexity, leadership, group working, and academic development.