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Overview`Hard on the heels of a recent surge in charity-law reforms around the world comes this comprehensive volume of analysis and caution by leading academics and practitioners from many of the countries undergoing change. This timely and essential resource will not only aid those jurisdictions where welcome modernization has occurred, but also provide guidance and lessons for policy makers and scholars in Australia's renewed push for reform - as well as in the United States, where serious debates are just starting.' - Evelyn Brody, Chicago-Kent College of Law and Reporter, American Law Institute's Project on Principles of the Law of Nonprofit Organizations, US In recent years the pressure for charity law reform has swept across the common law jurisdictions with differing results. Modernising Charity Law examines how the UK jurisdictions have enacted significant statutory reforms after many years of debate, whilst the federations of Canada and Australia seem merely to have intentions of reform. New Zealand and Singapore have begun their own reform journeys. This highly insightful book brings together perspectives from academics, regulators and practitioners from across the common law jurisdictions. The expert contributors consider the array of reforms to charity law and assess their relative successes. Particular attention is given to the controversial issues of expanded heads of charity, public benefit, religion, competition with business, government participation and regulation. The book concludes by challenging the very notion of charity as a foundation for societies which, faced by an array of global threats and the rising tide of human rights, must now also embrace the expanding notions of social capital, social entrepreneurism and civil society. This original and highly topical work will be a valuable resource for academics, regulators and legal practitioners as well as advanced and postgraduate students in law and public policy. Specialists in charity law, comparative law, and law and public policy should also not be without this important book. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Myles McGregor-Lowndes , Kerry O'HalloranPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN: 9781849802505ISBN 10: 1849802505 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 29 October 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction Myles McGregor-Lowndes PART I: THE CHARITY REFORM JOURNEY SINCE 2001 1. Charity Law Reforms: Overview of Progress Since 2001 Kerry O'Halloran, Bob Wyatt, Laird Hunter, Michael Gousmett and Myles McGregor-Lowndes 2. England and Wales: Pemsel Plus Lindsay Driscoll 3. Ireland: Pemsel Plus Oonagh B. Breen PART II: BOUNDARIES 4. Public Benefit: The Long and Winding Road to Reforming the Public Benefit Test for Charity: A Worthwhile Trip or 'Is Your Journey Really Necessary?' Debra Morris 5. Developing Issues in the Regulation of Public Benefit Organisations in Japan and China Karla W. Simon 6. Holding the Line: Regulatory Challenges in Ireland and England when Business and Charity Collide Oonagh B. Breen 7. Government-Charity Boundaries Kerry O'Halloran 8. Religion as a Head of Charity Brian Lucas and Anne Robinson PART III: THE FUTURE OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS 9. The Future of Civil Society Organisations: Towards a Theory of Regulation for Organised Civil Society Jonathan Garton 10. Modernising Charity Law: Steps to an Alternative Architecture for Common Law Charity Jurisprudence Matthew Turnour Conclusion Kerry O'Halloran IndexReviews`Hard on the heels of a recent surge in charity-law reforms around the world comes this comprehensive volume of analysis and caution by leading academics and practitioners from many of the countries undergoing change. This timely and essential resource will not only aid those jurisdictions where welcome modernization has occurred, but also provide guidance and lessons for policy makers and scholars in Australia's renewed push for reform - as well as in the United States, where serious debates are just starting.' -- Evelyn Brody, Chicago-Kent College of Law and Reporter, American Law Institute's Project on Principles of the Law of Nonprofit Organizations, US 'Hard on the heels of a recent surge in charity-law reforms around the world comes this comprehensive volume of analysis and caution by leading academics and practitioners from many of the countries undergoing change. This timely and essential resource will not only aid those jurisdictions where welcome modernization has occurred, but also provide guidance and lessons for policy makers and scholars in Australia's renewed push for reform - as well as in the United States, where serious debates are just starting.' -- Evelyn Brody, Chicago-Kent College of Law and Reporter, American Law Institute's Project on Principles of the Law of Nonprofit Organizations, US 'Hard on the heels of a recent surge in charity-law reforms around the world comes this comprehensive volume of analysis and caution by leading academics and practitioners from many of the countries undergoing change. This timely and essential resource will not only aid those jurisdictions where welcome modernization has occurred, but also provide guidance and lessons for policy makers and scholars in Australia's renewed push for reform - as well as in the United States, where serious debates are just starting.' - Evelyn Brody, Chicago-Kent College of Law and Reporter, American Law Institute's Project on Principles of the Law of Nonprofit Organizations, US Author InformationEdited by Myles McGregor-Lowndes and Kerry O'Halloran, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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