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What makes a legal problem? Dispute characteristics and the construction of legality

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract Individuals rarely turn to law when faced with civil legal problems and often do not perceive the problems that they experience as legal matters. Though not all justiciable problems require recourse to lawyers or legal institutions, the dynamics of legal characterization and responsive behaviour are important for understanding dispute ...
NIGEL BALMER   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From agnosis to accidental activism: Infinite regress and the Post Office Scandal

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the lived experiences of victims/survivors affected by the UK Post Office Scandal, drawing on 28 in‐depth interviews and critical legal analysis. It uses the concept of ‘accidental activism’ to explore how victims, initially isolated and disempowered, became central agents of justice reform.
SALLY DAY   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

(Dis)obeying the law: corporate tax morale in developing countries

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract Ensuring high tax compliance is one of the key objectives of every tax system. Yet, while tax non‐compliance is known to be significant among small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), the motivations underlying it remain surprisingly underexplored, particularly in the context of developing countries.
RITA DE LA FERIA, TU ANH TRAN
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating the In‐Laws: Class and Kin Support Within Marriage in Urban Kenya

open access: yesJournal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study compares affinal kin relationships in low‐income and higher‐income families in Nairobi, Kenya. Background In most studies of kinship structure and relationships in sub‐Saharan Africa, culture serves as the basis upon which norms and expectations of kin are differentiated.
Kirsten Stoebenau   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contestation over a Profession's Memory: The UK Pharmacy Profession, 1880–1905

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract We draw on the historical case of the UK pharmacy industry from 1880–1905 to examine how, in the face of a competitive threat to their survival, lower status professionals seek to reinvigorate the memory of their role in providing community service in the public interest.
Graeme Currie, Andrew Wild, Andy Lockett
wiley   +1 more source

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