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sals, and limitation of a shipowners liability, particu-
larly as regards containers. The chapter on "Time
Charter Parties" now contains a description of no less
than thirteen new cases decided between 1969 and
1972. Twelve more up-to-date cases are listed under
"demurrage". The Appendices contain the Acts of
1924 and of 1971 in full, the York-Antwerp Rules of
1950, and specimens of bills of lading and of charter
parties. All those who wish to learn the principles of the
law of carriage of goods by sea are indebted to Professor
Ivamy who has written a most readable and up-to-date
treatise on this most complicated subject.
Robertson (A.H.)—European Institutions—Co-operation
—Integration—Unification.
3rd edition; 8vo; pp. xix
plus 478; London, Stephens, 1973 (Library of World
Affairs, No. 44); £3.75 paperback.
When Dr. Robertson of the Secretariat of the Commis-
sion of Human Rights in Strasbourg first wrote this
learned work in 1959, it contained 362 pages. With all
the developments in European c-operation that have
occurred in the last fourteen years, it is not surprising
that Dr. Robertson has had to expand his
magnum opus
by more than 100 pages. As always, this book is indis-
pensable to the student who wishes to understand clearly
the differences between the European Institutions—
The Council of Europe, NATO, OECD, Western Euro-
pean Union, The European Communities, and The
European Free Trade Association; with the advent of
Britain into the EEC, this latter Association has almost
disappeared. The Appendices contain the Treaties,
Statutes and Conventions establishing these various
international organisations, which is a fascinating study
from the comiarative law viewpoint. The text is written
in an easy owing style which makes it a pleasure to
read. It is a pity that Dr. Robertson has not written a
leading book on Community Law which, like that of
his work on
Human Rights
would make this compli-
cated subject so much more comprehensible to the
ordinary reader. We are, however, fortunate in this work
to be in the hands of a master like Dr. Robertson to
explain the different European institutions.
McLean (Ian) and Morrish (Peter) (eds.)—Harris's
Criminal Law.
22nd edition; 8vo; pp. Ixvi plus 903;
London, Sweet & Maxwell, 1973; £4.80 paperback.
The sixteenth edition of this work, prepared by Mr.
Wilshere in 1936, contained 730 pages. The twentieth
edition prepared by Mr. Palmer in 1960 was reduced to
706 pages. The twenty-first edition, prepared by Mr.
Hooper in 1968, contained 858 pages, which has now
been expanded to 903. The fact that this learned work,
in less than thirteen years, has been expanded by 200
pages, shows the amount of criminal egislation enacted
and criminal case law adjudicated upon which has been
. . . FOR . . .
passed in England recently. The whole procedure of the
English Courts has been radically altered by the English
Courts Act, 1971, which, following the Beecham Com-
mittee recommendations, established Crown Courts.
Sweeping changes were also made by the Children's
Act, 1971, and the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1972; in
the result, Part II dealing with procedure will have to
be read with caution. Inasmuch as the same or similar
legislation still applies in Ireland, Part I dealing with
criminal responsibility, attempts, accomplices, intoxica-
tion, etc., will be useful to practitioners here. Part II
deals with offences of a public nature, such as treason,
piracy, bribery, contempt of court, forcible entry, ob-
scenity, drunkenness, bigamy, drugs, firearms, road
traffic, intoxicating liquor, etc. Part III deals with
offences against the person such as homicide, abortion
and assault. Part IV deals with offences against prop-
erty such as theft, burglary, false accounting, black-
mail and forgery. The appropriate case law relating
to each subject is accurately inserted therein. Messrs
Morrish and McLean have performed a complicated
and invaluable task in bringing the English criminal
law up to date for their readers.
A similar book giving up-to-date Irish criminal law
and procedure, as well as the decisions of the Court of
Criminal Appeal and of the Supreme Court in criminal
matters would be invaluable, but will doubtless not be
written unless a substantial grant is forthcoming; how-
ever, McKnight's book on criminal appeals deserves
mention as a most useful work.
Wilkinson (A.W.)—Personal Property. 8vo; pp. xxiii
plus 781; London, Sweet & Maxwell, 1971.
The learned solicitor author of this work, who is senior
Lecturer in Law in Bristol University, is not to be con-
fused with the author of the excellent book on
Road
Traffic Offences.
Instead of producing a large tome
like Williams, the author has wisely confined himself
to a few topics of personal property, such as bailment,
possession, sale of goods, hire-purchase, negotiable
instruments and insurance. Bailment is considered
under the heading of obligations to the bailor and to
the bailee respectively. All the up-to-date decisions are
mentioned in respect of each of the topics—such as
sales by description, and fitness for purpose in sale of
goods. This is a most useful book, particularly for
students, which deserves to displace the older text books.
Solicitor with ability and enthusiasm
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