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McGregor-Lowndes, Myles; O’Halloran, Kerry --- "Modernising Charity Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010) [2010] ELECD 662

Editor(s): McGregor-Lowndes, Myles; O’Halloran, Kerry

Title: Modernising Charity Law

Sub-title: Recent Developments and Future Directions

Topics: Comparative Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 29 October 2010

Number of pages: 296

ISBN (hard cover): 9781849802505

EISBN: 9781849807975

Abstract/Description:

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.