Citizenship and nationality law Books

Book SynopsisMCKINSEY TOP 5 RECOMMENDED READ 'An underground hit' – Best Politics Books, Financial Times 'Jon has one of the few big ideas that's easily applied' – Sam Conniff, Be More Pirate 'A wonderful guide to how to be human in the 21st Century' – Ece Temelkuran, How to Lose a Country: the Seven Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship Description Citizens opens up a new way of understanding ourselves and shows us what we must do to survive and thrive as individuals, organisations, and nations. Over the past decade, Jon Alexander’s consultancy, the New Citizenship Project, has helped revitalise some of Britain’s biggest organisations including the Co-op, the Guardian and the National Trust. Here, with the New York Times bestselling writer Ariane Conrad, he shows how history is about to enter age of the Citizen. Because when our institutions treat people as creative, empowered creatures rather than consumers, everything changes. Unleashing the power of everyone equips us to face the challenges of economic insecurity, climate crisis, public health threats, and polarisation. Citizens is an upbeat handbook, full of insights, clear examples to follow, and inspiring case studies, from the slums of Kenya to the backstreets of Birmingham – and a foreword by Brian Eno. It is the perfect pick-me-up for leaders, founders, elected officials – and citizens everywhere. Organise and seize the future! Reviews 'Society is like an out of control house party – eating, drinking and consuming everything. Jon is the organiser of the campfire gathering behind the party. It’s calm and welcoming and you won’t want to leave. In Citizens, Jon and Ariane show how to leave the burning house of the Consumer Story and join the campfire that is the Citizen Story.' – Stephen Greene, CEO of RockCorps and founding Chair of National Citizen Service UK 'The belief that every single one of us has both the potential and the desire to make the world better drives me every day, in everything I do. In Citizens, Jon shows how taking that belief as a starting point really could transform our world. This is a truly powerful book, in every sense of the word.' - Josh Babarinde, Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur 'Every great transformation requires a new story. A story that reveals new possibilities and points toward an optimistic alternative to the current situation. Citizens presents just such a story and if we respond to its challenge we may just manage to navigate our way out of the mess we have created for ourselves.' – Tim Brown, Chair of IDEO and author of Change By Design 'Jon is working with a set of ideas and tools that have the potential to change politics forever. In fact, they could change everything forever.' – Ian Kearns, Founder and Trustee, European Leadership Network 'Citizens is a powerful and intriguing contribution to the search for a genuinely sustainable future. I am particularly interested in how the Citizen Story might help businesses to engage more fully with their employees and customers to accelerate sustainability and might also help businesses to become more transparent and accountable.' – David Grayson, Emeritus Professor of Corporate Responsibility at Cranfield University School of Management and co-author of The Sustainable Business Handbook 'The shift from consumer to citizen is a truly big idea. If you’re in a position of strategic influence, I strongly recommend you engage with this and consciously explore what it might mean for your organisation.' – Dame Fiona Reynolds DBE, Former Director General, National Trust, and Trustee, BBC 'There is such a thing as an idea whose time has come. This is that idea.' – James Perry, Board Member, B Lab Global, and Founding Partner, Snowball Investment Management About the Authors JON ALEXANDER began his career with success in advertising, winning the prestigious Big Creative Idea of the Year before making a dramatic change. Driven by a deep need to understand the impact on society of 3,000 commercial messages a day, he gathered three Masters degrees, exploring consumerism and its alternatives from every angle. In 2014, he co-founded the New Citizenship Project to bring the resulting ideas into contact with reality. In Citizens, he is ready to share them with the world. ARIANE CONRAD has built a career turning big ideas into books that change the world. Known as the Book Doula, she has co-written several New York Times bestsellers. BRIAN ENO is an artist, philosopher and Citizen who has played a critical part in British culture since the early 1970s. He is a deep believer in the power of ideas and the possibility of a better world, beliefs which manifest both in his audio and visual art, and in his deep engagement with social, political and environmental issues.Trade Review'The answer to many of the global challenges we face today.' McKinsey Global Consultancy, Top 5 Recommended Read 'Jon Alexander's New Citizenship Project speaks to action in the real world but has an immensely solid base in ideas as expressed in words, the meanings and applications of which he first teases out and then rams home with elan and gusto in this bravely inspiring book.' Paul Cartledge, Emeritus Professor of Greek Culture, Cambridge University'It is an inspiring idea... the text of this book should be taught in every civics class everywhere'. Sunday Independent, Ireland'His lively book – which has become something of an underground hit – highlights new forms of active citizenship.' Financial Times, Top 5 Political Books‘Citizens is a breath of fresh air amidst deep concern about the future of democracy. It offers a powerful vision for the transformation of our institutions.’ Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director, Stanford University Cyber Policy Center, and author, Democracy.com'The shift from consumer to citizen is a truly big idea. If you’re in a position of strategic influence, I strongly recommend you engage with this and consciously explore what it might mean for your organisation.' Dame Fiona Reynolds, former Director General, National Trust'In this engaging book, Jon lays out his full vision for how this mindset shift can transform not just business, but NGOs and governments too.' Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance, London Business School'Citizens is a powerful provocation for our times... Highly recommended.' Nichola Raihani, Professor of Evolution and Behaviour, University College London, and author, The Social Instinct'The wonderful thing is that he not only gives us hope but more importantly he lights a pathway to make this new paradigm a reality through the years of deep work, thinking and action that have formed the basis of his book.' Jason Stockwood, Vice Chairman, Simply Business, and Chairman, Grimsby Town Football Club'This is a truly powerful book, in every sense of the word.' Josh Babarinde, Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur'Every great transformation requires a new story. A story that reveals new possibilities and points toward an optimistic alternative to the current situation. Citizens presents just such a story.' Tim Brown, Chair of IDEO and author of Change By Design'Jon is working with a set of ideas and tools that have the potential to change politics forever. In fact, they could change everything forever.' Ian Kearns, Founder and Trustee, European Leadership Network'Citizens is a powerful and intriguing contribution to the search for a genuinely sustainable future.' David Grayson, Emeritus Professor of Corporate Responsibility at Cranfield University School of Management and co-author of The Sustainable Business Handbook'There is such a thing as an idea whose time has come. This is that idea.' James Perry, Board Member, B Lab Global, and Founding Partner, Snowball Investment Management'I've never been more convinced he has one of the few big ideas that's easily applied, fundamentally needed and genuinely offers a chance of change. Get on board for his new work, now. I am.' Sam Conniff, Author, Be More Pirate'Citizens is so exciting and full of energy from the beginning that I wanted to read the whole thing immediately. A wonderful guide to how to be human in the 21st Century.' Ece Temelkuran, Author, How to Lose a Country: the Seven Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship -- Review QuotesTable of ContentsForeword. Brian Eno sets out the value of Citizens in framing a new, optimistic cooperative story for our age, as opposed to the two other options: authoritarian states such as China and "Siliconia" - "a Consumer state with centralised power and deep surveillance". Mentions Citizen Story 1. Opening. Jon Alexander sets out the need to 'step into' the Citizen Story so that we can deal with the many challenges of our age: economic insecurity, ecological emergency, public health threats, political polarisation, and more. Mentions citizens, economic insecurity, ecological emergency 2. Citizens Everywhere. How humans are bound together through interdependence and reciprocity, and in turn have a deep bond with nature, which conventional big business cannot understand. Picks apart the self-dependence and utilitarian philosophy of tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Mark Zuckerberg 3. Citizens By Nature. Central to the Citizen Story is a belief in ourselves and in human nature as creative, capable, and caring, rather than lazy, self-interested, and competitive within a zero-sum framework. Any redesign of institutions will fail if we haven’t embraced this fundamental belief 4. We're All Consumers Now. The launch of the consumer age, by way of Apple's advert for its new Macintosh at the US SuperBowl in 1984. Mentions Apple Macintosh, Ridley Scott, consumer demand, Consumer Story, George Orwell 1984, Virgin Atlantic, Richard Branson, IKEA, Walmart, Virgin Galactic 5. Once We Were Subjects. Before the Consumer, there was another story: the Subject, as in ‘subjects of the king.’ In this story, the Great Man – the Chief, Pope, King, Boss, Father – knows best. The rest of us are innocents, ignorant of important matters. Mentions King Sargon of Akkad and Mesopotamia 6. Citizen NGOs. The Consumer Story is falling apart, but the truth alone is not enough to ensure it passes to the Citizen Story. We must act too, to seize control of our futures, and to ensure that we actually have a future. Case studies include the National Trust in the UK 7. Citizen Business. How businesses can harness the power of the Citizen Story to make their workings more popular and inclusive, and to drive forward societal change. Case studies include the brewery BrewDog in Stonehaven, Scotland. Mentions Martin Dickie, Tesco, craft beer, Equity Punks 8. Citizen Government. Taiwan has pioneered the application of citizen government, in stark comparison to Communist China, which offers a vision of an alternative, authoritarian future. Mentions Taiwan, Taipei, Economic Power Up Plan, Tarek el-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi, Arab Spring, Sunflower Revolution 9. Closing. A new Citizen movement is building. Examples include Paris approving a standing Citizens' Assembly and Chile's Citizen-driven Constitutional Convention. Mentions Delian Aspourhov, Restor, Founders Fund, Varda Space Industries, Francis Suarez, Elon Musk, Balaji Srinavasaran Writing Citizens. The book has been a collaborative process involving several different sets of people and organisations, including not least the New Citizenship Project team References. The author thanks, among others, Jo Hunter, Emma Ashru Jones, Tendai Chetse, Anna Maria Hosford, National Trust, Helen Meech, Fallon advertising agency, Iris Schönherr, Ariane Conrad, OuiShare Fest, Food Ethics Council, Chris Seeley Index. A full index of terms used in the book, such as participatory democracy, Certified B Corporations, citizens assemblies, and sortition

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Book SynopsisAn eye-opening analysis of the costs and effects of immigration and immigration policy, both on American life and on new Americans.Trade Review"An excellent book with significant potential impact. The authors have done something quite novel: combined a review of the empirical social science evidence on the costs and benefits of undocumented immigration and the effects of various policies with personal stories about the lives of undocumented immigrants. The stories provoke an emotional, moral response, while the more scientific approach taken by the academic summaries provide evidence and rational calculations of costs and benefits. The writing is clear and propulsive, and the personal narratives lend a sense of urgency to the discussions of policy. If I were teaching a class on immigration economics, I would assign this book."--Megan MacGarvie, Boston University Questrom School of BusinessTable of ContentsPrologue Part One: Arrivals Part Two: Arrests Part Three: Afterward Conclusions Acknowledgments Notes Index

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Book SynopsisMore children than ever are crossing international borders alone to seek asylum worldwide. In the past decade, over a half million children have fled from Central America to the United States, seeking safety and a chance to continue lives halted by violence. Yet upon their arrival, they fail to find the protection that our laws promise, based on the broadly shared belief that children should be safeguarded. A meticulously researched ethnography, Precarious Protections chronicles the experiences and perspectives of Central American unaccompanied minors and their immigration attorneys as they pursue applications for refugee status in the US asylum process. Chiara Galli debunks assumptions about asylum, including the idea that people are being denied protection because they file bogus claims. In practice, the United States interprets asylum law far more narrowly than what is necessary to recognize real-world experiences of escape from life-threatening violence. This is especially true for children from Central America. Galli reveals the formidable challenges of lawyering with children and exposes the humantoll of the US immigration bureaucracy.Trade Review"One of the most impressive ethnographic studies. . . .theoretically inspiring, methodologically rigorous, empirically rich, and politically significant. This brilliant book will be foundational to future studies of refugees and asylum seekers." * Sociology of Race and Ethnicity *Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Exclusion and Protection in US Immigration Law and Policy 2. Central American Youths Escape from Violence 3. Enter the Bureaucratic Maze: The Legal Socialization of Unaccompanied Minors Begins 4. Access to Legal Representation: Representing Eligible Youths or Choosing the “Compelling” Case 5. Lawyering with Unaccompanied Minors: Helping Youths Apply for Asylum and Protections for Abandoned, Abused, or Neglected Children 6. Coming of Age under the Gaze of the State 7. Beyond Precarious Protections: Lessons for Humane Immigration Reform Methods Appendix Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisUnderstand the foundation, principles, and rights that govern the United States with this vital, unbiased, and comprehensive primer to the US Constitution.With the Constitution being invoked more and more in American politics, it’s now more important than ever before that you understand the guiding principles and significance of the document that shaped American democracy. Written well over 200 years ago, the United States Constitution has endured the test of time and remains the document that defines federal law and policy in the United States. US Constitution 101 explores the construction of the American government as it was laid out in the Constitution, delving into the rights and liberties granted and protected by the document through a detailed examination of each Article and Amendment. From the Preamble to the 27th Amendment, this primer is packed with information about the document that has defined the American political and judicial systems f

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Book SynopsisPornography has long proven a polarizing and vexing subject in legal and feminist debates. Women''s social movements have fought ferociously against pornography since the 1970s, emphasizing its contribution to violence against women. At least two to four of ten young men consume it three times or more per week. The pornography industry exploits poor populations, who are multiply and intersectionally disadvantaged based on gender, race, or other vulnerabilities. A thorough analytical review of empirical studies using complementing methods demonstrates that using pornography substantially contributes to consumers becoming more sexually aggressive, on average desensitizing them and contributing to a demand for more subordinating, aggressive, and degrading materials. Consumers are also often found wishing to imitate pornography with unwilling partners; many demand sex from prostituted people, who have few or no alternatives. While the supporting scientific evidence of harm is growing exponTrade ReviewNothing comes close to Waltman's magisterial penetrating analysis of the law and politics of pornography today. His accessible up-to-date treatment of the empirical evidence on pornography's harms rebuts brainwashing campaigns of disinformation that pass for research. His compelling comparative accounts of pornography's hegemonic legal status and politics are unparalleled. His calm critique of democratic systems' tolerance, even embrace, of pornography in the face of its documented harms to disadvantaged groups used to make it, and targeted through its consumers, is devastating. His exploration of civil rights as a tool for democratic change offers hope. If you care about equality, or are curious about a powerful and profitable industry routinely lied about, that gets away with it; if you want to make up your own mind about this vicious force for sexual abuse hidden in plain sight, affecting us all, Waltman's book is for you. * Catharine A. MacKinnon, U. of Michigan, Harvard Law *The Politics of Legal Challenges to Pornography is a tour de force in the on-going quest for equality for women. It is the deepest and most thorough theoretical and legal treatment of pornography I've ever come across. Using intersectionality as his conceptual framework, Max Waltman tackles one of the most politically difficult and problematic feminist issues in a clear, coherent, and consistent way that cannot be ignored. His impeccable logic and intersectional analysis helps the reader understand why, notwithstanding the profound equality implications of pornography, classical liberal and postmodern theories adopted by democratic societies such as Canada, The United States and Sweden have failed to protect women from its proven harms. The book is an eloquent and timely plea for democratic societies to move beyond discriminatory limitations of current free expression doctrine. * Kathleen Mahoney FRSC, University of Calgary *Waltman has produced a manuscript of great significance and one that breaks new ground in many respects. This book is arguably the most important work on pornography in the last two decades, at least, if not more. Overall, I am deeply impressed with this work. It is a model of outstanding interdisciplinary scholarship. Waltman's mastery of law, political, legal, and feminist theory is truly impressive. * Lori Watson, Washington University in St. Louis *Waltman's Pornography: The Politics of Legal Challenges is an ambitious, empirically informed, and jurisprudentially skilled argument for the regulation of (some) pornography. * Ethics *Waltman's Pornography: The Politics of Legal Challenges is an ambitious, empirically informed, and jurisprudentially skilled argument for the regulation of (some) pornography...Waltman's discussion of the various unsuccessful attempts to regulate pornography in the United States, Canada, and Sweden is quite nuanced in recounting the jurisprudential reasons cited by the courts for each such failure. * Mary Kate McGowan, Wellesley College, Ethics *The most salient implication of the study that Waltman underscores is the intractable problems of inequality (Waltman, 2021, p.401). Should the issue be in the hands of civil society or should it belong to the state? The problem is somewhat of a dilemma, which Waltman illuminates through a huge number of empirical examples commented upon throughout the book. The knowledge he exhibits in the different politico-legal systems of the United States, Canada, and Sweden is impressive. * Frontiers of Sociology *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Part I: Harms and Challenges to Democracy Chapter 1. Supply, Demand, and Production Harms Chapter 2. Harm Caused by Consumers Chapter 3. Democracy and Hierarchy Part II: The United States Chapter 4. The Antipornography Civil Rights Ordinances 1983-1991 Chapter 5. Federal Responses 1984-2014 Part III: Canada Chapter 6. Legislative Attempts 1983-1988 Chapter 7. Judicial Challenges 1982-2019 Part IV: Sweden Chapter 8. Challenging Production 1993-2005 Chapter 9. Substantive Equality Prostitution Law 1999-2019 Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThe definitive textbook for this fast-moving area of law, expertly guiding students through the key issues of immigration and asylum in the modern world. Clear analysis and commentary on the political and social impact of the law encourages the reader to develop a critical mindset.Table of ContentsSection 1. Laying the Foundations 1: History and sources of immigration law 2: Policy, politics, and the media 3: Nationality, citizenship, and right of abode Section 2. Enabling Principles: EU Free Movement and Human Rights 4: Freedom of movement for EU nationals 5: Immigration law and human rights Section 3. The System of Immigration Control 6: Crossing the border and leave to remain 7: Challenging decisions: appeals, administrative and judicial review Section 4. Entry to the UK 8: Family life 9: Entry for work, business, and study: the points-based system 10: Visitors: entry for temporary purposes Section 5. The Asylum Claim 11: The asylum process 12: Claims for international protection 13: Exclusion from asylum Section 6. Enforcement 14: Detention 15: Deportation 16: Removal

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Book SynopsisInternally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are persons who have been forced to leave their places of residence as a result of armed conflict, violence, human rights violations, or natural or human-made disasters, but who have not crossed an international border. There are about 55 million IDPs in the world today, outnumbering refugees by roughly 2:1. Although IDPs and refugees have similar wants, needs and fears, IDPs have traditionally been seen as a domestic issue, and the international legal and institutional framework of IDP protection is still in its relative infancy.This book explores to what extent the protection of IDPs complements or conflicts with international refugee law. Three questions form the core of the book''s analysis: What is the legal and normative relationship between IDPs and refugees? To what extent is an individual''s real risk of internal displacement in their country of origin relevant to the qualification and cessation of refugee status? And to what extent is the aTrade ReviewInternally Displaced Persons and International Refugee Law investigates the protection of internally displaced people in and beyond refugee law. * Silvia Steininger, Helga Molbæk-Steensig, European Journal of International Law *This book interrogates the relationship between international refugee law and the legal regime as it relates to IDPs, exploring synergies but also possible conflicts between the two areas of law. In addition to addressing timely debates, Dr Ní Ghráinne's book is noteworthy for its meticulous research and methodology. Ostensibly a refugee law scholar, Dr Ní Ghráinne is, I suspect, a Public International Law scholar at heart, and she brings an impressive doctrinal knowledge of that broader field to bear on her specialist area. Furthermore, she is alive to what States - and UNHCR - actually do, mindful of the importance of State practice in the formation of customary international law. In short, this book makes a significant contribution to knowledge and scholarship, filling the void in the literature on the precise relationship between international refugee law and the law relating to IDPs. * Dr Ciara Smyth, Irish Centre for Human Rights, University of Galway *This is an excellent book that refreshes a first detailed analysis of the relationship between the protection of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and international refugee law. Dr Brid Ni Ghrainne must be congratulated for her unique scholarly approach... she provides a sophisticated analysis of the legal and normative relationship between IDPs and refugees, of the extent to which an individual's real risk of internal displacement in their country of origin is relevant to the qualification and cessation of refugee status, and whether the availability of IDP protection may entail an alternative to asylum. * Chaloka Beyani, London School of Economics, former UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons 2010-2016, and former member of the Expert Advisory Group to the UN Secretary General's High Level Panel on Internal Displacement 2019-2021 *Ever since internal displacement emerged as a significant concern on the international agenda, refugee advocates and proponents of increased protection for internally displaced persons (IDPs) have grappled with the thorny question of the relationship between refugees and IDPs, and whether strengthened efforts in support of IDPs pose a risk to refugee protection. Through clear and compelling legal analysis, Bríd Ní Ghráinne illuminates the implications of international refugee law for those uprooted within their own countries, convincingly demonstrating that the international frameworks developed since the 1990s to protect IDPs do not undermine refugee law. This book is essential reading for anyone concerned about the protection of those forced from their homes, whether they be refugees or internally displaced persons. * Megan Bradley, Associate Professor and William Dawson Scholar, Political Science and International Development Studies, McGill University *While internally displaced persons and refugees often face similar challenges, they differ fundamentally in legal terms. While the latter enjoy international protection, the former remain subject to the jurisdiction of their own government. Bríd Ní Ghráinne's original study of the relationship between refugee law and the evolving legal regime pertaining to IDPs fills an important gap. It is a highly relevant contribution not only to the study of UNHCR's mandate and the interpretation of the 1951 Refugee Convention but also to the still under-researched field of internal displacement. * Walter Kälin, professor emeritus of constitutional and international law, University of Bern, and former Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons *This is an exceptional piece of legal scholarship dealing with one of the most important global issues of our time. It presents an incisive and thoughtful critique of the inter-relationship between the emerging law of internal displacement and the more established field of refugee law. It is no small feat to effectively present such a discussion in an accessible manner, yet Dr Ní Ghráinne masterfully achieves this. It is a fascinating, thought-provoking, and highly-recommended read, which speaks not only to law but also to how we define, value and protect human life. * Dr Ben Hudson, Lecturer in Law, University of Exeter *This monograph is an important milestone in the study of internally displaced persons' (IDP) protection. Ní Ghráinne's book brilliantly helps us understand how the legal and institutional framework of IDP protection has developed and interacts with international refugee law, complementary protection, and the internal flight alternative. She convincingly demonstrates that the increase in IDP protection does not, as a matter of law, undermine refugee protection. Given its extremely insightful, thorough, and documented analysis, this monograph will certainly become an indispensable point of reference for anyone following IDP policies and, more generally, international refugee law. * Madalina Moraru, part-time Assistant Professor, Centre for Judicial Cooperation of the European University Institute, Florence, and co-director of the Centre for Migration Studies, Masaryk University, Brno *Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: The Relationship between Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees 3: Legal and Institutional Protection of Internally Displaced Persons 4: Internal Displacement and the Internal Protection Alternative 5: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees' Involvement with Internally Displaced Persons: Undermining International Refugee Law? 6: Article 1D of the 1951 Refugee Convention and Internally Displaced Person 7: Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThe prominence of the Advocate General is one of the most distinctive, and controversial, features of the European Court of Justice. The Advocate General and EC Law is the first comprehensive study of the Advocate General and his role in the development of EC Law. The book examines the history of the role, the questions over its future, and the role''s importance in the procedures of the Court. The book also analyses the contribution of some of the most influential Advocates General to the development of specific aspects of Community law, including Francis Jacobs on intellectual property, Walter van Gerven on discrimination and Jean Pierre Warner on competition procedure. The book explores the contributions of a range of Advocates General to specific principles of Community Law, including state liability and direct effect.Trade ReviewThis book is a welcome addition to academic literature...the topical approach chosen by the authors has lead to an interesting study, both from a substantive and from an institutional law perspective. * Silvia Romein, European Foreign Affairs Review, 13 *The book provides a meritorious basis for future work and can be applauded for bravely encouraging discussion of the controversial and topical issue of the future of the Advocate General as an institution. Anyone undertaking further research in this field will find much to learn from the analytical work of Burrows and Greaves. * King's Law Journal *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; PART I: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL AS A MEMBER OF THE ECJ ; 2. The Place of the Advocate General in the procedure of the European Community Courts ; 3. The Advocate General and Human Rights Standards ; PART II: SELECTED ADVOCATES GENERAL AND SPECIFIC AREAS OF COMMUNITY LAW ; 4. The First Advocate General- Maurice Lagrange ; 5. Walter van Gerven and the Principle of Equal Treatment of Men and Women ; 6. Advocate General Jacobs' Opinions and Intellectual Property Law ; 7. Advocate General Jean Pierre Warner and EC Competition Law ; PART III: SOME FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF COMMUNITY LAW AND THE OPINIONS OF ADVOCATES GENERAL ; 8. The Advocates General and the Development of the Principle of Direct Effect ; 9. The Contribution of Advocates General to the Development of the Principle of State Liability in the European Community's Legal Order ; 10. The Advocates General and the Concept of Citizenship ; 11. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis text presents a concise compendium of America's sex laws and brings together in one place, and summarizes, the laws regulating personal sexual activity.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Rape and Sexual Assault 2: Marital Exemptions from Rape and Sexual Assault 3: Age of Consent 4: Sodomy 5: Transmission of Disease 6: Public Nudity and Indecency 7: Fornication 8: Adultery 9: Abuse of Position of Trust or Authority 10: Incest 11: Bigamy 12: Prostitution 13: Possession of Obscene Materials 14: Bestiality 15: Necrophilia 16: Obscene Communications 17: Voyeurism Glossary

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Book SynopsisThis is a concise compendium of America's sex laws, summarizing the laws regulating personal sexual activity; revealing gaps, anachronisms, anomalies, inequalities and irrationalities; and providing an empirical basis for studies of sexual regulation.

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Book SynopsisAs a leading country in global refugee resettlement, Canada operates a unique program that allows private groups and individuals to sponsor refugees. This innovative approach has received growing international attention, but there remains a need for a more expansive understanding of the sponsorship framework and its potential implications within Canada and across the world. Strangers to Neighbours explains the origins and development of refugee sponsorship, paying particular attention to the unintended consequences and ethical dilemmas it produces for refugee policy. The contributors to this collection draw upon law, social science, and philosophy to bring a more robust and objective perspective on Canada''s historical experience with sponsorship into wider conversations about the refugee crisis and resettlement. Together, they present recent cases that exemplify how the model has been applied and how it functions, while also analyzing the challenges that emerge in host-sponsor relatioTrade Review"There is both a hunger and a need for a book of this depth and breadth on the topic of private sponsorship given the current global interest in the role of community sponsors in resettlement. The chapters in Strangers to Neighbours provide a rich and varied overview of private sponsorship from numerous perspectives, making a significant contribution to our surprisingly shallow understanding on the subject." Michaela Hynie, York University"The contributors to this edited collection—scholars and practitioners with expertise in law, social science, and philosophy—provide a rich and varied overview and assessment of the success and sustainability of PRS. In 15 relatively short chapters, these authors tackle a number of topics: the legislative framework and historical trajectory of PRS; the relationship between private sponsors and government; the integration and relationship-building aspects of refugee sponsorship; and the risks and unintended consequences of resettlement, including ethical dilemmas that PRS creates with respect to broader/global refugee protection goals." Choice

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Book SynopsisA centerpiece of contemporary politics, draconian immigration policies have been long in the making. Maria Cristina Garcia and Maddalena Marinari edit works that examine the post-1980 response of legislation and policy to issues like undocumented immigration, economic shifts, national security, and human rights. Contributors engage with a wide range of ideas, including the effect of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act and other laws on the flow of migrants and forms of entry; the impact of neoliberalism and post-Cold War political realignment; the complexities of policing and border enforcement; and the experiences of immigrant groups in communities across the United States. Up-to-date yet rooted in history, Whose America? provides a sophisticated account of recent immigration policy while mapping the ideological struggle to answer an essential question: which people have the right to make America their home or refuge? Contributors: Leisy Abrego, Carl Bon TTrade Review“A truly significant contribution to the field, especially the chapters that offer historically grounded approaches to policies and events with great contemporary importance and interest. Very few other books accomplish that feat.”--Charlotte Brooks, author of American Exodus: Second Generation Chinese Americans in China, 1901–1949Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Whose America? Maria Cristina Garcia and Maddalena Marinari Mass Elimination: Removing Immigrants in the Era of Mass Incarceration Elliot Young “Families Belong Together”: Immigration Policy as Legal Violence Leisy J. Abrego “Give Me Your Best and Brightest”: Chasing STEM Workers since World War II Monique Laney Legislating Diversity in the Immigration Act of 1990 Carly Goodman In the Name of National Security: Ideological Exclusion from the Cold War to the War on Terror Julia Rose Kraut “Uncle Sam Wants You Dead or Deported”: How Fears of Sexuality, Gender, and Race Crafted U.S. Immigration Policy since 1980 Julio Capó Jr. “Human Rights for All”: The Recent History of Immigration and Human Rights in the United States Carl Bon Tempo Sanctuary Is Justice: Resilience and Ingenuity in the Sanctuary Movement since 1986 Carl Lindskoog Misreading History: The United States Supreme Court and the Thwarting of the U.S. Asylum System since the 1980s Yael Schacher Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“A truly significant contribution to the field, especially the chapters that offer historically grounded approaches to policies and events with great contemporary importance and interest. Very few other books accomplish that feat.”--Charlotte Brooks, author of American Exodus: Second Generation Chinese Americans in China, 1901–1949Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Whose America? Maria Cristina Garcia and Maddalena Marinari Mass Elimination: Removing Immigrants in the Era of Mass Incarceration Elliot Young “Families Belong Together”: Immigration Policy as Legal Violence Leisy J. Abrego “Give Me Your Best and Brightest”: Chasing STEM Workers since World War II Monique Laney Legislating Diversity in the Immigration Act of 1990 Carly Goodman In the Name of National Security: Ideological Exclusion from the Cold War to the War on Terror Julia Rose Kraut “Uncle Sam Wants You Dead or Deported”: How Fears of Sexuality, Gender, and Race Crafted U.S. Immigration Policy since 1980 Julio Capó Jr. “Human Rights for All”: The Recent History of Immigration and Human Rights in the United States Carl Bon Tempo Sanctuary Is Justice: Resilience and Ingenuity in the Sanctuary Movement since 1986 Carl Lindskoog Misreading History: The United States Supreme Court and the Thwarting of the U.S. Asylum System since the 1980s Yael Schacher Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisA reference for divorcing parents, lawyers, and social workers. By a leading expert on child-support, practising attorney, U.S. Senator, former attorney general of Connecticut, and candidate for Vice President.

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Book SynopsisLegal Passing offers a nuanced look at how the lives of undocumented Mexicans in the US are constantly shaped by federal, state, and local immigration laws. Angela S. García compares restrictive and accommodating immigration measures in various cities and states to show that place-based inclusion and exclusion unfold in seemingly contradictory ways. Instead of fleeing restrictive localities, undocumented Mexicans react by presenting themselves as legal, masking the stigma of illegality to avoid local police and federal immigration enforcement. Restrictive laws coerce assimilation, because as legal passing becomes habitual and embodied, immigrants distance themselves from their ethnic and cultural identities. In accommodating destinations, undocumented Mexicans experience a localized sense of stability and membership that is simultaneously undercut by the threat of federal immigration enforcement and complex street-level tensions with local police. Combining social theory on immigration and race as well as place and law,Legal Passinguncovers the everyday failures and long-term human consequences of contemporary immigration laws in the US.Trade Review"Legal Passing helps make sense of not only a fragmented U.S. immigration system but also this system’s diverse effects on the undocumented immigrants subject to its varied laws and policies. Through rigorous data collection, a sharp sociological imagination, and lucid prose, Angela S. García breaks new ground by revealing the insidious ways immigration measures simultaneously integrate and marginalize millions of undocumented immigrants and their U.S.-citizen family members from the country they call home." * Ethnic and Racial Studies *"...a real achievement and an outstanding contribution to law and society scholarship. As a study of legal consciousness, the book reveals how migrants perform legality through quotidian and embodied practices. It elucidates the uneven costs that “illegality” imposes across different geographies, demonstrating how space and place shape the effects of immigration laws, and how immigration laws also shape space and place. Eminently readable, Legal Passing will engage undergraduate and graduate students, as well as an inter-disciplinary community of socio-legal scholars." * Law & Society *"[Legal Passing] maintains an explicit and thoughtful focus throughout on the complex, messy, and often unanticipated consequences of law." * Social Forces *"Angela García’s excellent first book addresses [their experiences and]. . . . makes clear that undocumented immigrants are hardly living in the shadows." * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. The Place of Law: Subnational Immigration Laws in an Age of Mass Deportation 2. Undocumented and Unwelcome? California’s Shifting Immigration Laws 3. Stay or Go? The Settlement Effects of Restrictive Subnational Laws 4. Everyday Anxiety: Devolution, Deportability, and the Police 5. Legal Passing: Changing Bodies, Behaviors, and Minds 6. Passing Down Legal Passing: The Diffusion of Exclusionary Logics 7. Lessons of the Law: Subnational Immigration Laws in the Trump EraNotes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow the immigration courts became part of the nation's law enforcement agencyand how to reshape them. During the Trump administration, the immigration courts were decried as more politicized enforcement weapon than impartial tribunal. Yet few people are aware of a fundamental flaw in the system that has long pre-dated that administration: The immigration courts are not really courts at all but an office of the Department of Justicethe nation's law enforcement agency. This original and surprising diagnosis shows how paranoia sparked by World War II and the War on Terror drove the structure of the immigration courts. Focusing on previously unstudied decisions in the Roosevelt and Bush administrations, the narrative laid out in this book divulges both the human tragedy of our current immigration court system and the human crises that led to its creation. Moving the reader from understanding to action, Alison Peck offers a lens through which to evaluate contemporary bills and proposTrade Review"An eye-opening look at how the history and structure of U.S. immigration courts contribute to present-day problems. . . . Supported with lucid legal analysis and incisive historical details, this is a persuasive call for change." * Publishers Weekly *"Sometimes there are books that leave you much better for the experience. This is one of them. . . . Alison Peck has filled a major gap, setting out a roadmap toward possible legislative alternatives to this unsatisfactory arrangement by offering the Title I Tax Court as a better option. If this is to happen, it will almost certainly have to be as a function of comprehensive immigration reform, a tantalizing oasis in the current political desert. If that happens, I will listen to her very carefully, as I did here." * Southwestern Historical Quarterly *"Highly readable and informative. . . . A valuable lens through which to see the problems and politics of the US immigration system." * CHOICE *"Peck shows an excellent command of the sources and presents a solid argument. . . . academics will find the monograph valuable for its concise history, and it would be especially appropriate to assign in an upper division or graduate university course on the history of U.S. immigration policy." * Journal of Arizona History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Part I. Crisis in the Immigration Courts 1. The Attorney General's Immigration Courts 2. Whittling Away at Asylum Law 3. Policing the Immigration Courts Part II. From World War II to 9/11: The Ghost of the Fifth Column 4. A New Type of Tough in the Department of Labor 5. Refusal 6. Invasion 7. The Welles Mission 8. Alien Enemies 9. Reckoning 10. Un Día de Fuego 11. President Bush's Department Part III. The Future of the Immigration Courts 12. Checks and Imbalances 13. Reforming the Immigration Courts Epilogue: Portrait of an American in the Twenty-First Century Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow does a group that lacks legal status organize its members to become effective political activists? In the early 2000s, Arizona's campaign of attrition through enforcement aimed to make life so miserable for undocumented immigrants that they would self-deport. Undocumented activists resisted hostile legislation, registered thousands of new Latino voters, and joined a national movement to advance justice for immigrants. Drawing on five years of observation and interviews with activists in Phoenix, Arizona, Kathryn Abrams explains howthepracticesofstorytelling, emotion cultures, and performative citizenship fueled this grassroots movement. Together these practices produced both the open hand (the affective bonds among participants) and the closed fist (the pragmatic strategies of resistance) thathave allowed the movement to mobilize and sustain itself over time.Trade Review"In sum, Open Hand, Closed Fist is a must read for scholars of immigrant activism and, more broadly, for social movement scholars interested in the dynamic strategies of “challenger movements”. By offering a richly empirically illustrated and well-researched inside look into the Arizona movement, the book solves a piece of the puzzle in accounting for the spectacular rise of the immigrant rights movement in the United States." * Social Forces *

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Book SynopsisA free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. As international migration continues to rise, sending states play an integral part in managing their diasporas, in some cases even stepping in to protect their citizens' labor and human rights in receiving states. At the same time, meso-level institutionsincluding labor unions, worker centers, legal aid groups, and other immigrant advocatesare among the most visible actors holding governments of immigrant destinations accountable at the local level.The potential for a functional immigrant worker rights regime, therefore, advocates to imagine a portable, universal system of justice and human rights, while simultaneously leaning on the bureaucratic minutiae of local enforcement. Taking Mexico and the United States as entry points,Scaling Migrant Worker Rightsanalyzes how an array of organizations put tactical pressure

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Book SynopsisHow the immigration courts became part of the nation's law enforcement agencyand how to reshape them. During the Trump administration, the immigration courts were decried as more politicized enforcement weapon than impartial tribunal. Yet few people are aware of a fundamental flaw in the system that has long pre-dated that administration: The immigration courts are not really courts but an office of the Department of Justicethe nation's law enforcement agency. Alison Peck's original and surprising account shows how paranoia sparked by World War II and the War on Terror drove the structure of the immigration courts. Focusing on previously unstudied decisions in the Roosevelt and Bush administrations, the narrative laid out in this book divulges both the human tragedy of our current immigration court system and the human crises that led to its creation. Moving the reader from understanding to action, Alison Peck offers a lens through which to evaluate contemporary bills and proposTrade Review"An eye-opening look at how the history and structure of U.S. immigration courts contribute to present-day problems. . . . Supported with lucid legal analysis and incisive historical details, this is a persuasive call for change." * Publishers Weekly *"Sometimes there are books that leave you much better for the experience. This is one of them. . . . Alison Peck has filled a major gap, setting out a roadmap toward possible legislative alternatives to this unsatisfactory arrangement by offering the Title I Tax Court as a better option. If this is to happen, it will almost certainly have to be as a function of comprehensive immigration reform, a tantalizing oasis in the current political desert. If that happens, I will listen to her very carefully, as I did here." * Southwestern Historical Quarterly *"Highly readable and informative. . . . A valuable lens through which to see the problems and politics of the US immigration system." * CHOICE *"Peck shows an excellent command of the sources and presents a solid argument. . . . academics will find the monograph valuable for its concise history, and it would be especially appropriate to assign in an upper division or graduate university course on the history of U.S. immigration policy." * Journal of Arizona History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Part I. Crisis in the Immigration Courts 1. The Attorney General's Immigration Courts 2. Whittling Away at Asylum Law 3. Policing the Immigration Courts Part II. From World War II to 9/11: The Ghost of the Fifth Column 4. A New Type of Tough in the Department of Labor 5. Refusal 6. Invasion 7. The Welles Mission 8. Alien Enemies 9. Reckoning 10. Un Día de Fuego 11. President Bush's Department Part III. The Future of the Immigration Courts 12. Checks and Imbalances 13. Reforming the Immigration Courts Epilogue: Portrait of an American in the Twenty-First Century Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisUnlike the 1930s, when the United States tragically failed to open its doors to Europeans fleeing Nazism, the country admitted over three million refugees during the Cold War. This book explores the reasons behind the remarkable changes to American refugee policy, laws, and programs.Trade Review"The author is adept at unraveling the complex underpinnings and evolution of this postwar 'American identity,' utilizing an impressive range of archival and published sources... For those specializing in post-WW II US history, this is an essential contribution."--K.A. Tyvela, Choice "Carl J. Bon Tempo has done a solid overall job of examining the acceptance of refugees into the US during the Cold War. His book is concise and historically accurate... It deserves consideration by scholars of human rights, migration, and foreign policy. It provides a good base for dispersing information and facts to students as well and should be useful in undergraduate courses for this purpose."--Samuel S. Stanton, Jr., Law and Politics Book Review "In the post-war period, the United States admitted millions of refugees. In this ambitious book, Carl J. Bon Tempo set out to explain how and why this new American approach to refugee affairs developed and evolved between the early 1950s and the late 1980s. In doing so, the author decided to go beyond foreign policy imperatives to confront a multiplicity of factors, weighing the evolution of their relative significance. Set in the Cold War context, the impact of anticommunism at home and abroad constitutes the main element of this study. Indeed, the propaganda value of accepting refugees fleeing communism remained central to US policy and manifest in the persistence of the 'refugee equals European anticommunist' equation. Bon Tempo's study of how this equation evolved and receded--without totally disappearing over the period--is a major contribution of this book."--Cold War History "Carl Bon Tempo's new book offers a new perspective... By placing the overlapping and intertwined problems and dichotomies of the Cold War, human rights and, to a lesser extent, the Civil Rights movement as part of American refugee policies, this book deserves to be read."--Mario Menendez, Revue Francaise d'Etudes Americaines "This book is a superb introduction to the history of U.S. refugee politics and policy and an important contribution to American civic education."--Karen Jacobsen, Journal of American Ethnic HistoryTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi INTRODUCTION: Americans at the Gate 1 CHAPTER 1: "The Age of the Uprooted Man": The United States and Refugees, 1900-1952 11 CHAPTER 2: "A Mystic Maze of Enforcement": The Refugee Relief Program 34 CHAPTER 3: "From Hungary, New Americans": The United States and Hungarian Refugees 60 CHAPTER 4: "Half a Loaf": The Failure of Refugee Policy and Law Reform, 1957-1965 86 CHAPTER 5: "They Are Proud People": The United States and Refugees from Cuba, 1959-1966 106 CHAPTER 6: "The Soul of Our Sense of Nationhood": Human Rights and Refugees in the 1970s 133 CHAPTER 7: Reform and Retrenchment: The Refugee Act of 1980 and the Reagan Administration's Refugee Policies 167 EPILOGUE: The United States and Refugees after the Cold War 197 Notes 207 Index 257

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Book SynopsisCitizenship presents two faces. Within a political community, it stands for inclusion and universalism, but to outsiders, citizenship means exclusion. Examining alienage and alienage law, this book explores the dilemmas of inclusion and exclusion inherent in the practices and institutions of citizenship in liberal democratic societies.Trade Review"The Citizen and the Alien represents a crucial contribution to an intensifying but theoretically ungrounded debate on the sustainability of currently defined democratic principles in an era of extensive transnational migration."--Marketa Rulikova, Central European Journal of International and Security StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi CHAPTER 1: Divided Citizenships 1 CHAPTER 2: Defining Citizenship: Substance, Locations, and Subjects 17 CHAPTER 3: The Difference That Alienage Makes 37 CHAPTER 4: Constitutional Citizenship through the Prism of Alienage 77 CHAPTER 5: Borders, Domestic Work, and the Ambiguities of Citizenship 102 CHAPTER 6: Separate Spheres Citizenship and Its Conundrums 122 Notes 141 Index 215

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Book SynopsisUnlike the 1930s, when the United States tragically failed to open its doors to Europeans fleeing Nazism, the country admitted over three million refugees during the Cold War. This dramatic reversal gave rise to intense political and cultural battles, pitting refugee advocates against determined opponents who at times successfully slowed admissionsTrade Review"The author is adept at unraveling the complex underpinnings and evolution of this postwar 'American identity,' utilizing an impressive range of archival and published sources... For those specializing in post-WW II US history, this is an essential contribution."--K.A. Tyvela, Choice "Carl J. Bon Tempo has done a solid overall job of examining the acceptance of refugees into the US during the Cold War. His book is concise and historically accurate... It deserves consideration by scholars of human rights, migration, and foreign policy. It provides a good base for dispersing information and facts to students as well and should be useful in undergraduate courses for this purpose."--Samuel S. Stanton, Jr., Law and Politics Book Review "In the post-war period, the United States admitted millions of refugees. In this ambitious book, Carl J. Bon Tempo set out to explain how and why this new American approach to refugee affairs developed and evolved between the early 1950s and the late 1980s. In doing so, the author decided to go beyond foreign policy imperatives to confront a multiplicity of factors, weighing the evolution of their relative significance. Set in the Cold War context, the impact of anticommunism at home and abroad constitutes the main element of this study. Indeed, the propaganda value of accepting refugees fleeing communism remained central to US policy and manifest in the persistence of the 'refugee equals European anticommunist' equation. Bon Tempo's study of how this equation evolved and receded--without totally disappearing over the period--is a major contribution of this book."--Cold War History "Carl Bon Tempo's new book offers a new perspective... By placing the overlapping and intertwined problems and dichotomies of the Cold War, human rights and, to a lesser extent, the Civil Rights movement as part of American refugee policies, this book deserves to be read."--Mario Menendez, Revue Francaise d'Etudes Americaines "This book is a superb introduction to the history of U.S. refugee politics and policy and an important contribution to American civic education."--Karen Jacobsen, Journal of American Ethnic HistoryTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi INTRODUCTION: Americans at the Gate 1 CHAPTER 1: "The Age of the Uprooted Man": The United States and Refugees, 1900-1952 11 CHAPTER 2: "A Mystic Maze of Enforcement": The Refugee Relief Program 34 CHAPTER 3: "From Hungary, New Americans": The United States and Hungarian Refugees 60 CHAPTER 4: "Half a Loaf": The Failure of Refugee Policy and Law Reform, 1957-1965 86 CHAPTER 5: "They Are Proud People": The United States and Refugees from Cuba, 1959-1966 106 CHAPTER 6: "The Soul of Our Sense of Nationhood": Human Rights and Refugees in the 1970s 133 CHAPTER 7: Reform and Retrenchment: The Refugee Act of 1980 and the Reagan Administration's Refugee Policies 167 EPILOGUE: The United States and Refugees after the Cold War 197 Notes 207 Index 257

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the 2018 IPE Best Book Award, International Political Economy Section of the International Studies Association""Winner of the 2018 ENMISA Distinguished Book Award, Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Migration Section of the International Studies Association""Selected for the Washington Post’s Albies “for the best work on the political economy in 2017” (chosen by Daniel W. Drezner)""Winner of the 2018 Best Book Award, Migration and Citizenship Section of the American Political Science Association""Winner of the 2018 Theodore J. Lowi First Book Award, American Political Science Association""The consistency of the findings across different contexts should be deeply informative for those who negotiate trade and immigration policy. If we cannot have both freer trade and freer immigration, we should choose carefully between the two. . . . All in all, the book is well worth reading and should bring a new and influential perspective to the ongoing debate over trade and immigration policy."---Greg C. Wright, Finance & Development"A timely and well-researched study that offers valuable insight into the trade-offs between free trade and immigration."---Paul Caruana-Galizia, London School of Economics Review of Books blog"Trading Barriers is an ambitious book that challenges the political economy of migration. In contrast to the common explanations that need for workers drives immigration and competition over limited jobs gives rise to anti-immigrant sentiment, Peters posits that people have overlooked the role of the firm in shaping immigration debates and outcomes." * Choice *"Particularly masterful is Peters’ innovative methodological use of data and analysis; she utilizes a number of datasets to prove her argument, many of which are original and innovative."---Erica Consterdine, International Migration ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures ix List of Tables xi Acknowledgments xiii A Note to the Reader on the Online Appendixes xvii 1 Immigration and the Shape of Globalization 1 2 Immigration, Trade, and Firm Mobility: A Political Dilemma 15 3 Immigration Policy and Two Eras of Globalization 41 4 Changing Industry Preferences in the United States 69 5 Policymakers' Responses to Firms in the United States 116 6 Immigration Policy in Small Countries: The Cases of Singapore and the Netherlands 162 7 The Rise of Anti-Immigration Sentiment and Undocumented Immigration as Explanations for Immigration Policy 206 8 Immigration in an Increasingly Globalized World 222 Appendix A: Collection and Coding of the Immigration Policy Variable 243 Bibliography 295 Index 313

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1967, ""Freedom and the Court"" has become a standard text on civil liberties law. Now updated to cover Supreme Court decisions through 2003, this eighth edition addresses essential questions of how to reconcile civil liberties with national security in the aftermath of 9/11.Table of ContentsThe ""Double Standard""; The Bill Of Rights And Its Applicability To The States Historical Background; The Fascinating World Of ""Due Process Of Law""; The Precious Freedom Of Expression; Religion; Race-The American Dilemma - The Evolving Equal Protection Of The Laws; Gender And Race Under The New Equal Protection.

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Book SynopsisTells the story of Medellin v. Texas, showing how the Court’s 2008 ruling grappled with the complex question of how a united republic that respects the dual sovereignty of its constituent parts struggles to comply with its international obligations.Table of Contents Editors’ Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. A Heinous Crime 3. A Failure to Act 4. Mexico Intervenes 5. The World Court Weighs In 6. A Ray of Hope 7. Texas Rebels 8. The Aftermath 9. The United States, the Death Penalty, and International Law Chronology List of Cases Bibliographic Essay Index

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Book SynopsisA study of the creolisation process which has shaped the CaribbeanTrade Review'Finally, a detailed study of Caribean people and their transnational experiences ... a fascinating collection of essays' -- Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law'A timely account and analysis of the lived reality of the hundreds of thousands of West Indians who now tenant the Caribbean Diaspora in Britain. A welcome addition to the growing literature on the creolisation process which has shaped the Caribbean over centuries' -- Professor Rex Nettleford, Vice Chancellor, University of the West IndiesTable of ContentsList of Tables Preface & Acknowledgements 1. Questions of theory, definition, purpose 2. A common trans-Atlantic heritage 3. Contemporary social and political dimensions of British-Caribbean transnationality 4. Africa and the Caribbean in Caribbean consciousness and action in Britain 5. Black America in Caribbean public discourse in Britain: Uncle Tom, Frank Bruno and Lennox Lewis 6. Having a voice: Caribbean publishers and diasporic communication References Index

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Book SynopsisA study of the creolisation process which has shaped the CaribbeanTrade Review'Finally, a detailed study of Caribean people and their transnational experiences ... a fascinating collection of essays' -- Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law'A timely account and analysis of the lived reality of the hundreds of thousands of West Indians who now tenant the Caribbean Diaspora in Britain. A welcome addition to the growing literature on the creolisation process which has shaped the Caribbean over centuries' -- Professor Rex Nettleford, Vice Chancellor, University of the West IndiesTable of ContentsList of Tables Preface & Acknowledgements 1. Questions of theory, definition, purpose 2. A common trans-Atlantic heritage 3. Contemporary social and political dimensions of British-Caribbean transnationality 4. Africa and the Caribbean in Caribbean consciousness and action in Britain 5. Black America in Caribbean public discourse in Britain: Uncle Tom, Frank Bruno and Lennox Lewis 6. Having a voice: Caribbean publishers and diasporic communication References Index

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Book SynopsisExamines the impact of power-sharing within local communities.Trade Review'Very current and salient, given the ongoing and burgeoning attempts to effect power-sharing coalitions in divided societies that are the scene of recent conflict' -- Rock Wilford Queens University, BelfastTable of ContentsIntroduction: New Challenges for Power Sharing Ian O’Flynn ((Lecturer in Politics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) and David Russell (Policy Officer at the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council, Research Associate, Democratic Dialogue, Belfast and Research Associate, The Centre for Lebanese Studies, University of Oxford) Part 1 - Conceptual Issues 1. Democratic Values and Power Sharing Ian O’Flynn 2. Integration and Autonomy: Minority rights and Political Accommodation Tom Hadden (teaches human rights and conflict resolution at Queen’s University Belfast as a part-time Professor of Law) 3. Breaking Antagonism? Political Leadership in Divided Societies Duncan Morrow (Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council) 4. Electoral Systems Design and Power-Sharing Regimes Stefan Wolff (Professor of Political Science at the University of Bath) Part 2 - Case Studies 5. The Failure of Moderate Politics: The Case of Northern Ireland Anthony Oberschall (Emeritus Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) and L. Kendall Palmer ((Lecturer in Politics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) 6. The Unintended Consequences of Consociational Federalism: The Case of Belgium Kris Deschouwer (Professor of Politics at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel) 7. Partial Implementation, Partial Success: The Case of Macedonia Florian Bieber (Senior Non-resident Research Associate of the European Centre for Minority Issues, Belgrade. He teaches at Central European University (Budapest), the University of Sarajevo and the University of Bologna) 8. The Dichotomy of International Mediation and Leader Intransigence: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina Marie-Joëlle Zahar (Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Université de Montréal) 9. Power Sharing and National Reconciliation: The Case of Lebanon David Russell and Nadim Shehadi (Director of the Centre for Lebanese Studies, an independent academic research institution affiliated to the Middle East Centre at St Antony's College, Oxford University) Part 3 - Deepening Democracy 10. Overlapping Identities: Power Sharing and Women’s Rights Rachel Rebouché (Juris Doctorate Candidate at Harvard Law School) and Kate Fearon (founder member of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition, an adviser to its Northern Ireland Peace Talks negotiation team and adviser to its Assembly Members in the First Northern Ireland Assembly) 11. Below and Beyond Power Sharing: Relational Structures across Institutions and Civil Society Manlio Cinalli (Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence, and Research Fellow at the University of Leeds) 12. The Challenge of Reconciliation in Post-conflict Societies: Definitions, Problems and Proposals Brandon Hamber (Research Associate of Democratic Dialogue, Belfast) and Gráinne Kelly (Research Associate of Democratic Dialogue, Belfast) 13. Towards a Civic Culture: Implications for Power Sharing Policy Makers Robin Wilson (Director of the Belfast-based think tank Democratic Dialogue) List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisA Family Matter investigates the implications for immigrants and refugees of the Canadian government’s definition of what constitutes “family.”Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Invisibility of Family in the Canadian Conversation 2 Inside/Outside Families: The Politics of Relationship Recognition in Canadian Law and Policy3 The Role of Relationships in Canadian Refugee Determination Process for Sexual Minorities4 An Education in Conjugality: Experiences of Common-Law Couples with Spousal Sponsorship5 Canada’s Anti–Marriage Fraud Campaign and the Production of “Legitimate” Conjugal Citizens6 Rethinking ConjugalityConclusionNotesWorks CitedIndex

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Book SynopsisIn Canada's liberal dream, the law extends its benefits to everyone. But the law also determines who is included in that everyone. Migrant workers, long welcomed in Canada for their labour, are often excluded from both workplace protections and basic social benefits such as health care, income assistance, and education due to their lack of permanent status.Enforcing Exclusion recasts what migration status means to both the state and to non-citizens. Through interviews with migrants and their advocates, Sarah Marsden shows that migrants face barriers in law, policy, and practice, affecting their ability to address adverse working conditions and their interactions with institutions such as hospitals, schools, and employment standards boards. In documenting the impact of precarious migration status on people's lives, Marsden questions the adequacy of human-rights-based responses in addressing its exclusionary effects. Trade ReviewAlthough this book takes an anthropological approach and focuses on precarious migrants in Canada, its interdisciplinarity makes it relevant to a broader audience. Through testimonies and life stories, it provides a much-needed account of how immigration laws and policies foster the exclusion of migrants in their daily lives. It will be enriching for anyone researching immigration law and policy from a legal or political perspective, as well as for anyone studying the anthropology and sociology of migration. -- Celine Hocquet * Oxford Law Review *Enforcing Exclusion should be on every immigration lawyer’s bookshelf. -- Andrea Black * Canadian Law Library Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction1 The Creation and Growth of Precarious Migration in Canada: “Illegal” Migration and the Liberal State2 Status, Deportability, and Illegality in Daily Life3 Working Conditions and Barriers to Substantive Remedies4 Exclusion from the Social State: Health, Education, and Income Security5 Multi-Sited Enforcement: Maintaining Subordinate Membership6 Rights and Membership: Toward Inclusion?PostscriptAppendix A: Migrant Participant ProfilesAppendix B: Sample Interview ScriptNotes; Index

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Book SynopsisThe UN Refugee Agency considers resettlement the selection and transfer of refugees from the state where they seek asylum to another state that volunteers to take them a tool of refugee protection and an expression of international burden sharing. In this account of Canada's resettlement program from the Indochinese crisis of the 1970s to the Syrian crisis of the 2010s, Shauna Labman explores how rights, responsibilities, and obligations intersect in the absence of a legal scheme for refugee resettlement. In particular, she examines the role of the law on the voluntary act of resettlement and the effect of resettlement on asylum policies. This pathbreaking book looks at the interplay between resettlement and asylum in one of the world's most successful refugee protection programs and shows how resettlement can either complement or complicate in-country asylum claims at a time when refugee crises and fear of outsiders are causing countries to close their borders to asTrade Review…the book is incredibly well researched, citing numerous cases and legislation. Because of the uniqueness of its subject matter on immigration resettlement, it is a must-have for any academic law library. -- Daniel Perlin, Osgoode Hall Law School Library * Canadian Law Library Review *Table of Contents1 Law’s Role in Resettlement2 Movement3 History, Humanitarianism, and Law4 Numbers, Access, and Rights5 Privatized Protection6 The State of Sponsorship7 Beyond the Convention8 Unsettling Refugee ResettlementAppendix: Federal Court of Canada Resettlement CasesNotes; Index

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Book SynopsisThe UN Refugee Agency considers resettlement the selection and transfer of refugees from the state where they seek asylum to another state that volunteers to take them a tool of refugee protection and an expression of international burden sharing. In this account of Canada's resettlement program from the Indochinese crisis of the 1970s to the Syrian crisis of the 2010s, Shauna Labman explores how rights, responsibilities, and obligations intersect in the absence of a legal scheme for refugee resettlement. In particular, she examines the role of the law on the voluntary act of resettlement and the effect of resettlement on asylum policies. This pathbreaking book looks at the interplay between resettlement and asylum in one of the world's most successful refugee protection programs and shows how resettlement can either complement or complicate in-country asylum claims at a time when refugee crises and fear of outsiders are causing countries to close their borders to asTrade Review…the book is incredibly well researched, citing numerous cases and legislation. Because of the uniqueness of its subject matter on immigration resettlement, it is a must-have for any academic law library. -- Daniel Perlin, Osgoode Hall Law School Library * Canadian Law Library Review *Table of Contents1 Law’s Role in Resettlement2 Movement3 History, Humanitarianism, and Law4 Numbers, Access, and Rights5 Privatized Protection6 The State of Sponsorship7 Beyond the Convention8 Unsettling Refugee ResettlementAppendix: Federal Court of Canada Resettlement CasesNotes; Index

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Book SynopsisNorth of El Norte provides an important counterpoint to the attention given to Mexican migration to the United States by examining a lesser-known migration route: that taken by contemporary Mexican migrants to Canada.Paloma Villegas considers changing Canadian immigration policy and practice, and the implications of these changes for Mexican migrants without permanent resident status. Her analysis addresses the context in Mexico, the experience of border crossing, policies to restrict migration, and migrants'' options to achieve secure status. Villegas also provides an assessment of the barriers migrants encounter once in Canada, specifically in the labour market, in their creative pursuits, and in accessing health care.Drawing on interviews, policy documents, media accounts, and literature from local social service organizations, North of El Norte concludes that migration and by extension migrant illegalization is assembled, produced, and negotiateTrade ReviewNorth of El Norte is by every measure a timely and welcome contribution to critical debates. -- Chris Alexander * Literary Review of Canada *Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Immigration Trajectories1 Assembling Insecuritization in Mexico2 Transit and Encountering Borders3 Assembling Discursive and Affective Productions of “Illegality” through Visa RestrictionsPart II: Immigration Status Trajectories4 Navigating a Shifting and Exclusionary Refugee Determination System5 Yearning for Secure StatusPart III: Internal and Interlocking Borders6 Access to Health Care and Temporal Negotiations of Internal Borders7 At the Intersection of Precarious Work and Status8 Creative Practices amid Internal BordersConclusionAppendix: Participant Information at a GlanceReferences, Index

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Book SynopsisState-controlled refugee protection in Canada has gone through paradoxical developments in recent decades. While refugee rights have expanded, access to these rights has tightened. Previously unrecognized groups such as women experiencing gender-based violence and LGBT populations are now considered legitimate refugees. Yet, the implementation of stringent administrative measures has made it harder for refugees to secure protection. Refugees Are (Not) Welcome Here draws on archival and media sources, interviews, and organizational data to examine how refugee claims are administered within a complex and contradictory regime that maintains significant legal and bureaucratic silos. Azar Masoumi explains why state-controlled refugee protection persists despite its many failures, not only in Canada but globally. This rigorous study deftly argues that the paradoxical interplay between refugee law and claim-processing bureaucracies is symptomatic of a larger illogic: reliance onTable of ContentsIntroduction: States of Paradox, the Paradox of StatesPart 1: The Early Years, 1946–921 Forty Years of Beginnings: The Origins of Systematic Refugee Protection in Canada2 With Rights Came the Rightless: Bureaucracy and RestrictionismPart 2: The Middle Trenches, 1993–20063 A Nice Symbolic Gesture: The Making of the Gender Guidelines4 The Losing Game of Protection: Administrative Failure and Restrictionist SalvagePart 3: Recent Times, 2007–17 5 Pivoting on Gay: Sexual Rights and Migration Restriction6 Protection on Life Support: Bureaucracy, Intersectionality, and SOGIE ProtectionConclusion: For Whose Protection?Appendixes; Notes; List of References; Index

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Book SynopsisThis is the first collection to map the intersection of law and American studies, and it captures the excitement of interdisciplinary work at this intersection.

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