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Cambridge University Press Towards the Development of the International
Book SynopsisRóisín Mulgrew explores the way in which international sentences of imprisonment are implemented in national prisons and international detention facilities. She also makes recommendations for the development of the policies and practices used to enforce international punishment, and advocates the creation of an international prison system.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. The International Penal System: 1. The international penal system; Part II. Systems: Systems for the Enforcement of International Punishment: 2. Decentralised national enforcement; 3. Centralised international enforcement; 4. Localised national enforcement; 5. The contemporary international penal system; Part III. Strategy: Developing and Operationalising International Penal Strategy: 6. International penal policy; 7. International penal practice; 8. Operationalising international penal strategy; Part IV. Structure: Creating an Accountable International Prison System: 9. An international prison system; 10. Guarding the guardians; Part V. The Development of the International Penal System: 11. The development of the international penal system.
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Orion Publishing Group The Waiting
Book Synopsis''Michael Connelly is a powerhouse, an unstoppable force in crime fiction. The Waiting is proof he is at the top of his game.MICK HERRON, #1 bestselling author of SLOW HORSES ****IN COLD CASES,IT''S NOT THE HOPE THAT KILLS YOU. IT''S THE WAITING.LAPD Detective Renée Ballard gets a DNA hit in a case that has gone unsolved for twenty years. A recently arrested man is genetically related to a serial rapist who terrorised the city of angels.But when the relative is revealed, it is the last person you want to accuse unless the evidence is watertight...With the help of the newest volunteer to the cold case unit - patrol officer Maddie Bosch, Harry''s daughter - Ballard finally has another badge on the team. But Maddie has an ulterior motive for getting access to the city''s library of souls.Because some crimes have been waiting to be solved longer than others...An electrifying and authoritative page-turner from one of the greatest crime writers of all-time - the author behind Amazon Prime''s Bosch and Netflix''s The Lincoln Lawyer.**** CRIME DOESN''T COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY:''A superb natural storyteller'' LEE CHILD ''A master of the genre'' STEPHEN KING ''An incredible writer'' RICHARD OSMAN ''The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation'' IAN RANKIN ''Nobody writes a better modern thriller'' EVENING STANDARD ''One of the world''s greatest crime writers'' DAILY MAIL
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Scribe Publications Pride and Prejudices
Book SynopsisInternationally acclaimed human rights lawyer Keio Yoshida uncovers the ongoing battle for LGBTQ+ rights, how far we've come, and how much further we have to go. The right to life and the right to live life free from discrimination are rights that are codified and legally protected, but unlike those on women's rights, disability rights, children's rights, freedom from torture, and racial discrimination there is no dedicated and binding treaty or convention in international human rights law with respect to LGBTQ+ rights. In Pride and Prejudices, Yoshida analyses case law from around the world, including Rosanna Flamer Caldera v Sri Lanka, the first global precedent to call for the decriminalisation of same-sex intimacy between women, in which Yoshida acted as counsel, as well as other timely cases such as the bitter debate over self-ID for trans people in the UK and Florida's recent Don't Say Gay' bill. This pivotal book addresses the legal problems that still persist and contribute to the violence and discrimination that the international LGBTQ+ population experiences on a daily basis, and demonstrates what more needs to be done to protect LGBTQ+ communities.
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Oxford University Press The Digital Fourth Amendment
Book SynopsisWhen can the government read your email or monitor your web surfing? When can the police search your phone or copy your computer files? In the United States, the answers come from the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution and its ban on ''unreasonable searches and seizures.'' The Digital Fourth Amendment: Privacy and Policing in Our Online World takes the reader inside the legal world of how courts are interpreting the Fourth Amendment in the digital age. Computers, smartphones, and the Internet have transformed criminal investigations, and even a routine crime is likely to lead to digital evidence. But courts are struggling to apply old Fourth Amendment concepts to the new digital world. Mechanically applying old rules from physical investigations doesn''t make sense, as it often leads to dramatic expansions of government power just based on coincidences of computer design. Written by a prominent law professor whose scholarship has often been relied on by courts in the field, The Digital Fourth Amendment shows how judges must craft new rules for the new world of digital evidence. It explains the challenges courts confront as they translate old protections to a new technological world, bringing the reader up to date on the latest cases and rulings. Informed by legal history and the latest technology, this book gives courts a blueprint for legal change with clear rules for courts to adopt to restore our constitutional rights in the computer age.
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Oxford University Press International Law
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Yale University Press Against Constitutional Originalism
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Globe Pequot 475 Tax Deductions for Businesses and
Book SynopsisTrade Review“This A-to-Z guide to hundreds of legitimate write-offs is like found money for business owners.” -- Deborah L. Jacobs, Syndicated Columnist“Packed with hundreds of tax tips you and your accountant probably never heard of. A terrific book.” -- Jane Applegate, Syndicated Columnist“A great tax deduction resource.”
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Rowman & Littlefield Transformative Dialogue
Book SynopsisDialogue can be an effective response to group and community conflict. This book focuses on the many ways of organizing and facilitating dialogue in conflict resolution. It delivers a wide range of cutting-edge perspectives from experts in the field and shows how transformative dialogue works in a variety of contexts to support peace and justice.
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American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct 2025 Edition
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Lefebvre Sarrut Belgium nv (Intersentia) European Migration Law Ius Communitatis student
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Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of Legal History
Book SynopsisSome of the most exciting and innovative legal scholarship has been driven by historical curiosity. Legal history today comes in a fascinating array of shapes and sizes, from microhistory to global intellectual history. Legal history has expanded beyond traditional parochial boundaries to become increasingly international and comparative in scope and orientation. Drawing on scholarship from around the world, and representing a variety of methodological approaches, areas of expertise, and research agendas, this timely compendium takes stock of legal history and methodology and reflects on the various modes of the historical analysis of law, past, present, and future. Part I explores the relationship between legal history and other disciplinary perspectives including economic, philosophical, comparative, literary, and rhetorical analysis of law. Part II considers various approaches to legal history, including legal history as doctrinal, intellectual, and social history. Part III focuses on the interrelation between legal history and jurisprudence by investigating the role and conception of historical inquiry in various models, schools, and movements of legal thought. Part IV traces the place and pursuit of historical analysis in various legal systems and traditions across time, cultures, and space. Finally, Part V narrows the Handbook''s focus to explore several examples of legal history in action, including its use in various legal doctrinal contexts.
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Oxford University Press European Union Law 4e
Book SynopsisA comprehensive and critical textbook, Schütze''s European Union Law uses a distinctive three-part structure to examine the constitutional foundations, legal powers, and substantive law of the European Union. Written in a uniquely engaging style, and full of illuminating analyses, this book provides a thorough and modern guide to the study of the European law. Visual and pedagogical support is offered by the book''s numerous diagrams and tables that clarify key concepts and processes, and a practical appendix helps students to find and read primary and secondary legal sources.Digital formats and resourcesThe fourth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats. The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks.
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Oxford University Press Blackstones EU Treaties Legislation
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University of California Press Better Judgment
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Kogan Page Employee Engagement and Wellbeing Explained
Book SynopsisGemma Dale is a senior lecturer in the Business School at Liverpool John Moores University, teaching management, HR and personal development skills to first second and third year undergraduates. She is an experienced HR professional, as Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and Fellow of the HEA , with over twenty years of experience working in a range of HR roles across multiple sectors. Gemma Dale is the author of How to Work Remotely and Flexible Working, also published by Kogan Page.
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Oxford University Press Trade Agreements and Women
Book SynopsisWith more and more countries including provisions on women''s concerns in their trade agreements, Trade Agreements and Women: Transcending Barriers explores how women''s empowerment and trade liberalization interact, overlap, and converge.Tapping into examples from across the globe, and taking into consideration the diverse political, economic, social, and legal contexts of different countries, Amrita Bari poses and answers some key questions: What role can trade agreements play with regard to women''s empowerment, and what limitations do they have? Have previous efforts to include women through trade agreements been genuinely responsive to the needs of women, or have they been merely symbolic? What, ultimately, makes a trade agreement responsive to the needs of women, and how can countries achieve this in their own trade agreements? In answering these questions, Bahri carves out a roadmap, with concrete recommendations, for the future of women-related trade provisions, and offers much-needed guidance for legal scholars, trade negotiators, and policymakers involved in preparing, revising, and inclusively negotiating trade regulations.
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Wolters-Noordhoff B.V. International Law and Business: A Global Introduction
Book SynopsisThis book introduces law in the context of international business. The basics of law are explored using a clear comparative methodology. International and regional economic institutions are discussed, next to the fundaments of private law. These include contract law, liability law, labour law, company law, privacy law, intellectual property law and international private law. The book goes beyond the usual focus on Western legal systems and uses examples from all over the world to provide students with comprehensive knowledge of business law. It is set up rather broadly, so that it can be used by teachers throughout their entire curriculum. Each chapter ends with a clear summary, and practice questions. Due to its colourful cases, this book is accessible and fun to read.Table of ContentsForeword PART 1Introduction and methods 1 What is law and where can we find it? 1.1 The organization of just behaviour 1.2 The meaning of just behaviour 1.3 The origin of law 1.4 Legal sources Summary Practice questions 2 Comparative law and legal systems 2.1 The purpose of comparative law 2.2 Macro comparison: legal families 2.3 Micro comparison: a functional method Summary Practice questions PART 2International public law 3 Constitutional law 3.1 Trias politica and the struggle for power 3.2 The language of constitutional law Summary Practice questions 4 International cooperation: the United Nations 4.1 The United Nations and Bretton Woods 4.2 The institutions of the UN Summary Practice questions 5 International Cooperation: The Bretton Woods Institutions 5.1 The International Monetary Fund 5.2 The World Bank 5.3 The World Trade Organization 5.4 Alternatives Summary Practice questions 6 Regional economic integration 6.1 Regional economic integration 6.2 The free trade zone: NAFTA 6.3 The customs union: the SACU6.4 The common market: MERCOSUR Summary Practice questions 7 The European Union 7.1 Economic integration in Europe 7.2 Free trade under the EU 7.3 The organizational structure of the EU 7.4 Dispute settlement Summary Practice questions PART 3Business law 8 Contract law 8.1 The forming of a contract 8.2 The content and interpretation of a contract 8.3 The form of a contract 8.4 Factors affecting the validity of a contract 8.5 Performance of the contract 8.6 International contract law Summary Practice questions 9 Liability law 9.1 Contractual liability 9.2 Non-contractual liability Summary Practice questions 10 Labour law 10.1 The industrial revolution and the emergence of labour law 10.2 International labour law 10.3 Proper labour conditions Summary Practice questions 11 Company law 11.1 The legal form of a company 11.2 Regulatory competition 11.3 Foreign companies Summary Practice questions 12 The right to privacy and data processing 12.1 Privacy: a clash of rights 12.2 Privacy laws around the world 12.3 Jurisdiction challenges Summary Practice questions 13 Intellectual property 13.1 The forms of intellectual property 13.2 Jurisdiction challenges Summary Practice questions 14 Private international law 14.1 International legal disputes 14.2 The free choice principle 14.3 Substantive private international rules 14.4 Objective private international rules Summary Practice questions Index
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Ascent Publishing, LLC From the Company of Shadows
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Oxford University Press Direct Effect in EU Law
Book SynopsisDirect Effect in EU Law is the first book in English to thoroughly examine this revolutionary legal principle, tracing direct effect''s evolution throughout the multiform process of European integration. A founding doctrine of EU constitutional law and the driving force of the EU legal system, direct effect enables individuals and companies to invoke their rights before domestic authorities and the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). Yet, while the doctrine of direct effect remains the backbone of the EU legal system, it lacks clear legal framing by the CJEU.Emphasizing the need for the CJEU to fully articulate and systematize direct effect as to its core components and consequences, the book advocates for an innovative understanding of such principle that acknowledges its transformative impact on EU law. It bridges theory and practice, drawing upon the CJEU rulings dating from the 1950s up to 2024. The book reconstructs direct effect beyond the doctrine originating from Van Gend & Loos, and ultimately puts forward solutions for its principled comprehension and enforcement.
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Orion 38 Londres Street
Book SynopsisIn the heart of Santiago, the infamous 38 Londres Street becomes the haunting backdrop for a riveting tale that intertwines the arrest of Augusto Pinochet in London, the post-war life of senior SS officer Walther Rauff in Chilean Patagonia and the sinister connections between the two men. Rauff, responsible for the wartime horrors of mobile gas vans, flees justice after the war and finds an unlikely refuge in Chile. Settling in Punta Arenas, he manages a king crab cannery, seemingly far removed from his dark past. But as rumours swirl about Rauff's involvement with Pinochet's secret intelligence services and the disappearances that plagued Chile, a chilling narrative unfolds.In 1998, as Pinochet faces arrest in London, Philippe Sands is approached to advise the dictator but instead chooses to act as a barrister for Human Rights Watch. This decision leads to an eight-year exploration into Rauff's second life, his ties to Pinochet and his role in the atrocities at the
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Oxford University Press Inc The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law Volume 1 Harm to Others
Trade Review'Joel Feinberg is a political and social philosopher of major importance ... Virtually everyone who has written about legal and moral responsibility during the past fifteen years owes him a considerable debt.' Harvard Law ReviewTable of ContentsGeneral Introduction: The Basic Question of the Book * The Concept of Moral Legitimacy * The Idea of a Liberty-Limiting Prinviple * Commonly Proposed Liberty-Limiting Principles * Liberalism * Methodology * Primary and Derrivative Crimes * Alternatives to the Criminal Law * Skepticism: VOLUME ONE: HARM TO OTHERS I Harms as Setbacks to Interest: Meaning of "Harm" * Welfare Interests and Ulterior Interests * Interests and Wants * Harms, Hurts, and Offenses * The Manner in which Acts and Other Events Affect Interests When They Do Harm * The Concept of an Interest Network * Legally Protectable Interests *: II Puzzling Cases: Moral Harm * Other-Regarding Interests and Vicarious Harms * Death and Posthumous Harms * Surviving Interests * The Proper Subject of Surviving Interests * Doomed Interest and the Dating of Harm * A Note on Posthumous Wrongs * Birth and Prenatal Harms *: III Harming as Wronging: The Verbal Forms: To Harm and to Wrong * Harming and Injuring * Moral Indefensibility * Harming as Right-Violating * Harm and Consent: the Volenti maxim * The Concept of a Victim * The "Casual Component" in Harming *: IV Failing to Prevent Harm: East Rescue and the Bad Samaritan * The Confusion of Active Aid with Gratuitous Benefit * Lord macauley's Line-Drawing Problem * Omissions an Other Inactions * Are Legal Duties to Rescue Undue Interference with Liberty? * The Moral Significance of Causation * The Consequences of Omissions * The Exclusion of Causally Irrelevant Necessary Conditions * Summary *: V Assessing and Comparing Harms: Mediating Maxims for the Application of the Harm Principle * The Magnitude of the Harm * The Probability of the Harm * Aggregative Harms * Statistical Discrimination and the Net Reductiom of Harm * The Relative Importance of the Harm * The Interest in Liberty on the Scales * Summary of Restrictions on the Harm Principle *: VI Fairly Imputing Harms: Comparative Interests * Harm to Public Interests * Accumulative Harms * Environmental Pollution as a Public Accumulative Harm * Imitative Harms * Summary of Additional Restrictions to the Harm Principle *: Notes * Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment
Book SynopsisThe Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment provides the most comprehensive reference for a vast number of topics relevant to crime and punishment with a unique focus on the multi/interdisciplinary and international aspects of these topics and historical perspectives on crime and punishment around the world.Trade ReviewThis work may just start a revolution in the production of subject encyclopedias...concisely written entries refrain from excessive technical jargon without compromising definitions or information. Articles are comprehensible to students and professionals or criminal-justice aficionados alike...This resource belongs in every public and academic library...." Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels - CHOICE, Editor Picks, November 2016Table of ContentsVolume I About the Editors vii Notes on Contributors ix Lexicon xliii Introduction xlvii Acknowledgments xlix Crime and Punishment A–C 1 Volume II Crime and Punishment D–N 467 Volume III Crime and Punishment O–Z 913 Index 1319
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Intersentia NATO and International Institutional Law
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Oxford University Press, USA The Constitutional Structure of Proportionality
Book SynopsisAs constitutional law globalizes, the quest for a common grammar or ''generic constitutional law'' becomes more pressing. Proportionality is one of the most prominent and controversial components of the modern, global constitutional discourse. In view of the alarming tension between the triumphant success of proportionality and the severity of the criticism directed towards it, this book offers an in-depth analysis of the critics of proportionality and demonstrates that their objections against the proportionality test are not convincing. It clarifies and further develops the current theories of proportionality and balancing. Building upon on Robert Alexy''s predominant principles theory, the book suggests several modifications to this theory. Drawing examples from the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, the European Court of Justice, and various national constitutional courts it illustrates the argument in favour of proportionality and demonstrates its relevance for decidiTable of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The Structure of the Proportionality Test ; 2. Rights, Interests, and Trumps ; 3. The Method of Balancing ; 4. Discretion and Deference ; 5. Positive Rights and Proportionality Analysis ; 6. Epistemic Reliabilities in Proportionality Analysis ; 7. Case Analysis: Otto-Preminger-Institut v Austria ; 8. Results
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Taylor & Francis Forensic Biology
Book SynopsisForensic Biology, Third Edition, provides students with a general understanding of forensic biology, particularly in forensic serology and forensic DNA analysis, and addresses rapid advancements in the field over the past few years.The book is divided into 26 chapters that are designed to be covered in a single-semester course for students majoring in forensic science, with the aim of equipping students with the knowledge needed to understand and apply new real-world techniques and methods to prepare them for entry into the field.The third edition: Provides clear explanations of the principles involved in forensic identification and the analysis of biological evidence Explains the techniques used in forensic body fluid identification and DNA profiling, both in the field and in the laboratory Discusses the benefits and limitations of various forensic biology techniques Includes over fo
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Globe Law and Business Ltd What Clients Want from Law Firms
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Oxford University Press Inc On Privacy and Technology
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Oxford University Press Understanding Deviance A Guide to the Sociology
Book SynopsisAn indispensable guide to the sociological theories behind crime, it outlines the principal theories of crime and rule-breaking, discussing them chronologically. Placing each theory in its European and North American contexts, the authors confront major criticisms that have been voiced against each theory, and construct defences where appropriate. Thoroughly revised and updated in its 7th edition, this is the clearest and most authoritative guide to crime and deviance, written by three leading names in the field.Trade ReviewI would say that while lesser books go straight to the 'deviance' aspect, this book does much more by addressing the 'sociology', situating the subject historically, culturally, and academically. * Jo Buckle, Glasgow Caledonian University *An excellent introduction to the sociology of deviance; it covers all the main theories and some that are not typically included with rich and varied examples. * Dr Luca Follis, Lancaster University Law School *I regard Understanding Deviance to be a triumph, a major achievement - and its reading essential to a balanced understanding of the field. * Erich Goode, Emeritus Professor, State University of New York at Stony Brook *Table of Contents1: Theoretical contexts: the changing nature and scope of the sociology of crime and deviance 2: Sources of knowledge about crime and deviance 3: The Chicago school 4: Functionalism: the Durkheimian legacy 5: Anomie and strain theory 6: Culture and subculture 7: Symbolic interactionism 8: Phenomenology 9: Control theories 10: Radical criminology 11: Feminist criminology 12: Victimology 13: Public criminology: theory and policy 14: The metamorphosis of the sociology of crime and deviance
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The University of Law Publishing Limited Commercial and Intellectual Property Law and
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Oxford University Press Legal Skills
Book SynopsisThe number one best-selling legal skills guide, covering all the practical and academic skills a student needs throughout their studies. Legal Skills is the essential text for students new to law, helping them make the transition from secondary education and equipping them with the skills they need to succeed from the beginning of their degree, through to final-year exams and dissertations.Key Features Written in an accessible and friendly style, structured in three parts: Sources of Law, Academic Legal Skills, and Practical Legal Skills Self-test questions and practical activities throughout allow students to take a hands-on approach to learning a wide range of legal skills Diagrams, screenshots and examples used frequently to illustrate key concepts New chapter on drafting skills, introducing writing skills necessary in legal practice New ''skills beyond study'' feature which helps students identify the transferability of legal skills Updated coverage of the impact of Brexit and retained EU law New section on taking care of yourself during the assessment period and how to find support for mental health and accessibility Videos on presentation, mooting, and negotiation refreshedDigital Formats and resourcesThe 10th edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Law Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with self-test questions, practical exercises, videos, functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
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University of California Press Debts Grip Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy
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Cambridge University Press Empires of Complaints
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The University of Chicago Press A Clearing in the Forest Law Life and Mind
Book SynopsisA "revolution" in the cognitive sciences has irrevocable transformed our basic understanding of the mind, establishing that imagination is both central to cognition and that imagination is an orderly, systematic, embodied process. This book applies this understanding to the discipline of law.
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Cambridge University Press Law Ethics and the Visual Arts
Book SynopsisIntroduces legal and ethical issues impacting artists, art collectors, dealers, and museums in today's international art markets. Highlights key international treaties and statutes, judicial decisions, and excerpts from scholarly and other publications to make legal and ethical issues in the world of the visual arts accessible and understandable.
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Edward Elgar Managing Your Leadership Career in Law
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Yale University Press The Climate Casino Risk Uncertainty and
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A one-stop source on global warming, seen through the prism of a brilliant economist."—Fred Andrews, New York TimesSelected as one of the best books of 2013 in the Financial Times"Nordhaus is arguably the world’s leading thinker on the economics of global warming. . . . His conclusion is clear: Acting to stop climate change costs money. Ignoring the problem costs more. . . . Ultimately, this message, delivered by a number-crunching economist rather than a morally outraged environmentalist, may prove far more effective in making the case for action."—Coral Davenport, The New York Times Book Review"When we have a disjunction between scientific consensus and popular perception—that should light a fire under those of us in the news media. An excellent basis for discussion is the new book The Climate Casino by William Nordhaus."—Nicholas Kristof, New York Times"Provides a comprehensive stocktaking of the possibilities and consequences of global climate change, all of which can be summed up in one sentence: 'Global warming is a trillion-dollar problem requiring a trillion-dollar solution.'"—Sheridan Jobbins, World Economic Forum"Few economists have worked as hard on such problems as William Nordhaus and in this new book, he's on top form."—Jonathan Wright, Geographical Magazine"The economic focus of this book should provide a valuable insight into the challenges and barriers that must be overcome for planners and policy makers."—Alexander Waller, The Biologist“Intriguing, captivating reading” —Anna Maria Polidori, AlFemminile BlogspotWon an Honorable Mention for the 2013 New England Book Festival given by the JM Northern Media Family of Festivals, in the General Non-Fiction CategoryWinner of the 2013 American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE), in the Economics category"Nordhaus is the world’s clearest, best informed and most serious thinker on climate change policy. There is more insight and good sense advice in this volume than in many libraries. This book should be as central to climate policy debates as climate change is to humanity’s future."—Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus at Harvard University"Bill Nordhaus is one of the world’s pioneers in applying economic reasoning to the harrowing problem of climate change. Before there was the UN climate treaty, the recent rounds of IPCC reports, and the Stern Review, there was Nordhaus’ path-breaking thinking, modeling, and research on the subject. His new book, The Climate Casino, marks a long-awaited update and synthesis of this work for the public and students everywhere. His core conclusion – that we must act and act now – is carefully explained with Nordhaus’ trademark vigor, clarity, and thoughtfulness. Nordhaus repeatedly and rightly reminds the reader of the risks of catastrophic tipping points and the huge unknowns concerning the ability of societies and ecosystems to adapt to the changes ahead. As he aptly puts it, by investing in slowing and eventually halting the emission of greenhouse gases humanity will be paying a well-justified 'insurance premium' for human wellbeing."—Jeffrey D. Sachs, The Earth Institute at Columbia University"The Climate Casino is one of the most important books ever written about global warming . . . it deals with the problem (climate change and its consequences including economic) and with the solution (primarily a suitable price for carbon). It does so with wonderful clarity."—Thomas E. Lovejoy, George Mason University and The H. John Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment"The Climate Casino is a tour de force and will make a real impact in the popular literature on climate change . . . it brings together all of the important strands of the debate . . . the book is without peer."—Charles Kolstad, Stanford University"This is a book written by a master of the field after more than twenty years of research on the global warming topic."—David Victor, Director of the Laboratory on International Law and Regulation, University of California at San Diego
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Oxford University Press The Concept of Law
Book SynopsisFifty years on from its original publication, HLA Hart''s The Concept of Law is widely recognized as the most important work of legal philosophy published in the twentieth century, and remains the starting point for most students coming to the subject for the first time.In this third edition, Leslie Green provides a new introduction that sets the book in the context of subsequent developments in social and political philosophy, clarifying misunderstandings of Hart''s project and highlighting central tensions and problems in the work.Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Persistent Questions ; 2. Laws, Commands, and Orders ; 3. The Variety of Laws ; 4. Sovereign and Subject ; 5. Law as the Union of Primary and Secondary Rules ; 6. The Foundations of a Legal System ; 7. Formalism and Rule-Scepticism ; 8. Justice and Morality ; 9. Laws and Morals ; 10. International Law ; Postscript
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Oxford University Press The Oxford Edition of Blackstones Commentaries on
Book SynopsisThe only variorum edition of Blackstone's seminal treatise on the common law, tracing the evolution of Blackstone's thought from the first to the ninth edition. The fourth volume addresses central topics of criminal law, known as 'public wrongs'.Trade Reviewa unique and valuable contribution to scholarship ... future scholars will benefit immensely from this exceptionally valuable contribution to legal history. * Ian Williams, The Journal of Legal History *Blackstone's Commentaries remain a central source for understanding both historical and modern Anglo-American law - as well as many debates in Anglo-American legal philosophy - and Oxford University Press's new edition of the Commentaries offers a valuable resource for studying them. * Brian Bix, Frederick W. Thomas Professor of Law and Philosophy, Jotwell *Table of ContentsBOOK THE FOURTH: OF PUBLIC WRONGS; APPENDIX
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Edward Elgar Research Handbook on Domestic Violence and Abuse
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HarperCollins Publishers Trigger Warning
Book SynopsisConcise and Abridged EditionDo we really have the right to say the wrong' thing?I strongly recommend this book. Hume is right that the current proliferation of trigger warnings is absurd' GuardianIn a fierce defence of free speech in all its forms Mick Hume's blistering polemic exposes the new threats facing us today in the historic fight for freedom of expression. In 2015, the cold-blooded attacks in Paris on the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists united the free-thinking world in proclaiming Je suis Charlie'. But it wasn't long before many were arguing that the massacres showed the need to restrict the right to be offensive. Meanwhile sensitive students are sheltered from potentially offensive material and Twitter vigilantes police those expressing the wrong' opinion. But the basic right being suppressed to be offensive, despite the problems it creates is not only acceptable but vital to society. Without a total freedom of expression, other liberties will not be possible.Trade Review‘Superb…This is a first-rate polemic and the most important political book of the year so far’ Rod Liddle ‘This is an important book, and couldn’t be more timely. It’s strong-minded, unafraid, determined to knock down all the various specious arguments against free speech, unapologetic about insisting on the value of free expression, and terrifically well argued. In these weak-minded times it’s good to have so uncompromising a defence’ Salman Rushdie ‘What this book does tremendously is pull off the neat trick of summing up just what the hell is going on out there on the great frontiers of speech, offence, liberty and people shouting at each other’ The Times
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Kohlhammer W. Strafrecht Besonderer Teil
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Penguin Putnam Inc Changing the Conversation
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John Murray Press Waste Wars
Book SynopsisA riveting investigation into the dark underbelly of the global trash trade - a dirty, multi-billion-dollar industry that almost no one knows exists.
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Columbia University Press How They Got Away With It
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWe have clearly not learned the lessons of past financial debacles, a central one being that crime has played a significant role in them. Unlike traditional economic and legal analyses, this volume starts from the (correct) premise that criminal offending was a central phenomenon in the meltdown. Its contents provide diverse and penetrating analyses of how fraud occurred and how it might best be prevented. This work provides an excellent foundation for further academic research and needs to be on the desk of every legislator dealing with financial regulation. -- Henry N. Pontell, University of California, Irvine, coauthor of Profit Without Honor: White-Collar Crime and the Looting of America Criminology failed the challenges of the global financial crisis. In this book, leading criminologists put this right by explaining impunity for the crimes of financial capitalism. It is rich with insight on how Wall Street games regulation. When Goldman Sachs takes fat fees to help Greece conceal its debt, is fraud involved? Are millions of unemployed Greeks victims of fraud? Are we all? What of Goldman Sachs then placing bets on the failure of the Greek economy? These are the questions considered in this important work. -- John Braithwaite, Australian National University ...this book is a valuable resource for details about the financial crisis. Library JournalTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Roots of the Crisis 1. Wall Street: Crime Never Sleeps David O. Freidrichs 2. The Logics of Finance: Abuse of Power and Systemic Crisis Saskia Sassen 3. America's Ponzi Culture Susan Will 4. Bernie Madoff Jock YoungPart II: Enablers of Fraud 5. Unaccountable External Auditors and Their Role in the Economic Meltdown Gilbert Geis 6. And Some with a Fountain Pen: Mortgage Fraud Subprime Bubble Harold C. Barnett 7. Generating the Alpha Return: How Ponzi Schemes Lure the Unwary in an Unregulated Market David ShapiroPart III: Perverted Justice 8. The Technological Advantages of Stock Market Traders Laureen Snider 9. Why CEOs Are Able to Loot with Impunity-and Why It Matters William K. Black 10. The Facade of Enforcement: Goldman Sachs the Politics of Blame Justin O'BrienPart IV: Perspectives from Afar 11. Reappraising Regulation: The Politics of "Regulatory Retreat" in the United Kingdom Steve Tombs and David Whyte 12. How They Still Try to Get Away with It: Crime in the Dutch Real Estate Sector Before and After the Crisis Hans Nelen and Luuk Ritzen 13. Economic and Financial Criminality in Portugal Rita Faria 14. Greece "For Sale": Casino Economy and State-Corporate Crime Sophia Vidali 15. Financial Fraud in China: A Structural Examination of Law and Law Enforcement Hongming ChengEpilogue Can They Still Get Away with It? Appendix A Short (Global) History of Financial Meltdowns Compiled by Alex Holden Contributors Index
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Columbia University Press Criminal Lessons
Book SynopsisSummarizing what he has learned about crime and criminals during his long career, Frederic G. Reamer speculates about the factors that lead to crime and considers what we can do to prevent and respond to it meaningfully.Table of Contents1. First Lessons 2. Crimes of Desperation 3. Crimes of Greed, Exploitation, and Opportunism 4. Crimes of Rage 5. Crimes of Revenge and Retribution 6. Crimes of Frolic 7. Crimes of Addiction 8. Crimes of Mental Illness 9. Final Lessons Crime Prevention Responding to Crime Notes References Index
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Columbia University Press Human Trafficking Around the World
Book SynopsisThis unprecedented study of sex trafficking, forced labor, organ trafficking, and sex tourism across twenty-four nations.Trade ReviewStephanie Hepburn and Rita J. Simon make an effective case that while the specifics of trafficking vary depending on its focal point, there are certain constants. In their review of a range of countries, they demonstrate that economics, geography, civil unrest, societal inequality, and gender disparities play a major role in how trafficking manifests itself. -- Christa Stewart, New York State Office of Human Trafficking, Office of Temporary Disability Assistance I recommend this comprehensive study to anyone wanting to understand the fight against the modern-day slavetrade. The book stands apart by augmenting nation-by-nation accounts of trafficking realities with critiques of existing local anti-trafficking measures and consideration of local obstacles. Supported by diverse sources, the authors set forth clear policy recommendations to combat trafficking. -- Lori J. Johnson, staff attorney, Farmworker Unit, Legal Aid of North Carolina Human trafficking and sexual exploitation are complex issues which differ in nature from country to country, and very often accounts of human trafficking are based on anecdotal evidence. Hepburn and Simon managed to delve beneath the surface of policies and legislation within the various countries that they studied by involving those who are involved at a grass root level and have come up with a fascinating account of these practices in the various countries covered in their book. -- Carol Bews, assistant director, Johannesburg Child Welfare Society This volume demonstrates ways in which global migration policies and programs facilitate human trafficking by focusing on law enforcement rather than promoting uniform labor standards. Its broad focus helps readers compare practices among countries and understand the transnational impact of national legislation and policies on human trafficking around the globe. -- Gretchen Kuhner, author of the American Bar Association's Human Trafficking Assessment Tool Report Immensely well-documented and useful. Kirkus Reviews an immensely learned and informative piece of work, much needed to prod and set aright the misperceptions and lethargy that beset this disturbing issue. -- John Tirman Washington Post Superior and well-written, this is the rare resource that is both scholarly and approachable, making it a must-read Library JournalTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Work Visa Loopholes for Traffickers 1. United States 2. Japan 3. United Arab Emirates Part II: Stateless Persons 4. Thailand 5. Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories Part III: Unrest, Displacement, and Who Is in Charge 6. Colombia 7. Iraq 8. Syria Part IV. Conflation 9. Canada Part V: Conflicting Agendas 10. Italy 11. France Part VI: Gender Apartheid 12. Iran Part VII: Social Hierarchy 13. India 14. Niger 15. China Part VIII: Muti Murder 16. South Africa Part IX: Hard-To-Prove Criterion and a Slap on the Wrist 17. Australia 18. United Kingdom 19. Chile 20. Germany Part X: Transparent Borders 21. Poland Part XI: Fear Factor 22. Mexico Part XII. Poverty and Economic Boom 23. Russia 24. Brazil Conclusion Notes References Index
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Edinburgh University Press Scottish Legal History
Book SynopsisDiscover how Scots law come into being, its use in dispute resolution in the medieval and early modern periods and how its authority developed over the centuries to the 1707 Union with England.
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Harvard University Press Justice Abandoned
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