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Book SynopsisUnderstanding International Law presents a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the various aspects of international law while addressing its interrelationship with world politics.Trade Review"Henderson seeks to provide a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the field of international law. Addressing its interrelationship with world politics, the text also features chapters on topics such as making the world safer, human rights, the environment and the world economy." (Times Higher Education, November 2010) Table of ContentsList of Boxes xi Preface xiii List of Abbreviations xiv Part I Making the World More Lawful 1 1 The Rise of International Law 3 The Nature of International Law 4 The Roles of International Law 6 The Early Beginnings of International Law 9 Dueling Philosophies 13 Contending Modern Approaches 16 Operating Conditions: What Helps and What Hinders? 20 Chapter Summary 22 2 A World of Actors: A Question of Legal Standing 27 Actors 28 The State 28 International Government Organizations 33 Non-government Organizations 36 Multinational Corporations 39 Individuals 42 Insurgents 44 Ethnic Groups 46 Terrorists 49 Mercenaries and Private Military Companies 50 Domestic Actors 51 Chapter Summary 52 3 The Sources of International Law: Creating Law without Government 57 Customary Law 58 Treaty Law 65 The Role of Principles 72 Judges and Publicists 75 Other Sources 77 The Scope of International Law 78 Chapter Summary 79 4 The Efficacy of International Law 85 Legislating International Law 86 Enforcing International Law 90 Adjudicating International Law 94 The Incorporation of International Law 106 Can There Be a Future World Government? 109 Chapter Summary 110 5 Jurisdiction: Domain over Places and Persons 115 Territorial Jurisdiction 116 Law of the Sea 117 Airspace 124 Outer Space 126 Satellites 128 The Polar Regions 130 Nationality 132 Dual Nationality 135 Alien Status 137 Sovereign Immunity and Act of State 140 Extraterritoriality 141 Extradition 143 Chapter Summary 145 Part II Making the World Safer 149 6 Diplomacy in Pursuit of Peace 151 A Brief History of Diplomacy 152 The Rules of Diplomacy for States 155 Two Special Issues concerning Embassies 158 Rules for the Consular Relations of States 160 The Peaceful Settlement of Disputes 163 The Operating Conditions of Diplomacy 166 The Rules of Diplomacy for IGOs 168 The Special Case of the UN 171 Chapter Summary 174 7 Arms Limitations for a Less Violent World 179 A Brief History of Arms Limitations 180 Objectives of Arms Limitations 184 Obstacles to Arms Limitations 185 The Nuclear Regime 187 The Biological Weapons Regime 196 The Chemical Weapons Regime 198 The Missile Control Regime 199 The Conventional Weapons Regime 201 Chapter Summary 206 8 Law to Constrain Force 211 A Brief History of the Laws Governing Force 212 Evolution to UN Law 218 Aggression 220 Self-defense 223 Self-defense in an Age of Terrorism 225 Intervention 229 Peacekeeping 231 Today’s Salient Issues concerning the Laws of War 233 Chapter Summary 241 9 Core International Crimes: Atrocities That Shock the Conscience of Humankind 247 A Brief History of Core International Crimes 248 Crimes Against Peace 251 Crimes against Humanity 252 Genocide 254 The Most Notorious Episodes of Genocide 257 Special Dimensions of Genocide 261 War Crimes 263 The Contributions of International Tribunals 276 Chapter Summary 280 Part III Making the World Better 285 10 Human Rights: Freedom and Protection for Humankind 287 A Brief History of the Human Rights Movement 288 Civil and Political Rights 292 Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights 296 Group Rights 300 A Human Rights Frontier? 305 Human Rights Regimes 307 The Role of Non-state Actors 311 Chapter Summary 313 11 The Global Environment in Jeopardy 319 A Brief History of Environmental Developments 320 Atmosphere 324 Water 331 Soil 335 Forests 338 Wildlife 340 The Environment and Human Rights 344 Environmental Governance 346 Chapter Summary 349 12 Rules for Sharing the World’s Wealth 355 A Brief History of Economic Relations 356 Governance from the North 359 Standardizing the Global Economy 363 Intellectual Property Rights 364 Commercial Arbitration 366 Globalism versus Regionalism 368 Governance of the South 370 Four Economic Flows in the North–South Relationship 374 Counter-productive Issues for the Global Economy: Organized Crime, Corruption, and the Pursuit of Non-economic Goals 380 Chapter Summary 385 Part IV Making the Future 391 13 The Problems and Prospects of International Law 392 Glossary of Terms 396 Bibliography 406 Index 431

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Book SynopsisThe book includes an analysis of the constitutionality of many recommended policies and data from a national public opinion poll that reflects support among the majority of Americans-including gun owners-for stronger gun policies.Trade ReviewA masterful, timely, data-driven edited volume on gun control policy options in the U.S. The contributors use a public health lens to examine gun violence and explore issues ranging from mental health concerns to suicide... The strength of this book is the mixed-method approach in compiling information on many policy options related to gun control, which utilizes case studies and quantitative evidence to make the case for policy change... The contributors are optimistic and lay out concrete policy options in ways that are both sophisticated and easily accessible to all. Choice An anthology of studies, condensing and summarizing the actual state of our knowledge about the subject of gun violence in this country-what real, tested social science shows. -- Adam Gopnik New Yorker Surprisingly accessible and startlingly grim. Thankfully, the editors have done an excellent job organizing the material, which moves from current policy shortcomings to proposals for federal reforms. The debate that's raging might leave you feeling hopeless, which this book suggests otherwise. -- John Lewis Baltimore Magazine This is a 'must' for any concerned about gun control. Midwest Book Review We've all heard the saying that when arguing we should 'disagree without being disagreeable' but, when it comes to guns, we often find ourselves disagreeing without actually disagreeing. Most Americans believe in some kinds of gun control. Most Americans recognize the 'right to bear arms'. Most agree that expanded background checks can be useful in keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous or irresponsible people. Considering that there is so much agreement on basic policy, what the gun debate desperately needs is sober clear-headed analysis. Reducing Gun Violence in America edited by Daniel Webster contributes greatly to this need. -- Shawn Hamilton New Books in Public PolicyTable of ContentsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: Gun Policy Lessons From the United States: Keeping Guns From High-Risk Individuals Chapter 1. Firearms and Violent Death in the United StatesChapter 2. The Limited Impact of the Brady Act: Evaluation and ImplicationsChapter 3. Preventing Gun Violence Involving People with Serious Mental IllnessChapter 4. Evidence for Optimism: Policies to Limit Batterers' Access to GunsChapter 5. Reconsidering the Adequacy of Current Conditions on Legal Firearm OwnershipChapter 6. Broadening Denial Criteria for the Purchase and Possession of Firearms: Need, Feasibility, and EffectivenessChapter 7. Comprehensive Background Checks for Firearm Sales: Evidence from Gun ShowsChapter 8. Preventing the Diversion of Guns to Criminals throughEffective Firearm Sales LawsChapter 9. Spurring Responsible Firearms Sales Practices through Litigation: The Impact of New York City's Lawsuits against Gun Dealers on Interstate Gun TraffickingChapter 10. Curtailing Dangerous Sales Practices by Licensed Firearm Dealers: Legal Opportunities and ObstaclesPart II: Making Gun Laws EnforceableChapter 11. Enforcing Federal Laws against Firearms Traffickers: Raising Operational Effectiveness by Lowering Enforcement ObstaclesPart III: Gun Policy Lessons From the United States: High-Risk GunsChapter 12. America's Experience with the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, 1994– 2004: Key Findings and ImplicationsChapter 13. Personalized Guns: Using Technology to Save LivesPart IV: International Case Studies of Responses to Gun ViolenceChapter 14. Gun Control in Great Britain aft er the Dunblane ShootingsChapter 15. Rational Firearm Regulation: Evidence- based Gun Laws in AustraliaChapter 16. The Big Melt: How One Democracy Changed aft er Scrapping a Third of Its FirearmsChapter 17. Brazil: Gun Control and Homicide ReductionPart V: Second Amendment Chapter 18. The Scope of Regulatory Authority under the Second AmendmentPart VI: Public Opinion on Gun PolicyChapter 19. Public Opinion on Proposals to Strengthen U.S. Gun Laws: Findings from a 2013 Survey Consensus Recommendations for Reforms to Federal Gun PoliciesBiographies of ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book deals with the ongoing reform process for investor-state dispute settlement in UNCITRAL Working Group III, in particular the proposal to create a multilateral investment tribunal (MIC). The book covers key elements of the MIC proposal, such as the institutional framework of the court, the design of an appeals mechanism, the use of class-law settlement procedures, and the establishment of an advisory center for developing countries. In addition, the selection and appointment of judges is discussed. It also explores the following questions: How can the MIC be integrated into the existing ISDS system? How can the implementation of its decisions be ensured? Each chapter highlights the legal issues to be discussed and places them in a larger context to offer an understanding of the core questions and how they are related to each other.Table of ContentsUNCITRAL Working Group III – Working Paper Documents UNCITRAL Session Reports and other UNCITRAL Documents Chapter 1: The Idea of a Multilateral Investment Court in the Rise, Crisis, and Reform of International Investment Law Julian Scheu Chapter 2: Institutional Elements for a Multilateral ISDS System Johanna Braun and Philipp Reinhold Chapter 3: An Advisory Centre for International Investment Law Johanna Braun and Philipp Reinhold Chapter 4: Appeal Mechanism and the Issue of Consistency in International Investment Arbitration Niclas Landmann Chapter 5: Mass Investment Claims in the ISDS Reform Process: Promoting Procedural Efficiency and the Rights of Individuals and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Petyo Nikolov Chapter 6: Selection and Appointment of Adjudicators Caroline Kittelmann and Alexander Dünkelsbühler Chapter 7: Code of Conduct of Adjudicators Alexander Dünkelsbühler Chapter 8: Reforming ISDS Through an Opt-In Treaty – The Case of a Multilateral Investment Court Leonard Funk Chapter 9: Recognition and Enforcement of MIC Decisions – How Effective will an MIC Dispute Resolution Mechanism possibly be? Carla Müller Chapter 10: EU Law Requirements for the Establishment of the Multilateral Investment Court Ingo Borgdorf Chapter 11: Creation and Implementation of a Multilateral Investment Court: Outlook from a Practitioner Perspective Moritz Keller and Caroline Kittelmann

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Book SynopsisThis newly revised and updated second edition of the Research Handbook on International Law and Terrorism provides a comprehensive overview of international counter-terrorism law and practice from the perspectives of human rights, the law of armed conflict, the law on use of force, and international criminal law. Brand new and revised chapters provide critical commentary on the law from leading scholars and practitioners in the field. Major controversies in the global legal response to terrorism are examined, including up-to-date analyses of the war on terror, drone strikes and targeted killings, torture and rendition, indefinite detention, military trials, and UN Security Council measures and sanctions. New topics for this edition are assessed, focusing on foreign terrorist fighters, the nexus between organized crime and terrorism, and the prevention of violent extremism. Exploring developments from before and after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the Research Handbook also includes new analysis of contemporary threats such as Islamic State, and discusses the law of regional organizations and selected national practice. International law scholars and practitioners, as well as government and United Nations legal advisers, will find this an invaluable reference on a complex area of legal inquiry. It will also prove a critical read for academics and students in international relations, terrorism studies, security studies, war studies, and human rights.Trade Review'The second edition of the Research Handbook on International Law and Terrorism edited by Ben Saul belongs first on the desk and thereafter on the bookshelf of every academic or professional expert working on legal issues related to terrorism. Its 46 chapters by eminent scholars and practitioners cover almost all aspects of this complex area and provide useful guidance for anyone wishing to get a comprehensive picture of it, or to delve into any specific issue.' --Martin Scheinin, European University Institute, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Preface xxiii PART I NORMATIVE FRAMEWORKS 1 The definition(s) of terrorism in international law 2 Marcello Di Filippo 2 Terrorism and customary international law 16 Kai Ambos and Anina Timmermann 3 Terrorism and the international law of state responsibility 31 Kimberley N Trapp 4 Aviation and international terrorism 47 Julie Atwell 5 Maritime terrorism in international law 60 Efthymios Papastavridis 6 Nuclear, chemical and biological terrorism in international law 80 David Fidler 7 The international law on terrorist financing 97 Ilias Bantekas 8 The International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings 109 Samuel Witten 9 The draft United Nations Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism 120 Amrith Rohan Perera 10 The legal nexus between terrorism and transnational crime 129 Ben Saul 11 Gender, counter-terrorism and international law 157 Jayne Huckerby 12 Islam, terrorism and international law 168 Javaid Rehman PART II TERRORISM AND CONFLICT 13 Terrorism and the international law on the use of force 180 Michael Wood 14 Terrorism and international humanitarian law 192 Ben Saul 15 Terrorism and the international law of occupation 210 David Kretzmer 16 Terrorism and targeted killings under international law 223 Emily Crawford 17 Foreign fighters, terrorism and counter-terrorism 239 Sandra Krähenmann 18 Military courts and terrorism: the 9/11 trial before the Guantanamo Bay Military Jurisdiction 256 Sharon Weill and Mitchell Robinson 19 Terrorism, war crimes and the International Criminal Court 271 Roberta Arnold 20 Terrorism and self-determination 285 Elizabeth Chadwick 21 Humanitarian action, development and terrorism 300 Andrej Zwitter PART III TERRORISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS 22 International human rights law and terrorism: an overview 314 Helen Duffy 23 Extraordinary rendition, counter-terrorism and international law 336 Silvia Borelli 24 Torture and counter-terrorism 354 Ben Saul and Mary Flanagan 25 Counter-terrorist detention and international human rights law 371 Fiona de Londras 26 Terrorism prosecutions and the right to a fair trial 384 Clive Walker 27 Terrorism and freedom of expression in international law 399 Yaël Ronen 28 Terrorism, surveillance and privacy 411 Simon Chesterman 29 Terrorism and international refugee law 423 Geoff Gilbert 30 Terrorism and migration law 436 Elspeth Guild 31 Special measures: terrorism and control orders 449 Andrew Lynch and Jessie Blackbourn 32 Judicial supervision of anti-terrorism laws in comparative democracies 465 Leah West and Craig Forcese 33 Redress for victims of terrorist acts in a deteriorating international political climate 479 Ilaria Bottigliero and Lyal S Sunga PART IV TERRORISM AND THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM 34 The United Nations General Assembly and terrorism 493 Jane Boulden 35 The role of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Compact Task Force, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism and its Counter-Terrorism Centre 506 Marc Porret 36 The role of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s Terrorism Prevention Branch 513 Mauro Miedico 37 United Nations measures to address the ‘root causes’ and ‘conditions conducive’ to terrorism, and to prevent violent extremism (PVE): 1972–2019 530 Ben Saul 38 The United Nations Security Council’s counter-terrorism ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions regime 550 Lisa Ginsborg 39 Security Council Resolution 1373: the cumbersome implementation of legislative acts 564 Luis Miguel Hinojosa-Martínez 40 The United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon: defining international terrorism 588 Guénaël Mettraux 41 Challenges in United Nations counter-terrorism coordination 600 James Cockayne PART V TERRORISM AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 42 The legal response to terrorism of the European Union and Council of Europe 614 Cian C Murphy 43 The legal response of the Organization of American States in combating terrorism 626 Mirko Sossai 44 The legal response to terrorism of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation 639 Katja Samuel 45 Counter-terrorism and pan-Africanism: from non-action to non-indifference 654 Martin Ewi and Anton Du Plessis 46 Regional legal responses to terrorism in Asia and the Pacific 669 Rohan Gunaratna and Gloria Cheung Index 686

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Book SynopsisThis handbook gives legal practitioners, students and new mediators practical guidance on the mediation process. Drawing on her experience as a mediator, academic and a businessperson, Marjorie Mantle takes a down-to-earth approach to mediation, pointing out the pitfalls as well as the benefits.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1; 1. What is Mediation?; 2. Key Principles; 3. Mediation in Practice; 4. SellingMediation; 5. Choosing a Mediator; 6. Role of the Legal Practitioner; 7. Mix'n'Match; Appendices: 1. Online dispute resolution; 2. Documentation; 3. Sample Contract for Services; 4. Sample Costs, Terms and Conditions; 5. Sample Agreement to Mediate; 6. Sample Settlement Agreement and Joint Minute; 7. Checklist for choosing a mediator; 8. Checklist for preparation; 9. Assessing mediator performance; 10. Checklist for assessing mediator performance; 11. Assessing your own performance; 12. Client profiles and predicting the future; 13. Confidentiality and Privilege; 14. Dispute resolution clauses; 15. Extra people at the meeting; 16. Our multicultural society and mediation; 17. Styles of mediation; 18. Historical background to mediation; 19. European Code of Conduct for Mediators; 20. Case Studies; 21. Useful references, by subject area; 22. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe third edition of the award-winning International Organizations has been thoroughly revised and updated to take into account new developments and shifting power relations since 2009, as well as the most current scholarship.As before, the authors provide a comprehensive, in-depth examination of the full range of international organizations. New features of the book include attention to a broader range of theoretical approaches, to the increasing importance of regional organizations, and to emerging forms of governance. And new case studies highlight the governance dilemmas posed by the Libyan and Syrian civil wars, human trafficking, LGBT rights, climate change, and more.Trade ReviewPraise for the previous editions:"Detailed and comprehensive, this accessible IO text may well set the standard for years to come. The breadth of coverage provides 'one-stop shopping' for the full range of international organizations, along with welcome attention to global issues." —Kent Killen, College of Wooster"This book is a great [introduction] to international organizations." —Bessma Momani, International Journal"An extraordinary primer for any student of international relations...This book collates and masterfully illustrates the varied processes that drive contemporary international organizations." —UN21 Newsletter, ASIL"This is an important book, comprehensive, accessible, and rich in detail." —Ian Johnstone, Tufts University"Putting the pieces of the puzzle together in a highly readable way, Karns and Mingst provide a comprehensive overview of the many actors, processes, and challenges involved in the complex subject of global governance." —Anne-Marie Slaughter, Princeton UniversityTable of Contents The Challenges of Global Governance. The Theoretical Foundations of Global Governance. Foundations of the Pieces of Global Governance. The United Nations: Centerpiece of Global Governance. Regional Organizations. Nonstate Actors: NGOs, Networks, and Social Movements. The Search for Peace and Security. Global Economic Governance. Promoting Human Development and Economic Well-Being. Protecting Human Rights. Protecting the Environment. Dilemmas in Global Governance.

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Book SynopsisBroken Landscape is a sweeping chronicle of Indian tribal sovereignty under the United States Constitution and the way that legislators have interpreted and misinterpreted tribal sovereignty since the nation''s founding. Frank Pommersheim, one of America''s leading scholars in Indian tribal law, offers a novel and deeply researched synthesis of this legal history from colonial times to the present, confronting the failures of constitutional analysis in contemporary Indian law jurisprudence. He demonstrates that the federal government has repeatedly failed to respect the Constitution''s recognition of tribal sovereignty. Instead, it has favored excessive, unaccountable authority in its dealings with tribes. Pommersheim argues that the Supreme Court has strayed from its Constitutional roots as well, consistently issuing decisions over two centuries that have bolstered federal power over the tribes. Closing with a proposal for a Constitutional amendment that would reaffirm tribal sovereigTable of ContentsPart One: The Early Encounter ; 1. Introduction: A New Challenge to Old Assumptions ; 2. Early Contact: From Colonial Encounters to the Article of Confederation ; 3. Second Opportunity: The Structure and Architecture of the Constitution ; 4. The Marshall Trilogy: Foundational but Not Fully Constitutional? ; 5. Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock: The Birth of Plenary Power, Incorporation, and an Extraconstitutional Regime ; Part Two: Individual Indians and the Constitution ; 6. Elk v. Wilkins: Exclusion, Inclusion, and the Ambiguities of Citizenship ; 7. Indians and the First Amendment: The Illusion of Religious Freedom? ; Part Three: The Modern Encounter ; 8. Indian Law Jurisprudence in the Modern Era: A Common Law Approach Without Constitutional Principle ; 9. International Law Perspective: A New Model of Indigenous Nation Sovereignty? ; 10. Conclusion: Imagination, Translation, and Constitutional Convergence

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Book SynopsisWhat is the real meaning of ''an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth''? Where did the idea for the ''Jubilee 2000'' and ''Drop the Debt'' campaigns come from? And what, really, are the ''Ten Commandments''? In God, Justice, and Society, Jonathan Burnside looks at aspects of law and legality in the Bible, from the patriarchal narratives in the Hebrew Bible through to the trials of Jesus in the New Testament. He explores the nature of biblical law, legal thinking, and legal institutions by setting the biblical texts in their literary, social, and theological context.Burnside questions the biblical texts from the perspective of an academic lawyer and criminologist and asks what the biblical materials contribute to our understanding about the nature and character of law. He examines much of biblical law and narrative that has formed the basis of Western civilization, while at the same time exploring differences between biblical law and modern legal concepts and legal assumptions. The reTrade ReviewIt is a well-researched and well-argued text, which gives a detailed, and at the same time comprehensible, account of the nature of Biblical law, its interpretation and operation and the possible ways it might have shaped, challenged, and continues to challenge, modern legal approaches to a range of legal subjects. This makes the book essential for law students, legal historians and theologians. * Rebecca White, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion *Table of ContentsContents Contents Acknowledgements How to use this book Timeline Introduction: The horizon of biblical law Chapter One: The Character of Biblical Law Chapter Two: A Deal With God Chapter Three: Beyond Sinai Chapter Four: Justice as a Calling Chapter Five: Humanity and the Environment Chapter Six: People and Land Chapter Seven: Social Welfare Chapter Eight: Homicide and Vengeance Chapter Nine: Theft Chapter Ten: Marriage and Divorce Chapter Eleven: Sexual Offences Chapter Twelve: New Laws for a New Age Chapter Thirteen: The Trials of Jesus Conclusion: Law in the purpose of God Bibliography

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Book SynopsisAndrew Jennings, an award-winning investigative sports reporter, spent four years delving into the dark side of ''the beautiful game''. The result is this explosive and damning exposé of the officials that run football''s world governing body, FIFA .No individual has managed to penetrate the sanctified domain of FIFA and probed successfully into its often criticized yet unproven corruption of the world game. Until now.Author Andrew Jennings argues how FIFA President Sepp Blatter and his associates have misappropriated their position at the head of the world game in their desire for power, control, and a lucrative pay-off. How did these bizarre characters manage to take such control? Foul! is the explosive story.Jennings has undertaken unprecedented research in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, interviewing hundreds of officials and amassing an extraordinary library of damning documents.He tells how Blatter and his cronies built an invincible electoral machine to keep him in power Trade Review'Award-winning reporter Andrew Jennings has led the way investigating corruption in world football' Daily Mail ‘A meticulously researched and detailed dossier into the inner workings of FIFA’ Sunday Business Post ‘In Foul!, Jennings has turned his unerring attention to the bun fight that masquerades as the global governance of football’ Independent 'The appalling Sepp Blatter and his cronies' activities are laid bare in a mind-boggling web of deceit. Essential reading for cynical football fans.' Evening Herald Dublin

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Book SynopsisHow and why does restorative practice (RP) work? This book presents the biological theory, affect script psychology (ASP), behind RP, and shows how it works in practice in different settings. ASP explains how the central nervous system triggers 'affects' which are the basis of all human motivation and emotion. The book presents a clear explanation of what ASP is, how it relates to RP, and how ASP helps practitioners to understand relationships, emotions and dynamics in their work. The chapters are based around case studies which demonstrate RP in criminal justice, organizational and education settings. They show how theory links to practice, and how having a deep understanding of the theory has helped practitioners to be successful in their work.Providing an accessible explanation of how RP works, this book will be invaluable to all RP practitioners in any setting, as well as RP students and academics.Trade ReviewThis is an impressive, thought-provoking and well-written book. It is a valuable contribution on the theory of Restorative thinking, justice and practice. The way in which the authors have cleverly translated theory into practice is both authentic and informative. This really comes alive through the sharing of real inspiring case studies, which allows us to access the theory in a way that translates into every day practice. I would recommend this book to all those wanting to understand Restorative Practice and its true value in society today and the future. -- Mark Finnis, Director, Mark Finnis Training and Consultancy and Trustee of Restorative Justice Council, UKThis is a splendid contribution to clarifying what we know and what we do not yet understand about what makes restorative justice fail or succeed. While much research and reflective practice remains to be done to fill great voids in our understanding, this book takes big steps forward. It is at once theoretically sophisticated and practically useful. -- John Braithwaite, Distinguished Professor, Australian National UniversityTable of ContentsForeword, Judge Andrew Becroft. Preface. Section 1. The Theory Underpinning Restorative Justice. 1. Caring, Restorative Practice and the Biology of Emotion. Vernon C. Kelly, Jr, Chairman, The Tomkins Institute, USA. 2. Interpersonal Caring, Social Disciple and a Blueprint for Restorative Healing. Vernon C. Kelly, Jr. Section 2. The Theory in Action in Communities and the Criminal Justice System. 3. Being Emotional, Being Human: Creating Healthy Communities and Institutions by Honoring our Biology. Lauren Abramson, Founding Director, Community Conferencing Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 4. Restorative Practice in a Policing Environment: Understanding Affect Will Help. John Lennox, Director, Restorative Practices International, Australia. 5. Forgiveness. Katy Hutchison, restorative justice advocate, author and professional speaker, Canada. 6. A Necessary Discovery: Why the Theory is Important. Matthew W. Casey, Counselor and Restorative Practice Consultant, Goulburn Family Support Service and Matt Casey Counselling, Australia, Bill Curry, Counselor, Goulburn Family Support Service, Australia, Anne Burton, Service Coordinator, Goulburn Family Support Service, Australia and Katherine Gribben, Counselor, Goulburn Family Support Service, Australia. Section 3. The Theory in Action in Organizational Settings. 7. Keep Calm and Carry On: From Fear to Fun Over Two Years in a British Youth Arts Organization. Siân Williams, Principal Consultant, Thorsborne and Associates, UK. 8. Drama Queens. Margaret Thorsborne, Director, Margaret Thorsborne and Associates, Australia and UK. Section 4. The Theory in Action in Education. 9. Affect and Emotion in a Restorative School. Graeme George, teacher and trainer, RPforSchools.net, Australia. 10. They Suck, School Sucks, I Suck: The Secret Emotional Life of a Child with a Brain that Learns Differently. Bill Hansberry, teacher, counselors and mentor, Fullarton House, Australia. List of Contributors. Index.

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Book SynopsisMedieval Douai left an enormous archive of documents. This text reveals how these documents were produced in an effort to regulate property and gender relations. At the centre was a shift to a property regime based on contract. The book explores why the law changed and assesses its effects.

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Book SynopsisThe Rule of Recognition and the U.S. Constitution is a volume of original essays that discuss the applicability of Hart''s rule of recognition model of a legal system to U.S. constitutional law. The contributors are leading scholars in analytical jurisprudence and constitutional theory, including Matthew Adler, Larry Alexander, Mitchell Berman, Michael Dorf, Kent Greenawalt, Richard Fallon, Michael Green, Kenneth Einar Himma, Stephen Perry, Frederick Schauer, Scott Shapiro, Jeremy Waldron, and Wil Waluchow. The volume makes a contribution both in jurisprudence, using the U.S. as a test case that highlights the strengths and limitations of the rule of recognition model; and in constitutional theory, by showing how the model can illuminate topics such as the role of the Supreme Court, the constitutional status of precedent, the legitimacy of unwritten sources of constitutional law, the choice of methods for interpreting the text of the Constitution, and popular constitutionalism.

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Book SynopsisThis special issue of the Journal of Human Rights and the Environment revisits Professor Christopher D. Stone's iconic 1972 article, and features an introduction by Professor Philippe Sands QC, a set of elegant and thought-provoking reflections on the original article by Baroness Mary Warnock, Professor Ngaire Naffine and Professor Lorraine Code, and an equally elegant and thought-provoking response to their reflections from Professor Stone himself. This thoughtful collection of essays will be a valuable addition to contemporary debates concerning the crucial search for new relationships between humanity and the living world and between human rights and the environment. The renowned contributors offer rich reflections on questions of legal standing, legal subjectivity and epistemology raised by Stone's article, and which have greater salience than ever as we face the environmental and human challenges of the 21st century. Contributors: L. Code, A. Grear, N. Naffine, P. Sands, C.D. Stone, M. WarnockTable of ContentsContents: Editorial Should Trees Have Standing: 40 Years On? Anna Grear Foreword On Being 40: A Celebration of ‘Should Trees Have Standing?’ Philippe Sands Articles Should Trees Have Standing? Toward Legal Rights for Natural Objects Christopher D Stone Should Trees Have Standing? Mary Warnock Legal Personality and the Natural World: On the Persistence of the Human Measure of Value Ngaire Naffine Ecological Responsibilities: Which Trees? Where? Why? Lorraine Code Response to Commentators Christopher D Stone

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Book SynopsisAn examination of the US constitution, providing an analysis from a legal perspective of the first six congresses constituting the federalist period. The book aims to establish that the Constitution was forged, not in the courts, but in the legislative and executive branches of government.

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Book SynopsisThe state of English company law on minority shareholders' remedies is analysed in the light of the UK Law Commission, further appraised by the Company Law Review Steering Group. As well as considering the complexities of derivative actions and statutory minority remedies, this book discusses future directions for minority shareholders' remedies.Table of Contents1. The Rule in Foss v. Harbottle; 2. Shareholder actions by exception to the rule; 3. A new derivative action; 4. The statutory minority remedies; 5. Reforming the statutory remedies.

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Book SynopsisTo be effective, government must be run by professional managers. When decisions that should be taken by government officials are delegated to private contractors without adequate oversight, the public interest is jeopardized. Verkuil uses his inside perspectives on government performance and accountability to examine the tendencies at both the federal and state levels to ''deprofessionalize'' government. Viewing the turn to contractors and private sector solutions in ideological and functional terms, he acknowledges that the problem cannot be solved without meaningful civil service reforms that make it easier to hire, incent and, where necessary, fire career employees and officials. The indispensable goal is to revitalize bureaucracy so it can continue to competently deliver essential services. By highlighting the leadership that already exists in the career ranks, Verkuil senses a willingness, or even eagerness, to make government, like America, great again.Trade Review'Paul R. Verkuil is one of the most knowledgeable observers of American government, and understands better than anyone the reasons why it appears to be so ineffective to many Americans. This book points directly to the underlying problem of government outsourcing, and to some possible solutions.' Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Stanford University, California'Paul R. Verkuil knows how government works inside and out, from his own service to his many roles studying and analyzing policy and process. This deep and insightful book is concrete and deep, using real life examples of government successes and failures, along with the folly of outsourcing and privatization, to make the case for how and why professional government saves and improves lives. At a time when professional experience in government is widely disdained, Valuing Bureaucracy is a vital corrective.' Norman Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC'This isn't an easy time to make the powerful, impassioned, and important argument of Paul R. Verkuil's book. But that makes it all the more important that his message gets through. Government bureaucracy does an enormous number of important things that we value - and that we miss when they aren't done well. In this lively and engaging book, Verkuil makes the inescapable point that we need and want much of what government does - and that even a smaller government requires a government that's even more professional. There's no more important time for us to hear the message that Verkuil's invaluable experience teaches.' Donald F. Kettl, University of Maryland, College Park'Marshalling years of experience as a visionary scholar, lawyer, and public servant, Paul R. Verkuil has done it again. Verkuil's perfectly timed study of bureaucratic professionalism exposes the moral and practical bankruptcy of contemporary anti-government rhetoric and corresponding initiatives. And it presents a persuasive case and a clear blueprint for recommitting ourselves to dynamic, innovative, and highly effective public administration. Valuing Bureaucracy is a must read for government officials, legal scholars, students of politics and government, and anyone else seeking, in Verkuil's words, to 'make government great again'.' Jon D. Michaels, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law'Government is under siege - at the federal, state and local levels. Valuing Bureaucracy brings an invaluable and comprehensible perspective on how to restructure and defend the public sector. Drawing on current events, academic research and his own recent experience as Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States, Paul R. Verkuil convincingly evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of government agencies and private alternatives, and offers cogent reforms. No side escapes scrutiny. In his search for more 'A players' In the federal government, Verkuil takes on the veterans' preference and rigidity in the Office of Personnel Management. In his pursuit of better supervision of the private sector, he shows what went wrong with government contractors in Flint, Michigan, among other regions. This book should be required reading for scholars of public administration and administrative law, and interesting to citizens who crave more effective government.' Anne Joseph O'Connell, George Johnson Professor of Law, University of California, BerkeleyTable of Contents1. Introduction and overview; 2. The new learning on outsourcing sovereignty; 3. The growth of contracting out in government; 4. The consequences of federal contractor government; 5. State examples of government failure; 6. Why professionals in government matter; 7. The civil service and its reform; 8. Living with and improving the multi-sector workforce; 9. In sum – reprofessionalize government.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The authors conclude that the euro, in particular, will play a more consequential role in international reserves relative to the US dollar, while China’s renminbi will be slower to achieve acceptance."---Ian McLennan, Spear's Magazine"A readable and timely book." * Finance & Development *"How Global Currencies Work is an ambitious title that delivers fascinating analysis on the rise and fall of international currencies in the 20th century with some educated suggestions about their trajectories in the 21st."---Christopher Smart, Project Syndicate"The book gives readers an excellent introduction to the history of international reserve currencies over the past two centuries. . . . For those involved, whether at a national or international level, in government or in financial institutions, it will make compulsory reading."---Richard Parlour, Central Banking Journal"This volume offers a thrilling history of global finance over the past two centuries. It is very well written, marshals extensive new data and provides fascinating new insight into how global currencies work."---Ivo Maes, History of Economic Ideas

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Book Synopsis"The description for this book, How to Do Things with International Law, will be forthcoming. "--Trade Review"Runner-Up for the 2018 Chadwick Alger Prize, International Studies Association’s International Organization Section""In this insightful book, Hurd argues that international law is actually best understood as a tool of state power--less an externally imposed constraint than a resource that governments employ to authorize and legitimize what they want to do."---G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs"Hurd proposes the compelling argument that law does not just prohibit conduct, but it implicitly permits other conduct, so states will push law to permit the conduct they wish to engage in. . . . A refreshing dose of pragmatism."---Eleanor Healy-Birt, interLib"Essential reading for everyone who engages with international law and international politics."---Rajeesh Kumar, Rest Journal

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Book SynopsisStephen Neff tells the story of how international law has been formulated, debated, contested, and put into practice from ancient times to the present. He avoids technical jargon in this survey of doctrines from natural law to feminism, and of practice from the Warring States of China to international criminal courts today.Trade ReviewJustice among Nations is by far the best general survey of the history of international law to date. It will be mandatory reading for both students and scholars in the field. -- Randall Lesaffer, author of European Legal History: A Cultural and Political PerspectiveLike Vattel’s 1758 Law of Nations, this sparkling and intelligent history is intended for a broad audience. Vattel reached his audience: George Washington and other Founding American Fathers are known to have possessed copies. Their vision for the new United States in the world was plainly influenced by it. Neff’s Justice among Nations refreshes Vattel for our time and our even more pressing need to understand what international law is and what it can accomplish for our common humanity. -- Mary Ellen O’Connell, author of The Power and Purpose of International Law: Insights from the Theory and Practice of Enforcement

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Book SynopsisThis is the ground-breaking handbook of ethics written for conflict resolution professionals. It provides an indispensable daily tool for all practitioners in the field and offers a must-have resource for practitioners, professors, students, attorneys, and everyone in the field of meditation and alternate dispute resolution.Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xiii 1 Values, Models, and Codes 1 2 Autonomy and Diminished Capacity 27 Commentators: Carol B. Liebman and Mary Radford 3 Autonomy and the Emotions 55 Commentators: Dorothy Della Noce and John Winslade 4 Disputant Autonomy and Power Imbalance 87 Commentators: Forrest S. Mosten and Bill Eddy 5 Tensions Between Disputant Autonomy and Substantive Fairness: The Misinformed Disputant 113 Commentators: Lela P. Love and Jacqueline Nolan-Haley 6 Information, Autonomy, and the Unrepresented Party 155 Commentators: Michael Moffitt and Dan Dozier 7 Mediating on the Wrong Side of the Law 177 Commentators: John Bickerman, Jeremy Lack, and Julie Macfarlane 8 Mediating with Lies in the Room 199 Commentators: Dwight Golann and Melissa Brodrick 9 Confidentiality 227 Commentators: Bruce Pardy and Charles Pou 10 Confidentiality Continued: Attorney Misconduct or Child Abuse 255 Commentators: Art Hinshaw and Gregory Firestone 11 Conflicts of Interest 277 Commentators: Bruce E. Meyerson, Wayne Thorpe, Roger Wolf, and Susan Nauss Exon 12 Mediating Multiculturally: Culture and the Ethical Mediator 305 Commentators: Carrie Menkel-Meadow and Harold Abramson 13 Ethics for ADR Provider Organizations 339 Commentators: Phyllis Bernard and Susan M. Yates Appendix: Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators 369 Notes 381 The Editor 419 The Contributors 421 Index 431

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Book SynopsisEmpirical legal research is a growing field of academic expertise, yet lawyers are not always familiar with the possibilities and limitations of the available methods. Empirical Legal Research in Action presents readers with first-hand experiences of empirical research on law and legal issues.The chapters, written by an international cast of scholars, reflect on the methods that they have applied in their own empirical work, spanning a wide breadth of research from psychological experiments in personal injury to field studies in criminology. Empirical Legal Research in Action not only reviews the advantages, limitations and challenges that such methods pose but also considers the value of empiricism to lawyers and the law. Vitally, the contributions offer an academic reflection on methodological challenges, as well as the relevance, of empirical research for lawyers.This insightful book will be useful reading for academic researchers in law and for policymakers seeking to understand the methodological challenges of empirical work in legal research. Social sciences scholars will also find this book of interest to appreciate the multitude of methods in empirical legal research.Contributors include: B. Boppre, J. Crijns, P. Desmet, C. Engel, J. Etienne, I. Giesen, H. Grootelaar, P. Mascini, C.P. Reinders Folmer, M. Rorie, S.S. Simpson, W. Voermans, W.H. van Boom, K. van den Bos, I. van OorschotTrade Review'Many legal scholars and researchers would love to understand more about the mysterious world of empirical legal research. This wonderful collection distils the insight and experience of top empirical scholars in a way that is clear, easy to read and persuasively demonstrates the value of empirical research for legal doctrine. Highly recommended for anyone seeking to learn more about how to conduct empirical legal research or how to read and use empirical legal research in the practice and study of law.' --Christine Parker, The University of Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Empirical legal research: charting the terrain Willem H. van Boom, Pieter Desmet and Peter Mascini 2. Conducting experiments and surveys in the field of administrative justice: on the importance of fair procedures in governance Hilke A. M. Grootelaar and Kees van den Bos 3. Experimental criminal law: a survey of contributions from law, economics and criminology Christoph Engel 4. Experimental approaches to private law: the case of redressing personal injury Christopher P. Reinders Folmer 5. Factorial survey research in the study of environmental regulatory processes Melissa Rorie, Sally S. Simpson and Breanna Boppre 6. Case studies in administrative law: the example of self-reporting rules in the regulation of business activities Julien Etienne 7. Cases under construction Irene van Oorschot and Peter Mascini 8. A traditional lawyer’s perspective on the importance of ELS for legal scholarship Jan H. Crijns, Ivo Giesen and Wim Voermans Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Powerplay is an illuminating and important book that should help to guide policy makers as they try to cope with the greatest challenge to the American alliance system in Asia since it was created some seven decades ago: the rise of a power, China, that wants to shake it up."---Richard Bernstein, Wall Street Journal"Cha has embedded a lively narrative of post-World War II diplomatic history inside a thought-provoking analytic framework."---Andrew Nathan, Foreign Affairs"Masterful. . . . Deft and seamless mixture of theory, historical analysis, and policy prescription."---Ben Rimland, Washington Free Beacon"Powerplay demonstrates an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge, solid research, and accessible analysis."---Daniel Runde, Foreign Policy"An important contribution to the literature on alliance politics and regional security in Asia."---Yukari Iwanami, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific"This book is an important contribution to the literature on alliance politics and regional security in Asia."---Yukari Iwanami, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific"Timely. . . . It provides a clear-eyed, historical perspective on the emergence, significance and continued relevance of the alliance structure. Cha persuasively argues that security arrangements in Asia possess both a different structure and rationale for their existence than security arrangements in Europe."---Olivia Enos, The National Interest"Until now, the literature lacked a comprehensive work examining the origins of post-WWII American alliances in Asia. Cha fills this gap. . . . A masterpiece of early Cold War history. . . . Cha successfully persuades readers that the hub and spokes alliance system was not the product of contingencies, but a deliberate choice of the Truman and Eisenhower administrations. . . . What makes this book original and worth reading is the integration of these important monographs and primary documents on the different bilateral alliances into one framework, which is the Powerplay strategy."---Giuseppe Spatafora, The International Spectator"Victor Cha presents an exciting and original argument. His analysis is convincing, his research thorough, and his writing clear. . . . For anyone looking to understand why the American alliance system in Asia emerged so differently from the one in Europe, Powerplay should be required reading."---Mitchell Lerner, Michigan War Studies Review

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Book SynopsisThe New Stock Market covers a wide range of issues including the practices of high-frequency traders, insider trading, manipulation, short selling, broker-dealer practices, and trading venue fees and rebates. The book illuminates both the existing regulatory structure of our equity trading markets and how we can improve it.Trade ReviewIn immensely readable fashion, The New Stock Market connects the fundamentals of market structure to new (and old) challenges: insider trading, market manipulation, high-frequency trading. A profoundly important look at how our stock markets have changed and the regulatory first principles necessary to keep them orderly and equitable as these changes continue. -- Donald Langevoort, Georgetown UniversityThe New Stock Market is a truly impressive achievement. It deserves an audience not only among scholars to whom its intellectual framework is already familiar but also among practitioners. Analysts, portfolio managers, risk managers, and C-suite executives who read this book will afterward stand on much firmer ground when opining on prospective securities legislation and regulation. -- Martin Fridson * Enterprising Investor *Integrating the perspectives of information economics and the law for understanding markets for trading equity, this book will be of considerable interest to students of markets and the law, as well as securities lawyers, investment bankers, analysts, economists, and regulators. -- Chester Spatt, Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business and MIT Golub Center for Finance and PolicyThe New Stock Market achieves a difficult balance: it is accessible yet sophisticated. The mysterious new terms of market microstructure—"high-frequency trader," "dark pool," "maker-taker" rebates, and "internalization"—are all fluently explained, and this serves as a prelude to the authors' careful weighing of the policy choices. Few books in this area have been this lucid and this rigorous at the same time. -- John C. Coffee, Columbia UniversityEquity capital markets are going through unprecedented change: new technology, new players, new venues, and new trading strategies. How can regulators respond to these developments without impeding market efficiency? These are the issues that Fox, Glosten, and Rauterberg analyze in their outstanding book, providing vital—and novel—insights and recommendations that should be welcomed by both regulators and investors. Highly recommended. -- Edward F. Greene, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart 1: Foundations1. The Institutions and Regulation of Trading Markets2. The Social Function of Stock Markets3. The Economics of Trading MarketsPart 2: Trading Market Practices4. High Frequency TradingPart 3: Regulation of Traders5. The Economics of Informed Trading6. The Regulation of Informed Trading7. Manipulation8. Short SellingPart 4: Regulation of Broker-Dealers9. Broker-Dealers10. Dark Pools11. Maker-Taker Fees12. Payment for Order FlowConclusionNotesName IndexSubject Index

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Book SynopsisDesigned for the general reader and students of law, this is a concise history and analysis of the civil law tradition, which is dominant in most of Europe, all of Latin America, and many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The fourth edition is fully updated to include the latest developments in the field and to correct and update historical details gleaned from newly-published research on Roman and Medieval law. In the past ten years, the legal profession has changed radically, with the growing international ubiquity of large law firms operating across borders (which was previously a uniquely American phenomenon). This new edition updates the book from the post-Soviet era to ongoing current issues, including Brexit and the status of the European Union. It discusses how civil law codes have shifted in some countries to adapt to modern and changing ideologies and also includes brand-new material on legal education, which is of central importance to the legal profession today. Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: "This little book is not only readable—a feat in itself—but also insightful and provocative in its treatment of the folklore and practice of the civil law. . . . A lively introduction to civil law thinking with its historical, political, and social dimensions."—The American Journal of Comparative Law"The most readable and succinct account of the origins, the development, and the philosophy of the civil law. . . . Written for those unfamiliar with the study of comparative law and legal systems, the book distinguishes the civil law tradition from that of the common law tradition of the English speaking countries. . ."—Houston Law Review"Of value both to the undergraduate and graduate student of comparative politics, as well as the law student interested in comparative law. . . . A most useful introduction."—Social Science QuarterlyTable of Contents1. Two Legal Traditions 2. Roman Civil Law, Canon Law, and Commercial Law 3. The Revolution 4. The Sources of Law 5. Codes and Codification 6. Judges 7. The Interpretation of Statutes 8. Certainty and Equity 9. Scholars and Legal Education 10. Legal Science 11. The General Part 12. The Legal Process 13. The Division of Jurisdiction 14. Legal Categories 15. The Legal Professions 16. Civil Procedure 17. Criminal Procedure 18. Constitutional Review 19. Perspectives 20. The Future of the Civil Law Tradition

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Book SynopsisIn 1801, a 45-year-old Revolutionary War veteran and politician, slovenly, genial, brilliant, and persuasive, became the fourth chief justice of the United States, a post he would hold for a record thirty-four years. Before John Marshall joined the Court, the judicial branch was viewed as the poor sister of the federal government, lacking in dignity and clout. After his passing, the Supreme Court of the United States would never be ignored again. John Marshall is award-winning and bestselling author Richard Brookhiser''s definitive biography of America''s longest-serving Chief Justice.Marshall (1755-1835) was born in Northern Virginia and served as a captain during the Revolutionary War and then as a delegate to the Virginia state convention. He was a friend and admirer of George Washington, and a cousin and enemy of Thomas Jefferson. His appointment to the Supreme Court came almost by chance-Adams saw him as the last viable option, after previous appointees declined

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Book SynopsisKames presents a history of law as a history of the progress of humankind from savage to civil society.

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Book SynopsisExplains why digital dossiers pose a grave threat to our privacy. This book sets forth a different understanding of what privacy is. It recommends how the law can be reformed to simultaneously protect our privacy and allow us to enjoy the benefits of our digital world.Trade ReviewSolove ultimately is no & chicken little but an idealist of the best sort, concluding a positive role for law in the problem of privacy. Whether the world will leave Orwell and Kafka behind and evolve into Solove remains to be seen, but herein is offered a plan to achieve that objective. * Journal of Information Ethics *The Digital Person challenges the existing ways in which law and legal theory approach the social, political, and legal implications of the collection and use of personal information in computer databases. Soloves book is ambitious, and represents the most important publication in the field of information privacy law for some years. * Georgetown Law Journal *This comprehensive analysis of privacy in the information age challenges traditional assumptions that breeches of privacy through the development of electronic dossiers involve the invasion of one’s private space. * Choice *Daniel Solove is one of the most energetic and creative scholars writing about privacy today. The Digital Person is an important contribution to the privacy debate, and Soloves discussion of the harms of what he calls 'digital dossiers' is invaluable. -- Jeffrey Rosen,author of The Unwanted Gaze and The Naked CrowdAnyone concerned with preserving privacy against technology's growing intrusiveness will find this book enlightening. * Publishers Weekly *Solove . . . truly understands the intersection of law and technology. This book is a fascinating journey into the almost surreal ways personal information is hoarded, used, and abused in the digital age. * The Wall Street Journal *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1 Introduction I Computer Databases2 The Rise of the Digital Dossier 3 Kafka and Orwell: Reconceptualizing Information Privacy 4 The Problems of Information Privacy Law 5 The Limits of Market-Based Solutions 6 Architecture and the Protection of Privacy II Public Records7 The Problem of Public Records8 Access and Aggregation: Rethinking Privacy and Transparency III Government Access9 Government Information Gathering 10 The Fourth Amendment, Records, and Privacy11 Reconstructing the Architecture 12 Conclusion Notes IndexAbout the Author Contents

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Book SynopsisA holistic study of five key texts of Athenian oratory, this book unravels the complex cultural constructions of sexual labor in classical Athens and offers a new perspective on the history of sex laborers in ancient Greece.Trade Review[Sexual Labor in the Athenian Courts] will be a valuable addition to the library of scholars in Athenian forensic oratory and ancient sexuality and gender. * The Classical Review *[A] splendid and important book...Glazebrook’s demonstration of the potential power of even enslaved sex laborers in Athens is a signal example of the many insights found in this volume. Scholars of Athens, and academics pursuing gender and liberation studies, are alike now indebted to Allison Glazebrook for an outstanding book, well-organized, well-researched and well-written, offering a pioneering approach to the writing of social history. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *A valuable contribution to the field…[Sexual Labor in the Athenian Courts] is a book which will be valuable for new students of sexuality and gender in antiquity and for experienced scholars alike...Glazebrook provides a worthwhile discussion of how the portrayal of sex labourers is used by the orators to expose and test the tensions within Athenian social norms and institutions...the book’s streamlined focus constrains discussions to the Attic orators, resulting in a tight, focused and thorough exploration of sexual labour within the genre. * Journal of Hellenic Studies *Glazebrook’s writing is clear and to the point. The introduction’s explanation of the Athenian court system, with a map indicating potential locations of the courts, reveals two strengths of the book that will be found throughout: incorporating material evidence and maintaining accessibility for nonspecialists...The standout features of the book are its consideration of place and movement, its inclusion of material culture, its amplification of female citizenship, and its accessibility...The book achieves its aims of treating the trope of the sex laborer in the orators as a window into Athenian society. * American Historical Review *Table of ContentsList of Figures A Note to the Reader Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Under the Influence 2. In the Oikos 3. Part of the Family 4. Same-Sex Desire 5. Citizen Sex Slaves Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe story of the longest and most complex legal challenge to slavery in American historyTrade Review"William Thomas casts a bright light into the period’s darkness. . . . He reveals a remarkable struggle for freedom, one buoyed at first by new aspirations in the broader culture and later doomed by rekindled fears. . . . Valuable and provocative. . . . Mr. Thomas brings a clear and sensitive eye to the tangled relationship of black and white Americans in the early 19th century."—Fergus Bordewich, Wall Street Journal"Gripping. . . . Profound and prodigiously researched."—Alison L. LaCroix, Washington PostSelected as a finalist for the 2021 PROSE Awards, sponsored by the Association of American PublishersFinalist for the George Washington Book Award, sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Center and Washington CollegeWinner of the SHEAR Best Book Prize, sponsored by The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic Winner of the 2021 Nebraska Book Award, Nonfiction Legal History category, sponsored by Nebraska Center for the BookCHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles 2021“Here is a strikingly original, eloquent, and humane book on an inhumane institution. The story restores the names and histories of people who fought for freedom for generations.”—Edward Ayers, author of The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America“In A Question of Freedom, historian William Thomas brings to light the truly remarkable and largely forgotten efforts of people held in bondage to sue for their freedom in the courts of the early United States. A genuine contribution to the social, legal, and political history of American slavery, this is a book of great depth and insight.”—Adam Rothman, historian and curator of the Georgetown Slavery Archive“With its vivid narration, revelatory research, careful contextualization, and bracing honesty, A Question of Freedom demonstrates that freedom suits were not isolated episodes but instead a major form of slave resistance, with far-reaching and ongoing effects in the long freedom struggle. This book is essential reading for understanding the history of slavery and the modern debate over reparations.”—Elizabeth R. Varon, author of Armies of Deliverance: A New History of the Civil War"William Thomas has produced an important and astonishing chronicle of the legal battles waged by enslaved people for their own freedom. Braiding white-knuckle courtroom drama together with a searing exploration of his own family history, he redefines slavery’s place in early American law—not an inherent feature, but a dubious institution whose contradictions were exploited by the enslaved to protect themselves and their families.”—Yoni Appelbaum, Senior Editor, The Atlantic"A Question of Freedom is an essential book that details the extraordinary efforts of enslaved people to challenge both the legitimacy and absoluteness of slavery in courts of law. It is a work of remarkable honesty and humanity that should inform any conversation on the legacy of slavery. Please read it."—Lauret Savoy, author of Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the America Landscape

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Book Synopsis‘There are few historical developments more significant than the realisation that those in power should not be free to torture and abuse those who are not.’ – Amal Clooney On 10 December 1948, in Paris, the United Nations General Assembly adopted an extraordinarily ground-breaking and important proclamation: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This milestone document, made up of thirty Articles, sets out, for the first time, the fundamental human rights that must be protected by all nations. The full text of the document is reproduced in this book following a foreword by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and a general introduction which explores its origins in the ‘Four Freedoms’ described by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the role his wife Eleanor Roosevelt took on as chair of the Human Rights Commission and of the drafting committee, and the parts played by other key international members of the Commission. It was a pioneering achievement in the wake of the Second World War and continues to provide a basis for international human rights law, making this document’s aims ‘as relevant today as when they were first adopted a lifetime ago.’

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Book SynopsisThis study investigates how the medium of sound and its most representative art form of music enable Virginia Woolf to develop fresh concepts and methods in her experimental fiction.Trade Review"Clements’s book explores Woolf’s sustained attention to the production and reception of sound, gathering together arguments about sonic events, art music, and language in Woolf’s work. Through her bold scope, astute close readings, and careful theoretical expositions, she provides a sophisticated account of the vital importance of sound production and reception to Woolf’s ethics and experimentation." -- Emma Sutton * Woolf Studies Annual *"Elicia Clements in Virginia Woolf, Music, Sound and Language (2019) takes a deep dive into these relationships and argues that the concepts of sound and music enabled Woolf to develop a new understanding of her own writing and literature. This is new and exciting." -- Patricia Laurence, City College, City University of New York * Virginia Woolf Miscellany *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction I. Woolf's Musical Ear II. Interdisciplinary Methods III. "Hoity te, hoity te, hoity te …": Tripartite Woolf Part 1 An Emerging Earcon: Woolf's Singers 1. Finding a Voice I. Resonant Beginnings: The Voyage Out II. Sonic Networks in Jacob's Room III. Urban and Rural Interrelations in Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse 2. The Earcon Reproduces I. "And what is a cry?": The Waves II. Integrating the Earcon in The Years III. Aural Multiplicity in Between the Acts Part 2 Profound Listening and Acousmatics 3. Initial Apperceptions I. Materialized Sonics and Listening Subjects in The Voyage Out II. Involuntary, Yet Profound, Listening in Night and Day III. International Acousmatics: War and Its Veterans in Jacob's Room and Mrs. Dalloway 4. Bodies and Voices I. To the Lighthouse and Family Acousmatics II. The Gender of Listening in The Waves III. "Hush!... Somebody's listening": The Years IV. Heterogeneous Reattachments in Between the Acts Part 3 Music as Performance in Woolf's Fiction 5. Performing Women I. Women at the Piano in the First Three Novels II. Performing Personal History in The Years III. Historical Reenactments: Between the Acts 6. The Performativity of Language: The Waves Musicalized I. Word Music: "(The rhythm is the main thing in writing)" II. The Case of Ludwig van Beethoven III. Transforming Beethoven's Opus 130 and 133 into Words Coda: A Meditation on Rhythm Notes Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisDesigned for the general reader and students of law, this is a concise history and analysis of the civil law tradition, which is dominant in most of Europe, all of Latin America, and many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The fourth edition is fully updated to include the latest developments in the field and to correct and update historical details gleaned from newly-published research on Roman and Medieval law. In the past ten years, the legal profession has changed radically, with the growing international ubiquity of large law firms operating across borders (which was previously a uniquely American phenomenon). This new edition updates the book from the post-Soviet era to ongoing current issues, including Brexit and the status of the European Union. It discusses how civil law codes have shifted in some countries to adapt to modern and changing ideologies and also includes brand-new material on legal education, which is of central importance to the legal profession today. Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: "This little book is not only readable—a feat in itself—but also insightful and provocative in its treatment of the folklore and practice of the civil law. . . . A lively introduction to civil law thinking with its historical, political, and social dimensions."—The American Journal of Comparative Law"The most readable and succinct account of the origins, the development, and the philosophy of the civil law. . . . Written for those unfamiliar with the study of comparative law and legal systems, the book distinguishes the civil law tradition from that of the common law tradition of the English speaking countries. . ."—Houston Law Review"Of value both to the undergraduate and graduate student of comparative politics, as well as the law student interested in comparative law. . . . A most useful introduction."—Social Science QuarterlyTable of Contents1. Two Legal Traditions 2. Roman Civil Law, Canon Law, and Commercial Law 3. The Revolution 4. The Sources of Law 5. Codes and Codification 6. Judges 7. The Interpretation of Statutes 8. Certainty and Equity 9. Scholars and Legal Education 10. Legal Science 11. The General Part 12. The Legal Process 13. The Division of Jurisdiction 14. Legal Categories 15. The Legal Professions 16. Civil Procedure 17. Criminal Procedure 18. Constitutional Review 19. Perspectives 20. The Future of the Civil Law Tradition

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Book SynopsisIn its current state, the global food system is socially and ecologically unsustainable: nearly two billion people are food insecure, and food systems are the number one contributor to climate change. While agro-industrial production is promoted as the solution to these problems, growing global "food sovereignty" movements are challenging this model by demanding local and democratic control over food systems. Translating Food Sovereignty accompanies activists based in the Pacific Northwest of the United States as they mobilize the claim of food sovereignty across local, regional, and global arenas of governance. In contrast to social movements that frame their claims through the language of human rights, food sovereignty activists are one of the first to have articulated themselves in relation to the neoliberal transnational order of networked governance. While this global regulatory framework emerged to deepen market logics, Matthew C. Canfield reveals how activists are leveraging this order to make more expansive social justice claims. This nuanced, deeply engaged ethnography illustrates how food sovereignty activists are cultivating new forms of transnational governance from the ground up. Trade Review"This book brings to life interactions among globally connected activist communities seeking to challenge dominant and rather simplistic ways of thinking about inequality, the environment, poverty, and food production. A must-read for scholars, students, and activists as well as those seeking to implement more inclusive and realistic policies."—Eve Darian-Smith, University of California, Irvine"Matthew Canfield is one of the leading socio-legal scholars focused on food sovereignty and agroecology. In this gripping account of the burgeoning food sovereignty movement in the US, he highlights how activists use food sovereignty to challenge transnational governance and neoliberal economic models. Canfield grounds his work in detailed ethnographical study and tells a bigger story of how struggles over the control of food systems can transform law, society, and economy. The food sovereignty movement is over 25 years old and has used law in complex and creative ways. While at the same time, food politics today are more intense than ever. This book is incredibly timely and provides an account of legality in the food sovereignty movement that we've all been waiting for."—Michael Fakhri, UN Special Rapporteur to the Right to Food"Translating Food Sovereignty is as ambitious as it is engaging. Expertly weaving together ethnography with legal studies, Canfield not only helps us to re-imagine more just food systems, he shows us how this is already being done."—Jessica Duncan, Wageningen University"Canfield examines the 'social practices of translation' involved in food sovereignty, whereby power and meaning are constantly contested and shifting. Using ethnographic research methods, the author traces the historical evolution of food sovereignty and then provides examples of how groups attend to issues such as control and communication in food governance at local, national, and international levels.... Recommended."—C. L. Lalonde, CHOICE"Canfield's book represents a grounded and inspiring assessment of how strategically cultivating justice in an age of global governance, through different local and global forms of legal mobilization of food sovereignty – from street protests to strategic litigation – can hold tremendous promise."—Jeff Handmaker, The Journal of Peasant Studies"Canfield's book points to openings in an ongoing and probably irresolvable debate. His careful, comprehensive, and rigorous examination of several cases invites us to step into them and explore what the right to food and other rights could look like in some places. He allows us to explore what is possible and what could be realized through collective, concerted action on multiple scales. Ultimately, the struggle and debate continues well beyond the conclusion of the book, and we can thank Canfield for offering us some new tools and insight toward carrying on the struggle."—Amy Trauger, The AAG Review of Books"This work is extremely useful for community organizers and activists in this area and policymakers at all levels, local, national, and international."—Richard Zimmer, Food Anthropology"[W]ell written, informative, and engaging. For anyone interested in learning about the FS [food sovereignty] movement, this book provides a general history of the global FS movement and a detailed record of FS activism in western Washington.... Due to Canfield's selected methodology and active participation in the FS struggle, presented perspectives feel personal, giving you insights on why the FS movement is important to many."—Tiffany K. Woods, Agriculture and Human Values"In an era marked by widespread food insecurity and escalating concerns about climate change, Translating Food Sovereignty: Cultivating Justice in an Age of Transnational Governance by Matthew C. Canfield offers a timely and thought-provoking analysis of the global food system.... With a wealth of experiences spanning from 'formal' to 'informal' and encompassing both legal and practical dimensions, each perspective presented feels remarkably comprehensive and worthy of serious consideration."—Mallory Cerkleski, Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development"In this engaging empirical account, we not only learn about recent and ongoing food sovereignty struggles in their local specificity but also glimpse how these struggles extend beyond lawmaking institutions and across legal jurisdictions. Translating Food Sovereignty thus offers a welcome contribution to legal anthropology, studies of social movements, and scholarship on governance from below."—Leila Kawar, Political and Legal Anthropology ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Law and Politics of Food Sovereignty 1. Translocal Translation and the Practice of Networks 2. Constructing and Contesting "Local" Food Governance 3. Revaluing Agricultural Labor 4. Protecting People's Knowledge 5. Democratizing Global Food Governance Conclusions: Cultivating Justice in an Age of Transnational Governance

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