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Book SynopsisThe Eichmann Trial Reconsidered brings together leading authorities in a transnational, international, and supranational study of Adolf Eichmann, who was captured by the Israelis in Argentina and tried in Jerusalem in 1961. The essays in this important new collection span the disciplines of history, film studies, political science, sociology, psychology, and law. Contributing scholars adopt a wide historical lens, pushing outwards in time and space to examine the historical and legal influence that Adolf Eichmann and his trial held for Israel, West Germany, and the Middle East. In addition to taking up the question of what drove Eichmann, contributors explore the motivation of prosecutors, lawyers, diplomats, and neighbouring countries before, during, and after the trial ended. The Eichmann Trial Reconsidered puts Eichmann at the centre of an exploration of German versus Israeli jurisprudence, national Israeli identities and politics, and the conflict bTrade Review"This excellent collection of essays revisits the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann from disciplinary perspectives ranging from law to history to psychology to film studies." -- Norman J.W. Goda, University of Florida * Central European History *“By offering multifaceted views on the former aspects, the volume does an excellent job in summarizing an ever more complex subject of Holocaust studies.” -- Thomas Kühne * Clark University German Studies Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Rebecca Wittmann Part I: Eichmann on Trial 1. Coming to Terms with the “Banality of Evil”: Implications of the Eichmann Trial for Social Scientific Research on Perpetrator Behavior James E. Waller 2. From History to Story: When the “Architect” of the Holocaust Became his Own “Witness” Fabien Théofilakis 3. Revisiting Eichmann and Zionism: Contexts, Strange Encounters, and their Afterlives Michael Berkowitz Part II: Eichmann and Jurisprudence 4. Prosecuting “Crimes against the Jewish People”: The Eichmann Trial and the History of a Legal Concept Laura Jockusch 5. The Eichmann Trial: Toward a Jurisprudence of Eyewitness Testimonies of Atrocity? Leora Bilsky 6. What Makes a Prosecution an International Landmark Trial? Reflections on the Tensions between Legal Proceedings, Politics, and Historical Facts Ruth Bettina Birn Part III: Eichmann and Geopolitics 7.The Eichmann Trial's Impact Reconsidered Boaz Cohen 8. The Eichmann Trial and the Relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and Israel: A Positive or Negative Influence? Dominique Trimbur 9. The Impact of the Eichmann Trial on Relations between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany Roni Stauber 10. The Impact of the Eichmann Affair on Arab Holocaust Discourse Esther Webman Part IV: Representing Eichmann 11. Remaking Eichmann: Memories of Mass Murder and the Transatlantic Student Movements of the 1960s Thomas Pegelow Kaplan 12. From 2-Inch to YouTube: The Audiovisual Documentation and the Broadcast of the Eichmann Trial Liat Benhabib

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Book SynopsisThis timely book explores pertinent questions around the legitimacy and effectiveness of EU agencies‚Äô soft law, with a particular focus on the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). It examines the variety of ESMA‚Äôs existing and newly granted soft law-making powers, which were intended to deal with the lack of effectiveness of its predecessor but are now called into question due to the ‚Äòhard‚Äô effect of these soft laws.Built on a combination of theoretical analysis and first-hand practical experience, Marloes van Rijsbergen tests the framework for each category of ESMA‚Äôs soft law instruments at each stage of the policy cycle, demonstrating that the framework can be applied to other EU agencies with similar soft law-making powers. This unique framework assesses which procedural and institutional safeguards regarding EU agencies' soft law would reflect an adequate balancing of both legitimacy and effectiveness concerns.Comprehensive yet accessible, this book will be a key resource for students and scholars of EU financial law, constitutional law, public administration and governance. Providing an evaluation of the legal nature of ESMA‚Äôs soft law acts in the context of the financial sector, it will also prove valuable for practitioners, compliance officers and parties establishing other EU agencies.Trade Review‚ÄòVan Rijsbergen makes a crucial contribution to the research on EU agencies and EU soft law. Adopting a much-needed empirical approach, her book makes important recommendations allowing a balance to be struck between legitimacy and effectiveness in soft-law making and application. As the field is currently subject to increasing litigation, the book is a must read not only for academics, but also for policy-makers, administrators, judges, and lawyers at all levels of governance.‚Äô -- ‚Äì Oana Stefan, Kings College London, UK‚ÄòThis book provides unique insights into the role soft rule-making plays within the framework of one of the most important EU regulatory agencies. It offers an in-depth and comprehensive study of this role at the decision-making, transposition, implementation and enforcement levels, drawing on findings gained by the author in ESMA‚Äôs daily practice. It presents highly relevant conclusions surrounding the current balance of effectiveness gains and legitimacy concerns regarding increased soft law-making within ESMA, making recommendations for improvement.‚Äô -- ‚Äì Linda Senden, Utrecht University, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Setting the scene 2. Guiding principles for EU agencies’ soft law-making 3. Defining the legal basis for ESMA’s soft law-making powers 4. Initiation of ESMA’s soft law-making powers 5. ESMA’s decision-making process 6. Transparency with regard to ESMA’s soft law instruments 7. Transposition of ESMA’s soft law instruments 8. Compliance with ESMA’s soft law instruments 9. Enforcing ESMA’s soft law instruments vis-à-vis national authorities 10. Reviewing ESMA’s soft law instruments 11. Conclusions and recommendation Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe idea that the state is a fiduciary to its citizens has a long pedigree - ultimately reaching back to the ancient Greeks, and including Hobbes and Locke among its proponents. Public fiduciary theory is now experiencing a resurgence, with applications that range from international law, to insider trading by members of Congress, to election law and gerrymandering. This book is the first of its kind: a collection of chapters by leading writers on public fiduciary subject areas. The authors develop new accounts of how fiduciary principles apply to representation; to officials and judges; to problems of legitimacy and political obligation; to positive rights; to the state itself; and to the history of ideas. The resulting volume should be of great interest to political theorists and public law scholars, to private fiduciary law scholars, and to students seeking an introduction to this new and increasingly relevant area of study.Trade Review'This excellent and novel volume seeks to reinstate the fiduciary principle to its historic place in regulating a government's relationship with its people. After two centuries of neglect, a growing number of mainly North American scholars have embarked enthusiastically on this task. They have recognized, correctly, that resort to this principle, with necessary modernization, is capable ultimately of providing greater clarity, coherence and guidance in legal and political thought than that which prevails today.' The Honourable Justice Paul Finn, Federal Court of Australia'The fiduciary theory of government holds that governments and government officials only hold power in trust for the benefit of others; therefore they have special duties of fairness and good faith. Debating both the attractions and the problems of the fiduciary conception, these essays are a valuable addition to a growing literature.' Jack M. Balkin, Yale Law SchoolTable of ContentsIntroduction. Fiduciary government: provenance, promise, and pitfalls Evan J. Criddle, Evan Fox-Decent, Andrew S. Gold, Sung Hui Kim and Paul B. Miller; Part I. Modes of Governance: 1. Fiduciary representation Paul B. Miller; 2. Two problems of fiduciary government D. Theodore Rave; 3. Guardians of legal order: the dual commissions of public fiduciaries Evan J. Criddle and Evan Fox-Decent; 4. Fiduciary theory: the missing piece for positive rights Laura S. Underkuffler; Part II. Historical Approaches: 5. 'The state is a minor': fiduciary concepts of government in the Roman law of guardianship Daniel Lee; 6. Fiduciary government and government officers' incentives Nicholas R. Parrillo; Part III. The Problem of Legitimacy: 7. Fiduciary political theory and legitimacy Stephen R. Galoob and Ethan J. Leib; 8. The state as a wrongful fiduciary Andrew S. Gold; Part IV. Corruption and Breach of Trust: 9. The Supreme Court's fiduciary duty to forgo gifts Sung Hui Kim; 10. Congressional officials and the fiduciary duty of loyalty: lessons from corporate law Donna M. Nagy; 11. The American law of local officials as fiduciaries: lessons on fiduciary government's potential and limits Nadav Shoked; Part V. Skeptical Challenges: 12. Pluralism and the public trust Seth Davis; 13. The public trust Timothy Endicott.

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Book SynopsisThis book is intended for any practitioner or academic involved with international humanitarian law. It provides an article-by-article commentary setting out current interpretations based on the latest practice, case law, academic commentary and ICRC experience.

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Book SynopsisThe English version of the introduction to the historic fatwa on terrorism and suicide bombings. This 88-page includes answers to various questions which radicals ask about suicide bombing and jihad, hijacking of foreign diplomats and explains why it is not jihad.

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Book SynopsisWith the arrival in Europe of over a million refugees and asylum seekers in 2015, a sense of panic began to spread within the continent and beyond. What is a Refugee? puts these developments into historical context, injecting much-needed objectivity and nuance into contemporary debates over what is to be done. Refugees have been with us for a long time -- although only after the Great War did refugee movements commence on a large scale -- and are ultimately symptoms of the failure of the system of states to protect all who live within it. Providing a terse user's guide to the complex legal status of refugees, Maley argues that states are now reaping the consequences of years of attempts to block access to asylum through safe and 'legal' means. He shows why many mooted 'solutions' to the 'problem' of refugees -- from military intervention to the warehousing of refugees in camps -- are counterproductive, creating environments ripe for the growth of extremism among people who have been denied all hope. In a globalised world, he concludes, wealthy states have the resources to protect refugees.And, as his historical account shows, courageous individuals have treated refugees in the past with striking humanity. States today could do worse than emulate them.Trade Review'Debunking some of the popular assumptions about the refugee crisis, with a look into the causes behind the flight from one's homeland ... Maley raises the vexing question of why we consider people in a developed and stable country entitled to all the benefits of modernity, whereas others are expected to put up with murder, pillage and mayhem.' * Georgraphical Magazine *'With the arrival in Europe of over a million refugees and people seeking asylum in 2015, a sense of panic began to spread within the continent and beyond. 'What Is a Refugee?' puts these developments into historical context, injecting much-needed objectivity and nuance into contemporary debates over what is to be done.' -- Refugee Council of Australia'This book is an eye-opener. It is an elegant, expert account of the history of refugees, their formal rights, and their shrinking prospects. It will leave no reader unmoved, and no conscience untroubled.' -- Philip Pettit, L.S.Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values, Princeton University, and author of 'Just Freedom: A Moral Compass for a Complex World''William Maley has done the world a great service--introducing one of the key questions of our times with rich insight and clarity. His book is a thoroughly readable and essential exploration of refugee issues. I learnt a huge amount from his writing, and I highly recommend it.' -- Patrick Kingsley, Migration Correspondent, 'The Guardian'; Foreign Affairs Journalist of the Year, British Journalism Awards 2015'An excellent introduction for the general reader on refugee issues and the national and international political context in which they are located. Lucidly and fluently written, Maley's deep and humane understanding and wide-reading across history and literature shines through on every page.' -- Matthew Gibney, Professor of Politics and Forced Migration, University of Oxford'A compelling, engaging and short book aimed at non-specialists who are interested in understanding the roots and complexities of the refugee crises. A pleasure to read.' -- Rosa Freedman, Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading, and author of 'Failing to Protect: The UN and Politicisation of Human Rights''This timely, informative and highly accessible book tackles the thorny issue of what happens to people fleeing fear and repression around the world. Maley cuts through technical jargon and legal terminology to bring to the lay reader an understanding of how some of the key challenges of refugee protection are being managed in the twenty-first century. Highly recommended.' -- Dawn Chatty, Emerita Professor of Anthropology and Forced Migration and former director of the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford

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Book SynopsisIn this controversial and provocative book, Mary Anne Franks examines the thin line between constitutional fidelity and constitutional fundamentalism. The Cult of the Constitution reveals how deep fundamentalist strains in both conservative and liberal American thought keep the Constitution in the service of white male supremacy. Constitutional fundamentalists read the Constitution selectively and self-servingly. Fundamentalist interpretations of the Constitution elevate certain constitutional rights above all others, benefit the most powerful members of society, and undermine the integrity of the document as a whole. The conservative fetish for the Second Amendment (enforced by groups such as the NRA) provides an obvious example of constitutional fundamentalism; the liberal fetish for the First Amendment (enforced by groups such as the ACLU) is less obvious but no less influential. Economic and civil libertarianism have increasingly merged to produce a deregulatory, "free-market" approach to constitutional rights that achieves fullest expression in the idealization of the Internet. The worship of guns, speech, and the Internet in the name of the Constitution has blurred the boundaries between conduct and speech and between veneration and violence. But the Constitution itself contains the antidote to fundamentalism. The Cult of the Constitution lays bare the dark, antidemocratic consequences of constitutional fundamentalism and urges readers to take the Constitution seriously, not selectively. Trade Review"Uncompromisingly critical, Franks challenges both liberal and conservative views of the Bill of Rights in the name of equality. Rights that don't work for the least powerful will ultimately work to preserve the privileges of the most powerful; agree or disagree with Franks's conclusions, her arguments require attention."—Rebecca Tushnet, Harvard Law School"The Cult of the Constitution shows how gun violence, racism, and misogyny are linked by a 'fundamentalist' interpretation of First and Second Amendment rights. Like all fundamentalism, this one tends to reinforce the interests of the powerful and to perpetuate inequality. It doesn't have to be this way. At this moment of #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter, and #NeverAgain, Mary Anne Franks' book is a necessary reassessment of constitutional orthodoxy. A powerful must-read."—Tamara Piety, author of Brandishing the First Amendment: Commercial Speech in America"In this timely book, Mary Anne Franks takes on some of our most divisive constitutional issues. She analyzes gun restrictions, free speech, and regulation of the internet with a firm command of the legal implications and human stakes of judicial decision making. An important and insightful book."—Deborah L. Rhode, Stanford Law School"Mary Anne Franks has written a powerful challenge to the prevailing constitutional orthodoxy of the right and the left. Her trenchant critique of progressives' naive devotion to America's flawed founding charter is provocative and persuasive. A deeply troubling and absolutely vital book."—Mark Joseph Stern, Slate"This is a worthy addition to the literature of critical legal studies—and a timely text as battles over the Constitution and its interpretation continue to rage."—Kirkus Reviews"The Cult of the Constitution is an extremely important book. Franks challenges scholars and supporters of 20th century liberal constitutionalism to acknowledge its shortcomings in dealing with the technological and social-media-driven realities of the 21st-century....[She] has forced open a new and vital debate about rights, liberties and constitutional government."—Mark Rush, Law and Politics Book Review"Lost amid the clamor of academic and judicial battles over how to interpret the Constitution is its effect on the most vulnerable....Mary Anne Franks finds that effect by exploring the constitutional fundamentalism underlying much of constitutional law."—Harvard Law ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: Who We Are 1. The Cult of the Constitution 2. The Cult of the Gun 3. The Cult of Free Speech 4. The Cult of the Internet Conclusion: Until We All Are Free

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking work offers a first-of-its-kind overview of legal informatics, the academic discipline underlying the technological transformation and economics of the legal industry. Edited by Daniel Martin Katz, Ron Dolin, and Michael J. Bommarito, and featuring contributions from more than two dozen academic and industry experts, chapters cover the history and principles of legal informatics and background technical concepts including natural language processing and distributed ledger technology. The volume also presents real-world case studies that offer important insights into document review, due diligence, compliance, case prediction, billing, negotiation and settlement, contracting, patent management, legal research, and online dispute resolution. Written for both technical and non-technical readers, Legal Informatics is the ideal resource for anyone interested in identifying, understanding, and executing opportunities in this exciting field.Trade Review'This is not just a book. It is a movement. In this superb collection, Katz, Dolin, and Bommarito not only provide a comprehensive primer on why the market for legal services is being disrupted, and how this disruption will take place, but also lay the groundwork for a whole new discipline - legal informatics - that can supply the intellectual and practical scaffolding for the new legal world these changes will bring into being. It is required reading for anyone seeking to participate in this transformation, or who will be affected by it - which, as this seminal volume makes clear, is all of us.' David Wilkins, Lester Kissel Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Center on the Legal Profession, Harvard Law School'This volume is a treasure trove for anyone interested in how technology can enable and enhance the delivery of legal services. The editors have done a first rate job of curating the research, insights and practical experiences of many of the world's leading experts. The field of legal informatics, at least 60 years of age, at last has its own definitive text.' Richard Susskind OBE, President of the Society for Computers and Law, author of Tomorrow's Lawyers'Informatics is not the frontier of law. It has lurched toward the center, shoved forward by the rush to embed algorithmic decision making into everything from cars to phones to facial recognition technology. Whether you are a newcomer in search of a curated overview, or a #legaltech frequent flyer looking for the state of the art, this is the one book you need to make sense of it all.' Eddie Hartman, Co-founder of LegalZoom, Partner at Simon-Kucher & PartnersTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction to Legal Informatics: 1. Motivation and Rationale for this Book Daniel Martin Katz, Ron Dolin and Michael J. Bommarito II; 2. Technology Issues in Legal Philosophy Ron Dolin; 3. The Origins and History of Legal Informatics Michael J. Bommarito II; Part II. Legal Informatics – Building Blocks and Core Concepts: 4. Representation of Legal Information Katie Atkinson; 5. Information Intermediation Ron Dolin; 6. Preprocessing Data Michael J. Bommarito II; 7. XML in Law: The Role of Standards in Legal Informatics Ron Dolin; 8. Document Assembly and Automation Marc Lauritsen; 9. AI + Law: An Overview Daniel Martin Katz; 10. Machine Learning Daniel Martin Katz and John Nay; 11. Natural Language Processing for Legal Texts John Nay; 12. Introduction to Blockchain and Cryptography Nelson M. Rosario; 13. Legal Informatics-Based Technology in Broader Workflows Kenneth Grady; 14. Gamification of Work and Feedback Systems Stephanie Kimbro; 15. Introduction to Design Thinking for Law Margaret Hagan; 16. Measuring Legal Quality Ron Dolin; Part III. Legal Informatics Use Cases: 17. Contract Analytics Noah Waisberg: 18. Contracts as Interfaces: Visual Representation Patterns in Contract Design Helena Haapio and Stefania Passera; 19. Distributed Ledgers, Cryptography, and Smart Contracts Nina Gunther Kilbride; 20. Patent Analytics: Information from Innovation Jevin D. West and Andrew W. Torrance; 21. The Core Concepts of E-Discovery Jonathan Kerry-Tyerman and AJ Shankar; 22. Predictive Coding in E-Discovery and The NexLP Story Engine Irina Matveeva; 23. Examining Public Court Data to Understand and Predict Bankruptcy Case Results Warren Agin; 24. Fastcase, and the Visual Understanding of Judicial Precedents Ed Walters and Jeff Asjes; 25. Mining Information from Statutory Texts in a Public Health Domain Kevin Ashley; 26. Gov2Vec: A Case Study in Text Model Application to Government Data John Nay; 27. Representation and Automation of Legal Information Katie Atkinson; 28. Online Dispute Resolution Dave Orr and Colin Rule; 29. Access to Justice and Technology: Reaching a Greater Future for Legal Aid Ronald W. Staudt and Alexander F. A. Rabanal; 30. Designing Legal Experiences: Online Communication and Resolution in Courts Maximilian A. Bulinski and J.J. Prescott; Part IV. Legal Informatics in the Industrial Context: 31. Adaptive Innovation: The Innovator's Dilemma in Big Law Ron Dolin and Thomas Buley; 32. Legal Data Access Christine Bannan; 33. A History of Knowledge Management at Littler Mendelsohn Scott Rechtshaffen; 34. Google Legal Operations Mary O'Carroll amd Stephanie Kimbro.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides practical and detailed account of all procedural aspects of the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent system. The book also explains how the UPC works in the context of the wider European patent system, particularly the EPO and the UK. It considers how parties can use it to enforce or revoke European patents and the Unitary Patent, in particular:- The procedures of the UPC from initiating proceedings to appeal, damages and costs hearings;- Rules on competence, substantive law, jurisdiction, language and judges;- The operation of the system alongside the national courts of the contracting countries, the European Patent Office opposition and appeal procedure, and parallel English Patents Court proceedings. NEW TO THE 2ND EDITION: Additional chapters on the impact of the UPC and Unitary Patent on managing licences, and on confidentiality; coverage of the latest UPC guidance; references and case notes on every significant procedural case from the UPC divisions and the Court of Appeal; and coverage of every Rule of the Rules of Procedure. The book is written by a team of patent experts with many years of experience in patent litigation in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK, as well as hands-on experience of running cases in the UPC from its inception. It provides insights from national and UPC practice on the features above and identifies points of interpretation. A must read for private practitioners and in-house counsel.

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Book SynopsisGeorge Craig was Sir Walter Scott's local banker, a writer, insurance agent, election agent and baron bailie of Galashiels. Based on thousands of recently discovered letters, this is the first study of a provincial nineteenth-century Scots lawyer and the community he served.

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Book SynopsisHow did a powerful concept in international justice evolve into an inequitable response to mass suffering?For a term coined just seventy-five years ago, genocide has become a remarkably potent idea. But has it transformed from a truly novel vision for international justice into a conservative, even inaccessible term? The Politics of Annihilation traces how the concept of genocide came to acquire such significance on the global political stage. In doing so, it reveals how the concept has been politically contested and refashioned over time. It explores how these shifts implicitly impact what forms of mass violence are considered genocide and what forms are not. Benjamin Meiches argues that the limited conception of genocide, often rigidly understood as mass killing rooted in ethno-religious identity, has created legal and political institutions that do not adequately respond to the diversity of mass violence. In his insistence on the concept’s complexity, he does not undermine the need for clear condemnations of such violence. But neither does he allow genocide to become a static or timeless notion. Meiches argues that the discourse on genocide has implicitly excluded many forms of violence from popular attention including cases ranging from contemporary Botswana and the Democratic Republic of Congo, to the legacies of colonial politics in Haiti, Canada, and elsewhere, to the effects of climate change on small island nations. By mapping the multiplicity of forces that entangle the concept in larger assemblages of power, The Politics of Annihilation gives us a new understanding of how the language of genocide impacts contemporary political life, especially as a means of protesting the social conditions that produce mass violence.Trade Review"Concepts are always political—and perhaps never more so than when they classify and rank the evils that can befall human beings. Benjamin Meiches’s extraordinary genealogy of the notion of genocide since its coinage during World War II is especially welcome, blending empirical cases, historical perspectives, and theoretical considerations in an ideal fashion. Emphasizing the lability of this concept before it was fixed in our time, for better or worse, Meiches shows how talk of genocide has allowed for moralizing in a violent world, even as it obstructs other perspectives that the future will require." —Samuel Moyn, Yale Law School"A well-written, cogently argued, significant contribution to a nuanced understanding of how the idea of genocide has emerged and why it matters to world politics."—CHOICE"A far-reaching critique of mainstream presumptions in the field and beyond, Annihilation presents theoretically-sophisticated engagements with a vast array of genocide scholarship backed by numerous case studies."—PoLAR"The Politics of Annihilation is a valuable contribution to current scholarship on genocide, considerably expanding the scope of the field. Its originality is compounded by an extensive and demonstrable breadth of knowledge, and its critical appraisal makes it both a pertinent resource and a rich point of departure for future research."—H-Net Reviews"The Politics of Annihilation is a wide-ranging and insightful deep dive into the contested, often controversial, and complex discursive politics of genocide."—The Review of Politics "Meiches has successfully provided a deep dive into discursive tussles and contestations that have unfolded underneath the ‘stable’ assumptions of the concept of genocide as we know it, highlighting not only the fluid ground on which much of our understanding of the concept rests, but also how these assumptions shape action."—International Affairs Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Genocide as Political DiscoursePart I. The Concept and Its Powers1. Groups, Paradoxes of Identity, and the Racialization of Global Politics2. Parts, Wholes, and the Erasure of Indigenous Life3. Destruction and the Creativity of Violence4. Desire, International Law, and the Problem of Unintentional GenocidePart II. The Politics of Genocide5. The Logistics of Prevention and the Fantasy of Preemption6. Genocide as Politics and the Horror of Plasticity7. The Sense of Genocide and the Politics of the FutureAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Caliphate Redefined is a remarkable book because it is a complex and detailed work of intellectual history tied to a relatively simple and straightforward point."---Christopher Markiewicz, H-Net Reviews"An unquestionable masterful work of scholarship."---David Marx, davidmarxbookreviews"“Caliphate Redefined” will prove a useful resource for those interested in Ottoman history and in Islamic political theory."---Carool Kersten, Anthropos"This work is a product of very diligent research and scholarship. Full of insightful arguments, the study fills an important gap in the field and sets a framework for future researchers."---Hasan Karataş, Nazariyat

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Book SynopsisIn Environmental Law and Economics, Michael G. Faure and Roy A. Partain provide a detailed overview of the law-and-economics methodology developed and employed by environmental lawyers and policymakers. The authors demonstrate how this approach can transcend political divisions in the context of international environmental law, environmental criminal law, and the property rights approach to environmental law. Private law solutions and public regulatory approaches are also explored, including traditional command-and-control and market-based forms of regulation. The book not only shows how the law-and-economics framework can be used to protect the environment, but also to examine deeper questions involving environmental federalism and the effectiveness of environmental law in developing economies. In clear, digestible prose that does not require readers to possess a background in microeconomics or mathematics, the authors introduce the theory and practice of environmental law and economiTrade Review'Here, Faure (Erasmus Univ. Rotterdam) and Partain (Univ. of Aberdeen) offer a detailed discussion of the important issues in environmental law, policy, and economics, drawing on both theoretical predictions and empirical studies.' R. M. Ramazani, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Environmental harm and efficiency; 3. Property rights approach to environmental law; 4. Environmental standard setting; 5. Principles of environmental law and environmental economics; 6. Pricing environmental harm; 7. Market-based instruments; 8. Liability rules; 9. Environmental regulation; 10. Environmental crime; 11. Insurance for environmental damage; 12. Compensation for environmental damage; 13. Environmental federalism; 14. The role of environmental law in developing countries; 15. Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Ashwini Tambe’s Defining Girlhood in India is eloquently written, empirically grounded, and persuasively argued." --Journal of Women's History"By employing a transnational feminist lens to investigate sexual maturity laws that informed the idea of girlhood, this book represents a significant contribution to the field of girlhood studies." --Contemporary South Asia "Defining Girlhood weaves an otherwise rich and extensive tale of the 'girl child' as a rapidly morphing but always potent signifier in Indian and international politics." --Journal of Asian Studies "Defining Girlhood in India emerges as a well-timed and much-needed genealogy of the girl child as a political subject. . . . Beautifully written and organized." --Progress in Development Studies

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Book SynopsisDigging into newly declassified archives, Dan Porat unearths the story of Jews prosecuted by the State of Israel for Nazi collaboration. Over time courts and the public came to see Jewish ghetto administrators or kapos as tragic figures. Rigorous yet humane, Porat invites us to rethink ideas about victimhood, justice, and collective memory.Trade ReviewThe largely forgotten history of these trials has pivotal importance for our changing sense of what it meant to be a Jew during the Holocaust, as Dan Porat makes clear in his insightful, eloquently written new book. -- David Mikics * Tablet *In this revelatory and at times astonishing book, the historian Dan Porat analyses the hitherto inaccessible transcripts of 40 kapo trials that were held in Israel over the course of two decades…And yet, 40 years later, only the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, chief Nazi architect of the Final Solution, is ever discussed. Bitter Reckoning interrogates this cultural amnesia and asks why it is that Israel no longer calls to account the actions of Jewish functionaries within the camps. -- Giulia Miller * Times Higher Education *Porat raises profound moral questions about complicity, justice and victimhood. Bitter Reckoning makes an important, and perhaps pivotal, contribution to our understanding of the Holocaust. Porat documents the changing views of Israelis about alleged collaborators. -- Glenn C. Altschuler * Jerusalem Post *Masterful…The real beauty of this book is how Israeli society gradually came to different conclusions as to the guilt or complicity of those standing trial, choosing, ultimately, not to stand-in judgment over men and women in impossible situations…An essential guide to understanding the torments of the young state of Israel and, in the process, adds to our sum of knowledge about the Holocaust. -- Jenni Frazer * Jewish Chronicle *Porat’s writing is smooth and deliberate, delivered with integrity. His analysis of prosecutor and judicial motivations, especially within the trial records kept by judges and justices, is masterful…The extensive research by Porat lends considerable weight to why the Israeli criminal justice system was a poor choice as a vehicle of justice in this circumstance. -- Charles S. Weinblatt * New York Journal of Books *Gripping…Porat puts these trials into a broader framework, analyzing the changes in Israeli attitudes to Shoah survivors over the years. -- Martin Lockshin * Canadian Jewish News *A superb, meticulously researched work of historical empathy. The fullest, most intelligent exploration I’ve read of what Primo Levi termed ‘the gray zone,’ and the improbability of moral, let alone legal, clarity for those found to have been inside of it. -- Steven J. Zipperstein, author of PogromIn this riveting book Dan Porat offers a new and stunning perspective on Israel's tormented encounter with the legacy of the Holocaust and some of its survivors. It is not necessary to share Porat's opinions in order to respect his intellectual integrity, compassion, and masterly writing. -- Tom Segev, author of A State at Any CostPorat’s account of Israel’s kapo trials offers the first general history of these largely forgotten proceedings. He offers a persuasive, well-researched, and cogent history of the trials, situated in the context of postwar Jewish and Israeli life. -- Devin Pendas, author of The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial, 1963–1965Skillfully weaving together courtroom drama with the politics, press, and public opinion of the time, Porat takes us to the gray area between perpetrator and victim and leaves us with a wealth of knowledge, important insights, and much to think about. -- Joshua Schoffman, former Deputy Attorney General, Israeli Ministry of JusticeA fascinating account of an important episode in Israeli history and post-Holocaust justice. Porat provides a lucid and well-documented reconstruction and analysis of the political arguments and evolution of judicial practice over three decades. -- Omer Bartov, author of Anatomy of a GenocideAn exploration of Holocaust survivors who collaborated with the Nazis…Fills in some gaps in the Holocaust literature. * Kirkus Reviews *Porat’s analysis of the ‘Kapo trials’ in Israel between 1950 and 1972 is critical for scholars interested in Holocaust justice, Jewish Holocaust testimony, and myths of postwar ‘silence’ concerning the Holocaust. -- Norman J. W. Goda * Holocaust and Genocide Studies *

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Book SynopsisWatt's Equity & Trusts Law Directions presents students with a considered balance of depth, detail, context, and critique on the topic.

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Book SynopsisDr Paul Lambert BA LLB LLM, TMA, CTMA, professor, visiting research fellow, qualified lawyer, PhD, CDPO, CIPP/E, CRISC, and editor, has been publishing articles in legal and business journals (including the European Intellectual Property Review) on topics such as data protection, the internet, intellectual property and courtroom broadcasting for many years. He was nominated for the Picasso Privacy Award and the Inner Temple Book Prize.Paul is the author of a number of books, including Data Protection and Data Transfers Law (2023), Gringras: The Laws of the Internet (6th edition, 2022), and Data Protection, Privacy Regulators and Supervisory Authorities (2020), all published by Bloomsbury Professional.

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Book SynopsisMit seiner Allgemeine Staatslehre reiht sich Hans Kelsen in eine spezifisch deutschsprachige Tradition ein - und doch begründet er mit ihr etwas grundstürzend Neues. Denn das in der prominenten Reihe "Enzyklopädie der Rechts- und Staatswissenschaft" erschienene Werk markiert nicht nur die Auftaktschrift für den sog. Weimarer Richtungs- und Methodenstreit in der Staatsrechtslehre, die Carl Schmitt, Rudolf Smend und Hermann Heller ihrerseits zu Verfassungs- respektive Staatslehren provozieren wird. Sie stellt darüber hinaus - neun Jahre vor der 1934 publizierten Erstauflage der Reine Rechtslehre - die erste zusammenhängende Darstellung der von Kelsen begründeten und gemeinsam mit seinen Schülern ausgeformten "Reinen Rechtslehre" dar. Sie zeigt den 43jährigen Kelsen auf dem Zenit seines Wiener Wirkens und seine "Jungösterreichische Schule der Rechtstheorie" am Ende ihrer Formationsphase.Auf der Grundlage einer "durch Kants Vernunftkritik" bestimmten Methode legt Kelsen dar, dass die herkömmlich unter dem Sammelbegriff der Allgemeinen Staatslehre behandelten disparaten Fragestellungen "durchgehend Probleme der Geltung und Erzeugung einer spezifischen [Rechts-]Ordnung", sprich: Rechtsprobleme sind. Während er die Geltungsfragen, sozusagen den Staat in der Ruhelage, der (Nomo-)Statik zuschlägt, behandelt er die Erzeugungsfragen, also den Staat in der Bewegung, unter dem Aspekt der (Nomo-)Dynamik. Und während die früheren Monografien seine normativistisch-positivistische Lehre nur mittelbar, nämlich durch das Diapositiv der Dekonstruktion der tradierten Staatsrechtslehre erkennen ließen, präsentiert sie Kelsen hier erstmals als vollgültigen Gegenentwurf.

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Book SynopsisSave BIGGER THAN EVER with this fully updated edition of the classic tax-saving guide!Tax whiz Jeff Schnepper has been helping ordinary taxpayers dramatically lower their tax bills for decades. Now, Schnepper brings his classic guide up to date for the coming tax season.Presented in language anyone can understand, How to Pay Zero Taxes 2020-2021 delivers everything you need to take full advantage of the newest tax lawsâand pay the IRS less than ever before. Schnepper uncovers hundreds of sanctioned deductions, shelters, credits, and exemptions and provides invaluable tax tips youâll only find here. Youâll learn how to navigate the tax code like a pro and save the maximum legal amounts on:â   Capital gains and dividendsâ   IRA and retirement plansâ   Converting personal expenses into deductible business expensesâ   Charitable deductionsâ   Child care and elder careâ&nbspTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS CHAPTER 1Tax Insanity CHAPTER 2Is It Legal? CHAPTER 3How Our Tax System Works CHAPTER 4Exclusions—Tax-Free Money A Alternatives to “Earned Income” 1. Hospitalization Premiums 2. Group Life Insurance Premiums 3. Group Legal Services Plans 4. Accident and Health Plans 5. Employee Death Benefits 6. Merchandise Distributed to Employees on Holidays 7. “Expenses of Your Employer” 8. Meals and Lodgings 9. Employee Discounts 10. Workers’ Compensation 11. “Cafeteria” Plans and Flexible Spending Accounts 12. Dependent Care Assistance Program 13. Employer Educational Assistance 14. Employee Awards 15. Clergy Housing Allowance 16. Miscellaneous Fringe Benefits & nbsp; B Donative Items 17. Gifts, Bequests, and Inheritances 18. Scholarships and Fellowships 19. Prizes and Awards 20. Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) C Investors 21. Interest on State and Municipal Obligations D Benefits for the Elderly 22. Public Assistance Payments 23. Social Security and Other Retirement Benefits 24. Annuities 25. Sale of Your Home E Miscellaneous Individual Exclusions 26. Carpool Receipts 27. Damages 28. Divorce and Separation Arrangements 29. Life Insurance 30. Qualified State Tuition (§529) Programs 31. Your Home—The Mother of All Tax Shelters! 32. Disabled Veteran Payments 33. Exclusion of Income for Volunteer Firefighters andEmergency Medical Responders 34. Unemployment Benefits 35. Homeowner Security &n bsp; 36. Reimbursed Costs to Parents of Children with Disabilities 37. Wrongful Conviction and Incarceration 38. Restitution Payments 39. Frequent Flier Miles 40. Hurricane Sandy 41. Cancellation of Indebtedness 42. Medicaid Payments for Foster Care of Related Individuals 43. ABLE Accounts 44. Foreign Earned Income Exclusion F Schedule of Excludable Items CHAPTER 5Credits—Dollar-for-Dollar Tax Reductions A Estimated Tax and Withholding Exemptions B Credits 45. Refundable The Earned Income Credit 46. Excess Social Security Tax 47. The Child and Dependent Care Credit 48. Credit for the Elderly or Permanently and Totally Disabled C Special Credits 49. Work Opportunity Credit (Formerly Targeted Jobs Tax Credit) 50. Welfare to Work Credit 51. Research Tax Credit 52. Orphan Drug Tax Credit 53. Adoption Assistance 54. Hope Scholarship Credit 55. American Opportunity Tax Credit ; 56. Lifetime Learning Credit 57. Child Tax Credit 58. Disability Credits 59. Health Insurance Credit 60. Saver’s Credit

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Book SynopsisA much-anticipated new edition of this acclaimed work on intellectual property (IP) in its global context. With intelligent and insightful coverage of IP law from international and comparative perspectives this second edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded. This unique textbook presents the main IP rights, identifying their basic features and tracing their evolution up to the present day by reference to statutes, cases and international treaties. Examining the evolving activities in the international arena, especially debates and new IP rules concerning or impinging on creativity and innovation, consumer choice, trade, economics, social welfare and culture, this innovative textbook considers how these activities interact with developments at regional and domestic levels. Key Features include: Presentation of IP law in a global context, uniquely organised by theme as opposed to by type of IPR for accessibility and ease of learning a comprehensive commentary guiding students through international, regional and comparative IP law examination of the impact of IP on the international stage an interdisciplinary approach considering the global influence of IP in respect of trade, development, law, economics, technology, human rights and biological and cultural diversity, providing readers with extensive knowledge of IP law's reach A key resource for IP courses with a global outlook, Dutfield and Suthersanen on Global Intellectual Property Law will also be of great interest to a number of global institutions. Acclaim for the first edition: 'Dutfield and Suthersanen have skillfully captured in one concise volume all the important things you need to know about international intellectual property law. The materials are accessible, timely, methodically presented and at times critical. The book's detailed, in-depth and comparative analyses provide helpful insights into the increasingly complex international intellectual property system. Global Intellectual Property Law is not only an effective textbook for students interested in the subject, but a desktop companion for policymakers and professionals who need a quick and up-to-date overview of global intellectual property issues.' - Peter K. Yu, Drake University, US and Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, ChinaTrade Review‘This book tells a distinctive story about IP and its place in global economic and cultural exchange. It is an outstanding starting point and teaching tool for courses on any IP topic. It is strongly recommended for IP scholars and students.’ -- Benjamin J. Keele, International Journal of Legal Information‘Dutfield and Suthersanen on Global Intellectual Property Law, sheds light on highly complex subject areas of intellectual property law in a clearly presented way with a reader-friendly and pleasant graphic presentation. . . an invaluable textbook for students, scholars or policy makers at all levels.’ -- Vera Vallone, IPKat‘In the second edition of their book Dutfield and Suthersanen on Global Intellectual Property Law, Graham Dutfield and Uma Suthersanen provide a valuable guide for understanding the international dimensions of this relationship. The updates to their earlier work reflect significant changes to IP protection, including the increasing relevance of bilateral and regional trade agreements. This book is an important tool for navigating a field of law that is strongly influenced by international law but continues to rely on national systems of protection using national treatment principles.’ -- Genevieve Wilkinson, Intellectual Property Forum Journal‘Dutfield and Suthersanen on Global Intellectual Property Law, now in its second edition, has established itself as a reference work for all those who are interested in international and comparative perspectives on intellectual property law and its policy aspects. Written by two leading scholars in intellectual property law, it offers a comprehensive view on all main intellectual property rights at international level and in various jurisdictions, whilst making sure that the technical legal analysis is always embedded in a broader socio-economic perspective. A very useful and inspiring read for all those who want to dig deeper into this fascinating field of growing importance.’ -- ­– Christophe Geiger, CEIPI, University of Strasbourg, France‘This book is a major contribution to the literature on intellectual property. With an original perspective and deep study of the evolution and current status of the law, the authors provide an illuminating analysis of how countries at different levels of development can frame their legal systems to participate in the knowledge economy.’ -- Carlos Correa, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina'This second edition considers the globalisation of intellectual property across a comparative range of local jurisdictions. As well as accounting for the various species of intellectual property, the book looks at larger over-arching themes of intellectual property and human rights; copyright law, cultural heritage, and education; plant breeders' rights, farmers privileges, and geographical indications; gene patents and access to medicines; and Indigenous Intellectual property. The work lights the way to implementing intellectual property reforms to promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.' -- Matthew Rimmer, Queensland University of Technology, Australia‘Professors Dutfield and Suthersanen reinvent the world of intellectual property law in a way that is doctrinally neat, yet breathtaking. Veteran scholars of global intellectual property law will be further tantalized; tyros will desire to seek further expertise. The world, intellectual property, and your political convictions will not be the same after you work through this invaluable contribution to the field' -- Shubha Ghosh, Syracuse University, US‘This book is a significant achievement. The authors, both highly respected as scholars and as teachers, explore challenging and evolving concepts in a confronting and stimulating manner, in a way which is clear, readable and with excellent use of diagrams. This book will be invaluable to students, teachers and scholars at all levels.’ -- Abbe Brown, University of Aberdeen, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface to the Second Edition PART I INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AS GLOBALISED LOCALISM 1. Globalisation, law and development 2. Justifying intellectual property 3. International governance of intellectual property PART II CREATING AND BRANDING 4. Copyright 5. Patents 6. Trade marks 7. Design intellectual property 8. Geographical indications 9. Plant intellectual property 10. Utility models and innovation patents PART III SHIFTING CONTOURS 11. Human rights and intellectual property 12. Education and cultural heritage 13. Health 14. New biologies 15. Genetic resources, traditional knowledge, and traditional cultural expressions 16. Networked technologies and intellectual property Index

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Book SynopsisThis up-to-date and revised third edition offers a clear and comprehensive overview of the main principles, institutions and procedures related to foreign direct investment and the resolution of disputes. Suitable for both upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate courses on international investment protection, the book is firmly grounded within the wider public international law context. Key Features of the third edition: Incorporates extracts from and analysis of key recent decisions, including David Aven et al v. Costa Rica, Greentech Energy Systems et al v. Italy and Venezuela v. OI European Group Coverage is brought up to date with new discussion of revised investment treaty texts and new court system proposals Balanced and neutral engagement with both normative standards and critiques of the system encourages students to draw their own conclusions Provides concise descriptions of the legal principles followed by extracts from both classic and contemporary cases to enhance understanding of core concepts Contains detailed discussion notes and all new 'Questions to an Expert' to enable further classroom discussion and facilitate critical reflection on complex topics. The concise nature of the book and accessible writing style make this an ideal text for non-specialists and for single semester courses on international investment protection.Trade Review'In this new edition, Dr. Schefer has pulled off the seemingly impossible: an up-to-date, accessible yet scholarly introduction to international investment law that students and practitioners alike will find useful and informative. My students particularly appreciate the way she organizes the sometimes chaotic world of arbitral decisions into coherent, if competing, lines of doctrine and policy. As a researcher, this volume is my starting point when investigating a new aspect of investment law. She asks all the right questions and lays a solid foundation for future work. A tour de force.' --Frank J. Garcia, Boston College Law School, US'This new edition of Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer's International Investment Law provides a wealth of information for the newcomer to the field. It is refreshingly illustrated not only by case excerpts and other materials, but also by short interviews with new voices in international investment law. Overall, it provides a balanced view on one of the most controversial subfields of international economic law.' --August Reinisch, University of Vienna, AustriaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to the study of international investment law 2. Sources of international investment law 3. Definitions 4. Expropriation 5. Standards of host state behaviour 6. Dispute settlement 7. Investment guarantees: political risk insurance Index

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Book SynopsisSome see the internet as a Wild West where those who venture online must be thick-skinned enough to ensure verbal attacks in the name of free speech protection. Danielle Keats Citron rejects this view. Cyber-harassment is a matter of civil rights law, and legal precedents as well as social norms of decency and civility must be leveraged to stop it.Trade ReviewVividly written and carefully argued, the book is a fine account of law in this area… We should, as Citron argues, reject the facile romanticization of the Internet as the last frontier of true freedom. We should acknowledge that the Internet both facilitates expression and silences, both allows speech and muzzles it… The major contribution of Citron’s book is its lucid summary of the vast network of laws, both state and federal, that are pertinent to cyberabuse. As she shows, we can do quite a lot for victims of cyberabuse without chilling expression… Citron confronts the perpetual free-speech/First Amendment problems attendant to her family of proposals head-on, and the case she makes is persuasive… Citron makes a number of useful proposals for legal reform while convincing readers of the seriousness of the problem. -- Martha C. Nussbaum * The Nation *With the amount of research, detail, and sharp, straightforward suggestions in this book, you can almost hear Citron daring her readers to attempt any kind of counterargument, because one simply doesn’t exist… Hate Crimes fully delivers on its promise to elucidate the possible legal responses to online harassment and revenge porn, and policymakers—Citron’s intended audience—will be well served by its clarity… The author derives a lot of firing power from comparing the modern-day fight against online harassment to the 1970s-era fights for the criminalization of sexual harassment in the workplace, and, to a lesser extent, to the fight for the acknowledgement of (and due punishment for) domestic violence. Her comparisons with other feminist fights for equality are both apt and poignant, and the economic injustice of online harassment is certainly deserving of swift and meaningful solutions. -- Jordan Larson * The Baffler *Citron…focuses on how online hate speech ruins lives, most often women’s lives. She cites surveys that show that 60 to 70 percent of cyberstalking victims are women, and she details cases in which women have been targeted, defamed, and threatened with rape and murder… The very same things that make the Internet such a uniquely powerful medium for freedom of speech make it a uniquely powerful medium for hate crimes… The difficult question—as always in First Amendment and most constitutional litigation—is where to draw the line. In grappling with that and offering provisional answers, Citron [does] a great service. -- Erwin Chemerinsky * Chronicle of Higher Education *This book sets forth a compelling argument that the internet should not be allowed to maintain its ‘Wild West’ anarchic status, because its ability to facilitate cyber-bullying outweighs the virtues of maintaining that status… Hate Crimes in Cyberspace’s main strength lies in its sustained and detailed exploration of the bizarrely convoluted, sustained and extremely hurtful nature of online abuse of individuals… Its pioneering research could and should be used to support the case for introducing a criminal offence of gender-based hate speech in various countries. -- Helen Fenwick * Times Higher Education *Danielle Citron’s Hate Crimes in Cyberspace is a breakthrough book… Citron does a thorough and admirable service of clearly delineating the avenues for legal relief that already exist, thus belying the widely held belief that this behavior is totally unregulated and therefore beyond the law’s reach. Cyberspace is not a completely unregulated wild west, and perpetrators of hate crimes as well as their victims need to know that. Citron calls for greater enforcement of all of these laws that already target hate crimes in cyberspace… The book thus serves as a blueprint for what Citron insightfully calls a new civil rights movement. It gives legal representatives and victims a roadmap for charting out legal actions that can be taken to halt the abuse being currently suffered, and to compensate for past harms. It gives state and federal legislators a menu of options for strengthening the law in this area, so that cyberspace can be a safe as well as robust domain for the expression of views on all subjects. It responds to First Amendment worries about the possibility that her proposed reforms might chill valuable speech, and it suggests paths for interested private parties who want to affect the trajectory here outside the law. It’s a tour de force and I believe it will succeed. It will change the law, change the conversation, and change attitudes toward and regarding this extraordinarily abusive and harmful behavior. It will strengthen women’s civil rights, and thus strengthen women’s equality and at core, it will be a significant step toward ensuring women’s safety in the public space of employment and education, as well as in cyberspace and the home. This is a book to celebrate, to study, to argue over, and, mostly, to use… This book makes a powerful case that we must do something about this conduct, and that we must use law to do it. There simply must be a more robust legal response to harmful, hateful, and misogynistic behavior, in cyberspace, no less than in workplaces and the home. That is a huge contribution, to women’s equality, to the quality of our social and civic life, and to the justice of our law. -- Robin West * Jotwell *[Citron’s] book comprehensively catalogs the many forms of online harassment—from revenge porn to anonymous cyber mobs—arguing that we need more robust laws to criminalize it and that law enforcement needs to take the cases more seriously… Her book attempts to persuade readers of the real damage wrought by digital attacks with examples of some of the worst harassment that’s happened online… Citron hopes her book convinces readers that harassment online should be taken seriously, and that a robust legal and enforcement framework is created to make the Internet a less chilling place for women. -- Kashmir Hill * Forbes *There sometimes seems to be a river of hate on the internet, flowing steadily through different social media; people are often hurt, and there is no obvious end to it. In this book, Danielle Citron, an American law professor, proposes, with quiet authority, how we, as digital citizens, lawmakers, internet intermediaries and educators, can make a change. -- Katharine Quarmby * The Guardian *To be sure, police and prosecutors regularly fail to enforce existing laws when it comes to online abuse, either because they don’t take the abuse seriously or because they lack the technological skills to find the perpetrators. But while better training and more resources are certainly necessary, Citron argues persuasively that the law itself needs to evolve as well. -- Michelle Goldberg * The Nation *It is the first systematic account of the problem, and how to counter it. Citron proposes practical and lawful ways in which to punish online harassment and also demonstrates the emotional, professional and financial damage incurred by victims. -- Katharine Quarmby * Newsweek *[An] excellent new book…which dives into the negative consequences of connectivity and suggests legal and ethical remedies that may help people who are the targets of abuse and harassment… I think the book deserves to get a wide audience, particularly as legislatures and tech companies struggle to grapple with the consequences of connectivity. While [Citron] writes from the informed perspective of a legal scholar and researcher, the prose is clear and her approach should be accessible to lay audiences… Citron connects the experiences of women and minorities in the 20th century and the civil rights laws that were enacted to prevent or penalize discrimination against people on the basis of race or gender, with the challenges that confront people in the 21st century. -- Alex Howard * TechRepublic.com *A very important book…that addresses the dark and dangerous side of the Internet. Hate Crimes in Cyberspace by Danielle Keats Citron delves into myriad stories that swing from unfortunate to horrific, highlighting the negative experiences people have suffered as a result of behavior made possible by the anonymity the Internet provides, and/or made exponentially more severe due to the medium’s vast and instant reach… It’s enough to make you want to go offline for a very, very long time. * Bridg-iT blog *An impassioned call for equal rights for women on the Internet… Citron introduces three women and describes how their personal, educational and professional prospects were wantonly destroyed by cybermobs attacking them through posts on social networking sites and emails sent to prospective schools and employers, messages containing scurrilous lies and graphically detailed threats to rape and murder them. Their efforts to stop or punish these activities were frustrated by the posters’ anonymity, indifference on the part of law enforcement and legal loopholes protecting the websites hosting the attacks. Central to their predicaments is a widespread attitude that considers the Internet a lawless playground with no effect on the real world and that belittles the concerns of women and minorities facing a torrent of mindless hate when they attempt to use the Internet to advance their interests and careers. Citron compares this to the dismissive attitudes about sexual harassment in the workplace and domestic violence prevalent 40 years ago, and she argues that driving this vicious behavior from the Internet should be a major 21st-century civil rights initiative. The author has given careful thought to how the standards of civilized conduct expected everywhere else in our culture can be brought to bear on the Internet consistent with First Amendment concerns and without damaging the Internet’s capacity for robust debate, activism and innovation. Along with proposals for reducing the social acceptability of Internet abuse, Citron offers well-considered and modest changes to communications law and judicial procedure that could go a long way toward opening the Internet to safer and wider use by currently victimized groups. Her suggestion that anonymity online should be treated as a privilege that can be lost by violations of a site’s terms of service is particularly constructive… Frightening and infuriating, this demand for legal accountability for Internet barbarism deserves widespread exposure and serious consideration. * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *Citron addresses a significant, timely topic in this impressively comprehensive, expertly researched book. Drawing upon leading legal and sociological works, the author explores the nature and consequences of cyber harassment and cyber stalking. Citron’s approach is particularly effective because she introduces a series of actual cases in which victims’ lives and livelihoods have been damaged by deliberate, malicious invasions of privacy over the Internet. In addressing legal remedies for digital hate attacks, Citron invokes lessons from the civil, women’s, and employee rights movements. Moreover, she emphasizes ways in which victims can employ civil and criminal legal means of catching and punishing perpetrators of these crimes. Still, the law is dilatory in recognizing and addressing the challenges presented by digital hate; thus, law enforcement agencies and the courts have much to learn about protecting rights in the digital age… An excellent analysis of the social impact of Internet hate crimes. -- Lynne Maxwell * Library Journal (starred review) *Citron brings clarity and rigor to a difficult area of law and policy—dealing with cyber harassment and stalking—that is in desperate need of both. Her book is a must-read for anyone interested in balancing free speech and privacy, and finding protection from the damage that online trolls can do. Citron masterfully guides us toward much needed solutions. -- Emily Bazelon, Senior Editor, SlateIn this important book, Danielle Citron proposes a civil rights agenda for the digital age—new legal tools that will protect equal opportunity and human dignity in digital spaces. She explains how we can protect individuals from online harassment and abuse without undermining freedom of expression. This is pioneering legal scholarship. -- Jack M. Balkin, Yale UniversityThe free flow of information and expression facilitated by the Internet can bring out the best in people—and also the worst. Hate Crimes in Cyberspace is a call to action and thought-provoking roadmap to realizing the Internet’s full potential as a place of discourse and engagement for all. -- Jonathan Zittrain, author of The Future of the Internet—And How to Stop It

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Book SynopsisEmotions impact any practitioner of dispute resolution; yet, there are very few programs with courses that explore the emotional side of disputes. In Mediation, Conciliation, and Emotions, Peter Ladd outlines the emotions found in disputes and how these emotions function in dispute resolution. The book is divided into two parts: emotions and mediation, and emotions and conciliation. These parts examine the phenomenon of mediation, how to control emotions during mediation sessions, and how different disputes require different modes of emotional reconciliation. Mediation, Conciliation, and Emotions offers practical advice and information about the role of emotions in dispute resolution. It is an indispensable tool for practitioners of dispute resolution. Author Peter Ladd has developed a computer program which simplifies scoring of the Emotional Climate Inventory offered in the book''s Appendix. This program can be accessed via St. Lawrence University Graduate School of Education''s website at www.stlawu.edu/education.Trade ReviewPeter Ladd's Mediation, Conciliation, and Emotions expands the analysis of emotional content in a negotiation from the individual to the shared experience, exploring the establishment of "emotional climates" that arise between individuals and offering empirically based counsel for mediators and conciliators about how to help remedy undesirable emotional climates and create emotional climates more conducive to problem solving...Ladd teaches that when approaching a dispute, it may be as important to isolate the emotional quality of interaction between two people as it is to find out how each is feeling about the issue at hand. After providing the readers with tools to identify the emotional climates that form between disputants, Ladd offers detailed, empirically based advice for treating the various kinds of dysfunction that can arise in those climates. -- Erin Ryan * Negotiation Journal *Table of Contents1 Introduction 2 Part I: Emotions and Mediation; Chapter 1:The Phenomenon of Mediation; Chapter 2: Emotions and Mediation 3 Part II: Emotions and Conciliation; Chapter 3: Anger and Conciliation; Chapter 4: Resentment and Conciliation; Chapter 5: Revenge and Conciliation; Chapter 6: Apathy and Conciliation; Chapter 7: Guilt and Conciliation; Chapter 8: Egotism and Conciliation; 4 Appendices 5 Bibliography 6 Index

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Book SynopsisAfter the Second World War, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) promoted trade liberalization to help make the world prosperous and peaceful. Francine McKenzie uses case studies of the Cold War, the creation of the EEC and other regional trade agreements, development, and agriculture, to show that trade is a primary goal of foreign policy, a dominant (and divisive) aspect of international relations, and a vital component of global order. She unpacks the many ways in which trade was politicised, and the layers of meaning associated with trade; trade policies, as well as disputes about trade, communicated ideas, hopes and fears that were linked to larger questions of identity, sovereignty, and status. This study reveals how the economic and political dimensions of foreign policy and international engagement intersected, showing that trade was not only instrumentalised in the service of particular policies or relations but that it was also an essential aspect of international relations.Trade Review'With trade protectionism on the rise today, it is vitally important to understand the origins of the post-World War II trading system. Francine McKenzie has written an insightful and illuminating study on the difficult past of the GATT that will be of great interest to historians, economists, and political scientists alike.' Douglas Irwin, Dartmouth College'GATT as 'the 'Cinderella of international organizations'? McKenzie's innovative study of GATT situates international trade in global politics and reminds us why the history of economics on an international scale matters. As the clock moves closer to midnight, GATT and Global Order helps us understand the paradoxes of the twentieth century international economic order, and how difficult it is to disentangle the fiscal tenets of asymmetrical globalization from the established virtues of international cooperation.' Glenda Sluga, University of Sydney/ European University Institute'This bold book brings into one place the issues, events, debates, policies, and people of the GATT during its half-century history. This is both a survey and an in-depth, multi-archival examination of a major institution – a truly amazing undertaking with results that are oftentimes breath-taking in their scope.' Tom Zeiler, University of Colorado Boulder'International historian Francine McKenzie has consulted numerous primary sources around the world, as well as secondary sources, to write an account of this important trade policy institution. Organized around four broad themes - the Cold War, regionalism, development, and agriculture - the study shows and analyses what negotiators and policy makers thought, behind the often bland or triumphant compromise public statements.' James Foreman-Peck, EH.net (Economic History Association)Table of ContentsIntroduction: GATT in World Affairs; 1. Accidental Organization: Origins and Early Years of GATT; 2. 'An Arrow in the Western World's Quiver': The Cold War Challenge to GATT; 3. 'Take It or Leave It': The EEC Challenge to GATT; 4. 'Spread Like the Plague': The Regional Challenge to GATT; 5. 'Rich Man's Club': The Development Challenge to GATT; 6. 'Agricultural Anarchy': The Agriculture Challenge to GATT; Conclusion: The Embattled History of GATT.

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Book SynopsisA single source guide to the different types of agreements reached with clients prior to marriage, civil partnership, cohabitation and during family breakdown.

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Book SynopsisExamines how modern Orthodox Christian thinkers have answered political, legal, and ethical questions. This book discusses the teachings of Orthodox Christian intellectuals of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It also underscores the various ways Orthodox Christian intellectuals have shaped modern debates over the family and society.Trade ReviewRarely have the riches of modern theology and theological anthropology been so incisively analyzed for their insights into the fundamentals of our modern political condition. -- Jean Bethke Elshtain, University of Chicago Crisp, informative, even-handed, and, above all, interesting. It is a joy to learn what riches there are in modern times in the major Christian traditions. -- Robert N. Bellah, University of California, Berkeley A useful resource and a powerful inspiration. -- Rebecca S. Chopp, President, Colgate University; Former President, American Academy of Religion Extraordinary and exciting book, which deserves a wide audience. -- Adam A.J. DeVille Logos: A Journal of Eastern Christian StudiesTable of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Contributors Introduction, by John Witte Jr. and Frank S. Alexander Introduction to the Modern Orthodox Tradition, by Paul Valliere Vladimir Soloviev (1853-1900) Nicholas Berdyaev (1874-1948) Vladimir Nikolaievich Lossky (1903-1958) Mother Maria Skobtsova (1891-1945) Dumitru Staniloae (1903-1993) Copyright Information Index to Biblical Citations General Index

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Book SynopsisMarking the 35th anniversary of the Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at King's College London, this volume brings together a large and illustrious group of contributors to create a comprehensive and authoritative guide cutting across all key areas of contemporary construction law, ranging from construction arbitration to procurement and contract law.It takes an international approach to construction law and considers issues such as investor-State dispute settlement, insolvency and liquidated damages in civil law and common law jurisdictions and procurement from a comparative perspective, as well as certain key common law/English law topics (such as fitness for purpose) that are of relevance to an international audience.The book provides detailed and practical guidance to the legal framework of the construction industry for barristers, solicitors, arbitrators, adjudicators, academics, contract managers, construction consultants and quantity surveyors, amo

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Book SynopsisProviding comparative analysis that examines both Western and non-Western legal systems, this wide-ranging Handbook expands and enriches the existing privacy and defamation law literature and addresses the fundamental issues facing today's scholars and practitioners. Comparative Privacy and Defamation provides insightful commentary on issues of theory and doctrine, including the challenges of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the impact of new technologies on the law. Chapters explore the origins and development of the right to privacy, privacy rights of photographic subjects and defamation by photo-manipulation, and the right to be forgotten. Containing contributions from expert international scholars, this comprehensive Handbook investigates the liability of internet intermediaries in cases of defamation and the emerging problem of global injunctions before concluding with eight country focussed studies. Engaging and accessible, this Handbook will be a key resource for students and scholars researching in the fields of privacy and defamation law, internet and technological law and information and media law. Contributors include: T.D.C. Bennett, S. Bretthauer, J. Campbell, P. Coe, M. Cornils, S.C. Ekaratne, A. Gajda, G. Gil, A. Koltay, R. Krotoszynski, J. Kulesza, D. Mangan, D. Milo, R. Moosavian, J. Oster, K.S. Park, M. Pearson, J. Reichel, D. Rolph, J. Shimizu, D.N. Staiger, R.L. Weaver, R.H. Weber, P. Wragg, M.N. Yan, V. Zeno-ZencovichTrade Review'Comparative Privacy and Defamation couldn't be more timely and relevant to freedom of expression academics and practitioners in the global 21st century. More wide-ranging and in-depth than other similar publications, the book is a remarkable contribution to international, foreign, and comparative law. Its topical comprehensiveness and authorial diversity and prestige will make the volume a must read for those interested in the subject.' --Kyu Ho Youm, University of Oregon, US'Wragg and Koltay's thought-provoking book makes an important contribution to the literature. They have brought together an impressive group of experts from the world scene. Whereas most books speak narrowly to the Western picture of defamation and privacy law, theirs is a refreshing take by bringing in wider, global perspectives. In doing so, they are strikingly effective in raising new ideas and asking new questions at a time when the political climate is calling out for both.' --Alastair Mullis, University of Leeds, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Paul Wragg and András Koltay Theoretical considerations 1. The origins and development of the right to privacy John Campbell 2. Privacy and incrementalism Thomas D.C. Bennett 3. Theories of reputation Jan Oster 4. Separated by a common language: The anti-paternalism principle in US and English defamation and privacy law Paul Wragg Privacy laws compared 5. Weighing content: Can expression be more or less important? Categorical or case by case balancing and its (respective) disposition to rank relevance of communication Matthias Cornils 6. What is it the public has a right to know? The right to privacy for public officials and the right access to official documents – European and Swedish perspectives Jane Reichel 7. Do we need to separate privacy and reputation? USA, Europe and Korea compared Kyung Sin Park 8. Public Image (Un)Limited: Privacy rights of the photographic subject in England and New York compared Rebecca Moosavian 9. What newsworthiness means Amy Gajda 10. Defamation by photo-manipulation under New Zealand law S. Che Ekaratne Data protection 11. A European and German perspective on data protection law in a digitised world Sebastian Bretthauer 12. Right to be forgotten in the global information economy Joanna Kulesza 13. Enforcing privacy through individual data access rights – a comparative study Rolf H. Weber and Dominic N. Staiger Defamation laws compared 14. Defamation: A half-century of changes (more or less) Russell L. Weaver 15. A comparative analysis of the treatment of corporate reputation in Australia and the UK Peter Coe Defamation, PRIVACY and New technologies 16. Liability of Internet intermediaries for defamation: Beyond publication and innocent dissemination David Rolph 17. Defamation on the Internet: The role and responsibilities of gatekeepers András Koltay 18. Privacy, remedies and comity: The emerging problem of global injunctions and some preliminary thoughts on how best to address it Ron Krotoszynski Country chapters 19. Free speech and the rights relating to the personality involving politicians in French law Guilhem Gil 20. Italian defamation and privacy law from a comparative perspective Vincenzo Zeno-Zencovich 21. Canadian defamation and privacy law in comparative context David Mangan 22. Privacy and defamation in Australia: A post-colonial tango, or the operation of privacy and defamation in Australia without formal constitutional free expression protections Mark Pearson and Virginia Leighton-Jackson 23. South Africa’s reasonable publication defence and the United Kingdom’s public interest defence: Two sides of the same coin? Dario Milo 24. Defamation and privacy law in Japan – from a comparative perspective Jun Shimizu 25. The Chinese defamation law four decades on (1979–2019): Legal rules versus political uncertainties Mei Ning Yan Index

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