Restructuring Europe: Centre Formation, System Building, and Political Structuring between the Nation State and the European Union
By Stefano Bartolini
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Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Pages:448
Publication Date:2007-12-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN:0199231877
ISBN-13 / EAN:9780199231874
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Product Description:
This book focuses on the historical configuration of the territorial borders and functional boundaries of the European nation state. It presents integration as a process of boundary transcendence, redefinition, shift, and change that fundamentally alters the nature of the European states. Its core concern lies in the relationship between the specific institutional design of the new Brussels centre, the boundary redefinitions that result from its political production, and, finally, the consequences of these two elements on established and developing national European political structures. Integration is examined as a new historical phase in the development of Europe, characterized by a powerful trend toward legal, economic, and cultural de-differentiation after the five-century process of differentiation that led to the European system of nation states.
Considering the EU as the formation of an enlarged territorial system, this work recovers some of the classic issues of political modernization theory: Is the EU an attempt at state formation? Is it an attempt at centre formation without nation building? Is it a process of centre formation without democratization?
This work also seeks to sharpen the conceptual tools currently available to deal with processes of territorial enlargement and unification. It develops a theoretical framework for political structuring beyond the nation state, capable of linking all aspects of EU integration (inter-governmentalism, definition of rights, the "constitutionalization" of treaties, the tensions between the new territorial hierarchy and the nation states, etc.). The book adopts a "holistic" approach to integration, in the form of a theory from which hypotheses can be generated (even if it is not possible to test all of its components). This theoretical framework has three principal aims: to overcome a rigid distinction between domestic politics and international relations; to link actors' orientations, interests, and motivations with macro outcomes; and to relate structural profiles with dynamic processes of change.
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The State of the European Union: Volume 7: With US or Against US? European Trends in American Perspective
By Nicolas Jabko, Craig Parsons
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Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Pages:488
Publication Date:2005-09-29
ISBN-10 / ASIN:0199283958
ISBN-13 / EAN:9780199283958
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This is the seventh volume in the highly influential State of the European Union series, produced under the auspices of the European Union Studies Association. This volume provides major new insights on both the recent evolution of the EU and its future developmental trajectory, and maps European trends against American policies and institutions.
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No Bone Unturned: Inside the World of a Top Forensic Scientist and His Work on America's Most Notorious Crimes and Disasters
By Jeff Benedict
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Publisher:Harper Paperbacks
Number Of Pages:336
Publication Date:2004-04-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN:006095888X
ISBN-13 / EAN:9780060958886
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Product Description:
A curator for the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Doug Owsley painstakingly rebuilds skeletons, helping to identify them and determine their cause of death. He has worked on several notorious cases -- from mass graves uncovered in Croatia to the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon -- and has examined historic skeletons tens of thousands of years old. But the discovery of Kennewick Man, a 9,600-year-old human skeleton found along the banks of Washington's Columbia River, was a find that would turn Owsley's life upside down.
Days before Owsley was scheduled to study the skeleton, the government seized it to bury Kennewick Man's bones on the land of the Native American tribes who claimed him. Along with other leading scientists, Owsley sued the U.S. government over custody. Concerned that knowledge about our past and our history would be lost forever if the bones were reburied, Owsley fought a legal and political battle for six years, putting everything at risk, jeopardizing his career and his reputation.
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What is a Just Peace?
By Pierre Allan, Alexis Keller
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Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Pages:272
Publication Date:2008-09-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN:0199545715
ISBN-13 / EAN:9780199545711
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Product Description:
Just war has attracted considerable attention. The words peace and justice are often used together. Surprisingly, however, little conceptual thinking has gone into what constitutes a just peace. This book, which includes some of the world's leading scholars, debates and develops the concept of just peace.
The problem with the idea of a just peace is that striving for justice may imply a just war. In other words, peace and justice clash at times. Therefore, one often starts from a given view of what constitutes justice, but this a priori approach leads--especially when imposed from the outside--straight into discord. This book presents conflicting viewpoints on this question from political, historical, and legal perspectives as well as from a policy perspective.
This book also argues that a just peace is a mediated peace. It is just, because it is based on conventions that are negotiated and recognized by the parties. Mutual recognition is central: parties recognize each other as agents that have an identity. Consent is necessary, too: all parties need to approve a solution; therefore, each party needs to understand what allows the other to remain "self." And renouncement: concessions are necessary, some symbols and positions need to be sacrificed. In this sense, the Geneva Initiative--the first comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian peace plan--is a mediated peace.
Thus the book challenges a liberal view of peace founded on norms claiming universal scope. This liberal conception has difficulty in solving conflicts such as civil wars characterized typically by fundamental disagreements between different communities. Cultures make demands that are identity-defining, and some of these defy the "cultural neutrality" that is one of the foundations of liberalism. Thus, the concept of just peace cannot be solved within liberalism--nor for that matter within communitarianism.
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The Silence of Congress: State Taxation of Interstate Commerce
By Joseph Francis Zimmerman
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Publisher:State University of New York Press
Number Of Pages:284
Publication Date:2007-08-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN:0791472051
ISBN-13 / EAN:9780791472057
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Territorial Rights (Law and Philosophy Library)
by Tamar Meisels (Author)
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# Hardcover: 176 pages
# Publisher: Springer; 2nd ed. edition (May 1, 2009)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1402095406
# ISBN-13: 978-1402095405
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Relativism and Human Rights: A Theory of Pluralistic Universalism (Hardcover)
by Claudio Corradetti (Author)
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# Hardcover: 172 pages
# Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (May 1, 2009)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1402099851
# ISBN-13: 978-1402099854
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Free Trade and the Environment: Mexico, NAFTA, and Beyond
By Kevin Gallagher
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Publisher:Stanford Law and Politics
Number Of Pages:136
Publication Date:2004-09-08
ISBN-10 / ASIN:0804750653
ISBN-13 / EAN:9780804750653
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Product Description:
"Free Trade and the Environment" examines the impact economic integration has on the environment, using Mexico, as it transformed itself from one of the most closed economies to one of the world’s most open, as a case study. As new nations join the Free Trade Area of the Americas or the World Trade Organization, they are considering the path taken by Mexico nearly 20 years ago.
The author investigates two commonly held and opposing beliefs in the policy community about the impact of free trade on the environment. While some believe that free trade will raise incomes in developing countries, thus encouraging governments to protect the environment, others argue that free trade simply provides an incentive for heavily polluting industries to move to developing countries with lax environmental regulations. The author shows that for Mexico in fact neither position is correct, and concludes with suggestions for free trade policies that couple environmental benefits with economic integration.
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The Judicial Response to Police Killings in Latin America: Inequality and the Rule of Law
By Daniel M. Brinks
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Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Number Of Pages:302
Publication Date:2007-10-22
ISBN-10 / ASIN:0521872340
ISBN-13 / EAN:9780521872348
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Product Description:
This book examines the effect of social inequality, political influence, and institutional design on the effectiveness of legal systems in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. It demonstrates the inequality existent in these systems, as well as the occasional successes. Its focus is on the criminal prosecution of violent police officers, but it draws implications for democracy, the rule of law, court functioning, and police violence. The book describes judicial, prosecutorial, and police structures and operation, as well as the nature of and response to lethal police violence in each location.
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Absolute PC Security and Privacy
By Michael Miller
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Publisher:Sybex
Number Of Pages:512
Publication Date:2002-08-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN:0782141277
ISBN-13 / EAN:9780782141276
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Product Description:
Shows you how to detect security holes, reduce your chances of attack, recognize when you're under attack and stop an attack in progress. Softcover.
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Forensic Speaker Identification
By Philip Rose
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Publisher:CRC Press I Llc
Number Of Pages:
Publication Date:2002-07-18
ISBN-10 / ASIN:0203166361
ISBN-13 / EAN:9780203166369
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Introduction Paul Prinzivalli, an air freight cargo handler in Los Angeles, stood trial for telephon-ing bomb threats to his employer, Pan Am. He was suspected because he was known to be a disgruntled employee, and because some Pan Am executives thought that the offender’s voice sounded like his. Defence was able to demonstrate with the help of forensic-phonetic analysis that the offender’s voice samples contained features typical of a New England accent, whereas Prinzivalli’s accent was unmistakably from New York. To untrained West Coast ears, the differences between New York and Boston accents are not very salient; to ears trained in linguistic and phonetic analysis, the recordings contained shibboleths galore. Reasonable doubt was established and Prinzivalli was acquitted (Labov and Harris 1994:287–99).
In a case of the kidnapping and murder of an 11-year-old German girl (Künzel 1987:5, 6), considerable agreement was found between the voice samples of a suspect and that of the kidnapper and, on the basis of this and other evidence, the suspect was arrested. Subsequently, a more intensive comparison between offender and suspect voice samples yielded yet more similarities. The man confessed during his trial.
In another American case involving a telephoned bomb threat (Hollien 1990:51), the defendant had been identified by his voice. However, it was clear to forensic phoneticians even from an auditory comparison that the voices of the defendant and the offender were very different. For example, the offender’s voice had features typical of someone who spoke English as a second language. The case was dismissed.
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Patent Law: A Handbook of Contemporary Research (Research Handbooks in Intellectual Property Series)
By Toshiko Takenaka
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Publisher:Edward Elgar Pub
Number Of Pages:864
Publication Date:2009-04-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN:1845424131
ISBN-13 / EAN:9781845424138
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Product Description:
This major new Handbook provides a comprehensive research source for patent protection in three major jurisdictions: the United States, Europe and Japan.
Leading patent scholars and practitioners join together to give an innovative comparative analysis both of fundamental issues such as patentability, examination procedure and the scope of patent protection, and current issues such as patent protection for industry standards, computer software and business methods. Keeping in mind the important goal of world harmonization, the contributing authors challenge current systems and propose necessary changes for promoting innovation.
Providing useful tips for practitioners to protect their intellectual assets in technologies effectively in the global market, this Handbook will be of great interest to legal scholars and students, as well as lawyers and patent attorneys.
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Clarke's Analytical Forensic Toxicology
By Sue Jickells, Adam Negrusz, Anthony C. Moffat, M. David Osselton, Brian Widdop
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Publisher:Pharmaceutical Press
Number Of Pages:648
Publication Date:2008-07-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN:0853697051
ISBN-13 / EAN:9780853697053
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Product Description:
This textbook is based on Volume 1 of "Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons" by Moffatt, Osselton and Widdop (ISBN 9780853694731). The text is aimed at students undertaking Forensic Science degrees (B.Sc or M.Sc). Existing chapters from Clarke's have been edited for a student audience.Forensic science courses in the UK have been developed since 1990. To date, there are over 50 degree programmes (now also including M.Sc) and over 350 possible course combinations with a Forensic element to them. A brief survey of student intake for these courses over the past three years revealed an exponential rise in numbers which is set to continue. This situation is mirrored in the US, Europe and the rest of the world.Analytical Toxicology is an important subject within Forensic Science and this textbook has been developed based on Volume 1 of "Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons" (ISBN 9780853697114). The existing chapters from Clarke's have been edited for a student audience, rendering the material suitable for a recommended course textbook.The editors, Sue Jickells and Adam Negrusz are actively engaged in teaching analytical toxicology at respected universities (King's College, London and University of Illinois at Chicago). This title will be of interest to academics teaching Forensic Science, Analytical Chemistry, Biomedical Science and to students of Forensic Science (MSc and BSc).
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Fraud And Corruption: Prevention And Detection
By Nigel Iyer, Martin Samociuk
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Publisher:Gower Publishing Company
Number Of Pages:220
Publication Date:2006-12-21
ISBN-10 / ASIN:0566086999
ISBN-13 / EAN:9780566086991
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Product Description:
Despite tougher legislation and vociferous rhetoric around the world, little seems to have changed in the world of corporate fraud and corruption. Reports of major frauds and bribery scandals are as prevalent as they were twenty years ago, although, if anything, they are far more damaging to the reputation and value of the organizations that are involved. Fraud and corruption remain a significant unmanaged source of risk for many organizations. Drawing on examples from the UK, America, Scandinavia and Australia, the authors provide a compendium of techniques for assessing the true risk of fraud and corruption within your organization and for reducing those risks; procedures for identifying suspect behaviours and transactions; a process for health checking for fraud, and practical guidance for establishing an effective anti-fraud and corruption programme throughout your organisation. Included with the book is a fictionalized case study, The Tightrope, which maps out the anatomy of fraud and corruption from first suspicions to crisis and recovery. The Tightrope provides a vivid and instructive presentation of the lessons covered in the main text. "Fraud and Corruption" is a must-read for all those concerned with the prevention of fraud and corruption, risk management, corporate compliance, social responsibility and governance.
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Essential Forensic Biology
By Alan Gunn
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Publisher:Wiley
Number Of Pages:440
Publication Date:2009-04-06
ISBN-10 / ASIN:0470758031
ISBN-13 / EAN:9780470758038
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Product Description:
This book is an introduction to the application of biology in legal investigations. Fully revised and updated throughout, the second edition of this highly successful textbook offers an accessible overview to the essentials of the subject providing a balanced coverage of the range of organisms used as evidence in forensic investigations; invertebrates, vertebrates, plants and microbes.
The book provides an overview of the decay process and discusses the role of forensic indicators – human fluids and tissues, including blood cells, bloodstain pattern analysis, hair, teeth, bones, and wounds. It also examines the study of forensic biology in cases of suspicious death.
The coverage of molecular techniques has been expanded throughout with additional material on bioterrorism and wildlife forensics now included. The use of DNA and RNA for the identification of individuals and their personal characteristics is now covered along with a discussion of the ethical issues associated with the maintenance of DNA databases.
• Fully revised and updated new edition of this highly successful textbook.
• Includes self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter and case studies.
• Now in full colour throughout.
• Includes a supplementary website (www.wileyeurope.com/college/gunn) covering additional material and self-test questions to reinforce student understanding.
From the reviews of the first edition:
"The author does an excellent job of demonstrating how biological science can, and does, contribute to legal investigations…" THE QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY
"…a super book …not a book that will languish on library shelves. Buy it!" JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL EDUCATION
"…naturalists and biologists will find much of interest within these books…new light on the application of their own specialism..." THE NATURALIST
"Overall, I give it my highest recommendation. I was unable to find a single paragraph that was no fascinating, despite being sad or gruesome at times." E-STREAMS
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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Roman Law (Transaction of the American Philosophical Society)
By Adolf Berger
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Publisher:American Philosophical Society
Number Of Pages:480
Publication Date:1953-06-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN:0871694352
ISBN-13 / EAN:9780871694355
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Product Description:
Berger, Adolf. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Roman Law. Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, . (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society; New Series, Volume 43, Part 2, 1953). , 333-808 pp. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 00-067774. ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-142-5. ISBN-10: 1-58477-142-9. Cloth. * A comprehensive reference that includes a useful English-Latin law glossary and an extensive bibliography (centered on English-language publications) that covers all of the dictionary's topics. A formidable research tool.
LCCN in the book is 53-7641
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Balance of Power: Theory and Practice in the 21st Century
By T. V. Paul, James J. Wirtz, Michel Fortmann
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Publisher:Stanford University Press
Number Of Pages:400
Publication Date:2004-09-08
ISBN-10 / ASIN:0804750165
ISBN-13 / EAN:9780804750165
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Product Description:
Since the 16th century, balance of power politics have profoundly influenced international relations. But in recent years—with the sudden disappearance of the Soviet Union, growing power of the United States, and increasing prominence of international institutions—many scholars have argued that balance of power theory is losing its relevance. This volume examines the current position and future of balance of power dynamics in international politics.
In this book, prominent scholars pay special attention to the theoretical and historical criticisms of balance of power theory while empirically assessing its validity at both global and regional levels. The volume also looks at systemic factors favoring or hindering a return to balance of power politics. It evaluates the challenges posed by subnational actors, such as terrorist groups, and weapons of mass destruction to international order. Further, it examines the relevance of balance of power axioms in selected regions: Western Europe, Eastern Europe, East Asia, South Asia, and Latin America.
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Releasing Prisoners, Redeeming Communities: Reentry, Race, and Politics
By Anthony Thompson
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Publisher:NYU Press
Number Of Pages:262
Publication Date:2008-04-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN:0814783031
ISBN-13 / EAN:9780814783030
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Product Description:
In the middle of the first decade of the twenty-first century,African Americans made up approximately twelve percent ofthe United States population but close to forty percent of the United States prison population. Now, in the latter half of the decade, the nation is in the midst of the largest multi-year discharge of prisoners in its history. In Releasing Prisoners, Redeeming Communities, Anthony C. Thompson discusses what is likely to happen to these ex-offenders and why.
For Thompson, any discussion of ex-offender reentry is, de facto, a question of race. After laying out the statistics, he identifies the ways in which media and politics have contributed to the problem, especially through stereotyping and racial bias. Well aware of the potential consequences if this country fails to act, Thompson offers concrete, realizable ideas of how our policies could, and should, change.
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Questions And Answers in the English Courtroom 1640-1760: A Sociopragmatic Analysis (Pragmatics & Beyond New Series)
By Dawn Archer
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Publisher:John Benjamins Pub Co
Number Of Pages:377
Publication Date:2005-03-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN:9027253781
ISBN-13 / EAN:9789027253781
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Imperfect Victories: The Legal Tenacity of the Omaha Tribe, 1945-1995 (Law in the American West)
By Mark R. Scherer
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Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
Number Of Pages:166
Publication Date:1999-06-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN:0803242514
ISBN-13 / EAN:9780803242517
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Product Description:
The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska has borne more than its fair share of the burden created by the federal government’s wildly vacillating Indian policy. Mark R. Scherer’s Imperfect Victories provides a detailed examination of the Omahas’ tenacious efforts to overcome the damaging effects of shifting directions in federal policy during the last fifty years. The Omahas’ struggles are particularly significant because the tribe often bore the initial impact of experimental legislation that would later be implemented nationally. Scherer details the disastrous consequences of postwar federal legislation that transferred control over Indian affairs to state authorities as a precursor to the wholesale termination of Indian tribalism. The legislation brought jurisdictional turmoil to the Omaha reservation and placed the Omahas in chronic conflict with local law enforcement agencies. As the tribe fought to become the first Indian group in the nation to escape the effects of that law through retrocession, they waged equally notable struggles for the redress of past wrongs with the Indian Claims Commission and in the federal courts. Scherer demonstrates that the Omahas’ successes in those campaigns have been at best imperfect victories, coming only after years of hardship and failing to eliminate many underlying tensions and problems.
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