Families

rights, laws and stability

As populations in many developed countries begin to dwindle or become heavily unbalanced toward the aged, the support families, their structures and societal encouragement become vital issues. This book examines some of the perplexing and complex issues involved in this battle for survival focusing on ...

Human Rights issues in the 21st century

Human rights refers to "the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled, people sometimes take advantage of these, often held to include the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law." The United Nations Universal ...

I costituzionalisti e la tutela dei diritti nelle Corti europee

il dibattito nelle riunioni dell'osservatorio costituzionale presso la LUISS "Guido Carli" dal 2003 al 2005

L'opera si pone l'ambizioso obiettivo di esporre il livello di tutela che i diritti fondamentali ricevono nell'ordinamento europeo latamente inteso. Specificamente si parla di Corte di Lussemburgo e Corte di Strasburgo e per quanto riguarda i diritti se ne analizza un ampio ...

L'ammissibilità del giudizio abbreviato

Lo studio verte sull#ammissibilità del giudizio abbreviato, approfondito alla luce delle modifiche introdotte dalla legge 16 dicembre 1999, n. 479. L#analisi parte dalle linee-guida precedenti, soffermandosi lungo il cammino tracciato dalla Corte costituzionale laddove ha favorito un radicale cambiamento dell#istituto. Si scandiscono ...

Le esecuzioni civili

procedimenti ordinari e speciali. Casi speciali di esecuzione. L'attuazione

I reiterati interventi normativi (soprattutto, ma non solo, leggi 14 maggio 2005, n. 80 # 28 dicembre 2005, n. 263, 24 febbraio 2006, n. 52 e 8 febbraio 2006, n. 54) hanno profondamente inciso la materia delle esecuzioni civili. A distanza di 1 anno dalla riforma ...

Watercraft on world coins.Vol.I: Europe, 1800-2005

Fram, Golden Hind, Santa Maria, Vasa, HMS Victory are names of famous ships that have played a part in Europe's maritime history. The stories associated with these and many other ships are told in this book of 'ship coins'. Each narrative provides the historical ...

The philosophy of Edith Stein

This title covers most of Edith Stein's philosophical life, from her early work with Husserl to her later encounters with medieval Christian thought, as well as a critical and analytical reading of major Steinian texts. Stein was an original thinker who challenged not only ...

Branded!

how the certification revolution is transforming global corporations

Making responsible social and environmental choices has not always been a first priority for many corporations, but recent history has changed all that. Small but mighty NGOs, using 21st Century global communications, are nipping at the heels of corporations caught in unethical and irresponsible practices ...

Corporal punishment of children

a Human Rights violation

The core of this book is a detailed analysis of the status of corporal punishment of children, including (reasonable) spankings by parents, under international human rights law. The analysis leads compellingly to the conclusion that such punishment is indeed a human rights violation, consonant with ...

The life of Saladin

based on the works of Baha´ad-Din ibn Shaddad and ´Imad ad-Din al- Isfahani

Saladin, the Kurdish founder of the Ayyubid Dynasty, conquered Jerusalem in 1187 and repelled the Crusaders. Though he was later defeated by England's Richard I, Saladin's great skill and honourable conduct would become enshrined in European as well as Muslim lore. Sir Hamilton ...

The vote motive

This highly accessible monograph, first published in 1976, applies economic analysis to the workings of democratic politics, explaining the preponderance of rent-seeking, log-rolling and over-government. This new edition, with a new foreword by Professor Tullock and commentaries by leading political economists, is issued 30 years ...

Hieratic texts from the collection

Mainly dedicated to hieratic manuscripts from the Tebtunis temple library, this title contains contributions by Alexandra von Lieven, J F Quack, and Kim Ryholt. The Tebtunis temple library is the only ancient Egyptian temple library of which substantial remains are preserved, and the immense material ...

Rome and the Black sea region

domination, romanisation, resistance

In 89 BC, Roman legionaries intervened in the Black Sea region to curb the ambitions of Mithridates VI of Pontos. Over the next two centuries, the Roman presence on the Black Sea coast was slowly, but steadily increased. This volume deals with the Roman impact ...