Interpreting State Constitutions

a jurisprudence of function in a federal system

Interpreting State Constitutions examines and proposes a solution to a problem central to contemporary debates over the enforcement of civil liberties: how courts, government officials, and lawyers should go about interpreting the constitutions of the American states. With the Supreme Court's retreat from the ...

Trade-offs

an introduction to economic reasoning and social issues

When economists wrestle with issues such as unemployment, inflation, or budget deficits, they do so by incorporating an impersonal, detached mode of reasoning. But economists also analyze issues that, to others, do not typically fall within the realm of economic reasoning, such as organ transplants ...

Vergleichendes verfassungsrecht

Die Rechtsvergleichung im Verfassungsrecht hat im deutschen Sprachraum eine lange Tradition. Bislang fehlte allerdings eine einführende zusammenfassende Darstellung. Als erstes Lehrbuch des Vergleichenden Verfassungsrechts im deutschen Sprachraum untersucht das vorliegende Werk den demokratischen europäischen Verfassungsstaat der Gegenwart. Es führt in kompakter Form in die Methodik ...

Clusivity

typology and case studies of inclusive-exclusive distinction

This book presents a collection of papers on clusivity, a newly coined term for the inclusive#exclusive distinction. Clusivity is a widespread feature familiar from descriptive grammars and frequently figuring in typological schemes and diachronic scenarios. However, no comprehensive exploration of it has been available ...

Cross-linguistic aspects of processability theory

Seven years ago Manfred Pienemann proposed a novel psycholinguistic theory of language development, Processability Theory (PT). This volume examines the typological plausibility of PT. Focusing on the acquisition of Arabic, Chinese and Japanese the authors demonstrate the capacity of PT to make detailed and verifiable ...

A dictionary of Jewish-Christian relations

An A to Z companion to 2,000 years of encounter between Judaism and Christianity, A Dictionary of Jewish- Christian Relations is a pioneering work which explores and defines the many factors which characterise the historic and ongoing relationship between the two traditions. From Aaron ...

Austerlitz

2 décembre 1805

De Tolstoï à Abel Gance, Austerlitz participe de la légende autant que de l'histoire. Le génie militaire de Napoléon y a donné toute sa mesure face à un ennemi double - autrichien et russe -, alors que l'issue victorieuse n'allait pas de soi. Au ...

The monetary and financial system

Europe's troubled peace

1945-2000

Covering the period from the end of the Second World War to the Millennium, this book offers an integrated overview of the history of Europe, east and west. The volume opens with a discussion of the impact of the Second World War in Europe, demonstrating ...

Greek political thought

While ancient Greek thought is widely acknowledged as the major source of political ideals such as freedom and equality, ancient Greek practices including slavery, the subordination of women, and imperialism have been condemned as undemocratic and immoral. So is ancient Greek political thought still relevant ...

Balthazar

el Cuarteto de Alejandría II

"Balthazar" no es tanto la historia del doctor de este nombre como su versión de los acontecimientos centrales del "Cuarteto de Alejandría" y particularmente la historia de Justine y el suicidio de Pursewarden. Estamos pues ante la misma historia ya narrada en "Justine", y sin ...

Christianity and liberal society

Liberalism forms the dominant political ideology of the modern world, but despite its pervasive influence, this is the first book-length treatment of liberal political thought from a Christian theological perspective. Song discusses the different aspects and interpretations of liberalism with reference to the critiques of ...

How to read the Bible

history, prophecy, literature: why modern readers need to know the difference and what it means for faith today

More people read the Bible than any other book. Indeed, many try to live their lives according to its words. The question is, do they understand what they're reading? As Steven McKenzie shows in this provocative book, quite often the answer is, "No." McKenzie ...

World guide to special libraries

The World Guide to Special Libraries lists over 34,800 libraries world wide # including libraries of departments, institutes, hospitals, schools, companies, administrative bodies, foundations, associations and religious communities # categorized by almost 800 key words. It provides complete details of the libraries and their holdings, and ...

Glossary of library terminology

English-Chinese/Chinese-English

This glossary covers all areas of library and information science. It offers English library terms that are used in the United States, and Chinese terms that differentiate Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwanese usage. It contains approximately 8,000 entries, listed alphabetically and categorized according ...

Institutions, sustainability, and natural resources

institutions for sustainable forest management

A new economic theory, rather than a new public policy based on old theory, is needed to guide humanity toward sustainability. Institutions are a critical dimension of sustainability and sustainable forest management, and economic analysis of institutional dimension requires an inclusionist rather than an exclusionist ...

Company tax reform in the European Union

guidance from the United States and Canada on implementing formulary apportionment in the EU

Company Tax Reform in the European Union draws from experiences in the American states and Canadian provinces to provide guidance to the European Union. The book describes the new landscape for company tax reform in the EU and how formulary apportionment fits into that landscape ...

La Constitución abierta como categoría dogmática

La huelga hoy en el Derecho social comparado

Este libro es el último que Antonio Marzal acabó antes de que la muerte se lo llevara en el despertar de la primavera del 2005. Es también el último de una serie consagrada al Derecho social comparado, que él inauguró al organizar en 1995 un ...

La potestad coercitiva de las organizaciones regionales para el mantenimiento de la paz

medidas que no implican el uso de la fuerza armada

'La potestad coercitiva de las organizaciones regionales para el mantenimiento de la paz. Medidas que no implican el uso de la fuerza armada' constituye un ambicioso y original intento de formular una construcción sistemática que dé cuenta de la situación actual de las relaciones entre ...