La figura del Abogado General en el Tribunal de Justicia de las Comunidades Europeas

Exposición, prácticamente única, que aborda de manera clara y precisa todos los detalles de la institución comunitaria del Abogado General. La institución comunitaria tiene su origen en una casualidad histórica del contencioso-administrativo francés del siglo XIX pero, desde la entrada en la Unión Europea de ...

El legado de rentas o prestaciones periodicas

su protección registral

La elección del tema se justifica por los múltiples problemas que este legado plantea y por la escasa atención que ha recibido esta institución por parte de nuestra doctrina. En este sentido, llama la atención la existencia de una normativa insuficiente y confusa. Insuficiente, porque ...

La España pintoresca de David Roberts

el viaje y los grabados del pintor, 1832-33

Este libro nos introduce en la reconstrucción del interesante viaje que realizó el pintor escocés David Roberts (1796-1864) por nuestro país entre diciembre de 1832 y septiembre de 1833.

L'Égypte ancienne et ses dieux

dictionnaire illustré

En écrivant que les Égyptiens étaient " les plus religieux des hommes ", Hérodote a dit à sa manière que la religion était la composante essentielle de la civilisation pharaonique. Royaux ou privés, les monuments - souvent imposants - que celle-ci nous a laissés sont là pour témoigner de ...

Tradition and innovation in Later Medieval english manuscripts

This volume, based on Kathleen Scott's 2004 Lyell lectures at Oxford, examines a number of English manuscripts of the r yth and early reth centuries never previously studied and all of which make a unique contribution to art history in this period. Dr Scott ...

Global economic decay

war, future crises and changes in global governance

What are the possibilities for and conditions of global security in the 21st century? This book provides an innovative study of future wars, crises and transformations of the global political economy. It brings together economic theory, political economy, peace and conflict research, philosophy and historical ...

Japanese economic development

markets, norms, structures

What are the possibilities for and conditions of global security in the 21st century? This book provides an innovative study of future wars, crises and transformations of the global political economy. It brings together economic theory, political economy, peace and conflict research, philosophy and historical ...

Penser la crise

lexique critique de la crise dans tous ses états

Le but de cet ABCDaire - exercice collectif original - est de diversifier les approches critiques, afin de rendre la richesse du thème général plus explicite encore pour l'auditeur et le lecteur. Ces interventions ouvrent ainsi des perspectives dialogales stimulantes, leurs auteurs proposant à chaque fois ...

Answering for crime

responsibility and liability in the criminal Law

Antony Duff is one of the leading philosophers working on criminal law issues. His book will be essential reading for criminal law theorists.In this long-awaited book, Antony Duff offers a new perspective on the structures of criminal law and criminal liability. His starting point ...

The trial on trial. T.3.

Towards a normative theory of the criminal trial

The criminal trial is under attack. Traditional principles have been challenged or eroded; in England and Wales the right to trial by jury has been restricted and rules concerning bad character evidence, double jeopardy and the right to silence have been substantially altered to 'rebalance ...

Architectures for agreement

addressing global climate change in the Post-Kyoto World

With increasing greenhouse gas emissions, we are embarked on an unprecedented experiment with an uncertain outcome for the future of the planet. The Kyoto Protocol serves as an initial step through 2012 to mitigate the threats posed by global climate change. A second step is ...

Les indiens d'Amerique du Nord

Depuis un demi-millénaire, les Amérindiens constituent une source inépuisable de fascination. Des civilisations précolombiennes ont subi l'intrusion de conquérants des temps modernes qui les ont fait brutalement entrer dans l'Histoire. Au-delà des mythes liés tant au substrat idéologique euro-américain qu'aux représentations spectaculaires ...

La naissance des religions

de la préhistoire aux religions universalistes

"Voici un livre d'un intérêt exceptionnel pour qui s'intéresse à l'histoire comparée des religions. L'ambition de son auteur était immense : essayer d'expliquer l'évolution des religions depuis les peuples chasseurs-cueilleurs jusqu'à l'époque moderne en la mettant en relation ...

Victims, crime and society

'Focusing on key issues, themes and concepts within victimology, this edited collection provides an accessable and comprehensive critical analysis of crucial areas within victimisation. The main theories are related to, and integrated with, empirical research in an engaging style.' Dr Anette Ballinger, Keele University 'This ...

Keynes and the Cambridge Keynesians

a "Revolution in Economics" to be accomplished

What was the Keynesian revolution in economics? Why did it not succeed to the extent that Keynes and his close pupils had hoped for? Keynes and the Cambridge Keynesians addresses these and other questions by tracing the historical development of Keynesian economics. The book is ...

Models for dynamic macroeconomics

Models for Dynamic Macroeconomics provides the advanced student with key methodological tools for the dynamic analysis of a core selection of macroeconomic phenomena, including consumption and investment choices, employment and unemployment outcomes, and economic growth. The technical treatment of these tools will enable the student ...

Sombras de mayo

mitos y memorias de la Guerra de la Independencia en España (1808-1908)

El siglo XIX elevó la Guerra de la Independencia al rango de mito fundador de la nación española: el Dos de Mayo, el sitio de Zaragoza, la batalla de Bailén suenan todavía hoy como las hazañas de una gesta patriótica sin parangón. Esta interpretación tiene ...

Successful strategy execution

how to keep your business goals on target

Strategy-to-performance gaps foster a culture of under-performance. Unrealistic plans create the expectation throughout the organisation that plans simply will not be fulfilled. The book shows how to overcome such failings and implement strategy effectively. Common failings include: companies rarely track their performance against long-term plans ...

Three victories and a defeat

the rise and fall of the first british empire, 1714-1783

In the eighteenth century Britain became the world's first superpower. Through a series of sensational military strikes and with amazing speed, it was transformed from a country without remotely the same power as France, Spain or Austria into a global colossus. This dramatic story ...

The economic theory of annuities

Annuities are financial products that guarantee the holder a fixed return so long as the holder remains alive, thereby providing insurance against lifetime uncertainty. The terms of these contracts depend on the information available to insurance firms. Unlike age and gender, information about individual survival ...