Libros de

Cyberattaques et Droit international

problèmes choisis

Un nord-coréen accusé d'avoir piraté le studio Sony ou orchestré l'attaque Wannacry pour le compte du régime, des interventions via les réseaux sociaux dans les campagnes électoral. américaine, lettone ou française, un programme malveillant paralysant la cérémonie d'ouverture des derniers Jeux Olympiques ...

Brandstory

historias que dejan marcas

BrandStory es una publicación del publicista, guionista y storyteller, Claudio Seguel, que se basa en la herramienta del storytelling como arma para generar un cambio y acercamiento entre una marca y las personas. De acuerdo al propio autor, el libro los guiará en la búsqueda ...

Salud, enfermedad y medicina en el franquismo

Esta monografía realiza un diagnóstico de la situación y la evolución de la sanidad durante el periodo franquista y la Transición. A lo largo de sus capítulos se abordan temas como la relación entre la psiquiatría oficial y la ideología del régimen en sus diferentes ...

Les paradis fiscaux

Apparus à la fin du XIXe siècle, les paradis fiscaux se sont développés avec la mondialisation. Un phénomène aux visages variés et dont la diversité rend difficile leur identification. Centres financiers offshore, zones franches, micro-Etats, provinces autonomes, Etats fédérés... les paradis fiscaux sont le fruit ...

Les erreurs judiciaires

La Justice est traditionnellement représentée sous les traits d'une femme aux yeux ceints d'un bandeau, allégorie de son impartialité. Mais au vu des nombreuses erreurs judiciaires qui jalonnent notre histoire, cette image renvoie irrésistiblement à l'aveuglement dont elle peut se rendre coupable ...

Chicago Price Theory

An authoritative textbook based on the legendary economics course taught at the University of Chicago Price theory is a powerful analytical toolkit for measuring, explaining, and predicting human behavior in the marketplace. This incisive textbook provides an essential introduction to the subject, offering a diverse ...

Uberland

how algorithms are rewriting the rules of work

Silicon Valley technology is transforming the way we work, and Uber is leading the charge. An American startup that promised to deliver entrepreneurship for the masses through its technology, Uber instead built a new template for employment using algorithms and Internet platforms. Upending our understanding ...

Punishing poverty

how bail and pretrial detention fuel inequalities in the criminal justice system

Most people in jail have not been convicted of a crime. Instead, they have been accused of a crime and cannot afford to post the bail amount to guarantee their freedom until trial. Punishing Poverty examines how the current system of pretrial release detains hundreds ...

Empowering the great energy transition

policy for a low-carbon future

At a time when climate-change deniers hold the reins of power in the United States and international greenhouse gas negotiations continue at a slow crawl, what options are available to cities, companies, and consumers around the world who seek a cleaner future? Scott Victor Valentine ...

American resistance

from the Women's March to the Blue Wave

Since Donald Trump's first day in office, a large and energetic grassroots "Resistance" has taken to the streets to protest his administration's plans for the United States. Millions marched in pussy hats on the day after the inauguration; outraged citizens flocked to airports ...

The marginal revolutionaries

how austrian economists fought the war of ideas

A group history of the Austrian School of Economics, from the coffeehouses of imperial Vienna to the modern-day Tea Party The Austrian School of Economics-a movement that has had a vast impact on economics, politics, and society, especially among the American right-is poorly understood by ...

Crossing the Rubicon

Caesar's decision and the fate of Rome

A dramatic account of the fateful year leading to the ultimate crisis of the Roman Republic and the rise of Caesar's autocracy When the Senate ordered Julius Caesar, conqueror of Gaul, to disband his troops, he instead marched his soldiers across the Rubicon River ...

Testting business ideas

In the tradition of Alex Osterwalder's global bestseller 'Business Model Generation', this practical guide contains a library of hands-on techniques for rapidly testing new business ideas. 'Testing Business Ideas' explains how systematically testing business ideas dramatically reduces the risk and increases the likelihood of ...

Personal insolvency in the 21st Century

a comparative analysis of the US and Europe

Since 1979 the world has witnessed a remarkable cycle of personal insolvency law reform. Changes in capitalist economies, financial crises and political interest groups all contributed to this cycle of reform. This book examines the role of interest groups and distinct narratives in shaping reform ...

Commissions of inquiry

problems and prospects

This timely and pertinent collection looks at the variety of questions involved in the operation of Commissions of Inquiry (CoIs). Traditionally existing as pure fact-finding bodies, in recent times the function of CoIs has arguably shifted and broadened so as to provide a form of ...

Heritage, culture and rights

challenging legal discourses

Cultural heritage law and its response to human rights principles and practice has gained renewed prominence on the international agenda. The recent conflicts in Syria and Mali, China's use of shipwreck sites and underwater cultural heritage to make territorial claims, and the cultural identities ...

Human Rights encounter legal pluralism

normative and empirical approaches

This collection of essays interrogates how human rights law and practice acquire meaning in relation to legal pluralism, ie, the co-existence of more than one regulatory order in a same social field. As a social phenomenon, legal pluralism exists in all societies. As a legal ...

Constitutional Courts, gay rights and sexual orientation equality

In the last fifteen years constitutional issues regarding the rights of gays, lesbians and same-sex couples have emerged on a global scale. The pace of recognition of their fundamental rights, both at judicial and legislative level, has dramatically increased across different jurisdictions, reflecting a growing ...

Public procurement and multilateral development banks

The multilateral development banks cumulatively channel billions of dollars annually in development assistance to borrower countries. This finance is usually spent through processes that incorporate the public procurement regulations of the banks and it is often a condition of this finance that the funds must ...

Chasing criminal money

challenges and perspectives on asset recovery in the EU

The fight against dirty money is not a new topic, nor a recent problem. It has existed within international and national agendas since the 1980s. Nonetheless, the evolving complexity of criminal skills and networks; the increasingly global dimension of crime; the financial crisis; and the ...