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Eastern and Western perspectives on surrogacy

This book examines the phenomenon of surrogacy from a comparative perspective. Bringing together experts from 21 countries across the world, it provides a comprehensive discussion of the ways in which surrogacy is regulated in both Eastern and Western jurisdictions, and seeks to establish a common ...

Overuse in the Criminal Justice System = Le recours excessif au système de justice pénale

on criminalization, prosecution and imprisonment = aux sanctions et poursuites pénales et à la détention

The criminal justice system encompasses the most severe instrument at the stateÆs disposal in times of peace. For this and many other reasons, overuse of that system is a serious matter. Containing an extensive collection of expert knowledge, this volume intends to expose legal possibilities ...

The great convergence

information technology and the new globalization

Between 1820 and 1990, the share of world income going to today's wealthy nations soared from twenty percent to almost seventy. Since then, that share has plummeted to where it was in 1900. As the renowned economist Richard Baldwin reveals, this reversal of fortune ...

Can democracy survive global capitalism?

In the years surrounding the Second World War, a serendipitous confluence of events created a healthy balance between the market and the polity-between the engine of capitalism and the egalitarian ideals of democracy. Yet, from the 1970s on, a power shift occurred in which financial ...

Rationing the Constitution

how judicial capacity shapes Supreme Court decision-making

In this groundbreaking analysis of Supreme Court decision-making, Andrew Coan explains how judicial caseload shapes the course of American constitutional law and the role of the Court in American society. Compared with the vast machinery surrounding Congress and the president, the Supreme Court is a ...

Shadows of doubt

stereotypes, crime, and the pursuit of justice

Shadows of Doubt reveals how deeply stereotypes distort our interactions, shape crime, and deform the criminal justice system.If you're a robber, how do you choose your victims? As a police officer, how afraid are you of the young man you're about to ...

The city-state of Boston

the rise and fall of an Atlantic power, 1630-1865

A groundbreaking history of early America that shows how Boston built and sustained an independent city-state in New England before being folded into the United States In the vaunted annals of America's founding, Boston has long been held up as an exemplary "city upon ...

Russia's crony capitalism

the path from market economy to kleptocracy

A penetrating look into the extreme plutocracy Vladimir Putin has created and its implications for Russia's future This insightful study explores how the economic system Vladimir Putin has developed in Russia works to consolidate control over the country. By appointing his close associates as ...

On political obligation

A compelling set of lectures on political obligation that contributes to ongoing debates in political theory and intellectual history This stimulating collection of lectures by the late Judith Shklar on political obligation is paired with a scholarly introduction that offers an overview of her life ...

Principles of commodity economics and finance

A rigorous but practical introduction to the economic, financial, and political principles underlying commodity markets. Commodities have become one of the fastest growing asset classes of the last decade and the object of increasing attention from investors, scholars, and policy makers. Yet existing treatments of ...

Tiempos de habitar

prácticas artísticas y mundos posibles

¿Cómo afectan las prácticas artísticas a los entornos y las personas que los realizan? Tiempos de habitarse proponen como una utopía concreta, siguiendo la formulación de Ernst Bloch, una utopía que se cumple en su propio inacabamiento, lugares intermedios de reflexión práctica a través del ...

Evolution or revolution?

rethinking macroeconomic policy after the Great Recession

Leading economists discuss post-financial crisis policy dilemmas, including the dangers of complacency in a period of relative stability. The Great Depression led to the Keynesian revolution and dramatic shifts in macroeconomic theory and macroeconomic policy. Similarly, the stagflation of the 1970s led to the adoption ...

A course in networks and markets

game-theoretic models and reasoning

A graduate-level, mathematically rigorous introduction to strategic behavior in a networked world. This introductory graduate-level text uses tools from game theory and graph theory to examine the role of network structures and network effects in economic and information markets. The goal is for students to ...

Innovación en las normas ambientales

"La protección del ambiente requiere normas y políticas públicas eficaces. Es posible mejorar sus resultados mediante la innovación, sumando a los enfoques tradicionales las estrategias Nudge. Esta obra presenta las posibilidades que ofrece una combinación inteligente de medidas regulatorias, fiscales, de compra pública estratégica y ...

Competencia en el mercado ferroviario

la liberalización del transporte de viajeros

El 14 de diciembre de 2020 quedará abierto a la competencia el transporte ferroviario de viajeros de larga distancia, tanto de alta velocidad como convencional. Se pone fi n así al largo proceso de reforma del sector después de 30 años de gradual liberalización (primero ...

Las medidas alternativas de resolución de conflictos (ADR) en las distintas esferas del ordenamiento jurídico

La dilatada resolución de los conflictos (con más de dos años de media) reclaman una posición activa del legislador implementando medidas eficaces de carácter preventivo (o de control horizontal) así como de resolución de conflictos extrajudiciales (más conocidos por el acrónimo ADR "Alternative Dispute Resolution ...

La cooperación jurídica internacional civil y mercantil española más allá de la UE

A más de tres años de su entrada en vigor y la novedad absoluta que supuso en nuestro ordenamiento la Ley 29/2015, de 30 de julio, de cooperación jurídica internacional en materia civil, constituye la norma de cierre de lo que podríamos calificar el ...

Aspectos de interés para una futura reforma de las Haciendas Locales

La obra colectiva Aspectos de interés para una futura reforma de las Haciendas Locales, constituye una guía útil que analiza minuciosamente toda la problemática actual que encierra la normativa tributaria local. Dicho libro desgrana toda la imposición tributaria poniendo el acento en cada una de ...

Japón y el agua

Japón y el agua es un conjunto de recientes investigaciones interdisciplinares sobre el protagonismo del agua en la cultura, las artes y las letras de Japón. Una primera parte del libro se dedica al ámbito literario y la traducción y presenta estudios que se centran ...

La ley y la sentencia

La posición del Juez con respecto a la Ley, es decir, el concepto y los limites de la obediencia del primero a la segunda, es un problema muy estudiado en los últimos tiempos.