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Criminal Law in the Age of the Administrative State

What is the criminal law for? One influential answer is that the criminal law vindicates pre-political rights and condemns wrongdoing. On this account, the criminal law has an intrinsic subject matter-certain types of moral wrongdoing-and it provides a distinctive response to that wrongdoing, namely condemnatory ...

International patent litigation

developing an effective strategy

The book is a concise, practical guide for all those involved in the conduct and management of international patent litigation, from in-house professionals (patent managers, patent attorneys and general counsel) to those in private practice.

Popular sovereignty in Early Modern constitutional thought

Popular sovereignty - the doctrine that the public powers of state originate in a concessive grant of power from "the people" - is the cardinal doctrine of modern constitutional theory, placing full constitutional authority in the people at large, rather than in the hands of judges, kings ...

Evidence-based management

how to use evidence to make better organizational decisions

Decisions in businesses and organizations are too often based on fads, fashions and the success stories of famous CEOs. At the same time, traditional models and new cutting-edge solutions often fail to deliver on what they promise. This situation leaves managers, business leaders, consultants and ...

Gamification for business

why innovators and changemakers use games to break down silos, drive engagement and build trust

Gamification for Business shows how games and game-based design can be used to effectively tackle business challenges and improve organizational performance. From siloed working and information overload to the clash between ongoing operations and innovation, this book shows how to identify what type of game ...

Virtual reality marketing

using VR to grow a brand and create impact

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then virtual reality (VR) is priceless. This new medium is booming - by 2025, the industry is expected to become bigger than TV. Virtual Reality Marketing is a comprehensive exploration of all things VR, providing readers with everything ...

Retail disruptors

the spectacular rise and impact of the hard discounters

Hard discounters are stores that sell a limited selection of consumer packaged goods and perishables - typically fewer than 2,000 Stock Keeping Units - for prices that are usually 50-60% lower than national brands. The best known hard discounters are Aldi and Lidl, but global brands ...

Humanity works

merging technologies and people for the workforce of the future

The professional landscape is transforming, and the only way to maintain competitive advantage is to maximize the unique skills of your workforce. In Humanity Works, bestselling author, global workplace consultant and futurist Alexandra Levit provides a guide to making the most of the human traits ...

The post-truth business

how to rebuild brand authenticity in a distrusting world

Brands are built on trust, but in a post-truth world they're faced with a serious challenge: so much of modern life is defined by mistrust. A shattering of the vital trust connection between brands and consumers, together with the evaporation of authenticity as a ...

The platform society

public values in a connective world

Individuals all over the world can use Airbnb to rent an apartment in a foreign city, check Coursera to find a course on statistics, join PatientsLikeMe to exchange information about one's disease, hail a cab using Uber, or read the news through Facebook's ...

The public company transformed

For decades, the public company has played a dominant role in the American economy. Since the middle of the 20th century, the nature of the public company has changed considerably. The transformation has been a fascinating one, marked by scandals, political controversy, wide swings in ...

Is whistleblowing a duty?

Recent years have seen a number of whistleblowers risk their liberty to expose illegal and corrupt behaviour. Some have heralded their bravery; others see them as traitors. Can there be a moral duty to emulate their example and blow the whistle? In this book, leading ...

Evidential uncertainty in causation in negligence

This book undertakes an analysis of academic and judicial responses to the problem of evidential uncertainty in causation in negligence. It seeks to bring clarity to what has become a notoriously complex area by adopting a clear approach to the function of the doctrine of ...

The essence of entrepreneurship and the nature and significance of market process

The Essence of Entrepreneurship and the Nature and Significance of Market Process is a continuation of the discourse started in Kirzners earlier work, Competition and Entrepreneurship, expanding upon his ideas about entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial alertness. Essence presents most of the detailed research Kirzner has done ...

Represión penal y Estado de Derecho

Homenaje al profesor Gonzalo Quintero Olivares

Destacados profesores de Derecho Penal y juristas de distintas universidades e instituciones españolas e italianas, colaboran en esta obra ofreciendo un estudio sobre muchas de las principales cuestiones y retos que tiene planteados el sistema penal contemporáneo en un una configurada como Homenaje al Profesor ...

El juez estatal ante el Derecho internacional

Los jueces y tribunales estatales incoan procedimientos jurisdiccionales con una creciente transferencia al plano interno de normas, principios y obligaciones del Derecho internacional. En el marco de su propio ámbito jurisdiccional, el juez estatal merece ser considerado como el operador judicial natural del ordenamiento internacional ...

La internacionalización de la empresa española

situación y propuestas

La internacionalización de la empresa española es un ejemplo de éxito. Pone de manifiesto la competitivad elevada de las empresas que son capaces de vender sus productos y servicios en los mercados exteriores. La situación cambiante demanda un diagnóstico actualizado y una revisión constante de ...

La reforma de las pensiones

soluciones para una acción protectora adecuada, suficiente, sostenible y pública

La aplicación práctica del factor de sostenibilidad y del índice de revalorización asociados a la última reforma de la seguridad social que aprobó la Ley 23/2013 ha sido aplazada provisionalmente hasta que se alcance un cierto consenso en materia de pensiones. • Estudio riguroso respaldado ...

El Estatuto Constitucional de los Entes Locales

la autonomía local y la vinculación negativa a la ley. Una propuesta de reforma constitucional

La obra contiene una propuesta de reforma constitucional del principio de autonomía local que articula la descentralización territorial del Estado en el nivel local. En el estudio se aprecia el alto grado de desarrollo dogmático del citado principio por parte de la doctrina científica, que ...

La autonomía del menor en la asistencia sanitaria y el acceso a su historia clínica

El tema de la autonomía del menor en el ámbito sanitario sigue siendo, a día de hoy, una cuestión enormemente controvertida y compleja en la práctica, y sujeta a diversas interpretaciones que la última reforma del artículo 9 de la Ley de Autonomía del Paciente ...