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Sentencing the self-convicted

the ethics of pleading guilty

This book addresses the fundamental ethical and legal aspects, penal consequences, and social context arising from a citizen's acceptance of guilt. The focus is upon sentencing people who have pleaded guilty; in short, post-adjudication, rather than issues arising from discussions in the pretrial phase ...

Puerto Rico's constitutional paradox

colonial subordination, democratic tension, and promise of progressive transformation

This book explains how the People of Puerto Rico managed to adopt a constitution whose content and process were both original and colonialist, participatory and undemocratic, as well as progressive and anticlimactic. It looks in detail at the rich contradictions of the Puerto Rican constitutional ...

Shaped by the nuanced constitution

a critique of common law constitutional rights

There is growing judicial, academic and political interest in the concept of common law constitutional rights. Concurrently, significant public law judgments, including R (Miller) v The Prime Minister, R (Begum) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission and R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal, continue to ...

Populism and the people in contemporary critical thought

politics, philosophy and aesthetics

Is populism the unsurpassable horizon of our own time or is it a temptation that should at all costs be resisted? Who, and to what end, does the jargon of populism serve? To answer these questions, Alexander Stagnell, Gustav Strandberg, David Payne, and their contributors ...

Russia and the GCC

the case of Tatarstan's paradiplomacy

In recent decades Russia has played an increasingly active role in the Middle East as states within the region continue to diversify their relations with major external powers. Yet the role of specific Russian regions, especially those that share an 'Islamic identity' with the GCC ...

The UAE after the Arab Spring

strategy for survival

Why did the Gulf monarchies – and the UAE in particular - avoid the upheavals and challenges of the Arab uprisings? This book examines how the UAE survived the waves of regional unrest. It departs from attributing regime survival to rentier state theory and instead offers a ...

Democracy and capitalism in Turkey

the state, power, and big business

While a positive correlation between capitalism and democracy has existed in Western Europe and North America, the example of late-industrializing nations such as Turkey has demonstrated that the two need not always go hand in hand, and sometimes the interests of business coincide more firmly ...

Politics

This best-selling textbook continues to lead the way in providing an approachable and wide-ranging introduction to politics. It covers the key concepts, theories and debates, actors and institutions that drive politics, exploring their application and relevance to contemporary political developments. This sixth edition's new ...

Tides of fortune

the rise and decline of great militaries

An ambitious look at how the twentieth century’s great powers devised their military strategies and what their implications mean for military competition between the United States and China How will the United States and China evolve militarily in the years ahead? Many experts believe ...

Good judgment

the European Court of Justice as a context-conscious lawmaker

Courts are context-conscious. They solve legal disputes with societal impact in mind, using interpretive tools and procedural means. This book develops concepts and methods for a systematic and legally informative analysis of this complex process. The evidence delivered prompts a conversation about the authority courts ...

Law, death, and robots

the regulation of artificial intelligence in high-risk civil applications

Can the law keep up with AI? This book examines liability and regulation for artificial intelligence causing serious physical harm, both now and in the future. While AI moves quickly, regulation follows more slowly – an increasing problem for an evolutionary, fast-paced emerging technology. AI has ...

L'errore invisibile

dalle indagini alla sentenza

Negli ultimi tre decenni, in Italia sono stati registrati circa trentamila casi di ingiusta detenzione. Nei paesi democratici, la possibile condanna di un innocente spinge a migliorare le regole del processo al fine di evitare o quantomeno ridurre al minimo gli errori nel giudizio. Ma ...

Contra la guerra imperialista

Selección de textos (1907-1922)

Edición imprescindible para luchar hoy, igual que hace más de un siglo, contra la guerra imperialista. Esta recopilación de escritos, elaborados en su mayoría en las inmediaciones de la Primera Guerra Mundial, permite conocer la posición y análisis de Lenin y del bolchevismo sobre la ...

Kit básico para la implantación de la Inteligencia Artificial en el Sector Público

La Inteligencia Artificial se ha convertido en una realidad inaplazable en el sector público, potenciando la eficiencia, la calidad de los servicios y la relación con la ciudadanía. Su despliegue exige conocimiento, responsabilidad, garantías éticas y una visión estratégica. Esta obra ambiciosa ofrece un kit ...

Fronteras impositivas

el IPSI a través del IVA

Esta monografía se centra, dentro del marco jurídico del régimen fiscal de las ciudades autónomas de Ceuta y Melilla, en el estudio del IPSI. La trascendencia de este impuesto reside, por un lado, en su singularidad, que lo convierte en un régimen tributario excepcional en ...

La recaudación en el ordenamiento tributario español

La Ley 58/2003, de 17 de diciembre. General Tributaria es el eje central del ordenamiento tributario donde se recogen sus principios esenciales y se regulan las relaciones entre a Administración tributaria y los contribuyentes.

La Marina Republicana durante la Guerra Civil Española (1936-1939)

La actuación clave de la Base Naval de Cartagena. Primera Parte

La Marina Republicana durante la Guerra Civil Española (1936-1939) se presenta como uno de los estudios más completos realizados hasta la fecha en el ámbito naval. Dada la amplitud del tema, su exposición se ha organizado en dos partes (dos volúmenes independientes), pero con continuidad ...

Applying IFRS standards

A comprehensive IFRS practice resource from leading accounting authorities In the newly revised fifth edition of Applying IFRS® Standards, a team of accounting experts delivers a comprehensive practice resource designed for accountancy students and accounting practitioners seeking to better understand the complexities of International Financial ...

Cybercrime

an encyclopedia of digital crime

This important reference work is an extensive resource for students who want to investigate the world of cybercrime or for those seeking further knowledge of specific attacks both domestically and internationally. Cybercrime is characterized by criminal acts that take place in the borderless digital realm ...

The United Nations

75 years of promoting peace, human rights, and development

This key resource for anyone interested in the United Nations, global issues, or world politics provides accessible and comprehensive coverage of the history, growth, and development of ideas and institutions governing the globe. The United Nations has been an essential actor in world politics for ...