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The internationalisation of criminal evidence

beyond the Common Law and civil Law traditions

Although there are many texts on the law of evidence, surprisingly few are devoted specifically to the comparative and international aspects of the subject. The traditional view that the law of evidence belongs within the common law tradition has obscured the reality that a genuinely ...

Fukushima, el declive nuclear

la conspiración del "lobby" atómico ante el impacto del accidente nuclear

Después del accidente de Fukushima el "lobby" atómico conspira para frenar el inevitable declive de las centrales nucleares. Los graves accidentes nucleares de Three Mile Island (1979), Chernóbil (1986) y Fukushima Daiichi, ocurrido en 11 de marzo de 2011 tras el terremoto y el tsunami ...

Comentarios sobre la legislación local de Andalucía

El 11 de junio de 2010, con algún retraso con respecto a la mayor parte del resto de Comunidades Autónomas, se aprobó la Ley 5/2010, de Autonomía Local de Andalucía (LAULA). Esta Ley sienta las bases para regular las relaciones interadministrativas en el ámbito ...

Una forma de resistencia

(razones para no tirar las cosas)

En un mundo dominado por lo material pero en el que, paradójicamente, las cosas han perdido su valor, Luis García Montero emprende, con elegancia, ironía y gran sensibilidad, este hermoso inventario. Repasa y revisa algunas de sus pertenencias, guiado por la necesidad de «tocarlas una ...

Estructuras de poder

Max Weber ofrece es estas páginas un análisis preciso de la superestructura e infraestructura internas de las comunidades políticas, de las características de las denominadas "grandes potencias" expansivas y particularmente, del reparto de poder en la época del avance mundial del capitalismo y de la ...

Comercio internacional y los precios de transferencia internacionales

La expansión del comercio entre Estados en las últimas décadas ha puesto de relieve la importancia del tratamiento de los precios de transferencia, especialmente para las Administraciones tributarias de los Estados y las sociedades internacionales. Las empresas con presencia en diferentes Estados han de seguir ...

Revista Investigaciones Regionales N.º 21 - Special Issue 2011

Contributions to Spatial Econometrics

Philosophical interventions

reviews 1986-2011

This volume collects the notable published book reviews of Martha C. Nussbaum, a philosopher and high profile public intellectual who comments often on issues in philosophy, politics, gender equality, economics, and the law. Many of her engagements have been through the medium of the book ...

Essentials of advanced macroeconomic theory

Trying to summarize the essentials of macroeconomic theory in the wake of the financial crisis that has shaken not only Western economies but also the macroeconomic profession is no easy task. In particular, the notion that markets are self-correcting and always in equilibrium appears to ...

Making rights claims

a practice of democratic citizenship

While the 1960s marked a rights revolution in the United States, the subsequent decades have witnessed a rights revolution around the globe, a revolution that for many is a sign of the advancement of democracy. But is the act of rights claiming a form of ...

Behavioral investment management

an efficient alternative to modern portfolio theory

"Swedroe and Balaban show you how to avoid being your own worst enemy and how to win the investment game by not losing." --Burton G. Malkiel, author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street "Sure, we've all made mistakes, and they can be pretty ...

Law for the expert witness

Extensively updated and expanded to incorporate legislative and practical changes enacted since the publication of the previous edition, Law for the Expert Witness, Fourth Edition is designed for professionals and students requiring edification on the current processes and techniques of legal procedure. Drawn from revised ...

New perspectives on public services

place and technology

Despite their immense importance for many aspects of public service management, the specific features of places have been largely ignored in recent public management literature. Technologies have received much more attention, but mainly within the specific field of e-government. In this book Christopher Pollitt puts ...

Globalization for development

meeting new challenges

Globalization and its relation to poverty reduction and development are not well understood. This book explores the ways in which globalization can overcome poverty or make it worse. The book defines the big historical trends, identifies the main globalization processes - trade, finance, aid, migration, and ...

The activists' handbook

a step-by-step guide to participatory democracy

'The Activist's Handbook' is a powerful guide to activism on virtually any scale. Environmental activist Aidan Ricketts provides a step-to-step guide for citizens eager to start or get involved in grass-roots activist movements. Laying a thorough theoretical groundwork and providing all essential practical tools ...

International Law, international relations and global governance

International Relations and International Law have developed in parallel but distinctly throughout the 20th Century. However in recent years there has been recognition that their shared concerns in areas as diverse as the environment, transnational crime and terrorism, human rights and conflict resolution outweigh their ...

Energy networks and the Law

innovate solutions in changing markets

Networks like cables and pipelines are essential for a functioning energy market. This book provides a clear and insightful overview of the legal challenges this poses in the modern world. The construction and use of these networks depends on developments in technology, policies, and legal ...

Democracy and public space

the physical sites of democratic performance

In an online, interconnected world, democracy is increasingly made up of wikis and blogs, pokes and tweets. Citizens have become accidental journalists thanks to their handheld devices, politicians are increasingly working online, and the traditional sites of democracy - assemblies, public galleries, and plazas - are becoming ...

Institutionalized reason

the jurisprudence of Robert Alexy

This volume gathers leading figures from legal philosophy and constitutional theory to offer a critical examination of the work of Robert Alexy. The contributions explore the issues surrounding the complex relations between rights, law, and morality and reflect on Alexy's distinctive work on these ...

The color of citizenship

race, modernity and Latin American / Hispanic political thought

The role of race in politics, citizenship, and the state is one of the most perplexing puzzles of modernity. While political thought has been slow to take up this puzzle, Diego von Vacano suggests that the tradition of Latin American and Hispanic political thought, which ...