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Arbitration Law in America

a critical assessment

Arbitration Law in America: A Critical Assessment is a source of arguments and practical suggestions for changing the American arbitration process. The book, first published in 2006, argues that the Federal Arbitration Act badly needs major changes. The authors, who have previously written major articles ...

The Constitution as Treaty

the international legal constructionalist approach to the U.S. Constitution

The Constitution as Treaty, first published in 2007, transforms the conceptualization of US constitutional law by exploring the interpretive implications of viewing the US Constitution as a treaty. It argues that federal courts constitute an international tribunal system, and, as such, their jurisdiction is governed ...

Secession

international Law perspectives

The end of the Cold War brought about new secessionist aspirations and the strengthening and re-awakening of existing or dormant separatist claims everywhere. The creation of a new independent entity through the separation of part of the territory and population of an existing State raises ...

Towards a european criminal record

This book was first published in 2008. The success of the four core freedoms of the EU has created fertile ground for transnational organised crime. Innovative, transnational legal weapons are therefore required by national authorities. The availability of data on criminal convictions is at the ...

Politics and trade cooperation in the Nineteenth Century

the "Agreeable customs" of 1815-1914

This 2008 book examines international trade cooperation in 1815-1914. Basing the theoretical analysis on the domestic political economy of states, Pahre develops theories of international cooperation, the spread of trade cooperation, and the effect of trade regimes. The book examines trade politics in the entire ...

Anatomy of a financial crisis

a real state bubble, runaway credit markets, and regulatory failure

An in-depth look at the origins and development of the current financial crisis, from an economist and Washington insider.The author explains how a wide array of financial institutions - including mortgage banks, commercial banks, and investment banks - created a credit bubble that supported nonprime mortgage ...

The failure and the future of accounting

strategy, stakeholders, and business value

In The Failure and the Future of Accounting, David Hatherly rethinks accounting in the light of a financial crisis which exposed its limitations. He reminds us that in the run up to 2008 the accounts of financial institutions reported increasing profits and healthy balance sheets ...

The political economy of the Welfare State in Latin America

globalization, democracy, and development

This book, published in 2007, was one of the first attempts to analyze how developing countries through the early twenty-first century have established systems of social protection, and how these systems have been affected by the processes of globalization and democratization. The book focuses on ...

Ancient Law

its connection with the Early History of society, and its relation to modern ideas

This hugely influential work of 1861 is probably the one for which Sir Henry Maine (1822-88) is best remembered. Appointed Regius Professor of Civil Law at Cambridge when he was only twenty-five, Maine then became Reader in Roman law and jurisprudence at the Council of ...

The international banking system

capital adequacy, core businesses and risk management

International Banking is an indispensable tool for financial and banking experts around the world. It provides an original insight as to the regulatory and legal challenges facing central key banks in the monitoring of international banking operations. Through its detailed analysis of core banking operations ...

Perspectivas actuales de Derecho concursal

(Teoría y Derecho. Revista de Pensamiento Jurídico, Nº12, año 2012)

SUMARIO: DEBATE Perspectivas actuales de derecho concursal Artículos de: Jesús R. Mercader Uguina Carmen Senes Motilla Aurora Martínez Flórez Esperanza Gallego Sánchez Matilde Cuena Casas Emilio M. Beltrán ESTUDIOS La seguridad jurídica y sus paradojas actuales (Antonio-Enrique Pérez luño) Democracia, derechos y políticas migratoras en ...

Teoría y crítica del Derecho civil y comercial

Esta compilación incluye artículos de jóvenes académicos y profesionales que utilizan herramientas teóricas de disciplinas como la filosofía política y moral, la economía, la sociología jurídica y los estudios de género, entre otras, para explorar los presupuestos normativos, los orígenes, la evolución, los defectos y ...

La guerra eterna

partes desde la guerra contra el terrorismo

Este extraordinario libro nos habla de las interminables guerras de nuestro tiempo y «de lo que los seres humanos son capaces de hacerse los unos a los otros». Dexter Filkins presenció las atrocidades de los talibanes, entró en Irak con los primeros soldados norteamericanos y ...

Augusto

el primer Emperador

César Augusto fue uno de los hombres más influyentes de la historia y el primer emperador de Roma. Tras una juventud enfermiza, con una marcada tendencia a caer gravemente enfermo en períodos de crisis, Augusto supo sobreponerse con inteligencia, meticulosidad, paciencia y valentía. Luchó y ...

Alejandro Magno

la búsqueda de un pasado desconocido

Alejandro Magno es una de las figuras políticas y militares más fascinantes del mundo clásico. Un guerrero legendario cuya fama ha perdurado durante dos milenios, mitificado por igual en Oriente como en Occidente. Con sólo 30 años y a partir del pequeño territorio heredado de ...

Grafología fácil

dime cómo escribes y te diré quién eres

La obra más sencilla, asequible y útil sobre el arte y la práctica de la grafología en donde usted podrá saber: Cuáles son los secretos y las claves de la grafología. Qué rasgos defínen ciertas peculiaridades del carácter como el egocentrismo, el equilibrio, la sensibilidad ...

La espiral de la austeridad: España intervenida

Economistas Aterrados

La realidad no ha hecho más que confirmar el grito de alarma que representó el "Manifiesto de Economistas Aterrados". Primero Grecia, Irlanda y Portugal, ahora España, demuestran que las políticas neoliberales y la sumisión a los mercados financieros, que provocaron la crisis, continúan agravándola. La ...

Peacebuilding

from concept to commission

The emergence of The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2005 was the culmination of a long and contentious process. In this work Rob Jenkins provides a concise introduction that traces the origins and evolution of peacebuilding as a concept, the creation and functioning of ...

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Libros y ferias

El primer comercio del libro impreso. V centenario de la imprenta de Medina del Campo (1511-2011)

INDICE (Resumen).: Los albores del comercio del libro impreso en Castilla. Las compras de libros en Medina del Campo por Hernando Colón. El comercio de libros de Lyon en Castilla en el siglo XVI. El caso de Medina del Campo. El comercio de libros entre ...