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Communism

a very short introduction

The collapse of communism was one of the most defining moments of the twentieth century. At its peak, more than a third of the world's population had lived under communist power. What is communism? Where did the idea come from and what attracted people ...

The idea of Human Rights

The international doctrine of human rights is one of the most ambitious parts of the settlement of World War II. Since then, the language of human rights has become the common language of social criticism in global political life. This book is a theoretical examination ...

Judicial transformations

the rights revolution in the Courts of Europe

Fundamental rights are exploding across all areas of law in Europe. This rights revolution is transforming European judicial culture and the judge's political role at breakneck speed. Not only have fundamental rights become an integral part of litigation in the domestic and European courts ...

Privilege or punish

criminal justice and the challenge of family ties

This book answers two basic but under-appreciated questions: first, how does the American criminal justice system address a defendant's family status? And, second, how should a defendant's family status be recognized, if at all, in a criminal justice system situated within a liberal ...

The free movement of capital and foreign direct investment

The scope of protection offered to foreign investors by EU law has become a matter of intense political debate. Neo-protectionist policies are on the rise within EU Member States, who are struggling to acclimatise to increasing inward direct investment from developing countries. Strict regulations are ...

The treatment of prisioners under international Law

This is the third edition of the pioneering work that has become the standard text in the field. The first edition was one of the earliest to establish that the newly developing international law of human rights could be set down as any other branch ...

United States international insolvency Law

2008-2009

U.S. International Insolvency Law is designed as the definitive interpretive work on Chapter 15 to the United States Bankruptcy Code, which took effect in October 2005. This code was introduced to coordinate international insolvency cases involving both the United States and one or more ...

Prosecuting serious human rights violations

Criminal punishment is increasingly seen as a necessary element of human rights protection. There is a growing conviction at the international level that those responsible for the most serious crimes should not go unpunished. Although there is a wealth of legal writing on international criminal ...

The authority of Law

This classic collection of essays, first published in 1979, has had an enduring influence on philosophical work on the nature of law and its relation to morality. Raz begins by presenting an analysis of the concept of authority and what is involved in law's ...

Land Law

Gray and Gray's Land Law not only covers all the core topics covered on undergraduate courses in an appropriate level of detail, but brings the subject to life through critical analysis and a contextual approach that explores the social, political and economic significance of ...

The Judicial House of Lords 1876-2009

Eds, Louis Blom-Cooper, Brice Dickson, and Gavin Drewry. The House of Lords has served as the highest court in the UK for over 130 years. In 2009 a new UK Supreme Court will take over its judicial functions, closing the doors on one of the ...

Public Law directions

Part of an innovative new series from Oxford, Public Law Directions takes a fresh, lively approach to the study of public law. Written with exceptional clarity, the book guides students through all the key areas studied on public law courses and breaks the subject into ...

La protección social del trabajador autónomo

Esta publicación tiene el propósito de dar a conocer, a la luz del Estatuto del Trabajo Autónomo, el sistema jurídico de protección social de los trabajadores autónomos, examinando para ello el Régimen Especial de la Seguridad Social de los Trabajadores por cuenta Propia o Autónomos ...

Global basic rights

Eds. Charles R. Beitz, Robert E. Goodin. Politically, as well as philosophically, concerns with human rights have permeated many of the most important debates on social justice worldwide for fully a half-century. Henry Shue's 1980 book on Basic Rights proved to be a pioneering ...

Herd

how to change mass behaviour by harnessing our true nature

'...fascinating. Like Malcolm Gladwell on speed' - "The Guardian". '"Herd" is a rare thing: a book that transforms the reader's perception of how the world works' - Matthew D'Ancona, "The Spectator". 'This book is a must. Once you have read it you will understand why ...

Sticks and stones

how digital business reputations are created over time and lost in a click

This title presents new rules of online reputation building - from PR guru Larry Weber. In today's wired world, business reputations are built - and destroyed - online. Social networking, citizen journalism, and instant information have made the consequences of a bad reputation even more devastating than ...

Day one trader

a life story

John Sussex, London UK - John's career spans the very start of the Liffe's open outcry exchange right through to a screen based exchange and beyond. John was there on the first day that the London International Futures and Options Exchange (Liffe) opened, working ...

The little book of main street money

21 simple truths that help real people make real money

This title provides commonsense investing truths for everyone, from a popular and critically acclaimed journalist. In a world gone mad with bizarre credit derivatives, interest-only mortgages, and collapsing markets, we still need to manage our money, put our kids through college, and save for retirement ...

$700 billion bailout

the emergency economic stabilization act an what it means to you, your money, your mortgage, and your taxes

The book is an analysis of the controversial $700 Billion Bailout bill and explains in easy to understand language for individuals what the bailout bill means. "$700 Billion Bailout" answers questions such as: What is the bailout office? How will the $700 billion be regulated ...

Market panic

wild gyrations, risks and opportunities in stock markets

Many investors were lulled into complacency by the stock market bull run stretching from 2003 to 2007. Now that the markets have moved into extreme bear territory investors are wondering what to do and whether it is still the case that equities have delivered the ...