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European politics

a comparative introduction

This is a fully revised 2nd edition of a popular text on the comparative politics of contemporary Europe, west and east, very accessibly written for an introductory student market.It provides systematic coverage of European politics; east, west, north, south, central, periphery etc. Most competitors ...

A call for heresy

why dissent is vital to Islam and America

In A Call for Heresy, Anouar Majid provocatively argues that the United States and contemporary Islam share far more than partisans on either side admit, and this "clash of civilizations" is in reality a clash of competing fundamentalisms. Illustrating this point, he draws surprising parallels ...

The persons case

the origins and legacy of the fight for legal personhood

On 18 October 1929, John Sankey, Englanda??s reform-minded Lord Chancellor, ruled in the Persons case that women were eligible for appointment to Canadaa??s Senate. Initiated by Edmonton judge Emily Murphy and four other activist women, the Persons case challenged the exclusion of women ...

The stages of property

copyrighting theatre in Spain

The manner in which a play is published often says as much about the culture that it comes from as the play itself. Using the example of nineteenth-century Spanish theatre, "The Stages of Property" argues that there is a great deal one can learn about ...

Complex sovereignty

reconstituing political authority in the twenty-first century

The end of the Cold War, as well as recent progress towards economic integration among countries in various regions, revolutionary advances in communications technologies, and the rapid emergence of global social networks, has resulted in profound transformations in structures of political authority around the world ...

The Artic promise

legal and political autonomy of Greenland and Nunavut

In Canada's Eastern Arctic and Greenland, the Inuit have been the majority for centuries. In recent years, they have been given a promise from Canadian and Danish governments that offers them more responsibility for their lands and thus control over their lives without fear ...

Borderscapes

hidden geographies and politics at territory's edge

Connecting critical issues of state sovereignty with empirical concerns, Borderscapes interrogates the limits of political space. The essays in this volume analyze everyday procedures, such as the classifying of migrants and refugees, security in European and American detention centers, and the DNA sampling of migrants ...

L'évaluation en Droit d'auteur

Afin de mieux faire connaître la recherche française dans le domaine de la propriété intellectuelle, l'IRPI a créé un prix destiné à la publication d'une thèse universitaire relevant de cette matière. Ce prix récompense une thèse de doctorat d'un excellent niveau scientifique ...

Trade Marks and Brands

an interdisciplinary critique

Eds. Lionel Bently, Jennifer Davis, Jane C. Ginsburg. Recent developments in trade marks law have called into question a variety of basic features, as well as bolder extensions, of legal protection. Other disciplines can help us think about fundamental issues such as: What is a ...

Il diritto penale dell'Unione Europea

la normativa, la dottrina, la giurisprudenza europea in materia penale e la cooperazione giudiziaria

Introduzione (U. Guerini). # I. Breve storia dell#integrazione europea (A. Bova). # II. Il diritto penale costituzionale dell#Unione europea: appunti sul Progetto di Trattato che istituisce una Costituzione per l#Europa (U. Guerini). # III. Il Terzo Pilastro dell#Unione europea: uno spazio di libertà, sicurezza ...

Introduzione storica al diritto moderno e contemporaneo

Introduzione : La responsabilità della storia tra passato e presente. # Parte I: Le premesse del tardo medioevo. # I. Il diritto comune e l#europa. # II. Il particolarismo giuridico-politico dal medioevo all#età moderna: il pensiero degli umanisti. # Parte II: Dentro l#età moderna (o antico regime ...

Separatismo e laicità

testo e materiali per un confronto tra Stati Uniti e Italia in tema di rapporti stato/chiese

Action publique et légitimités professionnelles

Les dispositifs d'action publique font de plus en plus appel aux compétences et à la mobilisation des agents chargés de leur mise en #uvre, afin de répondre au plus près aux demandes des usagers et des citoyens. Les schémas de division du travail s ...

Approche institutionnelle de l'ordre public

les fondements idéalistes de la notion à l'épreuve de son contenu réaliste

The role of international courts

International courts have gained substantial influence during the last decades on most important fields of law. This development prompted and is still prompting vivid discussions on their proper role. Such debates are being argued with particular fierceness in the United States. But in reality, international ...

Droit de l'Union Européenne

Droit constitutionnel et administratif de l'Unión Européenne

L'accès aux documents administratifs

Dir. David Renders. L'accès aux documents administratifs est un droit consacre par la Constitution belge, de même que par le droit européen. D'année en année, la concrétisation de ce droit a été l'#uvre de différentes législations, certaines fédérales, d'autres régionales et ...

L'Espagne, quelles stratégies pour le XXIe siecle?

facteurs économiques, atouts industriels, contraintes technologiques

Le prove atipiche nel processo civile

- Un valido strumento di ausilio per affrontare e risolvere le questioni più complesse in materia di attività istruttoria nel processo civile. - Specifico riferimento ai mezzi di prova frequentemente utilizzati e non disciplinati dal codice di rito. - Indagine estesa al processo di cognizione e ai procedimenti ...

A people's history of the Supreme Court

the men and women whose cases and decisions have shaped our constitution

Now updated with recent cases regarding the Ten Commandments and recent changes to the bench, this volume offers a penetrating look at the highest court in the land and focuses on controversial rulings on racial segregation, free speech, and school prayer.