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Making the Law explicit

the normativity of legal argumentation

Legal argumentation consists in the interpretation of texts. Therefore, it has a natural connection to the philosophy of language. Central issues of this connection, however, lack a clear answer. For instance, how much freedom do judges have in applying the law? How are the literal ...

Copy, Rip, Burn

the politics of copyleft and open source

Open source technology, like OpenOffice, has revolutionised the world of copyright. From downloading music and movies to accessing free software, digital media is forcing us to rethink the very idea of intellectual property. While big companies complain about lost profits, the individual has never enjoyed ...

Energy policy analysis and modeling

Energy plays a vital role in economic and social development. The analysis of energy issues and policy options is therefore a vital area of study. This book presents a hierarchical modelling scheme intended to support energy planning and policy analysis in developing countries. The authors ...

La extinción de la relación laboral de los deportistas profesionales

La presente monografía constituye una relevante aportación al estudio del régimen extintivo de la relación laboral del deportista profesional. Pese a que este tema es el arco sobre el que se asienta un contrato tan especial como el mencionado, paradójicamente se trata de la institución ...

Introducción administración empresas

Este libro es el resultado del esfuerzo conjunto de un grupo de profesores universitarios que, bajo la dirección del Profesor Dr. D. Álvaro Cuervo García y la coordinación del profesor Dr. D. Camilo J. Vázquez Ordás, han dado forma a un texto fruto de su ...

A brief history of the masses

three revolutions

Stefan Jonsson uses three monumental works of art to build a provocative history of popular revolt: Jacques-Louis David's The Tennis Court Oath (1791), James Ensor's Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889 (1888), and Alfredo Jaar's They Loved It So Much, the ...

The Oxford handbbok of political methodology

Political methodology has changed dramatically in the past thirty years. Not only have new methods and techniques been developed, but the Political Methodology Society and the Qualitative Methods Section of the American Political Science Association have engaged in ongoing research and training programs that have ...

War and genocide in Cuba

1895-1898

Who defeated Spain? From 1895 to 1898, Cuban insurgents fought to free their homeland from Spanish rule. Though often overshadowed by the "Splendid Little War" of the Americans in 1898, according to John Tone, the longer Spanish-Cuban conflict was in fact more remarkable, foreshadowing the ...

Constituting empire

New York and the transformation of constitutionalism in the Atlantic World, 1664-1830

In his paradigm-shifting analysis, Daniel J. Hulsebosch captures the essential paradox at the heart of American constitutional history: the Revolution, which brought political independence and substituted the people for the British crown as the source of legitimate authority, also led to the establishment of newly ...

How race is made

slavery, segregation, and the senses

This title shows how the five senses shaped southern racial stereotypes.For at least two centuries, argues Mark Smith, white southerners used all of their senses - not just their eyes - to construct racial difference and define race. His provocative analysis, extending from the colonial period ...

Dividing lines between the European Union and its member States

the impact of the Treaty of Lisbon

In the European Union the balance of power between Brussels and the Member State governments is an ongoing matter of contention. With each treaty amendment during the Union's first 50 years, EU competences have grown, and each time critics have questioned whether the national ...

Philosophy and real politics

Many contemporary political thinkers are gripped by the belief that their task is to develop an ideal theory of rights or justice for guiding and judging political actions. But in "Philosophy and Real Politics", Raymond Geuss argues that philosophers should first try to understand why ...

Contabilidad interna

(contabilidad de costes y de gestión). Cáculo, análisis y control de costes y resultados para la toma de decisiones

Aun cuando quepa pensar que la profusión bibliográfica de la últimas décadas pudiera haber sido bastante para encuadrar convenientemente y superar la tradicional controversia en que suele involucrarse la información emanada del ámbito económico técnico o interno de la empresa, no es menos cierto que ...

Monetary economics

ÍNDICE: Part 1. Introduction and Heritage, 1. Introduction, 2. The heritage of monetary economics, Part 2. Money in the Economy, 3. Money in the economy: general equilibrium analysis, Part 3. The demand for money, 4. The transactions demand for money, 5. Portfolio selection and the ...

Historia de Europa

con una breve descripción de los Estados Europeos

«Europa es una gran casa, escribió en 1932 Kurt Tucholsky#habitada por numerosas familias, podríamos añadir#. En el pasado, esas familias han reñido entre sí, a menudo con violencia. Hoy, tras muchas experiencias dolorosas, mantienen un trato más pacífico y comprensivo. Y quizá, en algún ...

MBA del Siglo XXI

la guía definitiva

MBA del Siglo XXI aspira a ser un "compañero de viaje" para los emprendedores que sueñan con poner en marcha su proyecto empresarial, un confidente para aquellos que ya lo han hecho pero que piensan que tienen que "reinventar" su empresa y un "diccionario de ...

Valoración y evaluación de marcas

medir para crear valor

Prólogo de Pablo Fernández autor de "Valoración de empresas" ÍNDICE: 1-Marcas. 2-Valoración de marcas. 3-Cuándo y por qué hay que valorar las marcas. 4-Revisión de procedimientos, proveedores y metodologías. 5- Práctica de valoración de marcas en España. 6-Planteamiento conceptual de un modelo de valoración de ...

Reconciling the deepening and widening oo the European Union

The recent rounds of enlargement have stretched the operational capacity of the European Union to the maximum, triggering a debate on the final shape and borders of the EU and prompting the Member States to review the framework of primary law on the basis of ...

Law and Practice of EU External Relations

salient features of a changing landscape

Expanding European Union activity on the international scene has led to development of the legal concepts, principles and rules that govern it. External relations law and practice have also been affected by events within the EU. This volume takes stock of the recent developments in ...

The Sporting Exception in European Union Law

The Sporting Exception in European Union Law is the definitive account of EU sports law. It provides a modern legal framework based on an analysis of major European Court of Justice judgments including Walrave (1974), Don...(1976), Bosman (1995), Deliege (2000), Lehtonen (2000), Kolpak (2003 ...