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Filibuster

obstruction and lawmaking in the U.S. Senate

Parliamentary obstruction, popularly known as the "filibuster," has been a defining feature of the US Senate throughout its history. In this book, Gregory J Wawro and Eric Schickler explain how the Senate managed to satisfy its lawmaking role during the nineteenth and early twentieth century ...

The next justice

repairing the Supreme Court appointments process

The Supreme Court appointments process is broken, and the timing couldn't be worse - for liberals or conservatives. The Court is just one more solid conservative justice away from an ideological sea change - a hard-right turn on an array of issues that affect every American ...

Free trade reimagined

the world division of labor and the method of economics

European Union public Law

Since its publication in 2006, European Union Law has quickly established itself as one of the leading textbooks in the field, providing the student with both a comprehensive text and collection of materials. European Union Public Law brings together those sections of the title which ...

Les recours au Tribunal Federal

Smith's Law of theft

Smith's Law of Theft has long been established as the definitive work on the subject and is frequently cited in the appellate courts. Now in its ninth edition, the book provides a detailed and critical account of the law of theft and related dishonesty ...

Butterworths company Law handbook

Published annually, "Butterworths Company Law Handbook" is widely regarded as the essential company law reference work, setting out the relevant texts of the most important statutes, statutory instruments and European legislation. Known to many as 'the Blue Book', the "Butterworths Company Law Handbook" also provides ...

De l'usage et de l'abus de l'esprit philosophique durant le XVIIIe siècle

Ce document démontre la supériorité de l'esprit philosophique sur la philosophie proprement dite limitée à un ordre d'objets déterminés. L'esprit philosophique, selon l'auteur, correspond à un "esprit universel, non pour les connaissances acquises, mais pour la manière de les acquérir". Publié ...

Matemáticas económico empresariales

El material esta organizado de la forma más clara y lógica posible para facilitar, tanto la consulta a la hora de resolver problemas, como el estudio a la hora de preparar el examen de la asignatura, una vez se tiene claros los contenidos de cada ...

Cocktail economics

discovering investment truths from everyday conversations

Victor A. Canto's Cocktail Economics uses simple, plain-English explanations and real-world analogies to teach today's most proven, profitable investment strategies. Canto reveals exactly how the economy affects markets-and how to "read" business cycles so you can profit from every shift in the business ...

Handbook of asset and liability management

from models to optimal return strategies

In the "Handbook of Asset and Liability Management: From Models to Optimal Return Strategies", Alexandre Adam presents a comprehensive guide to Asset and Liability Management. Written from a quantitative perspective with economic explanations, this book will appeal to both mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike as it ...

Globalisation

north-south perspectives

Rather than claim that there exists a common concept of globalization that all parties can agree to, this book seeks to examine some of the conceptions and the way in which they render different interpretations of particular aspects of globalization. The last two decades have ...

Institutions and the path to the modern economy

lessons from medieval trade

It is widely believed that current disparities in economic, political, and social outcomes reflect distinct institutions. Institutions are invoked to explain why some countries are rich and others poor, some democratic and others dictatorial. But arguments of this sort gloss over the question of what ...

Crimes of war

what the public should know

Originally published in 1999, "Crimes of War", the "brilliant" ("The Guardian") A-to-Z guidebook of wartime atrocities has received worldwide acclaim and has been translated into eleven languages. Substantially updated, this "useful collection" ("The Times") has sixteen new entries. More than 140 distinguished experts from the ...

Birds' modern insurance Law

Presents a concise yet analytical explanation of the fundamental principles of insurance law, written in an accessible and straightforward manner Covers everything from the history of insurance and regulation through to the various forms of insurance such as life, and liability Analyses the increasingly complex ...

Les grands arrêts de la jurisprudence civile. T.I.

Introduction, personnes, famille, biens, régimes matrimoniaux, successions

La 12e édition des Grands arrêts de la jurisprudence civile coïncide avec le soixante-treizième anniversaire de leur parution sous la signature de Henri Capitant. C'est dire que cet ouvrage est le précurseur de tous les recueils de Grands arrêts actuellement existants. Jamais démenti, son ...

Commonwealth

inter-and non-state contributions to global governaance

The Commonwealth consists of only a quarter of the world's states and yet the Commonwealth Secretariat and Foundation have made and continue to make a significant contribution to global politics. This book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive overview of this key international institution ...

International relations theory for the twenty-first century

an introduction

International Relations theory has been the site of intense debate in recent years. A decade ago it was still possible to divide the field between three main perspectives - Realism, Liberalism, and Marxism. Not only have these approaches evolved in new directions, they have been joined ...

Cognition and extended rational choice

"Twenty-five years ago I strongly recommended Margolis' "Selfishness, Altruism, and Rationality". Now, five books later, it is exciting to see how much farther he's taken that theory, supported it with an extensive review of laboratory experiments, and applied it to groups, large and small ...

Derecho de familia y de la persona

análisis de los nuevos modelos de familia

La persona, en su aspecto individual y formando parte del grupo básico de la sociedad, que es la familia, es la protagonista esencial del Derecho. La vertiginosa evolución de los hábitos sociales mantiene a persona y familia en el centro neurálgico de un cambio permanente ...