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The spanish eye

painters and poets of Spain

The guiding principle of "The Spanish Eye" is that the 'sister arts' of painting and poetry are mutually illuminating, their common currency being the visual image. The merits of five masters -El Greco, Velazquez, Goya, Picasso and Dali- are described, with a view to distinguishing ...

On the interpretation of treaties

the modern international Law as expressed in the 1969 Vienna Concention on the Law of treaties

In the practice of modern international law, disputes as to the meaning of specific treaty provisions are a frequent occurrence. It is the assumption underlying any such dispute that in a process of interpretation a distinction has to be made between the legally correct and ...

British volunteers in the Spanish Civil War

the british battalion in the International Brigades, 1936-1939

This book is a new study of the British Battalion of the 15th International Brigade in the Spanish civil war of 1936-1939. In contrast to recent revisionist interpretations, this work stresses the crucial importance of the war experience itself, rather than political ideology, in the ...

Taxpayer's rights

theory, origin and implementation

No government can be sustained without the ability to tax its citizens. Democratic societies typically guarantee, in varying forms and degrees, a basic set of taxpayer rights. These rights are essential in establishing an effective and reasonable taxation process.Author Duncan Bentley's work argues ...

Public employment services and european Law

This book examines the developing legal regimes and regulation of public services in the UK and other European countries. Public services are examined though a case-study of the complex area of public employment services. These are job-placement and vocational training services which aim to maximize ...

Código de Derecho penal internacional

La fonction publique face à la culture de résultat

Réunir durant 2 jours des élus, des hauts fonctionnaires, des professeurs d'université, des responsables syndicaux, des invités étrangers, des étudiants, a semblé indispensable pour porter un regard critique sur la culture de résultat.

L'expert et l'expertise judiciaire en France

théorie, pratique, formation

Rédigé par deux connaisseurs particulièrement avisés des problèmes quotidiens qui se posent aux experts, cet ouvrage répond à la fois aux interrogations de l'expert face aux difficultés ou pièges auxquels il se trouve confronté et constitue une somme de réflexions sur l'avenir de ...

Nouvelles méthodes de lutte contre la criminalité

la normalisation de l'exception. Etude de droit comparé (Belgique, Etats-Unis, Italie, Pays-Bas, Allemagne, France)

Au cours des deux dernières décennies, sous l'emprise de l'évocation des dangers provenant du crime organisé, des compétences nouvelles en matière pénale ont été créées au niveau européen tandis que, en droit interne, le champ de l'intervention pénale a été progressivement étendu ...

Gran atlas del Impresionismo

SUMARIO: Antes del viaje. Atlas del Impresionismo. Índice de nombres, lugares y obras. Referencias fotográficas.

La historia de La República de Platón

La República de Platón, sus orígenes, sus significados y su vigencia en nuestros días. Escrito en Atenas hacia el siglo IV antes de Cristo, La República es un texto fundamental para comprender el pensamiento moral y político de Occidente. Este apasionante diálogo platónico trata de ...

Strafprozessrecht

A Gil Vicente bibliography (2000-2005)

Bibliografía de Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla

INDICE: Introducción. Catálogo alfabético de títulos. Volúmenes con obras de Rojas Zorrilla. Índices.

Diego Rivera, luces y sombras

Controvertido y vitalista, Diego Rivera llevó una vida artísitca e intelectual muy intensa, determinada por su anhelo de crear una escuele libre de influencias extranjeras, su incendiaria relación amorosa con la pintora Frida Kahlo y su polémica adscripción al comunismo estalinista. Esta es la apasionante ...

Smith & Wood's employment Law

As the successor to Smith & Wood's Industrial Law, this work continues its predecessor's reputation for both comprehensive coverage and lucidity of presentation. With a new and improved structure and layout, the ninth edition maps closely onto employment law courses and provides an invaluable ...

Civil liberties

This book provides a fresh, clear, and stimulating approach to civil liberties by tying the law and practice of the subject firmly to democratic and political rights. The author examines the key civil liberties of our democratic age: the right to vote; the rights to ...

The european service economy

changes and policy implications for Europe

This book contributes to a better understanding of the service economy. By exploring the key dimensions, available empirical evidence and associated policy implications, the author comprehensively investigates the new challenges facing the global economy, including employment, productivity, innovation and competitiveness. The case of the European ...

International criminal Law

International Criminal Law is an essential guide to the relatively recent, but rapidly growing field of international criminal justice. Written by leading practitioner-academics directly involved with the International Criminal Tribunals, this book provides students with an invaluable insight into the key features of international criminal ...

The institutional veil in public international Law

international organisations and the Law of Treaties

Deals with the nature of international organisations and the tension between their legal nature and the system of classic, state-based international law. This book focuses on the law of treaties. It addresses the legal phenomenon of international organisations, their legal features as independent concepts, and ...