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Concise copyright Law

In the rapidly growing information society, copyright law plays a central role in the creation, production, dissemination and use of creative material and the information it contains. In the past 15 years, the European Union has enacted no less than seven Directives aimed at harmonizing ...

Estudios y ensayos sobre el exilio republicano de 1939

La emigración debida a la Guerra Civil no solamente produjo un corte, una discontinuidad en las letras españolas (y no digamos en otros órdenes de la cultura), sino también una divergencia al orientarse los de fuera y los de dentro, prácticamente incomunicados, por caminos diversos.

Napoléon

les grands moments d'un destin

A première vue, on pourrait douter qu'il soit seulement possible de dire quelque chose de neuf sur Napoléon : n'avance-t-on pas qu'il s'est publié à son sujet plus de livres qu'il ne s'est écoulé de jours depuis sa mort ? Quant ...

Introduction historique au Droit

L'Introduction historique au droit est un enseignement proposé aux étudiant(e)s qui abordent l'enseignement supérieur. Commencer l'étude des matières appartenant au droit positif suppose, en effet, que l'on situe celles-ci dans le mouvement historique dont elles sont, par souci de ...

Can might make rights?

building the rule of Law after military interventions

This book looks at why it's so difficult to create 'the rule of law' in post-conflict societies such as Iraq and Afghanistan, and offers critical insights into how policy-makers and field-workers can improve future rule of law efforts. A must-read for policy-makers, field- workers ...

Rethinking the foundations of Modern political thought

Quentin Skinner's classic study of The Foundations of Modern Political Thought was first published by Cambridge in 1978. This was the first of a series of outstanding publications that have changed forever the way the history of political thought is taught and practiced. Rethinking ...

España ante la integración europea

el primer acercamiento

En las páginas de este libro se desgranan cronológicamente los avatares de esta primera aproximación española a la Comunidad Europea, no sin antes establecerse, en el capítulo primero, una espléndida síntesis de la posición española ante los inicios del proceso de integración europea en años ...

Globalization challenged

conviction, conflict, community

In "Globalization Challenged", George Rupp addresses the standoff between traditional conviction and Western secular individualism and argues that neither position is viable. Instead of insisting that religion and its ideological equivalents only express private preferences, Western secularism must acknowledge their legitimate role in influencing public ...

Combating piracy

intellectual property theft and fraud

Fraud and piracy of products and ideas have become common in the early twenty-first century, as opportunities to commit them expand, and technology makes fraud and piracy easy to carry out. In "Combating Piracy: Intellectual Property Theft and Fraud", Jay S. Albanese and his contributors ...

Politics in Mexico

the democratic consolidation

This detailed and accessible text gives readers a general introduction to all aspects of Mexican politics and the necessary historical grounding to understand it. Camp provides up-to-date information on such timely topics as decision-making, political participation, citizen socialization, voter behaviour, and electoral politics. The book ...

Modern Liberty

and the limits of government

In asking how the modern welfare state has redefined our notion of individual liberty and whether we are free to express ourselves in speech, at work or through sex, one of America's most esteemed legal scholars gives an impassioned defence of liberty. Arguing that ...

Multiculturalism and the Welfare State

recognition and redistribution in contemporary democracies

In many Western democracies, ethnic and racial minorities have demanded, and sometimes achieved, greater recognition and accommodation of their identities. This is reflected in the adoption of multiculturalism policies for immigrant groups, the acceptance of territorial autonomy and language rights for national minorities, and the ...

Le communisme et les élites en Europe centrale

Plus de quinze ans après l'effondrement du bloc soviétique, les nouvelles démocraties d'Europe centrale sont encore hantées par la mémoire de la période communiste, et notamment par la manière dont leurs élites ont traversé ces années : les anciennes élites ont- elles disparu corps ...

A companion to Japanese history

"A Companion to Japanese History" provides an authoritative overview of current debates and approaches within the study of Japan's history. Composed of 30 chapters written by an international group of scholars, it balances treatment of traditional themes with coverage of current trends and emerging ...

EU justice and home affairs Law

This book examines in detail EU law on Justice and Home Affairs. In turn, it looks at the decision-making and judicial rules which the EU applies in these areas, then it examines the extensive EU law on visas and border controls, regulation of legal migration ...

Law

key concepts in philosophy

"Key Concepts in Philosophy" is a series of concise, accessible and engaging introductions to the core ideas and subjects encountered in the study of philosophy. Specially written to meet the needs of students and those with an interest in, but little prior knowledge of, philosophy ...

Boundaries and frontiers of labour Law

Labour law has always been preoccupied with boundaries. One can either be an 'employee' or not, an 'employer' or not, and the answer dictates who comes within the scope of labour law, for better or worse. But such divisions have always been difficult, and in ...

Historical dictionary of the European Union

Over half a century old and continuing to grow in strength and authority, the European Union consists of 25 member states#with more on the waiting list#and a population of 450 million people. Its influence in foreign and domestic affairs and human rights and ...

The politics of european codification

a history of the unification of Law in France, Prussia, the Habsburg Empire and the Netherlands

European codification of private law is talk of the day. The European Parliament favours it, the European Commission supports it and many legal scholars are already working on it. Why? This book addresses the forthcoming European codification from the perspective of previous codifications and their ...

Lectures de Fronton

un rhéteur latin à l'époque de la Seconde Sophistique

SOMMAIRE: Le cadre épistolaire et ses impondérables. L'image, procédé épistolaire et outil frontonien. Un genre épistolaire, l'exemple de la consolation. De la pratique oratoire. Utilisation de l'histoire. Paradoxe et persuasion, limites et utilisation de l'éloge sophistique. L'éroticos.