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A Vast Conspiracy

The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President

by Jeffrey Toobin ...

The International Bestseller The inspiration for Impeachment: American Crime StoryThe definitive account of the Clinton-Lewinsky sex scandals, A Vast Conspiracy casts an insightful eye over the extraordinary ordeal that nearly brought down a president.First published a year after the infamous impeachment trial, Jeffrey Toobin’s propulsive narrative captures the full arc of the Clinton sex scandals ... Read more

$23.99 AUD

The International Bestseller The inspiration for Impeachment: American Crime StoryThe definitive account of the Clinton-Lewinsky sex scandals, A Vast Conspiracy casts an insightful eye over the extraordinary ordeal that nearly brought down a president.First published a year after the infamous impeachment trial, Jeffrey Toobin’s propulsive narrative captures the full arc of the Clinton sex scandals
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Promoting Law Student and Lawyer Well-Being in Australia and Beyond

Edited by Rachel Field, James Duffy, Colin James ...

Series series Emerging Legal Education
University can be a psychologically distressing place for students. Empirical studies in Australia and the USA highlight that a large number of law students suffer from psychological distress, when compared to students from other disciplines and members of the general population. This book explores the significant role that legal education can play in the promotion of mental health and well-being ... Read more

$92.99 AUD

University can be a psychologically distressing place for students. Empirical studies in Australia and the USA highlight that a large number of law students suffer from psychological distress, when compared to students from other disciplines and members of the general population. This book explores the significant role that legal education can play in the promotion of mental health and well-being
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom

by T.E. Lawrence ...

Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a memoir of the soldier known as 'Lawrence of Arabia.' Lawrence is a fascinating and controversial figure and his talent as a vivid and imaginative writer shines through on every page of his masterpiece. 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' written between 1919 and 1926, is an extraordinary tale of action, politics and adventure. The story describes heroism through instances of war ... Read more

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Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a memoir of the soldier known as 'Lawrence of Arabia.' Lawrence is a fascinating and controversial figure and his talent as a vivid and imaginative writer shines through on every page of his masterpiece. 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' written between 1919 and 1926, is an extraordinary tale of action, politics and adventure. The story describes heroism through instances of war
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Juger les multinationales

Droits humains bafoués, ressources naturelles pillées, impunité organisée

by Eric David, Gabrielle Lefèvre, Jean Ziegler ...

La dénonciation des pratiques des multinationales dans le cadre du débat sur le Traité transatlantique.Coca-Cola, Monsanto, Shell, Nestlé, Bayer, Texaco… : certaines marques sont associées à des scandales retentissants. Hydropiraterie en Inde, pesticides aux effets dévastateurs, exploitation pétrolière transformant le delta du Niger en désert écologique, drame du Rana Plaza au Bangladesh, enfants ... Read more

$26.99 AUD

La dénonciation des pratiques des multinationales dans le cadre du débat sur le Traité transatlantique.Coca-Cola, Monsanto, Shell, Nestlé, Bayer, Texaco… : certaines marques sont associées à des scandales retentissants. Hydropiraterie en Inde, pesticides aux effets dévastateurs, exploitation pétrolière transformant le delta du Niger en désert écologique, drame du Rana Plaza au Bangladesh, enfants
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Administrative Tribunals in the Common Law World

Edited by Dr Stephen Thomson, Matthew Groves, Greg Weeks ...

Administrative tribunals are a vital part of the public law frameworks of many countries. This is the 1st edited book collection to examine tribunals across the common law world. It brings together key international scholars to discuss current and future challenges.The book includes contributions from leading scholars from all major common law jurisdictions – the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, ... Read more

$81.06 AUD

Administrative tribunals are a vital part of the public law frameworks of many countries. This is the 1st edited book collection to examine tribunals across the common law world. It brings together key international scholars to discuss current and future challenges.The book includes contributions from leading scholars from all major common law jurisdictions – the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia,
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When You Come at the King

Inside DOJ's Pursuit of the President, From Nixon to Trump

by Elie Honig ...

"[A] deeply researched, keenly analytical, and frequently provocative chronicle of this singular judicial entity. . . . A senior legal analyst for CNN and former assistant U.S. attorney, Honig is well-suited to the task of providing a historical overview of the special counsel's function with the ever-evolving context of politics, partisanship and political skepticism." —Booklist (STARRED review) ... Read more

$24.99 AUD

"[A] deeply researched, keenly analytical, and frequently provocative chronicle of this singular judicial entity. . . . A senior legal analyst for CNN and former assistant U.S. attorney, Honig is well-suited to the task of providing a historical overview of the special counsel's function with the ever-evolving context of politics, partisanship and political skepticism." —Booklist (STARRED review)
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Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law

by Nigel D. White ...

Series series Elgar Advanced Introductions series
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law ... Read more

$38.93 AUD

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law
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Choosing Not to Choose

Understanding the Value of Choice

by Cass R. Sunstein ...

Our ability to make choices is fundamental to our sense of ourselves as human beings, and essential to the political values of freedom-protecting nations. Whom we love; where we work; how we spend our time; what we buy; such choices define us in the eyes of ourselves and others, and much blood and ink has been spilt to establish and protect our rights to make them freely. Choice can also be a ... Read more

$29.36 AUD

Our ability to make choices is fundamental to our sense of ourselves as human beings, and essential to the political values of freedom-protecting nations. Whom we love; where we work; how we spend our time; what we buy; such choices define us in the eyes of ourselves and others, and much blood and ink has been spilt to establish and protect our rights to make them freely. Choice can also be a
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The Constitutional System of the Hong Kong SAR

A Contextual Analysis

by Albert H Y Chen, Po Jen Yap ...

Series series Constitutional Systems of the World
This book provides an account of the evolving constitutional arrangement known as “One Country, Two Systems”, as practised in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (PRC).The British colony of Hong Kong, one of the “Four Little Dragons” of East Asia, reverted to Chinese rule in 1997. Since then, Hong Kong has continued to be an international financial centre, ... Read more

$53.99 AUD

This book provides an account of the evolving constitutional arrangement known as “One Country, Two Systems”, as practised in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (PRC).The British colony of Hong Kong, one of the “Four Little Dragons” of East Asia, reverted to Chinese rule in 1997. Since then, Hong Kong has continued to be an international financial centre,
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Representative Democracy in Flux

Deconstructive Narratives from a Legal and Constitutional Perspective

Edited by Martin Belov ...

Series series Routledge Research in Constitutional Law
This book delves into the core of representative democracy in order to explain its main features – institutional and imaginary – and to show the reasons for its increasing dysfunctionality. The collection explores the constitutional imaginaries of representation. It outlines the main factors influencing the failures of representative democracy, in an age of constitutional crisis and transition, ... Read more

$87.99 AUD

This book delves into the core of representative democracy in order to explain its main features – institutional and imaginary – and to show the reasons for its increasing dysfunctionality. The collection explores the constitutional imaginaries of representation. It outlines the main factors influencing the failures of representative democracy, in an age of constitutional crisis and transition,
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Confronting the Human Rights Act 1998

Contemporary themes and perspectives

Edited by Nicolas Kang-Riou ...

This book critically examines the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) and evaluates its impact from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The book includes both a domestic and international analysis of the effectiveness of the HRA, and also considers possible future developments in policy and practise as well as contemplating the potential for a British Bill of Rights. The editors have collected pieces from ... Read more

$89.99 AUD

This book critically examines the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) and evaluates its impact from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The book includes both a domestic and international analysis of the effectiveness of the HRA, and also considers possible future developments in policy and practise as well as contemplating the potential for a British Bill of Rights. The editors have collected pieces from
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Der Hinrichter

Roland Freisler – Mörder im Dienste Hitlers

by Helmut Ortner ...

»Ortner zeigt das düstere Kapitel der NS-Justiz und die ungebrochenen Karrieren der NS-Juristen nach 1945.« Westdeutsche Allgemeine Der Volksgerichtshof gehört zu den düstersten Kapiteln der deutschen Rechtsgeschichte. Kein nationalsozialistisches Gericht fällte mehr Todesurteile. Helmut Ortner beschreibt anhand zahlreicher erstmals veröffentlichter Dokumente und Gerichtsakten die Entstehung, ... Read more

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»Ortner zeigt das düstere Kapitel der NS-Justiz und die ungebrochenen Karrieren der NS-Juristen nach 1945.« Westdeutsche Allgemeine Der Volksgerichtshof gehört zu den düstersten Kapiteln der deutschen Rechtsgeschichte. Kein nationalsozialistisches Gericht fällte mehr Todesurteile. Helmut Ortner beschreibt anhand zahlreicher erstmals veröffentlichter Dokumente und Gerichtsakten die Entstehung,
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Privacy in the Information Society

Volume II

Edited by Philip Leith ...

Series series The Library of Essays on Law and Privacy
Information society projects promise wealth and better services to those countries which digitise and encourage the consumer and citizen to participate. As paper recedes into the background and digital data becomes the primary resource in the information society, what does this mean for privacy? Can there be privacy when every communication made through ever-developing ubiquitous devices is ... Read more

$95.99 AUD

Information society projects promise wealth and better services to those countries which digitise and encourage the consumer and citizen to participate. As paper recedes into the background and digital data becomes the primary resource in the information society, what does this mean for privacy? Can there be privacy when every communication made through ever-developing ubiquitous devices is
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Guerra o pace

Stati Uniti, Cina e l'Europa che non c'è

by Fiammetta Salmoni ...

Series series Sconfinamenti costituzionali
Il Mondo di oggi vive una "Guerra o pace" diversa, seppur latente, oltre a quella scoppiata di recente fra Ucraina e Russia, che riguarda l'economia, la difesa, la politica e la cultura e che sarebbe limitativo ridurre ad una semplice contrapposizione fra Cina e Occidente. Questo saggio si propone di esaminarne le componenti più significative. A cominciare dal concetto di imperialismo – o, meglio, ... Read more

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Il Mondo di oggi vive una "Guerra o pace" diversa, seppur latente, oltre a quella scoppiata di recente fra Ucraina e Russia, che riguarda l'economia, la difesa, la politica e la cultura e che sarebbe limitativo ridurre ad una semplice contrapposizione fra Cina e Occidente. Questo saggio si propone di esaminarne le componenti più significative. A cominciare dal concetto di imperialismo – o, meglio,
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Politics of Parking

Rights, Identity, and Property

by Sarah Marusek ...

There is more to parking law than just parking penalties. Considering the ways in which law works in everyday life, and in familiar places of common experience where the presence of law is not obvious, this book explores the various notions of the right to park, which jurisprudentially is enacted between individuals in everyday parking. From parking areas to the courtroom, parking engenders ... Read more

$101.99 AUD

There is more to parking law than just parking penalties. Considering the ways in which law works in everyday life, and in familiar places of common experience where the presence of law is not obvious, this book explores the various notions of the right to park, which jurisprudentially is enacted between individuals in everyday parking. From parking areas to the courtroom, parking engenders
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Law and The Christian Tradition in Scandinavia

The Writings of Great Nordic Jurists

Edited by Kjell Å Modéer, Helle Vogt ...

Series series Law and Religion
This book presents a comprehensive history of law and religion in the Nordic context.The entwinement of law and religion in Scandinavia encompasses an unusual history, not widely known yet important for its impact on contemporary political and international relations in the region. The volume provides a holistic picture from the first written legal sources of the twelfth century to the law of the ... Read more

$92.99 AUD

This book presents a comprehensive history of law and religion in the Nordic context.The entwinement of law and religion in Scandinavia encompasses an unusual history, not widely known yet important for its impact on contemporary political and international relations in the region. The volume provides a holistic picture from the first written legal sources of the twelfth century to the law of the
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Ley de la Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos

DOF 20/05/2021

by Congreso de la Unión, Guillermo Solis Sansores ...

Ordenamiento de tipo orgánico para darle vida jurídica a la CNDH ... Read more

$1.56 AUD

Ordenamiento de tipo orgánico para darle vida jurídica a la CNDH
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Como passar OAB primeira fase - 313 questões comentadas - Direito tributário

by Luciana Batista Santos, Robinson Barreirinhas ...

Series series Como passar OAB
A experiência diz que aquele que quer ser aprovado deve cumprir três objetivos: a) entender a teoria; b) ler a letra da lei, e c) treinar. A teoria é vista em cursos e livros à disposição do candidato no mercado. O problema é que este, normalmente, para nessa providência. A leitura da lei e o treinamento acabam sendo deixados de lado. E é nesse ponto que está o grande erro. Em média, mais de 90% ... Read more

$8.99 AUD

A experiência diz que aquele que quer ser aprovado deve cumprir três objetivos: a) entender a teoria; b) ler a letra da lei, e c) treinar. A teoria é vista em cursos e livros à disposição do candidato no mercado. O problema é que este, normalmente, para nessa providência. A leitura da lei e o treinamento acabam sendo deixados de lado. E é nesse ponto que está o grande erro. Em média, mais de 90%
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The Vigilant Citizen

Everyday Policing and Insecurity in Miami

by Thijs Jeursen ...

How the problematic behavior of private citizens—and not just the police force itself—contributes to the perpetuation of police brutality and institutional racism“Warning: Neighborhood Watch Program in Force. If I don’t call the police, my neighbor will!”Signs like this can be found affixed to telephone poles on streets throughout the US, warning trespassers that the community is an active ... Read more

$29.99 AUD

How the problematic behavior of private citizens—and not just the police force itself—contributes to the perpetuation of police brutality and institutional racism“Warning: Neighborhood Watch Program in Force. If I don’t call the police, my neighbor will!”Signs like this can be found affixed to telephone poles on streets throughout the US, warning trespassers that the community is an active
... Read more
Grundrechtsschutz und Unionsrechtsakte

Die Rechtsaktssensibilität des Grundrechtsschutzes gegen Unionsrecht

by Ulrich Christian Killius ...

Series Book 6133 - Europaeische Hochschulschriften Recht
Inwiefern divergiert der prozessuale Grundrechtsschutz gegen Unionsrechtsakte in Abhängigkeit von der formellen Rechtsnatur eines grundrechtsverletzenden Unionsrechtsakts bei dessen materieller Identität? Zu erkennen ist eine Rechtsaktssensibilität des Grundrechtsschutzes bei Betrachtung der Rechtsbehelfe des Europäischen Mehrebenensystems nach Primärrecht, Menschenrechtskonvention und Grundgesetz ... Read more

$151.99 AUD

Inwiefern divergiert der prozessuale Grundrechtsschutz gegen Unionsrechtsakte in Abhängigkeit von der formellen Rechtsnatur eines grundrechtsverletzenden Unionsrechtsakts bei dessen materieller Identität? Zu erkennen ist eine Rechtsaktssensibilität des Grundrechtsschutzes bei Betrachtung der Rechtsbehelfe des Europäischen Mehrebenensystems nach Primärrecht, Menschenrechtskonvention und Grundgesetz
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Participants in the International Legal System

Multiple Perspectives on Non-State Actors in International Law

Edited by Jean d'Aspremont ...

Series series Routledge Research in International Law
The international legal system has weathered sweeping changes over the last decade as new participants have emerged. International law-making and law-enforcement processes have become increasingly multi-layered with unprecedented numbers of non-State actors, including individuals, insurgents, multinational corporations and even terrorist groups, being involved. This growth in the importance of non ... Read more

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The international legal system has weathered sweeping changes over the last decade as new participants have emerged. International law-making and law-enforcement processes have become increasingly multi-layered with unprecedented numbers of non-State actors, including individuals, insurgents, multinational corporations and even terrorist groups, being involved. This growth in the importance of non
... Read more
A Study of Mixed Legal Systems: Endangered, Entrenched or Blended

by Sue Farran, Esin Örücü ...

Series series Juris Diversitas
A Study of Mixed Legal Systems: Endangered, Entrenched, or Blended takes the reader on a fascinating voyage of discovery. It includes case studies of a number of systems from across the globe: Cyprus, Guyana, Jersey, Mauritius, Philippines, Quebec, St Lucia, Scotland, and Seychelles. Each combines its legal legacies in novel ways. Large and small, in Europe and beyond, some are sovereign, some ... Read more

$120.99 AUD

A Study of Mixed Legal Systems: Endangered, Entrenched, or Blended takes the reader on a fascinating voyage of discovery. It includes case studies of a number of systems from across the globe: Cyprus, Guyana, Jersey, Mauritius, Philippines, Quebec, St Lucia, Scotland, and Seychelles. Each combines its legal legacies in novel ways. Large and small, in Europe and beyond, some are sovereign, some
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Civil Rights in Wartime

The Post-9/11 Sikh Experience

by Dawinder S. Sidhu, Neha Singh Gohil ...

In the days, months, and now years following the events of September 11th, 2001, discrimination against the Sikh community in America has escalated sharply, due in part to a populace that often confuses Sikhs, compelled by their faith to wear turbans, with the Muslim extremists responsible for the devastating terrorist attacks. Although Sikhs have since mobilized to spread awareness and condemn ... Read more

$112.99 AUD

In the days, months, and now years following the events of September 11th, 2001, discrimination against the Sikh community in America has escalated sharply, due in part to a populace that often confuses Sikhs, compelled by their faith to wear turbans, with the Muslim extremists responsible for the devastating terrorist attacks. Although Sikhs have since mobilized to spread awareness and condemn
... Read more
Futures of International Criminal Justice

Edited by Emma Palmer, Edwin Bikundo, Susan Harris Rimmer, Martin Clark ...

Series series Routledge Socio-Legal Frontiers of Transitional Justice
This collection identifies and discusses problems and opportunities for the theory and practice of international criminal justice.The International Criminal Court and project of prosecuting international atrocity crimes have faced multiple challenges and critiques. In recent times, these have included changes in technology, the conduct of armed conflict, the environment, and geopolitics. The ... Read more

$92.99 AUD

This collection identifies and discusses problems and opportunities for the theory and practice of international criminal justice.The International Criminal Court and project of prosecuting international atrocity crimes have faced multiple challenges and critiques. In recent times, these have included changes in technology, the conduct of armed conflict, the environment, and geopolitics. The
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