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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

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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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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

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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

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"[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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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

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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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The Constitutional System of the Hong Kong SAR

A Contextual Analysis

by Po Jen Yap, Albert HY Chen ...

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

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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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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

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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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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

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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

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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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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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Code de l'éducation

Partie réglementaire - Livre Ier : Principes généraux de l'éducation (droit français)

by Various ...

Découvrez le Code de l'éducation Partie réglementaire - Livre Ier : Principes généraux de l'éducation, un ouvrage incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Ce recueil exhaustif vous plonge au cœur des fondements réglementaires qui régissent notre système éducatif. En rassemblant les dispositions officielles et les textes réglementaires, cet ouvrage offre une vision claire et précise des ... Read more

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Découvrez le Code de l'éducation Partie réglementaire - Livre Ier : Principes généraux de l'éducation, un ouvrage incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Ce recueil exhaustif vous plonge au cœur des fondements réglementaires qui régissent notre système éducatif. En rassemblant les dispositions officielles et les textes réglementaires, cet ouvrage offre une vision claire et précise des
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Human Rights Law and Evidence-Based Policy

The Impact of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency

Edited by Rosemary Byrne, Han Entzinger ...

Series series Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
The EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) was established to provide evidence-based policy advice to EU institutions and Member States. By blending social science research with traditional normative work, it aims to influence human rights policy processes through new ways of framing empirical realities. The contributors to this volume critically examine the experience of the Agency in its first ... Read more

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The EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) was established to provide evidence-based policy advice to EU institutions and Member States. By blending social science research with traditional normative work, it aims to influence human rights policy processes through new ways of framing empirical realities. The contributors to this volume critically examine the experience of the Agency in its first
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Secession in International Law

A New Framework

by Milena Sterio ...

Secession in International Law argues that the effective development of criteria on secession is a necessity in today’'s world, because secessionist struggles can be analyzed through the legal lens only if we have specific legal rules to apply. Without legal rules, secessionist struggles are dominated by politics and sui generis approaches, which validate secessionist attempts based on geo ... Read more

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Secession in International Law argues that the effective development of criteria on secession is a necessity in today’'s world, because secessionist struggles can be analyzed through the legal lens only if we have specific legal rules to apply. Without legal rules, secessionist struggles are dominated by politics and sui generis approaches, which validate secessionist attempts based on geo
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The Responsibility to Protect and the Failures of the United Nations Security Council

by P M Butchard ...

Series series Studies in International Law
What can be done if the United Nations Security Council fails to protect people from mass atrocities? At a time of inaction and political paralysis at the United Nations, this book explains the legality of alternative action beyond the Security Council.This book takes a fresh look at the responsibility to protect and offers new and compelling insights into the powers and limits of the UN Security ... Read more

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What can be done if the United Nations Security Council fails to protect people from mass atrocities? At a time of inaction and political paralysis at the United Nations, this book explains the legality of alternative action beyond the Security Council.This book takes a fresh look at the responsibility to protect and offers new and compelling insights into the powers and limits of the UN Security
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Death, Dying and the Ending of Life, Volumes I and II

by Leslie P. Francis ...

Series series The International Library of Medicine, Ethics and Law
The two volumes of Death, Dying, and the Ending of Life present the core of recent philosophical work on end-of-life issues. Volume I examines issues in death and consent: the nature of death, brain death and the uses of the dead and decision-making at the end of life, including the use of advance directives and decision-making about the continuation, discontinuation, or futility of treatment for ... Read more

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The two volumes of Death, Dying, and the Ending of Life present the core of recent philosophical work on end-of-life issues. Volume I examines issues in death and consent: the nature of death, brain death and the uses of the dead and decision-making at the end of life, including the use of advance directives and decision-making about the continuation, discontinuation, or futility of treatment for
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Gun Control: Do We Need to Ban Guns? Should We Allow Guns? The Gun Debate and What We Can Do

by James Persinger ...

GUN CONTROL, DO WE NEED IT OR NOT?If there's one thing that alot of people around the world know about the USA it's that the people love guns. Depending on who you are this might be a source of pride; knowing that your country provides you with the ultimate freedom to preserve life and liberty. For others it's a source of shame that even while being the richest nation in the world, it doesn't come ... Read more

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GUN CONTROL, DO WE NEED IT OR NOT?If there's one thing that alot of people around the world know about the USA it's that the people love guns. Depending on who you are this might be a source of pride; knowing that your country provides you with the ultimate freedom to preserve life and liberty. For others it's a source of shame that even while being the richest nation in the world, it doesn't come
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Legal Frameworks and Educational Strategies for Sustainable Development

Edited by Enas Mohammed Alqodsi, Asma Khaleel Abdallah ...

In today's complex world, achieving sustainable development poses a significant challenge. Legal frameworks often need help to keep pace with rapidly evolving environmental issues. In contrast, educational systems may need to prepare future leaders to address sustainability challenges adequately. This gap between policy and practice inhibits progress towards a more sustainable future. Legal ... Read more

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In today's complex world, achieving sustainable development poses a significant challenge. Legal frameworks often need help to keep pace with rapidly evolving environmental issues. In contrast, educational systems may need to prepare future leaders to address sustainability challenges adequately. This gap between policy and practice inhibits progress towards a more sustainable future. Legal
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Handlungsformen und gerichtlicher Rechtsschutz im Informationsfreiheitsrecht

by Claudia Bendisch ...

Series series Social Science and Law (German Language)
Die Entwicklung von Gesetzen und Regelungen im Informationsverwaltungsrecht in Deutschland schreitet seit den neunziger Jahren stetig voran und dauert bis heute an. Das Buch bildet das IFG, VIG, UIG des Bundes sowie die dreizehn vorhandenen Informationsfreiheitsgesetze der Länder im Hinblick auf die gerichtliche Rechtsdurchsetzung des Informationszugangsanspruchs ab.Es ergibt sich eine ... Read more

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Die Entwicklung von Gesetzen und Regelungen im Informationsverwaltungsrecht in Deutschland schreitet seit den neunziger Jahren stetig voran und dauert bis heute an. Das Buch bildet das IFG, VIG, UIG des Bundes sowie die dreizehn vorhandenen Informationsfreiheitsgesetze der Länder im Hinblick auf die gerichtliche Rechtsdurchsetzung des Informationszugangsanspruchs ab.Es ergibt sich eine
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The Far-Right in International and European Law

by Natalie Alkiviadou ...

Series series Routledge Research in International Law
Since the Second World War, the international community has sought to prevent the repetition of destructive far-right forces by establishing institutions such as the United Nations and by adopting documents such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Jurisprudence and conventions directly prohibit far-right speech and expression. Nevertheless, recently, violent far-right entities, such as ... Read more

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Since the Second World War, the international community has sought to prevent the repetition of destructive far-right forces by establishing institutions such as the United Nations and by adopting documents such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Jurisprudence and conventions directly prohibit far-right speech and expression. Nevertheless, recently, violent far-right entities, such as
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Religion, Law, Politics and the State in Africa

Applying Legal Pluralism in Ghana

by Seth Tweneboah ...

Series series ICLARS Series on Law and Religion
Applying a legal pluralist framework, this study examines the complex interrelationships between religion, law and politics in contemporary Ghana, a professedly secular State characterised by high levels of religiosity. It aims to explore legal, cultural and moral tensions created by overlapping loci of authority (state actors, traditional leaders and religious functionaries). It contends that ... Read more

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Applying a legal pluralist framework, this study examines the complex interrelationships between religion, law and politics in contemporary Ghana, a professedly secular State characterised by high levels of religiosity. It aims to explore legal, cultural and moral tensions created by overlapping loci of authority (state actors, traditional leaders and religious functionaries). It contends that
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Declarations of Interdependence

A Legal Pluralist Approach to Indigenous Rights

by Kirsten Anker ...

Series series Cultural Diversity and Law
This book takes up the postcolonial challenge for law and explains how the problems of legal recognition for Indigenous peoples are tied to an orthodox theory of law. Constructing a theory of legal pluralism that is both critical of law's epistemological and ontological presuppositions, as well as discursive in engaging a dialogue between legal traditions, Anker focusses on prominent aspects of ... Read more

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This book takes up the postcolonial challenge for law and explains how the problems of legal recognition for Indigenous peoples are tied to an orthodox theory of law. Constructing a theory of legal pluralism that is both critical of law's epistemological and ontological presuppositions, as well as discursive in engaging a dialogue between legal traditions, Anker focusses on prominent aspects of
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Law for Leviathan

Constitutional Law, International Law, and the State

by Daryl J. Levinson ...

For the past several centuries of Anglo-American legal thought, law has been paradigmatically understood as the product of the state. The state, operating through the legal and political institutions of its government, imposes law on the people who are its subjects. Over the same centuries, however, the development of international law and constitutional law has made the state itself subject to ... Read more

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For the past several centuries of Anglo-American legal thought, law has been paradigmatically understood as the product of the state. The state, operating through the legal and political institutions of its government, imposes law on the people who are its subjects. Over the same centuries, however, the development of international law and constitutional law has made the state itself subject to
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EU Chemicals Regulation

New Governance, Hybridity and REACH

by Steven Vaughan ...

This perceptive book provides an exploratory, explanatory and normative account of the EU Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), and its regulator, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).With more than one million words of official ECHA guidance to accompany and underpin the 516 pages of REACH, comprehension of these cooperative regimes is ... Read more

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This perceptive book provides an exploratory, explanatory and normative account of the EU Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), and its regulator, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).With more than one million words of official ECHA guidance to accompany and underpin the 516 pages of REACH, comprehension of these cooperative regimes is
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Il Consiglio superiore della magistratura

Organo dell'autonomia o luogo di potere?

by Francesca Biondi ...

Series series Riscoprire le istituzioni
Senza conoscere le istituzioni, non esistono salde e praticabili libertà. Come si "governa" la magistratura? È una domanda cui i costituenti risposero istituendo un Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura, radicalmente diverso da quello del periodo monarchico, che era un mero organo consultivo-amministrativo. Presieduto dal Capo dello Stato, il CSM repubblicano è, infatti, un organo di rilievo ... Read more

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Senza conoscere le istituzioni, non esistono salde e praticabili libertà. Come si "governa" la magistratura? È una domanda cui i costituenti risposero istituendo un Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura, radicalmente diverso da quello del periodo monarchico, che era un mero organo consultivo-amministrativo. Presieduto dal Capo dello Stato, il CSM repubblicano è, infatti, un organo di rilievo
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Sword and Shield

A Practical Approach to Section 1983 Litigation, Fifth Edition

Edited by Mary Massaron, Josephine Antonia Delorenzo ...

This fifth edition of Sword & Shield: A Practical Approach to Section 1983 Litigation is substantially reorganized to provide practitioners with easier access to the information they need as they are handling civil rights claims. As in prior editions, the authors provide a timely analysis of practical considerations necessary to practice effectively in this technically difficult and ever-evolving ... Read more

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This fifth edition of Sword & Shield: A Practical Approach to Section 1983 Litigation is substantially reorganized to provide practitioners with easier access to the information they need as they are handling civil rights claims. As in prior editions, the authors provide a timely analysis of practical considerations necessary to practice effectively in this technically difficult and ever-evolving
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