The Internet Age has dramatically increased the importance of intellectual property rights. Disputes over domain names, shared music files, spam and cybersquatting are only a few examples of the matters now prominent in the news.Mark V.B. Partridge, a seasoned lawyer who advises major corporations on these issues everyday, explains in the articles collected in Guiding Rights the laws and principles shaping these important rights. Partridge's writing is clear and direct, em...

"Hamburger argues persuasively that America has overlaid its constitutional system with a form of governance that is both alien and dangerous." — Law and Politics Book ReviewWhile the federal government traditionally could constrain liberty only through acts of Congress and the courts, the executive branch has increasingly come to control Americans through its own administrative rules and adjudication, thus raising disturbing questions about the effect of t...

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the various aspects for the development of smart cities from a European perspective. It presents both theoretical concepts as well as empirical studies and cases of smart city programs and their capacity to create value for citizens. The contributions in this book are a result of an increasing interest for this topic, supported by both national governments and international institutions. The book offers a large panorama of the most important a...

This book combines classic and recent studies investigating challenges to Emiratization – full employment of Emirati nationals who make up only about 10% of the total workforce – in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The book offers a comprehensive overview of the events leading to the country’s rapid growth and development, as well as important social and cultural issues arising as the country transitioned from an isolated traditional economy to an open globalized one, and explores the speci...

The Harvard Law Review is offered in a digital edition, featuring active Contents, linked notes, and proper ebook formatting. The contents of Issue 7 include a Symposium on privacy and several contributions from leading legal scholars:Article, "Agency Self-Insulation Under Presidential Review," by Jennifer NouCommentary, "The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: Myths and Realities," by Cass R. SunsteinSYMPOSIUM: PRIVACY AND TECHNOLOGY"Introduction: ...

Framed in Article II of the Constitution, presidential powers are dictated today by judicial as well as historical precedent. To understand the ways the president wields power as well as how this power is kept in check by other branches of government, Harold J. Krent presents three overlapping determinants of the president's role under the Constitution-the need for presidential initiative in administering the law and providing foreign policy leadership, the importance of maintaining congre...

This is Title 2 of the United States Code annotated. It is current through June 24 , 2017.My name is Nikolay Krechet. I am 46 years old man , farther of 4 kids. I am currently fighting false charges against me by the FBI , secret service and USPS. I am under House Arrest following 2 year pretrial incarceration , without permission to work. . My mife Evgenia publishes these public domain books on my behalf as the only available way to suppor my family.My site is nikolaykrech...

The contents for this January 2018 issue (Number 3) include:* Article, "The Endgame of Administrative Law: Governmental Disobedience and the Judicial Contempt Power," by Nicholas R. Parrillo* Book Review, "Rethinking Autocracy at Work," by Cynthia Estlund* Note, "Congressional Intent to Preclude Equitable Relief - Ex Parte Young After Armstrong"* Note, "Sixth Amendment Challenge to Courthouse Dress Codes"* Note, "The Virtues of Heterogeneity, in Court De...

As EU non-majoritarian bodies such as the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, and the European Central Bank grow in political influence, many have identified the pressing need to keep these bodies accountable to the repositories of the EU's democratic legitimacy. This collection of essays sheds light on the inherent tension between independence and legitimacy in the EU's institutional system and explores the options of reconciling the two. Featuring analysis fr...

The reach of free movement within the EU Internal Market and what constitutes a restriction are the topics of this book. For many years the tension between free movement and restrictions have been the subject of intense discussion and controversy, and this includes the constitutional reach of the rights conferred by the Treaty of Lisbon. Anything that makes movement less attractive or more burdensome may constitute a restriction. Restrictions may be justified, but only if proportionate. Th...

This book seeks to enrich and refine global administrative law and EU administrative law analytical tools by examining their manifold relations. Its aim is to begin to explore the complex reality of the interactions between EU administrative law and global administrative law, to provide a preliminary map of such legal and institutional reality, and to review it. The book is the first attempt to analyze a dense area of new legal issues. The first part of the book contains core elements of a...

This volume examines Max Weber’s pre-World War I thinking about bureaucracy. It suggests that Weber’s vision shares common components with the highly efficient Prussian General Staff military bureaucracy developed by Clausewitz and Helmuth von Moltke. Weber did not believe that Germany’s other major institutions, the Civil Service, industry, or the army could deliver world class performances since he believed that they pursued narrow, selfish interests. However, following Weber’s death in ...