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  • A Short History of Presidential Election Crises

    (And How to Prevent the Next One)

    by Alan Hirsch ...
    Series series City Lights Open Media
    An urgent primer on what can be done to combat emerging threats to the core of U.S. Democracy—presidential elections.In 2000, we learned that an exceptionally close presidential election can produce chaos, because we have no reliable Constitutional mechanism for resolving disputes. Joe Biden just won a presidential election that was extremely close in a number of states. Trump—and his many ... Read more

    10,91 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • America's Constitution

    A Biography

    This “authoritative [and] important” (The New York Times Book Review) “biography” of America’s framing document explores topics ranging from presidential power and freedom of speech to birthright citizenship and beyond, explaining not only what the Constitution says but also why the Constitution says it.“Elegantly written, thorough but concise, and consistently enlightening . . . an indispensable ... Read more

    7,83 €

  • The Applied Law and Economics of Public Procurement

    Edited by Gustavo Piga, Steen Treumer ...
    Series series The Economics of Legal Relationships
    This book explores Public Procurement novelties and challenges in an interdisciplinary way. The process whereby the public sector awards contracts to companies for the supply of works, goods or services is a powerful instrument to ensure the achievement of new public goals as well as an efficient use of public funds. This book brings together the papers that have been presented during the "First ... Read more

    66,96 €

  • Para uma teoria crítica latino-americana

    uma crítica da crítica democrático-liberal por Roberto Gargarella ao novo constitucionalismo latino-americano

    O professor argentino Roberto Gargarella é hoje um dos mais respeitados constitucionalistas na América Latina. É isso o que justifica a atenção que sua obra recebe no novo livro de Marcelo Andrade Cattoni de Oliveira e Diogo Bacha e Silva. O livro pode ser dividido em dois eixos principais: o primeiro, é uma reconstrução detalhada da teoria constitucional de Roberto Gargarella; o segundo, serve ... Read more

    5,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Equilibrium of Parliamentary Law-making

    Comparative Perspectives on the Role of Courts in a Democracy

    by Viktor Kazai ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Public Law
    This book is a response to the dangers posed to constitutional democracy by the continuous growth of executive power and the simultaneous decline of parliaments’ role in policy formation. These phenomena are often manifested in the manipulation and even the violation of the rules of parliamentary law-making, called irregularities. If left without consequences, these irregularities can ultimately ... Read more

    56,00 €

  • Counter-Terrorism and Beyond

    The Culture of Law and Justice After 9/11

    Series series Routledge Research in Terrorism and the Law
    This book considers the increasing trend towards a ‘culture of control’ in democratic countries. The post-9/11 counter-terrorism laws in nations such as the USA, the UK, Canada and Australia provide a stark demonstration of this trend. These laws share a focus on the pre-emption of crime, restrictions on the right to liberty of non-suspects, limited public access to information, and increased ... Read more

    71,83 €

  • Indigenous Peoples and the Future of Federalism

    Edited by Amy Swiffen, Joshua Nichols ...
    As a settler state, Canada’s claims to sovereign control over territory are contested by Indigenous claims to land and to self-determination. Indigenous Peoples and the Future of Federalism presents legal analyses that explore forms of federalism and their potential to include multiple and divided sovereignties.This collection aims to advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in Canada and ... Read more

    23,73 €

  • Worse Than Nothing

    The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism

    Why originalism is a flawed, incoherent, and dangerously ideological method of constitutional interpretationOriginalism, the view that the meaning of a constitutional provision is fixed when it is adopted, was once the fringe theory of a few extremely conservative legal scholars but is now a well-accepted mode of constitutional interpretation. Three of the Supreme Court’s nine justices explicitly ... Read more

    18,01 €

  • Homeland Security, its Law and its State

    A Design of Power for the 21st Century

    Series series Routledge Research in Terrorism and the Law
    This book assesses the impact of post-9/11 domestic counterterrorism policy on US political life. It examines political discourse, law, institutional architecture, and state-population relations, and shows that ‘homeland security’ is a project with wide-ranging implications for democratic institutions and culture. These implications are addressed through a novel approach that treats law and the ... Read more

    59,65 €

  • Il riparto di competenze in materia ambientale tra Stato e Regione

    L'autrice di questo saggio, Francesca Di Gregorio, dottoressa in Amministrazione, Economia e Finanza, presso l'Università di l'Aquila, nonchè attenta studiosa della Carta costituzionale ed appasionata delle tematiche ambientali, analizza dettagliatamente il riparto di competenza tra Stato e Regione. Inoltre esamina i livelli di governo, sia nazionali sia regionali, determinanti le tematiche ... Read more

    7,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Das Ende der Demokratie?

    Effekte der Digitalisierung aus rechtlicher, politologischer und psychologischer Sicht

    Wie verändert sich die Demokratie durch die Digitalisierung? Dieser Frage geht das Buch aus verfassungsrechtlicher, technikrechtlicher, politikwissenschaftlicher und psychologischer Sicht nach. Dazu arbeitet es zunächst die Charakteristika von Digitalisierung heraus. Es fragt, wie sich die Digitalisierung auf das Denken, das Verhalten und die (politische) Kommunikation auswirkt. Auf dieser ... Read more

    77,58 €

  • The Indian Yearbook of Comparative Law 2019

    Series series The Indian Yearbook of Comparative Law
    This book is a compilation of thematically arranged essays that critically analyze emerging developments, issues, and perspectives in the field of comparative law, especially in the field of comparative constitutional law. The book discusses limits and challenges of comparativism, comparative aspects of arbitral awards, cross-border consumer disputes, online hate speech, authoritarian ... Read more

    133,55 €

  • Los DESCA+ en el Perú

    Un enfoque desde la Constitución de la Tierra

    by César Landa ...
    Este volumen recoge, en forma sistemática, el tratamiento sobre los clásicos y nuevos derechos económicos, sociales, culturales, ambientales, digitales y al territorio. La perspectiva que traza su autor, se apoya en la internacionalización del Derecho Constitucional, pero también en la constitucionalización del Derecho Internacional, todo ello en línea con las exigencias que ha planteado ... Read more

    12,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Law & Politics of Brexit

    Edited by Federico Fabbrini ...
    The decision made by the United Kingdom in 2016 to leave the European Union has produced shock waves across Europe and the world. Brexit calls into question consolidated assumptions on the finality of the EU, and simultaneously sparks new challenges. These new challenges are not only in regard of the constitutional settlements reached in the UK, notably in Scotland and Northern Ireland, but also ... Read more

    32,11 €

  • Érase un país verde olivo

    Militarización y legalidad en México

    Érase que se era un México teñido de verde olivo. Así podría empezar un cuento distópico en el que las Fuerzas Armadas abandonan los cuarteles para ocupar, con el característico color de su uniforme, cada vez más espacios de nuestro atribulado país. Pero lamentablemente funciona también como descripción objetiva de lo que está ocurriendo hoy, con el Ejército, la Fuerza Aérea y la Marina cada vez ... Read more

    7,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Manual de historia del derecho. Tomo IV

    Esta obra, dividida en seis tomos, desarrolla la historia del derecho en Guatemala desde una visión analítica del jurista, es decir, a través de una lectura crítica de las normas jurídicas decretadas en el país en relación con el contexto histórico (estructuras sociales, políticas y económicas) y los procesos específicos circundantes al momento de su emisión. Este tomo abarca el período desde la ... Read more

    13,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Constitución española de 1869

    La Constitución española de 1869 sustituyó a la Constitución Española de 1845. Se aprobó bajo el Gobierno Provisional de 1868-1871, formado tras la Revolución de 1868 que puso fin al reinado de Isabel II. Proclamada, entre otros, por Juan Prim y Juan Bautista Topete, estuvo vigente durante el reinado de Amadeo I. Tras la proclamación de la Primera República Española, en febrero de 1873, solo quedó ... Read more

    1,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Supreme Court Petition For Rehearing No 10-1275

    Eminent Domain Cases, #11

    Series Book 11 - Eminent Domain Cases
    A court must have jurisdiction before it can deny a case without opinion. Where there is no jurisdiction, there can be no discretion, for discretion is incident to jurisdiction. ... Read more

    0,99 €

  • Justice Without Trial: Law Enforcement in Democratic Society

    New Fourth Edition of the acclaimed and foundational study of police culture and practice, political accountability, application of and obedience to the rule of law in stops and arrests, and the dilemma of law versus order in free societies--by a renowned sociologist using innovative and influential observation research techniques. With new Preface by the author and new Foreword by Candace McCoy. ... Read more

    8,49 €

  • The Politics of the American Civil Liberties Union

    This is a critical analysis of the history of the American Civil Liberties Union and at the same time the history of American liberalism in the twentieth century. It represents the first published account of the ACLU's record. Other works on the organization either dealt only with specific issues or have been simply journalistic accounts. Donohue provides the first systematic analysis by a social ... Read more

    59,65 €

  • The Identity of the Constitutional Subject

    Selfhood, Citizenship, Culture, and Community

    Series series Discourses of Law
    The last fifty years has seen a worldwide trend toward constitutional democracy. But can constitutionalism become truly global?Relying on historical examples of successfully implanted constitutional regimes, ranging from the older experiences in the United States and France to the relatively recent ones in Germany, Spain and South Africa, Michel Rosenfeld sheds light on the range of conditions ... Read more

    51,13 €

  • Libel and the First Amendment

    Legal History and Practice in Print and Broadcasting

    As the recent cases involving William Westmoreland and Ariel Sharon re-veal, libel suits filed against media organizations have become an increas-ingly serious problem in recent years. The potential for inhibiting news coverage or even putting a news organization out of business has never been greater. This book explores historical and contemporary issues relating to libel suits against media ... Read more

    59,65 €

  • African Constitutionalism and the Role of Islam

    Series series Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
    Constitutionalism is steadily becoming the prevalent form of governance in Africa. But how does constitutionalism deal with the lingering effects of colonialism? And how does constitutional law deal with Islamic principles in the region? African Constitutionalism and the Role of Islam seeks to answer these questions. Constitutional governance has not been, nor will be, easily achieved, Abdullahi ... Read more

    54,79 €