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  • Making Public Places Safer

    Surveillance and Crime Prevention

    Series series Studies in Crime and Public Policy
    The United Kingdom has more than 4.2 million public closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras-one for every fourteen citizens. Across the United States, hundreds of video surveillance systems are being installed in town centers, public transportation facilities, and schools at a cost exceeding $100 million annually. And now other Western countries have begun to experiment with CCTV to prevent crime ... Read more

    PHP2,882.29

  • Contested Territories and International Law

    A Comparative Study of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict and the Aland Islands Precedent

    This book considers the possibilities for resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in the context of comparative international law. The armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the territory of the Nagorno-Karabakh has been on the peace and security agenda since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. This volume draws parallels with a similar situation between Sweden and Finland over ... Read more

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  • Constitutional Law and Precedent

    International Perspectives on Case-Based Reasoning

    Edited by Monika Florczak-Wątor ...
    This collection examines case-based reasoning in constitutional adjudication; that is, how courts decide on constitutional cases by referring to their own prior case law and the case law of other national, foreign, and international courts. Argumentation based on judicial authority is now fundamental to the resolution of constitutional disputes. At the same time, it is the most common form of ... Read more

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  • The Influence of Human Rights and Basic Rights in Private Law

    Series Book 15 - Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law
    This book provides a comparative perspective on one of the most intriguing developments in law: the influence of basic rights and human rights in private law. It analyzes the application of basic rights and human rights, which are traditionally understood as public law rights, in private law, and discusses the related spillover effects and changing perspectives in legal doctrine and practice. It ... Read more

    PHP15,436.89

  • The Ashgate Research Companion to Feminist Legal Theory

    As a distinct scholarly contribution to law, feminist legal theory is now well over three decades old. Those three decades have seen consolidation and renewal of its central concerns as well as remarkable growth, dynamism and change. This Companion celebrates the strength of feminist legal thought, which is manifested in this dynamic combination of stability and change, as well as in the diversity ... Read more

    PHP4,249.67

  • Censored

    by Ihor Bleik ...
    This book is a harsh and truthful exploration of modern society, where algorithms, social networks, and corporate interests create invisible cages for millions of people. It shows how fear, censorship, and control seep into everyday life, turning freedom into an illusion, and sarcasm and private humor into the only weapons. Through vivid imagery, a sharp journalistic style, and dark humor, the ... Read more

    PHP184.79

  • Gemeinnützige Krankenhäuser im Gemeinnützigkeitsrecht und im europäischen Beihilferecht

    Series series Social Science and Law (German Language)
    Während sich das Gemeinnützigkeitsrecht grundsätzlich durch seine Marktferne auszeichnet, verlangt das Europarecht größtmöglichen Wettbewerb. Trotz dieser Dichotomie muss sich der nationale Gesetzgeber auch bei Steuervergünstigungen für gemeinnützige Zwecke an das Unionsrecht halten. Die Frage, ob Steuererleichterungen zugunsten gemeinnütziger Einrichtungen mit dem Unionsrecht und insbesondere mit ... Read more

    PHP4,224.79

  • What Colour was the Smoke?

    A Tragedy of Errors. Watching the Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry.

    "What colour was the smoke?" is a text documentary about the fire in a public housing block, Grenfell Tower, that killed seventy two people in June 2017 in West London. The Government ordered an Inquiry under a Judge. The author followed the Inquiry for six months and uses the actual language of the firefighters, scientists and other professionals at the scene that night and above all the words of ... Read more

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  • Estudios en derecho público

    Liber amicorum en homenaje a Carlos Betancur Jaramillo. Tomo II

    Series Book 2 - Consejo Superior de la Judicatura - CENDOJ
    "La obra que el lector tiene en sus manos expresa el afecto, el respeto y la admiración de jueces, abogados y académicos a uno de los maestros del derecho público colombiano. Ello explica su naturaleza como liber amicorum y la existencia de un capítulo que destaca los aportes que ha hecho el doctor Carlos Betancur Jaramillo al derecho público y al derecho privado. Las contribuciones de los autores ... Read more

    PHP859.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Legal Services and Digital Infrastructures

    A New Compass for Better Governance

    by Daniela Piana ...
    This book seeks to provide and promote a better understanding and a more responsive and inclusive governance of the automation and digital devices in public institutions, particularly the law and justice sector.Concerns related to AI design and use have been exacerbated recently with the recognition of the discriminatory potential that can be embedded into AI applications in public service ... Read more

    PHP2,155.33

  • Impeachment in a Global Context

    Law, Politics, and Comparative Practice

    Series series Routledge Frontiers in Accountability Studies
    This volume considers the use of impeachment within a global context. The book brings together leading scholars and experts to give an insight into significant periods in the development of impeachment and its modern comparative use. Divided into five parts, the opening chapter introduces the topic and underlines its significance in terms of understanding the relationship and inter-dependence ... Read more

    PHP4,003.28

  • Supermajority Voting in Constitutional Courts

    The Problem of Majority Rule for Democracy and Legislation

    Series series Comparative Constitutional Change
    This book challenges the wide use of majority rule in many constitutional courts for declaring statutes unconstitutional and argues that these courts should rather perform constitutional review by using supermajority rules. Considering that constitutional courts often tackle hard moral issues, it is questionable whether a bare majority of judges should suffice for settling them, especially ... Read more

    PHP4,003.28

  • The Public-Private Nature of Charity Law

    Is charity law a 'private law' or a 'public law' subject? This book maps charity law's relationship to the public law-private law divide, arguing that charity law is best understood as a hybrid (public-private) legal tradition that is constantly seeking to maintain an equilibrium between the protection of the autonomy of property-owning individuals to direct and control their wealth, and the ... Read more

    PHP2,442.09

  • LEGISLAÇÃO DE TRÂNSITO PARA CONCURSOS

    O material tem como finalidade auxiliar os candidatos a concursos públicos; servindo como um excelente instrumento de aprendizado da disciplina. Desenvolvido por professor especialista na área; traz os tópicos mais recorrentes e cobrados nas provas. ... Read more

    PHP183.29

  • Hate Speech and Human Rights in Eastern Europe

    Legislating for Divergent Values

    by Viera Pejchal ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
    Hate Speech and Human Rights. Democracies need to understand these terms to properly adapt their legal frameworks. Regulation of hate speech exposes underlining and sometimes invisible societal values such as security and public order, equality and non-discrimination, human dignity, and other democratic vital interests.The spread of hatred and hate speech has intensified in many corners of the ... Read more

    PHP3,880.08

  • Rules on Paper, Rules in Practice

    Enforcing Laws and Policies in the Middle East and North Africa

    Series series Directions in Development - Public Sector Governance
    The primary focus of this book is on a specific outcome of the rule of law: the practical enforcement of laws and policies, and the determinants of this enforcement, or lack thereof. Are there significant and persistent differences in implementation across countries? Why are some laws and policies more systematically enforced than others? Are "good" laws likely to be enacted, and if not, what ... Read more

    PHP1,746.29 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Guide pratique des marchés publics de travaux

    Le présent ouvrage explique la nouvelle réglementation relative à l’attribution et à l’exécution des marchés publics de travaux et de promotion dans les secteurs classiques, ainsi que les possibilités de recours contre les décisions des pouvoirs adjudicateurs.L’objectif poursuivi est de procurer aux praticiens un outil de travail quotidien leur permettant de retrouver aisément et de comprendre les ... Read more

    PHP7,441.08

  • The administration and you – A handbook

    Principles of administrative law concerning relations between individuals and public authorities

    by Collective ...
    The public administration is above all for us, the protection of our rights and the pursuit of the public good. This handbook will be of interest to all those concerned with the proper functioning of public administration: individuals who apply for public services and action and the public officials who process their applications; lawyers, judges and ombudspersons involved in the review of the ... Read more

    PHP743.36

  • The Constitutional Legitimacy of Law Officers in the United Kingdom

    This book provides a detailed account of each law officer's functions and draws on that account as the basis for a conceptual analysis of their constitutional legitimacy.In recent years, the constitutional legitimacy of law officers has been questioned repeatedly because of recurring controversies surrounding the discharge of their varied functions. Indeed, it has become increasingly clear that ... Read more

    PHP2,990.99

  • Politics and Administrative Justice

    Postliberalism, Street-Level Bureaucracy and the Reawakening of Democratic Citizenship

    In recent years, failures in health and social care, mental health services, public housing and education have dominated headlines and been the subject of much public debate. The means for addressing such concerns remain notably legalistic and subject to a particular brand of liberal legalism that stifles the possibility of transformational intervention.This book argues that there is urgent need ... Read more

    PHP1,578.49

  • Disability, Sexuality, and Gender in Asia

    Intersectionality, Human Rights, and the Law

    This book introduces experiential knowledge of the intersectionality of disability, sexuality, and gender equality issues. Scholars and disabled persons’ organizations in different Asian countries such as China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, and Japan have contributed to the book. It is a preliminary introduction of the frontline practice of Asian disability activism and the experience of women and ... Read more

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  • Os Servidores Públicos e o Assédio Moral

    Uma Luta Perdida?

    A efetivação do direito humano à dignidade no trabalho encontra sérios obstáculos, entre os quais o assédio moral, caracterizado pela humilhação e constrangimento de trabalhadores subordinados. A presente obra apresenta estudos e reflexões sobre esse tipo de violência dentro do setor público, quando o agressor é o próprio Estado. Nasceu como dissertação de mestrado, com detalhada pesquisa local, e ... Read more

    PHP779.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Public Funding of Religions in Europe

    Edited by Francis Messner ...
    Series series Cultural Diversity and Law in Association with RELIGARE
    This collection brings together legal scholars, canonists and political scientists to focus on the issue of public funding in support of religious activities and institutions in Europe. The study begins by revolving around the various mechanisms put in place by the domestic legal systems, as well as those resulting from the European law of human rights and the law of the European Union. It then ... Read more

    PHP3,880.08

  • International Refugee Law and the Protection of Stateless Persons

    International Refugee Law and the Protection of Stateless Persons examines the extent to which the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees protectsde jure stateless persons. While de jure stateless persons are clearly protected by the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, this book seeks to explore the extent to which such persons are also entitled to refugee ... Read more

    PHP6,208.59