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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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  • 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

    PHP2,465.29

  • 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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  • Personal Identity and the European Court of Human Rights

    Edited by Jill Marshall ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Law and Humanity
    In this new and burgeoning field in legal and human rights thought, this edited collection explores, by reference to applied philosophy and case law, how the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has developed and presented a right to personal identity, largely through interpretation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Divided into three parts, the collection interrogates: ... Read more

    PHP3,496.95

  • Revista de Direito Público - Ano VI, N.º 11 - Janeiro/Junho de 2014

    I – DOUTRINAAndré Ventura– A Reforma do IRC e a eficiência do sistema tributário: subsídios para uma compreensão globalLuís Heleno Terrinha– A Klagebefugnis do Processo Administrativo AlemãoPedro Coutinho– A pedra que os construtores não previram: os trabalhos a mais no contrato de empreitada de obras públicasStela Barbas– Discriminação e GenéticaTânia Carvalhais Pereira– Diretiva “Retorno”Valério ... Read more

    PHP1,176.77

  • Emergency Ethics

    Volume I

    Series series The Library of Essays on Emergency Ethics, Law and Policy
    Emergencies are extreme events which threaten to cause massive disruption to society and negatively affect the physical and psychological well-being of its members. They raise important practical and theoretical questions about how we should treat each other in times of ’crisis’. The articles selected for this volume focus on the nature and significance of emergencies; ethical issues in emergency ... Read more

    PHP15,447.44

  • The Public in Law

    Representations of the Political in Legal Discourse

    Bringing together established academics and new researchers, the chapters in this collection interrogate the operation of 'the public' in a range of different legal, illegal and alegal spaces. The key question which frames the contributions is whether and in what manner 'the public' operates as an interface between law and society, allowing the interests and opinions of the population at large to ... Read more

    PHP4,254.75

  • Australian Critical Decisions

    Remembering Koowarta and Tasmanian Dams

    Edited by Ann Genovese ...
    The 1980s was a time of significant social, political and cultural change. In Australia law was pivotal to these changes. The two High Court cases that this book explores- Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen in 1982 and the Tasmanian Dams case in 1983- are famous legally as they marked a decisive reckoning by the Court with both international law and federal constitutionalism. Yet these cases also offer a ... Read more

    PHP3,846.70

  • Constitutional Values, Identities and Rights

    Realisation and Protection in Codified and Uncodified Constitutions

    Edited by John McGarry ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Law, Rights and Justice
    This book discusses the way in which the constitutions are shaped by, and shape, the values and identities inherent in them and how those values and identities may be realised as fundamental rights and, consequently, protected. It examines the values, identities and rights of the UK constitution – which is highly dynamic and political in nature – and of constitutions more generally.The text ... Read more

    PHP3,613.53

  • Whistleblowing - A Comparative Study

    Edited by Gregor Thüsing, Gerrit Forst ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This volume takes a look at the status quo of whistleblowing in several jurisdictions from around the world. Covering a topic that draws the attention of a broad public and is gaining importance amongst legislators, practitioners and scholars all over the globe, the book examines the various aspects of whistleblowing. It looks at what kind of legal protection of whistleblowers is in force, who is ... Read more

    PHP6,856.39

  • Icelandic Constitutional Reform

    People, Processes, Politics

    Series series Comparative Constitutional Change
    This collection documents, analyses, and reflects on the Icelandic constitutional reform between 2009 and 2017. It offers a unique insight into this process by providing first-hand accounts of its different stages and core issues. Its 12 substantive chapters are written by the main actors in the reform, including the Chair of the Constitutional Council that drafted the 2011 Proposal for a New ... Read more

    PHP3,496.95

  • Australia's Children's Courts Today and Tomorrow

    Series series Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research
    The Children’s Court is one of society’s most important social institutions. At the same time, it is steeped in controversy. This is in large measure due to the persistence and complexity of the problems with which it deals, namely, juvenile crime and child abuse and neglect. Despite the importance of the Children’s Court as a means of holding young people accountable for their anti-social ... Read more

    PHP8,726.49

  • A Guide to Federal Agency Rulemaking, Sixth Edition

    As procedures governing the rulemaking process have proliferated since the Administrative Procedure Act was enacted, the potential procedural pitfalls have multiplied. This 6th edition brings the Guide up-to-date with respect to recent cases and changes introduced during the latter half of the Obama Administration and the early years of the Trump Administration. ... Read more

    PHP6,713.19

  • Human Rights in the UK and the Influence of Foreign Jurisprudence

    Series series Hart Studies in Comparative Public Law
    Longlisted for the 2022 Inner Temple Main Book PrizeHuman Rights in the UK and the Influence of Foreign Jurisprudence represents the first major empirical study of the use of foreign jurisprudence at the UK Supreme Court. This book focuses on the patterns of use and non use of rulings from foreign domestic courts in human rights cases before the UK Supreme Court. Results are drawn from ... Read more

    PHP2,594.29

  • An X-ray of crime in Italy: Trends and projections to 2050

    Research published in English, #9

    Series Book 9 - Research published in English
    The Italian Ministry of the Interior reported 338 homicides in 2023, marking an 11.5% increase compared to 2022 (322 cases) and breaking the downward trend observed since 2010. Although total homicides have significantly decreased over the past decade (from 552 in 2011 to 338 in 2023), critical patterns persist in family-related violence and femicide.This research analyzes the behavior and trends ... Read more

    PHP874.38

  • Dictionary of Public International Law

    Significant use has been made of the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice because it is the principle judicial organ of the world's most universal international organization, the United Nations. Moreover, article 103 of the Charter of the United Nations makes the obligations in this treaty superior any other treaty obligations into which States may enter.The Dictionary of Public ... Read more

    PHP10,548.49

  • Contrôle et évaluation de la gestion publique

    Enjeux contemporains et comparaisons internationales

    Series series Finances publiques – Public finance
    Dans un contexte mondialisé et rendu plus instable par la succession des crises économiques et financières, les exigences de la société se sont accrues face à la dépense publique. Elle attend de l’argent public qu’il assure efficacement, et au meilleur coût, le financement de la protection sociale, des services publics et de l’action de l’État. Devenu un outil indispensable d’analyse et de ... Read more

    PHP5,409.69

  • 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

    PHP2,010.09

  • 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

    PHP524.05

  • Code électoral

    Le Code électoral règle en Belgique la manière dont sont tenues les élections politiques.Mis à jour au 30 janvier 2024, ce Code électoral facilite votre lecture en indiquant chaque article modifié ou entré en vigueur durant l’année 2023 en vue des élections de juin (élections européennes, fédérales et régionales) et d’octobre (élections communales et provinciales).L’ouvrage intègre les tableaux ... Read more

    PHP2,306.62

  • Code de commerce

    Partie législative - Livre VI : Des difficultés des entreprises (droit français)

    by Various ...
    Découvrez le Code de commerce, Partie législative - Livre VI : Des difficultés des entreprises, un ouvrage incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Ce livre, conçu avec rigueur et précision, regroupe l'ensemble des dispositions réglementaires et des textes officiels relatifs aux difficultés rencontrées par les entreprises. Il offre une vision claire et structurée des mécanismes juridiques ... Read more

    PHP1,590.52

  • Traité de droit administratif européen

    TRAITE DROIT ADMINISTRATIF EUR

    Series series Droit administratif / Administrative law
    La première édition 2007 du « Traité de droit administratif européen » se voulait un point de départ au développement de la science du droit administratif européen dans la littérature francophone.Sa troisième édition 2022 entièrement actualisée est ajourd’hui devenue une référence pour de nombreux praticiens. Elle s’inscrit dans la continuité des éditions précédentes en mettant en lumière les deux ... Read more

    PHP14,718.91

  • Operação Lava Jato e a democracia brasileira

    A Editora Contracorrente oportunamente apresenta o livro "Operação Lava Jato e a democracia brasileira", no qual se reúnem sete estudos inéditos sobre as consequências políticas, institucionais e econômicas da Operação Lava Jato. Fundamental para o enriquecimento do debate público atual, respeitados cientistas políticos, sociólogos e economistas oferecem, a partir de dados empíricos, uma rigorosa ... Read more

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  • Public Administration and Expertise in Democratic Governments

    Comparative Public Law in the Twenty-First Century

    Edited by Susan Rose-Ackerman ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Public Law
    This collection deals with challenges confronting public law and public administration in twenty-first century democracies across the world. It draws together contributions from leading scholars, examining cutting-edge topics, and projecting the scholarship forward. It emphasizes the importance both of justifying executive policymaking to citizens and of drawing on bureaucratic expertise and ... Read more

    PHP3,613.53