Jurisprudence and general issues

This book examines the understudied, yet increasingly applied, concept of Guarantees of Non-Repetition under international human rights law and transitional justice.

There continues to be a remarkable revival in academic interest in Carl Schmitt's thought within politics and social theory but this is the first book to address his thought from an explicitly legal theoretical perspective.

The fundamental, inalienable rights and privileges set forth in the Bill of Rights represent the very foundations of American liberty.

This book makes the case for a more legally literate society and then addresses why and how a law school might contribute to achieving that.

Prepared in association with STEP, the world's leading organisation for private wealth professionals, this practical guide steers readers through the family office model, from its inception to the final stage in its 'life cycle'.

This 2007 volume analyzes how, why, and when pre-modern Europeans documented their marriages.

This book considers the manner in which the making and implementation of law and governance is changing in the global context.

Deagon addresses the need for a robust theoretical foundation for religious freedom that accounts for its transcendent nature.

Zu den ersten prominenten Persönlichkeiten, die in der Friedlichen Revolution unter Stasi-Verdacht gerieten, gehörten auffällig viele Rechtsanwälte, die in den Umbruchzeiten als Politiker antraten.

Originally published in 1989.

"e;The chapters in this book reveal that police education, training, and practices are now closely tied to collaboration between police, academics, professional practitioners, and community agencies, and such collaboration is described and evaluated.

The legal protection of geographical indications (GIs) is characterised by a variety of approaches which translates the many objectives attached to them.

This close reading of Thomas Aquinas explores the relevance of the Divine Law to the modern world.

The Criminalization series arose from an interdisciplinary investigation into criminalization, focussing on the principles that might guide decisions about what kinds of conduct should be criminalized, and the forms that criminalization should take.

By focusing on law, this book offers new insights into the history of religious liberty in colonial America.

The topic of "e;too many lawyers"e; is timely.

Elaborates and illustrates a radical version of political and social liberalism rooted in a rich understanding of fulfilment and flourishing.

Law can be looked at from both an internal legal perspective - reflected in the official discourse supporting legal decisions - and an external perspective - which is pursued by studies that look at the law from the outside as the subject of sociological, economic, or philosophical analysis.

Delivers strategic, evidence-based measures for recognizing and treating abnormal behaviors in children in the content of primary care practiceWritten for practicing pediatric and family nurse practitioners, and PNP and FNP students, this pediatric primary care text expands on the crucial role of the healthcare provider to assess, identify, and intercept potential behavioral health problems.

The world's governing structures are higgledy-piggledy: disorderly, heads and tails in any or every direction.

During the last half of the twentieth century, legal philosophy (or legal theory or jurisprudence) has grown significantly.

Despite persistent criticism from a variety of different perspectives including natural law, legal realism and socio-legal studies, legal positivism remains as an enduring theory of law.

This book explores challenges posed by the use of DNA evidence to the traditional features, procedures and principles of the criminal trial.

The Good Lawyer encourages the development of a sense of social and moral responsibility as the foundation of better practice.

This short book on comparative law theory and method is designed primarily for postgraduate research students whose work involves comparison between legal systems.

Mental health law is a rapidly evolving area of practice and research, with growing global dimensions.

This book offers a comprehensive investigation of privacy in the modern world.

Aligning information security to the goals and strategies of the business is paramount for ensuring risks are addressed, without an abundance of negative impacts to the company.

Shows how lordship and state formation affected local authority in the transition between medieval and early modern England.

This book is the first comparative law study of collateral consequences of criminal conviction in all federally recognized Indian tribes in the lower 48 U.

Justice-involved veterans face a number of challenges in the criminal-legal system, including receiving the proper care and treatment for trauma experienced during their service to the nation.

Combines authoritative commentary and unique contextual analysis to explain the general principles of trusts and their practical operation.

Marine Insurance is considered one of the oldest of the many forms of commercial protection.

This special issue asks what role society can play in the regulation of transnational risks, as an alternative to or at least significant addition to reliance on state regulatory activity and the myth of the self-regulatory capacity of markets (Stiglitz, 2001, p.

What does it mean when a judge in a court of law uses the phrase "e;common sense"e;?

That America's natural environment has been degraded and despoiled over the past 25 years is beyond dispute.

Effective policies to prevent global warming and climatic change are urgently required by the world community.

Social tensions between majority and minority populations often center on claims that minorities are largely responsible for crime and disorder.

Three stereotypical figures have come to represent the 'war on terror' - the 'dangerous' Muslim man, the 'imperilled' Muslim woman, and the 'civilized' European.

Forensic Investigation of Stolen-Recovered and Other Crime-Related Vehicles provides unique and detailed insights into the investigations of one of the most common crime scenes in the world.

Das Werk beinhaltet wertvolle Ratschläge und prozesstaktische Hinweise aus langjähriger Verteidigererfahrung, die helfen, schwerwiegende Fehler im Ermittlungsverfahren zu vermeiden.