Government powers

Why there should be a larger role for the judiciary in American foreign relationsIn the past several decades, there has been a growing chorus of voices contending that the Supreme Court and federal judiciary should stay out of foreign affairs and leave the field to Congress and the president.

Since the Second World War, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt faced periods of extensive state repression, between 1948-1951 and 1954-1970 and again after 2013.

Le Canada est un pays divisé… mais à quel point?

A unique primer on how to think intelligently about the thorniest public issues confronting us todayLet's be honest, we've all expressed opinions about difficult hot-button issues without always thinking them through.

Not so long ago, being aggressively "e;pro-free speech"e; was as closely associated with American political liberalism as being pro-choice, pro-affirmative action, or pro-gun control.

This edited volume aims to reveal the Janus-faced character of federalism in the European Union.

Presenting new theoretical perspective, this book shows how law and politics shape state high court use of Supreme Court precedent.

At the ideological center of the Supreme Court sits Anthony M.

Investigates how foreigners charged with capital murder in the United States are deprived of rights by police and courts.

Reveals how the U.

Public law has been conceived in many different ways, sometimes overlapping, often conflicting.

The US Supreme Court is an institution that operates almost totally behind closed doors.

The Economics of Lawmaking explores the relative advantages and limits of alternative sources of law.

Explores the politics of raising revenue from the most dynamic sectors of an economy as an expression of the relationship between state and society, and the capacity of state institutions.

Takes a behind the scenes look at the debates and decisions of the Kenyan Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission.

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.

An internationally-recognized authority on constitutional law, national security law, and counterterrorism, William C.

In this firsthand account, David Bernhardt, 53rd Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior, describes how he witnessed firsthand the administrative state's transformation from a collection of departments under the command of the President into a sprawling and unaccountable bureaucracy.

Uncle Sam is the worst helicopter parent in America.

Fighting for Africa captures the commitment and contributions of two men who dedicated their lives to the fight to free Africa from colonialism and racism.

It is essential for anyone involved in law, politics, and government to comprehend the workings of the federal independent regulatory agencies of the United States.

As the government increasingly uses commercial augmentation to perform many of its most basic functions, it is critically important that all employees understand the rules, expectations and boundaries that define the government-contractor relationship.

This book shows how police and politicians in Latin America informally regulate drug markets using corruption and violence.

The third edition of EU Customs Law provides a fully updated treatment of legislation, new treaties and cases in the two courts of the EU especially but also in Member States.

This book is about good government-especially ethical and fair government.

Whenever governments change policies--tax, expenditure, or regulatory policies, among others--there will typically be losers: people or groups who relied upon and invested in physical, financial, or human capital predicated on, or even deliberately induced by the pre-reform set of policies.

Constitutions divide into those that provide for a constitutionally protected set of rights, where courts can strike down legislation, and those where rights are protected predominantly by parliament, where courts can interpret legislation to protect rights, but cannot strike down legislation.

In this fascinating look at the unique conjuncture of factors surrounding Il Duce's seizure of power, eminent historian Donald Sassoon traces the political circumstances that sent Italy on a collision course with the most destructive war of the century.

Constitutions divide into those that provide for a constitutionally protected set of rights, where courts can strike down legislation, and those where rights are protected predominantly by parliament, where courts can interpret legislation to protect rights, but cannot strike down legislation.

This book explores the powers, activities, and accountability of MI5 from the end of the Second World War to 1964.

Acute, questioning, humane and passionately concerned for justice, Helena Kennedy is one of the most powerful voices in legal circles in Britain today.

In this follow-up volume to the critically acclaimed The Constitutional State, N.

The rise of the New Judicial Federalism movement in the 1970s marked a sea-change in the history of state constitutional law by shifting the focus of power away from the central government in ways that had not occurred since the Equal Protection Clause was enacted in 1868.

The Plot to Change America exposes the myths that help identity politics perpetuate itself.

Were the radical steps taken by the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve to avert the financial crisis legal?

Servants of the Law examines the lives of two famous California judges, David S.

The separation of powers is an idea with ancient origins, but nowadays it is often relegated to legal doctrine, public philosophy, or the history of ideas.

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In recent years, the law relating to entry, search and seizure has undergone major change.

Provides the first comparative look into executive decree authority.

Human trafficking has emerged as one of the top international and domestic policy concerns, and is well covered and often sensationalized by the media.

Democracy is the ability to participate freely and equally in the political and economic affairs of the country.

This guide was developed to assist students, professors, executives of local criminal justice systems, and appointed and elected officials of general government to have a better understanding on how the criminal justice system should function.