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This comprehensive resource explains six eras of immigration law, how and why immigration law has changed, who the major actors and organizations shaping immigration law are, and in what direction immigration law is likely to proceed in the near future.

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

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.

On War and Democracy provides a richly nuanced examination of the moral justifications democracies often invoke to wage war.

This book examines the ideas of the Founders with regard to establishing a national university.

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

How much power does a monarch really have?

Vital perspectives for the divided Trump era on what the Constitution's framers intended when they defined the extent-and limits-of presidential powerOne of the most vexing questions for the framers of the Constitution was how to create a vigorous and independent executive without making him king.

In its six-decade history, the German Federal Constitutional Court has become one of the most powerful and influential constitutional tribunals in the world.

In recent years the American public has witnessed several hard-fought battles over nominees to the U.

The first detailed study of institutional economics and public choice traditions in Afghanistan.

As American politics has become increasingly polarized, gridlock at the federal level has led to a greater reliance on state governments to get things done.

Comparative analysis of case studies across East Asia provides new insights into the relationship between state building, stateness, and democracy.

Leading experts in EU constitutional law examine the foundational importance of citizenship rights in delimiting the scope of EU law.

Watkin provides a history of the various legal systems by which Wales and its people have been governed over the last two millenia, including the civil law of Rome, the laws of the native Welsh people, the canon law of the Church and the English common law.

How government can implement more successful policies, more oftenFrom healthcare to workplace and campus conduct, the federal government is taking on ever more responsibility for managing our lives.

Offers an historical, legal, constitutional, moral and philosophical analysis of the declarations of 1812, 1898 and the War Powers Resolution of 1973.

Explains how administrative government maintains mutual respect among citizens, legitimates administrative government under law, and supports a realistic vision of democracy.

Absolutism in Renaissance Milan shows how authority above the law, once the preserve of pope and emperor, was claimed by the ruling Milanese dynasties, the Visconti and the Sforza, and why this privilege was finally abandoned by Francesco II Sforza (d.

This book uses three independent lines of research to trace the origins of the Necessary and Proper Clause.

Roderick A.

Uncle Sam is the worst helicopter parent in America.

Privacy Rights: Cases Lost and Causes Won Before the Supreme Court is a unique and timely study of the judicial process as it confronts four privacy issues: birth control, gay rights, abortion, and the right to die.

The primary founder and guiding spirit of the Harvard Law School and the most prolific publicist of the nineteenth century, Story served as a member of the U.

How has the modern conservative movement thrived in spite of the lack of harmony among its constituent members?

This book investigates the role of executive scandals in the contemporary American political landscape.

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.

A former Marine judge advocate and legal counsel to General Colin Powell, James Terry explores the genesis of the United States approach to terror violence and the legal foundation for the nation's response to the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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.

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

Reveals how the U.

The need for a comprehensive guide to discharge upgrade practice could not be more critical.

For almost sixty years, the results of the New Deal have been an accepted part of political life.

Conceived during the turbulent period of the late 1960s when rights talk was ubiquitous, Federal Service and the Constitution, a landmark study first published in 1971, strove to understand how the rights of federal civil servants had become so differentiated from those of ordinary citizens.

The Purse and the Sword presents a critical analysis of Israel's legal system in the context of its politics, history, and the forces that shape its society.

Non-territorial autonomy (NTA) is a statecraft tool that is increasingly gaining importance in societies seeking to accommodate demands by ethno-cultural groups for a voice in cultural affairs important to the protection and preservation of their identity, such as language, education, and religion.

Explores the proposed models of fiscal federalism that are compatible with the constitutional boundaries of the European legal order.

Today''s struggle for free speech is placed into historical context to explore how laws protect, or threaten, less-powerful speakers.

For almost sixty years, the results of the New Deal have been an accepted part of political life.

In These Estimable Courts, Damon M.

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.

This work will provide an authoritative and illuminating overview of the U.

This authoritative set provides a one-stop resource for understanding specific FBI controversies as well as for those looking to understand the full history, law enforcement authority, and inner workings of the nation's most famous and important federal law enforcement agency.

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

This book argues that explaining judicial independence-considered the fundamental question of comparative law and politics-requires a perspective that spans the democracy/autocracy divide.

An exploration of how and why the Constitution's plan for independent courts has failed to protect individuals' constitutional rights, while advancing regressive and reactionary barriers to progressive regulation.