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Climate change adaptation in South Asia is redefining the roles of different actors in the governance processes. The existing governance lack capacity, knowledge, and leadership skills to manage the uncertainties and challenges posed by climate change...

Conflict is a major facet of many environmental challenges of our time. However, growing conflict complexity makes it more difficult to identify win-win strategies for sustainable conflict resolution. Innovative methods are needed to help predict,...

Port Management and Operations your essential guide to port management in the twenty-first century. • Provides the reader with a complete understanding of total port activity • Enables managers working in specific areas of ports to see where they fit...

Intellectual property rights are essential for a firm's competitive edge and success and form the significant assets for many firms. The authors of this book argue that intellectual property is a complex phenomenon, which inevitably requires a...

Investigating the unique EU-CARICOM legal relationship, this book exploresthe major theme of globalisation, which shapes inter-regional organisationsindividually and determines their relationship to one another. It evaluates howEU-CARICOM relations have...

This book explores the extent of parallelism and cross-influence between Catholic Social Teaching and the work of the world's oldest human rights institution, the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Sometimes there is a mutual attraction between...

This book charts the difficulties encountered by vulnerable consumers in their access to justice, through the contributions of prominent authors (academic, practitioners and consultants) in the field of consumer law and access to justice. It demonstrates...

This book offers a multi-discursive analysis of the constitutional foundations for peaceful coexistence, the constitutional background for discontent and the impact of discontent, and the consequences of conflict and revolution on the constitutional...

The Supreme Court of the United States in Feist v. Rural (1991) required that databases must have a minimal degree of creativity for copyright. The judgment was highly significant and the subsequent period is understood as the post-Feist era. It has been...

The Second Edition of An Introduction to Transitional Justice provides a comprehensive overview of transitional justice judicial and non-judicial measures implemented by societies to redress legacies of massive human rights abuse. Written by some of the...

A collection of essays providing an interdisciplinary account of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's judicial rhetoric.

Revisione del testo unico del pubblico, ottava edizione, alla luce delle recenti modifiche normative intervenute durante il 2017, ad opera dei D.Lgs.n. 74 e 75 del 25 maggio 2017, pubblicati su G.U. n.130 del 7 giugno 2017.

L'Autore, che è stato magistrato per 43 anni, espone il suo punto di vista sulla legalità, evidenziandone la valenza sociale, esplorandone i molteplici aspetti, inquadrandone i riflessi sull'ordinamento giuridico, spiegandone il legame con le leggi e la...

The book is a collection of essays about the transformation of America, which has turned from a united nation to one more divided than ever. Some pundits predict that, if things don't change, another civil war could occur. Have we reached a point of no...

No two nations have exchanged natural resources, produced transborder environmental agreements, or cooperatively altered ecosystems on the same scale as Canada and the United States. Environmental and energy diplomacy have profoundly shaped both...

Millennials have come of age in an era when environmental and social crises have defined much of their adult lives, as has the recurrent message that time is of the essence. Future generations will bear the greatest burden created by climate change,...

From the early sixteenth century, thousands of fishermen-traders from Basque, Breton, and Norman ports crossed the Atlantic each year to engage in fishing, whaling, and fur trading, which they regarded as their customary right. In the seventeenth century...

Interpersonal arguments carry the potential for defensiveness and hostility, making them enormously distressing and difficult to understand. An Anatomy of Everyday Arguments examines the structure and dynamics of conflict to find new ways forward.Marnie...

The pervasiveness of surveillance, punishment, and control within and outside of spaces such as jails, prisons, and detention centres suggests that the carceral is becoming an increasingly prevalent presence in our lives, going beyond historical...

The power of the modern prosecutor arises from several features of the criminal justice landscape: widespread use of law and order political rhetoric and heightened fear of crime among voters; legislatures' embrace of extreme sentencing ranges to respond...

Many years after the United States initiated a military response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, the nation continues to prosecute what it considers an armed conflict against transnational terrorist groups. Understanding how the law of...

A History of American Law presents a general history of the legal system of the United States, beginning in the colonial period and continuing up to the present day. The book covers the changing configurations of commercial law, criminal law, family law,...

This collection examines the interaction of the relevant legal regime, regulatory framework and disciplinary rules with the behaviour of litigants, courts and legislatures. The book examines subjects such as cost rules, funding arrangements and their...

Once upon a time only forensic psychiatrists had much to do with law and the legal system. Now, hardly a day passes in the life of a clinician without some significant encounter with the interface between the law and the...

In the time-worn traditions of the transportation industry, ship­ pers and carriers regard one another as enemies. There is, to be sure, a certain degree of validity to such a viewpoint. An element of conflict will naturally be...

This book describes an original, empirical study of judicial decision making. The process of determining sentences is a difficult one for judges and often unnecessarily intuitive, subjective, and complex. The present study...

Policing and Punishing the Drinking Driver is at one level about the impact of specific drinking-driving countermeasures (punishments imposed by courts on convicted offenders and random breath testing) in a particular place...

This treatise is an outgrowth of a series of seminars and tutorials on selected legal aspects of geology that were offered to several generations of undergraduate students at Lawrence University. The offerings were in response...

Justice Under Pressure analyzes the effects of prison crowding on the justice system. The authors focus on dramatic changes in the administration of criminal justice in Texas during the 1980s and the influence of those changes...

Whenever I step into an aeroplane I cannot avoid considering the risks associated with flying. Thoughts of mechanical failure, pilot error and ter­ rorist action fill my mind. I try to reassure myself with statistics which tell...

Designed to introduce law students, law teachers, practitioners, and judges to the basic ideas of mathematical probability and statistics as they have been applied in the law, the book consists of sections of exposition...

Indigenous communities are typically those that challenge the laws of the nation states of which they have become-often very reluctantly-a part. Around the world, community policing has emerged in many of these regions as a product of their physical...

""An Inquiry Into The Present State Of The Civil Law Of England"" is a book written by John Miller in 1825. The book is a comprehensive analysis of the civil law system in England at the time. The author explores the history and evolution of the civil...

""An Inquiry Into The Practical Merits Of The System For The Government Of India, Under The Superintendence Of The Board Of Control"" is a book written by James Maitland Lauderdale in 1809. The book examines the system of government in India, which was...

""An Inquiry Into The Effects Of The Irish Grand Jury Laws: As Affecting The Industry, The Improvement, And The Moral Character, Of The People Of England"" is a book written by Thomas Rice in 1815. The book is a detailed analysis of the Irish Grand Jury...

An Inquiry Into The Rights Of The Guildry Of Aberdeen (1834) is a historical text written by Thomas Bannerman. The book explores the history and legal rights of the Guildry, a group of merchants and craftsmen in the Scottish city of Aberdeen. Bannerman...

An Inquiry Into The Power Of Juries To Decide Incidentally On Questions Of Law (1840) is a legal treatise written by George Worthington. The book explores the power of juries to make decisions on questions of law that arise during a trial, as opposed to...

An Inquiry Into The Extent And Causes Of Juvenile Depravity is a non-fiction book written by Thomas Beggs in 1849. The book explores the issue of juvenile delinquency in England during the mid-19th century. Beggs examines the extent of the problem and...

""An Index To The Statutes At Large V2: From Magna Carta, To The Forty-Ninth Year Of George III, Inclusive"" is a comprehensive guide to the laws and statutes of England, compiled by legal expert John Raithby. The book covers the period from the signing...

This book, titled ""An Index to the First Four Volumes of Notes on United States Reports: Embracing 2 Dall to 10 How (1900)"" is written by W. A. Sutherland. It is a comprehensive index that covers the first four volumes of Notes on United States...

An Illustrated Treatise On The Law Of Evidence is a comprehensive book written by Thomas Welburn Hughes in 1905. The book is a detailed and informative guide to the law of evidence, covering all aspects of the subject. The author has presented the...

""A Historical View of the Law of Maritime Commerce"" is a book written by James Reddie in 1841. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of maritime law throughout history, from ancient times to the present day. Reddie examines the...

An Exposure Of The Injurious Effects Of The Present System Of The Bankruptcy Law In London And In The Country: With Suggestions For Its Improvement is a book written by A Barrister in 1841. The book provides a detailed critique of the then-existing...

""An Exposition Of The Pretended Claims Of William Vans On The Estate Of John Codman"" is a book written by John Codman in 1837. The book delves into the legal dispute between William Vans and the estate of John Codman. Vans claimed that he was owed a...

An Exposition Of The Practice Relative To The Right To Begin And Right To Reply In Trials By Jury And In Appeals At Quarter Sessions is a book written by William Mawdesley Best in 1837. The book provides a detailed explanation of the legal practice...