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When You Come at the King

Inside DOJ's Pursuit of the President, From Nixon to Trump

by Elie Honig ...

"[A] deeply researched, keenly analytical, and frequently provocative chronicle of this singular judicial entity. . . . A senior legal analyst for CNN and former assistant U.S. attorney, Honig is well-suited to the task of providing a historical overview of the special counsel's function with the ever-evolving context of politics, partisanship and political skepticism." —Booklist (STARRED review) ... Read more

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"[A] deeply researched, keenly analytical, and frequently provocative chronicle of this singular judicial entity. . . . A senior legal analyst for CNN and former assistant U.S. attorney, Honig is well-suited to the task of providing a historical overview of the special counsel's function with the ever-evolving context of politics, partisanship and political skepticism." —Booklist (STARRED review)
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Dealing with Losers

The Political Economy of Policy Transitions

by Professor Michael J. Trebilcock ...

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. The issue of whether and when to mitigate the costs associated with policy changes, either through explicit ... Read more

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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. The issue of whether and when to mitigate the costs associated with policy changes, either through explicit
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The Transition of Religion to Culture in Law and Public Discourse

by Lori Beaman ...

Series series ICLARS Series on Law and Religion
This book explores the recent trend toward the transformation of religious symbols and practices into culture in Western democracies. Analyses of three legal cases involving religion in the public sphere are used to illuminate this trend: a municipal council chamber; a town hall; and town board meetings. Each case involves a different national context—Canada, France and the United States—and each ... Read more

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This book explores the recent trend toward the transformation of religious symbols and practices into culture in Western democracies. Analyses of three legal cases involving religion in the public sphere are used to illuminate this trend: a municipal council chamber; a town hall; and town board meetings. Each case involves a different national context—Canada, France and the United States—and each
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The Oxford Handbook of Well-Being and Public Policy

Edited by Matthew D. Adler, Marc Fleurbaey ...

Series series Oxford Handbooks
What are the methodologies for assessing and improving governmental policy in light of well-being? The Oxford Handbook of Well-Being and Public Policy provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary treatment of this topic. The contributors draw from welfare economics, moral philosophy, and psychology and are leading scholars in these fields. The Handbook includes thirty chapters divided into four ... Read more

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What are the methodologies for assessing and improving governmental policy in light of well-being? The Oxford Handbook of Well-Being and Public Policy provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary treatment of this topic. The contributors draw from welfare economics, moral philosophy, and psychology and are leading scholars in these fields. The Handbook includes thirty chapters divided into four
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Underground Warfare

by Daphné Richemond-Barak ...

Underground warfare, a tactic of yesteryear, has re-emerged as a global and rapidly diffusing threat. This book is the first of its kind to examine tunnel warfare in a systematic and comprehensive way, addressing the legal issues while keeping in mind operational and strategic challenges. Like many other aspects of contemporary warfare, the renewed use of the subterranean in armed conflict ... Read more

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Underground warfare, a tactic of yesteryear, has re-emerged as a global and rapidly diffusing threat. This book is the first of its kind to examine tunnel warfare in a systematic and comprehensive way, addressing the legal issues while keeping in mind operational and strategic challenges. Like many other aspects of contemporary warfare, the renewed use of the subterranean in armed conflict
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Falllösung - Öffentliches Recht - Grundlagen

by Gudrun Trauner ...

Methoden zur Anwendung des öffentlichen RechtsDie praktische Bedeutung des Rechts liegt in der Anwendung von Gesetzen auf Sachverhalte. Die ”Falllösung – Öffentliches Recht – Grundlagen" erklärt die Denkschritte und Methoden der Anwendung des Öffentlichen Rechts auf Sachverhalte sowie die auf den Denkschritten und Methoden der Falllösung beruhenden Schriftsätze in den behördlichen Verfahren ... Read more

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Methoden zur Anwendung des öffentlichen RechtsDie praktische Bedeutung des Rechts liegt in der Anwendung von Gesetzen auf Sachverhalte. Die ”Falllösung – Öffentliches Recht – Grundlagen" erklärt die Denkschritte und Methoden der Anwendung des Öffentlichen Rechts auf Sachverhalte sowie die auf den Denkschritten und Methoden der Falllösung beruhenden Schriftsätze in den behördlichen Verfahren
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What's Wrong With The World

by Gilbert Keith Chesterton ...

In the aptly titled treatise What's Wrong With the World, one of the twentieth century's most memorable and prolific writers takes on education, government, big business, feminism, and a host of other topics. A steadfast champion of the working man, family, and faith, Chesterton eloquently opposed materialism, snobbery, hypocrisy, and any adversary of freedom and simplicity in modern society. ... Read more

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In the aptly titled treatise What's Wrong With the World, one of the twentieth century's most memorable and prolific writers takes on education, government, big business, feminism, and a host of other topics. A steadfast champion of the working man, family, and faith, Chesterton eloquently opposed materialism, snobbery, hypocrisy, and any adversary of freedom and simplicity in modern society.
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Studienbuch - Öffentliches Recht - Grundlagen

by Gudrun Trauner ...

Die Ergänzung zum Lehrbuch – mit Kontrollfragen und AufgabenDas ”Studienbuch Öffentliches Recht - Grundlagen" bereitet den Inhalt des Lehrbuchs für das Studium auf und unterstützt die Studierenden bei der Bearbeitung der im Lehrbuch dargelegten Begriffe und Inhalte. Es enthält zu jedem Kapitel ausführliche Kontrollfragen zur Selbstkontrolle des Studienfortschritts. Ergänzend liegen vor:<a href= ... Read more

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Die Ergänzung zum Lehrbuch – mit Kontrollfragen und AufgabenDas ”Studienbuch Öffentliches Recht - Grundlagen" bereitet den Inhalt des Lehrbuchs für das Studium auf und unterstützt die Studierenden bei der Bearbeitung der im Lehrbuch dargelegten Begriffe und Inhalte. Es enthält zu jedem Kapitel ausführliche Kontrollfragen zur Selbstkontrolle des Studienfortschritts. Ergänzend liegen vor:<a href=
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Sword and Shield

A Practical Approach to Section 1983 Litigation, Fifth Edition

Edited by Mary Massaron, Josephine Antonia Delorenzo ...

This fifth edition of Sword & Shield: A Practical Approach to Section 1983 Litigation is substantially reorganized to provide practitioners with easier access to the information they need as they are handling civil rights claims. As in prior editions, the authors provide a timely analysis of practical considerations necessary to practice effectively in this technically difficult and ever-evolving ... Read more

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This fifth edition of Sword & Shield: A Practical Approach to Section 1983 Litigation is substantially reorganized to provide practitioners with easier access to the information they need as they are handling civil rights claims. As in prior editions, the authors provide a timely analysis of practical considerations necessary to practice effectively in this technically difficult and ever-evolving
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Local Government Structure and Intergovernmental Relations

An Urban-Rural Perspective

Edited by Karl Kössler, Eva Maria Belser ...

Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
The is an Open access book. It provides a comparative and multidisciplinary analysis of how structural issues of local governments and their relations with other government levels are dealt with globally. The volume stands out with three essential features. First, the comparative research reflected in the volume has a global geographical scope because it is the outcome of a Horizon 2020 project ... Read more

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The is an Open access book. It provides a comparative and multidisciplinary analysis of how structural issues of local governments and their relations with other government levels are dealt with globally. The volume stands out with three essential features. First, the comparative research reflected in the volume has a global geographical scope because it is the outcome of a Horizon 2020 project
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L' Italia: una società senza Stato?

by Sabino Cassese ...

Series series Voci
In 150 anni l'Italia unita ha fatto molti progressi. Il numero dei suoi abitanti è quasi triplicato. Non è più Paese di emigrazione, anzi ha ora oltre 4 milioni di immigrati. La speranza di vita dei suoi abitanti è più che raddoppiata e la mortalità infantile è oggi cento volte minore di quella del 1861. L'analfabetismo è sceso dal 78 a meno del 2 per cento. Tutto ciò è avvenuto nonostante la ... Read more

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In 150 anni l'Italia unita ha fatto molti progressi. Il numero dei suoi abitanti è quasi triplicato. Non è più Paese di emigrazione, anzi ha ora oltre 4 milioni di immigrati. La speranza di vita dei suoi abitanti è più che raddoppiata e la mortalità infantile è oggi cento volte minore di quella del 1861. L'analfabetismo è sceso dal 78 a meno del 2 per cento. Tutto ciò è avvenuto nonostante la
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Administrative Tribunals in the Common Law World

Edited by Dr Stephen Thomson, Matthew Groves, Greg Weeks ...

Administrative tribunals are a vital part of the public law frameworks of many countries. This is the 1st edited book collection to examine tribunals across the common law world. It brings together key international scholars to discuss current and future challenges.The book includes contributions from leading scholars from all major common law jurisdictions – the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, ... Read more

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Administrative tribunals are a vital part of the public law frameworks of many countries. This is the 1st edited book collection to examine tribunals across the common law world. It brings together key international scholars to discuss current and future challenges.The book includes contributions from leading scholars from all major common law jurisdictions – the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia,
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Giustizia e social media

by Pieremilio Sammarco ...

Series series Percorsi
Il rapporto tra l’attività giurisdizionale e la sua conoscenza da parte del pubblico è storicamente complesso: sono note le interazioni tra informazione e processo giudiziario e le influenze reciproche che possono determinare distorsioni sull’accertamento della verità e sul rispetto dei diritti fondamentali dei soggetti coinvolti. Internet e soprattutto i social media alimentano incessanti flussi ... Read more

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Il rapporto tra l’attività giurisdizionale e la sua conoscenza da parte del pubblico è storicamente complesso: sono note le interazioni tra informazione e processo giudiziario e le influenze reciproche che possono determinare distorsioni sull’accertamento della verità e sul rispetto dei diritti fondamentali dei soggetti coinvolti. Internet e soprattutto i social media alimentano incessanti flussi
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Il sistema delle Conferenze

Terza Camera o sede di ratifica?

by Luca Castelli ...

Series series Riscoprire le istituzioni
Senza conoscere le istituzioni, non esistono salde e praticabili libertà. Pressoché sconosciuta prima della pandemia da Covid-19, la Conferenza permanente per i rapporti tra lo Stato, le Regioni e le Province autonome di Trento e Bolzano è in realtà la principale sede di confronto tra lo Stato e le autonomie territoriali. È infatti nel sistema delle Conferenze che si gioca la partita tra i ... Read more

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Senza conoscere le istituzioni, non esistono salde e praticabili libertà. Pressoché sconosciuta prima della pandemia da Covid-19, la Conferenza permanente per i rapporti tra lo Stato, le Regioni e le Province autonome di Trento e Bolzano è in realtà la principale sede di confronto tra lo Stato e le autonomie territoriali. È infatti nel sistema delle Conferenze che si gioca la partita tra i
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Delitos contra la administración publica (Título XV)

Parte segunda: Delitos en particular

by Cesar Augusto Otálvaro Sánchez ...

La segunda parte de esta obra está orientada al examen de los tipos penales en particular, y de las disposiciones a través de las cuales se efectúa la integración normativa, recurriendo a la evolución legal del instituto, a los planteamientos doctrinarios, y a los desarrollos que ha efectuado nuestra jurisprudencia, permeadas por el imprescindible cedazo de la crítica, cuando ello se hace ... Read more

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La segunda parte de esta obra está orientada al examen de los tipos penales en particular, y de las disposiciones a través de las cuales se efectúa la integración normativa, recurriendo a la evolución legal del instituto, a los planteamientos doctrinarios, y a los desarrollos que ha efectuado nuestra jurisprudencia, permeadas por el imprescindible cedazo de la crítica, cuando ello se hace
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El proceso contencioso-administrativo

by Ramón Huapaya ...

Series Book 43 - Colección Lo Esencial del Derecho
Este libro nos acerca al mecanismo más importante de control judicial sobre las actuaciones y omisiones de la administración pública: el proceso contencioso-administrativo. Con la tutela de las personas como único norte del sistema de justicia contencioso-administrativa, este libro analiza detalladamente la ley 27584 que regula dicho proceso, así como la jurisprudencia de la Corte Suprema más ... Read more

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Este libro nos acerca al mecanismo más importante de control judicial sobre las actuaciones y omisiones de la administración pública: el proceso contencioso-administrativo. Con la tutela de las personas como único norte del sistema de justicia contencioso-administrativa, este libro analiza detalladamente la ley 27584 que regula dicho proceso, así como la jurisprudencia de la Corte Suprema más
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Rebuilding the State Institutions

Challenges for Democratic Rule of Law in Mexico

Edited by Juan Antonio Le Clercq, Jose Pablo Abreu Sacramento ...

Contemporary Mexico faces a complex crisis of violence and insecurity with high levels of impunity and the lack of an effective rule of law. These weaknesses in the rule of law are multidimensional and involve elements of institutional design, the specific content of the laws, particularities of political competition and a culture of legality in a country with severe social inequalities. This book ... Read more

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Contemporary Mexico faces a complex crisis of violence and insecurity with high levels of impunity and the lack of an effective rule of law. These weaknesses in the rule of law are multidimensional and involve elements of institutional design, the specific content of the laws, particularities of political competition and a culture of legality in a country with severe social inequalities. This book
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Children, Human Rights and Temporary Labour Migration

Protecting the Child-Parent Relationship

by Rasika Jayasuriya ...

Series series Routledge Research in Asylum, Migration and Refugee Law
This book focuses on the neglected yet critical issue of how the global migration of millions of parents as low-waged migrant workers impacts the rights of their children under international human rights law.The work provides a systematic analysis and critique of how the restrictive features of policies governing temporary labour migration interfere with provisions of the Convention on the Rights ... Read more

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This book focuses on the neglected yet critical issue of how the global migration of millions of parents as low-waged migrant workers impacts the rights of their children under international human rights law.The work provides a systematic analysis and critique of how the restrictive features of policies governing temporary labour migration interfere with provisions of the Convention on the Rights
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O CONTROLE CONCENTRADO DE CONSTITUCIONALIDADE NAS CONSTITUIÇÕES ESTADUAIS

by Dante Silva Tomaz ...

A presente obra analisa como o controle concentrado de constitucionalidade está previsto em todas as Constituições Estaduais e na Lei Orgânica do Distrito Federal. ... Read more

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A presente obra analisa como o controle concentrado de constitucionalidade está previsto em todas as Constituições Estaduais e na Lei Orgânica do Distrito Federal.
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Handbuch zum Asyl- und Wegweisungsverfahren

by Schweizerische Flüchtlingshilfe SFH, Alexandra Büchler, Teresia Gordzielik, Sarah Frehner, Nula Frei, Constantin Hruschka, Raffaella Massara, Stephanie Motz, Seraina Nufer, Sarah Progin-Theuerkauf, Adriana Romer, Angela Stettler, Walter Stöckli, Barbara von Rütte, Boris Wijkstroem, Susanne Bolz ...

Das Standardwerk zum Asylverfahren der Schweiz Die dritte, aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage des Handbuchs zum Asyl- und Wegweisungsverfahren bietet einen umfassenden und detaillierten Überblick über das am 1. März 2019 in Kraft getretene Schweizer Asylverfahren. Weitere Themengebiete: Sachverhaltsfeststellung und Glaubhaftmachung im Asylverfahren, nationale und internationale Rechtsmittelwege, ... Read more

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Das Standardwerk zum Asylverfahren der Schweiz Die dritte, aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage des Handbuchs zum Asyl- und Wegweisungsverfahren bietet einen umfassenden und detaillierten Überblick über das am 1. März 2019 in Kraft getretene Schweizer Asylverfahren. Weitere Themengebiete: Sachverhaltsfeststellung und Glaubhaftmachung im Asylverfahren, nationale und internationale Rechtsmittelwege,
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Contested Territories and International Law

A Comparative Study of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict and the Aland Islands Precedent

by Kamal Makili-Aliyev ...

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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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
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Judicial Law-Making in European Constitutional Courts

Edited by Monika Florczak-Wątor ...

This book analyses the speciﬁcity of the law-making activity of European constitutional courts. The main hypothesis is that currently constitutional courts are positive legislators whose position in the system of State organs needs to be redeﬁned.The book covers the analysis of the law-making activity of four constitutional courts in Western countries: Germany, Italy, Spain, and France; and six ... Read more

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This book analyses the speciﬁcity of the law-making activity of European constitutional courts. The main hypothesis is that currently constitutional courts are positive legislators whose position in the system of State organs needs to be redeﬁned.The book covers the analysis of the law-making activity of four constitutional courts in Western countries: Germany, Italy, Spain, and France; and six
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Commissaire Neyret

Chute d'une star de l'antigang

by Richard Schittly ...

Le 29 septembre 2011, Michel Neyret, charismatique directeur adjoint de la PJ de Lyon, est arrêté à son domicile par l’IGS. L’affaire Neyret est en marche. Pour la première fois, une enquête raconte les dessous de cette affaire alors que le procès de l’ex-commissaire va s’ouvrir. C’est l’histoire d’un super flic, passionné et épris d’action. Un chef incontesté qui obtient des résultats. À tout ... Read more

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Le 29 septembre 2011, Michel Neyret, charismatique directeur adjoint de la PJ de Lyon, est arrêté à son domicile par l’IGS. L’affaire Neyret est en marche. Pour la première fois, une enquête raconte les dessous de cette affaire alors que le procès de l’ex-commissaire va s’ouvrir. C’est l’histoire d’un super flic, passionné et épris d’action. Un chef incontesté qui obtient des résultats. À tout
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Estado, constituição e instituições políticas

Aproximações a propósito da reforma política brasileira

by Filomeno de Moraes ...

Constata-se, portanto, que o país tem se afastado dos preceitos democrático-políticos por questões relacionadas à desarmonia institucional, a falas próprias de exaltação de um regime ditatorial, e à falta de cuidado com o combate à pobreza. A utopia que se montou com o Congresso Constituinte e com a posterior promulgação do texto constitucional deu lugar a desencanto com a política e o medo do ... Read more

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Constata-se, portanto, que o país tem se afastado dos preceitos democrático-políticos por questões relacionadas à desarmonia institucional, a falas próprias de exaltação de um regime ditatorial, e à falta de cuidado com o combate à pobreza. A utopia que se montou com o Congresso Constituinte e com a posterior promulgação do texto constitucional deu lugar a desencanto com a política e o medo do
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