The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an international organization comprised of the eight countries in South Asia. This work aims examine the institutional structure, objectives and effectiveness of the SAARC in its role as South Asia’s leading regional institution.Drawing on original research it offers a fresh and accessible account of SAARC, arguing that South Asia forms a unique regional security complex that enables certain forms of regional cooperati...

This Toolkit provides a framework, guidelines, and set of practical tools to conduct an analysis and diagnostic of trade competitiveness in the services sector and to identify both the main constraints to improved competitiveness and the appropriate policy responses.

Where is the line between human and robot?After the artificial intelligence Amy goes out of control, Billy and David devise a crazy scheme to try to stop it on its own turf.Now Billy and David, from cyberspace, will be the first witnesses to the expansion of Amy's control both on and off the Net.Meanwhile, in the real world, the robots begin an escalation of rights as the boundary between human and robot becomes increasingly blurred.

The sacraments are a fundamental part of the Catholic faith.Unfortunately, we sometimes fail to realize their importance.The sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, of participation in the divine life. And these signs are carried out in a physical, sensible way, because we human beings are incarnated souls, neither only body nor only spirit. God knows this perfectly well and has instituted these signs, showing us that we can also meet Hi...

Only when the artificial intelligence escaped did they understand what it was capable of.Will they be able to stop it?For David and Billy it all started as a challenge. However, it soon turned into a nightmare.Amy, the artificial intelligence they designed to pass the Turing test, will soon prove that the abilities its creators gave it can turn it into a shadow power in a world where robots are becoming more and more human, and huma...

Fuel trafficking has consolidated in recent years as a paramount illegal enterprise and a priority for Mexico´s diverse criminal actors. This black market has been growing at an overwhelming pace in Mexico since 2011: it is estimated that between 2013–2018, more than 100 million barrels containing different fuels were stolen from the country´s refineries, terminals and pipelines. This academic book focuses on finding explanations as to how this came to be. By examining the Mexican fuel bla...

Fuel trafficking has consolidated in recent years as a paramount illegal enterprise and a priority for Mexico´s diverse criminal actors. This black market has been growing at an overwhelming pace in Mexico since 2011: it is estimated that between 2013–2018, more than 100 million barrels containing different fuels were stolen from the country´s refineries, terminals and pipelines. This academic book focuses on finding explanations as to how this came to be. By examining the Mexican fuel bla...

This book shows six different realities of same-sex families. They range from full recognition of same-sex marriage to full invisibility of gay and lesbian individuals and their families. The broad spectrum of experiences presented in this book share some commonalities: in all of them legal scholars and civil society are moving legal boundaries or thinking of spaces within rigid legal systems for same-sex families to function. In all of them there have been legal claims to recognize the ex...

Translated and updated from the seminal Spanish text on legal decisions affecting gender and sexuality in Latin America, this English edition is the only law text to focus specifically on the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and the transgender population in addition to women’s rights more broadly. The volume provides close analysis of some of the most important decisions made by Latin American national courts, as well as those made by international legal bodies, that affect the rights ...

Elevate Your Business Strategy with “The Product Momentum Gap”Are your product, marketing, and sales teams struggling to sing the same tune? “The Product Momentum Gap” is the handbook for leaders who aspire to create a symphony of success. In its pages, you’ll uncover the transformative power of the Product VCP (Value Creation Plan), a comprehensive blueprint for aligning your teams in creating genuine value for the customer. Expect to:Reorient your teams around a val...

Starry and Skye may be heaven’s littlest angels, but with her desire to be a helper angel on earth, Starry and her twin brother Skye sometimes find themselves in a bit of mischief. Skye would be just as happy to stay in heaven and play ball with Ellie, the tiny elephant, but when Starry sees how sad, newly arrived in heaven Max is, she knows they must do whatever they can to help him be happy once again.

The services sector—ranging from telecommunications and banking to business processing and outsourcing—is increasingly recognized as part and parcel of any trade strategy, both as a source of export diversification in its own right as well as a key component of a country’s competitiveness. Unlike trade in goods, which is governed by border measures that regulate the entry of foreign merchandise, international trade in services is subject to a wide range of domestic laws and regulations tha...