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The Trolley Problem Mysteries

de F.M. Kamm ...

Series series The Berkeley Tanner Lectures
A rigorous treatment of a thought experiment that has become notorious within and outside of philosophy - The Trolley Problem - by one of the most influential moral philosophers alive today Suppose you can stop a trolley from killing five people, but only by turning it onto a side track where it will kill one. May you turn the trolley? What if the only way to rescue the five is to topple a ... Leer más

$16.28 USD

A rigorous treatment of a thought experiment that has become notorious within and outside of philosophy - The Trolley Problem - by one of the most influential moral philosophers alive today Suppose you can stop a trolley from killing five people, but only by turning it onto a side track where it will kill one. May you turn the trolley? What if the only way to rescue the five is to topple a
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Anatomy of Injustice

A Murder Case Gone Wrong

de Raymond Bonner ...

The book that helped free an innocent man who had spent twenty-seven years on death row.In January 1982, an elderly white widow was found brutally murdered in the small town of Greenwood, South Carolina. Police immediately arrested Edward Lee Elmore, a semiliterate, mentally retarded black man with no previous felony record. His only connection to the victim was having cleaned her gutters and ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

The book that helped free an innocent man who had spent twenty-seven years on death row.In January 1982, an elderly white widow was found brutally murdered in the small town of Greenwood, South Carolina. Police immediately arrested Edward Lee Elmore, a semiliterate, mentally retarded black man with no previous felony record. His only connection to the victim was having cleaned her gutters and
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Objection

Disgust, Morality, and the Law

de Debra Lieberman, Carlton Patrick ...

Why do we consider incest wrong, even when it occurs between consenting adults unable to have children? Why are words that gross us out more likely to be deemed "obscene" and denied the protection of the First Amendment? In a world where a gruesome photograph can decisively influence a jury and homosexual behavior is still condemned by some as "unnatural," it is worth asking: is our legal system ... Leer más

$21.41 USD

Why do we consider incest wrong, even when it occurs between consenting adults unable to have children? Why are words that gross us out more likely to be deemed "obscene" and denied the protection of the First Amendment? In a world where a gruesome photograph can decisively influence a jury and homosexual behavior is still condemned by some as "unnatural," it is worth asking: is our legal system
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Inside Parkhurst

Stories of a Prison Officer

de David Berridge ...

THE FASCINATING SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERAssaults. Riots. Cell fires. Medical emergencies. Understaffed wings. Suicides. Hooch. Weapons. It's all in a week's work at HMP Parkhurst.After 28 years working as a prison officer, with 22 years at HMP Parkhurst, once one of Britain's most high security prisons, David Berridge has had to deal with it all: serial killers and gangsters, terrorists and ... Leer más

$5.99 USD

THE FASCINATING SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERAssaults. Riots. Cell fires. Medical emergencies. Understaffed wings. Suicides. Hooch. Weapons. It's all in a week's work at HMP Parkhurst.After 28 years working as a prison officer, with 22 years at HMP Parkhurst, once one of Britain's most high security prisons, David Berridge has had to deal with it all: serial killers and gangsters, terrorists and
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We Own This City

A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption

de Justin Fenton ...

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • The astonishing true story of “one of the most startling police corruption scandals in a generation” (The New York Times), from the Pulitzer Prize–nominated reporter who exposed a gang of criminal cops and their yearslong plunder of an American cityNOW AN HBO SERIES FROM THE WIRE CREATOR DAVID SIMON AND GEORGE PELECANOS“A work of journalism that not only chronicles ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • The astonishing true story of “one of the most startling police corruption scandals in a generation” (The New York Times), from the Pulitzer Prize–nominated reporter who exposed a gang of criminal cops and their yearslong plunder of an American cityNOW AN HBO SERIES FROM THE WIRE CREATOR DAVID SIMON AND GEORGE PELECANOS“A work of journalism that not only chronicles
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American Muckraker

Rethinking Journalism for the 21st Century

de James O’Keefe ...

ON POWERThey do have tremendous power. But in part it is because we give it to them. We are nothing, but we are not alone. Awe cannot live in fear. The moment you stop caring about what the media establishment thinks of you, is the moment you become truly free.ON INSIDERSThe USPS whistleblower, a Marine Corps combat veteran said, “I would rather be back in Afghanistan, getting shot at by Afghans, ... Leer más

$11.69 USD

ON POWERThey do have tremendous power. But in part it is because we give it to them. We are nothing, but we are not alone. Awe cannot live in fear. The moment you stop caring about what the media establishment thinks of you, is the moment you become truly free.ON INSIDERSThe USPS whistleblower, a Marine Corps combat veteran said, “I would rather be back in Afghanistan, getting shot at by Afghans,
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The Death of Common Sense

How Law Is Suffocating America

de Philip K. Howard ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“We need a new idea of how to govern. The current system is broken. Law is supposed to be a framework for humans to make choices, not the replacement for free choice.” So notes Philip K. Howard in the new Afterword to his explosive manifesto The Death of Common Sense. Here Howard offers nothing less than a fresh, lucid, practical operating system for modern democracy. ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“We need a new idea of how to govern. The current system is broken. Law is supposed to be a framework for humans to make choices, not the replacement for free choice.” So notes Philip K. Howard in the new Afterword to his explosive manifesto The Death of Common Sense. Here Howard offers nothing less than a fresh, lucid, practical operating system for modern democracy.
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The Great Post Office Scandal

The Fight to Expose A Multimillion Pound Scandal Which Put Innocent People in Jail

de Nick Wallis ...

The Great Post Office Scandal is the extraordinary story behind the recent ITV drama series Mr Bates vs The Post Office.This gripping page-turner recounts how thousands of subpostmasters were accused of theft and false accounting on the back of evidence from Horizon, the flawed computer system designed by Fujitsu, and how a group of them, led by Alan Bates, took their fight to the High Court. ... Leer más

$6.29 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The Great Post Office Scandal is the extraordinary story behind the recent ITV drama series Mr Bates vs The Post Office.This gripping page-turner recounts how thousands of subpostmasters were accused of theft and false accounting on the back of evidence from Horizon, the flawed computer system designed by Fujitsu, and how a group of them, led by Alan Bates, took their fight to the High Court.
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What It Means to Be Human

The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics

de O. Carter Snead ...

A Wall Street Journal Top Ten Book of the YearA First Things Books for Christmas SelectionWinner of the Expanded Reason Award“This important work of moral philosophy argues that we are, first and foremost, embodied beings, and that public policy must recognize the limits and gifts that this entails.”—Wall Street JournalThe natural limits of the human body make us vulnerable and dependent on others ... Leer más

$17.00 USD

A Wall Street Journal Top Ten Book of the YearA First Things Books for Christmas SelectionWinner of the Expanded Reason Award“This important work of moral philosophy argues that we are, first and foremost, embodied beings, and that public policy must recognize the limits and gifts that this entails.”—Wall Street JournalThe natural limits of the human body make us vulnerable and dependent on others
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Animal Rights

What Everyone Needs to Know®

de Paul Waldau ...

Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
In this compelling volume in the What Everyone Needs to Know® series, Paul Waldau expertly navigates the many heated debates surrounding the complex and controversial animal rights movement. Organized around a series of probing questions, this timely resource offers the most complete, even-handed survey of the animal rights movement available. The book covers the full spectrum of issues, beginning ... Leer más

$9.44 USD

In this compelling volume in the What Everyone Needs to Know® series, Paul Waldau expertly navigates the many heated debates surrounding the complex and controversial animal rights movement. Organized around a series of probing questions, this timely resource offers the most complete, even-handed survey of the animal rights movement available. The book covers the full spectrum of issues, beginning
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The Moral Compass of the American Lawyer

Truth, Justice, Power, and Greed

de Richard A. Zitrin, Carol M. Langford ...

These are perilous times for Americans who need access to the legal system. Too many lawyers blatantly abuse power and trust, engage in reckless ethical misconduct, grossly unjust billing practices, and dishonesty disguised as client protection. All this has undermined the credibility of lawyers and the authority of the legal system. In the court of public opinion, many lawyers these days are ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

These are perilous times for Americans who need access to the legal system. Too many lawyers blatantly abuse power and trust, engage in reckless ethical misconduct, grossly unjust billing practices, and dishonesty disguised as client protection. All this has undermined the credibility of lawyers and the authority of the legal system. In the court of public opinion, many lawyers these days are
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Cheating Justice

How Bush and Cheney Attacked the Rule of Law and Plotted to Avoid Prosecution- and What We Can Do about It

de Cynthia Cooper, Elizabeth Holtzman ...

President George W. Bush and Vice President Cheney deceived Congress and the people to drive us into a war in Iraq; they claimed the right to wiretap illegally and to eavesdrop on citizens; and they authorized torture, unilaterally upending laws and violating international treaty obligations. Yet, both Bush and Cheney are audaciously unapologetic about their crimes. In his recent memoir, President ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

President George W. Bush and Vice President Cheney deceived Congress and the people to drive us into a war in Iraq; they claimed the right to wiretap illegally and to eavesdrop on citizens; and they authorized torture, unilaterally upending laws and violating international treaty obligations. Yet, both Bush and Cheney are audaciously unapologetic about their crimes. In his recent memoir, President
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Confronting the Death Penalty

How Language Influences Jurors in Capital Cases

de Robin Conley ...

Series series Oxford Studies in Language and Law
Confronting the Death Penalty: How Language Influences Jurors in Capital Cases probes how jurors make the ultimate decision about whether another human being should live or die. Drawing on ethnographic and qualitative linguistic methods, this book explores the means through which language helps to make death penalty decisions possible - how specific linguistic choices mediate and restrict jurors', ... Leer más

$20.51 USD

Confronting the Death Penalty: How Language Influences Jurors in Capital Cases probes how jurors make the ultimate decision about whether another human being should live or die. Drawing on ethnographic and qualitative linguistic methods, this book explores the means through which language helps to make death penalty decisions possible - how specific linguistic choices mediate and restrict jurors',
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Commentary on Thomas Aquinas's Treatise on Law

de J. Budziszewski ...

Natural moral law stands at the center of Western ethics and jurisprudence and plays a leading role in interreligious dialogue. Although the greatest source of the classical natural law tradition is Thomas Aquinas's Treatise on Law, the Treatise is notoriously difficult, especially for nonspecialists. J. Budziszewski has made this formidable work luminous. This book - the first classically styled, ... Leer más

$36.89 USD

Natural moral law stands at the center of Western ethics and jurisprudence and plays a leading role in interreligious dialogue. Although the greatest source of the classical natural law tradition is Thomas Aquinas's Treatise on Law, the Treatise is notoriously difficult, especially for nonspecialists. J. Budziszewski has made this formidable work luminous. This book - the first classically styled,
... Leer más
Complicit

How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop

de Max H. Bazerman ...

What all of us can do to fight the pervasive human tendency to enable wrongdoing in the workplace, politics, and beyondIt is easy to condemn obvious wrongdoers such as Elizabeth Holmes, Harvey Weinstein, and the Sackler family. But we rarely think about the many people who supported their unethical or criminal behavior. In each case there was a supporting cast of complicitors: business partners, ... Leer más

$24.02 USD

What all of us can do to fight the pervasive human tendency to enable wrongdoing in the workplace, politics, and beyondIt is easy to condemn obvious wrongdoers such as Elizabeth Holmes, Harvey Weinstein, and the Sackler family. But we rarely think about the many people who supported their unethical or criminal behavior. In each case there was a supporting cast of complicitors: business partners,
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Lawyers in Practice

Ethical Decision Making in Context

Edición de Leslie C. Levin, Lynn Mather ...

Series series Chicago Series in Law and Society
How do lawyers resolve ethical dilemmas in the everyday context of their practice? What are the issues that commonly arise, and how do lawyers determine the best ways to resolve them? Until recently, efforts to answer these questions have focused primarily on rules and legal doctrine rather than the real-life situations lawyers face in legal practice.The first book to present empirical research on ... Leer más

$31.76 USD

How do lawyers resolve ethical dilemmas in the everyday context of their practice? What are the issues that commonly arise, and how do lawyers determine the best ways to resolve them? Until recently, efforts to answer these questions have focused primarily on rules and legal doctrine rather than the real-life situations lawyers face in legal practice.The first book to present empirical research on
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Drugs and Justice

Seeking a Consistent, Coherent, Comprehensive View

de Margaret P. Battin, Erik Luna, Arthur G. Lipman, Douglas E. Rollins, Jeanette C. Roberts, Troy L. Booher, Paul M. Gahlinger ...

This compact and innovative book tackles one of the central issues in drug policy: the lack of a coherent conceptual structure for thinking about drugs. Drugs generally fall into one of seven categories: prescription, over the counter, alternative medicine, common-use drugs like alcohol, tobacco and caffeine; religious-use, sports enhancement; and of course illegal street drugs like cocaine and ... Leer más

$24.83 USD

This compact and innovative book tackles one of the central issues in drug policy: the lack of a coherent conceptual structure for thinking about drugs. Drugs generally fall into one of seven categories: prescription, over the counter, alternative medicine, common-use drugs like alcohol, tobacco and caffeine; religious-use, sports enhancement; and of course illegal street drugs like cocaine and
... Leer más
Should Trees Have Standing?

Law, Morality, and the Environment

de Christopher D. Stone ...

Originally published in 1972, Should Trees Have Standing? was a rallying point for the then burgeoning environmental movement, launching a worldwide debate on the basic nature of legal rights that reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, in the 35th anniversary edition of this remarkably influential book, Christopher D. Stone updates his original thesis and explores the impact his ideas have had on ... Leer más

$31.58 USD

Originally published in 1972, Should Trees Have Standing? was a rallying point for the then burgeoning environmental movement, launching a worldwide debate on the basic nature of legal rights that reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, in the 35th anniversary edition of this remarkably influential book, Christopher D. Stone updates his original thesis and explores the impact his ideas have had on
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Lawyers

Professional Ethics and Court Etiquette

de Oagile Bethuel Key Dingake ...

This book primarily covers legal professional ethics and court etiquette relevant to the duty of a lawyer in the major legal systems of the world. It emphasizes the point that lawyers must not only practice their craft with absolute integrity but should also be well behaved and civil to each other, the courts and other court users.Lawyers are first and foremost officers of the court; it is their ... Leer más

$2.69 USD

This book primarily covers legal professional ethics and court etiquette relevant to the duty of a lawyer in the major legal systems of the world. It emphasizes the point that lawyers must not only practice their craft with absolute integrity but should also be well behaved and civil to each other, the courts and other court users.Lawyers are first and foremost officers of the court; it is their
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正义是你想的那样吗？（简体版）_

诉讼实战攻略

de 兰天律师 ...

**「我是清白的？！」走进法庭前，你，准备好了吗？启动诉讼，人性战争即将展开。该退一步海阔天空？还是延续孽缘？**丁当（歌手、演员）、江靖波（乐兴之时管弦乐团艺术总监）、邱坤良（台北艺术大学教授）、段钟潭（滚石唱片总经理）、陈宪裕（律师、前高等法院法官）、庄益增（电影导演）、黄俊铭（政大传播学院助理教授）、蔡虔霖（高雄少年及家事法院法官）、蒋显斌（CNEX视纳华仁共同创办人──掏心推荐（按姓氏笔划排列）律师，我真的该和解吗？还是继续告下去？就像医生矢志将病人救活医好，律师志在打赢官司解决问题。当病人生不如死时，医师面临是否放弃救治；而当事人面临和解与诉讼的抉择之际，律师又该如何提供一线生机？✦伤者最大？车祸肇事后的赔偿，没撞到对方，为何还要负担法律责任？甚至落得「驾车肇事逃逸」的污名？✦用键盘办案，网络霸凌，真的是「正义」？✦把公司档案寄到个人信箱，算是泄密吗？✦因一纸支票对簿公堂 ... Leer más

$10.14 USD

**「我是清白的？！」走进法庭前，你，准备好了吗？启动诉讼，人性战争即将展开。该退一步海阔天空？还是延续孽缘？**丁当（歌手、演员）、江靖波（乐兴之时管弦乐团艺术总监）、邱坤良（台北艺术大学教授）、段钟潭（滚石唱片总经理）、陈宪裕（律师、前高等法院法官）、庄益增（电影导演）、黄俊铭（政大传播学院助理教授）、蔡虔霖（高雄少年及家事法院法官）、蒋显斌（CNEX视纳华仁共同创办人──掏心推荐（按姓氏笔划排列）律师，我真的该和解吗？还是继续告下去？就像医生矢志将病人救活医好，律师志在打赢官司解决问题。当病人生不如死时，医师面临是否放弃救治；而当事人面临和解与诉讼的抉择之际，律师又该如何提供一线生机？✦伤者最大？车祸肇事后的赔偿，没撞到对方，为何还要负担法律责任？甚至落得「驾车肇事逃逸」的污名？✦用键盘办案，网络霸凌，真的是「正义」？✦把公司档案寄到个人信箱，算是泄密吗？✦因一纸支票对簿公堂
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The POWER Manual

A Step-by-Step Guide to Improving Police Officer Wellness, Ethics, and Resilience

de Daniel Blumberg, PhD, Konstantinos Papazoglou, PhD, Michael Schlosser, PhD ...

Series series APA LifeTools Series
This book offers practical, research-based strategies to help all members of law enforcement improve their wellness, strengthen their ethical commitments, and increase their resilience both on- and off-duty.A police officer’s power does not come from their badge, gear, or tactical skills. It comes from POWER: Police Officer Wellness, Ethics, and Resilience. Even with access to a gym or counseling ... Leer más

$13.31 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This book offers practical, research-based strategies to help all members of law enforcement improve their wellness, strengthen their ethical commitments, and increase their resilience both on- and off-duty.A police officer’s power does not come from their badge, gear, or tactical skills. It comes from POWER: Police Officer Wellness, Ethics, and Resilience. Even with access to a gym or counseling
... Leer más
The Puppet Masters: How the Corrupt Use Legal Structures to Hide Stolen Assets and What to Do About It

de Emile van der Does de Willebois, J.C. Sharman, Robert Harrison, Ji Won Park, Emily Halter ...

Billions in corrupt assets, complex money trails, strings of shell companies and other spurious legal structures. These form the complex web of subterfuge in corruption cases, behind which hides the benefi cial owner—the puppet master and benefi ciary of it all. Linking the benefi cial owner to the proceeds of corruption is notoriously hard. With sizable wealth and resources on their side, they ... Leer más

$16.19 USD

Billions in corrupt assets, complex money trails, strings of shell companies and other spurious legal structures. These form the complex web of subterfuge in corruption cases, behind which hides the benefi cial owner—the puppet master and benefi ciary of it all. Linking the benefi cial owner to the proceeds of corruption is notoriously hard. With sizable wealth and resources on their side, they
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DROIT ET VALEUR HUMAINE

L'autre dans la philosophie du droit, de la Grèce antique à l'époque moderne

de Stamatios Tzitzis ...

Dans ce livre, composé de deux volets, mon intention est de confronter l'humanisme ancien à l'humanisme moderne.En opposition avec les modernes, les Anciens s'efforcent d'écouter la nature. Respecter l'harmonie naturelle devient la règle d'or de l'homme ancien qui s'évertue à l'appliquer dans toutes les manifestations de sa vie individuelle et sociale. L'humanisme ancien est fondé sur l'altérité ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

Dans ce livre, composé de deux volets, mon intention est de confronter l'humanisme ancien à l'humanisme moderne.En opposition avec les modernes, les Anciens s'efforcent d'écouter la nature. Respecter l'harmonie naturelle devient la règle d'or de l'homme ancien qui s'évertue à l'appliquer dans toutes les manifestations de sa vie individuelle et sociale. L'humanisme ancien est fondé sur l'altérité
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Internet Justice, Philosophy of Law for the Virtual World

de Anna Mancini ...

Our law and its philosophy were conceived for a material economic world marked by scarcity and territoriality. Without the criterion of territoriality, the dominant philosophies of law are left bankrupt. This is especially the case for KELSEN's Pure Theory of Law, in which the territoriality criterion is the cornerstone. Since the world of Internet is marked by abundance rather than scarcity, it ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

Our law and its philosophy were conceived for a material economic world marked by scarcity and territoriality. Without the criterion of territoriality, the dominant philosophies of law are left bankrupt. This is especially the case for KELSEN's Pure Theory of Law, in which the territoriality criterion is the cornerstone. Since the world of Internet is marked by abundance rather than scarcity, it
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