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Counter-Terrorism, Human Rights and the Rule of Law
Edited by Aniceto Masferrer, Clive Walker
The initial responses to 9/11 engaged categorical questions about ‘war’, ‘terrorism’, and ‘crime’. Now the implementation of counter-terrorism law is infused with dichotomies – typically depicted as the struggle between security and huma...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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War Crimes and the Conduct of Hostilities
Edited by Fausto Pocar, Marco Pedrazzi, Micaela Frulli
Most charges for war crimes are brought for violations of the rules on the treatment of protected persons in armed conflict situations. However in certain cases, they are brought for serious breach of international humanitarian law rules...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The World Bank, Asian Development Bank and Human Rights
Sanae Fujita
The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank are two of the world’s major institutions conducting development projects. Both banks recognize the importance of transparency, participation and accountability. Responding to criticisms and ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The European Court of Human Rights and its Discontents
Edited by Spyridon Flogaitis, Tom Zwart, Julie Fraser
The European Court of Human Rights has long been part of the most advanced human rights regime in the world. However, the Court has increasingly drawn criticism, with questions raised about its legitimacy and backlog of cases. This book ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Contemporary Issues in Refugee Law
Edited by Satvinder Singh Juss, Colin Harvey
Refugee law is going through momentous times, as dictatorships tumble, revolutions simmer and the ‘Arab Awakening’ gives way to the spread of terror from Syria to the Sahel in Africa. This compilation of topical chapters, by some of the ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Environmental Technologies, Intellectual Property and Climate Change
Edited by Abbe E.L. Brown
Many disciplines are relevant to combating climate change. This challenging book draws together legal, regulatory, geographic, industrial and professional perspectives and explores the role of technologies in addressing climate change th...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Secrecy, National Security and the Vindication of Constitutional Law
Edited by David Cole, Federico Fabbrini, Arianna Vedaschi
Virtually every nation has had to confront tensions between the rule-of-law demands for transparency and accountability and the need for confidentiality with respect to terrorism and national security. This book provides a global and com...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Comparative Perspectives on Criminal Justice in China
Edited by Mike McConville, Eva Pils
Comparative Perspectives on Criminal Justice in China is an anthology of chapters on the contemporary criminal justice system in mainland China, bringing together the work of recognised scholars from China and around the world.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Understanding Human Rights
Paula Gerber
Paula Gerber argues that international law can learn from the medical profession, which has long recognised that ‘prevention is better than cure’. There is an urgent need for HRE to be recognised as one of the best ways of preventing fut...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Trafficking and Human Rights
Edited by Leslie Holmes
Human trafficking is widely considered to be the fastest growing branch of trafficking. It has moved rapidly up the agenda of states and international organisations since the early-1990s, not only because of this growth, but also as its ...eBook:Find out more$35.96
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International Criminal Justice
Edited by Gideon Boas, William A. Schabas, Michael P. Scharf
International criminal justice as a discipline throws up numerous conceptual issues, engaging disciplines such as law, politics, history, sociology and psychology, to name but a few. This book addresses themes around international crimin...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Religion, Rights and Secular Society
Edited by Peter Cumper, Tom Lewis
The expectations of many that religion in modern Europe would be swept away by the powerful current of secularization have not been realised, and today few topics generate more controversy than the complex relationship between religious ...eBook:Find out more$40.00