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In Whom We Trust: A forum on fiduciary relationships
ISBN: 9781552210666 / Angielski / Twarda / 374 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the time of contact, the relationship between Aboriginal Peoples and the governments of Canada has found its expression across negotiation tables, around healing circles, in funding and service agreements, in the Courts, and most importantly, in the lives of thousands of individuals. This relationship is often perceived as adversarial, disabling, characterized by mistrust, and conducive to disenchantment. Yet, it is frequently labelled as "fiduciary," a term that should normally spell trust, respect, and prosperity.
In Whom We Trust explores the difficult... Since the time of contact, the relationship between Aboriginal Peoples and the governments of Canada has found its expression across negotiation table...
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Special Lectures: Constitutional and Administrative Law: 2001
ISBN: 9781552210789 / Angielski / Twarda / 548 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Law Society of Upper Canada 2000 Special Lectures on consitutional and adminstrative law.
The Law Society of Upper Canada 2000 Special Lectures on consitutional and adminstrative law.
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334,50 |
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Bill of Rights: With Writings That Formed Its Foundation
ISBN: 9781557091512 / Angielski / Twarda / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Collectively known as the United States Bill of Rights, these first ten amendments to the United States Constitution limit the powers of the federal government and protect the rights of all citizens, residents and visitors on United States territory. Introduced in 1789 in the First United States Congress by James Madison, these amendments came into effect on December 15, 1791, when ratified by three-fourths of the states. This document plays a central role in American law and remains to this day a symbol of the freedoms and culture of this nation. In this beautiful gift edition, the text of...
Collectively known as the United States Bill of Rights, these first ten amendments to the United States Constitution limit the powers of the federal g...
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Articles of Confederation
ISBN: 9781557094605 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Articles of Confederation were passed by the Continental Congress in 1777, but were not ratified by the states until 1781. This first governing document of America put the new country in good stead, but it had some shortcomings, including the creation of a weak central government. It was replaced by the U.S. Constitution in 1789.
The Articles of Confederation were passed by the Continental Congress in 1777, but were not ratified by the states until 1781. This first governing do...
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A Rift in the Clouds: Race and the Southern Federal Judiciary, 1900-1910
ISBN: 9781557288493 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Rift in the Clouds chronicles the efforts of three white southern federal judges to protect the civil rights of African Americans at the beginning of the twentieth century, when few in the American legal community were willing to do so. Jacob Treiber of Arkansas, Emory Speer of Georgia, and Thomas Goode Jones of Alabama challenged the Supreme Court's reading of the Reconstruction amendments that were passed in an attempt to make disfranchised and exploited African Americans equal citizens of the United States. These unpopular white southerners, two of whom who had served in the Confederate...
A Rift in the Clouds chronicles the efforts of three white southern federal judges to protect the civil rights of African Americans at the beginning o...
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164,83 |
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Original Intent and the Framers' Constitution
ISBN: 9781566633123 / Angielski / Miękka / 543 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For more than two hundred years a debate has raged between those who believe that jurists should follow the original intentions of the Founding Fathers and those who argue that the Constitution is a living document subject to interpretation by each succeeding generation. The controversy has flared anew in our own time as a facet of the battle between conservatives and liberals. In Original Intent and the Framers' Constitution, the distinguished constitutional scholar Leonard Levy cuts through the Gordian Knot of claim and counterclaim with an argument that is clear, logical, and compelling....
For more than two hundred years a debate has raged between those who believe that jurists should follow the original intentions of the Founding Father...
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96,90 |
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100 Americans Making Constitutional History: A Biographical History
ISBN: 9781568027999 / Angielski / Twarda / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 100 Americans Making Constitutional History: A Biographical History presents 100 profiles of the key people behind some of the most important US Supreme Court cases. Edited by Melvin I. Urofsky, a respected constitutional historian, each 2,000-word profile delves into the social and political context behind landmark Court decisions. For example, while a case like Brown v. Board of Education is about an important idea - the equal protection of the law - at its heart it is the story of a little girl, Linda Brown, who wanted to go to a decent school near her home. The outcome is accessible and...
100 Americans Making Constitutional History: A Biographical History presents 100 profiles of the key people behind some of the most important US Supre...
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654,47 |
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Inference and Disputed Authorship: The Federalist
ISBN: 9781575865522 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 1964 publication of "Inference and Disputed Authorship" made the cover of "Time "magazine and the attention of academics and the public alike for its use of statistical methodology to solve one of American history s most notorious questions: the disputed authorship of the Federalist Papers.
Back in print for a new generation of readers, this classic volume applies mathematics, including the once-controversial Bayesian analysis, into the heart of a literary and historical problem by studying frequently used words in the texts. The reissue of this landmark book will be welcomed by anyone... The 1964 publication of "Inference and Disputed Authorship" made the cover of "Time "magazine and the attention of academics and the public alike for ...
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116,35 |
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A Black and White Case: How Affirmative Action Survived Its Greatest Legal Challenge
ISBN: 9781576602270 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the late 1990s, two lawsuits by white applicants who had been rejected by the University of Michigan began working their way through the federal court system, aimed at the abolition of racial preferences in college admissions. The stakes were high, the constitutional questions profound, the politics and emotions explosive. It was soon evident that the matter was headed for the highest court in the land, but there all clarity ended.
To the plaintiffs and the feisty public-interest law firm that backed them, the suits were a long overdue assault on reverse discrimination. The... In the late 1990s, two lawsuits by white applicants who had been rejected by the University of Michigan began working their way through the federal co...
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The Equal Rights Handbook: What ERA Means to Your Life, Your Rights, and the Future
ISBN: 9781583480250 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Born in Vienna, Riane Tennenhaus Eisler became a refugee from the Nazis at the age of seven. She and her family escaped to Cuba, where she spent her childhood. At the age of 14, Eisler and her parents emigrated to the United States, where she obtained degrees in sociology, anthropology, and law at UCLA. She taught at UCLA and was at the forefront of the Women's Movement in the Seventies. Her first book, "Dissolution: No-Fault Divorce, Marriage, and the Future of Women" predicted the feminization of poverty, and her second, "The ERA Handbook: What ERA Means to Your Life, Your Rights, and the...
Born in Vienna, Riane Tennenhaus Eisler became a refugee from the Nazis at the age of seven. She and her family escaped to Cuba, where she spent her c...
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45,42 |
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Between Law and Politics: The Solicitor General and the Structuring of Race, Gender, and Reproductive Rights Litigation
ISBN: 9781585442348 / Angielski / Twarda / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At the intersection of law and politics stands the U.S. Solicitor General. Although even the informed public rarely thinks of the solicitor general in relation to the major issues that have challenged American society, this office actually has considerable control over the cases the Supreme Court addresses. To bring the Office of Solicitor General (OSG) out of the shadows and into the clear light of public attention, "Between Law and Politics" looks at three hotly contested policy areas--race, gender, and reproductive rights--to see how the office balances the goals of the president,...
At the intersection of law and politics stands the U.S. Solicitor General. Although even the informed public rarely thinks of the solicitor general in...
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Understanding Affirmative Action: Politics, Discrimination, and the Search for Justice
ISBN: 9781589010895 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For some time, the United States has been engaged in a national debate over affirmative action policy. A policy that began with the idea of creating a level playing field for minorities has sparked controversy in the workplace, in higher education, and elsewhere. After forty years, the debate still continues and the issues are as complex as ever. While most Americans are familiar with the term, they may not fully understand what affirmative action is and why it has become such a divisive issue. With this concise and up-to-date introduction, J. Edward Kellough brings together... For some time, the United States has been engaged in a national debate over affirmative action policy. A policy that began with the idea of creatin... |
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Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians: And Those Who Care about Them
ISBN: 9781594514364 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Mandatory reading for anyone who cares about lesbians and gay men." Patricia A. Cain, Inez Mabie Professor of Law, Santa Clara University Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians and Those Who Care about Them accessibly explains the myriad ways the law applies to and affects lesbian and gay lives. Written both concretely and clearly, each chapter opens with a vivid story about actual experiences of lesbians and gay men and then uses those experiences as a springboard for discussing the law. Using his personal and expert professional experience, Anthony Infanti makes complicated legal issues...
"Mandatory reading for anyone who cares about lesbians and gay men." Patricia A. Cain, Inez Mabie Professor of Law, Santa Clara University Everyday La...
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An Introduction to Human Rights and the Common Law
ISBN: 9781841130323 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The impact of the European Convention on Human Rights on public and criminal law has been well documented. The common law will be equally revolutionized by the Convention, yet its future is uncharted. This collection of papers, the product of two seminars held jointly with 1 Crown Office Row and the human rights group Justice, offers some navigational aids to those confronted with these deep waters. It contains analyses of current law and predictions for the future from practitioners and experts in a range of common law fields, including clinical negligence, medical law, environmental law,...
The impact of the European Convention on Human Rights on public and criminal law has been well documented. The common law will be equally revolutioniz...
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By Due Process of Law?: Racial Discrimination and the Right to Vote in South Africa, 1855-1960
ISBN: 9781841130491 / Angielski / Twarda / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The South African case of Harris v. (Donges) Ministers of the Interior was triggered by the South African government's attempt in the 1950's to disenfrachise non-white voters on th cape province. It is still referred to as the case that illustrates, as a matter of constitutionsl doctrine, it is not possible for the United kingdom Parliament to produce a staute which limits the powers of seccussive Parliaments. The purpose of this book is twofold. First it offers a fuller picture of the story lying behind the Harris litigation, and the process of British acquisition of and dis-engagement from...
The South African case of Harris v. (Donges) Ministers of the Interior was triggered by the South African government's attempt in the 1950's to disenf...
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867,51 |
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Litigating Rights: Perspectives from Domestic and International Law
ISBN: 9781841131948 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How are rights and freedoms best protected? The American model of constitutional protection and judicial review has been adopted in a number of countries, most recently in the United Kingdom. Increasingly, rights are the province of the judiciary. But how much judicial review do we need? How do we resolve conflicts between liberty, equality, and democracy? What are group rights, and how strong is their claim to protection? What guidance can the decisions of the UN Human Rights Committee provide? These are some of the questions discussed in this collection of essays, which explores a range of...
How are rights and freedoms best protected? The American model of constitutional protection and judicial review has been adopted in a number of countr...
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Human Rights in the Community: Rights as Agents for Change
ISBN: 9781841134468 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There has been a considerable focus in the last few years on the meaning of UK's Human Rights Act 1998 and its real and potential impact on judges and lawyers. Much has been written on the implications of the new legislation for a variety of areas of law. With the rising level of case-law the emphasis is now turning to the impact of the legislation on specific areas of social life. In this volume the focus is on the practice of human rights and how they are enforced in reality. There is much discussion in the literature of a 'human rights culture' but how precisely is such a culture to be...
There has been a considerable focus in the last few years on the meaning of UK's Human Rights Act 1998 and its real and potential impact on judges and...
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The National Courts' Mandate in the European Constitution
ISBN: 9781841134765 / Angielski / Twarda / 818 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The reform of the European Constitution continues to dominate news headlines and has provoked a massive debate, unprecedented in the history of EU law. Against this backdrop Monica Claes' book offers a -bottom up- view of how the constitution might work, taking the viewpoint of the national courts as her starting point, and at the same time returning to fundamental principles in order to interrogate the myths of Community law. Adopting a broad, comparative approach, she analyzes the basic doctrines of Community law from both national constitutional perspectives as well as the more usual...
The reform of the European Constitution continues to dominate news headlines and has provoked a massive debate, unprecedented in the history of EU law...
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816,48 |
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Party Funding and Campaign Financing in International Perspective
ISBN: 9781841135700 / Angielski / Twarda / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume deals with questions of political party funding and campaign financing, issues which arouse controversy in many parts of the world. How are the central actors in the political arena supposed to gather the funds necessary to operate effectively on behalf of their chosen political ends? And, how may they spend money in furtherance of their political objectives? This book explores these issues in the specific context of a number of national settings. The studies presented here show that financing questions cannot be addressed independent of the constitutional conventions of the...
This volume deals with questions of political party funding and campaign financing, issues which arouse controversy in many parts of the world. How ar...
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484,79 |
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The Public Law/Private Law Divide: Une Entente Assez Cordiale? = La Distinction Du Droit Public Et Du Droit Prive: Regards Francais Et Britanniques
ISBN: 9781841136356 / Angielski / Twarda / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The contributions brought together in this book derive from joint seminars held by scholars from the University of Oxford and the University of Paris II. The starting point is the original divergence between two jurisdictions, with the initial rejection of the public-private divide as viewed under English law, while at the same time, the total acceptance as natural in French law. The book then demonstrates that the two systems have converged-the British one towards a certain degree of acceptance of the division and the French one towards a growing questioning of the division. However this is...
The contributions brought together in this book derive from joint seminars held by scholars from the University of Oxford and the University of Paris ...
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433,76 |
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