Learning from the EU Constitutional Treaty : Democratic Constitutionalization beyond the Nation-State
ISBN: 9780415681872 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book presents an evaluation of the present EU Treaty of Lisbon in comparison with the original EU Constitutional Treaty, and analyses the importance of consent of the people, asking if saving the treaty came at the cost of democracy.
This book presents an evaluation of the present EU Treaty of Lisbon in comparison with the original EU Constitutional Treaty, and analyses the importa...
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Women's Rights and the Law
ISBN: 9780275931841 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Beginning with colonial times and moving to the present, Otten examines women's struggle for social, economic, political, and civic equality, using key Supreme Court decisions as the basis for chronicling the changing position of women in American society. Otten provides students with a knowledge base from which to address questions such as: Does the Constitution really protect women? Despite gains in status and legal protection, has the position of women in society really improved? What is the ultimate status of women as defined by U.S. law? Do the decisions of the Supreme Court reflect a... Beginning with colonial times and moving to the present, Otten examines women's struggle for social, economic, political, and civic equality, using... |
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574,68 zł |
Constitutional Political Economy in a Public Choice Perspective
ISBN: 9780792344971 / Angielski / Twarda / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Constitutional political economy is a research program that directs inquiry to the working properties of rules and institutions within which individuals interact and to the processes through which these rules and institutions are chosen or come into being. This book makes the case for an approach to constitutional political economy that is grounded in consistent, hard-nosed public choice analysis. Effective institutional design is simply not feasible unless the designers build their structures to withstand rational choice pressures from the political market place. If mean, sensual man is here...
Constitutional political economy is a research program that directs inquiry to the working properties of rules and institutions within which individua...
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Shi'i Jurisprudence and Constitution: Revolution in Iran
ISBN: 9780230110731 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focusing substantially on the relation between the concept of constitutionalism and Islamic Law in general and how such relation is specifically reflected in the Shiite jurisprudence, this volume explores the juristic origins of constitutionalism, especially in the context of 1905 Constitutional Revolution in Iran.
Focusing substantially on the relation between the concept of constitutionalism and Islamic Law in general and how such relation is specifically refle...
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388,20 zł |
Discovering Indigenous Lands: The Doctrine of Discovery in the English Colonies
ISBN: 9780199651856 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book presents new material and shines fresh light on the under-explored historical and legal evidence about the use of the doctrine of discovery in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States.
North America, New Zealand, and Australia were colonised by England under an international legal principle that is known today as the doctrine of discovery. When Europeans set out to explore and exploit new lands in the fifteenth through to the twentieth centuries, they justified their sovereign and property claims over these territories and the Indigenous peoples with the discovery... This book presents new material and shines fresh light on the under-explored historical and legal evidence about the use of the doctrine of discovery ...
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202,30 zł |
A First Amendment Profile of the Supreme Court
ISBN: 9781611493610 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A First Amendment Profile of the Supreme Court focuses on the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court and determines their frames for assessing First Amendment cases. In each of the chapters, a justice is profiled in terms of his or her claims during the nomination hearings and the positions they have taken in significant Supreme Court decisions. These chapters provide a rhetorical frame that each of these justices would find appealing regarding First Amendment case law.
A First Amendment Profile of the Supreme Court focuses on the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court and determines their frames for assessi...
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201,89 zł |
Racism and the Law: The Legacy and Lessons of Plessy
ISBN: 9789048148837 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Plessy v Ferguson (1897) established racial segregation in American constitutional law for over fifty years and its moral and political legacy lives on, despite attempts in the United States to counter its devastating effects during the last half century. Ironically, in the current debate over affirmative action, Justice Harlan's eloquent dissent has been used to justify attacks on government affirmative action programs. In this book, five distinguished philosophers and constitutional theorists, working from very different theoretical positions, take a fresh critical look at the...
Plessy v Ferguson (1897) established racial segregation in American constitutional law for over fifty years and its moral and political legac...
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388,20 zł |
The People's Guide to the United States Constitution, Revised Edition
ISBN: 9780983215202 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The People's Guide to the United States Constitution" is an easy-to-read, spin-free guide to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and amendments, and the Declaration of Independence, providing both the essential historical context and important definitions of the language used. 226 pp.
The People's Guide to the United States Constitution" is an easy-to-read, spin-free guide to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and amendments, and ...
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Constituting Equality: Gender Equality and Comparative Constitutional Law
ISBN: 9781107403178 / Angielski / Miękka / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Constituting Equality addresses the question, how would you write a constitution if you really cared about gender equality? The book takes a design-oriented approach to the broad range of issues that arise in constitutional drafting concerning gender equality. Each section of the book examines a particular set of constitutional issues or doctrines across a range of different countries to explore what works, where, and why. Topics include (1) governmental structure (particularly electoral gender quotas); (2) rights provisions; (3) constitutional recognition for cultural or religious practices...
Constituting Equality addresses the question, how would you write a constitution if you really cared about gender equality? The book takes a design-or...
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206,89 zł |
Constitutionalism, Multilevel Trade Governance and International Economic Law
ISBN: 9781849461658 / Angielski / Miękka / 616 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the ever-more-complex legal networks of transnational economic governance structures and their legitimacy problems. Now in a revised paperback edition, it takes up the challenge of the editors' earlier pioneering works, which called for more cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary analyses, to examine the interdependences of multilevel governance in transnational economic, social, environmental, and legal relations. Two complementary strands of theorizing are expounded. One strand argues that globalization and the universal recognition of human rights are transforming the...
This book examines the ever-more-complex legal networks of transnational economic governance structures and their legitimacy problems. Now in a revise...
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353,26 zł |
The Constitutional System of Turkey: 1876 to the Present
ISBN: 9780230121003 / Angielski / Twarda / 185 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Starting with the historical development of constitutional government in Turkey, the author analyzes the basic characteristics of the present Turkish Constitution (that of 1982), the fundamental structure of the state (the legislature, executive, and the judiciary), the special role of the Constitutional Court, and the recent efforts at democratizing constitutional reforms.
Starting with the historical development of constitutional government in Turkey, the author analyzes the basic characteristics of the present Turkish ...
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194,08 zł |
The People's Guide to the United States Constitution, Revised Edition
ISBN: 9780983215226 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Are your rights being protected or taken away? What is the purpose of government and what are its limits? Why was the Bill of Rights written? The People's Guide to the United States Constitution is an easy-to-read, spin-free guide to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and amendments and the Declaration of Independence. This book provides both the essential historical context and important definitions of the language used at the time they were written, so that you can read straight through the original text and gain confidence in your own understanding of the powerful and exciting agreements...
Are your rights being protected or taken away? What is the purpose of government and what are its limits? Why was the Bill of Rights written? The Peop...
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115,17 zł |
Jim Crow Laws
ISBN: 9780313386084 / Angielski / Twarda / 215 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jim Crow Laws presents the history of the discriminatory laws that segregated people by race in the American South from the end of the Civil War through passage of the 1965 Civil Rights Act. To paint a true picture of these deplorable restrictions, this book provides a detailed analysis of the creation, defense, justification, and fight against the Jim Crow system. Among the subjects covered here are the origins of legal inequality for African Americans in the aftermath of the Civil War; the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in weakening constitutional protections against... Jim Crow Laws presents the history of the discriminatory laws that segregated people by race in the American South from the end of the Civil... |
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425,10 zł |
The Content and Context of Hate Speech: Rethinking Regulation and Responses
ISBN: 9780521191098 / Angielski / Twarda / 568 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume considers whether it is possible to establish carefully tailored hate speech policies that are cognizant of the varying traditions, histories, and values of different countries.
This volume considers whether it is possible to establish carefully tailored hate speech policies that are cognizant of the varying traditions, histor...
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302,77 zł |
Sacred Royalty: From the Pharaoh to the Most Christian King
ISBN: 9781908092052 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an in-depth study of the sacred origin and nature of royalty and monarchic regimes across ages and world cultures, written by an internationally acclaimed French authority on symbolism and religious studies.
This is an in-depth study of the sacred origin and nature of royalty and monarchic regimes across ages and world cultures, written by an international...
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Der Gemeinsame Bundesausschuss: Normsetzung Durch Richtlinien Sowie Integration Neuer Untersuchungs- und Behandlungsmethoden in Den Leistungskatalog D
ISBN: 9783642227516 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Der Gemeinsame Bundesausschuss (G-BA) ist das oberste Beschlussgremium der gemeinsamen Selbstverwaltung von Vertragsarzten, Krankenhausern und Krankenkassen. Er legt mageblich fest, welche Leistungen der medizinischen Versorgung von der GKV erstattet werden. Das vorliegende Werk setzt sich mit dem Normsetzungsinstrument der Richtlinie auseinander. Besondere Beachtung findet dabei die Frage der Einordnung der Richtlinien in die Rechtsquellensystematik und die Problematik der demokratischen Legitimation des G-BA zur Normsetzung. Daran schliet sich eine ausfuhrliche Darstellung... Der Gemeinsame Bundesausschuss (G-BA) ist das oberste Beschlussgremium der gemeinsamen Selbstverwaltung von Vertragsarzten, Krankenhausern und Kran... |
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Designing Democracy: What Constitutions Do
ISBN: 9780195145427 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "In modern nations, political disagreement is the source of both the gravest danger and the greatest security," writes Cass Sunstein. All democracies face intense political conflict. But is this conflict necessarily something to fear? In this provocative book, one of our leading political and legal theorists reveals how a nation's divisions of conviction and belief can be used to safeguard democracy. Confronting one explosive political issue after another, from presidential impeachment to the limits of religious liberty, from discrimination against women and gays to the...
"In modern nations, political disagreement is the source of both the gravest danger and the greatest security," writes Cass Sunstein....
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437,65 zł |
The Canadian Department of Justice and the Completion of Confederation 1867-78
ISBN: 9780774807920 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Department of Justice began as part of the Conservative programme to reform the parliamentary system after Confederation. This study explores how expectations inside and outside the legal system created an environment in which the Department was essentially the government's advisor.
The Department of Justice began as part of the Conservative programme to reform the parliamentary system after Confederation. This study explores how ...
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474,45 zł |
Dual Nationality, Social Rights and Federal Citizenship in the U.S. and Europe: The Reinvention of Citizenship
ISBN: 9781571818041 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dual nationality has become one of the most divisive issues linked with the politics of migration in Germany and the US. This volume, the first one in decades to focus on this issue, examines the history, consequences and arguments for and against dual citizenship, and uses dual nationality as the basis of a reflection on important issues closely related to it: social rights, European citizenship and federal citizenship. It pays particular attention to questions such as: What are the major arguments in favor and against dual nationality? Why has dual nationality provoked such contrasting... Dual nationality has become one of the most divisive issues linked with the politics of migration in Germany and the US. This volume, the first on... |
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540,07 zł |
Lincoln and the Constitution
ISBN: 9780809331178 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this highly readable study of Abraham Lincoln s thoughts and actions concerning the U.S. Constitution, Brian R. Dirck combines extensive primary research and thoughtful, accessible consideration of Lincoln s views to reveal new insights into Lincoln s impact on the U.S. Constitution. In the statesman s roles as a leading antebellum politician, an ardent critic of slavery, and the president of the United States during the Civil War, Lincoln fashioned a strong antislavery constitutional ideology and articulated a constitutional vision of the Civil War that reinforced his determination to... In this highly readable study of Abraham Lincoln s thoughts and actions concerning the U.S. Constitution, Brian R. Dirck combines extensive primary... |
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143,19 zł |