Judges and Political Reform in Egypt
ISBN: 9789774167010 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If justice in the Arab world is often marked by a lack of autonomy of the judiciary toward the executive power, one of the characteristic features of the Egyptian judiciary lies in its strength and activism in the defense of democratic values. Judges have been struggling for years to enhance their independence from the executive power and exercise full supervision of the electoral process to achieve transparent elections.
Recent years have seen growing tensions in Egypt between the judiciary and the executive authority. In order to gain concessions, judges went as far as to threaten to... If justice in the Arab world is often marked by a lack of autonomy of the judiciary toward the executive power, one of the characteristic features of ...
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Selecting Europe's Judges: A Critical Review of the Appointment Procedures to the European Courts
ISBN: 9780198727781 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The past decade has witnessed change in the ways judges for the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights are selected. The leitmotif has been securing greater professional quality of the judicial candidates, and, for this purpose, both European systems have put in place various advisory panels or selection committees that are called to evaluate the aptitude of the candidates put forward by the national governments. Are these institutional reforms successful in guaranteeing greater quality of the judicial candidates? Do they increase the legitimacy of the...
The past decade has witnessed change in the ways judges for the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights are sele...
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Speak English or What?: Codeswitching and Interpreter Use in New York City Courts
ISBN: 9780199337569 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book presents a study of interpreter-mediated interaction in New York City small claims courts, drawing on audio-recorded arbitration hearings and ethnographic fieldwork. Focusing on the language use of speakers of Haitian Creole, Polish, Russian, or Spanish, the study explores how these litigants make use of their limited proficiency in English, in addition to communicating with the help of professional court interpreters. Drawing on research on courtroom interaction, legal interpreting, and conversational codeswitching, the study explores how the ability of immigrant litigants to...
This book presents a study of interpreter-mediated interaction in New York City small claims courts, drawing on audio-recorded arbitration hearings an...
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The Papers of John Marshall: Vol XII: Correspondence, Papers, and Selected Judicial Opinions, January 1831-July 1835, with Addendum, June 1783-Janu
ISBN: 9781469623603 / Angielski / Miękka / 656 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This twelfth volume of The Papers of John Marshall concludes the first scholarly annotated edition of the correspondence and papers of the great statesman and jurist. In providing an accessible documentary record of Marshall's life and legal career, this collection has become an invaluable scholarly resource for the study of American law and the Constitution in their formative stages.
Volume XII covers the final years of Marshall's life, from January 1831 to his death in July 1835. It also includes an addendum of documents (mostly letters) from 1783 to 1829 that came to light... This twelfth volume of The Papers of John Marshall concludes the first scholarly annotated edition of the correspondence and papers of the grea...
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Justice Denied
ISBN: 9781472111319 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An incisive examination by the bestselling author of The Mammoth Book of Gangs of some of the many miscarriages of justice of this and the previous century, which have seen innocent men and women found guilty, and sometimes executed.
This shocking 'manual of injustice' exposes wrongful convictions and acquittals as a result of the chicanery of some forensic scientists, over-zealous or negligent police officers under pressure to get results, incompetent lawyers, lying witnesses, bribed juries, judicial blunders and feeble politicians. Sometimes, however, it is truculent and... An incisive examination by the bestselling author of The Mammoth Book of Gangs of some of the many miscarriages of justice of this and the prev...
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Courts and Comparative Law
ISBN: 9780198735335 / Angielski / Twarda / 816 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While the role of comparative law in the courts was previously only an exception, foreign sources are now increasingly becoming a source of law in regular use in supreme and constitutional courts. There is considerable variation between the practices of courts and the role of comparative law, and methods remain controversial. In the US, the issue has been one of intense public debate and it is still one of the major dividing issues in the discussion about the role of the courts.
Contributing to the existing discussion of the use of comparative law in the courts, this book provides an... While the role of comparative law in the courts was previously only an exception, foreign sources are now increasingly becoming a source of law in reg...
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Judicial Reputation: A Comparative Theory
ISBN: 9780226290591 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Judges are society s elders and experts, our masters and mediators. We depend on them to dispense justice with integrity, deliberation, and efficiency. Yet judges, as Alexander Hamilton famously noted, lack the power of the purse or the sword. They must rely almost entirely on their reputations to secure compliance with their decisions, obtain resources, and maintain their political influence.
InJudicial Reputation, Nuno Garoupa and Tom Ginsburg explain how reputation is not only an essential quality of the judiciary as a whole, but also of individual judges. Perceptions of... Judges are society s elders and experts, our masters and mediators. We depend on them to dispense justice with integrity, deliberation, and efficiency...
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The European Court of Justice and International Courts
ISBN: 9780199660476 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Court of Justice of the European Union has exclusive jurisdiction over European Union law and holds a broad interpretation of these powers. This, however, may come into conflict with the jurisdiction of other international courts and tribunals, especially in the context of so-called mixed agreements. While the CJEU considers these 'integral parts' of EU law, other international courts will also have jurisdiction in such cases.
This book explores the conundrum of shared jurisdiction, analysing the international legal framework for the resolution of such conflicts, and provides a... The Court of Justice of the European Union has exclusive jurisdiction over European Union law and holds a broad interpretation of these powers. This, ...
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Kryminalistyka Zarys systemu
ISBN: 9788379307234 / Polski / Miękka / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Koncepcja opracowania powstała podczas zajęć z przedmiotów kryminalistyka, medycyna sądowa i postępowanie karne realizowanych na Uniwersytecie Warmińsko-Mazurskim w Olsztynie, zarówno na studiach prawniczych, administracyjnych, jak i na studiach z zakresu bezpieczeństwa. W stosunku do poprzedniego wydania wszystkie rozdziały zostały uaktualnione. Dodano nowe zagadnienia dotyczące śladów cyfrowych ich znaczenia, ujawniania i zabezpieczania. Podręcznik uzupełniono o ważne problemy etyki kryminalistycznej.
Podręcznik przeznaczony jest dla studentów prawa i administracji oraz... Koncepcja opracowania powstała podczas zajęć z przedmiotów kryminalistyka, medycyna sądowa i postępowanie karne realizowanych na Uniwersytecie W...
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Freedom of Speech: Importing European and Us Constitutional Models in Transitional Democracies
ISBN: 9781138935129 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book considers the issue of free speech in transitional democracies focusing on the socio-legal developments in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland. In showing how these Central and Eastern European countries have engaged with free speech models imported from the Council of Europe / EU and the USA, the book offers valuable insights into the ways States have responded to challenges associated with transformation from communism to Western democracy. The book first explores freedom of expression in European and American law looking particularly at hate speech, historical... This book considers the issue of free speech in transitional democracies focusing on the socio-legal developments in the Czech Republic, Hungary, a... |
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The Authority of International Law: Obedience, Respect, and Rebuttal
ISBN: 9780199685097 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The question of the authority of international law over domestic authorities and the duties of state officials to international law are fundamental concerns in international law theory and practice. The Authority of International Law: Obedience, Respect, and Rebuttal addresses these concerns by reviewing the present accounts of authority in international law constructing the authority of international law as imposing three different layers of duties on domestic officials: the duty to obey, the duty to respect and the duty to rebut, carefully setting out the duties owed by domestic political...
The question of the authority of international law over domestic authorities and the duties of state officials to international law are fundamental co...
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The Oxford Handbook of International Adjudication
ISBN: 9780198748281 / Angielski / Miękka / 1072 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The post-Cold War proliferation of international adjudicatory bodies and increase in litigation has greatly affected international law and politics. A growing number of international courts and tribunals, exercising jurisdiction over international crimes and sundry international disputes, have become, in some respects, the lynchpin of the international legal system.
The Oxford Handbook of International Adjudication charts the transformations in international adjudication that took place astride the twentieth and twenty-first century, bringing together the insight of 47 prominent legal,... The post-Cold War proliferation of international adjudicatory bodies and increase in litigation has greatly affected international law and politics. A...
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Cornerstone on the Planning Court
ISBN: 9781780438481 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the only book to provide a detailed review and analysis of the work of the UK's new Planning Court. It provides an explanation of the new procedures as they are developing in practice. Key tactical advice is tailored to those who may be involved in either bringing or resisting claims by analyzing the powers, procedures, and jurisprudence of the Planning Court. The book also offers an examination of litigation costs, as well as coverage of recent and important 2015 UK legislative changes to the public law litigation process, some of which are directly aimed at planning challenges....
This is the only book to provide a detailed review and analysis of the work of the UK's new Planning Court. It provides an explanation of the new proc...
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An Ever More Powerful Court?: The Political Constraints of Legal Integration in the European Union
ISBN: 9780198753391 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has become famed - and often shamed - for its political power. In scholarly literature, this supranational court has been regarded as a 'master of integration' for its capacity to strengthen integration, sometimes against the will of member states. In the public debate, the CJEU has been severely criticized for extending EU competences at the expense of the member states. In An Ever More Powerful Court? The Political Constraints of Legal Integration in the European Union, Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen challenges these views with her...
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has become famed - and often shamed - for its political power. In scholarly literature, this suprana...
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Challenges and Recusals of Judges and Arbitrators in International Courts and Tribunals
ISBN: 9789004302112 / Angielski / Twarda / 450 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Challenges and Recusals of Judges and Arbitrators in International Courts and Tribunals examines one of the fundamental control mechanisms of international dispute resolution. In doing so, the book assesses procedures, standards and outcomes of challenges and recusals in some of the main international courts and tribunals, including the ICJ, ICSID, the PCA, the WTO, the Iran-US Claims Tribunal, the ICC and international criminal courts. The book analyzes specific grounds for challenges and how they are applied, while also presenting personal perspectives on challenges and recusals from...
Challenges and Recusals of Judges and Arbitrators in International Courts and Tribunals examines one of the fundamental control mechanisms of i...
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Fairness in International Criminal Trials
ISBN: 9780198739814 / Angielski / Twarda / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the acceptance of international criminal procedure as a self-sustaining discipline and as the tribunals established to try the most serious crimes in the former Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, and Rwanda have completed or are beginning to wind up their activities, the time is ripe for a critical evaluation of these international criminal tribunals and their legacy. By examining the due process standards embraced by the five contemporary international criminal tribunals, the author draws conclusions about how the right to a fair trial should be interpreted in international criminal law....
With the acceptance of international criminal procedure as a self-sustaining discipline and as the tribunals established to try the most serious crime...
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Hiding in Plain Sight: The Pursuit of War Criminals from Nuremberg to the War on Terror
ISBN: 9780520278059 / Angielski / Twarda / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hiding in Plain Sight tells the story of the global effort to apprehend the world's most wanted fugitives. Beginning with the flight of tens of thousands of Nazi war criminals and their collaborators after World War II, then moving on to the question of justice following the recent Balkan wars and the Rwandan genocide, and ending with the establishment of the International Criminal Court and America's pursuit of suspected terrorists in the aftermath of 9/11, the book explores the range of diplomatic and military strategies--both successful and unsuccessful--that states and...
Hiding in Plain Sight tells the story of the global effort to apprehend the world's most wanted fugitives. Beginning with the flight of tens of...
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Kryminologia w.3
ISBN: 9788325578756 / Polski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Skrypt „Kryminologia” obejmuje najistotniejsze wiadomości z zakresu kryminologii. W ramach jego treści znajdują się m.in. następujące zagadnienia:
przedmiot badań kryminologii; zadania kryminologii; związek kryminologii z innymi naukami; charakterystyka teorii kryminologicznych; problematyka kryminogenezy; problematyka ofiary przestępstwa (pojęcie i typologie ofiar); pojęcie i rodzaje wiktymizacji; rola ofiary w genezie przestępstwa; charakterystyka przestępczości (z użyciem przemocy, gospodarczej, zorganizowanej, przestępczości... Skrypt „Kryminologia” obejmuje najistotniejsze wiadomości z zakresu kryminologii. W ramach jego treści znajdują się m.in. następujące zagadn...
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Trends in the Judiciary: Interviews with Judges Across the Globe, Volume Three
ISBN: 9781498715133 / Angielski / Twarda / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This third volume in the series looks at trends in the judiciary. It provides an insider's view not commonly available by gathering empirical data from judges and justices from different legal systems, their interpretation of legal developments, and current issues in criminal law. It accomplishes that task by interviewing respected criminal justice scholars from around the world, thus allowing readers to see what similar situations judges face alongside the unique and different judicial systems in which they work. This third volume in the series looks at trends in the judiciary. It provides an insider's view not commonly available by gathering empirical data ... |
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The Nature of the Judicial Process
ISBN: 9781610278034 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The legendary book by Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo explaining, in detail and with his famous style, how judges make decisions. Featuring a modern explanatory Foreword by Andrew L. Kaufman, law professor at Harvard and Cardozo's premier biographer, the Quid Pro Books edition is presented in a contemporary and legible format, with careful formatting, readable font, true footnotes, and photographs. As part of the Legal Legends Series, the correct page numbers are embedded so that passages can be accurately cited or found from the 1921 edition. No other current version of this important work uses...
The legendary book by Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo explaining, in detail and with his famous style, how judges make decisions. Featuring a modern expla...
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