Search Results - "Authority"

Law and empire : ideas, practices, actors /

Table of Contents: “…Law, authority and legitimacy in the Athenian empire / Polly Low -- Roman law from city state to world empire / Jill Harries -- Laws, bureaucrats, and imperial women in China's early empires / Karen Gottschang Turner -- The ruler and law making in the Ottoman Empire / Engin Deniz Akarli -- The early modern Holy Roman Empire of the German nation, (1495-1806) : a multi-layered legal system / Karl Harter -- The contribution of early Islamic rulers to adjudication and legislation : the case of the Mazalim tribunals / Nimrod Hurvitz -- Charlemagne and the government of the Frankish countryside / Carine van Rhijn -- The law factor in Ottoman- Crimean Tatar relations in the early modern period / Natalia Krolikowska -- Qing imperial justice? …”
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Governing global land deals : the role of the state in the rush for land /

Table of Contents: “…Dwyer -- Indirect dispossession : domestic power imbalances and foreign access to land in mozambique / Madeleine Fairbairn -- Competition over authority and access : international land deals in madagascar / Perrine Burnod, Mathilde Gingembre and Rivo Andrianirina Ratsialonana -- Regimes of dispossession : from steel towns to special economic zones / Michael Levien -- The political construction of wasteland : governmentality, land acquisition and social inequality in south india / Jennifer Baka -- Chinese land-based interventions in senegal / Lila Buckley -- Identity, territory and land conflict in brazil / LaShandra Sullivan.…”
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Enemy combatants, terrorism, and armed conflict law a guide to the issues /

Table of Contents: “…Aukerman -- Legitimacy and authority in Islamic discussions of "martyrdom operations"/"suicide bombings" / A. …”
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International disability rights advocacy : languages of moral knowledge and institutional critique / by Pateisky, Daniel

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Ethnic identity and minority protection designation, discrimination, and brutalization / by Simon, Thomas W., 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Preface -- Part I : Stories of Designation -- Chapter One : Balkan Tales -- Part II : A Theory of Injustice -- Chapter Two : Injustice Trumps Justice -- Part III : Group Types -- Chapter Three : The Problems of Race -- Chapter Four : Ethnicity, An Outsider's View -- Chapter Five : Minorities Defined -- Chapter Six : Citizenship as a Weapon -- Part Four : Institutions and Solutions -- Chapter Seven : The Judiciary versus the Legislature -- Chapter Eight : The United Nations on Minorities -- Chapter Nine : Remedial Secession -- Part Five : Case Studies -- Chapter Ten : Malays in Malaysia, South Africa, and the Philippines -- Part Six : Stories of Brutalization -- Chapter Eleven : Hate Debates -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.…”
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The Fourth Amendment select issues and cases /

Table of Contents: “…Protecting the U.S. perimeter : border searches under the Fourth Amendment / Yule Kim -- Border searches of laptop computers and other electronic storage devices / Yule Kim -- Government access to phone calling activity and related records : legal authorities / Elizabeth B. Bazan, Edward C. Liu, Gina Stevens -- Herring v. …”
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Street on torts / by Witting, Christian A

Table of Contents: “…Overview of tort law -- Duty of care I : foundational principles -- Duty of care II : recognized harm -- Duty of Care III: public authorities -- Breach of duty -- Causation and remoteness -- Defences to negligence -- Liability for defective premises and structures -- Trespass to the person and related torts -- Wrongful interference with goods -- Trespass to land -- Defences to intentional torts against the person or property -- Background to the protection of economic and intellectual property interests -- False representations -- The general economic torts -- Product liability -- Nuisance -- The rule in Rylands v Fletcher -- Breach of statutory duty -- Defamation : foundational principles -- Defences and remedies in defamation -- Misuse of private information -- Misuse of process and public powers -- Vicarious liability -- Capacity and parties -- Remedies : basic principles -- Principles of compensation for personal injuries and associated losses.…”

Street on torts / by Witting, Christian A

Table of Contents: “…Overview of tort law -- Duty of care I : foundational principles -- Duty of care II : recognized harm -- Duty of Care III: public authorities -- Breach of duty -- Causation and remoteness -- Defences to negligence -- Liability for defective premises and structures -- Trespass to the person and related torts -- Wrongful interference with goods -- Trespass to land -- Defences to intentional torts against the person or property -- Background to the protection of economic and intellectual property interests -- False representations -- The general economic torts -- Product liability -- Nuisance -- The rule in Rylands v Fletcher -- Breach of statutory duty -- Defamation : foundational principles -- Defences and remedies in defamation -- Misuse of private information -- Misuse of process and public powers -- Vicarious liability -- Capacity and parties -- Remedies : basic principles -- Principles of compensation for personal injuries and associated losses.…”

Merciful judgments and contemporary society legal problems, legal possibilities /

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Domestic judicial treatment of European Court of Human Rights case law : beyond compliance / by Kosař, David, 1979-, Petrov, Jan, Šipulová, Katarína, 1986-, Smekal, Hubert, 1979-, Vyhnánek, Ladislav, 1984-, Janovský, Jozef (Statistician)

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Ensuring food safety in the European Union / by Silano, V., Silano, Marco

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Authors -- Chapter 1 From the Treaty of Rome in 1957 to the Treaty of Lisbon Enacted in 2009: The European Union Institutions and Legislative Procedures -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 From the Treaty of Rome to the Treaty of Lisbon -- 1.3 The Main EU Institutions -- 1.4 The EU Legislative Procedures -- Chapter 2 Major Foodborne Illnesses and Causes -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Food Safety: A Public Health Priority -- 2.3 Major Foodborne Causes of Illnesses -- 2.3.1 Chemicals -- 2.3.2 Bacteria -- 2.3.3 Viruses…”
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Judgment at Istanbul the Armenian genocide trials / by Dadrian, Vahakn N.

Table of Contents: “…Dadrian -- The full texts in English of the indictments and verdicts -- The judicial liquidation of some of the arch perpetrators by both CUP and the Kemalist authorities and the demise of other accomplices / Vahakn N. …”
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Access to justice and human security : cultural contradictions in rural South Africa / by Weeks, Sindiso Mnisi, 1980-

Table of Contents: “…-- chapter 4 Competing authorities: what forums exist over what jurisdictions and how do they manage disputes between them? …”
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The regulation of continental shelf development : rethinking international standards /

Table of Contents: “…Burnett -- Mining for marine minerals / Georgy Cherkashov -- International seabed authority mining standards / Michael W. Lodge -- The continental shelf beyond 200 nm : a first look at the bay of bengal (bangladesh/myanmar) case / Ted L. …”
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The limits of transnational law refugee law, policy harmonization and judicial dialogue in the European Union /

Table of Contents: “…/ Hélène Lambert and Janine Silga -- The use of foreign asylum jurisprudence in the German administrative courts / Paul Tiedmann -- The solipsistic legal monologue of Italian authorities / Francesco Messineo -- 'Thou shalt not judge' ... …”
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Rethinking the law of armed conflict in an age of terrorism

Table of Contents: “…FordChapter Ten- Some Conclusions and Thoughts for the Futureby Amichai CohenAbout the AuthorsIndex.…”
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Party and procedure in the United States Congress

Table of Contents: “…Orlando, and David W. Rohde -- Defense authorization: the Senate's last best hope / by Colleen J. …”
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National space legislation in Europe issues of authorisation of private space activities in the light of developments in European space cooperation /

Table of Contents: “…F.G. von der Dunk / The origins of authorisation : Article VI of the outer space treaty and international space law -- F.G. von der Dunk / Brief overview over national authorization mechanisms in implementation of the UN international space treaties -- I. …”
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Forensic Human Factors and Ergonomics : Case Studies and Analysis. by Wogalter, Michael S.

Table of Contents: “…General Final Comments; Author Index…”
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Taking liberties the war on terror and the erosion of American democracy / by Herman, Susan N.

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