Search Results - "Law"

Gulf War reparations and the UN Compensation Commission environmental liability /

Table of Contents: “…Wilde -- Oversight of environmental awards and regional environmental cooperation / C.R.Payne -- Points of law / J.R. Allen -- Environmental principles applied / P.H. …”
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A Baudouin de Courtenay Anthology : The Beginnings of Structural Linguistics / by Baudouin de Courtenay, Jan Niecisław, 1845-1929

Table of Contents: “…Some General Remarks on Linguistics and Language -- Program of Readings (1875-76) -- Detailed Program of Lectures (1876-77) -- Detailed Program of Lectures (1877-78) -- On Pathology and Embryology of Language -- On the Tasks of Linguistics -- An Attempt at a Theory of Phonetic Alternations -- Statement of Linguistic Principles -- On the Mixed Character of All Languages -- A Note on the Changing Character of Declensional Stems -- Linguistics of the Nineteenth Century -- Toward a Critique of Artificial World Languages -- The Classification of Languages -- Phonetic Laws -- The Difference between Phonetics and Psychophonetics -- The Influence of Language on World-View and Mood -- Facultative Sounds of Language -- Problems of Linguistic Affinity -- Survey of the Slavic Linguistic World with Relation to Other Inda-European Languages -- Comparative Grammar of the Slavic Languages -- An Outline of the History of the Polish Language -- Isoglosses in the Slavic Linguistic World.…”
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Illicit flows and criminal things states, borders, and the other side of globalization /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : the making of illicitness / Itty Abraham and Willem van Schendel -- Spaces of engagement : how borderlands, illicit flows, and territorial states interlock / Willem van Schendel -- The rumor of trafficking : border controls, illegal migration, and the sovereignty of the nation-state / Diana Wong -- Talking like a state : drugs, borders, and the language of control / Paul Gootenberg -- "Here, even legislators chew them" : coca leaves and identity politics in northern Argentina / Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui -- Seeing the state like a migrant : why so many non-criminals break immigration laws / David Kyle and Christina A. Siracusa -- Criminality and the global diamond trade : a methodological case study / Ian Smillie -- Small arms, cattle raiding, and borderlands : the Ilemi triangle / Kenneth I. …”
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Bush v. Gore the question of legitimacy /

Table of Contents: “…Gore / Robert Post -- Can the rule of law survive Bush v. Gore / Margaret Jane Radin -- A political question / Steven G. …”
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Lines in the sand congressional redistricting in Texas and the downfall of Tom DeLay / by Bickerstaff, Steve

Table of Contents: “…The significance of the 2003 congressional redistricting in Texas -- Partisan politics and redistricting in Texas -- Racial and ethnic politics -- Electing the right Republicans: the Republican strategy for the 2002 election -- As partisan as the law allows: Republican strategy in 2003 -- Playing defense: Democratic strategy, 2001-2003 -- You gotta be kidding! …”
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Competency in generalist practice a guide to theory and evidence-based decision making / by Plionis, Elizabeth Moore

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to the decision tree and the text -- Social work and the law : fiduciary responsibilities -- The policy, program, and administrative context of direct practice --Communication skills for direct practice -- Communication skills for policy, advocacy, management, and community practice -- Relationship in clinical practice : the art of healing -- Relationship in policy, advocacy, management, and community practice : the art of leadership --Clinical crisis intervention -- Crisis management -- Social work case management : serving highly vulnerable client populations --Case and class advocacy --Social work with individuals -- Case specific model building : case presentation -- Clinical social work with families : family therapy -- Welfare policies and programs for families and children -- Use of groups in clinical practice -- Use of groups in policy, advocacy, management and community practice -- Theory, research and predictions about the future of social work practice.…”
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Gulf War reparations and the UN Compensation Commission environmental liability /

Table of Contents: “…Wilde -- Oversight of environmental awards and regional environmental cooperation / C.R.Payne -- Points of law / J.R. Allen -- Environmental principles applied / P.H. …”
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A Baudouin de Courtenay Anthology : The Beginnings of Structural Linguistics / by Baudouin de Courtenay, Jan Niecisław, 1845-1929

Table of Contents: “…Some General Remarks on Linguistics and Language -- Program of Readings (1875-76) -- Detailed Program of Lectures (1876-77) -- Detailed Program of Lectures (1877-78) -- On Pathology and Embryology of Language -- On the Tasks of Linguistics -- An Attempt at a Theory of Phonetic Alternations -- Statement of Linguistic Principles -- On the Mixed Character of All Languages -- A Note on the Changing Character of Declensional Stems -- Linguistics of the Nineteenth Century -- Toward a Critique of Artificial World Languages -- The Classification of Languages -- Phonetic Laws -- The Difference between Phonetics and Psychophonetics -- The Influence of Language on World-View and Mood -- Facultative Sounds of Language -- Problems of Linguistic Affinity -- Survey of the Slavic Linguistic World with Relation to Other Inda-European Languages -- Comparative Grammar of the Slavic Languages -- An Outline of the History of the Polish Language -- Isoglosses in the Slavic Linguistic World.…”
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An introduction to transport phenomena in materials engineering by Gaskell, David R., 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Transport of heat by conduction -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Fourier's law and Newton's law -- 6.3 Conduction -- 6.4 Conduction in heat sources -- 6.5 Thermal conductivity and the kinetic theory of gases -- 6.6 General heat conduction equation -- 6.7 Conduction of heat at steady state in two dimensions -- 6.8 Summary -- Problems --…”
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An introduction to transport phenomena in materials engineering by Gaskell, David R., 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Transport of heat by conduction -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Fourier's law and Newton's law -- 6.3 Conduction -- 6.4 Conduction in heat sources -- 6.5 Thermal conductivity and the kinetic theory of gases -- 6.6 General heat conduction equation -- 6.7 Conduction of heat at steady state in two dimensions -- 6.8 Summary -- Problems --…”
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Reference and information services in the 21st century : an introduction / by Cassell, Kay Ann

Table of Contents: “…Introducing reference and information service -- Determining the question : in-person, telephone, and virtual reference interviews -- Finding the answer : basic search techniques -- Answering questions about books, magazines, newspapers, libraries and publishing, and bibliographic networks : bibliographic resources -- Answering questions about anything and everything : encyclopedias -- Answering questions that require handy facts : ready reference sources -- Answering questions about words : dictionaries -- Answering questions about events and issues, past and present : indexes and full-text databases -- Answering questions about health, law, and business : special guidelines and sources -- Answering questions about geography, countries, and travel : atlases, gazetteers, maps, geographic information systems, and travel guides -- Answering questions about the lives of people : biographical information sources -- Answering questions about governments : government information sources -- When and how to use the Internet as a reference tool -- Reader's advisory work / Mary K. …”

Absorbing perfections Kabbalah and interpretation / by Idel, Moshe, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…"Book of God"/"book of law" in late-fifteenth-century Florence.…”
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First freedom first a citizen's guide to protecting religious liberty and the separation of church and state / by Gaddy, C. Welton

Table of Contents: “…Lynn -- A brief history of constitutional law on religion -- Current religious freedom issues -- Resources : a call to action -- Frequently asked questions related to our first freedom -- Twenty reasons why you need to protect religious liberty and separation of the institutions of religion and government -- Ten things you can do to protect religious liberty in your community, state, and nation.…”
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The realist tradition and contemporary international relations

Table of Contents: “…Stevenson, Jr. -- International law from a Machiavellian perspective / Anthony D'Amato -- Mathematici versus dogmatici : understanding the realist project through Hobbes / Laurie M. …”
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Empire lost France and its other worlds /

Table of Contents: “…Overture / Assia Djebar -- Laïcité in the French public school system: in the name of the law! / Mireille Le Breton -- Muslims in France: history under the carpet / Jocelyne Dakhlia -- Beyond postcolonialism: globalization and postcolonial minorities in France / Alec G. …”
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Islam and modernity key issues and debates /

Table of Contents: “…Colonialism and Islamic Law, Ebrahim Moosa; Part 3 Debating Modernity; 7. …”
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The road from Mont Pèlerin the making of the neoliberal thought collective /

Table of Contents: “…French neoliberalism and its divisions : from the Colloque Walter Lippmann to the Fifth Republic / François Denord -- Liberalism and neoliberalism in Britain, 1930-1980 / Keith Tribe -- Neoliberalism in Germany : revisiting the ordoliberal foundations of the social market economy / Ralf Ptak -- The rise of the Chicago School of Economics and the birth of neoliberalism / Philip Mirowski and Rob van Horn -- The neoliberals confront the trades unions / Yves Steiner -- Reinventing monopoly and the role of corporations : Chicago School of Law and Economics / Rob van Horn -- The origins of neoliberal economic development discourse / Dieter Plehwe -- Business conservatives and the Mont Pèlerin Society / Kim Phillips-Fein -- The influence of neoliberals in Chile before, during, and after Pinochet / Karin Fischer -- Taking aim at the new international economic order / Jennifer Bair -- How neoliberalism makes a world : the urban property project in Peru / Jim Mitchell -- Postface : defining neoliberalism / Philip Mirowski.…”
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Minor omissions children in Latin American history and society /

Table of Contents: “…González -- Minor offenses : youth, crime, and law in eighteenth century Lima / Bianca Premo --…”
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Ethics for architects 50 dilemmas of professional practice / by Fisher, Thomas, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Office affairs -- Working hours -- Labor law violations -- Crediting coworkers -- Accommodating disabilities -- Firm bankruptcy -- Firm loyalties -- Untrustworthy colleagues -- 6. …”
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Leadership on the federal bench the craft and activism of Jack Weinstein / by Morris, Jeffrey Brandon, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…"All the facts of real life revealed in our work" : the "job" of a federal district judge -- The years before appointment to the bench, 1921-67 -- The political and legal environment within which Jack Weinstein judged : the nation and the district, 1967-2007 -- Characteristics of Jack Weinstein's judging -- "An activist seeker of troublesome issues" : Jack Weinstein's first decade on the bench, 1967-76 -- "Making the unequal equal through the alchemy of the law :" growing renown, 1977-86 -- "Imaginative reformer" and "vindicator of the ideal of a judge" : Jack Weinstein's work, 1987-96 -- "Under the blindfold, does justice weep?" …”
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