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Law among nations : an introduction to public international law / by Von Glahn, Gerhard, 1911-, Taulbee, James Larry, 1942-

Table of Contents: “…The nature of international law -- Development of law among nations -- Sources of the law -- International agreements -- International legal process -- The relationship between international and municipal law -- Subjects of international law : recognition -- Rights and duties of international legal persons -- Nationality -- Principles of jurisdiction -- State responsibility -- The law of the sea -- Jurisdiction over air space and outer space -- Agents of international intercourse immunities -- The individual and international law : human rights -- International criminal law -- Adjudication -- International law and protection of the environment -- The use of force -- International humanitarian law : war crimes -- War crime tribunals.…”

Law among nations : an introduction to public international law / by Von Glahn, Gerhard, 1911-, Taulbee, James Larry, 1942-

Table of Contents: “…The nature of international law -- Development of law among nations -- Sources of the law -- International agreements -- International legal process -- The relationship between international and municipal law -- Subjects of international law : recognition -- Rights and duties of international legal persons -- Nationality -- Principles of jurisdiction -- State responsibility -- The law of the sea -- Jurisdiction over air space and outer space -- Agents of international intercourse immunities -- The individual and international law : human rights -- International criminal law -- Adjudication -- International law and protection of the environment -- The use of force -- International humanitarian law : war crimes -- War crime tribunals.…”

Environmental protection and human rights by Anton, Donald K.

Table of Contents: “…Indigenous peoples, rights and the environment; 9. Humanitarian crises: armed conflicts and other disasters; 10. …”
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Missions and empire

Table of Contents: “…Gould -- An overview, 1700-1914 / Andrew Porter -- Humanitarians and white settlers in the nineteenth century / Alan Lester -- Where the missionary frontier ran ahead of empire / John Barker -- Christian missions and the Raj / Robert Eric Frykenberg -- New Christians as evangelists / Peggy Brock -- 'Trained to tell the truth': missionaries, converts, and narration / Gareth Griffiths -- Women and cultural exchanges / Patricia Grimshaw and Peter Sherlock -- Language / Paul Landau -- New religious movements / Rober Edgar -- Anthropology / Patrick Harries -- Education and medicine / Norman Etherington -- Decolonization / David Maxwell.…”
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Environmental protection and human rights by Anton, Donald K.

Table of Contents: “…Indigenous peoples, rights and the environment; 9. Humanitarian crises: armed conflicts and other disasters; 10. …”
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Pioneer Jewish Texans by Ornish, Natalie

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to a people -- The adventurers : conquistadors and the search for freedom -- The soldiers : Jews in the battles for Texas independence -- The colonizers : opening Texas's lands west -- The statesmen : constructing a republic and a nation -- The ranchers : giants of Texas's great cattle herds -- The financiers : new frontiers in banking -- The wildcatters : from pipes to oil leases -- The humanitarian : Galveston and the gateway immigration movement -- The great merchants : some called them princes -- The significant merchants : laying the economic foundation for Texas's future -- The educators : the Paul Reveres of education -- The artists : vanguards in the arts -- The doctors and other healers : from the Alamo to the Nobel Prize -- The lawyers : justice for all.…”
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Pioneer Jewish Texans by Ornish, Natalie

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to a people -- The adventurers : conquistadors and the search for freedom -- The soldiers : Jews in the battles for Texas independence -- The colonizers : opening Texas's lands west -- The statesmen : constructing a republic and a nation -- The ranchers : giants of Texas's great cattle herds -- The financiers : new frontiers in banking -- The wildcatters : from pipes to oil leases -- The humanitarian : Galveston and the gateway immigration movement -- The great merchants : some called them princes -- The significant merchants : laying the economic foundation for Texas's future -- The educators : the Paul Reveres of education -- The artists : vanguards in the arts -- The doctors and other healers : from the Alamo to the Nobel Prize -- The lawyers : justice for all.…”
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The Mind of a Poet : The Prelude, Commentary / by Havens, Raymond Dexter, 1880-1954

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The Mind of a Poet : The Prelude, Commentary / by Havens, Raymond Dexter, 1880-1954

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Cultures of fear a critical reader /

Table of Contents: “…Malkki -- Trauma and vulnerability during war / Doug Henry -- The violence of humanitarianism / Miriam Ticktin -- Pt. 3: Zones of violence. …”
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Cultures of fear a critical reader /

Table of Contents: “…Malkki -- Trauma and vulnerability during war / Doug Henry -- The violence of humanitarianism / Miriam Ticktin -- Pt. 3: Zones of violence. …”
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National security law /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Providing for the "common defence" : the original understanding -- The gloss of history : an introduction to the separation of national security powers -- The president's national security powers -- Congress's national security powers -- The courts' national security powers -- The domestic effect of international law -- The right to wage war (jus ad bellum) -- International humanitarian law (jus in bello) -- How we go to war : lessons from Vietnam -- The war powers resolution -- Collective self-defense -- Unilateral self-defense and rescue -- Targeting terrorists -- Humanitarian and peace operations -- Organization and auhtority of the intelligence community -- Covert actions in principle and practice -- Defying oversight? …”

National security law /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Providing for the "common defence" : the original understanding -- The gloss of history : an introduction to the separation of national security powers -- The president's national security powers -- Congress's national security powers -- The courts' national security powers -- The domestic effect of international law -- The right to wage war (jus ad bellum) -- International humanitarian law (jus in bello) -- How we go to war : lessons from Vietnam -- The war powers resolution -- Collective self-defense -- Unilateral self-defense and rescue -- Targeting terrorists -- Humanitarian and peace operations -- Organization and auhtority of the intelligence community -- Covert actions in principle and practice -- Defying oversight? …”

Delegating Responsibility : International Cooperation on Migration in the European Union / by Micinski, Nicholas R.

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Delegating Responsibility : International Cooperation on Migration in the European Union / by Micinski, Nicholas R.

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Ethics Dumping Case Studies from North-South Research Collaborations /

Table of Contents: “…Ethics Dumping: Introduction -- Social Science Research in a Humanitarian Emergency Context -- International Genomics Research Involving the San People -- Sex Workers Involved in HIV/AIDS Research --  Cervical Cancer Screening in India -- Ebola Vaccine Trials.…”
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Ethics Dumping Case Studies from North-South Research Collaborations /

Table of Contents: “…Ethics Dumping: Introduction -- Social Science Research in a Humanitarian Emergency Context -- International Genomics Research Involving the San People -- Sex Workers Involved in HIV/AIDS Research --  Cervical Cancer Screening in India -- Ebola Vaccine Trials.…”
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Preventive diplomacy at the UN by Ramcharan, B. G.

Table of Contents: “…Weiss -- Foreword / by Leon Gordenker -- Preface and acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- Secretaries-General on preventive diplomacy -- Introduction -- Preventive diplomacy in the concert of Europe, the Hague Peace Conferences, the League of Nations, and the UN Charter -- UN policies and doctrines of preventive diplomacy -- The practice of preventive diplomacy by the Security Council -- The practice of preventive diplomacy by the Secretaries-General -- Preventive diplomacy during the Cuban missile crisis -- The practice of preventive diplomacy by representatives of the Secretary-General and UN subregional offices -- The preventive role of UN peacekeepers and observers -- Preventive diplomacy in the economic, social, human rights, and humanitarian fields -- Preventive diplomacy in an age of genocide, terrorism, and nontraditional threats to security -- Cooperative preventive diplomacy with regional and subregional organizations -- Conclusion: some thoughts for the future -- Notes -- Index.…”
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Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic in world politics by Cabada, Ladislav

Table of Contents: “…/ Sárka Waisová -- Dissident tradition in Czech foreign policy: twenty years after still matters / Sárka Waisová -- The Czech Republic and the humanitarian challenges of international politics: an analysis of the nature of Czech foreign policy / Sárka Waisová.…”
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The interpretation and application of the European Convention of Human Rights legal and practical implications /

Table of Contents: “…Articulating international human rights and international humanitarian law : conciliatory interpretation under the guise of conflict of norms-resolution / Jean d'Aspremont -- The reform measures of ECHR protocol no. 14 and the provisional application of treaties / Anneliese Quast -- The accountability of international organizations for human rights violations : the cases of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the UN 'terrorism blacklists' / Cedric Ryngaert -- Complementing occupation law? …”
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