Search Results - Constitutional law

Self-determination of peoples and plural-ethnic states in contemporary international law failed states, nation-building and the alternative, federal option / by McWhinney, Edward

Table of Contents: “…The national and international faces of federalism -- Self-determination of peoples as United Nations principle : historical roots and contemporary international law/municipal (constitutional) law antinomies -- Emergence of states in classical international law -- The United Nations Charter and admission of states, and also their exclusion -- The United Nations Charter principle of territorial integrity of states : the Uti Possidetis Doctrine as element in state succession -- Federalism and constitutional pluralism as self-determination options for plural-ethnic States : the different faces of federalism in comparative constitutional law --Law and politics and the dialectical unfolding of the self-determination principle -- Excursus - failed states : the trial-and-error of contemporary exercises in constitution-making and nation-building.…”
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WTO and the greater China economic integration and dispute resolution / by Wu, Chien-Huei

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WTO and the greater China economic integration and dispute resolution / by Wu, Chien-Huei

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Parliamentary sovereignty contemporary debates / by Goldsworthy, Jeffrey Denys

“…Cambridge studies in constitutional law.…”
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Parliamentary sovereignty contemporary debates / by Goldsworthy, Jeffrey Denys

“…Cambridge studies in constitutional law.…”
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Crimes against women

Table of Contents: “…The laws governing crimes against women constituting Obligatio Erga Omnes / Farhad Malekian -- The human rights design: a critique of "universality" in a patriarchal world / Ruchi Anand -- Ethical and meta-ethical approaches to violence against women / Angèle Kremer-Marietti -- The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (2002): the impact of the coalition of women's groups / Cenap Cakmak -- Rape and other sexual violence against women and girls in armed conflict: legal aspects / Eileen Servidio-Delabre -- Defining rape in conflict-affected areas / Robynn Collins -- Wartime rape in the Congo / Stefan Kirchner -- Imperial Japan and its comfort women / David Wingate Pike -- Women SS-guards in concentration camps in Nazi Germany / Elissa Mailänder Koslov -- Women in prisoners' brothels in Nazi Germany / Brigitte Halbmayr -- The HIV-antidote myth and infant rape in South Africa / Tomoyuki (Tom) Hashimoto -- Rape among the Shona in Zimbabwe / Tyanai Charamba -- Domestic, community and state-sponsored violence in Nigeria / J. …”
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Crimes against women

Table of Contents: “…The laws governing crimes against women constituting Obligatio Erga Omnes / Farhad Malekian -- The human rights design: a critique of "universality" in a patriarchal world / Ruchi Anand -- Ethical and meta-ethical approaches to violence against women / Angèle Kremer-Marietti -- The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (2002): the impact of the coalition of women's groups / Cenap Cakmak -- Rape and other sexual violence against women and girls in armed conflict: legal aspects / Eileen Servidio-Delabre -- Defining rape in conflict-affected areas / Robynn Collins -- Wartime rape in the Congo / Stefan Kirchner -- Imperial Japan and its comfort women / David Wingate Pike -- Women SS-guards in concentration camps in Nazi Germany / Elissa Mailänder Koslov -- Women in prisoners' brothels in Nazi Germany / Brigitte Halbmayr -- The HIV-antidote myth and infant rape in South Africa / Tomoyuki (Tom) Hashimoto -- Rape among the Shona in Zimbabwe / Tyanai Charamba -- Domestic, community and state-sponsored violence in Nigeria / J. …”
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Presidential Accountability in Wartime : President Bush, the Treatment of Detainees, and the Laws of War / by Streichler, Stuart, 1957-

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Presidential Accountability in Wartime : President Bush, the Treatment of Detainees, and the Laws of War / by Streichler, Stuart, 1957-

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Cultures of legality judicialization and political activism in Latin America /

Table of Contents: “…The Supreme Court and society in Mexico / Karina Ansolabehere -- Rejecting the Inter-American Court : judicialization, National Courts,and regional human rights / Alexandra Huneeus -- The transformation of constitutional discourse and the judicialization of politics in Latin America / Javier Couso -- Legal cultures in the (un)rule of law : indigenous rights and juridification in post-conflict Guatemala / Rachel Sieder -- Political activism and the practice of law in Venezuela / Manuel A. …”
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Cultures of legality judicialization and political activism in Latin America /

Table of Contents: “…The Supreme Court and society in Mexico / Karina Ansolabehere -- Rejecting the Inter-American Court : judicialization, National Courts,and regional human rights / Alexandra Huneeus -- The transformation of constitutional discourse and the judicialization of politics in Latin America / Javier Couso -- Legal cultures in the (un)rule of law : indigenous rights and juridification in post-conflict Guatemala / Rachel Sieder -- Political activism and the practice of law in Venezuela / Manuel A. …”
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Child abuse, family rights, and the child protective system a critical analysis from law, ethics, and Catholic social teaching /

Table of Contents: “…Krason -- The family and parental rights in light of Catholic social teaching and international human rights law : a convergence / by William L. Saunders -- Child protective services and police interference with family relations : a constitutional perspective / by Michael E. …”
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Child abuse, family rights, and the child protective system a critical analysis from law, ethics, and Catholic social teaching /

Table of Contents: “…Krason -- The family and parental rights in light of Catholic social teaching and international human rights law : a convergence / by William L. Saunders -- Child protective services and police interference with family relations : a constitutional perspective / by Michael E. …”
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Fugitive justice runaways, rescuers, and slavery on trial / by Lubet, Steven

Table of Contents: “…Slavery and the Constitution -- The Missouri equilibrium -- The compromise of 1850 -- But we have no country -- A traitorous combination -- Prosecution at Independence Hall -- Sir-did you hear it? …”
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Fugitive justice runaways, rescuers, and slavery on trial / by Lubet, Steven

Table of Contents: “…Slavery and the Constitution -- The Missouri equilibrium -- The compromise of 1850 -- But we have no country -- A traitorous combination -- Prosecution at Independence Hall -- Sir-did you hear it? …”
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Success without victory lost legal battles and the long road to justice in America / by Lobel, Jules

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: losers, fools, and prophets -- Can law stop war? The Constitution and Iraq -- A tradition of resistance : anti-slavery litigators and the fight for freedom -- "A fine agitation" : women's suffrage goes to court -- Plessy v. …”
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Success without victory lost legal battles and the long road to justice in America / by Lobel, Jules

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: losers, fools, and prophets -- Can law stop war? The Constitution and Iraq -- A tradition of resistance : anti-slavery litigators and the fight for freedom -- "A fine agitation" : women's suffrage goes to court -- Plessy v. …”
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Praxis as a Perspective on International Politics / by Hellmann, Gunther

Table of Contents: “…Theory and practice: a short digression -- Praxis and policy -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Practical Constitutionalism -- Introduction -- Kratochwil's Aristotle -- Aristotle's practical constitutionalism -- Practical global constitutionalism -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 Rules, Institutions and Decisions: Taking Distribution Seriously -- Introduction -- Rules and distribution -- Two intellectual operations -- The distributive role of international organizations -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III Biology, Contingency and History…”
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Praxis as a Perspective on International Politics / by Hellmann, Gunther

Table of Contents: “…Theory and practice: a short digression -- Praxis and policy -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Practical Constitutionalism -- Introduction -- Kratochwil's Aristotle -- Aristotle's practical constitutionalism -- Practical global constitutionalism -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 Rules, Institutions and Decisions: Taking Distribution Seriously -- Introduction -- Rules and distribution -- Two intellectual operations -- The distributive role of international organizations -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III Biology, Contingency and History…”
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Trials and tribulations of international prosecution

Table of Contents: “…Customary law and the ad hoc international criminal courts / James Larry Taulbee -- The joint criminal enterprise debate and the case of Charles Taylor: the politics of international criminal tribunal law / Kelly-Kate Pease -- Prosecuting recruitment of child combatants by the Special Court for Sierra Leone: precedents and problems / Kimberly Lanegran -- Song as a crime againist humanity: the first international prosecution of a pop star / Susan Benesch -- Seeking justice and accountability: the dilemmas of humanitarian law and human rights NGOs / Mahmood Monshipouri -- Peace v. …”
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