Constitutional law has too many principles that sometimes make the head spin. To get a better grip of legal matters, it's best to always carry around a handy study guide such as this. This guide is perfect for students and lawyers to serve as a valuable reminder of the law's most basic definitions and inclusions. Grab a copy today. ...
Over twenty years after the 1989 UN General Assembly vote to open the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) for signature and ratification by UN member states, the United States remains one of only two UN members not to have ratified it. The other is Somalia. Child Rights: The Movement, International Law, and Opposition explores the reasons for this resistance. It details the objections that have arisen to accepting this legally binding in ...
It is said that the US Constitution is a living document. A study guide that highlights cultural and language-born problems in understanding the Constitution, is a great way to begin a truly significant and in-depth study of this important document. Twenty-first century understanding of an Eighteenth century manifest requires expert, guided tutorials from preamble to benediction. Constitutional law study guides pinpoint relevant and timeless con ...
Constitutional law is a difficult subject to grasp as it incorporates many different theories, legal questions, and interpretations. It also incorporates many different Supreme Court decisions that have helped set a standard within the constitutional framework of acceptance, and legal understanding. Study guides help students of constitutional law better understand the theories and questions constitutional law presents, and in understanding the ...
Учебное пособие рассматривает международное гуманитарное право в тех аспектах, которые необходимы для журналистов. В нем отражены история МГП и Международного Красного Креста; основные принципы международного гуманитарного права и ответственность за их нарушения; юридический статус журналистов на территории военных действий и особенности освещения в СМИ вооруженных конфликтов и террористических актов. Соответствует актуальным требованиям Федерал ...
Since the nineteenth century, the development of international humanitarian law has been marked by complex entanglements of legal theory, historical trauma, criminal prosecution, historiography, and politics. All of these factors have played a role in changing views on the applicability of international law and human-rights ideas to state-organized violence, which in turn have been largely driven by transnational responses to German state crimes ...
A criminal prosecutor discusses the illegal drug trade and the failure of the so-called “War on Drugs” to stop it. In 1971, President Richard Nixon coined the term “War on Drugs.” His campaign to eradicate illegal drug use was picked up by the media and championed by succeeding presidents, including Reagan. Canada was a willing ally in this “war,” and is currently cracking down on drug offences at a time when even the U.S. is beginning to clim ...
An unprecedented comparison of juvenile justice systems across the globe, Juvenile Justice in Global Perspective brings together original contributions from some of the world's leading voices. While American scholars may have extensive knowledge about other justice systems around the world and how adults are treated, juvenile justice systems and the plight of youth who break the law throughout the world is less often studied. This import ...
This Major Reference series brings together a wide range of key international articles in law and legal theory. Many of these essays are not readily accessible, and their presentation in these volumes will provide a vital new resource for both research and teaching. Each volume is edited by leading international authorities who explain the significance and context of articles in an informative and complete introduction. ...
