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Servants of the Law
University Press of America 2010; US$ 49.99Servants of the Law examines the lives of two famous California judges, David S. Terry and Stephen J. Field, who created a lasting influence on the politics and judicial history of California's Supreme Court during the court's formative years of 1855 to 1865. These jurists shared the state's highest bench from 1857 to 1859 and, as events would later... more...
Quick Guide to Community Care Practice and the Law
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2010; US$ 27.95This short guide cuts through the confusing mass of legislation to provide a concise and jargon-free explanation of current community care practice and the law. It is an essential resource for busy practitioners at all levels as well as managers in both the statutory and voluntary sectors, and policy-makers in local authorities and the NHS. more...
Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen?
Seven Stories Press 2011; US$ 17.95On the afternoon of election day 2004, the world was abuzz with the news: exit polls indicated that John Kerry would decisively win the election and become the next president of the United States. That proved not to be the case. According to the official count—the number of votes tallied, not necessarily the number of votes cast—George... more...
United States v. G. W. Bush et al.
Seven Stories Press 2011; US$ 14.95What if there were a fraud worse than Enron and no one did anything about it? In United States v. George W. Bush et. al., former federal prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega brings her twenty years of experience and her passion for justice to the most important case of her career. The defendants are George W Bush, Richard Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza... more...
The Great Power (mis)Management
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 99.95Drawing on the empirical case of the RussianGeorgian war of 2008, this book explores the theoretical underpinnings of the idea of 'great power management' first articulated within the English School of International Relations. The contributors to the volume approach this idea from a variety of theoretical perspectives, ranging from policy-analysis... more...
Good Governance for Pension Schemes
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 133.00Written from a governance perspective, this book brings together pension fund management and operation. more...
An Introduction to the Law of Trusts
OUP Oxford 2011; US$ 44.99A comprehensive, stimulating introduction to trusts law, which provides readers with a clear conceptual framework to aid understanding of this challenging area of the law. Aimed at readers studying trusts at an undergraduate level, it provides a succinct and enlightening account of this area of the law.Concise and clear, this book also identifies and... more...
Sekundärrechtsetzungsakte internationaler Organisationen
Mohr Siebeck 2011; US$ 74.41Hauptbeschreibung Die Völkerrechtsordnung wird heute seltener durch "klassisches" Vertragsrecht, sondern zunehmend durch die Normsetzung überstaatlicher Institutionen geprägt. Matthias Frenzel untersucht, welche universellen internationalen Organisationen eigenständig abstrakt-generelle Rechtsakte erlassen können. Anhand der einzelnen Gründungsstatute... more...
Gefahrenabwehrrecht und Risikodogmatik
Mohr Siebeck 2010; US$ 95.98Hauptbeschreibung Die naturwissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisfortschritte und technischen Realisierungsmöglichkeiten des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts stellen das Recht vor neue Herausforderungen. Wie lassen sich die Chancen und Risiken, die neuartige Verfahren, Anwendungen und Produkte mit sich bringen, verwaltungsrechtlich angemessen bewältigen? Liv Jaeckel... more...
Gemeinnützigkeit im offenen Steuerstaat
Mohr Siebeck 2010; US$ 128.33Hauptbeschreibung Das Steuerrecht bietet mit dem Gemeinnützigkeitsrecht einen Anreiz zum freiwilligen gemeinwohldienlichen privaten Engagement. Es ist allerdings durchsetzt von Wertungswidersprüchen und auf die Einbettung des deutschen Steuerstaates in den europäischen Binnenmarkt kaum vorbereitet. Vor diesem Hintergrund befasst sich Michael Droege... more...









