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Civil Disobedience in Focusby Hugo Adam Bedau
Routledge 1991; US$ 45.95An assessment of the philosophical arguments on the issues surrounding civil disobedience. The contributions include classic essays from Rawls, Raz and Singer. more...
Anti-Lawyersby David Saunders
Routledge 1997; US$ 188.00Anti-Lawyers discusses how we should regard todays's critics of law and government in the light of the historical still unfinished struggle to separate the legal regulation of civil life from the Christian regulation of conscience. more...
The Making of Gratian's Decretumby Anders Winroth; Rosamond McKitterick; Christine Carpenter; Jonathan Shepard
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 45.00Gratian's Decretum was a key text in the legal and intellectual developments of the twelfth century, and long remained a fundamental work. Professor Winroth has now discovered the shorter, original version of the Decretum, which invites a reconsideration of the resurgence of law in the twelfth century. more...
Indigenous Peoples and Human Rightsby Patrick Thornberry
Manchester University Press 2005; US$ 50.95This study of the rights of indigenous peoples looks at the historical, cultural, and legal background to the position of indigenous peoples in different cultures, including America, Africa and Australia. It defines "indigenous peoples" and looks at their position in international law. more...
Public Information Provision in the Digital Ageby Maarten Botterman; Tora K. Bikson; Sandy Bosman; Jonathan Cave; Erik Frinking
RAND Corporation 2001; US$ 9.95This report explores whether and how the Freedom of Information Act's inclusion of electronic data is affecting (or expected to affect) US federal agency procedures, with special attention to the implications for interactions with citizens and private-sector organizations. more...
Withholding and Withdrawing Life-prolonging Medical Treatmentby British Medical Association
Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2001; US$ 19.95This edition is the result of a wide-ranging consultative exercise by the British Medical Association which revealed the need among all health professionals for guidance on withholding life-prolonging medical treatment, artificial nutrition and hydration, in adults and children. more...
Privacy, Property and Personalityby Huw Beverley-Smith; Francois Dessemontet; Ansgar Ohly; Agnes Lucas-Schloetter; William R. Cornish; Paul Goldstein; Robin Jacob
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 97.00The protection of privacy and personality is one of the most fascinating issues confronting any legal system. This book provides a detailed comparative analysis of intellectual property rights in an individual's name, voice or likeness in the major legal systems: France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. more...
Freedom of Religionby Paul M. Taylor
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 50.00Freedom of thought, conscience and religion is one of the core freedoms found in international human rights instruments at both UN and European level. This timely study is the first to provide a detailed critique of the standards applicable to freedom of religion within both the UN and Europe. more...
Speech, Media and Ethicsby Raphael Cohen-Almagor
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2000; US$ 140.00Using ethics, liberal philosophy and legal and media studies, this work outlines boundaries to freedom of expression and the press, including the rights to demonstrate and picket, compete in elections, and communicate views. Moral issues help to analyze questions on free expression and its limits. more...
Importing the First Amendmentby Ian Loveland
Hart 1998; US$ 163.20This study compares the different approaches of the British, European and American courts to the questions of free speech, which are central to much of the debate in constitutional law. The contributors adopt opposing views, either favouring a US-inspired approach, or a more European approach. more...