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One Nation Under Surveillance
OUP Oxford 2011; US$ 33.99What limits, if any, should be placed on a government's efforts to spy on its citizens in the name of national security? Spying on foreigners has long been regarded as an unseemly but necessary enterprise. Spying on one's own citizens in a democracy, by contrast, has historically been subject to various forms of legal and political restraint.... more...
Studying Law at University
Allen & Unwin 2005; US$ 18.13A handy and practical guide for new law students. Updated to take into account the increasing use of the internet, this second edition of Studying Law at University tells you everything you need to know to get good marks and enjoy your studies. more...
Secretary or General?
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 30.00Examines the role of the United Nations Secretary-General and the ambiguities surrounding the position. more...
Private Security, Public Order
OUP Oxford 2009; US$ 149.99Private actors are increasingly taking on roles traditionally arrogated to the state. Both in the industrialized North and the developing South, functions essential to external and internal security and to the satisfaction of basic human needs are routinely contracted out to non-state agents. In the area of privatization of security functions, attention... more...
Making States Work
United Nations University Press 2006; US$ 45.00In the wealth of literature on state failure, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the question of what constitutes state success and what enables a state to succeed. This book is a joint project of the International Peace Academy and the United Nations University and examines the strategies and tactics of international actors, local political... more...
After Mass Crime
United Nations University Press 2006; US$ 38.00International interventions in the aftermath of mass violence tend to focus on justice and reconciliation processes, elections and institution-building. The frame of reference is at the level of the state, although the experience of mass crime by a population is also at the level of the community and individuals. more...
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