Law

This book considers 150 problems that regularly arise in building contracts and provides a detailed explanation as to their answers. It cites key parts of legal decisions as authority. The new edition includes some 50 new problems, and revised solutions to a third of the problems to take account of recent case law. more...

Price: $105.00

To acknowledge and spell out the linkages between health and human rights, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published ‘25 Questions and Answers on Health and Human Rights’. This is the first compilation of answers to key questions in an area which lately has received added focus and attention. The booklet is intended as a practical guide to assist governments and others concerned in developing a human rights approach to public health work. The publication reflects the most current developments and trends in health and human rights. It discusses a number of issues related to the HIV/AIDS epidemic such as access to medicines, use of health status information and non-discrimination. Also covered are protection of health care workers and facilities and access to medical care during conflicts. Other relevant current issues covered in the booklet are the availability to all of the benefits of scientific progress and the obligation of states to assist those with fewer resources in tackling diseases of poverty. more...

Price: $9.00

Ethics is not just about morality; it is a complex dimension of personal and corporate life that can lead to higher performance by both business and society. Customers, employees and business partners seek predictable corporate behaviour that is aligned with stated personal, workplace and democratic values. more...

Price: $65.00

A collection of essays which reflect critically upon some of the EU's core characteristics and speculate imaginatively on the diverse challenges facing the EU. It draws out links with, and threats to, the historical achievements of European integration. more...

Price: $79.00

Der vorliegende Band behandelt den ???Zahlungsverkehr??? und gliedert sich in drei Kapitel. Die Giro??berweisung, die wiederum von Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr. Dr. h.c. Helmut Koziol unter Mitarbeit von Dr. Bernhard Koch, RZB, bearbeitet wurde, bedurfte aufgrund zahlreicher einschneidender ??nderungen der Rechtslage ??? bedingt insbesondere durch gemeinschaftsrechtliche Vorgaben im Bereich des grenz??berschreitenden Zahlungsverkehrs ??? einer grundlegenden ??berarbeitung. Das Kapitel ??ber die Auszahlung am Geldausgabeautomaten sowie Zahlungen am POS-Terminal und E-Geld wurde von Dr. Bernhard Koch, RZB, verfasst. Hier war eine grundlegende ??berarbeitung aufgrund des gro??en wirtschaftlichen und technischen Fortschritts n??tig. Der Entwicklung der letzten Jahre Rechnung tragend, wurde in dieser Auflage ein Abschnitt ??ber Electronic Banking aufgenommen; dieser wurde von Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Wiebe, LL.M, Wirtschaftsuniversit??t Wien, verfasst. Behandelt werden die besonderen Probleme, die sich aus dem Einsatz elektronischer Kommunikation ergeben, sowie auch neu entwickelte Zahlungsverfahren wie das Mobile Payment. more...

Price: $59.95