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Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in The Commonwealth
Human rights in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity are at last reaching the heart of global debates. Yet 78 states worldwide continue to criminalise same-sex sexual behaviour, and due to the legal legacies of the British Empire, 42 of these - more than half - are in the Commonwealth of Nations. In recent years many states have seen the emergence of new sexual nationalisms, leadi…
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- 9781912250134
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- 572p
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- 342.08709171241 COR h
From bilateral arbitral tribunals and investment courts to a multilateral inv…
This open access book considers the potential setup for a future Multilateral Investment Court (MIC). The option of an MIC was first discussed by the EU Commission in 2016 and has since been made an official element of the EU Common Commercial Policy. In 2017, UNCITRAL also decided to discuss the possibility of an MIC, and on 20 March 2018, the Council of the EU gave the EU Commission the manda…
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- 2
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- 9783662597323
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- xiv; 222 pg.
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- 346.092 FRO f
Konggaaha: asal-usul sungai laamekongga
Ketenteraman negeri Unenapo tergannggu. Seekor burung raksasa kerap mendatangi ladang. Memakan tanaman dan hewan, bahkan memangsa manusia. para toono motuo, tetua adat, berembuk mencari cara mengatasinya. Bagaimana upaya warga mengusir si burung kongga? Bacalah kisah dalam buku ini. Kalian akan menemukan pelajaran berharga.
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- 9786025835469
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- xx, 40p.: ill.
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- 398.209598 SAR
Entangled legalities beyond the state
Law is usually understood as an orderly, coherent system, but this volume shows that it is often better understood as an entangled web. Bringing together eminent contributors from law, political science, sociology, anthropology, history and political theory, it also suggests that entanglement has been characteristic of law for much of its history. The book shifts the focus to the ways in which …
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- 5
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- 9781108914642
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- xviii; 502p; ill.
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- 340.9 ENT N
Law and policy for the quantum age
It is often said that quantum technologies are poised to change the world as we know it, but cutting through the hype, what will quantum technologies actually mean for countries and their citizens? In Law and Policy for the Quantum Age, Chris Jay Hoofnagle and Simson L. Garfinkel explain the genesis of quantum information science (QIS) and the resulting quantum technologies that are most exciti…
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- 7
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- 9781108883719
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- xxii; 578p; ill.
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- -
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- 530.12 LAW C
Nuclear weapons law : where are we now?
This book examines the law relating to the possession, threat or use of nuclear weapons. By addressing in logical sequence the law regarding sovereignty, the threat or use of force, the conduct of nuclear hostilities, neutrality, weapons law and war crimes, the book illustrates the topics that an effective national command, control and communications system for nuclear weapons must address. Gui…
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- 4
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- 9781009052634
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- vi; 238p; ill.
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- 341.734 NUC W
The European Parliament as an accountability forum : overseeing the Economic …
Book description This book provides the first in-depth empirical study of the European Parliament's powers of scrutiny of the executive in the European Union (EU) political system, focusing on the politically salient field of the Economic and Monetary Union. The expansion of executive decision-making during the euro crisis was accompanied by an empowerment of the European Parliament through le…
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- 5
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- 9781108886611
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- xviii, 234p, ill.
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- -
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- 341.242 EUR A
The law and practice of the Ireland-Northern Ireland protocol
The Ireland-Northern Ireland Protocol, part of the Withdrawal Agreement concluded between the European Union and the United Kingdom, is intended to address the difficult and complex impact of Brexit on the island of Ireland, North and South, and between Ireland and Great Britain. It has become an exceptionally important, if controversial, part of the new architecture that governs the relationsh…
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- 6
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- 9781009109840
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- 204p
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- -
- Call Number
- 341.37094 LAW C
Migrants' rights, populism, and legal resilience in Europe
Bringing together scholars of migration and constitutional law, this volume analyses the problematic relationship between the rise of populism, restrictions of migrants' rights and democratic decay in Europe. By offering both constructive and critical accounts, it creates a nuanced debate on the possibilities for and limitations of legal resilience against populist erosion of migrants' rights. …
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- 4
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- 9781009040396
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- xiv; 394p, ill.
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- -
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- 342.4082 MIG V
Electric-shock weapons, tasers and policing : myths and realities
Building on five years of research, and drawing on criminology, science and technology studies (STS), socio-legal studies and social psychology, this book is the first non-medical book written on electric-shock weapons, of which the best well known is the TASER brand. The police’s ability to use force is one of their most crucial powers, yet one that has been relatively neglected by crimin…
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- 6
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781003002864
- Collation
- 202p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 363.230284 ELE A
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