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Hardcover. This study examines the evolution and political consequences of the 2009 British MPs' expenses scandal. Despite claims of a revolution in British politics, we show how the expenses scandal had a limited, short-term impact. Editor(s): Van Heerde-Hudson, Jennifer. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; 3JMG; JPQ; JPVK; LNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137034540
ISBN
9781137034540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardcover. Adjudicating Employment Rights compares and analyses institutions for resolving employment rights disputes in ten countries. In addition to detailed individual chapters, the study offers a theoretical perspective and an evaluation of national institutions against key yardsticks. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; KJU; KNXB2; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137269195
ISBN
9781137269195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.25

Hardcover. Through critical analysis of key concepts and measures of the rule of law, this book shows that the choice of definitions and measures affects descriptive and explanatory findings about nomocracy. It argues a constitutionalist legacy from centuries ago explains why European civilizations display higher adherence to rule of law than other countries. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137320605
ISBN
9781137320605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Hardcover. In the first full length examination of the topic, Ethical Citizenship rediscovers a significant and distinctive contribution to how we might understand citizenship today. Leading international scholars bring together theory and practice to explore its historical roots, contemporary relevance and application to international politics. Editor(s): Brooks, Dr. Thom. Series: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137329950
ISBN
9781137329950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.11

Hardcover. This book examines the treatment of suspects in interrogation and explores issues surrounding the right to silence. Employing a socio-legal approach, it draws from empirical research in the social sciences including social psychology to understand the problem of obtaining reliable evidence during interrogation. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JKVQ; JMH; LAR; LNFX3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137333810
ISBN
9781137333810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.05

Hardcover. This interdisciplinary collection places corporate security in a theoretical and international context. Arguing that corporate security is becoming the primary form of security in the twenty-first century, it explores a range of issues including regulation, accountability, militarization, strategies of securitization and practitioner techniques. Editor(s): Lippert, Randy. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKVK; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137346063
ISBN
9781137346063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.38

Hardcover. Felipe Filomeno presents a theory about the formation and change of intellectual property regimes based on the case of Monsanto in South American soybean agriculture. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JPB; JPS; KCP; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137356680
ISBN
9781137356680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Hardcover. Departing from an International Relations perspective, this book inquires how industry self-regulation affects the role of international law in governing global banks. It provides case studies of the Wolfsberg Principles and the Equator Principles. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJK; LNC; LNPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137359551
ISBN
9781137359551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.11

Hardcover. This study argues that the decriminalization of sex work can be a potential national strategy for China to promote its human rights and contain the spread of HIV. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPV; JPVH1; LAY; LNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137362858
ISBN
9781137362858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.36

Hardcover. Was the Bush administration was successful in legitimating its preferences with habeas corpus, torture, and extraordinary rendition? As American transforms in the post-Bush era, scholars have begun to assess the post-9/11 period in American foreign and domestic policy, asking difficult questions regarding torture and human rights. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137363213
ISBN
9781137363213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.65

Paperback. The Affordable Care Act debate was one of the most important and most public examinations of the Constitution in our history. At the forefront of that debate were the bloggers of the Volokh Conspiracy who, from before the law was even passed, engaged in a spirited, erudite, and accessible discussion of the legal issues involved in the case. Editor(s): Burrus, Trevor. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JPA; JPW; LNTM; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137363749
ISBN
9781137363749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.45

Hardcover. Chaudhuri pinpoints the evolving nature of US commercial banks and banking regulations and explores their impact on the economy. Num Pages: 279 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFK; LNPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137365811
ISBN
9781137365811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.77

Hardcover. This book examines the right to conscientious objection in international human rights law. It begins with an exploration of the concept of conscience and its evolution. Ozgur Heval o inar analyzes human rights law at both the international and regional level, considering UN, European, and inter-American mechanisms. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPVH; LAM; LBBR; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137366078
ISBN
9781137366078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.00

Hardcover. Bank Regulation in China provides an in-depth analysis of the country's contemporary banking regulatory system, focusing on regulation of foreign banks and consumer financial protection. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KFFK; LNPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137369321
ISBN
9781137369321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.45

Hardcover. This book details the relationship between private property and government. As private property is important to both individual welfare and the public interest, the book provides an intellectual framework for the analysis and resolution of contemporary property rights disputes. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC; JPR; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137376602
ISBN
9781137376602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.45

Hardcover. Banks are entering a new environment. Regulation and supervision are becoming tougher, so that banks will be less likely to fail. If a bank does fail, bail-in rather than bail-out will be the new resolution regime, so that investors, not taxpayers, bear loss. Safe to Fail sums up the challenges that banks will face and how they can meet them. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFK; LNPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137383648
ISBN
9781137383648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.65

Hardcover. Financial Crime and Knowledge Workers examines the role of lawyers in court cases involving white-collar crimes, revealing fresh insights into the relationship between a lawyer's stature and a case's potential verdict. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVK; KFFH; LAS; LNFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137389114
ISBN
9781137389114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.16

Hardcover. Climate change represents an urgent and potentially irreversible threat to human societies and the planet. This book responds to human adversity by mobilizing climate justice as legal justice, to legitimize and realize a unified, transparent, comprehensible, accessible and responsive process that applies to all. Num Pages: 439 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; LBBP; LNKJ; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137394637
ISBN
9781137394637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.67

Hardcover. This book addresses an experiment in funding money damage claims in England from 2000 to 2013. The model - recoverable conditional fees - was unique and has remained so. It covers the development, amendment and effective abolition of the model, as well as the process of policy development and the motivation and objectives of the policy makers. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KFFN; LNAC; LNAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137397225
ISBN
9781137397225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.16

Hardcover. This book examines Russia's 2013 anti-gay laws and their implications for the Sochi 2014 Olympics. Lenskyj argues that Putin's Russia and the International Olympic Committee wield power in similar ways, as evident in undemocratic governance, fraudulent voting processes, hypocrisy and absence of accountability. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBS; KNSP; LNJS; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137399755
ISBN
9781137399755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.05

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