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The Rule of Law in the European Union
The Internal Dimension
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
This is a book about the internal dimension of the rule of law in the European Union (EU). The EU is a community based on law which adheres to and promotes a set of common values between the Member States. The preservation of these values (such as legality, legal certainty, prohibition of arbitrariness,...
The EU's Role in Global Governance
The Legal Dimension
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
For years the European Union has been looked on as a potential model for cosmopolitan governance, and enjoyed considerable influence on the global stage. The EU has a uniquely strong and legally binding mission statement to pursue international relations on a multilateral basis, founded on the progressive...
The Judicial Committee and the British North America Act
An Analysis of the Interpretative Scheme for the Distribution of Legislative Powers
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1967
This comprehensive study is concerned primarily with the fundamental problem of the role of the judiciary in the federal system of Canadian government. The author criticizes previous accounts of the Judicial Committee’s interpretative scheme for the British North American Act because of their neglect...
by Liam Wall
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
American Politics is full of dubious, perplexing and corrupt debates. However, as a democratic nation, it is absolutely necessary that we are well-versed with the concerns of our country. I have done research on the primary discussions going on in Washington at present and found three...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Landmark Cases in Public Law answers the need for an historical examination of the leading cases in this field, an examination which is largely absent from the standard textbooks and journal articles of the day. Adopting a contextualised historical approach, this collection of essays by leading specialists...
Judging the Boy Scouts of America
Gay Rights, Freedom of Association, and the Dale Case
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
As Americans, we cherish the freedom to associate. However, with the freedom to associate comes the right to exclude those who do not share our values and goals. What happens when the freedom of association collides with the equally cherished principle that every individual should be free from invidious...
Asia-Pacific Judiciaries
Independence, Impartiality and Integrity
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2017
Judicial independence, integrity and impartiality are crucial to public trust in the judiciary. Justice must also be seen to be dispensed fairly and without fear or favour. In the context of themes and perspectives as well as comparative theories of independence, this book provides a contemporary...
by Po Jen Yap
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
What is the relationship between the strength of a country's democracy and the ability of its courts to address deficiencies in the electoral process? Drawing a distinction between democracies that can be characterised as 'dominant-party' (for example Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong), 'dynamic'...
The Most Dangerous Branch
Inside the Supreme Court's Assault on the Constitution
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
In the bestselling tradition of The Nine and The Brethren, The Most Dangerous Branch takes us inside the secret world of the Supreme Court. David A. Kaplan, the former legal affairs editor of Newsweek, shows how the justices subvert the role of the other branches of government—and how we’ve come...
The Street Politics of Abortion
Speech, Violence, and America's Culture Wars
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade stands as a historic victory for abortion-rights activists. But rather than serving as the coda to what had been a comparatively low-profile social conflict, the decision mobilized a wave of anti-abortion protests and ignited a heated struggle that continues...
American Justice 2017
The Supreme Court in Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
With the death of associate justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court was plunged into crisis. Refusing to hold hearings or confirm the nominee of a Democratic president almost a year away from a presidential election, the Republican-controlled Senate held the court hostage, forcing it to do its work...
Regulating Judicial Elections
Assessing State Codes of Judicial Conduct
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
State judicial elections are governed by a unique set of rules that enforce longstanding norms of judicial independence by limiting how judicial candidates campaign. These rules have been a key part of recent debates over judicial elections and have been the subject of several U.S. Supreme Court cases.
Regulating...
Legal Thoughts between the East and the West in the Multilevel Legal Order
A Liber Amicorum in Honour of Professor Herbert Han-Pao Ma
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2016
This book focuses on the interaction and mutual influences between the East and the West in terms of their legal systems and practices. In this regard, it highlights Professor Herbert H.P. Ma’s achievements and his efforts to bring Eastern and Western legal concepts and systems closer together.
The...
Pocket Constitution: The Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Amendments
The Constitution at your fingertips
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2015
Pocket Constitution
The Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, and Amendments to the Constitution
The Constitution at your fingertips
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