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  • Constitutional Resilience and the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa

    Edited by Ebenezer Durojaye, Derek M. Powell ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book explores the resilience of constitutional government in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, connecting and comparing perspectives from ten countries in sub-Saharan Africa to global trends.In emergency situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a state has the right and duty under both international law and domestic constitutional law to take appropriate steps to protect the health and ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • State Formation After Civil War

    Local Government in National Peace Transitions

    by Derek M Powell ...
    State formation after civil war offers a new model for studying the formation of the state in a national peace transition as an integrated national phenomenon. Current models of peacebuilding and state building limit that possibility, reproducing a fragmented, selective view of this complex reality. Placing too much emphasis on state building as design they place too little on understanding state ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

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    This is your go-to guide to politicsAs the UK gears up for a snap general election on the back of a hotly contested and divisive referendum, there has never been a better time to discover more about politics and how it works.Politics: A Complete Introduction explains everything you need to know, giving you a comprehensive and easy-to-understand introduction to a complex subject.Inside you will ... Read more

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  • The Canadian Regime

    An Introduction to Parliamentary Government in Canada, Seventh Edition

    by Patrick Malcolmson, Richard Myers, Gerald Baier, Tom Bateman ...
    Using a traditional historical-institutional approach, The Canadian Regime introduces students to the idea of the regime, which is a lens through which they can see how institutions interact with the basic principles of the political order. The authors explain how the Canadian liberal democratic regime was founded on the fundamental principles of liberty, equality, and consent and discuss the ways ... Read more

    $42.29 USD

  • Realizing Utopia

    The Future of International Law

    Edited by Antonio Cassese ...
    Realizing Utopia is a collection of essays by a group of innovative international jurists. Its contributors reflect on some of the major legal problems facing the international community and analyse the inconsistencies or inadequacies of current law. They highlight the elements - even if minor, hidden, or emerging - that are likely to lead to future changes or improvements. Finally, they suggest ... Read more

    $82.79 USD

  • Constitutional Pariah

    Reference re Senate Reform and the Future of Parliament

    by Emmett Macfarlane ...
    Series series Landmark Cases in Canadian Law
    The Canadian Senate has long been considered an institutional pariah, viewed as an undemocratic, outmoded warehouse for patronage appointments and mired in spending and workload scandals. In 2014, the federal government was compelled to refer constitutional questions to the Supreme Court relating to its attempts to enact senatorial elections and term limits.Constitutional Pariah explores the ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • After Apartheid

    Reinventing South Africa?

    Edited by Ian Shapiro, Kahreen Tebeau ...
    Democracy came to South Africa in April 1994, when the African National Congress won a landslide victory in the first free national election in the country’s history. That definitive and peaceful transition from apartheid is often cited as a model for others to follow. The new order has since survived several transitions of ANC leadership, and it averted a potentially destabilizing constitutional ... Read more

    $27.49 USD

  • The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

    Commentary, Cases, and Materials

    by Ben Saul, David Kinley, Jaqueline Mowbray ...
    Economic, social and cultural rights are finally coming of age. This book brings together all essential documents, materials, and case law relating to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) - one of the most important human rights instruments in international law - and its Optional Protocol. This book presents extracts from primary materials alongside critical ... Read more

    $79.19 USD

  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the 21st Century

    A Living Document in a Changing World

    by Gordon Brown (ed.) ...
    Series Book 2 - Open Reports Series
    The Global Citizenship Commission was convened, under the leadership of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the auspices of NYU’s Global Institute for Advanced Study, to re-examine the spirit and stirring words of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The result – this volume – offers a 21st-century commentary on the original document, furthering the work of human rights and ... Read more

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  • Essentials of EU Law

    by August Reinisch ...
    Students new to the study of EU law can find knowing what questions to ask to be as much of a challenge as answering them. This book clearly sets the scene: it explores the history and institutions of the EU, examines the interplay of its main bodies in its legislative process and illustrates the role played by the EU Courts and the importance of fundamental rights. The student is also introduced ... Read more

    $43.49 USD

  • Democracy

    A Beginner's Guide

    by David Beetham ...
    Series series Beginner's Guides
    As the U.S. strives to establish democracy in Iraq and contemplates its own democratic system in the wake of a series of controversial presidential elections, David Beetham offers new insights into democracy. He looks at real examples such as the role of the citizen and how large corporations affect democracy as well as contemplating the future of democracy in the developed and developing worlds. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • UK, EU and Global Administrative Law

    Foundations and Challenges

    by Paul Craig ...
    Series series The Hamlyn Lectures
    Paul Craig's analysis of UK, EU and global administrative law examines the challenges facing each system and reveals the commonalities in and differences between their foundational assumptions. The challenges which they face may be particular to that legal order, endemic to any legal system of administrative law or the result of interaction between the three systems. The inter-relationship between ... Read more

    $36.89 USD