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Dawn Rose on a Dead Body: Armed Violence and Poppy Farming in Mexico Volume 59 - Paperback

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by Ad?le Blazquez (Author)Featured prominently in the Netflix series Narcos, Badiraguato is known as the birthplace of Mexico's most notorious criminals, from Caro Quintero to "El Chapo." But in this rural community in the Sinaloa sierra, what is the daily life of those invisible in the criminal fresco, who live in this jobless region, grow a tiny patch of poppies, run a grocery store, or hold a position in the local government? Who are the poppy farmers, caught between military repression an...

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by Hillary M. Hoffmann (Author) Number of Pages: 224 Dimensions: 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: February 13, 2025

Attorney to the Stars: A Memoir - Paperback

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by Clair Burrill (Author)Hollywood's brightest stars, their legal struggles, and the lawyer who stood by their side.Discover the untold stories of Hollywood's biggest legends, including Robin Williams, The Rolling Stones, and John Candy, through the eyes of their trusted attorney, Clair Burrill, who shares his unforgettable experiences working with them. With a perfect balance of humor and legal insight, Burrill reveals the behind-the-scenes drama that shaped these stars' careers-and the pers...

Not If I Can Help It: A Family Lawyer's Battles for Justice for Victims of Domestic Violence and the Poor - Paperback

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by Meg Groff (Author)Meg Groff dedicated forty years of her life to fighting for justice for victims of domestic violence in rural and suburban Pennsylvania. Not If I Can Help It recounts some of the most harrowing, infuriating, yet inspiring stories from Groff's work as a Legal Aid attorney representing women and children whose only resource is the sheer courage they exhibit every day. Among others, you'll meet: Lacey, a penniless single mom whose multimillionaire in-laws sued for custody o...

Attorney to the Stars: A Memoir - Hardcover

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Not If I Can Help It: A Family Lawyer's Battles for Justice for Victims of Domestic Violence and the Poor - Hardcover

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Life, Trial, Confession and Conviction of John Ware, for the Murder of His Father, Near Berlin, Camden County, New Jersey - Paperback

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by T. Brooks (Author)Full Title: "Life, Trial, Confession and Conviction of John Ware, for The Murder Of His Father, Near Berlin, Camden County, New Jersey"Description: "The Making of the Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926" collection provides descriptions of the major trials from over 300 years, with official trial documents, unofficially published accounts of the trials, briefs and arguments and more. Readers can delve into sensational trials as well as those precedent-setting trials associated ...

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by Jackie Deitrick (Author)The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative and International Law, 1600-1926, brings together foreign, comparative, and international titles in a single resource. Its International Law component features works of some of the great legal theorists, including Gentili, Grotius, Selden, Zouche, Pufendorf, Bijnkershoek, Wolff, Vattel, Martens, Mackintosh, Wheaton, among others. The materials in this archive are drawn from three world-class American law libraries: the ...

Paronomasia In The Old Testament (1894) - Paperback

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by Immanuel Moses Casanowicz (Author)Paronomasia In The Old Testament is a book written by Immanuel Moses Casanowicz and published in 1894. The book is a comprehensive study of paronomasia, which is a figure of speech that involves the use of words that sound alike but have different meanings. The author examines the use of paronomasia in the Old Testament, analyzing its various forms and exploring its significance in the context of biblical literature. The book is divided into chapters that ...

The Complete Law School Companion: How to Excel at America's Most Demanding Post-Graduate Curriculum - Hardcover

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by Jeff Deaver (Author)Offers complete, accessible information on every topic of concern to law students ranging from the LSAT, the Bar Exam, Law Review, computerized research and videotape study aids to obtaining that important clerkship or job. Includes recent data on demographics of law school applicants, current salaries for a variety of legal careers, nontraditional courses, legal clinics, detailed discussions regarding the latest law trends such as deregulation and insider trading. Will...

The Constitution of Mexico: A Contextual Analysis - Paperback

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by Jos? Mar?a Serna de la Garza (Author), Andrew Harding (Editor), Benjamin L. Berger (Editor)This book provides an overview of Mexico's political evolution since it became independent from Spain in 1821, and its current constitutional arrangements, principles and structures. The aim is to explain this evolution as the result of struggles between the interests and ideologies of different groups within Mexican society, each with a different political vision of how the State should be organised...

The Legend of St Yves: Law, Justice and Mediation (Colour Edition) - Paperback

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by Bryan Gibson (Author), Marcel Berlins (Foreword by)The Legend of Saint Yves is not widely known in Britain, even though he is the patron saint of lawyers (among other things). In this informative account, Bryan Gibson places St Yves - born Erwan Helouri - on a par with Robin Hood, Jessie James and Ned Kelly in terms of their appeal to various national psyches - and up there alongside Joan of Arc and Bernadette of Lourdes as regards his native France. But whilst conventional outlaws used bo...

Handbook of Trace Evidence Analysis - Hardcover

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by Vincent J. Desiderio (Editor), Chris E. Taylor (Editor), Niamh Nic Da?id (Editor)Covers new trace evidence techniques and expanding areas of analysis, along with key theory and applications Developed around the need for updated information in the disciplines of trace evidence the Handbook of Trace Evidence Analysis focuses on the increasing awareness and need for validation, modern methods for addressing and controlling contamination, the shift towards incorporating statistical analyses in...

Protection of Prisoners of War: The Third Geneva Convention and Prospective Issues - Paperback

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by U. C. Jha (Author), Sanghamitra Chowdhury (Author)Apart from wounds and sickness, a prisoner of war, who is at the mercy of the detaining belligerent, may face humiliation and be subjected to many deprivations and hardships. Separated from their families and in the power of hostile authorities, prisoners of war often live in extremely difficult circumstances, exposed to uncertainty, anxiety, tension and maltreatment. This book explores the legal protections available to prisoners of war in...

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by Mindy Chen-Wishart (Author)Written by a leading contract lawyer with extensive teaching experience, Contract Law takes a unique approach to a complex subject. Chen-Wishart combines academic rigour with an innovative visual approach, presenting the law with diagrams, flowcharts and tables to provide students with a stimulating account of key principles and an engaging analysis of the complexities of contract law. Thought-provoking analytical features, such as the 'Pause for reflection' and ...

The Domestication of Human Trafficking: Law, Policing, and Prosecution in Canada - Paperback

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by Katrin Roots (Author)Human trafficking has emerged as one of the top international and domestic policy concerns, and is well covered and often sensationalized by the media. The nature of the topic combined with various international pressures has resulted in an array of government-led mandates to combat the issue. The Domestication of Human Trafficking examines Canada's criminal justice approaches to human trafficking, with a particular focus on the ways in which the intersecting factors o...

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The Independence of the Prosecutor: Controversy in the Creation of the International Criminal Court - Hardcover

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by Laszlo Sarkany (Author)Explores the inception of the International Criminal Court. The establishment of the International Criminal Court was a singular, even revolutionary, achievement. Uniquely within the realm of international criminal justice, the ICC prosecutor can initiate investigations independently of any state's wishes. Why would sovereign states agree to such sweeping powers? The Independence of the Prosecutor draws on interviews with key participants to answer that question. C...

Outcome-Based Cooperation: In Communities, Business, Regulation, and Dispute Resolution - Paperback

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by Christopher Hodges (Author), Christopher Hodges (Editor)How do we cooperate - in social, local, business, and state communities? This book proposes an Outcome-Based Cooperative Model, in which all stakeholders work together on the basis of trust and respect to achieve shared aims and outcomes. The Outcome-Based Cooperative Model is built up from an extensive analysis of behavioural and social psychology, genetic anthropology, research into behaviour and culture in societies, organisations,...

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by Richard Gardiner (Author)Treaties comprise the whole range of international agreements that are governed by international law. In this volume in the Elements of International Law series, Richard Gardiner describes the essential role of treaties in international law. Beginning with an explanation of what treaties are, the book explores how they are made, how they are interpreted, and how they are implemented both internationally and within national legal systems. In doing this, Gardiner pro...

Access to Justice in Rural Communities: Global Perspectives - Paperback

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by Daniel Newman (Editor), Faith Gordon (Editor)This book offers insight on access to justice from rural areas in internationally comparable contexts to highlight the diversity of experiences within, and across rural areas globally.It looks at the fundamental questions for people's lives raised by the issue of access to justice as well as the rule of law. It highlights a range of social, geographic and cultural issues which impact the way rural communities experience the justice system throug...

Occupational Stress Injuries: Operational and Organizational Stressors Among Public Safety Personnel - Paperback

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by Rosemary Ricciardelli (Editor), Joy C. Macdermid (Editor), Lorna Ferguson (Editor)This book explores the stress faced by public safety professionals across an array of occupational fields, such as police, correctional officers, paramedics, and firefighters.Bringing together leading scholars from around the world, it showcases cutting-edge quantitative and qualitative research from across three continents and multiple regions within six countries, introduces key concepts related to occupati...

Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made - Paperback

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by Jim Newton (Author)Author BiographyJim Newton has written hundreds of newspaper and magazine stories and is the recipient of numerous awards. He shared in the Pulitzer prizes awarded to the Los Angeles Times for coverage of the 1992 riots and the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Number of Pages: 640 Dimensions: 1.38 x 9.2 x 6.16 IN Publication Date: October 02, 2007

Going Along to Get Along: Diplomatic Pressure and Interstate Socialization at the United Nations - Hardcover

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by Naif Al-Mulla (Author)Going Along to Get Along: Diplomatic Pressure and Interstate Socialization by Naif Al-Mulla explores how diplomatic pressure shapes global governance at the United Nations. Through rigorous analysis and empirical examples, the book demonstrates how diplomatic pressure influences foreign policy positions and, by extension, global, multilateral outcomes. The work challenges assumptions and provides fresh insight, showcasing the cumulative effect of proactive diplomacy. ...

Someone Said Parental Alienation: About Divorcing Families Whose Children Avoided One Parent - Paperback

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by Jean Mercer (Author)This book introduces readers to the concept of parental alienation (PA), a belief system that is used with increasing frequency in judicial child custody and parenting plan decisions.PA is essentially a legal concept without validated psychological definition, assuming that children who resist contact with one divorced parent have in many cases been "brainwashed" or persuaded to do so by the machinations of the preferred parent. PA proponents assert that courts should t...

Music Licensing: A Practical Guide (For Broadcasters and Other Music Licensees) - Paperback

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by Janet McHugh (Author)The world of music licensing can be complex and confusing. Whether youproduce TV programs, own a radio station, stream content over the internetor own a bar, you probably use music. That music was composed andrecorded by a music creator who has rights under the U.S. copyright lawsand likely needs to be paid music royalties.This Guide takes you step-by-step through the process of music licensingfrom the perspective of a music user - whether broadcaster, producer, venueo...

Australian Insolvency Law: A Practical Guide to Navigating Insolvency Law in Australia - Paperback

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by Jarrod Sierocki (Author)This book provides a comprehensive exploration of Australian insolvency law, covering both corporate and personal insolvency frameworks. It begins by explaining key concepts such as voluntary administration, liquidation, and the newly introduced Small Business Restructure (SBR), examining how these mechanisms help businesses manage financial distress. It also delves into personal insolvency options like bankruptcy, Personal Insolvency Agreements (PIAs), and Debt Agr...

Successful and Sustainable Data Policies: A Guide for Enabling Data Governance at Scale - Paperback

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by Malcolm Chisholm (Author)Apply data policies to make data governance work for the long term.Data policies are the most powerful instrument a Data Governance unit has for achieving good data management practices across an entire enterprise. Yet, all too often, Data Governance units encounter difficulties as they embark on policy work. Simply drafting a data policy is only a small part of what is required. Policies have to be governed and managed across an entire lifecycle consisting of many...

Selected Documents Relating to Law Reform in North Carolina During the Nineteenth Century: With Numerous Documents from Surrounding Centuries to Provi - Paperback

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by Thomas P. Davis (Author), James Barrett Fish (Author)This compilation offers excerpts from 174 documents that tell the story of law reform in North Carolina during the nineteenth century. The work opens with a few dozen documents of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries which raise recurring themes in law reform in the state, such as the distrust of attorneys per se and of judges in the exercise of their discretion, as well as the commitment to the writtenness of laws. The heart of the ...

LSAT Prep 2024-2025: 2 Practice Exams and Study Book for the Law School Admission Test [3rd Edition] - Paperback

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by B. Hettinger (Author)Introducing our LSAT Prep 2025-2026: 2 Practice Exams and Study Book for the Law School Admission Test [3rd Edition]!Trivium Test Prep's LSAT Prep 2025-2026 includes everything you need to pass the LSAT exam the first time.Trivium Test Prep's LSAT Prep 2025-2026 is aligned with the official LSAT exam framework. Topics covered include: All actual LSAT(R) content reproduced within this work is used with the permission of Law School Admission Council, Inc., (LSAC(R)) Box ...

Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari`a - Paperback

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by Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im (Author)What should be the place of Shari'a--Islamic religious law--in predominantly Muslim societies of the world? In this ambitious and topical book, a Muslim scholar and human rights activist envisions a positive and sustainable role for Shari'a, based on a profound rethinking of the relationship between religion and the secular state in all societies. An-Na'im argues that the coercive enforcement of Shari'a by the state betrays the Qur'an's insistence on volunt...

A Socio-Legal History of the Laws of War: The Birth of International Humanitarian Law - Hardcover

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by Christopher W. Mullins (Author)International laws governing the conduct of war and the behaviour of soldiers on the field of battle is a topic of strong academic and legal interest. Moving beyond contemporary work on the laws of war that is legalistic in nature, A Socio-Legal History of the Laws of War demonstrates how the content and application of these laws are driven as much by cultural worldview and normative practice, as by legal principle. Tying the story of the development of the l...

Maroon Claims to Sovereignty in Jamaican Territory - Hardcover

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by Stephen Vasciannie (Author)This book is concerned with the Maroons of Accompong Town in Jamaica. Especially within the last five years, these Maroons, who constitute in some measure a distinct cultural group living in the defined area of Accompong Town, have presented reinvigorated claims that they comprise, in law and in fact, an independent state within Jamaica. Under the guidance of their energetic leader, Chief Richard Currie, they have claimed all the rights and duties of a sovereign ...