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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 ...

The Legal and Political Geography of Pluralism: Supporting Diverse Public and Private Spaces in Contemporary Cities - Hardcover

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by Francesco Chiodelli (Author), Stefano Moroni (Author)Is it legitimate to prohibit political activities in a shopping centre, or the wearing of the full Islamic veil in a public space? This book addresses such questions of pluralism in a time of increasing ethnic, religious and cultural diversity in the public and private spaces of our cities. Analysing different types of regulation -- property rights, municipal ordinances and urban planning -- the authors reflect on the kinds of rules pub...

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Between the Temple and the Tax Collector: The Intersection of Mormonism and the State - Hardcover

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by Samuel D. Brunson (Author) The founding and development of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints run parallel to the rise of the modern tax system and administrative state. Samuel D. Brunson looks at the relationships between the Church and various federal, state, local, and international tax regimes. The church and its members engage with the state as taxpayers and as members of a faith exempt from taxes. As Brunson shows, LDS members and the Church have at various times enacte...

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Ceasefires: Stopping the Violence and Negotiating Peace - Paperback

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by Govinda Clayton (Editor), Simon J. a. Mason (Editor), Valerie Sticher (Editor)A policy-relevant study of when and how ceasefires lead to peaceAlmost all intrastate conflicts involve ceasefire agreements, yet little is known about which factors make a ceasefire effective in stopping violence and ultimately ending intrastate conflict.Ceasefires explores the complex relationship between the ceasefire and political negotiation processes and examines how they can either reinforce or impede each...

Suspect Subjects: Queer Legal Futures in the Us After Bostock - Paperback

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by Laura Borchert (Author)Despite formal equality gains such as LGBTQ workplace protections (Bostock v. Clayton County 2020), heteronormative cultural orders still permeate queer rights discourse. Laura Borchert engages with the cultural-legal construction of sexual minorities in the US and deconstructs naturalized assumptions about >the QueerAuthor BiographyLaura Borchert, born in 1989, is a research associate (postdoc) in the DFG-funded project ?Human Rights Discourses in Migrant Societi...

How to Be Disabled in a Pandemic - Paperback

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by Mara Mills (Editor), Harris Kornstein (Editor), Faye Ginsburg (Editor)A chronicle of ableism and disability activism in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic How to Be Disabled in a Pandemic documents the pivotal experiences of disabled people living in an early epicenter of COVID-19: New York City. Among those hardest hit by the pandemic, disability communities across the five boroughs have been disproportionately impacted by city and national policies, work and housing conditions, s...

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Between the Temple and the Tax Collector: The Intersection of Mormonism and the State - Paperback

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Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology - Paperback

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by Anu Bradford (Author)Financial Times Best Books of 2023 in EconomicsWinner of 2024 Stein Rokkan Prize The global battle among the three dominant digital powers--the United States, China, and the European Union--is intensifying. All three regimes are racing to regulate tech companies, with each advancing a competing vision for the digital economy while attempting to expand its sphere of influence in the digital world. In Digital Empires, her provocative follow-up to The Brussels Effect, Anu...

Ethics, Politics, and Natural Law: Principles for Human Flourishing - Hardcover

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by Melissa Moschella (Author), Russell Hittinger (Foreword by)A rigorous but accessible overview of the new natural law account of ethics and political philosophy.The foundational principles of ethics and politics are principles that guide us to respect and promote human flourishing. In Ethics, Politics, and Natural Law Melissa Moschella provides an accessible explanation and development of the new natural law account of these principles while clarifying common misconceptions.As a commonsense...

Scout Camp: Sex, Death, and Secret Societies Inside the Boy Scouts of America - Hardcover

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by James Renner (Author)In this timely and deeply personal true crime memoir, acclaimed journalist, author, creator of the True Crime This Week podcast, and former Boy Scout James Renner, explores the dark side of an American institution, its pervasive culture of sexual abuse, and the traumatic--even deadly--repercussions of its long-buried secrets. In the summer of 1995, at the largest Boy Scout camp in Ohio, a night of sexual violence ended with one counselor dead and another hospitalized. ...

Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits: Real-World Strategies That Work - Paperback

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by Ilona Bray (Author)Jumpstart your fundraising efforts!Whether your nonprofit has just gotten tax-exempt status or has been operating for years, the question you're facing is, "How do we make our voices heard and bring in the needed support?"Here, you'll find plain-English answers. Featuring advice and stories from over 50 experienced fundraisers, foundation staffers, journalists and more, this book explains how to: make a fundraising plan work with individual donors keep givers giving pla...

Selling Your House: Nolo's Essential Guide - Paperback

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by Ilona Bray (Author)Make the real estate market work for you!Whether your local real estate market is strong or sluggish, you can take effective steps to reach the right buyers, pick the best offer, and ultimately get top dollar for your home. Selling Your House: Nolo's Essential Guide will take you through the process from start to finish. And, you'll learn how to do it all in the shortest possible time.Real estate expert and best-selling author Ilona Bray gives you the inside scoop on: ...

Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions: Get the Most Out of Your Retirement and Medical Benefits - Paperback

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by Joseph Matthews (Author)Your complete guide to Social Security retirement and medical benefitsDetermining whether to file early for retirement benefits or wait until age 70 can be complicated. Claiming retirement benefits early can lower your benefits, but it affects dependents and survivors benefits differently. Learn this and more with Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions--completely updated for 2025.Social Security benefits. Figure out how to get retirement, disability, d...

Code of Federal Regulations Title 45, Public Welfare, Parts 200-499, 2017 - Paperback

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by Nara (Author) Number of Pages: 462 Dimensions: 0.93 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: October 01, 2017

Love Lessons: 104 Dates and the Stories That Led Me to True Love - Hardcover

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by Heidi B. Friedman (Author) Number of Pages: 200 Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: February 12, 2025

Citizens Divided: Campaign Finance Reform and the Constitution - Paperback

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by Robert C. Post (Author), Pamela S. Karlan (Contribution by), Lawrence Lessig (Contribution by)The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which struck down a federal prohibition on independent corporate campaign expenditures, is one of the most controversial opinions in recent memory. Defenders of the First Amendment greeted the ruling with enthusiasm, while advocates of electoral reform recoiled in disbelief. Robert Post offers a new constitutional...

Civil Rights, the Constitution, and Congress, 1863-1869 - Hardcover

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by Earl M. Maltz (Author)The thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments are the cornerstone of much of American constitutional law. They provide the foundation for the Supreme Court's decisions on issues such as abortion and affirmative action, as well as the authority for a wide variety of important civil rights legislation. It is thus not surprising that the original understanding of those who drafted the amendments remains a hotly debated topic among historians, lawyers, political sc...

Reconstruction and Black Suffrage: Losing the Vote in Reese and Cruikshank - Paperback

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by Robert M. Goldman (Author)On Easter Sunday in 1873, more than one hundred black men were gunned down in Grant Parish, Louisiana, for daring to assert their right to vote. Several months earlier, in Lexington, Kentucky, another black man was denied the right to vote for simply failing to pay a poll tax. Both events typified the intense opposition to the federal guarantee of black voting rights. Both events led to landmark Supreme Court decisions. And, as Robert Goldman shows, both events ha...

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by Mark Tushnet (Editor)Marbury v. Madison, decided in 1803, is the foundation stone of the American doctrine of judicial review. Remarkably, the case was decided without the parties having presented an oral argument to the Supreme Court. This book begins with a unique transcript of an oral argument in the case, conducted before a bench of four distinguished federal judges. The transcript is followed by essays on Marburys intellectual background, its significance in U.S. constitutional histor...

The Federal Trade Commission: Its History, Activities And Organization (1922) - Paperback

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by William Stull Holt (Author)""The Federal Trade Commission: Its History, Activities And Organization"" is a book written by William Stull Holt and first published in 1922. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a regulatory body established by the United States government in 1914 to prevent unfair business practices and promote competition in the marketplace. The book begins by detailing the history of the FTC, including its establishment and the e...

Leyes del Territorio de Nuevo Mejico. Santa Fe, a 7 de Octobre 1846. Laws of the Territory of New Mexico. Santa Fe, October 7, 1846. - Paperback

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by Stephen Watts Kearny (Author), Alexander William Doniphan (Author), Willard Preble Hall (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 t...

CFR 19, Parts 0 to 140, Customs Duties, April 01, 2017 (Volume 1 of 3) - Paperback

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by Office of the Federal Register (Cfr) (Created by)Code of Federal Regulations Title 19, Volume 1, April 1, 2017 contains regulations governing Customs Duties and may also be referenced as: - Code of Federal Regulations Title 19, Volume 1, April 1, 2017- CFR Title 19- CFR 19, Customs Duties- CFR 19, Parts 0 to 140, Customs DutiesThis volume contains Parts 0 to 140: - Part 0; TRANSFERRED OR DELEGATED AUTHORITY- Parts 1-3; Reserved- Part 4; VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADES- Part 7; CUSTO...

Joness Guide to Norway: And Salmon Fishers Pocket Companion (1848) - Hardcover

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by Frederic Tolfrey (Editor)Joness Guide To Norway: And Salmon Fishers Pocket Companion is a travel guide and fishing companion written by Frederic Tolfrey in 1848. The book is a comprehensive guide to Norway, providing information on its geography, history, culture, and attractions. It also includes detailed descriptions of the best fishing spots in the country, along with tips on tackle, bait, and techniques for catching salmon.The guide is aimed at anglers who are planning a fishing trip t...

Biographia Juridica. A Biographical Dictionary of the Judges of England From the Conquest to the Present Time 1066-1870 - Paperback

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by Edward Foss (Author)A biographical dictionary that provides authoritative factual data about every judge in England who served from the reign of William the Conqueror to 1870. Based on original sources, it is an important and handy reference for legal historians. Edward Foss 1787-1870], an English jurist, was a founder and later president of the Incorporated Law Society. His publications include The Grandeur of the Law (1842), Tabulae Curiales: Or Tables of the Superior Courts of Westmins...

Farthing on International Shipping - Paperback

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by Proshanto K. Mukherjee (Author), Mark Brownrigg (Author)The book provides an introduction to shipping in all its aspects. It is a valuable source of information for students of traditional maritime law as well as for those who seek to understand maritime and shipping services on a global scale. The text includes information and analytical content on national and international practices in shipping, including the age-old dichotomy between freedom in international shipping and the persistent...

Double Standards: International Criminal Law and the West - Hardcover

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by Wolfgang Kaleck (Author)In this book, Wolfgang Kaleck, an internationally active human rights and criminal lawyer, assesses the practice of international criminal law to date and analyses one of its main weaknesses: International criminal justice purports to be universal, but in reality it often operates in a politically selective manner. Until now, hardly any of those most responsible for international crimes committed by Western states have faced trial. Against the backdrop of this criti...

Ex Parte Milligan Reconsidered: Race and Civil Liberties from the Lincoln Administration to the War on Terror - Hardcover

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by Stewart L. Winger (Editor), Jonathan W. White (Editor)At the very end of the Civil War, a military court convicted Lambdin P. Milligan and his coconspirators in Indiana of fomenting a general insurrection and sentenced them to hang. On appeal, in Ex parte Milligan the US Supreme Court sided with the conspirators, ruling that it was unconstitutional to try American citizens in military tribunals when civilian courts were open and functioning--as they were in Indiana. Far from being a relic ...

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Today's Crime and Punishment Issues: Democrats and Republicans - Hardcover

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by Angela D. Madden (Editor)This balanced book illuminates Republican and Democratic responses and attitudes toward crime, police work, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation in the USA. A broad array of law enforcement and criminal justice issues are examined, including mass incarceration, sentencing disparities, anti-drug efforts, marijuana legalization, death penalty, mandatory minimums, civil asset forfeiture, prison privatization, rape and other crimes in prison settings, women in...

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by Ric Simmons (Author)The United States is in the midst of a significant re-evaluation of its criminal justice system, with increasing calls for reforming or defunding the police and efforts to curb mass incarceration. But focusing on the public criminal justice system paints an incomplete picture of how we address criminal activity. In Private Criminal Justice, Ric Simmons shows how significant amounts of criminal activity are detected by private police and how many disputes are settled, no...

See Justice Done: The Problem of Law in the African American Literary Tradition - Hardcover

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by Christopher Michael Brown (Author)In See Justice Done: The Problem of Law in the African American Literary Tradition, author Christopher Michael Brown argues that African American literature has profound and deliberate legal roots. Tracing this throughline from the eighteenth century to the present, Brown demonstrates that engaging with legal culture in its many forms--including its conventions, paradoxes, and contradictions--is paramount to understanding Black writing. Brown begins by exa...

New Asian Regionalism in International Economic Law - Paperback

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by Pasha L. Hsieh (Author) Number of Pages: 295 Dimensions: 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 13, 2023

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by Marcus Weldon (Author)Just a few years ago, I had gained full custody of my 6-year-old daughter. I participated on Detroit Mayor's Recreational Advisory Board. I was in school, mentoring young men, and teaching kids hands-on applications of skilled trades. I was earning respect in the community and being the responsible citizen I thought every young, African-American man should be. But, five days before Christmas, all of that changed. After a long night working at a Christmas party, a frie...