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The Kreutzer Sonata: A Play In Four Acts (1907) - Paperback

$30.17

by Jacob Gordin (Author), Langdon Elwyn Mitchell (Translator)The Kreutzer Sonata is a play in four acts, written by Jacob Gordin and first published in 1907. The play is based on Leo Tolstoy's novella of the same name, and explores themes of love, jealousy, and the destructive nature of passion.The story follows the character of Pozdnyshev, who is on a train journey with a stranger. He begins to tell the stranger the story of his life, and in particular, his marriage to his wife, who he belie...

At Liberty to Die: The Battle for Death with Dignity in America - Paperback

$61.56

by Howard Ball (Author)"Ball's arguments are concise, compelling, and backed with considerable case law. This volume is highly recommended for upper-level undergraduates and above in law, philosophy, and the medical humanities interested in the 'right to die' debates. Summing up: Highly recommended." --Choice Over thepast hundred years, average life expectancy in America has nearly doubled, duelargely to scientific and medical advances, but also as a consequence of saferworking conditions, a ...

Roberts Rules of Order Revised for Deliberative Assemblies (1915) - Hardcover

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by Henry Martyn Robert (Author)This Is A New Release Of The Original 1915 Edition. Number of Pages: 326 Dimensions: 0.75 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: August 07, 2014

The Sol e Mar Tragedy Off Martha's Vineyard - Hardcover

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by W. Russell Webster (Author), Elizabeth B. Webster (Author), George Naccara (Foreword by) Number of Pages: 130 Dimensions: 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 12, 2014

Small Business Bankruptcy Reorganizations - Paperback

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by James A. Pusateri (Author), Karen S. Kressin (Author), James J. O'Malley (Author)The purpose of this book is to guide the practitioner, bankruptcy specialist or not, through the process of reorganization, with special empahasis on small business cases. It addresses the problems of representing either side in a small business bankruptcy. Number of Pages: 664 Dimensions: 1.33 x 9.69 x 7.44 IN Publication Date: January 01, 1994

Freedom. You Can Handle It. But Hurry! - Paperback

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by Gary L. Henderson (Author)The United States has been moving away from Constitutional government for a hundred years, and now appears to be on the brink of a headlong rush into socialism. The American Dream is about to evaporate. What can be done? "Freedom. You Can Handle It. But Hurry " sketches that dream, reviews the Constitution, describes various ways that founding document has been violated and ignored, and encourages the states to take their proper role in protecting their citizens f...

The Hague - Legal Capital of the World - Hardcover

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by Peter J. Van Krieken (Editor), David McKay (Editor)With Forewords by Bernard Bot, Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands; Wim Deetman, Mayor of The Hague; and Hans Corell, Former Legal Counsel of the United Nations and Former Judge of Appeal Former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali was the first to call The Hague the 'legal capital of the world'. Now, Peter van Krieken and David McKay in The Hague: Legal Capital of the World examine the city that hosts the wor...

International Law and the Use of Force: Cases and Materials - Paperback

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by Ralph Janik (Author)This book introduces key issues on the use of force while also providing a detailed analysis of technological developments and recent legal discussions in the field. The author examines areas such as support for rebel groups, the concept of humanitarian intervention, the Responsibility to Protect and recent conversations around the fight against the "Islamic State" in a clear and accessible manner, through a thorough presentation of relevant cases and materials. This ...

Weather Modification: Technology And Law - Paperback

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by Ray Jay Davis (Author)This dialogue between scientists and lawyers builds on the issues identified at the 1976 Conference on the Legal and Scientific Uncertainties of Weather Modification held at Duke University. It provides an in-depth consideration of the prospects for a usable weather modification technology in the near future and of the legal problems that will be rAuthor Biography"Ray Jay Davis is a professor in the College of Law at the University of Arizona. He specializes in law an...

Right to Reparations: The Claims Conference and Holocaust Survivors, 1951-1964 - Paperback

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by Rachel Blumenthal (Author)This book examines the early years of the Claims Conference, the organization which lobbies for and distributes reparations to Holocaust survivors, and its role as a nongovernmental actor promoting reparative justice in global politics. Author BiographyRachel Blumenthal is a lawyer and a historian. She is a fellow at the Avraham Harman Research Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Number of Pages: 224 Dimensions: 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN P...

Law Firm Development: Establishing, Management, Leadership and Marketing - Hardcover

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by Geertje Tutschka (Author) Due to digitalization, the pandemic and several economic crises, as well as the new demands on the world of work and the responsibility for sustainable business, the legal market and the ways lawyers work are changing. Law firms are facing entirely new and more complex challenges than before. This book provides answers to all questions related to law firm formation, law firm management, employee leadership, and law firm marketing. It highlights all aspects of mode...

Visser's Annotated European Patent Convention 2023 Edition - Paperback

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by Kaisa Suominen (Editor), Peter De Lange (Author), Andrew Rudge (Author) Number of Pages: 968 Dimensions: 1.91 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: May 30, 2023

Governance and Islam in East Africa: Muslims and the State - Hardcover

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by Farouk Topan (Editor), Kai Kresse (Editor), Erin E. Stiles (Editor)Recent studies of Muslims in Kenya and Tanzania have tended either to examine governance of Muslims in relation to security issues, or to discuss the reforms attempted within communities and their implications for Muslim theology, rituals and general welfare. Both these approaches are covered in this book, and a third is added - the study of Muslims as citizens or residents of their respective countries, looking at their ac...

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by G?zim Visoka (Author)Although a great deal is known about the recognition of states, less is known about the practice of derecognition of states, namely why and how states withdraw the recognition of other contested and partially recognized states. The Derecognition of States offers a global and comparative outlook of this unexplored diplomatic practice. Using original empirical research, it addresses the complex processes, justifications, and consequences of state derecognition. In partic...

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by Nehal Bhuta (Editor)At a time of intense polarisation about the value of human rights, this edited volume brings together leading scholars in international law and international human rights to reflect upon the present, the recent and distant past, and the future of human rights. Human Rights in Transition combines rich theoretical reflections with practice-informed observations about human rights and their potential futures. The book eschews the polarized and one-sided approach which can ...

The Elite Business Development System for Law Firms - Paperback

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by Deaver (Author)Transform Your Law Firm into a Revenue-Generating PowerhouseYou don't just have a lead problem, nor do you merely struggle with lead quality. What your law firm faces is a pivotal business development challenge, one that separates thriving firms from the rest.In this groundbreaking book, discover the secret sauce behind the world's most successful law firms-how they skyrocket to eight-figure revenues and beyond. You're not just reading theories; these are proven systems, met...

Personal Identity in the Modern World: A Society of Strangers - Paperback

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by Lawrence M. Friedman (Author)In a society of strangers, there develops what can be called crimes of mobility -- forms of criminality rare in traditional societies: bigamy, the confidence game, and blackmail, for example. What they have in common is a kind of fraudulent role-playing, which the new society makes possible. Author BiographyLawrence M. Friedman is the Marion Rice Kirkwood Professor of Law at Stanford University. He is a leading historian of American law, and a leading scholar a...

Procreative Rights in International Law - Hardcover

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by Carmen Draghici (Author)Draghici contends that the advent of assisted reproductive technologies has given rise to new fundamental, albeit not unqualified, rights. They include the right to use medically assisted procreation (e.g. artificial insemination, in vitro fertilisation, potentially gamete donation, posthumous conception or surrogacy) in order to become a parent (typically where natural procreation is hindered by infertility, sexual orientation, relationship status or adverse life e...

Bastiat's Timeless Essays on Political Economy - Paperback

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by Claude Fr?d?ric Bastiat (Author)Discover Bastiat's brilliant insights in 'Essays on Political Economy. A seminal work that remains as relevant today as it was in Bastiat's time. In this captivating collection, Bastiat showcases his wisdom to illuminate the fundamental principles of economics and the perils of government intervention with clarity and conviction, he champions the virtues of free markets, individual liberty, and the rule of law, urging readers to challenge the status quo and ...

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by Michelle Mary Lelwica (Author)Hurting Kids explores religion's impact on Americans' beliefs about justice and on teenagers who get in trouble with the law. Why do many of us assume that punishment is an appropriate moral response to crime? How have diverging Christian narratives about divine punishment and God's mercy supported different responses to juvenile wrongdoing? What do these competing notions of justice imply for youth ""offenders"" today, nearly all of whom have been violated by...

Navigating Social Security Disability Programs: A Handbook for Clinicians and Advocates - Paperback

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by James Randall Noblitt (Author), Pamela Perskin Noblitt (Author)This book responds to a previously unmet need: unlocking the mysteries of Social Security disability programs and providing medical and mental health clinicians, as well as advocates, with the information necessary to act in the best interests of their clients.This text aims to bring clarity to medical and psychological health care providers so they better understand the importance of their role in disability determinations by ...

From Borders to Pathways: Innovations and Regressions in the Movement of People into Europe - Paperback

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by Matthew Zagor (Editor)From Borders to Pathways: Innovations and Regressions in the Movement of People into Europe examines the evolution of European migration policy, offering a forward-looking analysis that extends beyond traditional border controls to innovative legal migration pathways. Contributors provide an in-depth exploration of the drivers shaping migration policies, including public opinion and the rise of populist discourses, the contrasting responses to various real and imagine...

Social Security Law in the United Kingdom - Paperback

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by Stephen Hardy (Author)Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book describes the social security regime in the United Kingdom. It conveys a clear working knowledge of the legal mechanics affecting health care, employment injuries and occupational diseases, incapacity to work, pensions, survivors' benefits, unemployment benefits and services, and family benefits. The analysis covers the field of application, conditions for entitlement, calculation of...

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Formal Ethics Opinions: 2013-2023 - Paperback

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by Center For Professional Responsibility (Author)A vital resource for all lawyers, this book is a collection of published ethics opinions from the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued from 2013-2023. Founded in 1908, the ABA's Ethics Committee has focused its efforts on the development of model national ethics standards for lawyers and the judiciary. Since 1922 the committee has issued Formal Ethics Opinions interpreting and applying th...

Introduction to International Air Law: Student's Guide - Paperback

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by Gracieux Mbuzukongira (Author)This guide is designed for both students and practitioners in the legal and aviation industries. Written in clear and accessible language, it caters to readers without prior legal knowledge while remaining highly relevant for legal experts. The book explores key principles of international air navigation law, as outlined in the 1944 Chicago Convention and its annexes. It also examines the Warsaw System of liability and provides a comprehensive overview of the ...

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by Joel Joseph (Author)Publisher's Weekly praised Black Mondays: "Unlike Thurgood Marshall's opinion in the foreword that the framers of the nstitution should be blamed for its inequities and compromises involving slavery and women, constitutional authority Joseph asserts that its misinterpretation by Supreme Court justices, rather than the document itself, was responsible for such erroneous decisions as the Dred Scott case, which, he alleges, helped precipitate the Civil War. The case is amo...

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; 2025 Edition: With Statutory Supplement - Paperback

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by Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd (Author)A concise and comprehensive edition of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and related selected statutes for quick reference. Updated through January 1, 2025. Perfect for your briefcase or desk and a great format for the attorney or law school student who simply needs to refer to the rules. Supplement for all casebooks.Contents: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Title I. Scope of rules; form of action Title II. Commencing an action; service of process,...

The Federalist Papers (Collector's Edition) (Laminated Hardback with Jacket) - Hardcover

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by Alexander Hamilton (Author), John Jay (Author), James Madison (Author) Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written to support the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1787-88. The essays aimed to persuade a wary public of the benefits of a stronger centralized government, proposing it as essential to resolving weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation. Key themes incl...

Criteria for Prioritizing and Selecting Core International Crimes Cases - Hardcover

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by Morten Bergsmo (Editor)Selection and prioritization criteria can be made and applied by prosecutors, as a professional response to backlogs or surges of cases, reducing the risk of politicization of prosecutorial discretion. Prioritization should bring the best-suited cases to trial first. It does not entail de-selection of cases. By offering a wealth of information and in-depth analyses of key documents, this book is useful to those who seek to develop, fine-tune, apply or critique select...

Core Statutes on Property Law 2022-23 - Paperback

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by Peter Luther (Author), Alan Moran (Author)Well-selected and authoritative, Hart Core Statutes provide the key materials needed by students in a format that is clear, compact and very easy to use. They are ideal for use in exams.Author BiographyPeter Luther and Alan Moran are both Fellows in the School of Law atthe University of Essex. Number of Pages: 336 Dimensions: 0.68 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN Publication Date: August 11, 2022

European Union Case Law on the Birds and Habitats Directives - Hardcover

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by Nina Claudia Miron (Author), Liam Cashman (Author)Energy and Environmental Law and Policy Series Despite the remarkable scope of EU conservation policy, and notwithstanding 30 years of relevant case law, nature in the EU continues to decline. This comprehensive book, focusing on the EU's core legislation on nature, the Birds and Habitats Directives, presents a detailed summary and analysis of the two directives as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the European Union. The book's system...

Leviathan (Collector's Edition) (Laminated Hardback with Jacket) - Hardcover

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by Thomas Hobbes (Author) Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket Imagine a world where fear and chaos rule, where every person is in constant conflict, and life is a brutal fight for survival. This is the bleak reality Hobbes presents, showing how human self-interest leads to inevitable strife unless a powerful authority, the "Leviathan," is established. In gripping detail, he explores how this authority can create order and peace, turning chaos into a stable society. With sharp, ...