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The Trial of Julian Assange: A Story of Persecution - Paperback

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by Nils Melzer (Author)The shocking story of the legal persecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and the dangerous implications for the whistleblowers of the future “Politically motivated and unjustified, the prosecution of Julian Assange by a mature democracy threatens and undermines press freedom, the rule of law, and the prohibition of torture. By painstakingly and rigorously documenting the facts, Nilz Melzer reveals the full disturbing account of how the human rights of Julian A...

Wrapping Up Loose Ends: 8 Simple Action S - Paperback

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by Nancy Williamson (Author)Safeguard your family's future by taking action now!The single most important thing you can do to safeguard your family's future is to wrap up the loose ends of your life. These unfinished strands of your life can pertain to life's most intimate details and shouldn't be left up to anyone but you.You will protect your family and your legacy by completing these 8 simple action steps: - Step 1 - Organize Your Family's Vital Records- Step 2 - Review Your Estate Plannin...

Art Judgements: Art on Trial in Russia after Perestroika - Paperback

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by Sandra Frimmel (Author)An unusually large number of court cases against art, artists, and curators have taken place in Russia since the turn of the century. In reference to two of the most prominent, against the organizers of the exhibitions 'Caution, Religion!' and 'Forbidden Art 2006', the author examines the ways in which the meaning of art and its socio-political effects are argued in court: How do these trials attempt to establish a normative concept of art, and furthermore a binding ...

The Naked Australian Constitution: Interpretations, Inadequacies, and Implications - Hardcover

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by Ian Killey (Author), Matt Harvey (Foreword by)Despite the Australian Constitution having been one of the most stable since its commencement in 1901, it is becoming fatally flawed. The Naked Australian Constitution examines these flaws and the lack of public appreciation of those defects. This is due to several serious errors, including the racial basis of its origin, and the misleading nature of its text-with the High Court having interpreted it in a remarkably subjective manner, undermini...

The Constitution of the United States of America, Established March 4, 1789. To Which is Added the Declaration of Their Reasons for Separating From Th - Hardcover

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by Multiple Contributors (Author)The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts a...

A Summary of the Penal Laws Relating to Nonjurors, Papists, Popish Recusants, and Nonconformists. And of the Late Statutes Concerning the Succession, - Hardcover

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The Country Justice: Containing the Practice of the Justices of the Peace, as Well in, as out of the Sessions Gathered for the Better Help - Hardcover

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by Michael Dalton (Author)The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are avai...

Education Restated: Getting Policy Right on Accountability, Teacher Pay, and School Choice - Hardcover

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by Elliot Regenstein (Author)Education Restated: Getting Policy Right on Accountability, Teacher Pay, and School Choice offers the education policy community a roadmap for change in three hot-button policy areas. In each of these areas policy has been anchored around the wrong core values. By putting the right core values at the heart of policy, state governments can create more favorable conditions for education improvement at the local level. Education Restated takes a pragmatic approach to...

The Common and Statute law of England, Concerning Trials in High-treason, Misprision of Treason, and in all Other Crimes and Offences Relating to the - Hardcover

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by Barrister At Law W. J. (Author)The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts ...

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The Sugar ACT and the American Revolution - Hardcover

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by Ken Shumate (Author)The first act of Parliament to levy direct taxation on the colonies, the Sugar Act of 1764 defined a new colonial policy and prompted a decade of protests that ended in open rebellion against Great Britain. The initial Sugar Act of 1733--also known as the Molasses Act--was designed to secure and encourage the trade of British colonies in the West Indies by placing prohibitive duties on the products of competing foreign colonies. The dramatic revision to that act in 1764...

Pleas of the Crown: In two Parts. Or, a Methodical Summary of the Principal Matters Relating to That Subject. With Several Hundred Referen - Hardcover

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by Matthew Hale (Author)The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are availa...

Unparallel'd Cruelty: Or, the Tryal of Captain Jeane of Bristol. Who was Convicted at the Old Bailey for the Murder of his Cabbin-boy, ... T - Hardcover

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by Daniel Defoe (Author)The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are availa...

Digital Death, Digital Assets and Post-Mortem Privacy: Theory, Technology and the Law - Hardcover

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by Edina Harbinja (Author)Edina Harbinja examines the theoretical, technological and doctrinal issues surrounding online death and digital assets. By examining different areas of law, humanities and social science, she proposes the new concept of postmortal privacy (privacy of the deceased individuals) and provides answers and suggestions as to what happens to digital assets and online identity after death. Case studies draw on the transmission of emails, online games such as World of Warcraf...

The Complete Works of That Eminent Minister of God's Word, Mr. Isaac Ambrose: Consisting of the Following Treatises: viz. I. Prima, Media, & Ultima; . - Hardcover

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by Isaac Ambrose (Author)The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are avail...

Big Apple Gangsters: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in New York - Paperback

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by Jeffrey Sussman (Author)Through profiles of the most colorful and powerful crime bosses, gang members, corrupt cops, and numerous mob associates as well as pivotal events in the history of organized crime, Big Apple Gangsters reveals just how influential the mob has been in controlling large numbers of business not just in New York, but also in other cities.Author BiographyJeffrey Sussman is the author of fourteen nonfiction books, as well as numerous articles and short stories about boxin...

Constituent Power: Law, Popular Rule and Politics - Paperback

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by Matilda Arvidsson (Editor), Leila Brännström (Editor), Panu Minkkinen (Editor)With a strong focus on constitutional law, this book examines the legal as well as the political power of 'the people' in constitutional democracies. Bringing together an international range of contributors from the USA, Latin America, the UK and continental Europe, it explores the complex relationship between constitutional democracy and 'the people' from the angles of constitutional law, legal theory, political...

The Practice of the High Court of Chancery, as now Regulated by act of Parliament. ... To Which is Prefix'd, a Useful Introduction Explaining the Pres - Hardcover

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Simple Justice: The History of Brown V. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality - Paperback

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by Richard Kluger (Author)Simple Justice is the definitive history of the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education and the epic struggle for racial equality in this country. Combining intensive research with original interviews with surviving participants, Richard Kluger provides the fullest possible view of the human and legal drama in the years before 1954, the cumulative assaults on the white power structure that defended segregation, and the step-by-step establishment of a team of inspir...

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by Jane Sherron de Hart (Author)The first full life--private, public, legal, philosophical--of the 107th Supreme Court Justice, one of the most profound and profoundly transformative legal minds of our time; a book fifteen years in work, written with the cooperation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself and based on many interviews with the justice, her husband, her children, her friends, and her associates. In this large, comprehensive, revelatory biography, Jane De Hart explores the central experi...

Some Account of the Last Yellow Fever Epidemic of British Guiana - Paperback

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by Daniel Blair (Author), John Davy (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is...

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The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court - Paperback

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by Jeffrey Toobin (Author)Acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most important--and secret--legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, revealing the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land. An institution at a moment of transition, the Court now stands at a crucial point, with major changes in store on such issues as abortion, civil rights, and church-state relations. Based on exclusive interviews with the justices and with a kee...

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by Paul Paine (Author)Published accounts of the valuation of oil properties have been concerned chiefly with the important element of the oil and gas contents of lands. Less attention has been given to those other influences which affect the value of the oil and gas, to the various valuation methods appropriate to different circumstances, and to the forms in which oil properties occur. The aim here is to help close that gap, especially for the younger engineers, with a review of the meaning a...

Clinical Research and the Law - Paperback

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by Patricia M. Tereskerz (Author)This book provides a comprehensive resource for medical professionals on the various legal aspects involved in conducting clinical research. It encompasses legal and ethical issues such as duty of care, research malpractice and negligence, standards of care, informed consent, liability issues for Institutional Review Boards (IRB), conflicts of interest, insider trading and the disclosure and withholding of clinical trial results. It will also provide legal gui...

Woman' Rights Under The Law: In Three Lectures, Delivered In Boston, January, 1861 - Paperback

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by Caroline Wells Healey Dall (Author)Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of Pages: 188 Dimensions: 0.43 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: February 22, 2008

The Law Of Landlord & Tenant A With Copious Collection Of Useful Forms - Paperback

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by W. A. Holdsworth (Author)Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of Pages: 196 Dimensions: 0.45 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 18, 2008

Politics, Law and Ritual in Tribal Society - Paperback

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by Max Gluckman (Author)What can we learn from tribal societies about the ways in which, in a variety of social settings, groups of men resolve their conflicts with other men? In order to answer this question, Politics, Law and Ritual in Tribal Society compares nearly forty case study societies, most of them in Africa, in their reconstructed pre-colonial tribal condition, comparing their small-scale social relations to their large-scale social context. At the outset Gluckman explains to the r...

The Land-Grant Colleges and the Reshaping of American Higher Education - Paperback

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by Roger L. Geiger (Editor)This work provides a critical reexamination of the origin and development of America's land-grant colleges and universities, created by the most important piece of legislation in higher education. The story is divided into five parts that provide closer examinations of representative developments.Part I describes the connection between agricultural research and American colleges. Part II shows that the responsibility of defining and implementing the land-grant act f...

Mastering Law Enforcement Chaplaincy - Paperback

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by Master Chaplain C. T. S. Fair (Author)Dr. Fair's wealth of experience as a police chaplain includes working with the witnesses and victims of several high profile "hot spots." His first such assignment was to coordinate the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing for 90 employees of the Killeen (TX) Police Department after the lunchtime massacre that occurred there in 1991. More recently, he spent a week with with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey during the rescue and recovery ope...

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by Jay LaBonte (Author)Check fraud affects us all. Higher prices, increased insurance premiums, and higher services charges are all affected by check fraud. If we are to reduce costs and lower rate, then everyone must be educated about check fraud and how easy it really is. Only throught education will we be able to identify, and reduce our chances of becomming a check fraud victim. Number of Pages: 164 Dimensions: 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 10, 2006

The New Income Tax Scandal: How the Income Tax cheats workers out of MILLION$ each year and the corrupt reasons why this happens - Hardcover

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by J. Christopher Garrison (Author)As a long-standing annual reality, Americans have come to view April 15 for one particular unpleasant significance - the legal deadline to file their income tax returns - unless, of course, they are in the ranks of those malcontents who defiantly refuse to fulfill this obligation. Like most of us, citizen tax reformer, J. Christopher Garrison avoids such self-defeating tactics and pays due respect to all aspects of current tax law. Nonetheless, fearlessly ex...

The Charlemagne Tower Collection of American Colonial Laws - Paperback

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by Charlemagne Tower (Author), Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Nu...

Is the Bible Really the Law? - Hardcover

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by Judge Tennant M. Smallwood Jr. (Author)Does the Bible have laws that govern us on trespass, torts, duty, adoption, marriage, divorce, inheritance, contracts, redemption and witnesses? Why was trespass so important in the Bible and under the common law? Are covenants and contracts the same? What is the difference between legal, moral and spiritual duty? Does the law require us to pay for wrongs other commit? What does the Old Testament, Jesus and Paul say about divorce? Can we inherit from...