This book presents arguments and proposals for constraining criminalization, with a focus on the legal limits of the criminal law. The book approaches the issue by showing how the moral criteria for c
O'Grady (philosophy, Flinders U. of South Australia) reconstructs Thales's life and thought from the references to him in Aristotle and other sources. She develops with care his ideas in all the field
Jobling (Liverpool Hope University College, UK), focusing on the work of two feminist biblical scholars (Elisabeth Schnssler Fiorenza and Phyllis Trible), engages in a Socratic dialogue with feminist
Gibson (intellectual property law, Queen Mary U. of London) presents current intellectual property debates in the fields of medicine and health, providing students and practitioners with a thorough re
These 15 essays bring a legal perspective to the history of Israel during the period beginning with World War I and ending with the Ten Days War. They consider the impact of colonialism, nationalism,
The origin of the Western military tradition in Greece 750a€“362 BC is fraught with controversies, such as the date and nature of the phalanx, the role of agricultural destruction and the existence of
Noting that traditional micro-economics, with its emphasis on rational decision-making, fails to take seriously the issue of mental illness and disability, this study uses the tools of conventional ec
This book provides a leading point of reference in the field of partial defences to murder and with respect to the mental condition defences of loss of control and diminished responsibility in general
Terrorist acts of the 21st century have broken down traditional philosophical and legal resistance to the use of nations' armed services to deal with domestic crises. Historical precedence for domesti
This volume examines general driving offences, concentrating on those which punish risk-taking whilst driving, with the primary goal of increasing road safety. The focus is particularly on careless dr
An official with the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, Andrade sets out the many concerns raised by various governments regarding the availability, continuity, and reliability of
Doth (Concordia U., Portland, OR), in this revision of his dissertation, analyzes the career and the prose of Martin Luther to demonstrate specific cases of humanism's influence on him. Examples of ma
A study of the emergence of car production in Australia in the 20th century, beginning with the early false starts that eventually led to the Holden 48-215 "Australia's own car" in 1948 and proceeding
Based on his involvement with the De-agrarianization and Rural Employment (DARE) research program of the African Studies Centre of Leiden between 1995 and 1999, McAllister (anthropology, U. of Canterb
This study addresses the political participation of Protestant ministers in Hong Kong. Begins with a review of the literature of religion and political participation studies performed by local scholar
Traces the evolution of transport policy, particularly with respect to the UK, then examines the pricing of rail and road infrastructure and compares the approaches adopted for these two sectors. Look
Comprehensively revised and updated, the second edition of this widely regarded text reflects the changing environment within international airline training. With particular emphasis on human factors,
The 14 essays presented here focus on moral standards in public service, with special attention to the role of public officials and the constraints placed on them by the political environment of liber
The premise of this book is that a shift of vantage will help elucidate various important issues of law related to judging, to bills of rights and to more abstract questions of legal philosophy. The w
Australiaa€?s Nuclear Policy: Reconciling Strategic, Economic and Normative Interests critically re-evaluates Australiaa€?s engagement with nuclear weapons, nuclear power and the nuclear fuel cycle si
This volume collects the proceedings of an eponymous May 2007 international colloquium organized by the Faculty of Law of the U. of Trento, Italy, on the relationship of the International Criminal Cou
Guillaume Caoursin, the Vice-chancellor of the Order of the Hospital, wrote the Obsidionis Rhodiae urbis descriptio (Description of the Siege of Rhodes) as the official record of the Ottoman siege of
"The Emergence of Leaon-Castile brings together the current research of colleagues, students and friends of Joseph F. O'Callaghan, a pioneer in the study of the kingdom of Leaon-Castile. The essays fo
In Zen Buddhism, the concept of freedom is of profound importance. And yet, until now there has been no in-depth study of the manifestation of this liberated attitude in the lives and artwork of Edo p
The volume demonstrates the suitability of the theory of social constructivism in portraying and analyzing the diversity of the phenomenon of corruption. The approach of social constructivism taken in
Focusing on three of the defining moments of the twentieth century a€“ the end of the two World Wars and the collapse of the Iron Curtain a€“ this volume presents a rich collection of authoritative es
The first full length volume to approach the premodern Mediterranean from a fully interdisciplinary perspective, this collection defines the Mediterranean as a coherent region with distinct patterns o
Building on his successful book, The First Islamist Republic, Abdullahi A. Gallaba€?s Their Second Republic: Islamism in the Sudan from Disintegration to Oblivion deals with Islamism, its representati
Islamic law influences the lives of Muslims today as aspects of the law are applied as part of State law in different forms in many areas of the world. This volume provides a much needed collection of
Earth, Brick and Terracotta deals with fired and unfired clay products. It considers their technological evolution, the processes causing deterioration and how these should be assessed and the methods
Aging is a public health priority that is becoming increasingly important in both developed and less developed nations, with individual health care providers and law-makers each facing difficult ethic
Cyber Security Culture is a research-based book focusing on cyber security and countermeasures against orchestrated cyber attacks. Reinforced with insights from experts who do not normally release dat
Set on a hillside near Cluny, in a region associated with religious institutions and sacred architecture (including Le Corbusier's La Tourette), Le Carmel de la Paix, designed by JosAc Luis Sert, rema
With specific attention to irregular migrant workers - that is to say, those without legal permits to stay in the countries in which they work - this volume focuses on domestic work, presenting studie
Addressing the significant shifts in the social, political and professional context for informal education, this book makes clear the continuities in community-based informal education with girls and
Scholars of English literature, most of them in the US, present a variety of perspectives on Gothic literature of the late 18th and 19th centuries, providing a transatlantic view of the emergence and
Sanders' (English, U. of Hull, UK) sequel to her 2000 Records of Girlhood collection offers scholars a continuation of the earlier volume and a review of developments of critical interest in the genre
