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Autonomous Agents: From Self-Control to Autonomy

Autonomous Agents: From Self-Control to Autonomy


Alfred R. Mele



Review "Mele's presentation is philosophically rigorous yet accessible to the non-philosopher. The author demonstrates an...
The Supreme Court and Religion in American Life, Vol. 2: From ''Higher Law'' to ''Sectarian Scruples''

The Supreme Court and Religion in American Life, Vol. 2: From ''Higher Law'' to ''Sectarian Scruples''


James Hitchcock



Review Hitchcock's work offers timely admonition to those who are concerned about religion, politics, and society. As chu...
Honour': Crimes, Paradigms and Violence Against Women

Honour': Crimes, Paradigms and Violence Against Women


Lynn Welchman, Sara Hossain



Review 'Honour crimes' are in fact among the most dishonourable of crimes involving the killing of others. While clearly ...
The United Nations Charter as the Constitution of the International Community

The United Nations Charter as the Constitution of the International Community


Bardo Fassbender



About the Author Bardo Fassbender, LL.M. (1992), Yale Law School, Dr. iur. (1997) and Dr. iur. habil. (2004), Humboldt Un...
International governance and law: state regulation and non-state law

International governance and law: state regulation and non-state law


Hanneke Van Schooten, Jonathan Verschuuren



About the Author Edited by Hanneke van Schooten, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law and Jonathan Verschuuren, Prof...
Emergency Powers in Asia: Exploring the Limits of Legality

Emergency Powers in Asia: Exploring the Limits of Legality


Arun K. Thiruvengadam, Victor V. Ramraj



Review "While emergency powers are most frequently resorted to in Asia, there is little systematic or comprehensive study...
Welcome to the Machine: Science, Surveillance, and the Culture of Control

Welcome to the Machine: Science, Surveillance, and the Culture of Control


Derrick Jensen, George Draffan



About the Author Derrick Jensen is the prize-winning author of A Language Older Than Words, The Culture of Make Believe, ...
Fundamentalism in American Religion and Law: Obama's Challenge to Patriarchy's Threat to Democracy

Fundamentalism in American Religion and Law: Obama's Challenge to Patriarchy's Threat to Democracy


David A. J. Richards



Review "In this important and challenging book, David Richards asks us to consider: how can fundamentalism in religion a...
Hate Speech, Pornography, And Radical Attacks On Free Speech Doctrine

Hate Speech, Pornography, And Radical Attacks On Free Speech Doctrine


James Weinstein



About the Author James Weinstein is Amelia Lewis Professor of Constitutional Law at Arizona State University, and has lit...
Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Article 38 Children in Armed Conflicts (Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of)

Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Article 38 Children in Armed Conflicts (Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of)


Fiona Ang



About the Author Fiona Ang is a Researcher at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. ...
The Public Law Private Law Divide: Une Entente Assez Cordiale? = La Distinction Du Droit Public Et Du Droit Prive: Regards Francais Et Britanniques (Studies ... Institute of European and Comparative Law)

The Public Law Private Law Divide: Une Entente Assez Cordiale? = La Distinction Du Droit Public Et Du Droit Prive: Regards Francais Et Britanniques (Studies ... Institute of European and Comparative Law)




Review Such an in-depth study of the relevance of the public-private divide in both legal systems can only be fruitful......
Using International Law in Domestic Courts

Using International Law in Domestic Courts


Shaheed Fatima



Review For the busy practitioner this book will prove an invaluable tool because not only are the citations present but a...
Mental Health Reform (Point Counterpoint)

Mental Health Reform (Point Counterpoint)


Alan Marzilli



Mental Health Reform (Point Counterpoint)...
Constitutional Brinksmanship: Amending the Constitution by National Convention

Constitutional Brinksmanship: Amending the Constitution by National Convention


Russell L. Caplan



Review "In this book, Russell Caplan has provided the first modern scholarly volume on the national constitutional conven...
Der Begriff der Homogenität in der Verfassungslehre und Europarechtswissenschaft: Zur These von der Notwendigkeit homogener Kollektive unter besonderer ... öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht) German

Der Begriff der Homogenität in der Verfassungslehre und Europarechtswissenschaft: Zur These von der Notwendigkeit homogener Kollektive unter besonderer ... öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht) German


Felix Hanschmann



Der Begriff der Homogenität in der Verfassungslehre und Europarechtswissenschaft: Zur These von der Notwendigkeit homogener Kollektive unter besonderer ... öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht) German...
Putting Liberalism in Its Place

Putting Liberalism in Its Place


Paul W. Kahn



Review [This] is a beautifully written meditation on the sources of political meaning that cannot be justified by rationa...
Advice and Consent: The Politics of Judicial Appointments

Advice and Consent: The Politics of Judicial Appointments


Jeffrey A. Segal, Lee Epstein



Review "Epstein and Segal's useful primer on the confirmation process makes clear that the American method of choosing fe...
Cato Supreme Court Review, 2008-2009

Cato Supreme Court Review, 2008-2009


Ilya Shapiro



Cato Supreme Court Review, 2008-2009...
The Indian Reorganization Act: Congresses and Bills

The Indian Reorganization Act: Congresses and Bills


Vine Deloria



About the Author Vine Deloria, Jr., Professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona, is the author of a number ...
The Unpublished Opinions of the Burger Court

The Unpublished Opinions of the Burger Court


Bernard Schwartz



Review "Presents invaluable fragments of information about the workings of the Supreme Court of the US....The author offe...
Beyond the Formalist-Realist Divide: The Role of Politics in Judging

Beyond the Formalist-Realist Divide: The Role of Politics in Judging


Brian Z. Tamanaha



Review Tamanaha has written a provocative challenge to conventional wisdom about the rise of judicial realism. . . . Stro...
A Strange Likeness: Becoming Red and White in Eighteenth-Century North America

A Strange Likeness: Becoming Red and White in Eighteenth-Century North America


Nancy Shoemaker



Review "Ranging widely and insightfully through the eighteenth-century Indian country, Nancy Shoemaker reveals the interp...
Environmental Justice and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: International and Domestic Legal Perspectives

Environmental Justice and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: International and Domestic Legal Perspectives


Laura Westra



Review An intellectually stimulating contribution to exploring the complex interface between eco-biological integrity and...
What Is Right for Children?

What Is Right for Children?


Karen Worthington, Martha Albertson Fineman



About the Author Martha Albertson Fineman is Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law at Emory Law School. She is an internati...
Foundations of American Constitutionalism

Foundations of American Constitutionalism


David A. J. Richards



Review "Richard's interpretive theory is persuasive. His broad, humanistic, interdisciplinary approach is a very attracti...
Q&A Constitutional and Administrative Law, 4th Edition (Q&A Series)

Q&A Constitutional and Administrative Law, 4th Edition (Q&A Series)


Fenwick



From the Publisher This book is one of our bestsellers, especially being part of the fantastically popular Q&A Series. Wr...
A Revolution in Favor of Government: Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State

A Revolution in Favor of Government: Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State


Max M. Edling



Review "An important work on the origins of the U.S. Constitution. --New Perspectives on the Eighteenth Century "A book ...
Freedom of Expression in a Diverse World (AMINTAPHIL: The Philosophical Foundations of Law and Justice)

Freedom of Expression in a Diverse World (AMINTAPHIL: The Philosophical Foundations of Law and Justice)


Deirdre Golash



From the Back Cover The debate over the foundations and boundaries of freedom of speech, once a matter of balancing the i...
The Making of the Modern Law of Defamation

The Making of the Modern Law of Defamation


Paul Mitchell



Review The Making of the Modern Law of Defamation is an excellent piece of work and a welcome addition to the literature ...
The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: From Declaration to Binding Instrument (Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice)

The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: From Declaration to Binding Instrument (Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice)


Di Federico Giacomo



Review From the reviews: “The book edited by Giacomo di Federico … takes on a more specific approach and ex...
Student's Guide to Landmark Congressional Laws on the First Amendment (Student's Guide to Landmark Congressional Laws)

Student's Guide to Landmark Congressional Laws on the First Amendment (Student's Guide to Landmark Congressional Laws)


Clyde E. Willis



Review .,."this book is recommended for all levels of readers interested in the First Amendment and congressional threats...
European Gender Regimes and Policies

European Gender Regimes and Policies


Sevil Sümer



About the Author Sevil Sumer is an Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Senior Researcher, Stein Rokkan Centr...
The Constitutional Systems of the Australian States and Territories

The Constitutional Systems of the Australian States and Territories


Gerard Carney



Book Description This book outlines the constitutional systems of the six Australian States and ten Commonwealth Territor...
Russia and its Constitution: Promise and Political Reality

Russia and its Constitution: Promise and Political Reality


Gordon B. Smith, Robert Sharlet



Russia and its Constitution: Promise and Political Reality...
Property Rights in Investment Securities and the Doctrine of Specificity

Property Rights in Investment Securities and the Doctrine of Specificity


Erica Johansson



About the Author Erica Johansson is a partner in Delphi’s Banking and Finance Group. She has extensive experience ...
International Responsibility Today: Essays in Memory of Oscar Schachter

International Responsibility Today: Essays in Memory of Oscar Schachter


Maurizio Ragazzi, Oscar Schachter



About the Author Maurizio Ragazzi, LLM (Columbia) and DPhil (Oxford), is Senior Counsel, specializing in international la...
Regulating Intimacy: A New Legal Paradigm

Regulating Intimacy: A New Legal Paradigm


Jean L. Cohen



Review Cohen challenges each reader to defend his or her own normative account of liberty and equality. . . . By proposi...
Essentials of The American Constitution: The Supreme Court and the Fundamental Law

Essentials of The American Constitution: The Supreme Court and the Fundamental Law


Stephen L. Wasby



About the Author Stephen L. Wasby is professor emeritus of political science at the State University of New York, Albany...
Freedom of Information: The Law, the Practice and the Ideal (Law in Context)

Freedom of Information: The Law, the Practice and the Ideal (Law in Context)


Birkinshaw Patrick



Review '... stimulating and scintillating analysis ... most valuable monograph.' European Public Law --This text refers...
Regeln und Verfahren der Entscheidungsfindung innerhalb von Staaten und Staatenverbindungen: Staats- und kommunalrechtliche sowie europa- und völkerrechtliche Untersuchungen

Regeln und Verfahren der Entscheidungsfindung innerhalb von Staaten und Staatenverbindungen: Staats- und kommunalrechtliche sowie europa- und völkerrechtliche Untersuchungen


Carmen Thiele



Regeln und Verfahren der Entscheidungsfindung innerhalb von Staaten und Staatenverbindungen: Staats- und kommunalrechtliche sowie europa- und völkerrechtliche Untersuchungen...
Bagehot: The English Constitution (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

Bagehot: The English Constitution (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)


Bagehot



Review "Helpful yet unobtrusive, Smith's is an ideal introduction for those seeking to locate Bagehot in the context of h...
Japanese Legal System : Text, Cases and Materials (2nd edition)

Japanese Legal System : Text, Cases and Materials (2nd edition)


Dean, Meryll Dean



About the Author By Meryll Dean, JP, BA, LLM (Canta), Barrister, Senior Lecturer in Law at Sussex University. ...
In Defense of Natural Law

In Defense of Natural Law


Robert P. George



Review "These essays by one of America's leading legal and political theorists bring freshness, intellectual rigor, and m...
Outspoken: Free Speech Stories

Outspoken: Free Speech Stories


Nan Levinson



From Publishers Weekly America's national obsession with asserting, and quelling, free-speech comes alive in this collect...
The Privacy Papers: Managing Technology, Consumer, Employee and Legislative Actions

The Privacy Papers: Managing Technology, Consumer, Employee and Legislative Actions


Rebecca Herold



The Privacy Papers: Managing Technology, Consumer, Employee and Legislative Actions...
Implementing the Constitution

Implementing the Constitution


Richard H. Fallon



About the Author Richard H. Fallon, Jr., is Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. ...
War and Press Freedom: The Problem of Prerogative Power

War and Press Freedom: The Problem of Prerogative Power


Jeffery A. Smith



Review "[Smith] has put together an informed, detailed, and delightful analysis of the gradual erosion of a free press......
Five Things to Know About the Australian Constitution

Five Things to Know About the Australian Constitution


Helen Irving



Review 'In this book, Helen Irving provides a neat and innovative way of looking at Australia's constitution. She simplif...