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  • After Violence

    Transitional Justice, Peace, and Democracy

    by Elin Skaar, Camila Gianella Malca, Trine Eide ...
    Series series Transitional Justice
    After Violence*: Transitional Justice, Peace, and Democracy* examines the effects of transitional justice on the development of peace and democracy. Anticipated contributions of transitional justice mechanisms are commonly stated in universal terms, with little regard for historically specific contexts. Yet a truth commission, for example, will not have the same function in a society torn by long ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD

  • Transitional Justice in Latin America

    The Uneven Road from Impunity towards Accountability

    Edited by Elin Skaar, Jemima Garcia-Godos, Cath Collins ...
    Series series Transitional Justice
    This book addresses current developments in transitional justice in Latin America – effectively the first region to undergo concentrated transitional justice experiences in modern times. Using a comparative approach, it examines trajectories in truth, justice, reparations, and amnesties in countries emerging from periods of massive violations of human rights and humanitarian law. The book examines ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • Democratization and the Judiciary

    The Accountability Function of Courts in New Democracies

    Edited by Roberto Gargarella, Siri Gloppen, Elin Skaar ...
    Series series Democratization and Autocratization Studies
    This title examines the political role of courts in new democracies in Latin America and Africa, focusing on their ability to hold political power-holders accountable when they act outside their constitutionally defined powers. The book also issues a warning: there are problems inherent in the current global move towards strong constitutional government, where increasingly strong powers are placed ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • Roads to Reconciliation

    by Howard Adelman, Tone Bringa, Craig Etcheson, Alcinda Honwana, Vasuki Nesiah, Mohamed Othman, Filip Reyntjens, William Schabas, Daphna Shraga, Dionisio Babo Soares, Stef Vandeginste, Rubén I. Zamora ...
    Series series Press for Change (lex)
    The past two decades have witnessed the end of several civil wars and authoritarian regimes. In a period shaped by the ideal of democratization, in which more countries are emerging from deep-rooted conflicts, international attention is turning to the question of how societies with a grievous past face issues of accountability and reconciliation. How do societies deal with a past characterized by ... Read more

    $61.99 CAD

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    And 20 Other Myths about Immigration

    by Aviva Chomsky ...
    Series Book 1 - Myths Made in America
    Claims that immigrants take Americans' jobs, are a drain on the American economy, contribute to poverty and inequality, destroy the social fabric, challenge American identity, and contribute to a host of social ills by their very existence are openly discussed and debated at all levels of society. Chomsky dismantles twenty of the most common assumptions and beliefs underlying statements like "I'm ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD

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  • Falling Behind

    Explaining the Development Gap Between Latin America and the United States

    Edited by Francis Fukuyama ...
    In 1700, Latin America and British North America were roughly equal in economic terms. Yet over the next three centuries, the United States gradually pulled away from Latin America, and today the gap between the two is huge. Why did this happen? Was it culture? Geography? Economic policies? Natural resources? Differences in political development? The question has occupied scholars for decades, and ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • The Canadian Regime

    An Introduction to Parliamentary Government in Canada, Fifth Edition

    by Patrick Malcolmson, Richard Myers ...
    Lucid and comprehensive, The Canadian Regime provides a unique analysis of Canada’s political regime by challenging readers to think of the political system as an organic entity where change in one area inevitably ripples through the rest of the system. The book’s focus on the inner logic of parliamentary government explains the rationale for Canada’s relatively complex political system.The new ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • The Right to a Healthy Environment

    Revitalizing Canada's Constitution

    by David R. Boyd ...
    Series series Law and Society Series
    Canada has abundant natural wealth, beautiful landscapes, vast forests, and thousands of rivers and lakes. The land defines Canadians as a people, yet the country has one of the industrialized world's worst environmental records. Building on his previous book, The Environmental Rights Revolution (2012), David R. Boyd describes how recognizing the constitutional right to a healthy environment could ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Monopolies and Underdevelopment

    From Colonial Past to Global Reality

    by Calixto Salomão Filho ...
    Series series New Horizons in Competition Law and Economics series
    This ambitious analysis is centered on the evolution of economic structures in colonized economies, showing the effects of these structures on today's global reality for all economies, whether they are considered 'developed or 'underdeveloped.'With a comprehensive scope encompassing economic structures and their influence on the growth of nations from past to present, Calixto Salomão Filho delves ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • The Constitution of Spain

    A Contextual Analysis

    by Professor Victor Ferreres Comella ...
    Series series Constitutional Systems of the World
    This book provides a critical introduction to the principles and institutions that make up the Spanish Constitution, which was enacted in 1978. It first explains the process of transition from Franco's dictatorship to democracy, in order to understand the historical circumstances under which the Constitution was framed. After offering a theory to justify the authority of the Constitution over ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Same-Sex Marriage in the Americas

    Policy Innovation for Same-Sex Relationships

    by Ahmed Khanani, Genaro Lozano, Nancy Nicol, David Rayside, Jean C. Robinson, Laura Saldivia, Miriam Smith ...
    This book examines the proliferation of policy making concerning the recognition and protection of same-sex relationships in the countries of North and South America, adding to the knowledge of developments in the United States and Canada, but, mostly notable, exploring more recent developments in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. While much work has been done on developments ... Read more

    $62.99 CAD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Constitutional Law in Latin America

    Edited by Roberto Gargarella, Sebastián Guidi, Conrado Hübner Mendes ...
    Constitutional law in Latin America embodies a mosaic of national histories, political experiments, and institutional transitions. No matter how distinctive these histories and transitions might be, there are still commonalities that transcend the mere geographical contiguity of these countries. This Handbook depicts the constitutional landscape of Latin America by shedding light on its most ... Read more

    $126.99 CAD