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  • Against Judicial Activism

    The Decline of Freedom and Democracy in Canada

    by Rory Leishman ...
    Against Judicial Activism cites numerous cases to support this argument. For instance, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal and Supreme Court read a ban on discrimination on the ground of transsexualism as being part of the province's human rights code. On the basis of this revision of the law, the tribunal ordered the Vancouver Rape Relief Society to pay $7,500 to a transsexual man in ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Against Judicial Activism

    The Decline of Freedom and Democracy in Canada

    by Rory Leishman ...
    Against Judicial Activism cites numerous cases to support this argument. For instance, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal and Supreme Court read a ban on discrimination on the ground of transsexualism as being part of the province's human rights code. On the basis of this revision of the law, the tribunal ordered the Vancouver Rape Relief Society to pay $7,500 to a transsexual man in ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

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  • International Human Rights Law in Africa

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  • Principles of International Criminal Law

    by Gerhard Werle, Florian Jeßberger ...
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  • Voices from Criminal Justice

    Insider Perspectives, Outsider Experiences

    Edited by Heith Copes, Mark Pogrebin ...
    Series series Criminology and Justice Studies
    Voices from Criminal Justice, Second Edition, gives students rich insight into the criminal justice system from the point of view of practitioners, as well as outsiders—citizens, clients, jurors, probationers, or inmates. These qualitative and teachable articles cover all three components of the criminal justice system, ensuring students will be better informed about the daily realities of ... Read more

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    The Path to an Independent Judiciary and Modern Court System

    by Chief Justice Madhat al-Mahmood ...
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  • The Power and Purpose of International Law

    by Mary Ellen O'Connell ...
    The world is poised for another important transition. The United States is dealing with the impact of the Afghan and Iraq wars, the use of torture and secret detention, Guantanamo, climate change, nuclear proliferation, weakened international institutions, and other issues related directly or indirectly to international law. The world needs an accurate account of the important role of ... Read more

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  • The Special Tribunal for Lebanon

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    Edited by Amal Alamuddin, Nidal Nabil Jurdi, David Tolbert ...
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    This book provides a full analytical overview of the establishment and functioning of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the newest and most controversial of the UN-sponsored international criminal courts. In 2005, Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri was assassinated in a huge blast that reverberated across Lebanon and the region. The Tribunal was established with a mandate to try the perpetrators ... Read more

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    by Thomas M. Keck ...
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