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Climate Change : International Law and Global Governance - Volume I : Legal R…
When recalling the recent United Nations climate process at the eighteenth Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the eighth Conference of Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) in Doha, Qatar last December, one may wonder what the diplomatic value of such massive negotiations really is. In the…
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- 9783845242781
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- 340 RUP c
Brexit and the Future of EU Politics : A Constitutional Law Perspective
The Brexit decision to leave the EU is a miscarriage of democracy. It is an expression of UK sovereignty, proving not, however, that the Kingdom is retrieving its full sovereignty from the EU. Instead it proves that the UK's sovereignty has failed to evolve along with its membership of the EU and take on a European dimension. This failure has seen UK sovereignty regress from a sophisticated…
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- 9783748903246
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- 278 halaman
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- European Constitutional Law Network-Series Vol. 10
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- 340 PER b
Bioethics and the Patent Eligibility of Human Embryonic Stem Cells-Related In…
The topic of this book is one of the most contentious, complex and at the same time very important in many respects. Latest achievements in the biotechnology industry related to the stem cell technology are quite important. On the one hand, human embryonic stem cells are viewed as strong tools to be applied for curing or at least alleviating of until now not curable illnesses, such as Alzheimer…
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- 9783845255149
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- 340 UGU b
Mergers and Alliances in Higher Education : International Practice and Emergi…
This volume casts light on mergers and alliances in higher education by examining developments of this type in different countries. It combines the direct experiences of those at the heart of such transformations, university leaders and senior officials responsible for higher education policy, with expert analysts of the systems concerned. Higher education in Europe faces a series of major c…
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- 9783319131344
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- XXI, 307 halaman
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- 370 MER
Mindfulness and Meditation at University : 10 Years of the Munich Model
Why should mindfulness and meditation be taught at universities? What impact could the establishment of such programs have on students and on the education system itself? Andreas de Bruin showcases the remarkable results of the first ten years of the Munich Model »Mindfulness and Meditation in a University Context« - a program started in the year 2010 in which 2000 students have already parti…
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- 9783839456965
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- 216 halaman
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- 370 halaman
Constitutional Issues of EU External Relations Law
The present book invites the reader to rethink some questions raised in EU external relations law in the light of recent developments in the case law of the Court of Justice, from the perspective of the constitutional foundations of the Union. The various chapters invite the reader to take a look at the balance between the specific legal regime for EU external action and the constitutional fund…
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- 9783848733996
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- 452 halaman
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- 340
Digitization and the Law
"Digitization of information" means, to state it in the simplest way possi‐ ble, the representation of information as a sequence of zeros and ones. Digitized information can be edited, stored and easily transferred between computers. In view of the high power of today's computers and their glob‐ al networking via the Internet, this means that vast amounts of information can be processe…
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- 9783848747009
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- 140 halaman
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- 340 DIG
International Humanitarian Law in Areas of Limited Statehood : Adaptable and …
Areas of limited statehood, in which the territorial State lacks effective control, either completely or in part, challenge International Humanitarian Law in various ways. This volume explores if and how the law adapts to these challenges on the basis of mainly two legal issues: detention and investment protection in (non-)international armed conflict. Does a sufficient legal basis exist for th…
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- 9783848748075
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- 251 halaman
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- 340 INT
IT Laws in the Era of Cloud-Computing : A Comparative Analysis between EU and…
This book documents the findings and recommendations of research into the question of how IT laws should develop on the understanding that today’s information and communication technology is shaped by cloud computing, which lies at the foundations of contemporary and future IT as its most widespread enabler. In particular, this study develops on both a comparative and an interdisciplinary axi…
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- 9783848753628
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- 340 KON i
Necessity or Nuisance? : Recourse to Human Rights in Substantive Internationa…
What are chances and challenges of referring to human rights law in defining crimes under international law? Under what circumstances is a reference to human rights law dogmatically appropriate and practically likely? The answers to these questions are explored through a look at the theoretical framework, practical application in jurisprudence as well as empirically through interviews with judg…
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