In 1945, after his capture at the end of the Second World War, Hermann Göring arrived at an American-run detention center in war-torn Luxembourg, accompanied by sixteen suitcases and a red hatbox. The suitcases contained all manner of paraphernalia: medals, gems, two cigar cutters, silk underwear, a hot water bottle, and the equivalent of $1 million in cash. …
The Procedure of the UN Security Council is the definitive book of its kind and has been widely used by UN practitioners and scholars for nearly 40 years. This comprehensively revised edition contains over 450 pages of new material documenting the extensive and rapid innovations in the Council’s procedures of the past two decades. A one-stop …
Questions & Answers: International Law offers multiple choice questions and a final practice essay exam covering a wide array of areas likely to be addressed in any International Law course. The areas covered include:• Principles of International Law• Jurisdiction• Sources of International Law• The United Nations• The Use of Force and Humanitarian Law• International Criminal and Human Rights …
This is the market’s most student-friendly textbook on EU internal market law, covering everything students need to know about the legal and regulatory framework of the internal market and eliminating the need for a full EU law text. Concise and focused, chapters explore the underlying socio-economic and historical contexts of EU law, and offer a thorough examination of …
Quantitative Techniques for Competition and Antitrust Analysis
This book combines practical guidance and theoretical background for analysts using empirical techniques in competition and antitrust investigations. Peter Davis and Eliana Garcés show how to integrate empirical methods, economic theory, and broad evidence about industry in order to provide high-quality, robust empirical work that is tailored to the nature and quality of data …
Problems & Materials on Payment Law, Ninth Edition (Aspen Casebooks)
Through clear, concise writing and a problem-based pedagogy, this notably student-friendly “Whaley book” helps students to understand the statutory language of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and the Expedited Funds Availability Act.Problems and Materials on Payment Law, now in its Eighth Edition, features: the black-letter law of payment systems in clear …
The Rise and Fall of War Crimes Trials: From Charles I to Bush II
This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the politics of war crimes trials. It provides a systematic and theoretically rigorous examination of whether these trials are used as tools for political consolidation or whether justice is their primary purpose. The consideration of cases begins with the trial of Charles I of England and goes through the presidency …
China’s rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing’s back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among superpowers grows ever more likely. This important book is the first to make clear sense of …