belief that liberalized global markets cannot be expected to provide the public goods required to secure the ""acquis"" ""communautaire"" for human rights worldwide, let alone to extend those rights to peoples hitherto deprived of their benefits. Scholars from Europe, America, Asia and Australia examine a variety of aspects of relevant state practice in a fresh and stimulating manner. They combine international social critique' of state practice with ideas for social engineering', offering critical legal analysis and ideas about policy options for setting standards to induce legal change and development. ""International Economic Law with a Human Face"" is a user-friendly' book. Twenty-seven chapters are sub-titled and arranged under three main headings: Towards a new human and economic order (chapters 1-8); Trade, environmental protection and resource management (chapters 9-18); and Investment and finance (chapters 19-27). It also contains a detailed Table of Contents and an Index."  (less)

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quite novel, and it benefited from a thorough examination of statistical and mathematical models, conceptual models, diagrams and maps, machines, computer simulations, and artificial neural networks. These modelling practices have been approached through different disciplines. The proposed method is partly inspired by reverse engineering. The standard covering law approach is abandoned, and classical induction restored to its rightful place. It helps to solve several difficulties which impact upon the social sciences today, for example how to extend an explanatory model to new phenomena, how to establish laws, and how to guide the choice of a conceptual structure. The book can be used for advanced courses in research methods in the social sciences and in philosophy of science.  (less)

from the cumbersome task of locating the various data in pamphlets, legal journals, congressional reports, newspapers and other sources. The series covers 40 vital current issues, including: < ul< liAbortion< liAIDS< liCapital punishment< liDeath and dying< liDomestic violence< liEndangered species< liEnvironment< liGun control< liHomelessness< liIllegal drugs< liImmigration< liAnd many more< /ul< pCompiled from thousands of source documents, reports and studies, each of the < IInformation Plus Reference Series< /Ibooks provide current and past statistics, court decisions, state and federal laws, tables and charts, results of public opinion polls and more. Each thoroughly indexed 112-200 page volume provides complete source citations as well as listings of names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers for relevant organizations. Volumes in the < IInformation Plus Reference Series< /Iare completely revised and updated every two years.< pThe set includes four Issue Group subsets including: < ul< li< bHealth and Lifestyle Issues Group< /b(includes < IHealth and Wellness, The Health Care System, AIDS/HIV, Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Mental Health, Weight in America, Alcohol & Tobacco, Death & Dying, Growing Up in America, Recreation< /Iand < IGrowing Old in America< /I)< li< bCrime Issues Group< /b(includes < iCrime, Child Abuse, Violent Relationships, Gun Control, Capital Punishment, Prisons & Jails, National Security, Youth Violence, Crime, and Gangs< /Iand < IIllegal Drugs< /I)< li< bEnvironmental Issues Group< /b(includes < IAnim?è  (less)

in the context of society and culture, this is what we know. All principal topics required for the systematic description of Judaism as a religion the world view, way of life, theory of the social entity constituted by the faithful are addressed here.""The Encyclopaedia of Judaism provides a definitive account of contemporary Judaism and a reliable picture of a tradition of nearly four thousand years. A full and detailed index provides ready-reference for facts, and the systematic articles set forth highly readable accounts of the entire range of Judaic systems of belief and behavior put forth over time and in our own time. It is written for people from all backgrounds, scholars and general readers alike.When the editors completed the initial three volumes of ""The Encyclopaedia of Judaism, they found satisfaction in having covered the more than one hundred topics. But they also realized that many other important topics remained to be set forth in a systematic way. This led to new inquiries into the history, practices, and theology of the religion, Judaism. Specialists in all these fields were found and the result is more than ninety new studies, of which the first thirty-two are in the present volume. Supplement Two is anticipated for 2003, and Supplement Three, for 2004. Published by Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden & Continuum, New York. Please note that this title is available to customers in North Americaexclusively through Continuum, New York (www.continuumbooks.com) ""From the contents of Supplement One: Aggadah in the HalakhahAncient Judaisms-Modern SynthesesAstrology and Magic in Medieval Jewish ThoughtBiology and the Law of JudaismChina, Practice of Judaism in CloningCodification of Jewish Law-MedievalCodification of Jewish Law-ModernConversos in Medieval SpainDialectics in JudaismDisabilities, Judaism andDiseases in Jewish SourcesEcology in Ancient Judaism Election of IsraelEthiopia, Judaism inGenetic EngineeringGod, Image ofGreece, Practice of Judaism inJosephus, Biblical Figures inJudaism, the Second Half of the Twentieth CenturyKaraite JudaismKhazars and JudaismMishnah, Analogical-Contrastive Reasoning inMorocco, Practice of Judaism in Phenomenology of JudaismRabbinic Judaism, Social Teaching ofRabbinic Literature, Logics ofSermons in Medieval and Early Modern JudaismSuperstition in JudaismSurrogate MotherhoodTradition in JudaismWomen in the Judaism of the Dual Torah"  (less)

for more than half a century. Other areas of con­stant concern for Counts were American history and the national character; education and social forces; technology and industrial­ism; and the challenge of totalitarianism as opposed to the promise of democracy./PP class=p4 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in /PP class=p4 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0inEditors Dennis and Eaton have traced Counts’s professional career from his entry into the University of Chicago Graduate School in 1913B/Bto his retirement from South­ern Illinois University, Carbondale, in 1971.B/BThey balance Counts and his work against national events and moods. As men who knew him, they provide personal insights. But essentially they let Counts speak for himself through generous excerpts from eight of his most important and characteristic books./PP class=p4 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in /PP class=p4 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0inCounts saw the teacher as a bearer of cul­ture, a creator of social values. He wanted to raise teachers to the level of educational statesmen. To that end he wrote: “The time has come for us to consign to the waste­basket of history the idea that teaching re­quires less severe selection and training than the practice of medicine, law, engineering or theology. Indeed, from the standpoint of val­ues and responsibilities involved, teaching is probably the most difficult and important of all professions.”/P/DIV/DIVDIVP class=p4 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0inBLawrence J. Dennis/Bis Professor of Educa­tion, andBWilliam Edward Eaton/Bis Assistant t@$W=p£×ÿ¾Û€  (less)

Germany, have come closest, perhaps, in this regard. But with Hurricane Katrina we have a strong competitor, at least in a time series sense, if not from a cross section approach, as in these two other cases. That is, there are not one but two New Orleanses: the one before this natural and/or man made disaster, and the one afterward. They are both located in the same geographical terrain, but that pretty much exhausts the resemblance between them. The former was a thriving, functioning city. Yes, it had its problems, but they were not so different than those of a half dozen other cities in the U.S. Afterward, the Big Uneasy resembled not so much a metropolis in this country, but rather one in any of the very poorest sections of Africa or Asia. In this e-book there is analyses from a whole host of disciplines including sociology, public health, social work, city planning, geography, urbanism, history, political science, architecture, engineering (never forget those collapsing levies), ethics, philosophy, accounting, management, marketing, finance, international relations, criminology, law and ethnic studies.  (less)

something owed by human beings only to human beings? Drawing upon his philosophical expertise, his extensive experience of working with animal issues all over the world, and his knowledge of biological science, Bernard E Rollin - now widely recognised as the father of veterinary ethics - develops a compelling analysis of animal rights as it is emerging in society.The result is a sound basis for rational discussion and social policy development in this area of rapidly growing concern. He believes that society must elevate the moral status of animals and protect their rights as determined by their natures. His public speaking and published works have contributed to passage of major federal legislation designed to increase the well-being of laboratory animals. This new Third Edition is greatly expanded and includes a new chapter on animal agriculture, plus additional discussions of animal law, companion animal issues, genetic engineering, animal pain, animal research, and many other topics.  (less)

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from the cumbersome task of locating the various data in pamphlets, legal journals, congressional reports, newspapers and other sources. The series covers 40 vital current issues, including: < ul< liAbortion< liAIDS< liCapital punishment< liDeath and dying< liDomestic violence< liEndangered species< liEnvironment< liGun control< liHomelessness< liIllegal drugs< liImmigration< liAnd many more< /ul< pCompiled from thousands of source documents, reports and studies, each of the < IInformation Plus Reference Series< /Ibooks provide current and past statistics, court decisions, state and federal laws, tables and charts, results of public opinion polls and more. Each thoroughly indexed 112-200 page volume provides complete source citations as well as listings of names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers for relevant organizations. Volumes in the < IInformation Plus Reference Series< /Iare completely revised and updated every two years.< pThe set includes four Issue Group subsets including: < ul< li< bHealth and Lifestyle Issues Group< /b(includes < IHealth and Wellness, The Health Care System, AIDS/HIV, Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Mental Health, Weight in America, Alcohol & Tobacco, Death & Dying, Growing Up in America, Recreation< /Iand < IGrowing Old in America< /I)< li< bCrime Issues Group< /b(includes < iCrime, Child Abuse, Violent Relationships, Gun Control, Capital Punishment, Prisons & Jails, National Security, Youth Violence, Crime, and Gangs< /Iand < IIllegal Drugs< /I)< li< bEnvironmental Issues Group< /b(includes < IAnim?åp£×=qÿ¾Û€  (less)