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The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics

[photo: Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics]

Edited by: Carles Boix and Susan C. Stokes

0199278482 / 9780199278480

$150.00 / £85.00 2007 (Oxford Handbooks of Political Science)

The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics offers a critical survey of the field of empirical political science written by 47 top scholars in the discipline.

The Oxford Handbook of Political Behavior

[photo: The Oxford Handbook of Political Behavior]

Edited by: Russell J. Dalton and Hans-Dieter Klingemann

0199270120 / 9780199270125

$150.00 / £85.00 2007 (Oxford Handbooks of Political Science)

This Oxford Handbook examines the role of the citizen in contemporary politics based on essays from the world’s leading scholars of political behavior research.

The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations

[photo: Oxford UN]

Edited by: Thomas G. Weiss and Sam Daws

0199279519 / 9780199279517

$150.00 / £85.00 2007 (Oxford Handbooks)

The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations is an authoritative, one-volume treatment of sixty years of history of the United Nations written by distinguished scholars, analysts, and practitioners.

Prohibiting Plunder: How Norms Change

[photo: Prohibiting Plunder: How Norms Change]

Author: Wayne Sandholtz

0195337239 / 9780195337235

$60.00 2007

Explains the emergence of international rules against wartime looting of cultural treasures that have developed over the last 200 years

The Origins of the Ownership Society

[photo: The Origins of the Ownership Society, 1st ed.]

Author: Edward A. Zelinsky

0195339355 / 9780195339352

$55.00 2007

“Zelinsky…has provided much food for thought to all those interested in the challenge of retirement planning in an aging society.” David Pratt, Albany Law School

Digest of United States Practice in International Law 2006, 1st ed.

[photo: Digest of United States Practice in International Law 2006, 1st ed.]

Author: Sally J. Cummins

0195339487 / 9780195339482

$145.00 2007

"No international law library is adequate without it." Davis Robinson, of counsel, LeBoeul, Lamb, Greene & McRae, LLP

From Mercenaries to Market: The Rise and Regulation of Private Military Companies

[photo: From Mercenaries to Market: The Rise and Regulation of Private Military Companies]

Edited by: Simon Chesterman and Chia Lehnardt

0199228485 / 9780199228485

$110.00 / £60.99 2007

This volume examines the controversial role of private military companies in modern times

Global Responsibility for Human Rights

[photo: Global Responsibility for Human Rights]

Author: Margot E. Salomon. Foreword by Stephen P. Marks

0199284423 / 9780199284429

$110.00 / £60.00 2007

Offers a detailed examination and reflects the importance of the right to development onto the critical challenge of poverty in the 21st century.

Introduction to Middle Eastern Law

[photo: Introduction to Middle Eastern Law]

Author: Chibli Mallat

0199230498 / 9780199230495

$110.00 / £60.00 2007

This book provides an introduction to the laws of the Middle East, defining the contours of a multi-faceted field of study.

International Human Rights Law in Africa

[photo: Human Rights in Africa: National and International Protection]

Author: Frans Viljoen

0199218587 / 9780199218585

$110.00 / £60.00 2007

A timely resume of the current situation, institutions, and policy related to the African Charter of Human Rights.

Regulating Jurisdictional Relations Between National and International Courts

[photo: Regulating Jurisdictional Relations between National and International Courts]

Author: Yuval Shany

0199211795 / 9780199211791

$110.00 / £60.00 2007

Provides an innovative theoretical discussion of interactions between international and national jurisdictions and offers important insights on current judicial policy.

Human Rights and the WTO: The Case of Patents and Access to Medicines

[photo: Human Rights and the WTO]

Author: Holger P. Hestermeyer

0199215200 / 9780199215201

$110.00 / £60.00 2007

A politically controversial examination of the use of patents on life-saving medicines.

A Legal Geography of Yugoslavia’s Disintegration

Author: Ana Trbovich

0195333438 / 9780195333435

$75.00 2007

“This scholarly work is a valuable addition to the existing literature on the still unfolding disintegration of Yugoslavia." Peter Radan, Macquarie University

Regional Protection of Human Rights

Author: Dinah Shelton

019533339X / 9780195333398

$195.00 2007

"This book is a welcome addition to the International Human Rights canon and a crowning achievement for these esteemed scholars." Beth Van Schaack, Santa Clara University

Law in an Era of Smart Technology

Author: Susan Brenner

0195333489 / 9780195333480

$60.00 2007

"Professor Brenner’s book combines rich historical depth with great foresight, and provides an indispensable framework for law in the digital age." Peter Grabosky, Australian National University

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