Book Notes

Recently Received Books: International Law & Ethics

 

Developmental and Autonomy Rights of Children: Empowering Children, Caregivers and Communities

Developmental and Autonomy Rights of Children:
Empowering Children, Caregivers and Communities
Edited by Jan C. M. Willems

Holmes Beach, FL: Intersentia. 2007. 211pp.

*Cross-listed in Development, Democracy & Health
Private Property, Community Development, and Eminent Domain

Private Property, Community Development, and Eminent Domain
Edited by Robin Paul Malloy

Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing. 2008. 220pp.

*Cross-listed in Globalization, Labor & Economic Rights
Refugee Law and Practice in Japan

Refugee Law and Practice in Japan
By Osamu Arakaki

Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing. 2008. 270pp.

*Cross-listed in Refugess & Displaced Persons &
Regional Focus on Asia
Human Rights in African Prisons

Human Rights in African Prisons
Edited by Jeremy Sarkin

Athens, OH: HSRC Press. 2008. 254pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional Focus on Africa & the Middle East
Administration of Torture

Administration of Torture
By Jameel Jaffer & Amrit Singh

New York, NY: Columbia University Press. 2007. 374pp.

*Cross-listed in War, War Crimes & Genocide
The Enemy Combatant Papers: American Justice, the Courts, and the War on Terror

The Enemy Combatant Papers: American Justice,
the Courts, and the War on Terror
Edited By Karen J. Greenberg & Joshua L. Dratel

New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 2008. 1008pp.

*Cross-listed in War, War Crimes & Genocide
Courting Social Justice

Courting Social Justice
Edited By Varun Gauri & Daniel M. Brinks

New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 2008. 363pp.

*Cross-listed in Globalization, Labor & Economic Rights
International Trade & Labor Standards

International Trade & Labor Standards
By Christian Barry & Sanjay G. Reddy

New York, NY: Columbia University Press. 2008. 207pp.

*Cross-listed in Globalization, Labor & Economic Rights
Just a Number: An International Legal Analysis on Age Discrimination

Just a Number: An International Legal Analysis
on Age Discrimination
By Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter

Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing. 2008. 352pp.

*Cross-listed in Women, Children & Gender
Law as Resistance: Modernism, Imperialism, Legalism

Law as Resistance:
Modernism, Imperialism, Legalism
By Peter Fitzpatrick

Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing. 2008. 329pp.

Dying Inside: The HIV/AIDS Ward at Limestone Prison

Dying Inside: The HIV/AIDS
Ward at Limestone Prison
By Benjamin Fleury-Steiner

Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. 2008. 238pp.

*Cross-listed in Development, Democracy & Health
Constitutional Protection of Human Rights in Latin America: A Comparative Study of Amparo Proceedings

Constitutional Protection of Human Rights in Latin America:
A Comparative Study of Amparo Proceedings
By Allan R. Brewer-Carias

New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 2009. 432pp.

*Cross-listed in Theory, Philosophy & History
& Regional: Latin America
The Human Right to Development in a Globalized World

The Human Right to Development in a Globalized World
By Daniel Aguirre

Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing. 2008. 351pp.

*Cross-listed in Globalization, Labor & Economic Rights
& Development, Democracy & Health
Human Rights in the Market Place: The Exploitation of Rights Protection by Economic Actors

Human Rights in the Market Place: The Exploitation
of Rights Protection by Economic Actors
By Christopher Harding, Uta Kohl & Naomi Salmon

Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing. 2008. 252pp.

*Cross-listed in Globalization, Labor & Economic Rights
Ethics & International Affairs

Ethics & International Affairs
Edited by Joel H. Rosenthal & Christian Barry

Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. 2009. 352pp.

Ethics in an Era of Globalization

Ethics in an Era of Globalization
Edited by M.S. Ronald Commers, Wim Vandekerckhove & An Verlinden

Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing. 2008. 249pp.

*Cross-listed in Globalization, Labor & Economic Rights
Social Rights Jurisprudence: Emerging Trends in International and Comparative Law

Social Rights Jurisprudence: Emerging Trends
in International and Comparative Law
Edited by Malcolm Langford

New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 2008. 687pp.
Optimal Protection of International Law: Navigating between European Absolutism and American Voluntarism

Optimal Protection of International Law: Navigating between
European Absolutism and American Voluntarism
By Joost Pauwelyn

New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 2008. 238pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional: Europe & the West
Administration of Torture: A Documentary Record from Washington to Abu Ghraib and Beyond

Administration of Torture: A Documentary Record
from Washington to Abu Ghraib and Beyond
By Jameel Jaffer & Amrit Singh

New York, NY.: Columbia University Press. 2007. 374pp.

*Cross-listed in War, War Crimes & Genocide
Model Codes for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice: Volume II Model Code of Criminal Procedure

Model Codes for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice:
Volume II Model Code of Criminal Procedure
Edited by Vivienne O'Connor & Colette Rausch

Washington, DC: US Institute of Peace Press. 2008. 554pp.

*Cross-listed in War, War Crimes & Genocide
Moral Limit and Possibility in World Politics

Moral Limit and Possibility in World Politics
Edited by Richard M. Price

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 2008. 309pp.

*Cross-listed in Humanitarianism, Intervention, & Terrorism
& Theory, Philosophy & History
White But Not Equal: Mexican Americans, Jury Discrimination, and the Supreme Court

White But Not Equal: Mexican Americans,
Jury Discrimination, and the Supreme Court
By Ignacio M. García

Tucson, AZ.: The University of Arizona Press. 2009. 239pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional: Europe & the West
& Regiona: Latin America

International Governance And Law: State Regulation and Non-state Law

International Governance And Law:
State Regulation and Non-state Law
Edited by Hanneke van Schooten & Jonathan Verschuuren

Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. 2008. 240pp.
The Age of the Warrior: Selected Essays

The Age of the Warrior: Selected Essays
By Robert Fisk

New York, NY: Nation Books. 2008. 522pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional: Africa & the Middle East
& War, War Crimes & Genocide
Against the Death Penalty: International Initiatives and Implications

Against the Death Penalty: International Initiatives and Implications
Edited by Jon Yorke

Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing. 2008. 314pp.

The Legitimacy of Highest Courts’ Rulings: Judicial Deliberations and Beyond

The Legitimacy of Highest Courts' Rulings:
Judicial Deliberations and Beyond
Edited by Nick Huls, Maurice Adams & Jacco Bomhoff

Cambridge, UK: T.M.C. Asser Press. 2009. 478pp.
Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights: Towards Best Practice

Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights: Towards Best Practice
Edited by Dr. Purna Sen

London, UK: Commonwealth Secretariat. 2009. 138pp.

*Cross-listed in Global Civil Society
Defining Civil and Political Rights: The Jurisprudence of the United Nations Human Rights Committee

Defining Civil and Political Rights: The Jurisprudence of the
United Nations Human Rights Committee
By Alex Conte & Richard Burchill

Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing. 2009. 359pp.

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