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The place of human rights in EU law has been a central issue in
contemporary debates about the character of the European Union as a
political organisation. This Research Handbook explores the
principles underlying fundamental rights norms and the way such
norms operate in the case law of the Court of Justice. Leading
scholars in the field discuss both the effect of rights on
substantive areas of EU law and the role of EU institutions in
protecting them. Organised into three parts, their contributions
examine the current state of the law as well as the direction of
future developments in the field. The first part discusses the
normative and doctrinal framework for the protection of human
rights in the EU. The second part focuses on EU external relations
and on the interaction between EU law and other sources of human
rights rules such as the European Convention on Human Rights and
international law. Finally, the third part considers the influence
of human rights in areas where the EU takes action. Timely and
astute, this Research Handbook will appeal to students and scholars
of European law and human rights law. It will also prove a valuable
and comprehensive resource for practitioners, policymakers, NGO and
government officials. Contributors include: M. Bobek, S. Bogojevic,
M. Cartabia, S.A. de Vries, S. Douglas-Scott, A. Egan, M. Fichera,
J. Fraczyk, X. Groussot, E. Guild, N. Hatzis, L. Khadar, T. Lock,
S. Ninatti, A. O'Neill, L. Pech, S. Peers, N.N. Shuibhne, S.
Smismans, V. Smith, K. Tuori, A.H. Turk, A. Ward, S. Weatherill, L.
Woods, A.L. Young, K.S. Ziegler
The place of human rights in EU law has been a central issue in
contemporary debates about the character of the European Union as a
political organisation. This Research Handbook explores the
principles underlying fundamental rights norms and the way such
norms operate in the case law of the Court of Justice. Leading
scholars in the field discuss both the effect of rights on
substantive areas of EU law and the role of EU institutions in
protecting them. Organised into three parts, their contributions
examine the current state of the law as well as the direction of
future developments in the field. The first part discusses the
normative and doctrinal framework for the protection of human
rights in the EU. The second part focuses on EU external relations
and on the interaction between EU law and other sources of human
rights rules such as the European Convention on Human Rights and
international law. Finally, the third part considers the influence
of human rights in areas where the EU takes action. Timely and
astute, this Research Handbook will appeal to students and scholars
of European law and human rights law. It will also prove a valuable
and comprehensive resource for practitioners, policymakers, NGO and
government officials. Contributors include: M. Bobek, S. Bogojevic,
M. Cartabia, S.A. de Vries, S. Douglas-Scott, A. Egan, M. Fichera,
J. Fraczyk, X. Groussot, E. Guild, N. Hatzis, L. Khadar, T. Lock,
S. Ninatti, A. O'Neill, L. Pech, S. Peers, N.N. Shuibhne, S.
Smismans, V. Smith, K. Tuori, A.H. Turk, A. Ward, S. Weatherill, L.
Woods, A.L. Young, K.S. Ziegler
This book provides a critical analysis of Brexit, placing it in the
broader context of the historical development of the British
Constitution and earlier disputes as to the meaning of statehood,
sovereignty, and territorial boundaries. Some of the greatest
challenges posed by the UK's withdrawal from the EU are those it
places on the British Constitution, which is already 'unsettled'
and under strain. This book investigates this impact, but also
uniquely locates Brexit in the broader context of historically
significant British 'acts of union or disunion' – such as the
loss of former US colonies and British Empire, and the place of
Scotland and Ireland in the Union. These precedents help us
understand how a British constitutional identity has been shaped or
dismantled by legal concepts of union or sovereignty.
This book provides a critical analysis of Brexit, placing it in the
broader context of the historical development of the British
Constitution and earlier disputes as to the meaning of statehood,
sovereignty, and territorial boundaries. Some of the greatest
challenges posed by the UK's withdrawal from the EU are those it
places on the British Constitution, which is already 'unsettled'
and under strain. This book investigates this impact, but also
uniquely locates Brexit in the broader context of historically
significant British 'acts of union or disunion' – such as the
loss of former US colonies and British Empire, and the place of
Scotland and Ireland in the Union. These precedents help us
understand how a British constitutional identity has been shaped or
dismantled by legal concepts of union or sovereignty.
This is an important account of the development of the
'field-theory' approach in the social sciences. Harald Mey
concentrates on the writers from the 1930s to the present day who
have used this approach to the study of the individual and of
society, and gives a clear exposition of such 'field-theory'
application in its many differing forms. In addition, the author
shows how a concept which was initially useful in the physical
sciences came to be used first by psychologists, and subsequently
by sociologists and others in related disciplines, in their search
for answers to the problems presented by the study of society. Mey
describes how the use of the 'field-theory' perspective has fared
when applied to specific areas of social research - education,
personal relationships, group behaviour. He also compares the
'field-theory' approach to the study of societies with the
structural/functional approach, and explains why he believes
'field-theory' has a number of advantages over the
structural/functional approach, especially when it comes to the
dynamic problem of social change.
This is an important account of the development of the
'field-theory' approach in the social sciences. Harald Mey
concentrates on the writers from the 1930s to the present day who
have used this approach to the study of the individual and of
society, and gives a clear exposition of such 'field-theory'
application in its many differing forms. In addition, the author
shows how a concept which was initially useful in the physical
sciences came to be used first by psychologists, and subsequently
by sociologists and others in related disciplines, in their search
for answers to the problems presented by the study of society. Mey
describes how the use of the 'field-theory' perspective has fared
when applied to specific areas of social research - education,
personal relationships, group behaviour. He also compares the
'field-theory' approach to the study of societies with the
structural/functional approach, and explains why he believes
'field-theory' has a number of advantages over the
structural/functional approach, especially when it comes to the
dynamic problem of social change.
With its pale pink sandstone, picturesque domes and dramatic
setting, Drumlanrig is one of Scotland's most romantic castles, its
history entwined with that of the country itself. The twists and
turns of its story are here captured atmospherically in words and
pictures. It took a decade for a medieval stronghold to emerge in
1689 as the palace that greets visitors today. The legacies of
three ducal families have combined to create a collection of
imposing portraits and rare French furniture. Stately interiors
lead to delightful, intimate spaces and an unforgettable Rembrandt.
Still home to the heirs of William, 1st Duke of Queensbury, the
castle continues to evolve and impress to this day.
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The Trial (Hardcover)
Franz Kafka; Introduction by David Stuart Davies; Translated by Douglas Scott, Chris Waller
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R363
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Through tight dialogue and absurd settings Franz Kafka creates a
maze-like prose to mimic the bureaucracy of early twentieth-century
Germany, trapping his protagonist in an unlawful conviction that
alters the path of his life. Part of the Macmillan Collector's
Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics
with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books
make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is
translated from German by Douglas Scott and Chris Waller, and
features an afterword by David Stuart Davies. On the morning of his
thirtieth birthday, a young bank official named Joseph K is
arrested although he has done nothing wrong and is never told what
he's been charged with. The Trial is the chronicle of his fight to
prove his innocence, of his struggles and encounters with the
invisible Law and the untouchable Court where he must make regular
visits. It is an account, ultimately, of state-induced
self-destruction presenting in a nightmarish scenario the
persecution of the outsider and the incomprehensible machinations
of the state. Using the power of simple, straightforward language
Kafka draws the reader into this bleak and frightening world so
that we too experience the fears, uncertainties and tragedy of
Joseph K.
This book reveals multiple aspects of life in the Ottoman palace,
in both its public space (the chancery) and private space (the
royal household and the harem). It does so by exploring the Sultan
Abdulhamid I Tomb in Istanbul, investigating the paths that open to
us through the graves of the royalty in the mausoleum and those of
the courtiers, eunuchs, concubines and female harem managers in the
garden graveyard around it. The treasure of information at this
graveyard allows us to piece together a wide spectrum of details
that illuminate the court funerary culture of the era, from
architecture and calligraphy to funerals and epitaphs to turbans
and fezzes and poetry, as we come to an understanding of the role
of royal cemeteries in strengthening the bonds between the reigning
House and the populace and enhancing the legitimacy of the
dynasty's rule. The book first introduces the tomb complex to the
reader, interpreting its architecture, art and poetry, before
exploring the lives and careers of 65 of the 86 people interred
here between the first burial, in 1780, and the last, in 1863.
Along the way, it reveals intriguing stories - from that of Sultan
Abdulhamid's daughter Zeyneb, born (against the dynasty's rules)
when he was a prince and raised in secrecy outside the palace until
he came to the throne, to that of Prince Murad, exhumed and
reburied late one night in 1812. By exploring the history revealed
through these life stories, the book sheds light on Ottoman palace
life and culture in an era that witnessed the most wrenching
changes of modern Ottoman history seen until then - the reforms
forcibly introduced by Sultan Mahmud II after 1826 - and uncovers
manifestations of these changes in this graveyard.
Scattered throughout Western Europe are the enigmatic monumental
remains of the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. The most famous of these
is undoubtedly Stonehenge in the south of England, however,
thousands of burial cairns, stone circles, standing stones and rock
carvings are found in other parts of the British Isles. For the
past 30 years I have been surveying these monuments in Scotland to
try and understand what their solar and lunar orientations might
have meant in the beliefs of our ancient ancestors.
"Catch Fire" is a financial freedom manual. Starting out with
the backdrop of the author's story; how Doug Nelson survived a
horrendous gas explosion that put him in a coma for 6 weeks and
rehabilitation for 9 months and how during that time money was
never an issue. From there Doug explains the problem; the current
economic systems and busts some commonly held financial myths to
expose the urgency of taking control of your financial life. That
is when he teaches the solutions; The offense and defense
strategies in the financial Freedom playbook. Both are necessary to
secure a financial life that will set your time free and allow you
to live out your life's purpose.
This classic biography of Karl Marx, complete with Gareth Stedman
Jones' poignant introduction, is unlike any other account of its
subject. Focusing as much on Marx's private life as on his public
persona and work, this classic biography looks in detail at his
relationship with his mother and father, wife and friends, and
includes generous quotations from a wide range of correspondence in
addition to virtually every photograph in existence of Marx and his
closest associates. Blumenberg examines Marx's early writing as a
schoolboy and his romantic poetry whilst a student, as well as his
exchanges with close friend and collaborator Frederick Engels. In
these pages are moving accounts of the privations of Marx's
poverty-stricken life in London and the tragedies which struck his
family, as well as discussions of his intellectual development and
political activity. Including virtually every photograph in
existence of Marx and his closest associates, and focusing as much
on his private life as on his public persona and work, Werner
Blumenberg's biography provides an intimate portrait of the making
of a complex intellectual the New Yorker dubbed "the next most
influential thinker."
This collection of essays explore the long-standing,intricate
relationship between law and faith. Faith in this context is to be
read in the broadest sense, as extending beyond religion to embrace
the knowledge, beliefs, understandings and practices which are at
work alongside the familiar and seemingly more reliable, trusted
and relatively certain content and conventionally accepted methods
of law and legal reasoning. The essays deal with three broad
themes. The first concerns the extent to which faith should be
involved in legal decision making. Ought decisions to aspire simply
to right reason or ought faith-based models of decision-making to
be incorporated into the legal system? If the latter, how is this
best done? Ought faith to operate simply as a reason itself or
ought it to help to structure the method by which legal decisions
are reached? The second, and perhaps most familiar theme, stemming
in part from rights discourse, is the extent to which law does, and
ought to, respect the rights of those whose religious beliefs
conflict with the dominant social norms and practices. Liberal
democratic constitutions typically provide protection for religion
and religious beliefs. Are these justified, and if so how? Can such
protection as exists suffice from the perspective of the faithful,
or does law's otherwise pervasive agnosticism make this impossible
or illusory? Thirdly, questions of identity and difference arise.
Assuming that most societies remain a mix of many faiths (religious
and secular) and no faith, how should law and legal theory
understand the varying and, it must be said, conflicting claims for
recognition. Should we encourage conformity in the hope of reducing
friction, or should we preserve and promote difference, seeking to
understand others, whether groups or individuals, without removing
that which makes them distinct? More radically and controversially,
should we be more sceptical of individual and group claims to
authenticity and see them rather as strategies in an ongoing power
game? Faith after all, like reason and law, has never been far from
politics and intrigue, especially in its institutional
representation. Contributors: Zenon Bankowski, Anthony Bradney,
Claire Davis, John Gardner, Adam Gearey, Tim Macklem, Maleiha
Malik, Victor Tadros.
In vivid and engaging style, Douglas Brookes uses the royal tomb of
Sultan Mahmud II as a window onto the past, exploring the insights
the tomb reveals about Ottoman culture in its splendid last
decades. Woven into the tale are the life stories of the Turkish
royals and harem concubines interred in the mausoleum, and the
illustrious Ottomans buried in the tomb's garden: the statesmen,
admirals, generals, and palace eunuchs who ran the Ottoman Empire,
but also the musicians, artists, and poets who shaped its cultural
life. The first in-depth study of Istanbul's most prestigious
burial ground, Harem Ghosts leads the reader through the enchanting
site that began as the tomb for one monarch but evolved into the
national pantheon of the Ottoman Empire- "the Ottoman Westminster
Abbey"-at the heart of the city.
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Per Contra (Hardcover)
Charles Henry Montagu Douglas Scott
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R835
Discovery Miles 8 350
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