The European Convention on Human Rights has been a standard-setting text for transitions to peace and democracy in states throughout Europe. This book analyses the content, role and effects of the jurisprudence of the European Court relating to societies in transition. It features a wide range of transitional challenges, from killings by security forces in Northern Ireland to property restitution in East Central Europe, and from political upheaval in the Balkans to the position of religious minorities and Roma. Has the European Court developed a specific transitional jurisprudence? How do politics affect the ways in which the Court's judgments are implemented? Does the Court's case-law itself become woven into narratives of struggle in transitional societies? This book seeks to answer these questions by highlighting the unique role of Europe's main guardian of human rights, the Court in Strasbourg. It includes a comparison with the Inter-American and African human rights systems.

The European Convention on Human Rights has been a standard-setting text for transitions to peace and democracy in states throughout Europe. This book analyses the content, role and effects of the jurisprudence of the European Court relating to societies in transition. It features a wide range of transitional challenges, from killings by security forces in Northern Ireland to property restitution in East Central Europe, and from political upheaval in the Balkans to the position of religious minorities and Roma. Has the European Court developed a specific transitional jurisprudence? How do politics affect the ways in which the Court's judgments are implemented? Does the Court's case-law itself become woven into narratives of struggle in transitional societies? This book seeks to answer these questions by highlighting the unique role of Europe's main guardian of human rights, the Court in Strasbourg. It includes a comparison with the Inter-American and African human rights systems.

"She got into her car and shut the door. I turned and walked away but could hear her car start and drive away. She was very beautiful, and I knew then that it would be hard. I looked over my shoulder to a dark corner of the sky and realized that it wasn't a good sky at all but was going to rain."

One young man discovers a world outside of himself in Jon-Michael Hamilton's quietly moving debut, "A Shade of Blue."

It's the '90s, an era of fallen heroes and outdated beliefs. Bryan, a typical college student, has just suffered his first heartbreak and is struggling to make sense of a seemingly inconsequential existence.

Bryan's journey takes him further than he ever imagined, through minefields of self-discovery and introspection that eventually lead him into the arms of a woman who may just save him from himself.

A beautifully crafted tale full of the hope and awareness that marked the end of '80s voyeurism and the emergence of social consciousness, "A Shade of Blue" is a powerful testament to the ebb and flow of human awareness.

From John Adams to Frank Zappa, this book lists over 1000 thought provoking and patriotic quotes said by some of the most prestigious men and women from throughout time.

I was on a bus full of sociopaths. The trouble was I had volunteered to be here. Had I only known, I lamented for the hundredth time since I'd boarded this small bus emblazoned with the Real War Games Inc. logo at the Denver International Airport, I never would have gotten off my plane from New York, never would have registered online six months ago, never would have followed through with this harebrained idea in the first place. But I had, thinking that somehow I would be able to understand, to discover the answer to the question that had begun to consume me more than a year ago when my twin brother had died in Iraq: What need had driven Brian to join the army - a decision that had resulted in his death? So I was here in order to understand. And hopefully find some way of moving on with my life. Although I couldn't imagine how to that without Brian. But somehow instead I'd ended up not on a bus with the other participants in this game but with sociopaths. Where had I gone wrong?

Adventures in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica is the true story of a mother and daughter, (Donna & Michelle), who travel to the quaint Caribbean town of Puerto Viejo in search of a piece of property that Donna purchased there a year earlier. Based on Michelle's written journal, and supplemented with travel tips, recommendations, vibrant pictures, and useful information, you will find that this book is very much different from the usual travel guides. Not only will it make you laugh, it will give you a reality check on what you can expect to experience which is more than any generic travel book can do. Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica is a beautiful and unique vacation spot and this guide will leave you feeling more confident about your destination choice as well as have you smiling all the way to the reservation desk.

Early Muslim culture set the foundation for the Rennaissance of Europe and for nearly every aspect of the modern world. In this age of conflict, "Lost History" provides a vital look at the Muslim world and its deep connection to all cultures. Unlike many histories, which address the noted Arab Golden Age of Baghdad, Persia, and Muslim Spain from 632 to 1258 AD and the fall of Baghdad, "Lost History" reveals the many 'golden ages' of Muslim thought, from Shiite Iran to Mughal India, to the 18th century. Engaging chapters introduce a contemporary accountant, obstetrician, civil engineer, or astrophysicist, all whose work is linked to early Muslim advancements.Artful flashbacks render page - turning accounts of such luminaries as Al Ma'mun, who founded Baghdad's international House of Wisdom from which came foundations for modern math, astronomy, chemistry, medicine, and literature; Al Khwarizmi, often considered the Father of Algebra, whose invention of algorithms makes possible cell phones today; revered Arab philospher Al Kindi, who wrote, 'nothing should be dearer to the seeker of truth than the truth itself;' Astronomer Al Manon, for whom is named a crater of the moon; the exiled Emir Abdal Rahman, who brought to Cordoba, Spain, irrigation systems and unique architecture; and the Syrian - born Al Nafis, who revealed that the blood flows from the heart, through the lungs, to the body and back again. Finally, readers discover that Omar Khayyam, well - loved poet of the Rubaiyat, was a mathematical wizard who calculated the length of a year to be 365.242 days (later calculated by atomic clocks to within millionths of a second). Writes the author: 'By recovering lost history together, maybe we can really get at the issues of today that will never be solved by force. Because if there is no other lesson to be drawn from "Lost History", it is that force rarely ever positively resolves issues of the spirit and the soul - whether in individuals, or in civilizations.'