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Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 449
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
130 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Interest in international law has increased greatly over the past decade, largely because of its central place in discussions such as the Iraq War and Guantanamo, the World Trade Organisation, the anti-capitalist movement, the Kyoto Convention on climate change, and the apparent failure of the international system to deal with the situations in Palestine and Darfur, and the plights of refugees and illegal immigrants around the world. This Very Short...
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 508
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xxi, 121 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"We all create intellectual property. We all use intellectual property. Intellectual property is the most pervasive yet least understood way we regulate expression. Despite its importance to so many aspects of the global economy and daily life, intellectual property policy remains a confusing and arcane subject. This engaging book clarifies both the basic terms and the major conflicts surrounding these fascinating areas of law, offering a layman's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
1963.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A story about the problems of a newly elected Pope from the Ukraine who has spent many years as a prisoner of the Russians in Siberia. He knows, and has the grudging respect of, Russia's Premier. A subplot of a much more temporal nature is the story of an American newspaperman and a young Italian matron.
Author
Language
English
Description
A work of extraordinary range and striking originality, The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen traces the global history of written constitutions from the 1750s to the twentieth century, modifying accepted narratives and uncovering the close connections between the making of constitutions and the making of war. In the process, Linda Colley both reappraises famous constitutions and recovers those that have been marginalized but were central to the rise of...
16) World affairs
Publisher
American Peace Society, etc.]
Pub. Date
1837
Physical Desc
ill., ports. 22-31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Includes the Annual report of the American Peace Society.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xiv, 283 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
This engaging and accessible study looks at the origins, evolution, purpose, and limitations of intellectual property. Detailing how intellectual property affects industry, politics, cultural expression, and medical research, Aram Sinnreich takes a multidisciplinary approach to uncover what's behind the current debates and what the future holds for copyrights, patents, and trademarks. Based on the notion that intellectual property law is not merely...
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
xli, 598 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"'Tallinn Manual 2.0' expands on the highly influential first edition by extending its coverage of the international law governing cyber warfare to peacetime legal regimes. The product of a four-year follow-on project by a new group of 19 renowned international law experts, it addresses such topics as sovereignty, State responsibility, human rights, and the law of air, space, and the sea."--Back cover.
20) Eye in the sky
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 42 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.
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