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Reappraising the resort to force: international law, jus ad bellum and the War on Terror (2010)
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Moir, L. (2010). Reappraising the resort to force: international law, jus ad bellum and the War on Terror. Hart Publishing

A number of commentators assert that the military response to the terrorist atrocities of 11 September 2001 - encompassing attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq, and commonly referred to as the ‘war on terror’ - has significantly impacted upon the internat... Read More about Reappraising the resort to force: international law, jus ad bellum and the War on Terror.

Law and crime (2010)
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(2010). Law and crime. Sage

Sample chapters online 

Competence and vulnerability in biomedical research (2008)
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Bielby, P. (2008). Competence and vulnerability in biomedical research. The University of Hull. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8604-5

Enhanced knowledge of the nature and causes of mental disorder have led increasingly to a need for the recruitment of ‘cognitively vulnerable’ participants in biomedical research. These individuals often fall into the ‘grey area’ between obvious deci... Read More about Competence and vulnerability in biomedical research.

Self Defense in Islamic and International Law: Assessing Al-Qaeda and the Invasion of Iraq (2008)
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Shah, N. (2008). Self Defense in Islamic and International Law: Assessing Al-Qaeda and the Invasion of Iraq. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230611658

The book argues that the concept of self-defense in Islamic and International law is compatible. Al-Qaeda's declaration of Jihad does not meet the Islamic legal test. Similarly, the invasion of Iraq does meet the international legal test.

Self-defense in Islamic and international law: Assessing Al-Qaeda and the invasion of Iraq (2008)
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Shah, N. A. (2008). Self-defense in Islamic and international law: Assessing Al-Qaeda and the invasion of Iraq. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230611658

© Niaz A. Shah, 2008. All rights reserved. The book argues that the concept of self-defense in Islamic and International law is compatible. Al-Qaeda's declaration of Jihad does not meet the Islamic legal test. Similarly, the invasion of Iraq does mee... Read More about Self-defense in Islamic and international law: Assessing Al-Qaeda and the invasion of Iraq.

Tradition and change in administrative law: An anglo-german comparison (2007)
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Künnecke, M. (2007). Tradition and change in administrative law: An anglo-german comparison. Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48689-3

Administrative legal systems are based on national constitutional legal traditions and cultural values. English judges have for centuries applied the common law. In Germany, judges have developed administrative legal principles for the protection of... Read More about Tradition and change in administrative law: An anglo-german comparison.

Theatrum legale mundi: Symbola Cs. Varga oblata (2007)
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H. Szilágyi, I., Könczöl, M., Paksy, M., Takács, P., Tattay, S., & Cserne, P. (2007). Theatrum legale mundi: Symbola Cs. Varga oblata. Societas Sancti Stephani

A Festschrift for Professor Csaba Varga with contributions in English, German and French

Dangerousness, risk and the governance of serious sexual and violent offenders
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Harrison, K. Dangerousness, risk and the governance of serious sexual and violent offenders. The University of Hull

Dangerousness, Risk and the Governance of Serious Sexual and Violent Offenders is a fully up-to-date, comprehensive and user-friendly guide on those offenders who are often assessed as being dangerous. Outlining, evaluating and commenting on specific... Read More about Dangerousness, risk and the governance of serious sexual and violent offenders.