Law
This book examines to what extent the right of self-defense, as laid down in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, permits States to launch military operations against other States. In particular, it focuses on the occurrence of an 'armed attack'--the crucial trigger for the activation of this right. In light of the developments since 9/11, the book analyzes relevant physical & verbal customary practice, ranging from the 1974 Definition of Aggression to recent incidents such …
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From the killing fields of Rwanda and Srebrenica a decade ago to those of Darfur today, the United Nations has repeatedly failed to confront genocide. This is evinced, author and journalist Adam LeBor maintains, in a May 1995 document from Yasushi Akashi, the most senior UN official in the field during the Yugoslav wars, in which he refused to authorize air strikes against the Serbs for fear they would “weaken” Milosevic.  More recently, in 2003, urgent reports from UN off…
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"A breach of fair and equitable treatment is alleged in almost every investor-state dispute. It has therefore become a controversial norm, which touches many questions at the heart of general international law. Roland Klager sheds light on these controversies by exploring the deeper doctrinal foundations of fair and equitable treatment and reviewing its contentious relationship with the international minimum standard. The norm is also discussed in light of the fragmentation of internation…
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A true crime account that includes a deathbed confession by life-long gangster Sheeran that purports to solve the case of the Hoffa murder and other crimes.
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'Son': A Psychopath and His Victims
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The crimes of Fred and Ruth Coe: a true story of obsession, revenge and family tragedy in the all-American city.
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...And Never Let Her Go: Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer
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Delaware lawyer Tom Capuano who murdered his girlfriend.
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100 Million Unnecessary Returns: A Simple, Fair, & Competitive Tax Plan for the United States
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To most Americans, the United States tax code has become a vast & confounding puzzle. In 1940 the instructions to Form 1040 were about four pages long. Today they hav eballooned to more than a hundred pages, & the form itself contains more than ten schedules & twenty worksheets. The complete tax code totals some 2.8 million words--about four times the length of 'War & Peace.' This intriguing book maintains that our tax code has become a tangle of loopholes, paperwork, & inconsistencies--a…
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100 Years of America's Fire Fighting Apparatus
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4 sections; hand and horse drawn; motor wagons, pumpers; famous names and equipment; 400 photos and ads.
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