Judicial independence in china : lessons for global rule of law promotion / by PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Randall Peerenboom -- Halfway home and a long way to go : China's rule of law evolution and the global road to judicial independence, impartiality and judicial integrity / Keith E. …”
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Is eating people wrong? : great legal cases and how they shaped the world / by Hutchinson, Allan C., 1951-, PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…: the law and lore of the sea -- Bearing witness : in support of the rule of law -- In the hunt : power, property, and possession -- Shades of Brown : a constitutional catharsis -- A snail in a bottle : nature, neighbors, and negligence -- An aboriginal title : the lie and law of the land -- Grinding at the mill : putting limits on agreements -- Of crimes and cautions : the rights and rites of investigation -- Coming up for air : the common law at 2010.…”
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The politics of truth and other untimely essays : the crisis of civic consciousness / by Sandoz, Ellis, 1931-, PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…1 The Politics of Poetry -- 2 Liberty and Rule of Law in Czechoslovakia and East- Central Europe -- 3 The Politics of Truth -- 4 Philosophical and Religious Dimensions of the American Founding -- 5 Religious Liberty and Religion in the American Founding -- 6 Sir John Fortescue asPolitical Philosopher -- 7 American Religion and Higher Law -- 8 The Crisis of Civic Consciousness Nihilism and Resistance -- 9 Eric Voegelin a Conservative? …”
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Democracy : a very short introduction / by Crick, Bernard, 1929-2008

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Oligarchy / by Winters, Jeffrey A. (Jeffrey Alan), 1960-, PALCI EBSCO books

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Democratic governance in Latin America / by PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…/ Alejandro Foxley -- Social policy and democratic governance in Latin America / Evelyne Huber and John Stephens -- The rule of law as a governance issue : lessons from the prosecution of rights violations / Daniel Brinks -- Political institutions, populism, and democracy in Latin America / Patricio Navia and Ignacio Walker -- Democratic governance in Chile / Alan Angell -- Limits to Costa Rican heterodoxy : what has changed in "paradise"? …”
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Peace through commerce : responsible corporate citizenship and the ideals of the United Nations global compact /

Table of Contents: “…Fort and Michelle Westermann-Behaylo -- Transnational corporate accountability and the rule of law / Douglass Cassel and Sean O'Brien -- The role of corporate actors in peace-building processes : opportunities and challenges / John Paul Lederach -- Broad-based black economic empowerment and the deracialization of the South African economy / Willie Esterhuyse -- False promises and premises? …”
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Foreign policy in an interconnected world / by PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…-- dialogue on democracy, human rights and rule of law -- interim epa agreements with fiji and papua new guinea -- political dialogue with fiji -- assessment -- conclusion -- international initiatives to address the resource curse: high on rhetoric, low on relevance? …”
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Interpreting China's development / by PALCI EBSCO books, National University of Singapore. East Asian Institute

Table of Contents: “…-- The Struggle against Corruption -- Managing Chinas Civil Servants -- Can Beijing Still Dictate Local Politics? -- Towards the Rule of Law -- The Party and the Gun: Civil-Military Relations -- The PLA in Transformation -- Hong Kong and Macau under One Country, Two Systems -- Chen Shui-bian: Taiwans Lame Duck President -- What to Expect from the 17th Party Congress -- Part II. …”
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