You'll Learn Not to Cry: Child Combatants in Colombia

                                           

You'll Learn Not to Cry: Child Combatants in Colombia

More than 11,000 children fight in Colombia's armed conflict. Both guerrilla and paramilitary forces rely on child combatants, who have committed atrocities and are even made to execute other children who try to desert. This is the first comprehensive report published on this issue, it documents how Colombia's illegal armies have recruited increasing numbers of children in recent years

 

 

 

 

 

Palestinian Refugees: Challenges of Repatriation and Development

                                           

Palestinian Refugees: Challenges of Repatriation and Development

The Palestinian refugee issue remains a central component of the Arab-Israeli conflict. In this book, bringing together the most cutting-edge research from various disciplines, Rex Brynen and Roula El-Rifai explore the demographic and developmental challenges that the return of refugees to a future Palestinian state would generate. As well as outlining the social conditions of Palestinian refugee populations, the book addresses key practical questions, such as how the repatriation of refugees would affect the Palestinian economy and how the international community can effectively support the repatriation of refugees

 

 

 

 

 

In Modern Bondage: Sex Trafficking in the Americas

                                           

In Modern Bondage: Sex Trafficking in the Americas

This second revised edition includes the expanded findings of IHRLI's groundbreaking 2000 study of trafficking of women and children for purposes of commercial sexual exploitation in the Americas. Included in this publication are the newly edited regional overview, which examines the situation of trafficking in Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, and a summary report of trafficking in Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

Fresh Perspectives on the 'War on Terror'

                  Fresh Perspectives on the 'War on Terror'                          

The concept of the "war on terror" has been used to account for broad criminal legislation, sweeping agency powers and potential human rights abuses throughout much of the world. This book engages critically with the metaphor of war in the context of terrorism. It brings together a group of experts who write about terrorism from a variety of disciplinary perspectives including international law and international relations, public and constitutional law, criminal law and criminology, legal theory, and psychology and law

 

 

 

 

Freedom of Information

                        Freedom of Information                     

The free flow of information and ideas lies at the heart of the very notion of democracy and is crucial to effective respect for human rights. This book makes a significant contribution to the existing literature on freedom of information. It will be a valuable resource to the many people all over the world who wish to promote effective legal guarantees for the right to information

A Gay Humanist Manifesto

                  A Gay Humanist Manifesto                          

This non-fiction booklet gives a gay perspective on humanist beliefs. It discusses subjects such as monogamy and promiscuity, and counters the rejection of same sex attraction on moral and religious grounds. Touching on scientific and social arguments, it takes only an hour or two to argue for a positive outlook on the place of lesbians and gay men in the modern world

Imbalance of Powers

                                           

Imbalance of Powers

This report examines a wide range of actions taken by the United States government over the last six months (the booklet is published in 2003) in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Tortured Justice: Using Coerced Evidence to Prosecute Terrorist Suspects

                                           

Tortured Justice: Using Coerced Evidence to Prosecute Terrorist Suspects

Tortured Justice finds the Bush Administration has undercut its own intended use of the military commission system at Guantanamo Bay by allowing the admission of coerced evidence. The report focuses on six Guantanamo prisoners who have alleged abuse while in custody, some of which has been documented by military investigations and detainee interrogation logs, and some of which has been publicly acknowledged by administration officials

The American Veterans and Servicemembers Survival Guide

                                           

The American Veterans and Servicemembers Survival Guide

Good information is critical to accessing the programs and benefits that are available to active military, guard, reservists, veterans, and their family members. That's why we have put together this "Survival Guide". It is a current and very useful guide to what you are entitled to and how to get it. We can provide you with this basic information. You have to provide the time and energy to go after these services and benefits. I've seen far too many people give up on confronting the challenges these mammoth agencies put up. We hope that with this guide you'll be better informed and better able to prevail in the quest for justice

Freedom of Information

                                           

Freedom of Information

The free flow of information and ideas lies at the heart of the very notion of democracy and is crucial to effective respect for human rights. This book makes a significant contribution to the existing literature on freedom of information. It will be a valuable resource to the many people all over the world who wish to promote effective legal guarantees for the right to information

The Jailhouse Lawyer's Handbook

                                           

The Jailhouse Lawyer's Handbook

This Handbook explains how a person in a state prison can start a lawsuit in the federal court, to fight against mistreatment and bad conditions. The Handbook does not assume that a lawsuit is the only way to challenge poor treatment or that it is always the best way. It only assumes that a lawsuit can sometimes be one useful weapon in the ongoing struggle to change prisons and the society that makes prisons the way they are

Free At Last: The U.S. Civil Rights Movement

                                           

Free At Last: The U.S. Civil Rights Movement

 This book recounts how African-American slaves and their descendants struggled to win -- both in law and in practice -- the civil rights enjoyed by other Americans. It is a story of dignified persistence and struggle, a story that produced great heroes and heroines, and one that ultimately succeeded by forcing Americans to confront squarely the shameful gap between their universal principles of equality and justice and the inequality, injustice, and oppression faced by millions of their fellow citizens

                                                    

Civil Protection Orders: A Guide for Improving Practice

                                           

Civil Protection Orders: A Guide for Improving Practice

This publication, commonly known as the CPO Guide, is a tool designed to support the work of professionals dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of the civil protection order process. It provides guidance for advocates, attorneys, judges, law enforcement officers, and prosecutors to help ensure that protection orders are effectively issued, served, and enforced across the country

 

 

 

 

 

A Handbook of Greek Constitutional History

                                           

A Handbook of Greek Constitutional History

he democratic principle in its extreme form is the assertation that the mere fact of free birth is alone sufficient to constitute a claim to all offices. It is never the claim of a majority to rule, but it is the demand that every one, whether rich or poor, high- or low-born, shall be equally represented in the constitution. This is what Aristotle calls the principle of numerical equality. -from "Chapter VI: Democracy" One of the most renowned classical scholars of the turn of the 20th century here offers a lucid and highly readable overview of a difficult and little understood aspect of Greek history: its public law, not just how it was structured but how it behaved in action. This 1896 book-perfect for university students, amateur historians, and readers of the history of the law-covers the full range of Greek legal development, from the origin of the city-state and the beginnings of the Greek monarchy to the social and political institutions of the far-flung Greek civilization to the rise of federalism and its long-term historical impact on the cultures that came after

Hate Crime Laws: A Practical Guide

                                           

Hate Crime Laws: A Practical Guide

The purpose of this guide is to provide States with benchmarks for drafting hate crime legislation within a simple, clear and accessible document. The guide will assist states who wish either to enact new legislation or to review and improve their current legislation. It will also be a resource for civil society when advocating for better laws

                                         

Understanding the Federal Courts

                                           

Understanding the Federal Courts

This publication was developed by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to provide an introduction to the federal judicial system, its organization and administration, and its relationship to the legislative and executive branches of the government. The Administrative Office is the judicial branch's central support agency responsible for providing a broad range of management, legal, technical, communications, and other support services for the administration of the federal courts

Simple Justice

                                           

Simple Justice

In his essay Simple Justice, the celebrated American sociologist Charles Murray provides an uncompromising restatement and defence of the backward-looking, retributive justification of criminal punishment. He also makes an impassioned plea for England to revert to this approach to dealing with convicted offenders, something, he claims, it did until comparatively recently, when those administering its criminal justice system replaced it with a more complex, non-retributive approach

Techniques for Teaching Law

                                           

Techniques for Teaching Law

Techniques for Teaching Law addresses a broad range of pedagogical issues in the context of legal education: the teaching and learning environment, course and class planning, questioning and discussion techniques, visual tools, experiential learning, computers, simulations, collaborative learning, writing exercises, feedback to teachers, and evaluation of students

How to Handle Tough Choices in Your Legal Career and Be Successful

                                           

How to Handle Tough Choices in Your Legal Career and Be Successful

BCG Attorney Search's Recruiters answer commonly asked questions about the legal field. Most of these are questions relating to making a lateral move, work-life balance, interview tips, careers moves for recent graduates and other common questions

Your Worst Enemy

                                           

Your Worst Enemy

  

This book is about the way defaulters are treated by their bank once they fall on hard times and cannot pay the instalment anymore. There are many legal rights which offer good protection against abuse and this book explains them all in clear non-legalise English. Even a poor man deserves equality before the law. Based on cases he dealt with in his legal consultancy this is not fiction