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This work provides an overview of the regulatory, economic and policy forces which have shaped the organisation, development and internationalisation of the petroleum industry, focusing on the role of industry and government in the production and use of petroleum. The author analyses the development and working of the oil and natural gas markets, including issues such as the cost of supply and the establishment of producer prices, and the government policies underpinning the scope, objectives and structure of petroleum legislation. The discussion covers the main forms of co-operative production agreements, including joint ventures and unitisation agreements, licensing regimes, production sharing contracts, petroleum taxation and the international regulation of onshore and offshore petroleum operations. The book's broad scope, taking in law, economics and policy, will be of particular interest to lawyers, petroleum venture managers, independent consultants and other professionals who advise on the economic, regulatory and co-operative aspects of petroleum operations. ... Read more

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Taming the Elephant is the last of four volumes in the distinguished California History Sesquicentennial Series, an outstanding compilation of original essays by leading historians and writers. These topical, interrelated volumes reexamine the meaning of the founding of modern California during the state's pioneer period. General themes run through all four volumes: the interplay of traditional cultures and frontier innovation in the creation of a distinctive California society; the dynamic interaction of people and nature and the beginnings of massive environmental change; the impact of the California experience on the nation and the world; the influence of pioneer patterns on modern California; and the legacy of ethnic and cultural diversity as a major influence on the state's history.

This fourth volume treats the role of post-Gold Rush California government, politics, and law in the building of a dynamic state, with influences that persist today. Provocative essays investigate the creation of constitutional foundations, law and jurisprudence, the formation of government agencies, and the development of public policy. Authors chart the roles played by diverse groups--criminals and peace officers, entrepreneurs and miners, farmers and public officials, defenders of discrimination and female and African American activists. The essays also explore subjects largely overlooked in the past, such as the significance of local and federal government in pioneer California and early struggles to secure civil rights for women and racial minorities. ... Read more

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Fascinating History
This is a great read for those of us who are interested in California history. The article by Roger McGrath entitled "A Violent Birth: Disorder, Crime and Law Enforcement" is especially of interest to history buffs who enjoy exploring the Gold Rush communities. This article if full of references to people and places you'll recognize. ... Read more

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Comparing the intersection of political forces and legal practices in the US, England, France, Germany and Japan, this work investigates the functioning of constitutional courts in each country, and how ordinary citizens and large corporations use the courts. ... Read more

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Well Written and Informative
I am no expert on this subject, but I was able to learn a lot in a short time.The authors compare the interrelationship of the Courts and politics in the United States, England, France, Germany and Japan.The book is wellstructured and easy to read."Apples" are compared with"apples" in each section of the book, providing the reader with acogent comparison of these systems.If you are interested in comparativelaw or just want to learn about the legal systems of one or more of thesecountries, this book is worth reading. ... Read more

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Nevada Gaming Industry Business Law Handbook (World Business, Investment and Government Library) ... Read more

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Looks at how early Islamic empires were governed. This book covers such topics as: the caliphs, or spiritual leaders; tolerance of other religions; non-Muslims paying taxes not to be in the Muslim army; sultans, palaces, and palace life; Sharia law; kings and queens in India; and, tribes and clans in Arabia and Kashmir. ... Read more

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As our world becomes 'smaller', how do governments and citizens manage and react to migration and settlement? Themes explored in this intriguing book include: rights and laws - freedom of movement across borders, human rights, seeking asylum, and immigration controls; the different types of migrants - asylum seekers, refugees, illegal immigrants, the undocumented labour force; coping with migration - migrants need safety, schooling, health care, and housing. ... Read more

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Detail on global migration patterns
The new 'Investigating Human Migration & Settlement' series provides Grade 6 with 48 pages each of detail on global migration patterns. Paul Challen's MIGRATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY, Natalie Hyde's POPULATION PATTERNS, Ceri Oeppen's HOPES, NEEDS, RIGHTS & LAWS, Marina Cohen's CHANGING CULTURAL LANDSCAPES, Robert Walker's PUSHES AND PULLS, and Sally Morgan's CHANGING PLANET each examine motivation, experience, and impact of human migration patterns around the world. ... Read more

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Out of Date
Has been replaced by 1998 second edition ... Read more

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As seen on The Daily Show, July 24

State secrets, warrantless investigations and wiretaps, signing statements, executive privilege -- the executive branch wields many tools for secrecy. Since the middle of the twentieth century, presidents have used myriad tactics to expand and maintain a level of executive branch power unprecedented in this nation's history.

Most people believe that some degree of governmental secrecy is necessary. But how much is too much? At what point does withholding information from Congress, the courts, and citizens abuse the public trust? How does the nation reclaim rights that have been controlled by one branch of government?

With Presidential Secrecy and the Law, Robert M. Pallitto and William G. Weaver attempt to answer these questions by examining the history of executive branch efforts to consolidate power through information control. They find the nation's democracy damaged and its Constitution corrupted by staunch information suppression, a process accelerated when "black sites," "enemy combatants," and "ghost detainees" were added to the vernacular following the September 11, 2001, terror strikes.

Tracing the current constitutional dilemma from the days of the imperial presidency to the unitary executive embraced by the administration of George W. Bush, Pallitto and Weaver reveal an alarming erosion of the balance of power. Presidential Secrecy and the Law will be the standard in presidential powers studies for years to come.

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This ABA bestseller provides detailed guidance for compliance with the Lobbying Disclosure Act. It gives practical examples of how to be compliant, and covers all of the major federal statutes and regulations that govern the practice of federal lobbying. The book offers invaluable descriptions of the legislative and executive branch decision-making processes that lobbyists seek to influence, the constraints that apply to lobbyist participation in political campaigns, grassroots lobbying, ethics issues, and more. ... Read more

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Unfortunate and Unhelpful
Rabkin confronts us with an important problem.In an increasingly complex and integrated global political economy, how are we to protect the individual liberties commonly associated with constitutional government?Given the seriousness of the issue, it is genuinely unfortunate that Rabkin gets in his own way with nationalistic rhetoric that approaches xenophobia.

But Rabkin's ideological excesses are worse than simply unfortunate.They are an unhelpful reminder to the rest of humanity that the superior self-image of the ugly American is not only alive and well, but comfortably ensconced in the privileged halls of academe.

For someone with a serious interest in globalization and its political implications, Ann-Marie Slaughter's book, New World Order, is a far more useful place to start.The debate about how we can become masters of our own fate is likely to be a dominant theme as America continues to outgrow its national immaturity.If Rabkin wants to be taken seriously as a participant in that debate he will have to refrain from intellectualbluster and bullying.

"By our own lights"

This is a thorough analysis of the relationship between trans national ideas and national sovereignty from an American perspective. He holds up current concepts of international affairs to historical and moral philosophical scrutiny.

Rabkin makes a strong case for why America should protect its Constitution and independence and not let its system of government be corrupted and polluted by vague post modernist trans national norms and schemes of global governance. He argues that the ideals of various internationalists are utopian and dangerous. As to their wishful thinking (p. 31): "International organizations will intervene to protect rights - but not by coercion. And advocacy groups will ensure compliance - but not by coercion. And everyone will have rights - but not really."

Rabkin rejects that his scepticism to submitting to various schemes of global governance rests on a "realist" and Hobbesian outlook. The American and classical liberal view is rather the acceptance of the fact that people "do not readily agree on fundamental things and should not have to agree." (p. 270) This is recognized pre-eminently by the American Constitution which was created to protect such pluralism.

This book is an important contribution to a better understanding of why America is and should be sceptic to ineffectual and/or potentially encroaching schemes of global governance.

It does not do Rabkin justice to say he uses sarcasm as substitute for argument, as the previous reviewer claims. This is a highly serious and scholarly work.

Overshadowed by overwhelming bias
This author uses sarcasm to avoid confronting the faults of his argument, dismissing anything that he disagrees with as pure absurdity. Although he presents a decent argument for constitutional govt and the inconsistency with international law it is completely overshadowed by his lack of objectivity. This should not be used at a textbook, but rather a ranting of a right-wing extremist attempting to divert attention from his own political flaws. ... Read more

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Conspiracy. A word that connotes intrigue, complexity,and headaches for the unprepared lawyer. You need information onfederal conspiracy law quickly and easily. You need trial tactics andstrategies and case law to back up your arguments. "A Portable Guideto Federal Conspiracy Law, Second Edition" gives you the informationyou need when you need it.

This newly-updated version is a practical, well-organized look atfederal conspiracy law. You'll have ready access to relevant caseswithout trudging through footnotes and complicated citations. Thetable of contents and index are arranged to direct you quickly to thepertinent subject matter.

Conspiracy defense or prosecution can be as complicated and murky asthe subject itself. This portable, easy-to-use guide addresses thecomplex issues of a federal conspiracy case and provides you withexpert advice. The book will help you

- identify the elements of a conspiracy
- understand the role of bills of particulars
- draft a conspiracy indictment
- develop defense arguments against a conspiracy charge
- address the problems of co-conspirator declarations/admissibility
- present trial arguments based upon case authority
- avoid trial pitfalls caused by unpreparedness
- anticipate an opponent's strategy
- evaluate what evidence should be admitted or excluded
- prepare effective jury instructions.

This compact yet detailed book will help you prepare for pretrial andin-trial considerations that can shape and influence trial tactics andstrategies. It can be tossed into your briefcase. "A Portable Guide toFederal Conspiracy Law: Tactics and Strategies for Criminal and CivilCases, Second Edition" is designed for the busy trial lawyer, trialjudge, or practitioner who needs ready access to reliable, up-to-dateinformation about the various substantive, procedural, and evidentiaryissues involved in conspiracy cases. ... Read more

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Well, Unless You Have Another Book in Mind...
... You'll probably have to buy this one, regardless of your feelings about the shortcomings of this one.As a defense attorney practicing in federal court, I deal with conspriacy all the time.How nice it is then, to have a little portable book that is compact and durable enough to bring to counsel table at a motions hearing!I mean really, that's just a useful thing to have.Author is a former AUSA, not that that is a BAD thing, necessarily.My bottom line is that you really do need a good treatment of the relationship of the law of conspriacy to the law of evidence.Maybe I'm just taking a short cut here, but I think it's pretty handy.
The rest of the sections are all right. You could probably sum up the law of conspiracy in two words, but I'm fairly sure that Amazon won't print one of them... ... Read more

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Why has America experienced an explosion in crime rates since 1960? Why has the crime rate dropped in recent years? Though politicians are always ready both to take the credit for crime reduction and to exploit grisly headlines for short-term political gain, these questions remain among the most important-and most difficult to answer-in America today.
In Crime & Politics, award-winning journalist Ted Gest gives readers the inside story of how crime policy is formulated inside the Washington beltway and state capitols, why we've had cycle after cycle of ineffective federal legislation, and where promising reforms might lead us in the future. Gest examines how politicians first made crime a national rather than a local issue, beginning with Lyndon Johnson's crime commission and the landmark anti-crime law of 1968 and continuing right up to such present-day measures as "three strikes" laws, mandatory sentencing, and community policing. Gest exposes a lack of consistent leadership, backroom partisan politics, and the rush to embrace simplistic solutions as the main causes for why Federal and state crime programs have failed to make our streets safe. But he also explores how the media aid and abet this trend by featuring lurid crimes that simultaneously frighten the public and encourage candidates to offer another round of quick-fix solutions.
Drawing on extensive research and including interviews with Edwin Meese, Janet Reno, Joseph Biden, Ted Kennedy, and William Webster, Crime & Politics uncovers the real reasons why America continues to struggle with the crime problem and shows how we do a better job in the future. ... Read more

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Fascinating inside story of crime policy
Why has America experienced an explosion in crime rates since 1960? Why has the crime rate dropped in recent years? Though politicians are always ready to both to take the credit for crime reduction and to exploit grisly headlines for short-term political gain, these questions remain among the most important and most difficult to answer in America today.

In CRIME AND POLITICS, award-winning journalist Ted Gest gives readers the inside story of how crime policy is formulated within the Washington beltway and state capitols, why we've had cycle after cycle of ineffective federal legislation, and where promising reforms might lead us in the future. Gest examines how politicians first made crime a national rather than a local issue, beginning with Lyndon Johnson's crime commission and the landmark anti-crime law of 1968, and continuing right up to such present-day measures as "three strikes" laws, mandatory sentencing, and community policing. Gest exposes a lack of consistent leadership, backroom partisan politics, and the rush to embrace simplistic solutions as the main causes for why Federal and state crime programs have failed to make our streets safe.

Drawing on extensive research and including interviews with Edwin Meese, Janet Reno, Joseph Biden, Ted Kennedy, and William Webster, CRIME AND POLITICS uncovers the real reasons why American continues to struggle with the crime problem and shows how we can do a better job in the future.

"Ted Gest's book is a unique contribution to understanding how criminal justice policies are fashioned at the national level. The book offers a compelling insider's view of the deals, political bargains, individual egos, and agency turf wars that shape the real world of federal criminal policy. The book spans several decades in which the modern criminal justice system was born and shaped. It is a must read for those who want to know how America lost its way in the war against crime--and how we might find a path back to enlightened and rational domestic policies."--Dr. Barry Krisberg, President, National Council on Crime and Delinquency

"Crime is not just a continuing national problem, it is also a major focus of jockeying for political advantage. Ted Gest is a distinguished journalist who has dvoted his career to studying both crime and the political machinations it engenders. His book is filled with important insights into the problems of crime and its political battlegrounds."--Alfred Blumstein, H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1914.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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Ecuador Foreign Policy and Government Guide (World Business Law Handbook Library) ... Read more