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Investment protection treaties generally provide for the obligation to treat investments fairly and equitably, even if the wording of the rule and its relationship with the customary international standard may differ. The open-textured nature of the rule, the ambiguous relationship between the vague treaty and equally vague customary rules, and...

Gaetano Guadagni and the Coming of a New Operatic AgeThe Modern Castrato: Gaetano Guadagni and the Coming of a New Operatic Age chronicles the career of the most significant castrato of the second half of the eighteenth-century. Through a coincidence of time and place, Gaetano Guadagni was on the forefront of the heroic opera reform, and many...

The Oxford Handbook of the Italian Economy Since Unification provides, for the first time, a comprehensive, quantitative "e;new economic history"e; of Italy....

Cardiovascular disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in people with diabetes, and it is an issue that is becoming increasingly important to cardiologists and specialists in diabetes. This second edition has been updated to include new trial data, new drugs and updates on treatment of diabetes in heart failure patients....

Philosophy has much to offer psychiatry, not least regarding ethical issues, but also issues regarding the mind, identity, values, and volition. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry offers the most comprehensive reference resource for this area every published - one that is essential for both students and researchers in this field....

A concise revision guide for one of the most difficult parts of the MCEM examination, covering the anatomy and basic sciences that will be tested in the Part A paper. Presented in note form, and with high quality explanatory diagrams, this book will equip candidates with the knowledge needed to pass the examination....