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Criminal punishment is increasingly seen as a necessary element of human rights        protection. There is a growing conviction at the international level that those        responsible for the most serious crimes should not go unpunished. Although there is        a wealth of legal writing on international criminal law, an extensive analysis...

Georgia's Showdown in 1860Secession Debated is a colorful and gripping tale told in the words of the actual participants, one which sheds new light on one of the great and hitherto neglected verbal showdowns in American history. It is essential to a full understanding of the origins of the war between the states....

This book is a systematic analysis of the youth gang problem in the United States, focusing on current patterns of gang behaviour, with reference to historical and cross-cultural dimensions. Spergel integrates theory and practice based on his four decades of experience in gang research, as well as extensive analysis of local and national research...

In   Following the Rules, Joseph Heath shows how rule-following can be understood as an essential element of rational action....