Oxford University Press

Healing our Biggest Health ProblemOut of 238 million American adults, 100 million live in chronic pain. And yet the press has paid more attention to the abuses of pain medications than the astoundingly widespread condition they are intended to treat. Ethically, the failure to manage pain better is tantamount to torture. When chronic pain is...

The Kentucky State Constitution provides an outstanding constitutional and historical account of the state&'s governing charter. In addition to an overview of Kentucky&'s constitutional history, it provides an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, detailing the many significant changes that have been made since its...

Principles and PoliciesExploring the principles and values that should guide and limit the state&'s use of preventive techniques that involve coercion against the individual, this volume arises from a three-year study of Preventive Justice. The contributions examine whether and when preventive measures are justified, whether within or outwith the...

The Coming Collapse of the Gulf MonarchiesNoted Gulf expert Christopher Davidson contends that the collapse of these kings, emirs, and sultans is going to happen, and was always going to....

Of the innumerable ways that science and humanity interact, few are as central or as significant as our interaction with microorganisms. Though these single-celled and "e;complete"e; living organisms have major impacts on many chemical and ecological processes, they are most often recognized for their ability to cause serious and sometimes...

When and why do judges use inspiration from other systems in solving cases in national law? This book examines the frequency and the genuine practice of cross-border judicial dialogue in contemporary Europe. It evaluates these findings and asks what they mean for our understanding of judicial reasoning and judicial function today....