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The History and Ideology of a Militant Islamist Group, 2005-2012A remarkable book based on intensive field research as well as on the ground interviews with Shabaab leaders...

If an old treaty regulating &'commerce&' or forbidding &'degrading treatment of persons&' is to be interpreted decades after its conclusion, does &'commerce&' or &'degrading treatment of persons&' have the same meaning at the time of interpretation as they had when the treaty was concluded? The evolutionary interpretation of treaties has proven one...

Bipolar Disorders and Recurrent DepressionThe revolution in psychiatry that began in earnest in the 1960s led to dramatic advances in the understanding and treatment of manic-depressive illness. Hailed as the most outstanding book in the biomedical sciences when it was originally published in 1990, Manic-Depressive Illness was the first to survey...

A Report of the IBA Task Force on TerrorismTerrorism and International Law: Accountability, Remedies, and Reform A Report of the IBA Task Force on Terrorism examines the developments in international law and practice in a dynamic and often controversial area. Written by Elizabeth Stubbins Bates and edited by a Task Force of world famous jurists...

An International ExplorationBrings together internationally renowned scholars from a range of disciplines, including criminology, international relations, sociology and political science, to examine the meaning of legitimacy and the implications for its future empirical analysis in the context of criminal justice....

Evidence and practiceScreening is the routine testing of populations to identify individuals who may have a particular medical condition or disease. It is carried out by both government and private organisations with the aims of: better prognosis/outcome for individuals; to protect society from contagious disease; to allow rational allocation of...