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The idea of the rule of law is a central, yet sometimes unclear, notion within the international legal system. This book demonstrates its application by the European Court of Human Rights, against the background of theoretical accounts of the idea of the rule of law, and the differing approach of the UK, France, and Germany....

Black Women Writing and PerformingThe oral tradition has always played an important role in African American literature, ranging from works such as Zora Neale Hurston&'s Their Eyes Were Watching God to Toni Morrison&'s Beloved. These and countless other novels affirm the power of sonance and sound in the African American literary canon. Considering...

Overdose and poisoning are one of the most frequent acute medical presentations seen in emergency departments, and high dependency and intensive care facilities. The Oxford Desk Reference: Toxicology provides an authoritative guide for the management of patients with poisoning. Each chapter includes key clinical features and potential treatment...

Penology and Human RightsEuropean prison law and policy has a growing impact. This book explores its development, analyses the penological and human rights foundations on which it is based and lays out general principles that underlie European prison law and policy, emphasising the principle of using imprisonment as a last resort and the...

UNHCR, Refugee Protection and SecurityThe Rise and Decline of a Global Security Actor investigates the rise of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as a global security actor. It follows the refugee agency through some of the past two decades&' major conflict-induced humanitarian emergencies: in northern Iraq (1991), Bosnia...

Godwin's Political Justice is the founding work of philosophical anarchism. Drawing on the principles of liberty and utility Godwin criticizes government and all forms of secular and religious authority, advocating the free exercise of individual judgement. He raises enduring questions about the nature of our duty to others....