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The Law of the World Trade Organization (WTO): Documents, Cases, and Analysis
Petros C. Mavroidis and Mark Wu 2013
This volume discusses the law of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the global forum for trade liberalization. It discusses in exhaustive manner the legal framework governing international trade that evolves out of the treaty regime and elaborates upon the major... (read more)
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Occupy: Three Inquiries in Disobedience
W. J. T. Mitchell, Bernard E. Harcourt, and Michael T. Taussig 2013
Mic check! Mic check! Lacking amplification in Zuccotti Park, Occupy Wall Street protestors addressed one another by repeating and echoing speeches throughout the crowd. In Occupy, W. J. T. Mitchell, Bernard E. Harcourt, and Michael Taussig take the protestors’ lead... (read more)
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Economics of Bankruptcy
Edward R. Morrison 2013
This timely book surveys seminal contributions to the economics of bankruptcy. It offers a comprehensive compilation of work by both legal scholars and economists working in the fields of corporate and consumer finance. An original introduction, written by the editor,... (read more)
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The Health Care Case: The Supreme Court's Decision and Its Implications
Nathaniel Persily, Gillian E. Metzger, and Trevor W. Morrison 2013
The Supreme Court's decision in the Health Care Case, NFIB v. Sebelius, gripped the nation's attention during the spring of 2012. No one could have predicted the strange coalition of justices and arguments that would eventually lead the Court to... (read more)
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Esperimenti di Nuova Democrazia: Tra Globalizzazione e Localizzazione
Charles F. Sabel and Riccardo Prandini 2013
Esperimenti di Nuova Democrazia: Tra Globalizzazione e Localizzazione
Come possiamo mantenere l’idea di democrazia, quando sta diventando la giustificazione per centri decisionali globali? Come possiamo uscire dal disagio della democrazia contemporanea che richiama pericolosamente soluzioni non democratiche dei problemi? Questo... (read more)
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The Regulatory Aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis
Eilís Ferran, Niamh Moloney, Jennifer G. Hill, and John C. Coffee Jr. 2012
The EU and the US responded to the global financial crisis by changing the rules for the functioning of financial services and markets and by establishing new oversight bodies. With the US Dodd-Frank Act and numerous EU regulations and directives... (read more)
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The Indian Constitution
Madhav Khosla 2012
The Oxford India Short Introductions are concise, stimulating, and accessible guides to different aspects of India. Combining authoritative analysis, new ideas, and diverse perspectives, they discuss subjects which are topical yet enduring, as also emerging areas of study and debate.
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India's Reforms: How they Produced Inclusive Growth
Jagdish N. Bhagwati and Arvind Panagariya 2012
When India embraced systematic economic reforms in 1991 and began opening its economy to both domestic and foreign competition, critics argued that they had contributed little to the acceleration of economic growth. Their argument had rested on the claim that... (read more)
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Reforms and Economic Transformation in India
Jagdish N. Bhagwati and Arvind Panagariya 2012
Reforms and Economic Transformation in India is the second volume in the series Studies in Indian Economic Policies. The first volume, India's Reforms: How They Produced Inclusive Growth (Oxford University Press, 2012), systematically demonstrated that reforms-led growth... (read more)
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India's Tryst with Destiny: Debunking Myths that Undermine Progress and Addressing New Challenges
Jagdish Bhagwati and Arvind Panagariya 2012
Policy discourse in India tends to be dominated by assertions unsupported by facts, with the media indulging one and all without proper scrutiny. Often, the result is the creation and perpetuation of myths of all kinds. Thus, many believe today... (read more)
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Ideas of the First Amendment
Vincent A. Blasi 2012
This title is organized for a course centered on the leading thinkers in the tradition: John Milton, James Madison, John Stuart Mill, Learned Hand, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, and Alexander Meiklejohn. The full range of contemporary First Amendment issues... (read more)
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Legal Origin Theory
Simon Deakin and Katharina Pistor 2012
In this volume, Professor Deakin and Professor Pistor include those key articles which highlight the major contributions to, but also the inherent limits of, the legal origin literature. They consider the merits of this approach in the context of three... (read more)
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Liberal Peace: Selected Essays
Michael W. Doyle 2012
Comprising essays by Michael W. Doyle, Liberal Peace examines the special significance of liberalism for international relations.
The volume begins by outlining the two legacies of liberalism in international relations – how and why liberal states have maintained peace among... (read more)
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The Law of Adaptation to Climate Change: U.S. and International Aspects
Michael B. Gerrard and Katrina Fischer Kuh 2012
The laws that attempt to reduce climate change are well known. But what about laws to deal with the climate change that will occur regardless of these efforts? The Law of Adaptation to Climate Change takes a sweeping look at... (read more)
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Copyright Law
Jane C. Ginsburg and Robert A. Gorman 2012
This title provides a clear and thorough exploration of the doctrinal and policy issues in American copyright law. In a style accessible to both students and practitioners, it covers every major topic in basic copyright courses: history, formalities, exclusive rights,... (read more)
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The Three and a Half Minute Transaction: Boilerplate and the Limits of Contract Design
Mitu Gulati and Robert E. Scott 2012
Boilerplate language in contracts tends to stick around long after its origins and purpose have been forgotten. Usually there are no serious repercussions, but sometimes it can cause unexpected problems. Such was the case with the obscure pari passu clause... (read more)
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Legal and Economic Principles of World Trade Law: The Genesis of the GATT, the Economics of Trade Agreements, Border Instruments, and National Treatment
Henrik Horn and Petros C. Mavroidis 2012
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement covers the vast majority of international commerce in goods and services. The Agreement covers not only measures that directly affect trade, such as import tariffs and import quotas, but potentially almost any type of... (read more)
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Commercial Transactions: A Systems Approach
Lynn M. LoPucki, Elizabeth Warren, Daniel L. Keating, and Ronald J. Mann 2012
Commercial Transactions: A Systems Approach explores the nuances of transaction law from a systems’ perspective, examining the infrastructure that supports commercial transactions and how lawyers apply the law in real-world situations. The outstanding team of co-authors uses an assignment-based structure... (read more)
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Trade in Goods: The GATT and the Other WTO Agreements Regulating Trade in Goods
Petros C. Mavroidis 2012
This new edition of Trade in Goods is an authoritative work on international trade by one of the most influential scholars in the field. It provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of every WTO agreement dealing with trade in goods.... (read more)
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Export Pioneers in Latin America
Charles F. Sabel, Eduardo Fernández-Arias, Ricardo Hausmann, Andrés Rodriguez-Clare, and Ernesto Stein 2012
Why do some new export activities succeed while others do not? Why are some not even attempted? In this book, distinguished research teams analyze eleven cases of new export endeavors in six Latin American countries to learn how export pioneers... (read more)
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Marriage at the Crossroads: Law, Policy, and the Brave New World of Twenty-First-Century Families
Elizabeth S. Scott and Marsha Garrison 2012
The institution of marriage is at a crossroads. Across most of the industrialized world, unmarried cohabitation and nonmarital births have skyrocketed while marriage rates are at record lows. These trends mask a new, idealized vision of marriage as a marker... (read more)
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Preferential Trade Agreements: A Law and Economics Analysis
Kyle W. Bagwell and Petros C. Mavroidis 2011
This volume assembles a stellar group of scholars and experts to examine preferential trade agreements (PTAs), a topic that has time and again attracted the interest of analysts. It presents a discussion of the evolving economic analysis regarding PTAs and... (read more)
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Mandatory Rules of Law in International Arbitration
George A. Bermann and Loukas A. Mistelis 2011
The notion of mandatory rules of law has long been of interest in private international law. It is no wonder that the subject has also emerged as something of a preoccupation of those who are involved in the world of... (read more)
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Controlling Crime: Strategies and Tradeoffs
Philip J. Cook, Jens Ludwig, and Justin McCrary 2011
Criminal justice expenditures have more than doubled since the 1980s, dramatically increasing costs to the public. With state and local revenue shortfalls resulting from the recent recession, the question of whether crime control can be accomplished either with fewer resources... (read more)
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Bioethics Mediation: A Guide to Shaping Shared Solutions
Nancy Neveloff Dubler and Carol B. Liebman 2011
Bioethics Mediation offers stories about patients, families, and health care providers enmeshed in conflict as they wrestle with decisions about life and death. It provides guidance for those charged with supporting the patient's traditional and religious commitments and personal wishes.... (read more)
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