A handy guide to legal wisdom past and present.
To be a lawyer or a politician or a judge, one must dedicate their lives to serving the public good. For anyone considering a career in law or anyone interested in philosophy, politics, and/or government, herein you will find an entertaining and educational collection of legal wisdom from some of history’s greatest thinkers. The road to justice is not always easy. It is fraught with conflict, scandal, adversity, and sleepless nights. It is a noble and necessary pursuit as society continues to progress and seek equality for all.
Words from renowned lawyers, judges, authors, politicians, philosophers, and preachers make up this diverse assortment of over two hundred memorable, bite-sized quotations about justice, philosophy, crime, the life of a lawyer, landmark cases, and more!
Included are such quotations as:
Let all laws by clear, uniform, and precise; to interpret laws is almost always to corrupt them.” Voltaire
If in your own judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer.” President Abraham Lincoln
The first duty of society is justice.” Alexander Hamilton
A system of justice is the richer for diversity of background and experience.” U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Author: Tony Lyons Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing ISBN: 9781510704213 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: May 2016 224 pages
In the last thirty years, the number of lawyers in the United States and Canada has more than tripled, and today as many women as men are entering legal practice. The sudden, dramatic increase of women in the profession would seem to signify a new era of equality in the legal profession. However, stereotypes about women’s abilities to balance responsibilities at work and home hamper their upward mobility in this male-dominated field. Battling sexual discrimination, women in law grapple with long-held assumptions about parenting, inferring that women eventually abandon their careers in order to take care of home and children. A large percentage of women leave the profession dissatisfied and distressed or seek part-time solutions, and those women who do stay in practice often find there is a ceiling on their status and monetary compensation.Gender in Practice demonstrates and explains how the structure of legal practice has changed in recent decades, often to the disadvantage of women. The issues addressed here, such as conflicts between careers and family, departures from practice, and barriers to women’s promotions and earnings are of great importance to members of the profession. Looking at the careers of both men and women and using information culled from two surveys that include nearly two thousand lawyers, this revealing book traces occupational and personal experiences and analyzes these patterns in terms of work and gender. The findings are linked to practical proposals for change, some of which have already found a place in the profession.A major contribution to discussions of sexual equality in the legal workplace, Gender in Practice offers detailed insights into the current and future status of women in the law. Lawyers, law professors, and anyone concerned with gender inequality and equal rights will find this to be an interesting and informative work.
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Author: John Hagan; Fiona Kay Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 9780195357721 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: June 1995 248 pages
This compilation from Film Culture magazine—the pioneering periodical in avant-garde film commentary—includes contributors like Charles Boultenhouse, Erich von Stroheim, Michael McClure, Stan Brakhage, Annette Michelson, Arthur Miller, Dylan Thomas, Andrew Sarris, Rudolph Arnheim, Jonas Mekas, and Parker Tyler. This collection covers a range of topics in twentieth century cinema, from the Auteur Theory to the commercial cinema, from Orson Welles to Kenneth Anger.
Author: Adams P. Sitney Publisher: Cooper Square Press ISBN: 9781461732013 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: October 2000 368 pages
With 3.3 million visitors each year, many unexpected things occur in this
phenomenal park — floods, cougar attacks and brave rescues — in addition to achievements such as the building of the highest paved road in the world.
Author: Phyllis Perry Publisher: TwoDot ISBN: 9781461747260 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: January 2008 168 pages
Nong Nor is a prehistoric coastal site located in the Chonburi Province, Southeast Asia. It was excavated between 1991 and 1993 and shows two phases of occupation: the first, c.2500 BC, a brief stay by a community of hunter-gatherers living on shellfish, dolphins and sharks; the second, an extensive cemetery of 170 graves dating to 1100-700 BC, some with grave goods and a small group of unusually wealthy ones. The authors, in their conclusion, suggest that the first inhabitants of Nong Nor may have been ancestral to the later inhabitants of nearby Khok Phanom Di.
Author: C.F.W. Higham; R. Thosarat Publisher: Fine Arts Department of Thailand ISBN: 9781782978671 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: August 2014 595 pages
This second edition is fully updated, covering in particular new types of coherent states (the so-called Gazeau-Klauder coherent states, nonlinear coherent states, squeezed states, as used now routinely in quantum optics) and various generalizations of wavelets (wavelets on manifolds, curvelets, shearlets, etc.). In addition, it contains a new chapter on coherent state quantization and the related probabilistic aspects. As a survey of the theory of coherent states, wavelets, and some of their generalizations, it emphasizes mathematical principles, subsuming the theories of both wavelets and coherent states into a single analytic structure. The approach allows the user to take a classical-like view of quantum states in physics.
Starting from the standard theory of coherent states over Lie groups, the authors generalize the formalism by associating coherent states to group representations that are square integrable over a homogeneous space; a further step allows one to dispense with the group context altogether. In this context, wavelets can be generated from coherent states of the affine group of the real line, and higher-dimensional wavelets arise from coherent states of other groups. The unified background makes transparent an entire range of properties of wavelets and coherent states. Many concrete examples, such as coherent states from semisimple Lie groups, Gazeau-Klauder coherent states, coherent states for the relativity groups, and several kinds of wavelets, are discussed in detail. The book concludes with a palette of potential applications, from the quantum physically oriented, like the quantum-classical transition or the construction of adequate states in quantum information, to the most innovative techniques to be used in data processing.
Intended as an introduction to current research for graduate students and others entering the field, the mathematical discussion is self-contained. With its extensive references to the research literature, the first edition of the book is already a proven compendium for physicists and mathematicians active in the field, and with full coverage of the latest theory and results the revised second edition is even more valuable.
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Author: Syed Twareque Ali; Jean-Pierre ANTOINE; JP Gazeau Publisher: Springer New York ISBN: 9781461485353 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: October 2013 586 pages
Summary: Chapters in ‘Critical Insights From A Practitioner Mindset’ have been grouped into four categories: (1) the New digital economy; (2) e-government practices; (3) identity and access management; and (4) identity systems implementation. These areas are considered to be crucial subsets that will shape the upcoming future and influence successful governance models. ‘Critical Insights From A Practitioner Mindset’ is eminently readable and covers management practices in the government field and the efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the United Arab Emirates government. The book is key reading for both practitioners and decision-making authorities. Key Features: Is highly practical and easy to read; Comprehensive, detailed and through theoretical and practical analysis; Covers issues, and sources rarely accessed, on books on this topic. The Author: Dr Al-Khouri is the Director General (Under Secretary) of the Emirates Identity Authority: a federal government organisation established in 2004 to rollout and manage the national identity management infrastructure program in the United Arab Emirates. He has been involved in the UAE national identity card program since its early conceptual phases during his work with the Ministry of Interior. He has also been involved in many other strategic government initiatives in the past 22 years of his experience in the government sector. He holds an engineering doctorate degree in strategic and large scale programs management from Warwick University, UK; Masters Degree (M.Sc.) in Information Management from Lancaster University, UK; and a Bachelors Degree (B.Sc., Hons.) from Manchester University, UK. He is also a member in several academic and professional institutions. He is an active researcher in the field of advanced technology implementation in the government sector, and the approaches to reinventing governments and revolutionising public sector services and electronic business. He has published more than 50 research articles in various areas of applications in the past 10 years. Readership: Scholars, practitioners, business executives and government/economic policy makers worldwide, and especially those with an interest in the Middle East. Contents: The new digital economy – Emerging markets and digital economy: building trust in the virtual world; Biometrics technology and the new economy: a review of the field and the case of the United Arab Emirates; E-government practices – PKI in government digital identity management systems; An innovative approach for e-government transformation; PKI in government identity management systems; PKI technology: a government experience; The role of digital certificates in contemporary government systems; Identity and access management – Optimizing identity and access management (IAM) frameworks; Towards federated identity management across GCC: a solution’s framework; Contemporary identity systems implementation – Re-thinking enrolment in identity schemes; Targeting results: lessons learned from UAE National ID Program
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Author: Dr Ali M. Al-Khouri Publisher: Chartridge Books Oxford ISBN: 9781909287617 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: November 2013 302 pages
Labour and Difference in Britain, the USA and Africa
What are the different ways in which racial and class identities intersect? The ten essays in this volume explore this question from a number of different angles and in a variety of geographic settings ranging from the copper belt of the American Southwest to the coal mines of Nigeria. Sharing a common concern with the construction of working-class identities, the authors employ a range of methodologies as they examine the construction of group consciousness. Sensitive to the roles of culture and ideology, they ground their analyses firmly within economic life and the labour process. Rather than seeing identities as imposed upon working people from above, either by capital, culture brokers or political leaders, these essays restore to workers a sense of agency. Empirically rich and theoretically informed, the articles here deepen an understanding of the international dimension of labour history.
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Author: Peter Alexander; Rick Halpern Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan ISBN: 9780230500969 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: December 1999 263 pages
This is a chronology of the most famous songs from the years before rock 'n' roll. The top hits for each year are described, including vital information such as song origin, artist(s), and chart information. For many songs, the author includes any web or library holdings of sheet music covers, musical scores, and free audio files. An extensive collection of biographical sketches follows, providing performing credits, relevant professional awards, and brief biographies for hundreds of the era's most popular performers, lyricists, and composers. Includes an alphabetical song index and bibliography.
Author: Don Tyler Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers ISBN: 9781476612836 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: April 2007 555 pages
Ökonomische Analyse der Abhängigkeit von Erscheinungsformen von Unternehmenszusammenschlüssen und ihrer Abbildung im externen Rechnungswesen
Milovan Smigic untersucht den Zusammenhang zwischen den Erscheinungsformen von Unternehmenszusammenschlüssen und ihrer Abbildung im externen Rechnungswesen und beurteilt die Zweckmäßigkeit der verschiedenen Vollkonsolidierungsmethoden.
Author: Prof. Dr. Hannes Streim; Milovan Smigic Publisher: Deutscher Universitätsverlag ISBN: 9783835091283 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: December 2007 281 pages
