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There was an eerie silence in the packed courtroom as everyone looked towards the foreman of the jury. "Guilty," he pronounced five times. The third most senior Catholic cleric in the world had been found guilty of sex crimes against children, bringing shame to the Church on a scale never seen before in its history. Investigative journalist Lucie Morris-Marr was the first to break the story that Cardinal George Pell was being investigated by the police....
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"This book discusses the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for employers. It provides detailed information, sample forms, and tools to help human resource professionals and managers determine who is eligible for leave, what types of leave are covered, how much leave employees may take, and how to comply with notice and other paperwork requirements"--
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"In One vote away, you will discover how often the high court decisions that affect your life have been decided by just one vote. One vote preserves your right to speak freely, to bear arms, and to exercise your faith. One vote will determine whether your children enjoy their full inheritance as American citizens."--Amazon.
Senator Cruz argues that the high court decisions that affect your life have been decided by just one vote. Case studies illustrate...
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The primary purpose of the United States Constitution is to limit Congress. There is no separation of church and state. The Second Amendment allows citizens to threaten the government. These are just a few of the myths about our constitution peddled by the Far Right-a toxic coalition of Fox News talking heads, radio hosts, angry "patriot" groups, and power-hungry Tea Party politicians. Well-funded, loud, and unscrupulous, they are trying to do to...
86) The Common Law
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"The Common Law" is a classic work from the great Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes. In The Common Law, Holmes examines many aspects of the common law giving great attention to the historical perspective and precedence and its influence on modern common law. In this work you will lengthy discussions on several areas of law including: liability, criminal law, torts, contracts, and successions. Extensively annotated, this edition of "The...
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"Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in his own words: the definitive collection of his opinions, speeches, and articles on the most essential and vexing legal questions. A Justice on the United States Supreme Court for three decades, Antonin Scalia transformed the way that judges, lawyers, and citizens think about the law. The Essential Scalia presents Justice Scalia on his own terms, allowing readers to understand the reasoning and insights that...
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NAACP Image Award Nominee for an Outstanding Literary Work from a debut author. Winner of the 2017 Prose Award for Excellence in Social Sciences and the 2017 Prose Category Award for Law and Legal Studies, sponsored by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division, Association of American Publishers. Silver Medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards (Current Events/Social Issues category). Americans are slowly waking up to the dire effects...
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Este es un libro breve que busca exponer de manera asequible y con lenguaje sencillo los contenidos fundamentales del derecho penal: ley penal y teoría del delito. Ofrece al lector conocimientos básicos en la materia, pero especialmente recuerda que el ejercicio del poder penal debe respetar en forma irrestricta a la persona humana en todas sus manifestaciones, como se expresa en la parte dedicada a los límites al poder penal.
En procura de una...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
#1 I loved working at the butcher's shop as a young girl. I learned about tendons and blood vessels, how to remove the confluence of structures at the hilum of the kidney, and how to open the joint between two bones to reveal the glassy, viscous fluid of the synovial joint space.
#2 The first experience of a dissecting room is intimidating for everyone. It is a reminder that everyone...
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This may be the most Important Opinion Letter -- about, A Woman's Right to Choice -- in America's History.
This "Unprintable" A Woman's Right to Choice letter can Scientifically Prove: That, Life begins at birth.
This "Unprintable" opinion letter can also Legally Prove: A Woman's Right to Choice -- over her Own Body. A Woman's Legal Right to have -- a Legal Abortion. If, She Chooses -- to have one. (If, you don't like Abortions -- don't...
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"The Hemp Handbook: Understanding the Laws of Hemp, CBD, and Marijuana" is an enlightening guide penned by renowned attorney Mark Nicholson. With his legal experience, Nicholson navigates the complex landscape of laws governing hemp, CBD, and marijuana.
The book serves as a vital resource for anyone interested in understanding the intricacies of the rapidly evolving cannabis industry. From growers and consumers to entrepreneurs and investors, Nicholson's...
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Mientras que las sociedades son cada vez más multiculturales, la población de las cárceles continúa siendo notoriamente homogénea. ¿Cómo entender este desajuste? Más que atribuirlo a una supuesta tendencia natural al delito entre los sectores más vulnerables, cabe pensar que la ley penal aplica un sesgo sistemático y discriminatorio y que, al hacerlo, protege un orden injusto. Como lo que está en juego aquí es el uso del aparato coercitivo...
96) Problemas actuales de derecho penal económico, responsabilidad penal de las personas jurídicas, c
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"Los avances y transformaciones geopolíticos, económicos, tecnológicos, industriales y financieros de las sociedades contemporáneas se han ido desarrollando paralelamente con diversas modalidades delictivas que cada vez son más sofisticadas y complejas, lo que ha puesto a prueba la eficacia de los Estados para comprender los fenómenos criminales, prevenirlos, combatirlos y gestionarlos.
Procesos corruptos con alcance transnacional, como el soborno...
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Back and better in its 15th Anniversary Fourth Edition, this concise guide provides the elements of Nevada's most frequently pleaded common law and statutory claims, together with supplemental information for each claim that covers facts, proof, remedies and damages. A recently added section adds applicable statutes of limitation where possible. Utilized and valued by attorneys and judges throughout Nevada. This is the one and only original guide...
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Este libro nos introduce al derecho ramano a través de sus principales conceptos, reglas y principios. La jurisprudencia de la Roma antigua es la base de los ordenamientos jurídicos que forman parte de la familia romano-germánica. Por tanto, si queremos conocer mejor el derecho peruano y hacer aportes congruentes con sus raíces, no podemos dejar de lado el estudio e investigación del derecho romano.
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Este libro aborda los bienes y su tratamiento por el derecho, centrándose en el marco general, con un enfoque contemporáneo de la nueva teoría institucional, jurídica y principista de las cosas. Analiza la teoría de los derechos reales, pasando por la teoría del objeto de derecho, como todo lo material que implica trascendencia jurídica y que permite la satisfacción de las necesidades de los sujetos.
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El libro II del Código Civil contiene las disposiciones de la parte general del derecho privado peruano sobre los negocios jurídicos. Este libro analiza la historia y problemática de las instituciones que inspiraron dicha reglamentación y los contrasta con nuestra realidad y los conflictos típicos de nuestra sociedad.
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