New Titles List for the Week of December 12, 2010
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Jonathan
G.S. Koppell. World rule : accountability, legitimacy, and the design of
global governance. University of Chicago Press, c2010. JZ4839.K688
2010 This
book discusses global governance organizations (GGOs), which have
taken on prominent roles in the management of international affairs as they
create and promulgate rules to address a host of pressing problems. It
also describes the two challenges faced by GGOs: building authority despite
limited ability to impose sanctions and maintaining legitimacy while
satisfying the demands of key constituencies whose support is essential to a
global rulemaking regime. |
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Sheldon
Krimsky, Tania Simoncelli. Genetic justice : DNA data banks, criminal
investigations, and civil liberties. Columbia University Press, c2011. K5431.K75
2011 This
book explores how the United States has balanced the use of DNA
technology, particularly the use of DNA databanks in criminal justice, with
the privacy rights of its citizenry. It also analyzes the
constitutional, ethical, and sociopolitical implications of expanded DNA
collection in the United States and compares these findings to trends in the
United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Germany, and Italy. |
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Immigration law |
Navigating the fundamentals of immigration law :
guidance and tips for successful practice / edited by Betsy Lawrence.
2010-11 ed. American Immigration Lawyers Association, c2010. |
KF4819.A34 2010 |
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International Organizations |
The law of MERCOSUR / edited by Marcílio Toscano
Franca Filho, Lucas Lixinski, María Belén Olmos Giupponi. Hart, 2010. |
KH736.M47L38 2010 |
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Judicial Process |
Keith J. Bybee. All judges are political--except
when they are not : acceptable hypocrisies and the rule of law. Stanford
Law Books, c2010. |
KF8775.B93 2010 |
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Tom S. Clark. The limits of judicial independence.
Cambridge University Press, 2011. |
KF8775.C58 2011 |
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Landlord and Tenant |
David S. Hill, Carol Necole Brown. Landlord and
tenant law in a nutshell. 5th ed. West, c2011. |
KF590.Z9H45 2011 |
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Legal Profession |
Deborah Epstein Henry. Law & reorder : legal
industry solutions for restructure, retention, promotion & work/life
balance. American Bar Association, c2010. |
KF315.H46 2010 |
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Maritime Law |
N. Geoffrey Hudson, Michael D. Harvey. The
York-antwerp Rules : the principles and practice of general average
adjustment. 3rd ed. Lloyd's List, 2010. |
K1173.H84 2010 |
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Sexual Orientation and the
Law |
Stuart Biegel. The right to be out : sexual
orientation and gender identity in America's public schools. University
of Minnesota Press, c2010. |
LC212.92.B52 2010 |
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Supreme Courts |
Paul Kens. The Supreme Court under Morrison R.
Waite, 1874-1888. University of South Carolina Press, c2010. |
KF8742.K46 2010 |
New Government Documents List
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The condition of financial institutions : examining the
failure and seizure of an American bank : hearing before the Subcommittee on
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on Financial Services,
U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session,
January 21, 2010. |
KF27.B5364 2010 |
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U.S. leadership in the International Whaling Commission
and H.R. 2455, the International Whale Conservation and Protection Act of
2009 : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on International Organizations,
Human Rights, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and
GLobal Environment of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of
Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, May 6, 2010. |
KF27.F64814 2010i |
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Nomination of David S. Ferriero : hearing before the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate
of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session : nomination of David S.
Ferriero to be archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records
Administration, October 1, 2009. |
KF26.H63 2009q |
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C, K, or S : exploring the alphabet soup of small
business choices in advance of tax reform : hearing before the Committee on
Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session,
June 5, 2008. |
KF26.F5 2008v |
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Contraband cell phones in correctional facilities :
public safety impact and the potential implications of jamming technologies :
hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United
States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, July 15, 2009. |
KF26.C69 2009zc |
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Joint hearing on certain aspects of the New Markets Tax
Credit (NMTC) program : hearing before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S.
House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, June
18, 2009. |
KF27.W3 2009o |
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Prohibiting price fixing and other anticompetitive
conduct in the health insurance industry : hearing before the Committee on
the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session,
October 14, 2009. |
KF26.J8 2009zd |
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Transportation challenges and cybersecurity post-9/11 :
hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United
States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, December 2,
2009. |
KF26.C69 2009zd |
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Rising costs, low quality in health care : the
necessity for reform : hearing before the Committee on Finance, United States
Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, June 3, 2008. |
KF26.F5 2008w |
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Children and disasters : a progress report on
addressing needs : hearing before the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster
Recovery of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs,
United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session,
De[c]ember 10, 2009. |
KF26.H63 2009y |
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Combating organized retail crime : the role of federal
law enforcement : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and
Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives,
One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, November 5, 2009. |
KF27.J8588 2009x |
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Disaster case management : developing a comprehensive
national program focused on outcomes : hearing before the Ad Hoc Subcommittee
on Disaster Recovery of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session,
December 2, 2009. |
KF26.H6316 2009x |
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Aviation safety : oversight of FAA safety initiatives :
hearing before the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States
Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, December 10, 2009. |
KF26.C69 2009ze |
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Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission's
failure to identify the Bernard L. Madoff Ponzi scheme and how to improve SEC
performance : hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session,
on analyzing the SEC's oversight and examination of the activities of Bernard
L. Madoff and Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC and why it failed
to identify the Ponzi scheme, and to assess recommendations for how to
improve the regulatory performance of the SEC, September 10, 2009. |
KF26.B39 2009zh |