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Sociology of Law as the Science of Norms
This book proposes the study of norms as a method of explaining human choice and behaviour by introducing a new scientific perspective. The science of norms may here be broadly understood as a social science which includes elements from both the behavioural and legal sciences. It is given that a science of norms is not normative in the sense of prescribing what is right or wrong in various s…
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- Ed. 1
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- 9781032149479
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- 338p. ; ill.
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- 306 HAK s
Monitoring state compliance with the UN convention on the rights of the child…
This open access book presents a discussion on human rights-based attributes for each article pertinent to the substantive rights of children, as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). It provides the reader with a unique and clear overview of the scope and core content of the articles, together with an analysis of the latest jurisprudence of the UN Committ…
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- 9783030846473
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- xii, 431 p.
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- 320 VAG m
New technologies for human rights law and practice
New technological innovations offer significant opportunities to promote and protect human rights. At the same time, they also pose undeniable risks. In some areas, they may even be changing what we mean by human rights. The fact that new technologies are often privately controlled raises further questions about accountability and transparency and the role of human rights in regulating these ac…
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- 9781316838952
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- xiv, 334 p. ; ill
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- 342.085 LAN n
Microplastic in the environment: pattern and process
This open access book examines global plastic pollution, an issue that has become a critical societal challenge with implications for environmental and public health. This volume provides a comprehensive, holistic analysis on the plastic cycle and its subsequent effects on biota, food security, and human exposure. Importantly, global environmental change and its associated, systems-level proces…
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- 9783030786274
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- xv, 354 p. : ill.
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- Environmental Contamination Remediation and Management
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- 363.738 BAN m
Deliberation, representation, equity: research approaches, tools and algorith…
What can we learn about the development of public interaction in e-democracy from a drama delivered by mobile headphones to an audience standing around a shopping center in a Stockholm suburb? In democratic societies there is widespread acknowledgment of the need to incorporate citizens’ input in decision-making processes in more or less structured ways. But participatory decision making is …
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- 9781783743056
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- 376 p. : ill. : ind. ; 24 cm
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- 323.042 DEL d
The right to science : then and now
That everyone has a human right to enjoy the benefits of the progress of science and its applications comes as a surprise to many. Nevertheless, this right is pertinent to numerous issues at the intersection of science and society: open access; 'dual use' science; access to ownership and dissemination of data, knowledge, methods and the affordances and applications thereof; as well as the role …
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- 9781108478250
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- xii, 324 p. ; ill
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- 342.0853 POR t
Application of decision science in business and management
Application of Decision Science in Business and Management is a book where each chapter has been contributed by a different author(s). The chapters introduce and demonstrate a decision-making theory to practice case studies. It demonstrates key results for each sector with diverse real-world case studies. Theory is accompanied by relevant analysis techniques, with a progressive approach buildin…
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- 9781838807641
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- 234p.
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- 658.403 PED a
A guide to sustainable corporate responsibility : from theory to action
This open access book discusses the challenges and opportunities faced by companies in an age that increasingly values sustainability and demands corporate responsibility. Beginning with the historical development of corporate responsibility, this book moves from academic theory to practical application. It points to ways in which companies can successfully manage their transition to a more res…
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- 9783030882037
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- xiv, 274p.
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- 658.408 DIT a
Epidicius by plautus : an anotated latin twxt, with a prose translation
Epidicus, a light-hearted comedy by Plautus about the machinations of a trickster slave and the inadequacies of his bumbling masters, appears here in both its original Latin and a sparkling new translation by Catherine Tracy. Epidicus, the cunning slave, is charged with finding his master’s illegitimate daughter and the secret girlfriend of his master’s son, but a comedy of mistaken identit…
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- 9781800642867
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- vii, 198 p. ; ill
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- 792 TRA e
A handbook of management theories and models for office environments and serv…
Although workplace design and management are gaining more and more attention from modern organizations, workplace research is still very fragmented and spread across multiple disciplines in academia. There are several books on the market related to workplaces, facility management (FM), and corporate real estate management (CREM) disciplines, but few open up a theoretical and practical discussio…
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- 9781003128786
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- xv, 253p.
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- 658.312 DAN a
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