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Violence against women's health in international law
Violence against women is characterised by its universality, the multiplicity of its forms, and the intersectionality of diverse kinds of discrimination against women. Great emphasis in legal analysis has been placed on sex-based discrimination; however, in investigations of violence, one aspect has been overlooked: violence may severely affect women's health and access to reproductive health, …
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- 9781526124975
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The origin and the evolution of firms : information as a driving force
The firms and markets of today's complex socio-economic system developed in a spontaneous process termed evolution, in just the same way as the universe, the solar system, the Earth and all that lives upon it. Darwin's theory of evolution clearly demonstrated that evolution involved increasing organization. As we began to explore the molecular basis of life and its evolution, it became equally …
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- 18
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- 9781607509578
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- viii, 232 p
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- 330.1 ROE t
Fashion media and sustainability : encouraging ethical consumption via journa…
ashion is among the biggest polluters, yet the media still promote throwaway fast fashion. The growing fashion public relations industry encourages and enables this media coverage. This policy brief identifies patterns in the way journalists and influencers cover fashion which contribute to unsustainable buying behaviours. Recent research recommends practical steps to improve media coverage to …
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- 9781912656912
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- iii + 36 p
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- 746.92 DEN f
Managing risk and information security : protect to enable
Security and first-person shooter video games have one obvious thing in common: if you’re not continuously moving, you’re dead. In this second edition of Managing Risk and Information Security , Malcolm Harkins helps us move our thinking into areas of risk that have become more prominent over the last several years. Because there is so much new content in this edition, I will focus on …
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- 36
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- 9781484214558
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- xxv, 181 p
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- 005.8 HAR
Local knowledge matters
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book explores the critical role that local knowledge plays in public policy processes as well as its role in the co-production of policy relevant knowledge with the scientific and professional communities. The authors consider the mechanisms used by local organisations and the constraints and opportunities they face, exploring what the knowledg…
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- 16
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- 9781447348085
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- III, 192 p
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- 320.609598
Black eggs : poems
Kurihara Sadako was born in Hiroshima in 1913, and she was there on August 6, 1945. Already a poet before she experienced the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, she used her poetic talents to describe the blast and its aftermath. In 1946, despite the censorship of the American Occupation, she published Kuroi tamago (Black Eggs), poems from before, during, and immediately after the war. This volume in…
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- 9780472127634
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- xx + 330 p
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- 895.615 SAD b
Data rights law 3.0 : the legislative prospect
With a global view and a vision of our digital future, we should move forward with an understanding of data rights legislation at pace. The earlier we set the value norms around data in this digital long distance race, the more likely we will grasp the opportunities therein and embrace a future of commonly understood values. With a view to the future, the branch of Chinese law that is most like…
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- 3
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- 9781800794344
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- ix, 436 p
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- 453.99 YUM
Misinformation policy in Sub-Saharan Africa : from laws and regulations to me…
Misinformation Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa is a single volume containing two research reports by eight authors examining policy towards misinformation in Sub-Saharan Africa. The volume first examines the teaching of ‘media literacy’ in state-run schools in seven Sub-Saharan African countries as of mid-2020, as relates to misinformation. It explains the limited elements of media and informa…
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- 6
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- 9781914386053
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- iii, 224 p
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- CAMRI Policy Briefs and Reports, 8
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- 302.230967 DIA
China : surpassing the "middle income trap"
This open access book explores one of the most fiercely debated issues in China: if and how China will surpass the middle income trap that has plagued many developing countries for years. This book gives readers a clear picture of China today and acts as a reference for other developing countries. China is facing many setbacks and experiencing an economic slowdown in recent years due to some…
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- 1
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- 9789811565403
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- xix, 218p.; ill.
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- Contemporary China studies
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- 339.351 CHI s
Meaningful reform in the Western Balkans : between formal institutions and in…
This book contains collection of articles which provide policy implications related to the problem of achieving substantive reform on the basis of harmonising legislation in Western Balkan (WB) countries with the standards of the European Union (EU). While WB states have generally been successful in adopting legal reforms that make up a part of EU conditionality, many laws remain unenforced, am…
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- 9783034337274
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- iii, 212 p
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- Interdisciplinary Studies on Central and Eastern Europe, 22
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- 337.14209496 GOR
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