Defending Neutrality

Author : Wim Klinkert
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004252509

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Defending Neutrality by Wim Klinkert Pdf

The small neutral states of Europe have until now only marginally been included in the historiography of the First World War. This volume deals in depth with The Netherlands, and specifically its war preparations. Being a small country close to the battlefield of the Western Front, it could not be sure its neutrality would be repected by the warring states. How did the country prepare itself militarily and how did these preparations differ from the way the warring states adjusted to the reality of modern, total war? Was modern, technological warfare even possible for small states and if not, in what way could it ensure its survival when the worst came to worst? This volume analyses technological innovation, intelligence and ideas on the societal and political impact of modern warfare in The Netherlands before, during and after the Great War.

Author : Andrew Koppelman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780674071070

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Defending American Religious Neutrality by Andrew Koppelman Pdf

Although it is often charged with hostility toward religion, First Amendment doctrine in fact treats religion as a distinctive human good. It insists, however, that this good be understood abstractly, without the state taking sides on any theological question. Here, a leading scholar of constitutional law explains the logic of this uniquely American form of neutrality—more religion-centered than liberal theorists propose, and less overtly theistic than conservatives advocate. The First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of religion is under threat. Growing numbers of critics, including a near-majority of the Supreme Court, seem ready to cast aside the ideal of American religious neutrality. Andrew Koppelman defends that ideal and explains why protecting religion from political manipulation is imperative in an America of growing religious diversity. Understanding American religious neutrality, Koppelman shows, can explain some familiar puzzles. How can Bible reading in public schools be impermissible while legislative sessions begin with prayers, Christmas is an official holiday, and the words “under God” appear in the Pledge of Allegiance? Are faith-based social services, public financing of religious schools, or the teaching of intelligent design constitutional? Combining legal, historical, and philosophical analysis, Koppelman shows how law coherently navigates these conundrums. He explains why laws must have a secular legislative purpose, why old, but not new, ceremonial acknowledgments of religion are permitted, and why it is fair to give religion special treatment.

Author : Steven Lecce
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780802094476

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Against Perfectionism by Steven Lecce Pdf

Against Perfectionism defends neutralist liberalism as the most appropriate political morality for democratic societies.

Author : Luc Juillet,Ken Rasmussen
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780776618258

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Defending a Contested Ideal by Luc Juillet,Ken Rasmussen Pdf

In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, through a system administered by an independent agency: the Public Service Commission of Canada. This history, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Commission, recounts its unique contribution to the development of an independent public service, which has become a pillar of Canadian parliamentary democracy.

Author : Andrew Koppelman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780674067561

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Defending American Religious Neutrality by Andrew Koppelman Pdf

While First Amendment doctrine treats religion as a human good, the state must not take sides on theological questions. Koppelman explains the logic of this uniquely American form of neutrality: why it is fair to give religion special treatment, why old (but not new) religious ceremonies are permitted, and why laws must have a secular purpose.

Author : Georges André Chevallaz
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0739102745

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The Challenge of Neutrality by Georges André Chevallaz Pdf

Prominent historian and former President of the Swiss Confederation Georges-Andr Chevallaz begins his study of Swiss neutrality during World War II with two essential questions: Why, in the face of German imperialism ”with its authoritarian, totalitarian, and racist ideology ”did Switzerland declare neutrality? Why did it not join the "camp of democracies," or the other European nations who resolved to hold firm against the Germans? Chevallaz's provocative and insightful book, presented here for the first time in English, attempts to answer these questions. Chevallaz further offers an even-handed reevaluation of the role of the principal actors in Swiss politics of the time, notably Marcel Pilet-Golaz, head of the Department of Foreign Affairs, and General Henri Guisan.

Author : Michael J. Kennedy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131739026

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Guarding Neutral Ireland by Michael J. Kennedy Pdf

Ireland's Second World War frontline troops were the men of the Coast Watching Service. From 1939-45 they maintained a continuous watch along the Irish shoreline, reporting all incidents in the seas and skies to Military Intelligence (G2). They had a vital influence on the development of Ireland's pro-Allied neutrality and on the defence of Ireland during 'The Emergency', as through their reports G2 assessed the direction of the Battle of the Atlantic off Ireland and reported belligerent threats to the state upwards to the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, to the Cabinet and Taoiseach and Minister for External Affairs Eamon de Valera. Using unique Irish military sources and newly available British and American material, the history of the coastwatchers and G2 combines to tell the history of the Second World War as it happened locally along the coast of Ireland and at national and international levels in Dublin, London, Berlin and Washington. Of particular importance, the study reveals in the greatest detail yet available the secret relationship between Irish military and diplomats and British Admiralty Intelligence, showing how coast watching service reports were passed on to the RAF and Royal Navy Britain in the hunt for German u-boats and aircraft in the Atlantic.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alan T. Leonhard,Nicholas Mercuro
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015014197605

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Neutrality by Alan T. Leonhard,Nicholas Mercuro Pdf

In a tension-filled world characterized by opposing blocs of nations, the pursuit of the policy of neutrality by a few states such as Switzerland, Sweden, Finland and Austria may conjure up the vista of a peaceful oasis. But what is the actual meaning of neutrality at present, and what are the rights and obligations of governments that claim to be neutral? Are there differences in the concepts of neutrality as embraced by individual states? Have the legal concepts of neutrality been changing over time and especially during the last few decades? And can and do states adopt neutral stances on selected international issues while remaining partisan on others and what consequences flow from such foreign policy behavior? These and other questions regarding neutrality are examined and discussed in this volume co-published with the Institute for Comparative Study of Public Policy at the University of New Orleans.

Author : Roberto Merrill,Daniel Weinstock
Publisher : Springer
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781137319203

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Political Neutrality by Roberto Merrill,Daniel Weinstock Pdf

The topic of neutrality on the good is linked rather closely to the ideal of political liberalism as formulated by John Rawls. Here internationally renowned authors, in several cases among the most prominent names to be found in contemporary political theory, present a collection of ten essays on the idea of liberal neutrality.

Author : Ryszard M. Czarny
Publisher : Springer
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319775135

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Sweden: From Neutrality to International Solidarity by Ryszard M. Czarny Pdf

This book presents the legal and political factors determining international relations, including the processes of integration in all their complexity. The overall structure of the book, together with the composition of its separate chapters, allows for some general assumptions, identifying the main tendencies and placing them in a contemporary social context as well as establishing their relations with the practices of today. The content is a compendium of basic information and data related to the international processes which occur within specific formal, legal and political frames. The book is divided into five parts featuring not only deep historical context but most of all presenting current information and analyses of the last few years. Presented against the background and within the context of the Kingdom of Sweden’s political system and its international environment, the book brings into the foreground issues of particular importance for Sweden’s continuing European integration process and describes its response to the developments in the international situation.

Author : Efraim Karsh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780415611992

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Neutrality and Small States by Efraim Karsh Pdf

Originally published in 1988, this book examines the experiences of neutral states in Europe during the Second World War and in the postwar peiod. It examines both the practical and the theoretical considerations and the interface between the two, and discusses the implications of the experience of these countries for small states generally

Author : Ronald C. Den Otter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107087712

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In Defense of Plural Marriage by Ronald C. Den Otter Pdf

This book outlines the constitutional argument in favor of plural marriage in the United States.

Author : Jurg M Gabriel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1988-10-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781349195244

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American Conception Of Neutrality After 1941 by Jurg M Gabriel Pdf

Author : Daniel P. Richards
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781607329992

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On Teacher Neutrality by Daniel P. Richards Pdf

On Teacher Neutrality explores the consequences of ideological arguments about teacher neutrality in the context of higher education. It is the first edited collection to focus exclusively on this contentious concept, emphasizing the practical possibilities and impossibilities of neutrality in the teaching of writing, the deployment of neutrality as a political motif in the public discourse shaping policy in higher education, and the performativity of individual instructors in a variety of institutional contexts. The collection provides clarity on the contours around defining “neutrality,” depth in understanding how neutrality operates differently in various institutional settings, and nuance in the levels and degrees of neutrality—or what is meant by it—in the teaching of writing. Higher education itself and its stakeholders are continually exploring the role of teachers in the classroom and the extent to which it is possible or ethical to engage in neutrality. Amplifying voices from teachers in underrepresented positions and institutions in discussions of teacher ideology, On Teacher Neutrality shapes the discourse around these topics both within the writing classroom and throughout higher education. The book offers a rich array of practices, pedagogies, and theories that will help ground instructors and posits a way forward toward better dialogue and connections with the various stakeholders of higher education in the United States. Contributors: Tristan Abbott, Kelly Blewett, Meaghan Brewer, Christopher Michael Brown, Chad Chisholm, Jessica Clements, Jason C. Evans, Heather Fester, Romeo García, Yndalecio Isaac Hinojosa, Mara Holt, Erika Johnson, Tawny LeBouef Tullia, Lauren F. Lichty, Adam Pacton, Daniel P. Richards, Patricia Roberts-Miller, Karen Rosenberg, Allison L. Rowland, Robert Samuels, David P. Stubblefield, Jennifer Thomas, John Trimbur