The Rule Of Won

Author : Stefan Petrucha
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780802723864

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The Rule of Won by Stefan Petrucha Pdf

The secret of The Rule of Won is simple, yet its power has been suppressed for generations. The universe is one of infinite abundance-ask, and you shall receive. Umm, yeah right. Meet Caleb Dunne, slacker extraordinaire. When his over-achieving girlfriend, Vicky, convinces him to join a new school club based on a controversial book, The Rule of Won, he thinks it'll all just be a joke. But as The Rule gains popularity and the club members start to get out of control, Caleb realizes that stopping a cult isn't as easy as simply hoping it will go away. Darkly funny and exceptionally thought-provoking, Stefan Petrucha's new novel, inspired by the ideas behind the runaway hit The Secret, shines a light on the dangers of group thinking and the inner desires that can sometimes get the best of us all.

Author : Edward M. Harris
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199899173

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The Rule of Law in Action in Democratic Athens by Edward M. Harris Pdf

The Rule of Law in Action in Democratic Athens examines how the Athenians attempted to enforce and apply the law when judging disputes in court. Recent scholarship has paid considerable attention to the practice and execution of Greek law. However, much of this work has left several flawed assumptions unchallenged, such as that Athenian law was primarily concerned with procedure; that the main task of enforcement lay in the hands of private citizens; that the Athenians used the courts not to uphold the law but to pursue personal feuds; and that the Athenian courts rendered ad hoc judgments and paid little attention to the letter of the law. Drawing on modern legal theory, the author examines the nature of "open texture" in Athenian law and reveals that the Athenians were much more sophisticated in their approach to law than many modern scholars have assumed, and thus breaks considerable new ground in the field. At the same time, the book studies the weaknesses of the Athenian legal system and how they contributed to Athens' defeat in the Peloponnesian War. By reexamining the available evidence, Edward Harris provides a much needed corrective to long-held views and places the Athenian administration of justice in its broad political and social context.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119597586

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Amending Senate Rule Relating to Cloture by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration Pdf

Author : Jongryn Mo,David W. Brady
Publisher : Hoover Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780817948931

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The Rule of Law in South Korea by Jongryn Mo,David W. Brady Pdf

Expert contributors examine the challenges of fully implementing the rule of law in South Korea's fledgling democracy and market economy. The expert contributors detail the obstacles that must be overcome, such as corruption in politics and corporate governance and a deep-rooted cultural indifference to the rights of the individual, and offer suggestions on what can—and what should not—be done.

Author : Robert L. Mason
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781438969626

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The Rule of Law! by Robert L. Mason Pdf

Author : Weidong Ji
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108426541

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Towards the Rule of Law in China by Weidong Ji Pdf

Explores how the law should be reformed in China to make it a constitutionalist and rule of law state.

Author : Yoav Dotan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107038998

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Lawyering for the Rule of Law by Yoav Dotan Pdf

A study of the relationship between judicial activism and government lawyers.

Author : Eric Walters
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780143193234

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The Rule of Three: Fight for Power by Eric Walters Pdf

In a world gone dark, life goes on for Adam and his fortified neighborhood of Eden Mills—even if the extreme steps taken by his battle-hardened mentor Herb, his police chief mom, and the other leaders in the name of security and survival are increasingly wrenching and questionable. But with renewed determination, Adam will follow Herb’s lead: he’ll do what it takes, he’ll make sense of having had to defeat the enemy in such awful ways. All that matters is that their suburban home is safe again—in a blackened world that still feels like a place worth living in. So when the next threat, more deadly and dangerous for being so unexpected, comes from within the walls, Adam isn’t ready for it. And soon the very person in whom this sixteen-year-old has placed all his hopes will pay the price, because of Adam’s mistakes, and mistaken trust.

Author : Yves Dezalay,Bryant Garth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136828737

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Lawyers and the Rule of Law in an Era of Globalization by Yves Dezalay,Bryant Garth Pdf

First published in 2011. Lawyers and the Rule of Law in an Era of Globalization focuses on the national and transnational processes transforming both the rule of law and the role of lawyers. The book draws on a framework that emphasizes the relationship between the national the international, the strategies of lawyers at various political levels, and the circulation of ideas and people. As such, it considers the 'rule of law', not as a normative ideal that has to be accomplished and realized, but rather as a field of action and discourse that emerges through complex relationships among experts, national elites and global institutions. Through detailed empirical work, the contributors all examine the relationship between law, politics and the state, focusing on lawyers and the social capital they possess and deploy, in order to understands the efficacy of the rule of law in different polities. This book will be invaluable for socio-legal scholars, students of the legal profession, as well as those with interests in law and development studies.

Author : Paul Gowder
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107136892

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The Rule of Law in the Real World by Paul Gowder Pdf

A pathbreaking theoretical and empirical study proposing social equality as a measure of the rule of law.

Author : Matthew Adler,Kenneth Einar Himma
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780190208745

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The Rule of Recognition and the U.S. Constitution by Matthew Adler,Kenneth Einar Himma Pdf

The Rule of Recognition and the U.S. Constitution is a volume of original essays that discuss the applicability of Hart's rule of recognition model of a legal system to U.S. constitutional law. The contributors are leading scholars in analytical jurisprudence and constitutional theory, including Matthew Adler, Larry Alexander, Mitchell Berman, Michael Dorf, Kent Greenawalt, Richard Fallon, Michael Green, Kenneth Einar Himma, Stephen Perry, Frederick Schauer, Scott Shapiro, Jeremy Waldron, and Wil Waluchow. The volume makes a contribution both in jurisprudence, using the U.S. as a "test case" that highlights the strengths and limitations of the rule of recognition model; and in constitutional theory, by showing how the model can illuminate topics such as the role of the Supreme Court, the constitutional status of precedent, the legitimacy of unwritten sources of constitutional law, the choice of methods for interpreting the text of the Constitution, and popular constitutionalism.

Author : John Lescroart
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501115752

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The Rule of Law by John Lescroart Pdf

Attorney Dismas Hardy is called to defend the least likely suspect of his career: his longtime, trusted assistant who is suddenly being charged as an accessory to murder in this instant New York Times bestseller from “the undisputed master of the courtroom thriller” (The Providence Journal). Dismas Hardy knows something is amiss with his trusted secretary, Phyllis. Her strange behavior and sudden disappearances concern him, especially when he learns that her convict brother—a man who had served twenty-five years in prison for armed robbery and attempted murder—has just been released. Things take a shocking turn when Phyllis is suddenly arrested for allegedly being an accessory to the murder of Hector Valdez, a coyote who’d been smuggling women into this country from El Salvador and Mexico. That is, until recently, when he was shot to death—on the very same day that Phyllis first disappeared from work. The connection between Phyllis, her brother, and Hector’s murder is not something Dismas can easily understand, but if his cherished colleague has any chance of going free, he needs to put all the pieces together—and fast. A whip-smart, engrossing novel filled with shocking twists and turns, “The Rule of Law is vintage Lescroart, drawing on parallels between real-life and hot-button issues while also providing top-notch entertainment” (The Real Book Spy).

Author : Jaakko Stenros,Markus Montola
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-03-12
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780262377539

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The Rule Book by Jaakko Stenros,Markus Montola Pdf

How games are built on the foundations of rules, and how rules—of which there are only five kinds—really work. Board games to sports, digital games to party games, gambling to role-playing games. They all share one thing in common: rules. Indeed, rules are the one and only thing game scholars agree is central to games. But what, in fact, are rules? In The Rule Book, Jaakko Stenros and Markus Montola explore how different kinds of rules work as building blocks of games. Rules are constraints placed on us while we play, carving a limited possibility space for us. They also inject meaning into our play: without rules there is no queen in chess, no ball in Pong, and no hole in one in golf. Stenros and Montola discuss how rules constitute games through five foundational types: the explicit statements listed in the official rules, the private limitations and goals players place on themselves, the social and cultural norms that guide gameplay, the external regulation the surrounding society places on playing, and the material embodiments of rules. Depending on the game, rules can be formal, internal, social, external, or material. By considering the similarities and differences of wildly different games and rules within a shared theoretical framework, The Rule Book renders all games more legible.

Author : Frederick Vettese
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781773058337

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The Rule of 30 by Frederick Vettese Pdf

Consider the age-old question of how much you should save to enjoy a comfortable retirement: Are your knees knocking? Are you nervously biting your nails? In The Rule of 30 personal finance expert Frederick Vettese provides a surprising — and hopeful — answer. Through conversations between a young couple and their neighbor, a retired actuary, the couple and the reader discover: • How they would have fared had they been saving over various periods in the past, and how the future investment climate will differ • The problem with saving a constant percentage of pay • The Rule of 30 and why it is a more rational way to save • Whether investing in real estate is a viable alternative to investing in stocks The Rule of 30 changes the mindset from saving the same flat percentage of pay to saving when it is most convenient to your situation. In most cases, it means less saving early on while mortgage payments are high and children are costly, and more saving later. Saving for retirement is a high priority, but it is not the only priority in life. It is time to dispense with old myths like “just save 10% of your take-home pay.” The truth is we should save differently throughout our pre-retirement years — and The Rule of 30 is a road map for doing so.

Author : Alan N. Rechtschaffen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780190879655

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Capital Markets, Derivatives, and the Law by Alan N. Rechtschaffen Pdf

Dramatic failures in individual markets and institutions sparked a global financial crisis that resulted in political, social, and economic unrest. In the United States, a host of legislative acts have completely reshaped the regulatory landscape. Capital Markets, Derivatives and the Law: Positivity and Preparation investigates the impact of the financial crisis on capital markets and regulation. With an emphasis on the structure and the workings of financial instruments, it considers market evolution after the crisis and the impact of Central Bank policy. In doing so, it provides the reader with the tools to recognize vulnerabilities in capital market trading activities. This edition serves as an essential guide to better understand the legal and business considerations of capital market participation. With useful definitions, case law examples, and expert insight into structures, regulation, and litigation strategies, Capital Markets, Derivatives and the Law: Positivity and Preparation offers readers invaluable tools to make prudent, well-informed decisions.