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Written for anyone affected by environmental labeling programs, this book documents the state of environmental labeling, presents a snapshot of the major environmental labeling programs, and addresses third-party verification. It aims to educate and inform those affected about the environmental attributes and consequences of products they purchase. This book also examines mandatory government programs, voluntary seal-of-approval programs, single-attribute programs, hazard warning programs, and information disclosure programs. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from CHIPS, published by U.S. Navy on January 1, 2009. The length of the article is 1646 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Global 2008: war game series helps Navy plan for future capabilities to defeat worldwide maritime threats in cooperation with allies.
Author: Jose Carreno
Publication: CHIPS (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2009
Publisher: U.S. Navy
Volume: 27Issue: 1Page: 34(2)

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Church and State, published by Thomson Gale on June 22, 2005. The length of the article is 484 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide.(Book Review)
Author: Wendy Dackson
Publication: Journal of Church and State (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 47Issue: 3Page: 647(2)

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The Offices of Lawyers Industry report features 2007 current and 2008 forecast estimates on the size of the industry (sales, establishments, employment) for the 47 largest world countries. The report also includes industry definition, 5-year historical trends on industry sales, establishments and employment and estimates on up to 10 sub-industries, including specialized attorneys, criminal law offices, bankruptcy law offices, corporate law offices, divorce and family law offices. ... Read more

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"Whillans's Worldwide Taxes" provides an essential first point of reference for UK tax practitioners who are advising corporate or personal clients on their overseas tax position. Specifically designed for the UK tax practitioner, it sets out the personal and corporate tax regimes for 94 of the world's leading countries, carefully selected to cover all the leading trading nations and tax havens. Using a clear, consistent, easy-to-use format, the book also provides checklists highlighting notable differences to the UK tax system. "Whillans's Worldwide Taxes" is an essential purchase for any adviser who needs to understand the tax implications of their clients overseas activities. ... Read more

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Fully updated 2006 edition of the Guide to Worldwide Postal Codes and Address Formats is the single source for practical information about international addressing for over 230 countries and territories, including country-by-country information and examples of postal-code and address formats.An Internet-based version with updates is available by subscription. ... Read more

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Guide to Worldwide Postal Codes and Address Formats is the single source for practical information about international addressing for over 200 countries and territories, including country-by-country information and examples of postal-code and address formats.An Internet-based version with updates is available by subscription. ... Read more

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In recent years, political parties and national legislatures in more than one hundred countries have adopted quotas for the selection of female candidates to political office. Despite the rapid international diffusion of these measures, most research has focused on single countries - or, at most, the presence of quotas within one world region. Consequently, explanations for the adoption and impact of gender quotas derived from one study often contradict with findings from other cases. Quotas for Women in Politics is the first book to address quotas as a global phenomenon to explain their spread and impact in diverse contexts around the world. It is organized around two sets of questions. First, why are quotas adopted? Which actors are involved in quota campaigns, and why do they support or oppose quota measures? Second, what effects do quotas have on existing patterns of political representation? Are these provisions sufficient for bringing more women into politics? Or, does their impact depend on other features of the broader political context? Synthesizing literature on quota policies, this book develops a framework for analyzing the spread of quota provisions and the reasons for variations in their effects. It then applies this framework to examine and compare campaigns for reserved seats in Pakistan and India, party quotas in Sweden and the United Kingdom, and legislative quotas in Argentina and France. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Journal of International Affairs, published by Columbia University School of International Public Affairs on June 22, 1996. The length of the article is 7916 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The processes of religious nationalism appear to follow a predictable pattern. Religious nationalism can be based on religious ties to land, religious ties to ideas, or a combination of the two. Ideological religious nationalists have historically organized in response to significant changes in their country's politics or economy. They believe that peaceful solutions lie in replacing the designated enemy or authority with a religious framework using violence if necessary. The ideal authority framework may include a limited form of democracy governed by the will of their God.

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Title: The worldwide rise of religious nationalism.
Author: Mark Juergensmeyer
Publication: Journal of International Affairs (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1996
Publisher: Columbia University School of International Public Affairs
Volume: v50Issue: n1Page: p1(20)

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Despite growing pressure for the death penalty's abolition, the year 2000 saw over 1000 people executed in China, some 123 in Saudi Arabia, 75 in Iran, and 85 in the United States of America (figures: Amnesty International).In this new edition of his classic study Roger Hood, the acknowledged world authority on death penalty legislation, assesses the global status of capital punishment at the start of the new millennium.

The author explores the many changes that have taken place in the twelve years that have elapsed since the publication of the widely acclaimed first edition of The Death Penalty. The picture he reveals is a mixed one.The number of countries which have abolished the death penalty has increased at an unprecedented rate, although a few have subsequently re-introduced it.The range of offences subject to the death penalty has contracted in many countries, but expanded in others. There are new facts to report on the number of executions carried out: much more is known about the extent to which states abide by the United Nation's Safeguards Guaranteeing Protection of the Rights of Those Facing the Death Penalty; and much has been published, particularly in the United States of America on the legal, ethical and practical aspects of administering capital punishment and on public attitudes towards it.The time is therefore ripe for this new revised and updated edition. ... Read more

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The Most Comprehensive Survey Available
Professor Hood's _The Death Penalty: A Worldwide Perspective_, 3rd Ed. is the most comprehensive review of the death penalty around the world that I have ever found. Professor Hood was a consultant to the United Nations' study of capital punishment and the observance of safeguards for those facing the death penalty (conducted every 5 years).

This book draws not only on material from that survey but on a vast array of other available academic materials but is presented in a very accessible way and is presented objectively. There is very little presented in terms of statistical analysis as the survey is much more of a work to understand what the standards are in each country that retains the death penalty and how they stand in regards to the international safeguards and standards (such as those set by the UN Economic and Social Council).

Professor Hood is critical of countries that refuse to provide any figures on their practices of the death penalty or cooperate with the UN survey, but is able to draw on other sources to provide some idea of what is going on in those countries.

This book is an essential part of any library for those interested in Human Rights or especially in the death penalty. It does not hide behind rhetoric and gives the most objective and comprehensive material available in a single volume. It is footnoted and has 263 pages excluding the index but including 3 appendices (245 without appendices). ... Read more