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In the 1980s, China established its first systems of environmental management collectively known as the three magic weapons: environmental impact assessment, pollutant discharge fees, and the three synchronizations.

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A discussion of issues affecting families, communities, and governments as they seek to secure "the right of every child to a standard of living adequate for the child's physical, mental, spiritual, moral, and social development" as stipulated by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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This unique work brings together a comparative analysis of American institutions, a tour of the world's political systems, and a manifesto for reform, offering insights on democracy that could revitalize U.S. politics and government.

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This book compares the approaches of various courts to the questions of free speech, which lie at the heart of much debate in constitutional law.

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The first comprehensive statistical analysis of human rights attainments and improvements over time, this book seeks to answer the question, Why do some countries better observe human rights than others, and what can be done to advance the cause of human rights around the world

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Rozell finds that much of the blame goes to highly negative press coverage of the Congress, and government in general, and that while Congress has always been a favorite target of critics and comedians, healthy skepticism has now largely been replaced by a debilitating cynicism that undermines the foundations of representative government.

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By using qualitative research from a number of related projects, the book examines the roles, functions and responsibilities of councillors and the expectations placed upon them by citizens, communities and government. -- .

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By using qualitative research from a number of related projects, the book examines the roles, functions and responsibilities of councillors and the expectations placed upon them by citizens, communities and government. -- .

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Can the Supreme Court be free of politics Do we want it to be Normative constitutional theory has long concerned itself with the legitimate scope and limits of judicial review. Theorists seek to resolve that issue by eliminating politics from constitutional decisionmaking. Terri Peretti argues for an openly political role for the Supreme Court.

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When is a political trial good or bad in terms of responsible governance and fairness to individuals or groups Professors Abel and Marsh define, evaluate, and justify the usefulness of various kinds of political trials, going back through history to answer these questions in practical terms.

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Based on the five-year U.S. Army study of the effect of Communist indoctrination on those held prisoners of war in Korea. Includes reports on the collaboration of prisoners with the enemy.

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Germany is the only country in the world where two major transformations are taking place at the same time: a process of modernization in the west and a transition from command economy to free market economy in the east.

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Germany is the only country in the world where two major transformations are taking place at the same time: a process of modernization in the west and a transition from command economy to free market economy in the east.

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The first work to reflect in detail on the Left's experiences in government in the 1990s and early twenty-first century. -- .

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The death of communism does not presage the advent of a peaceful and more harmonious international order, according to Frost in his introduction, but we must further our understanding of Europe in order to enhance world prospects for peace and stability.

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An analysis of the available primary sources, this work explores Wilson's relationship with his parents, his wives, and his professional and political colleagues.

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A former Senior Deputy Secretary of Information in Pretoria shows how U.S. economic and trade sanctions against South Africa brought about radical political change there.

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Describes the author's experience of the bombing trials in a Manhattan federal court in 2001. This book looks at the investigation leading up to the trial, encounters with some of the FBI's leading terrorism investigators, and moments of drama from the proceedings themselves.