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Cutting Edge Internal Auditing
by Jeffrey RidleyCutting Edge Internal Auditing provides guidance and knowledge for every internal auditor, encouraging each to pioneer new ground in the development of their professional practices in all risk management, control and governance processes. Serving as an excellent reference guide that develops a pattern of internal auditing now and for the future, this book explores the concept of 'cutting edge' internal auditing as an imaginative adventure: demonstrating how this has influenced and will continue to influence the development of professionalism in internal auditing. Built on the foundations of Jeffrey Ridley's extensive internal auditing experience across the public and private sectors, the author uses his articles and research to explore and develop the motivations, goals and categories of innovation in internal auditing today. It develops and brings up to date an imaginative internal auditing model, created and used by the author in the early 1980s, drawing on research and guidance by The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc., its Research Foundation and the Institute of Internal Auditors - UK and Ireland. Each chapter stands alone by focusing on an individual internal auditing theme, considered from both the perspective of internal auditing and its customers to suggest an appropriate vision as a goal for every internal audit activity. Each chapter also includes self-assessment questions to challenge the readers understanding of its messages. Companion website contains some of the author's training slides and seventy case studies, many written by leading internal audit practitioners, this book creates a vision for future cutting edge internal auditing.
Cutting-edge Issues in Business Ethics: Continental Challenges to Tradition and Practice (Issues in Business Ethics #24)
by Patricia Werhane Mollie Painter-MorlandBusiness ethics originated in the United States as an offshoot of theoretical ethics and as part of a movement in applied ethics that was initiated with medical ethics. Although a few small religious-based colleges and universities offered courses in business ethics just after the Second World War, business ethics as an academic ?eld developed most seriously in many universities in the early 1970s. The ?eld of medical ethics was well-developed by then, and it was a natural step to think about ethical issues in business as well. There was also a public reaction to a number of corporate scandals (e.g., price ?xing, the Lockheed Japanese bribery allegations, the Goodyear airbrake scandal, etc. that encouraged universities to begin teaching the subject). Business ethics as an academic ?eld was originally developed by philosophers, most of whom had come out of the analytic or Anglo-American philosophical tra- tions and who had been trained in classical ethics, on Aristotle, Kant, Mill, Bentham and perhaps Dewey. The resulting ?eld then, has been dominated by this thinking. Although to date there are over 50 textbooks in business ethics, most textbooks in business ethics do not take into account contemporary continental philosophy. Although Marxism is sometimes taught in these courses, other more contemporary continental thinkers who could contribute substantially to the ?eld have been - nored. This phenomenon is iterated in the professional journals and in theoretical books on the topic.
The Dark Tide (The\ty Hauck Ser. #Bk. 1)
by Andrew GrossA breathtaking novel of suspense from the co-author with James Patterson of five No 1 bestsellers including Judge and Jury and Lifeguard, and the hit thriller of 2007, The Blue Zone
Das gesamte examensrelevante Zivilrecht: Für Studenten und Rechtsreferendare (Springer-Lehrbuch)
by Jürgen PlateDieses Lehrbuch vermittelt Studenten und Referendaren in prägnanter Form das gesamte für das Studium und die Examina erforderliche zivilrechtliche Wissen und schult zugleich das Verständnis für die Zusammenhänge. Eingearbeitet sind über 1.000 Fälle mit exakt gegliederten Lösungsskizzen. Im Unterschied zu anderer Ausbildungsliteratur wird auf die aufwendige Darstellung wissenschaftlicher Kontroversen weitestgehend verzichtet und entsprechend der Examenswirklichkeit die Bedeutung des Gesetzes für die Fallbearbeitung in den Vordergrund gestellt.
Das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen Gruppenschutz und Individualschutz im Völkerrecht: The Protection of Groups in International Law in Tension with the Protection of the Individual (Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht #191)
by Nicola WenzelWege zu einem angemessenen Ausgleich zwischen individuellen Menschenrechten und gruppenschützenden Rechten. Die Autorin beschreibt die gruppenschützenden Rechte für Minderheiten und indigene Völker im Völkerrecht. Sie untersucht das Spannungsverhältnis aus rechtsphilosophischer und rechtsvergleichender Sicht und zeigt, wie das Völkerrecht trotz der grundsätzlichen Dichotomie zwischen Gruppen- und Individualschutz weiterentwickelt werden kann.
Dead on Arrival
by Mike LawsonJoe DeMarco is back and the corridors of power have never felt so deadly…
Death and Character: Further Reflections on Hume
by Annette C. BaierReviewing Annette Baier’s 1995 work Moral Prejudices in the London Review of Books, Richard Rorty predicted that her work would be read hundreds of years hence; Baier’s subsequent work has borne out such expectations, and this new book further extends her reach. Here she goes beyond her earlier work on David Hume to reflect on a topic that links his philosophy to questions of immediate relevance—in particular, questions about what character is and how it shapes our lives.Ranging widely in Hume’s works, Baier considers his views on character, desirable character traits, his treatment of historical characters, and his own character as shown not just by his cheerful death—and what he chose to read shortly before it—but also by changes in his writings, especially his repudiation of the celebrated A Treatise on Human Nature. She offers new insight into the Treatise and its relation to the works in which Hume “cast anew” the material in its three books. Her reading radically revises the received interpretation of Hume’s epistemology and, in particular, philosophy of mind.
The Death Penalty Today
by Robert M. BohmMore than 30 years after the US Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty, it is still plagued with egregious problems. Issues of wrongful conviction, inhumane practices, and its efficacy as a deterrent are hotly debated topics. As of August 2007, two-thirds of the world�s countries have abolished the death penalty. Today, the US falls alongside I
Decisions to Imprison: Court Decision-Making Inside and Outside the Law
by Rasmus H. WandallRasmus Wandall uses quantitative and qualitative methods from studies carried out in Denmark, to address the formal and informal norms and ideologies that are used to generate decisions to imprison. Focusing on the operations of the courtroom participants, his work investigates how court decision-making is organized to allow the sentencing procedure to be open to more than its formal legal framework, while at the same time keeping the sentencing within the boundaries of law and legal validity. The author uses the theory of law's operational closure, developed by Niklas Luhmann. The theory provides an advantageous point of departure to capture the close and subtle interactions between law's need for validity and for contextual openness in every legal operation - including court decision-making.
Decisions to Imprison: Court Decision-Making Inside and Outside the Law
by Rasmus H. WandallRasmus Wandall uses quantitative and qualitative methods from studies carried out in Denmark, to address the formal and informal norms and ideologies that are used to generate decisions to imprison. Focusing on the operations of the courtroom participants, his work investigates how court decision-making is organized to allow the sentencing procedure to be open to more than its formal legal framework, while at the same time keeping the sentencing within the boundaries of law and legal validity. The author uses the theory of law's operational closure, developed by Niklas Luhmann. The theory provides an advantageous point of departure to capture the close and subtle interactions between law's need for validity and for contextual openness in every legal operation - including court decision-making.
The Degradation of the International Legal Order?: The Rehabilitation of Law and the Possibility of Politics (PDF)
by Bill BowringProviding the basis for critical engagement with the pessimism of the contemporary age, The Degradation of the International Legal Order? argues passionately for a rehabilitation of the honour of historic events and processes, and of their role in generating legal concepts. Drawing primarily from the Marxian tradition, but also engaging with a range of contemporary work in critical theory and critical legal and human rights scholarship, this book analyses historical and recent international events and processes in order to challenge their orthodox interpretation. What is thus proposed is a new evaluation of international legal principles and human rights norms, the revolutionary content of which, it is argued, turns them from mere rhetoric into powerful weapons of struggle. Accessibly written, but theoretically sophisticated, this original and timely book is intended for critical teachers and students of international law, human rights, and international relations, as well as legal and political activists.
The Degradation of the International Legal Order?: The Rehabilitation of Law and the Possibility of Politics
by Bill BowringProviding the basis for critical engagement with the pessimism of the contemporary age, The Degradation of the International Legal Order? argues passionately for a rehabilitation of the honour of historic events and processes, and of their role in generating legal concepts. Drawing primarily from the Marxian tradition, but also engaging with a range of contemporary work in critical theory and critical legal and human rights scholarship, this book analyses historical and recent international events and processes in order to challenge their orthodox interpretation. What is thus proposed is a new evaluation of international legal principles and human rights norms, the revolutionary content of which, it is argued, turns them from mere rhetoric into powerful weapons of struggle. Accessibly written, but theoretically sophisticated, this original and timely book is intended for critical teachers and students of international law, human rights, and international relations, as well as legal and political activists.
The Degradation of the International Legal Order?: The Rehabilitation of Law and the Possibility of Politics
by Bill BowringProviding the basis for critical engagement with the pessimism of the contemporary age, The Degradation of the International Legal Order? argues passionately for a rehabilitation of the honour of historic events and processes, and of their role in generating legal concepts. Drawing primarily from the Marxian tradition, but also engaging with a range of contemporary work in critical theory and critical legal and human rights scholarship, this book analyses historical and recent international events and processes in order to challenge their orthodox interpretation. What is thus proposed is a new evaluation of international legal principles and human rights norms, the revolutionary content of which, it is argued, turns them from mere rhetoric into powerful weapons of struggle. Accessibly written, but theoretically sophisticated, this original and timely book is intended for critical teachers and students of international law, human rights, and international relations, as well as legal and political activists.
The Degradation of the International Legal Order?: The Rehabilitation of Law and the Possibility of Politics
by Bill BowringProviding the basis for critical engagement with the pessimism of the contemporary age, The Degradation of the International Legal Order? argues passionately for a rehabilitation of the honour of historic events and processes, and of their role in generating legal concepts. Drawing primarily from the Marxian tradition, but also engaging with a range of contemporary work in critical theory and critical legal and human rights scholarship, this book analyses historical and recent international events and processes in order to challenge their orthodox interpretation. What is thus proposed is a new evaluation of international legal principles and human rights norms, the revolutionary content of which, it is argued, turns them from mere rhetoric into powerful weapons of struggle. Accessibly written, but theoretically sophisticated, this original and timely book is intended for critical teachers and students of international law, human rights, and international relations, as well as legal and political activists.
Demanding Sex: Critical Reflections on the Regulation of Prostitution
by Marina Della GiustaInterrogating supply/demand from an inter- and multi-disciplinary perspective, this collection broadens engagement beyond the routine analysis of the locus of violence in prostitution and the validity of the prostitute's consent. A focus on the supply/demand dynamic brings into play a range of other societal, economic and psychological factors such as the social construction of sexuality, the viability of alternative choices for prostitutes and clients, and the impact of regulatory regimes on the provision of sexual services. The factors which underlie each component of the supply/demand dyad are also studied and an examination is made of their dynamic interrelation. The collection emphasizes the importance of rendering policy makers alert to the evidence emerging from empirical studies conducted in different fields of enquiry, in the hope of moving beyond polarity and politics at the local, national and international level.
Demanding Sex: Critical Reflections on the Regulation of Prostitution
by Marina Della GiustaInterrogating supply/demand from an inter- and multi-disciplinary perspective, this collection broadens engagement beyond the routine analysis of the locus of violence in prostitution and the validity of the prostitute's consent. A focus on the supply/demand dynamic brings into play a range of other societal, economic and psychological factors such as the social construction of sexuality, the viability of alternative choices for prostitutes and clients, and the impact of regulatory regimes on the provision of sexual services. The factors which underlie each component of the supply/demand dyad are also studied and an examination is made of their dynamic interrelation. The collection emphasizes the importance of rendering policy makers alert to the evidence emerging from empirical studies conducted in different fields of enquiry, in the hope of moving beyond polarity and politics at the local, national and international level.
Demographic Change and Intergenerational Justice: The Implementation of Long-Term Thinking in the Political Decision Making Process
by Joerg TremmelIntergenerational justice has been achieved if the opportunities of the members of the next generation to fulfill their needs are better than those of the members of the preceding generation. For this, each generation ought to leave for the next generation an amount of resources is at least equal to its own amount. The book deals with the complex relationship between intergenerational justice and demographic change and is characterized by its interdisciplinary approach. The authors come from a multitude of professional backgrounds and from several countries. This illustrates the implications of the demographic shift from many different perspectives. The book deals not only with the aspects of economic policy but also with environmental, societal and philosophical issues. The comprehensive volume is composed of five sections that pinpoint demographic trends, examine the impact of demographic changes on key indicators, investigate the relationship between key indicators and intergenerational justice, scrutinize population policies, and finally propose ways to implement long-term thinking on these issues.
Der Begriff der Homogenität in der Verfassungslehre und Europarechtswissenschaft: Zur These von der Notwendigkeit homogener Kollektive unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Homogenitätskriterien "Geschichte" und "Sprache" (Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht #198)
by Felix HanschmannDie Arbeit untersucht den Begriff der Homogenität, seine Bedeutungen und die mit ihm verknüpften Assoziationen in der deutschen Verfassungslehre und Europarechtswissenschaft. Analysiert werden die Herausforderungen, denen sich substantiell verstandene Homogenitätsvorstellungen, die die Notwendigkeit einer wie auch immer begründeten sozialstrukturellen Homogenität behaupten, ausgesetzt sehen. Ferner werden die mit dem Begriff der Homogenität verknüpften Wirkungen sowie seine Bezugnahme auf das europäische Primärrecht thematisiert.
Der massenhafte Abschluß arbeitsrechtlicher Aufhebungsverträge (Forum Arbeits- und Sozialrecht #30)
by Sebastian NaberIn der Praxis veranlassen Arbeitgeber bei Umstrukturierungen oftmals die Beendigung vieler Arbeitsverhältnisse binnen kurzer Zeit. Geschieht dies nicht durch Kündigungen, sondern durch den Abschluss von Aufhebungsverträgen, kann ein Ausgleich zwischen den Interessen der betroffenen Arbeitnehmer und denen des Arbeitgebers vereinbart werden. Diese Arbeit untersucht mit dem massenhaften Abschluss von Aufhebungsverträgen verbundene Rechtsfragen im Hinblick auf § 613a BGB sowie Vorschriften des Betriebsverfassungs- und Massenentlassungsrechts. Von zentraler Bedeutung ist dabei stets, wie die Veranlassung des Arbeitgebers, Aufhebungsverträge abzuschließen, rechtlich einzuordnen ist.
Deutsche Verfassungsgeschichte: Vom Alten Reich bis Weimar (1495 bis 1934) (Springer-Lehrbuch)
by Michael KotullaDas Buch dient als Einführung in die neuzeitliche deutsche Verfassungsgeschichte. Der leicht verständliche und prägnante Überblick eignet sich vorrangig für „Einsteiger" in die Rechtswissenschaft, Geschichtswissenschaften und Politikwissenschaften, für die ausreichende Kenntnisse des studienbezogenen Pflichtstoffs über die Entstehung und Entwicklung des deutschen Verfassungsrechts unabdingbar sind. Es wendet sich darüber hinaus jedoch auch an Dozenten der genannten Disziplinen und sonstige interessierte Leser.
Developments in Social Work with Offenders
by Fergus Mcneill David O ''Mahony Maurice Vanstone Bill Whyte James Bonta Peter Raynor David O'Mahony Loraine Gelsthorpe Barry Goldson Tim Chapman Gill Mcivor Steve Wormith James Mcguire Iain Crow Sam Lewis Sue Rex Gwen Robinson Chris Trotter Frank Porporino Shadd MarunaDevelopments in Social Work with Offenders explains the organisational and legislative changes that have occurred in social work and probation across the UK in the past 10 years, in the context of the accumulating body of knowledge about what constitutes effective practice in the assessment, supervision and management of offenders in the community. Three different aspects of working with offenders are covered: developments in policy; assessment, supervision and intervention; and issues and needs. Contributions from experts in the field discuss issues such as community `punishment', case management, accreditation and resettlement. The continuing concern with promoting evidence-based solutions to crime is addressed, and this book will assist professionals working with offenders with making focused interventions supported by research. This book will be essential reading for students of social work and probation and criminology, probation officers and social workers.
Dictionary of Forensic Psychology
by Graham J. Towl David P. Farrington David A. Crighton Gareth HughesOver the past decade, forensic psychology has grown rapidly as a subject, with an increasing number of forensic psychologists working in demanding roles in prisons, secure training facilities, and high, medium and low security healthcare facilities as well as other parts of the criminal justice system. This Dictionary is designed to meet the needs of both students and practitioners. It contains approximately 100 entries on key terms and concepts, arranged alphabetically and contributed by leading academic and practicing forensic psychologists.
Dictionary of Forensic Psychology
by Graham Towl David P. Farrington David Crighton Gareth HughesOver the past decade, forensic psychology has grown rapidly as a subject, with an increasing number of forensic psychologists working in demanding roles in prisons, secure training facilities, and high, medium and low security healthcare facilities as well as other parts of the criminal justice system. This Dictionary is designed to meet the needs of both students and practitioners. It contains approximately 100 entries on key terms and concepts, arranged alphabetically and contributed by leading academic and practicing forensic psychologists.
Die abgekürzten Verfahren im Verwaltungsstrafrecht (Forschungen aus Staat und Recht #157)
by Johanna FischerlehnerDie abgekürzten Verfahren des Verwaltungsstrafgesetzes (VStG) bilden für die Praxis einen unerlässlichen Bestandteil des Verwaltungsstrafverfahrens. Vor allem für den Bereich des Verkehrsrechts sind die in den §§ 47ff VStG normierten Erledigungsformen längst unverzichtbar. Verwaltungsstrafverfahren werden heute sogar überwiegend in der Form eines abgekürzten Verfahrens erledigt. Dennoch wurde auf diesen Teil des VStG in der Literatur bislang nur wenig Augenmerk gelegt. Das vorliegende Werk bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über die Straf-, die Anonym- und die Organstrafverfügung. Der Schwerpunkt wurde dabei auf die im Unterschied zur Straf- und Organstrafverfügung erst viel später ins VStG eingefügte Anonymverfügung gelegt. Neben der Darstellung der Rechtsprechung und der vorhandenen Literatur zeigt die Autorin gänzlich neue Probleme auf und erarbeitet mögliche Lösungsansätze für Theorie und Praxis.
Die Anfängerklausur im BGB: Kernprobleme des Allgemeinen Teils in der Fallbearbeitung (Tutorium Jura)
by Jan Eltzschig Jens WenzelExakt auf die Bedürfnisse der Anfangssemester zugeschnitten, führt das Buch in die Bearbeitung von Fällen auf dem Gebiet des Allgemeinen Teils des Bürgerlichen Rechts ein. 24 Fälle unterstützen Studierende dabei, erworbenes Wissen in die Anspruchsprüfung umzusetzen. Ausführlich erklären die Autoren die Technik der Falllösung und den Anspruchsaufbau und wenden beide konkret auf die genannten Fälle an. Sämtliche Lösungen sind vollständig im Gutachtenstil formuliert. Mit Problemen, die häufig Inhalt der Anfängerklausur sind. Detailliert: auch die 3., überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage bietet konkrete Hilfestellung bei schwierigen Fällen.