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Clandestine political violence

Obrazy
Autor
Donatella Della Porta
Place of publication
Cambridge
Publication date
2013
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments . . xi
Acronyms . . xv

1 Political Violence and Social Movements: An Introduction . . 1
2 Escalating Policing . . 32
3 Competitive Escalation . . 70
4 The Activation of Militant Networks . . 113
5 Organizational Compartmentalization . . 146
6 Action Militarization . . 174
7 Ideological Encapsulation . . 204
8 Militant Enclosure . . 235
9 Leaving Clandestinity? Reversing Mechanisms of Engagement . . 263
10 Clandestine Political Violence: Conclusions . . 282

Primary Sources . . 295
Bibliographical References . . 297
Index . . 321

Series
(Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics)

Reflections on conservative Politics in the United Kingdom and the United States : still soul mates?

Obrazy
Autor
edited by Mark McNaught
Place of publication
Lanham

Publisher

Publication date
2012
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments . . vii
Introduction . . 1

I: Rights . . 19
1 Liberty and Rights in American and British Conservatism . . 21

II: Foreign Policy . . 43
2 New Directions in British Foreign Policy? . . 45
3 Conservative US Foreign Policy . . 63

III: Religion . . 79
4 Religion and Conservatism in the United Kingdom . . 81
5 The Religious Right in the United States: Obscured by Libertarianism? . . 99

IV: Economics . . 113
6 The British Conservative Party and Economic Policy: From Mrs. Thatcher to David Cameron . . 115
7 Free-Market Conservatives Faced with the Economic Crisis: The Paradox of a Revival in the United States . . 143

Conclusion . . 165
Index . . 173
About the Contributors . . 175

Sustainable technology transfer : a guide to global aid & trade development

Obrazy
Autor
ed. by Hans Henrik Lidgard, Jeffrey Atik, Tu Thanh Nguyen
Place of publication
Alphen aan den Rijn

Publisher

Publication date
2012
Table of Contents

The Editors . . vii
List of Contributors . . ix
List of Abbreviations . . xxiii
Institutional Definitions and Abbreviations . . xxvii
Preface . . xxix

Chapter 1 - Framing the Issues . . 1
1 Defining Sustainable Technology Transfer . . 1
2 Balancing Fundamental Interests . . 5
3 Treaty Obligations Giving Effect To Fundamental Concepts . . 10
4 Fragmentation . . 11

Chapter 2 - TRIPS Article 66.2: Between Hard Law and Soft Law? . . 13
1 The WTO's 'Legislative' and 'Judicial' Roles . . 16
2 TRIPS Provisions and TRIPS Flexibilities . . 19
3 Overview of Provisions Related to Patents and DSU . . 23
4 'Soft Law' and Trade Law . . 26
5 Technology Transfer and Article 66.2 . . 36
6 Conclusions . . 42

Chapter 3 - Assessing Reporting Obligations under TRIPS Article 66.2 . . 43
1 The UNCTAD Discussion . . 44
2 The TRIPS Development . . 46
3 Recent Article 66.2 Reporting . . 51
4 Developing Countries Require Adherence to the Obligations Established in the Conventions . . 61
5 Conclusion: Enigmatic Provisions and Uncreative Reporting . . 62

Chapter 4 - Technology Transfer and Competition Law: Options for Developing Countries . . 65
1 Interface between IPRs and Competition Law . . 67
2 International Reactions . . 70
3 Technology Transfer-Related Competition Law Enforcement in Developing Countries . . 73
4 Options for Developing Countries . . 88

Chapter 5 - Intellectual Property Rights, Technology Transfer and Development: The Case of Compulsory Licensing . . 89
1 IPR and Technology Transfer . . 92
2 History of Global Regulation and TRIPS . . 95
3 Historical Use of Compulsory Licensing . . 104
4 Statistical Evidence . . 113
5 Economic Tradeoffs . . 115
6 Policy Lessons . . 118

Chapter 6 - ACTA and the Destabilization of TRIPS . . 121
1 From TRIPS to TRIPS Plus . . 121
2 ACTA and Health Anxieties . . 129
3 The Uneasy Coexistence of ACTA and TRIPS . . 133
4 The Extension of TRIPS Plus Norms to Developing Countries: The Case of Vietnam . . 140
5 Destabilizing TRIPS . . 144

Chapter 7 - Breaking Down Barriers to Technology Transfer: Reforming WTO Standard-Setting Rules and Establishing an Advisory Facility in Standard-Setting for Developing and Least Developed Countries . . 149
1 Technology Standard-Setting, Intellectual Property and Issues for Developing Countries . . 150
2 TBT Agreement and Proposal for Reform . . 160
3 Advisory Facility on Standard-Setting for Developing and Least Developed Countries . . 172
4 Conclusion . . 174

Chapter 8 - Technology Transfer and Climate Change . . 177
1 All Climate Change Technology Was Not Created Equal . . 180
2 Dilemmas of Scale in Climate Change Technology Transfer . . 188
3 Towards a Multidimensional Approach to Climate Change Technology Transfer . . 189
4 Conclusion . . 193

Chapter 9 - Technology Transfer and Benefit Sharing under the Biodiversity Convention . . 195
1 What Is Technology Transfer? . . 198
2 Technology Transfer in the Context of the Convention . . 201
3 Assessing Article 23 . . 212
4 Conclusions: Towards Technology Governance? . . 218

Chapter 10 - Sustainable Technology Transfer, Climate Control, and Renewable Power in Vietnam . . 221
1 The Global Climate Challenge and Energy Technology . . 223
2 What Works in Developing Nations? . . 227
3 Vietnam Initiatives on Carbon and Renewables . . 234
4 Embellishing the Sustainable Energy Opportunities in Vietnam through International Climate Change Programs . . 242
5 Conclusion: Solving the International Climate Change Equation . . 249

Chapter 11 - Vietnam: A Case Study for Sustainable Technology Transfer . . 251
1 Law and Practice on Compulsory Licensing . . 255
2 Law and Practice on Parallel Imports . . 263
3 Competition Law and Policy on Technology Transfer . . 278
4 Zuellig Pharma Vietnam Case . . 280
5 Conclusion . . 283

Chapter 12 - From Reality to Law: Sustainable Technology Transfer - An Outlook . . 287
1 Trends . . 287
2 Law of Technology Transfer . . 289
3 A Way Forward . . 295

Bibliography . . 301
Index . . 323

Spoils of truce : corruption and state-building in postwar Lebanon

Obrazy
Autor
Reinoud Leenders
Place of publication
Ithaca
Publication date
2012
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments . . vii
List of Abbreviations . . ix
1. Corruption: A Window into the State of Postwar Lebanon . . 1
2. Assessing Corruption . . 18
3. Public Institutions and Bureaucratic Organization . . 72
4. The Political Settlement of the Second Republic . . 122
5. The Politics of State-Building and Corruption . . 164
6. Corruption and the Primacy of Politics . . 223
Epilogue . . 242
References . . 251
Index . . 267

Philip Selznick : ideals in the world

Obrazy
Autor
Martin Krygier
Place of publication
Stanford
Publication date
2012
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments . . ix
Introduction . . 1

Part I: First Thoughts
1. The "Tragedy of Organization" . . 15
2. The Ideal and the Real . . 29

Part II: Organizations and Institutions
3. Organizations and Ideals . . 45
4. Institutional Leadership . . 66
5. Pathos and Politics . . 92

Part III: Law
6. Jurisprudential Sociology . . 105
7. The Rule of Law: Expansion . . 129
8. The Rule of Law: Transformation . . 163
9. Values, Conflict, Development . . 197

Part IV: Social Philosophy
10. Morality and Modernity . . 213
11. Communitarian Liberalism . . 248

Conclusion: Missing What Matters . . 275

Notes . . 285
Index . . 321

Series
(Jurists. Profiles in Legal Theory)

The MoveOn effect : the unexpected transformation of American political advocacy

Obrazy
Autor
David Karpf
Place of publication
Oxford
Publication date
2012
Table of Contents

Tables, Graphs, and Illustrations . . ix
Preface . . xi

1. The New Generation of Political Advocacy Groups . . 3
2. The MoveOn Effect: Disruptive Innovation in the Interest Group Ecology of American Politics . . 22
3. Political Blogs as Political Associations . . 52
4. "Online Tools for Offline Action" Neo-Federated Political Associations . . 77
5. Netroots as Networks—Building Progressive Infrastructure . . 101
6. Don't Think of an Online Elephant . . 125
7. Innovation Edges, Advocacy Inflation, and Sedimentary Organizations . . 156

Research Appendix—Method Notes for Studying Internet-Mediated Organizations . . 173
Notes . . 193
Bibliography . . 211
Index . . 227

Series
(Oxford Studies in Digital Politics)

California crucible : the forging of modern Amercian liberalism

Obrazy
Autor
Jonathan Bell
Place of publication
Philadelphia
Publication date
2012
Table of Contents

Introduction: Placing California in Post-World War II American Politics . . 1
Chapter 1. Politics and Party in California at Mid-Century . . 11
Chapter 2. Building the Democratic Party in the 1940s . . 31
Chapter 3. The Stevenson Effect . . 55
Chapter 4. A Democratic Order . . 83
Chapter 5. Turning Point: California Politics in the 1950s . . 105
Chapter 6. The Liberal Moment . . 123
Chapter 7. Democratic Politics and the Brown Administration . . 155
Chapter 8. Welfare Reform and the Idea of the Family . . 183
Chapter 9. Culture Wars, Politics, and Power . . 205
Chapter 10. The Legacy of the Democratic Party Renaissance . . 239
Epilogue: Liberal Politics in California in an "Era of Limits" . . 269

Notes . . 281
Index . . 333
Acknowledgments . . 341

Series
(Politics and Culture in Modern America)

Petroleum contracts : English law and practice

Obrazy
Autor
Peter Roberts
Place of publication
Oxford
Publication date
2013
Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations . . xvii
Table of Cases . . xix
Table of Statutory Provisions . . xxxix

1. English Law and Practice . . 1
A. Introduction . . 1.01
B. The Basis of English Law . . 1.03
C. Common Law and Equity . . 1.32
D. Common Law and Civil Law . . 1.40
E. Contract and Tort . . 1.43
F. The English Law of Contract . . 1.47
G. Freedom of Contract and Binding Contract . . 1.86
H. Companies and Contracts . . 1.109
I. Debt and Damages . . 1.114
J. The Meaning of Indemnity . . 1.120

2. Petroleum Contracts . . 34
A. Introduction . . 2.01
B. The Petroleum Sector . . 2.03
C. Upstream Contracts . . 2.14
D. Midstream Contracts . . 2.37
E. Downstream Contracts . . 2.45
F. General Contracts . . 2.57

3. Preliminary Contracts . . 50
A. Introduction . . 3.01
B. Preliminary Contracts . . 3.06
C. The Obligation for Further Negotiation . . 3.23
D. Independent Contracts . . 3.66
E. Option Contracts . . 3.85

4. Conditional Contracts . . 69
A. Introduction . . 4.01
B. Defining Conditions under English Law . . 4.03
C. How Conditions Precedent Work . . 4.18
D. Conditionality in Petroleum Contracts . . 4.48

5. Joint Ventures . . 83
A. Introduction . . 5.01
B. Joint Venture Definition and Rationale . . 5.06
C. Incorporated and Unincorporated Joint Ventures . . 5.33
D. Partnerships . . 5.63
E. Joint Operating Agreements . . 5.80
F. Partnerships and Joint Operating Agreements Contrasted . . 5.112

6. Third Parties and Security Interests . . 112
A. Introduction . . 6.01
B. Vicarious Performance . . 6.08
C. Third Parties and Privity of Contract . . 6.20
D. Agency and Attorneys . . 6.37
E. Security Interests . . 6.71

7. Equitable Rights and Remedies . . 132
A. Introduction . . 7.01
B. The Role of Equity . . 7.06
C. Trusts . . 7.22
D. Fiduciary Duties . . 7.42
E. Specific Enforcement . . 7.98
F. Other Equitable Remedies . . 7.128

8. Contracts for Sale and Supply . . 161
A. Introduction . . 8.01
B. Commingled Petroleum . . 8.09
C. The Sale of Goods Act 1979 . . 8.23
D. Transfers of Title, Risk, and Custody . . 8.54
E. Implied Terms . . 8.74
F. Take or Pay . . 8.95
G. Retention of Title . . 8.132
H. Contracts of Bailment . . 8.149

9. Collateral Support . . 191
A. Introduction . . 9.01
B. Guarantees . . 9.07
C. Demand Guarantees . . 9.77
D. Documentary Credits . . 9.90
E. Letters of Comfort . . 9.104
F. Decommissioning Security . . 9.132
G. Practical Aspects of Collateral Support . . 9.140

10. Impossibility and Impracticability of Performance . . 226
A. Introduction . . 10.01
B. Absolute Contracts . . 10.08
C. The Doctrine of Frustration . . 10.19
D. The Doctrine of Force Majeure . . 10.54
E. Force Majeure and Frustration Reconciled . . 10.122
F. Hardship and Material Adverse Change . . 10.129
G. Impossibility and Impracticability in Petroleum Contracts . . 10.153

11. Damages for Breach of Contract . . 260
A. Introduction . . 11.01
B. The Basis of Damages . . 11.06
C. Assessing Damages under English Law . . 11.18
D. Assessing Damages in Detail . . 11.53
E. Restitutionary Remedies . . 11.78
F. Liquidated Damages and Penalties . . 11.85
G. Particular Damages Issues . . 11.118

12. Termination . . 292
A. Introduction . . 12.01
B. Discharge by Performance . . 12.04
C. Termination by Agreement . . 12.16
D. Discharge by Breach . . 12.26
E. Contractual Termination . . 12.56
F. Discharge by Operation of Law . . 12.85
G. Consequences of Termination . . 12.104
H. Termination in Petroleum Contracts . . 12.118

13. Liability Allocation . . 322
A. Introduction . . 13.01
B. Theories of Loss and Liability . . 13.06
C. Concurrent Liability in Contract and Tort . . 13.33
D. Consequential Loss . . 13.44
E. Liability Caps . . 13.58
F. Exclusion Clauses . . 13.64
G. Wilful Misconduct and Gross Negligence . . 13.90
H. Insurance . . 13.104
I. Operator Liability . . 13.118
J. Other Recoveries . . 13.133

14. Transfers of Interests . . 351
A. Introduction . . 14.01
B. Transfers of Contractual Rights by Law . . 14.05
C. Transfers of Contractual Obligations . . 14.22
D. Transfers of Interests Regulated by Contract . . 14.35
E. Financing Transfers . . 14.53
F. Pre-emption Rights . . 14.57
G. Change of Control . . 14.103
H. Farm Outs and Earn Outs . . 14.111

15. Law and Disputes . . 379
A. Introduction . . 15.01
B. Governing Law and Jurisdiction . . 15.08
C. Options for Dispute Resolution . . 15.29
D. Dispute Resolution Mechanisms . . 15.50
E. Public International Law Remedies . . 15.81
F. Sovereign Immunity . . 15.89
G. Industry Custom and Practice . . 15.97
H. Price Reviews . . 15.104

16. Miscellaneous . . 405
A. Introduction . . 16.01
B. Amendment . . 16.03
C. Confidentiality . . 16.09
D. Entire Agreement . . 16.27
E. Joint and Several Liability . . 16.38
F. Lock-out and Lock-in . . 16.49
G. Reasonable and Best Endeavours . . 16.54
H. Set-off . . 16.78
I. Severability . . 16.87
J. Time of the Essence . . 16.99
K. Warranties and Representations . . 16.115

Index . . 437