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Essentials of EU Law
by August ReinischStudents new to the study of EU law can find knowing what questions to ask to be as much of a challenge as answering them. This book clearly sets the scene: it explores the history and institutions of the EU, examines the interplay of its main bodies in its legislative process and illustrates the role played by the EU Courts and the importance of fundamental rights. The student is also introduced to the key principles of the internal market, in particular the free movement of goods and the free movement of workers. In addition a number of other EU policies, such as the Common Agricultural Policy, Environmental Protection and Social Policy are outlined, while a more detailed inquiry is made into European competition law. This book is an essential first port-of-call for all students of European law.
International Protection of Investments: The Substantive Standards
by August Reinisch Christoph SchreuerThis book outlines the protection standards typically contained in international investment agreements as they are actually applied and interpreted by investment tribunals. It thus provides a basis for analysis, criticism, and stocktaking of the existing system of investment arbitration. It covers all main protection standards, such as expropriation, fair and equitable treatment, full protection and security, the non-discrimination standards of national treatment and MFN, the prohibition of unreasonable and discriminatory measures, umbrella clauses and transfer guarantees. These standards are covered in separate chapters providing an overview of textual variations, explaining the origin of the standards and analysing the main conceptual issues as developed by investment tribunals. Relevant cases with quotations that illustrate how tribunals have relied upon the standards are presented in depth. An extensive bibliography guides the reader to more specific aspects of each investment standard permitting the book's use as a commentary of the main investment protection standards.
Die steuerliche Behandlung von Krypto-Assets (BestMasters)
by Ronja ReinwaldKrypto-Assets gewinnen weltweit zunehmend an Bedeutung. Das Ziel des vorliegenden Buchs besteht darin, diese in das deutsche Steuerrecht einzuordnen und sich daraus ergebende Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten und Risiken aufzuzeigen. Die Arbeit bildet den Rechtsstand zum 01.12.2021 ab. Sie analysiert die bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt veröffentlichten Beiträge in der steuerlichen Fachliteratur, Rechtsprechung und Verwaltungsanweisungen sowie insbesondere den Entwurf eines Schreibens des Bundesfinanzministeriums. Zunächst werden die technologischen, wirtschaftlichen und rechtlichen Grundlagen blockchainbasierter Vermögenswerte erläutert und eine Klassifizierung nach Currency, Utility und Security Token vorgenommen. Es folgt eine differenzierte Betrachtung der einzelnen Steuerarten, wobei neben der Veräußerung von Krypto-Assets auch auf die Sachverhalte des Mining, Staking und Lending sowie auf Airdrops eingegangen wird. Die Ergebnisse dieses Buchs werden abschließend anhand ausgewählter Schaubilder und Fallbeispiele zusammengefasst und evaluiert.
Pandemics and Ethics: Development – Problems – Solutions
by Andreas Reis Martina Schmidhuber Andreas FrewerPandemics such as Covid-19, Ebola, SARS, and influenza, as well as the necessary measures for their research, prevention, and treatment, raise a number of ethical issues that confront science, the medical profession, and health policy.This overview volume, written by renowned experts from medicine, the humanities, and the social sciences, addresses the central ethical issues in pandemics. Focusing on the disciplines of philosophy, public health, bioethics, and law, the book discusses issues of resource allocation, triage, and research, as well as restrictions on freedom, rights and duties of health professionals, and ethical aspects of digital medicine in crises. The volume is intended to serve as a handbook and to provide physicians as well as nurses, politicians and interested laypersons with valuable advice on how to deal with the difficult moral problems of epidemics and pandemics.With expert contributions by Steffen Augsberg (Giessen), Klaus Bergdolt (Cologne), Nikola Biller-Andorno (Zurich), Walter Bruchhausen (Bonn), Christiane Druml (Vienna), Hans-Jörg Ehni (Tuebingen), Alice Faust (Berlin), Sophia Forster (Erlangen-Nuremberg), Andreas Frewer (Erlangen-Nuremberg), Sara Gerke (Boston/Cambridge), Patrik Hummel (Eindhoven), Elena Jirovsky-Platter (Vienna), Katharina Kieslich (Vienna), Otmar Kloiber (Ferney-Voltaire), Ulrich H. J. Körtner (Vienna), Eva Kuhn (Bonn), Georg Marckmann (Munich), Timo Minssen (Copenhagen), Tim Nguyen (Geneva), Barbara Prainsack (Vienna), Andreas Reis (Geneva), Anita Rieder (Vienna), Stephan Rixen (Bayreuth), Lana Saksone (Berlin), Martina Schmidhuber (Graz), Harald Schmidt (Philadelphia), Annabel Seebohm (Brussels), Daniel Strech (Berlin), Sebastian Wäscher (Zurich), Hans-Werner Wahl (Heidelberg), Stefanie Weigold (Berlin), and Lena Woydack (Berlin).
Pandemien und Ethik: Entwicklung – Probleme – Lösungen
by Andreas Reis Martina Schmidhuber Andreas FrewerPandemien wie Covid-19, Ebola, SARS und Influenza sowie die notwendigen Maßnahmen zu ihrer Erforschung, Prävention und Behandlung werfen eine Reihe von ethischen Fragestellungen auf, mit denen Wissenschaft, Ärzteschaft und Gesundheitspolitik konfrontiert werden.Dieser Übersichtsband, verfasst von namhaften Expert*innen aus Medizin, Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften, behandelt die zentralen ethischen Themenkomplexe in Pandemien. Mit Schwerpunkt der Disziplinen Philosophie, Public Health, Bioethik und Recht werden Fragen der Ressourcen-Verteilung, Triage und Forschung ebenso diskutiert wie Einschränkungen der Freiheit, Rechte und Pflichten von Gesundheitsberufen oder ethische Aspekte digitaler Medizin in der Krise. Das Buch soll als Handreichung dienen und Ärzteschaft wie auch Pflege, Politik und interessierten Laien wertvolle Hinweise liefern für den Umgang mit den schwierigen moralischen Problemen bei Epidemien und Pandemien.Mit Fachbeiträgen von Steffen Augsberg (Gießen), Klaus Bergdolt (Köln), Nikola Biller-Andorno (Zürich), Walter Bruchhausen (Bonn), Christiane Druml (Wien), Hans-Jörg Ehni (Tübingen), Alice Faust (Berlin), Sophia Forster (Erlangen-Nürnberg), Andreas Frewer (Erlangen-Nürnberg), Sara Gerke (Boston/Cambridge), Patrik Hummel (Erlangen-Nürnberg), Elena Jirovsky-Platter (Wien), Katharina Kieslich (Wien), Otmar Kloiber (Ferney-Voltaire), Ulrich H. J. Körtner (Wien), Eva Kuhn (Bonn/München), Georg Marckmann (München), Timo Minssen (Kopenhagen), Tim Nguyen (Genf), Barbara Prainsack (Wien), Andreas Reis (Genf), Anita Rieder (Wien), Stephan Rixen (Bayreuth), Lana Saksone (Berlin), Martina Schmidhuber (Graz), Harald Schmidt (Philadelphia), Annabel Seebohm (Brüssel), Daniel Strech (Berlin), Sebastian Wäscher (Zürich), Hans-Werner Wahl (Heidelberg), Stefanie Weigold (Berlin) und Lena Woydack (Berlin).
Texas Estate Planning
by Dianne ReisSpeed is important when you charge fixed fees for creating wills and trusts, but imprecise drafting can lead to costly errors. When novel situations demand quick answers and custom clauses, turn to Dianne Reis' Texas Estate Planning. Her big book contains over 40 Texas-specific pattern wills and trusts annotated with alternate clauses, pitfalls to avoid, practice tips, recent cases, tax considerations, and more. For example, you receive: * Pattern clauses. Drafting recommendations include sample clauses that you can copy and paste. * Direct answers. Issue-oriented text is to-the-point, delivered without hedging, and is well-supported with recent cases. * Flow charts. Use the handouts to help your clients understand how particular types of assets affect the estate plan. * Tax considerations. Consequences and opportunities are clearly presented and supported with examples. Every estate planning attorney needs a base of ready answers, clauses, and documents. This affordable guide will add many reliable answers and over 80 forms to your collection.
Cosmic Humanism and World Unity (Routledge Revivals)
by Oliver L. ReiserFirst published in 1975 Cosmic Humanism and World Unity presents a comprehensive overview of the world view, a theory of knowledge, a cosmology and a possible universal religion termed as cosmic humanism. It aims to discover and formulate some of the main principles that may help mankind integrate the world ethically, aesthetically, and spiritually, as science and technology have integrated the planet in its physical relationships. It discusses themes like mental pattern for the planet; language and world order; grand strategy of evolution; Helium Psychosphere; cosmic humanism and the "space age"; and existentialist cosmology and harmony. This is an interesting read for scholars and researchers of philosophy.
Vertrauen in der Ökonomie und auf die Ökonomie: Warum wir vertrauen müssen, wie wir es tun, wie wir es können und wie wir es tun sollten
by Roland ReiskeVertrauen ist für eine funktionierende Ökonomie so unabdingbar wie für eine funktionierende Gesellschaft. Dieses Buch stellt die große Bedeutung des Vertrauens in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft heraus. Es zeigt auf, wie Vertrauen funktioniert, worauf es gründet und welche Rolle es in der Ökonomie spielt.Voraussetzung für gesundes, gerechtfertigtes Vertrauen ist Vertrauenswürdigkeit. Vertrauenswürdigkeit muss repräsentiert werden, damit sie als Basis für Vertrauen dienen kann. Sie kann aktiv geschaffen, gestaltet und muss in einem stetigen Prozess erhalten werden.Das Vertrauen auf die Ökonomie ist auf keine Hinsicht beschränkt – anything goes. Die Ökonomie ist ein Werkzeug, ein Mittel mit dessen Hilfe wir Menschen Ziele und Werte verfolgen, die keineswegs feststehen, sondern die durch uns gestaltbar sind. Damit ist es auch die Ökonomie selbst. Diese Anpassungsfähigkeit ist eine wichtige Vertrauenshinsicht im Hinblick auf die anstehende ökologische Umgestaltung der Ökonomie. Der InhaltDer Begriff des VertrauensDie Konstruktion von VertrauenDie Ausbeutung von VertrauenVertrauen in der Ökonomie und auf die Ökonomie
Systems of Control in International Adjudication and Arbitration: Breakdown and Repair
by W. Michael ReismanIn a world where nations are increasingly interdependent and where their problems--whether environmental, economic, or military--have a global dimension, the resolution of international disputes has become critically important. In Systems of Control in International Adjudication and Arbitration, W. Michael Reisman, one of America's foremost scholars and practitioners of international law, examines the controls that govern arbitration--a method of alternative, private, and relatively unsupervised dispute resolution--and shows how these controls have broken down.Reisman considers three major forms of international arbitration: in the International Court; under the auspices of the World Bank; and under the New York Convention of 1958. He discusses the unique structures of control in each situation as well as the stresses they have sustained. Drawing on extensive research and his own experience as a participant in the resolution of some of the disputes discussed, Reisman analyzes recent key decisions, including: Australia and New Zealand's attempt to stop France's nuclear testing in Muroroa; AMCO vs. Republic of Indonesia, concerning the construction of a large tourist hotel in Asia; and numerous others.Reisman explores the implications of the breakdown of control systems and recommends methods of repair and reconstruction for each mode of arbitration. As a crucial perspective and an invaluable guide, this work will benefit both scholars and practitioners of international dispute resolution.
Fraudulent Evidence Before Public International Tribunals
by W. Michael Reisman Christina Parajon SkinnerDomestic lawyers are, above all, officers of the court. By contrast, the public international lawyer representing states before international tribunals is torn between loyalties to the state and loyalties to international law. As the stakes increase for the state concerned, the tension between these loyalties can become acute and lead to practices that would be condemned in developed national legal systems but have hitherto been ignored by international tribunals in international legal scholarship. They are the 'dirty stories' of international law. This detailed and contextually sensitive presentation of eight important cases before a variety of public international tribunals dissects some of the reasons for the resort to fraudulent evidence in international litigation and the profession's baffling reaction. Fraudulent evidence is resorted to out of greed, moral mediocrity or inherent dishonesty. In public international litigation, by contrast, the reasons are often more complex, with roots in the dynamics of international politics.
Corona, False Alarm?: Facts and Figures
by Karina Reiss Sucharit BhakdiCut to the facts about coronavirus in Corona, False Alarm?, the runaway German bestseller. In June 2020, Corona, False Alarm? exploded into the German market, selling 200,000 copies and 75,000 e-books in six weeks. No other topic dominates our attention as much as coronavirus and COVID-19, the infectious disease it triggers. There’s been a global deluge of contradictory opinions, fake news, and politically controlled information. Differing views on the dangers posed by the pandemic have led to deep division and confusion, within governments, society, and even among friends and family. In Corona, False Alarm?, award-winning researchers Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi and Dr. Karina Reiss give clarity to these confusing and stressful times. They offer analysis of whether radical protective measures—including lockdown, social distancing, and mandatory masking—have been justified, and what the ramifications have been for society, the economy, and public health. Dr. Bhakdi and Dr. Reiss provide dates, facts, and background information, including: How Covid-19 compares with previous coronaviruses and the flu virus What infection numbers and the death rate really tell us The challenges around lockdown: Were the protective measures justified? Mandatory mask-wearing: Does the science support it? Does the race for vaccine development make sense? What are the chances of success? Will the vaccine be safe? Will people accept it? Corona, False Alarm? provides you with sound information and substantiated facts—and encourages you to form your own opinion on the corona crisis.
Dokumentationsmanagement – Basis für IT-Governance
by Manuela ReissIm Buch erfahren Sie nicht nur, warum IT-Dokumentation ein wichtiges Managementwerkzeug ist, sondern auch, wie Sie dieses Werkzeug Schritt für Schritt einrichten und pflegen. Im Fokus steht das von der Autorin entwickelte und in der Praxis erprobte Vorgehensmodell zum Aufbau einer ganzheitlichen und managementorientierten IT-Dokumentation zur Unterstützung von IT-Governance. Mit seinem Glossar leistet das Buch darüber hinaus einen Beitrag zur Standardisierung der Begriffe, die im Umfeld des Themas Dokumentation verwendet werden. Damit richtet sich das Buch an alle, die sich wissenschaftlich fundiert mit der praktischen Umsetzung der IT-Dokumentation auseinandersetzen möchten.
Military Courts, Civil-Military Relations, and the Legal Battle for Democracy: The Politics of Military Justice
by Andrew G. Reiter Brett J. KyleThe interaction between military and civilian courts, the political power that legal prerogatives can provide to the armed forces, and the difficult process civilian politicians face in reforming military justice remain glaringly under-examined, despite their implications for the quality and survival of democracy. This book breaks new ground by providing a theoretically rich, global examination of the operation and reform of military courts in democratic countries. Drawing on a newly created dataset of 120 countries over more than two centuries, it presents the first comprehensive picture of the evolution of military justice across states and over time. Combined with qualitative historical case studies of Colombia, Portugal, Indonesia, Fiji, Brazil, Pakistan, and the United States, the book presents a new framework for understanding how civilian actors are able to gain or lose legal control of the armed forces. The book’s findings have important lessons for scholars and policymakers working in the fields of democracy, civil-military relations, human rights, and the rule of law.
Wounded Feelings: Litigating Emotions in Quebec, 1870–1950 (Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History)
by Eric H. ReiterWounded Feelings is the first legal history of emotions in Canada. Through detailed histories of how people litigated emotional injuries like dishonour, humiliation, grief, and betrayal before the Quebec civil courts from 1870 to 1950, it explores the confrontation between people’s lived experience of emotion and the legal categories and terminology of lawyers, judges, and courts. Drawing on archival case files, supplemented by newspapers and contemporary legal writings, it examines how individuals narrated their claims of injured feelings, and how the courts assessed those claims, using legal rules, social norms, and the judges’ own feelings to validate certain emotional injuries and reject others. The cases reveal both contemporary views of emotion as well as the family, gender, class, linguistic, and racial dynamics that shaped those understandings and their adjudication. Examples include a family’s grief over their infant son’s death due to a physician’s prescription error, a wealthy woman’s mortification at being harassed by a conductor aboard a train, and the indignation of two Black men at being denied seats at a Montreal cinema. The book also traces an important legal change in how moral injury was conceptualized in Quebec civil law over the period, as it came to be linked to the developing idea of personality rights. By 1950, the subjective richness of stories of wounded feelings was increasingly put into the language of violated rights, a development with implications for both social understandings of emotion and how individuals presented their emotional injuries in court.
Market Design Powers of the European Commission?: Remedies under Articles 7 and 9 Regulation 1/03 (Munich Studies on Innovation and Competition #13)
by Korbinian ReiterThis book provides a comprehensive analysis of the remedies practice the European Commission has adopted on the basis of articles 7 and 9 of regulation 1/03. Using article 7 as a normative benchmark, it shows that most of the criticism levelled at the Commission's article 9 decisions and the Alrosa judgment of the CJEU is not justified, since critics tend to over-state both the rigour of article 7 and the laxness of article 9. Remaining inconsistencies between the commitment practice and the standards for infringement decisions can, it is submitted, be justified by the consensual nature of commitment decisions and their underlying goal of procedural economy. Moreover, it is suggested that too little importance is generally assigned to the beneficial effect which commitments bring about by providing for precise and enforceable obligations without sacrificing the concerned undertakings’ freedom to choose how to put the infringement to an end. Adopting a case-oriented approach, this study provides valuable insights for academics and practitioners alike.
Managing Negotiations: A Casebook
by Thorsten ReiterManaging Negotiations is a collection of seven global, real-life case studies on prominent negotiations in the realm of international business and politics. The book combines the rigorously researched frameworks of academia with the real-world challenges of negotiations. The cases combine scientific negotiation management practices as well as theories with real-world examples that demonstrate how to conduct successful negotiations and which prominent pitfalls to avoid. The topics discussed reach from mergers & acquisitions, collective bargaining, international diplomatic treaties to international free trade agreements. Each case study starts with an overview comprising three key objectives and ends with the key learnings as well as reflective questions for class discussion. This casebook can be used as recommended reading on Negotiation and Strategic Management courses at postgraduate, MBA and Executive Education level and serves as a guide for practitioners responsible for contract management, negotiation and procurement.
The End of Obscenity: The Trials of Lady Chatterley, Tropic of Cancer & Fanny Hill by the Lawyer Who Defended Them
by Charles RembarWinner of the George Polk Award: Charles Rembar's illuminating account of overturning America's obscenity laws and protecting literature from censorship Up until the 1960s, depending on your state of residence, your copy of Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer might be seized by the US Postal Service before reaching your mailbox. Selling copies of Cleland's Fanny Hill in your bookstore was considered illegal. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence was, according to the American legal system, pornography with no redeeming social value. Today, these novels are celebrated for their literary and historic worth. The End of Obscenity is Charles Rembar's account of successfully arguing the merits of such great works of literature in front of the Supreme Court. As the lead attorney on the case, he--with the support of a few brave publishers--changed the way Americans read and honor books, especially the controversial ones. Filled with insight from lawyers, justices, and the authors themselves, The End of Obscenity is a lively tour de force. Racy testimony and hilarious asides make Rembar's memoir not only a page-turner but also an enlightening look at the American legal system.
The Law of the Land: The Evolution of Our Legal System
by Charles RembarFinalist for the National Book Award: A fascinating history of Anglo-American law from one of its most important practitioners What do the thoughts of a ravenous tiger have to do with the evolution of America's legal system? How do the works of Jane Austen and Ludwig van Beethoven relate to corporal punishment? In The Law of the Land, Charles Rembar examines these and many other topics, illustrating the surprisingly entertaining history of US law. Best known for his passionate efforts to protect literature, including Lady Chatterley's Lover, from censorship laws, Rembar offers an exciting look at the democratic judicial system that will appeal to lawyers and laymen alike. From the dark days of medieval England, when legal disputes were settled by duel, through recent paradigm shifts in the interpretation and application of the legal code, The Law of the Land is a compelling and informative history of the rules and regulations we so often take for granted.
Perspective
by Charles RembarSixteen essays about the First Amendment from the man who changed the way America reads literature A lawyer, literary agent, and author, Charles Rembar never stopped fighting against the puritanical laws that prevented Americans from consuming controversial art. These so-called anti-obscenity laws prevented the sale and distribution of books that, at the time, were considered racy, salacious, or downright pornographic. During a time of great political and cultural upheaval, Rembar was instrumental in ushering in a significant change in how America views literature, and in maintaining the importance of our First Amendment rights. Perspective collects sixteen essays written between 1967 and 1974, each primarily concerned with the "scope and meaning" of the First Amendment. Divided into three sections, Perspective offers insight into the major "constitutional crises" of the time: freedom of expression, the right to a fair trial, and impeachment. Miles away from dry legalese, Rembar's conversational, often humorous style makes this collection as enjoyable as it is informative. His thought-provoking essays--whether about the Watergate hearings, the trial of Dr. Spock, Bobby Seale's imprisonment, or literary and artistic freedom--have never been more relevant than they are today.
Human Resources Law (Fifth Edition)
by John Remington Richard Heiser Cyrus F. Smythe Kenneth L. SovereignThis text offers a comprehensive treatment of the entire subject of personnel law that reflects the author's personal experience as both a practising lawyer and personnel director.
Politics in Russia
by Thomas F RemingtonHighly regarded for its comprehensive coverage, up-to-date scholarship, and comparative framework, Politics in Russia is an authoritative overview of Russia's contemporary political system and its recent evolution.Area specialist Thomas Remington focuses on four areas of change in this text state structure, regime change, economic transformation, and identity to offer a dynamic context for analyzing the post-Soviet era. With a consistent emphasis on the intersection of politics and economics and the tension between authoritarian and democratic trends, no other text guides students through the complexities and ambiguities of Russian politics today like Politics in Russia.
The January 6th Report
by David Remnick Jamie Raskin Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States CapitolCeladon Books and The New Yorker present the report by the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan 6 Attack on the United States Capitol. <p><p> On January 6, 2021, insurgents stormed the U.S. Capitol, an act of domestic terror without parallel in American history, designed to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. In a resolution six months later, the House of Representatives called it "one of the darkest days of our democracy," and established a special committee to investigate how and why the attack happened. <p><p> Celadon Books, in collaboration with The New Yorker, presents the committee's final report, the definitive account of January 6th and what led up to it, based on more than a year of investigation by nine members of Congress and committee staff, with a preface by David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker and a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and an epilogue by Congressman Jamie Raskin of Maryland, a member of the committee.
At the Devil's Table
by William C. RempelIn this riveting and relentless nonfiction thriller, award-winning investigative reporter William C. Rempel tells the harrowing story of former Cali cartel insider Jorge Salcedo, an ordinary man facing an extraordinary dilemma--a man forced to risk everything to escape the powerful and treacherous Cali crime syndicate. Colombia in the 1990s is a country in chaos, as a weak government battles guerrilla movements and narco-traffickers, including the notorious Pablo Escobar and his rivals in the Cali cartel. Enter Jorge Salcedo, a part-time soldier, a gifted engineer, a respected businessman and family man--and a man who despises Pablo Escobar for patriotic and deeply personal reasons. He is introduced to the godfathers of the Cali cartel, who are at war with Escobar and desperately want their foe dead. With mixed feelings, Jorge agrees to help them. Once inside, Jorge rises to become head of security for Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela, principal godfather of the $7-billion-a-year Cali drug cartel. Jorge tries to turn a blind eye to the violence, corruption, and brutality that surround him, and he struggles privately to preserve his integrity even as he is drawn deeper into the web of cartel operations. Then comes an order from the godfathers that he can't obey--but can't refuse. Jorge realizes that his only way out is to bring down the biggest, richest crime syndicate of all time. Thus begins a heart-pumping roller-coaster ride of intensifying peril. Secretly aided by a pair of young American DEA agents, Jorge races time and cartel assassins to extract damaging evidence, help capture the fugitive godfather, and save the life of a witness targeted for murder. Through it all, death lurks a single misstep away. William C. Rempel is the only reporter with access to this story and to Jorge, who remains in hiding somewhere in the United States--even the author doesn't know where--but has revealed his experience in gripping detail. Salcedo's is the story of one extraordinary ordinary man forced to risk everything to end a nightmare of his own making.From the Hardcover edition.
Unyielding: Marathons Against Illegal Mandates
by Thomas L. RempferUnyielding tackles a recurring topic of national importance as a history lesson for future generations. Controversial illegal medical mandates impacted military populations for many decades, but it was not until the COVID-era that the American people witnessed similar overreach. Colonel Tom &“Buzz&” Rempfer&’s memoir retraces the anthrax vaccine history since it marked the first time the military was served with court rulings condemning premeditated illegal experimentation on our nation&’s troops. The advent of COVID mandates, imposed on the population in 2021, gave the American people a taste of the mistreatment previously reserved for our nation&’s warriors. Legal protections enacted by the Congress to guard against medical experimentation, meant to ensure safe, effective, and FDA-approved products, were instead adulterated to foist mandates on American society. According to the FBI, the motive for the anthrax letter lab leaks in 2001 was to &“rejuvenate&” the &“failing&” anthrax vaccine. Similarly, the suspected Wuhan lab leak two decades later resulted in a push for COVID injections. The pattern of fear-based bioincidents resulting from reckless biodefense enterprises, and lessons not learned with illegal mandates, paralyzed government and military leaders while wreaking havoc on the trust and health of our troops and the American people. Buzz&’s decades-long analysis of the breakdowns stands as a unique treatise on the failures of leaders to learn lessons from these enduring clashes and to correct the damage. Future generations will sort out the aftermath, but in the meantime, Colonel Rempfer&’s Unyielding effort attempts to ensure that the lessons are not lost.
Theorising Institutional Change: The Impact of the European Integration Process on the Development of Space Activities in Europe (Springer Theses)
by Nina-Louisa RemussThe book provides a structural analysis of the European space effort from an institute change perspective. It analyzes the EU-ESA inter-institutional relationship, gives an overview of the development of space policy in Europe, and advances the debate about the impact of the European integration process on existing institutional actors. While European Space collaboration was initially developed outside the competences of the European Union (EU) with space programmes being carried out almost exclusively under the framework of European Space Agency (ESA) and national agencies, the EU has gained “shared competences” (Art. 2, TFEU) in space policy following the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty. Currently the EU and ESA work together under a Framework Agreement. In 2016, the EU Commission has published a Communication entitled “European Space Policy” (ESP). Even though ESA’s Member States have agreed to keep ESA as an intergovernmental organisation during the ESA Ministerial Council of 2014, the discussion about ESA becoming part of the EU framework continues. The EU’s ambitions for leadership in European space policy raise question concerning the future of ESA. The study of institutions lies at the heart of political sciences. Strikingly the theoretic framework qualifying institutional change and making it comparable leaves room for more concrete and testable dimensions of institutional change.