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Guns, Crime, and Freedom
by Wayne LapierreLaPierre, CEO at the National Rifle Association, argues against the banning of firearms. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea
by Joshua Horwitz Casey AndersonThe NRA steadfastly maintains that the 30,000 gun-related deaths and 300,000 assaults with firearms in the United States every year are a small price to pay to guarantee freedom. As former NRA President Charlton Heston put it, "freedom isn't free." And when gun enthusiasts talk about Constitutional liberties guaranteed by the Second Amendment, they are referring to freedom in a general sense, but they also have something more specific in mind---freedom from government oppression. They argue that the only way to keep federal authority in check is to arm individual citizens who can, if necessary, defend themselves from an aggressive government. In the past decade, this view of the proper relationship between government and individual rights and the insistence on a role for private violence in a democracy has been co-opted by the conservative movement. As a result, it has spread beyond extreme "militia" groups to influence state and national policy. In Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea, Josh Horwitz and Casey Anderson reveal that the proponents of this view base their argument on a deliberate misreading of history. The Insurrectionist myth has been forged by twisting the facts of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, the denial of civil rights to African-Americans after the Civil War, and the rise of the Third Reich under Adolf Hitler. Here, Horwitz and Anderson set the record straight. Then, challenging the proposition that more guns equal more freedom, they expose Insurrectionism---not government oppression---as the true threat to freedom in the U. S. today. Joshua Horwitz received a law degree from George Washington University and is currently a visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is Executive Director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence and the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence. He has spent nearly two decades working on gun violence prevention issues. He lives in Arlington, Virginia. Casey Anderson holds a law degree from Georgetown University and is currently a lawyer in private practice in Washington, D. C. He has served in senior staff positions with the U. S. Congress, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, and Americans for Gun Safety. He lives in Arlington, Virginia.
Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques, Third Edition (Practical Aspects Of Criminal And Forensic Investigations Ser.)
by Vincent J.M. DiMaioWritten by the nation's foremost authority on gunshot wounds and forensic techniques as they relate to firearm injuries, this third edition of a bestseller provides critical updates to information on gunshot wounds and the weapons and ammunition used to inflict them. The book describes practical aspects of ballistics, wound ballistics, and the classification of various wounds caused by handguns, rifles, and shotguns. It also explains autopsy techniques and procedures and laboratory analyses relating to weapons and gunshot evidence. A much-needed update after nearly 20 years, the third edition of Gunshot Wounds provides the latest and most thorough information on firearms and best practices for examining firearm-related wounds.
Gute Begutachtung?: Ethische Perspektiven der Evaluation von Ethikkommissionen zur medizinischen Forschung am Menschen
by Monika Bobbert Gregor ScherzingerDie Unverzichtbarkeit der Beratung bzw. Prüfung einer medizinischen Studie durch eine Ethikkommission ist weithin anerkannt. Dennoch sind Forschungsethikkommissionen immer wieder der Kritik, z.B. nach mehr Effizienz, Transparenz oder Konsistenz ausgesetzt. Evaluationsinstrumente für Ethikkommissionen beinhalten oft implizite Vorstellungen „guter“ Qualität. Aus ethischer Sicht sind vor allem der Schutz der Versuchsperson und eine vertretbare Schaden-Nutzen-Bewertung wichtig. Der interdisziplinäre Sammelband geht der Frage auf den Grund, wie sich eine Qualitätsverbesserung aus ethischer Sicht gewährleisten und umsetzen lässt. Der Inhalt· Ethikkommissionen im rechtlichen und ethischen Diskurs· Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen von Ethikkommissionen in der Schweiz und organisatorische und prozedurale Qualitätskriterien· Forschungs-Ethikkommissionen in der Schweiz: Qualitätsbewertung aus ethischer Sicht· Ethikkommissionen als Patientenschutzkommissionen· Die ethische Aufgabe von Ethikkommissionen angesichts normativer Divergenz von Therapie und Forschung· Ethische Theorien und die Bewertung von Forschungsvorhaben· Kriterien für die ethische Qualität des Begutachtungsprozesses· Schutz der Versuchsperson: Forderungen aus ethischer Sicht zur Struktur-, Prozess- und ErgebnisqualitätDie HerausgeberProf. Dr. Monika Bobbert lehrt und forscht zur Moraltheologie und Medizinethik an der Universität Münster.Dr. Gregor Scherzinger ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Sozialethik der Universität Luzern.
Gute Führung: Ethische Herausforderungen im Nonprofit-Management
by Michael HerzkaIm Spannungsfeld von Ökonomie und Ethik müssen Führungskräfte vielfältigen Erwartungen gerecht werden. Organisationen im Sozial- Bildungs- und Gesundheitswesen erfüllen einen gemeinwohlorientierten und gemeinschaftsbildenden Auftrag, sie begleiten, unterstützen und fördern Menschen in schwierigen Lebenssituationen. Gleichzeitig sollen sie nach betriebswirtschaftlichen Grundsätzen geführt werden. Daraus ergeben sich ethische Fragen, die sich im Management und in der Führung von Mitarbeitenden manifestieren. Fairness, Transparenz und Vertrauen sind unabdingbar. Es wird zunehmend erforderlich, im doppelten Sinne ökonomisch und moralisch ‚gutes‘ Führungshandeln zu reflektieren und neu zu bestimmen. Der Autor zeigt praxisnah, wie das vorhandene professionsethische Instrumentarium im Sinne einer angewandten Führungsethik weiterentwickelt werden kann.
Gute Kinderschutzverfahren: Tatsachenwissenschaftliche Grundlagen, rechtlicher Rahmen und Kooperation im familiengerichtlichen Verfahren
by Heinz Kindler Jörg M. Fegert Ulrike Hoffmann Thomas Meysen Katrin Chauviré-Geib Eva SchumannIn Kinderschutzfällen ist es Aufgabe der Jugendämter und Familiengerichte, im Raum stehende Kindeswohlgefährdungen einzuschätzen und gegebenenfalls durch geeignete Hilfen und Maßnahmen abzuwenden. Diese Einschätzungen und Entscheidungen können den weiteren Lebensweg von Kindern und ihren Eltern stark beeinträchtigen. Umso wichtiger ist es, dass die an familiengerichtlichen Kinderschutzverfahren beteiligten professionellen Akteure sich über ihre eigenen Aufgaben und die der anderen im Klaren sind, damit sie gut zusammenarbeiten können.Das vorliegende Buch vermittelt Grundlagenwissen aus verschiedenen Disziplinen und bietet damit das Fundament für eine gute interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit. Es enthält tatsachenwissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse zu Kindeswohlgefährdungen und deren Abwendung Grundlagenwissen zur kindlichen EntwicklungOrientierung zu den beteiligten Akteuren, Vernetzung und Interdisziplinarität Kenntnisse über die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen Grundzüge zum Ablauf von KinderschutzverfahrenDie Publikation orientiert sich am interdisziplinären Online-Kurs „Gute Kinderschutzverfahren“ (https://guteverfahren.elearning-kinderschutz.de/) und bietet allen juristischen, sozialpädagogischen, psychologischen und medizinischen Fachkräften die für qualifizierte Kinderschutzverfahren benötigten vertieften Grundlagenkenntnisse. Es handelt sich um eine Open-Access-Publikation mit freiem und uneingeschränktem Zugang zur elektronischen Ausgabe.
H2SO4 Ek Prem Kahani: H2SO4 एक प्रेम कहानी
by Usman Khanएक प्रेम कहानी के मध्य दर्द की घुसपैठ कुछ इस तरह से होती है, कि कई जिंदगानियां अपनी रवानगी खो देती हैं .'एक प्रेम कहानी जिसमे कुछ अलग नहीं था. लेकिन एक दिन सब कुछ किसी टूटे आईने जैसे बिखर जाता है. कहानी के साथ साथ किरदारों के विचारों में जो तूफानी बदलाव आता है, शायद उसको शब्दों में बांधना संभव नहीं है. 'H2SO4 एक प्रेम कहानी' नामक यह कहानी है एक 'एसिड अटैक की, जो कई जिंदगियों को बदल कर रख देती है. एक हादसा जो एक कहानी का अंत है तो दूसरी कहानी की शुरुआत. यह उपन्यास एक ऐसी लड़की की जिंदगी पर आधारित है .जो कि अपने पिता के सपनों को पूरा करने के लिए घर से बाहर निकली है. लेकिन शादी से कुछ दिन पहले हुए एसिड अटैक से उसकी जिंदगी में जैसे पल भर में सब कुछ बिखर सा जाता है. मानवीय संवेदनाओं से परिपूर्ण उपन्यास मध्यमवर्गीय समाज का बेहद सटीक ख़ाका बुनता है.
HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 4th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13333)
by Abbas MoallemThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, HCI-CPT 2022, held as part of the 23rd International Conference, HCI International 2022, which was held virtually in June/July 2022. The total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the HCII 2022 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 5487 submissions. The HCI-CPT 2022 proceedings focuses on to user privacy and data protection, trustworthiness and User Experience in cybersecurity, multi-faceted authentication methods and tools, HCI in cyber defense and protection, studies on usable security in Intelligent Environments, as well as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on cybersecurity
HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 5th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14045)
by Abbas MoallemThis proceedings, HCI-CPT 2023, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, held as Part of the 24th International Conference, HCI International 2023, which took place in July 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The total of 1578 papers and 396 posters included in the HCII 2023 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 7472 submissions. The HCI-CPT 2023 proceedings focuses on to user privacy and data protection, trustworthiness and user experience in cybersecurity, multifaceted authentication methods and tools, HCI in cyber defense and protection, studies on usable security in Intelligent Environments. The conference focused on HCI principles, methods and tools in order to address the numerous and complex threats which put at risk computer-mediated human-activities in today’s society, which is progressively becoming more intertwined with and dependent on interactive technologies.
HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 6th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14728)
by Abbas MoallemThis proceedings, HCI-CPT 2024, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, held as Part of the 26th International Conference, HCI International 2024, which took place from June 29 - July 4, 2024 in Washington DC, USA. Two volumes of the HCII 2024 proceedings are dedicated to this year’s edition of the HCI-CPT Conference. The first focuses on topics related to Cyber Hygiene, User Behavior and Security Awareness, and User Privacy and Security Acceptance. The second focuses on topics related to Cybersecurity Education and Training, and Threat Assessment and Protection.
HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 6th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29–July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14729)
by Abbas MoallemThis proceedings, HCI-CPT 2024, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, held as Part of the 26th International Conference, HCI International 2024, which took place from June 29 - July 4, 2024 in Washington DC, USA. Two volumes of the HCII 2024 proceedings are dedicated to this year’s edition of the HCI-CPT Conference. The first focuses on topics related to Cyber Hygiene, User Behavior and Security Awareness, and User Privacy and Security Acceptance. The second focuses on topics related to Cybersecurity Education and Training, and Threat Assessment and Protection.
HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 7th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15814)
by Abbas MoallemThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, held as Part of the 27th International Conference, HCI International 2025, in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025. Two volumes of the HCII 2025 proceedings are dedicated to this year&’s edition of the HCI-CPT conference. The first volume focuses on topics related to Human-Centered Cybersecurity and Risk Management, as well as Cybersecurity Awareness, and Training. The second volume focuses on topics related to Privacy, Trust, and Legal Compliance in Digital Systems, as well as Usability, Privacy, and Emerging Threats. Chapter"From Security Awareness and Training to Human Risk Management in Cybersecurity"is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License via Springerlink.
HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 7th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15815)
by Abbas MoallemThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, held as Part of the 27th International Conference, HCI International 2025, in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025. Two volumes of the HCII 2025 proceedings are dedicated to this year&’s edition of the HCI-CPT conference. The first volume focuses on topics related to Human-Centered Cybersecurity and Risk Management, as well as Cybersecurity Awareness, and Training. The second volume focuses on topics related to Privacy, Trust, and Legal Compliance in Digital Systems, as well as Usability, Privacy, and Emerging Threats.
HEAVY!
by Richard B. MckenzieAmerica's emerging "fat war" threatens to pit a shrinking population of trim Americans against an expanding population of heavy Americans in raging policy debates over "fat taxes" and "fat bans." These "fat policies" would be designed to constrain what people eat and drink - and theoretically crimp the growth in Americans' waistlines and in the country's healthcare costs. Richard McKenzie's HEAVY! The Surprising Reasons America Is the Land of the Free--And the Home of the Fat offers new insight into the economic causes and consequences of America's dramatic weight gain over the past half century. It also uncovers the follies of seeking to remedy the country's weight problems with government intrusions into people's excess eating, arguing that controlling people's eating habits is fundamentally different from controlling people's smoking habits. McKenzie controversially links America's weight gain to a variety of causes: the growth in world trade freedom, the downfall of communism, the spread of free-market economics, the rise of women's liberation, the long-term fall in real minimum wage,and the rise of competitive markets on a global scale. In no small way - no, in a very BIG way - America is the "home of the fat" because it has been for so long the "land of the free." Americans' economic, if not political, freedoms, however, will come under siege as well-meaning groups of "anti-fat warriors" seek to impose their dietary, health, and healthcare values on everyone else. HEAVY! details the unheralded consequences of the country's weight gain, which include greater fuel consumption and emissions of greenhouse gases, reduced fuel efficiency of cars and planes, growth in health insurance costs and fewer insured Americans, reductions in the wages of heavy people, and required reinforcement of rescue equipment and hospital operating tables. McKenzie advocates a strong free-market solution to how America's weight problems should and should not be solved. For Americans to retain their cherished economic freedoms of choice, heavy people must be held fully responsible for their weight-related costs and not be allowed to shift blame for their weight to their genes or environment. Allowing heavy Americans to shift responsibility for their weight gain can only exacerbate the country's weight problems.
HOAI 2013-Textausgabe/HOAI 2013-Text Edition: Honorarordnung für Architekten und Ingenieure vom 10. Juli 2013/Official Scale of Fees for Services by Architects and Engineers dated July 10, 2013
by Springer Fachmedien WiesbadenSeit der Öffnung des EU-Binnenmarktes sind ausländische Investoren und ausführende Firmen verstärkt auf dem deutschen Markt tätig. Umgekehrt möchten ausländische Auftraggeber wissen, nach welchen Bestimmungen ihr deutscher Architekt sein Honorar festlegt. Die 6. Auflage der zweisprachigen HOAI-Textausgabe wurde grundlegend überarbeitet. Im 1. Teil finden Sie den Wortlaut der HOAI 2013 in deutscher Fassung, im 2. Teil die englische Übersetzung.
HOAI 2013: Praxisleitfaden für Ingenieure und Architekten
by Heinz SimmendingerMit der 7. Novelle der HOAI sind erneut umfangreiche Änderungen in der Honorarermittlung der Ingenieure und Architekten umgesetzt worden. Die Leistungsbilder wurden überarbeitet, den aktuellen Anforderungen angepasst und neue Grundleistungen aufgenommen. In diesem Zuge wurde auch die Bewertung der einzelnen Leistungsphasen angepasst. Darüber hinaus ist die Berücksichtigung der vorhandenen Bausubstanz wieder eingeführt und die Regelungen zum Umbauzuschlag erneut umgestellt worden. Das vorliegende Werk hilft bei der schnellstmöglichen Einarbeitung in die HOAI 2013. Neben einer praxisorientierten Einführung bietet es bewährte Arbeitshilfen sowie den kompletten aktuellen Verordnungstext.
HOAI 2021-Textausgabe/HOAI 2021-Text Edition: Honorarordnung für Architekten und Ingenieure in der Fassung von 2021/Official Scale of Fees for Services by Architects and Engineers in the version of 2021
by Springer Fachmedien WiesbadenSeit der Öffnung des EU-Binnenmarktes sind ausländische Investoren und ausführende Firmen verstärkt auf dem deutschen Markt tätig. Umgekehrt möchten ausländische Auftraggeber wissen, nach welchen Bestimmungen ihr deutscher Architekt sein Honorar festlegt. Die 6. Auflage der zweisprachigen HOAI-Textausgabe wurde grundlegend überarbeitet. Im 1. Teil finden Sie den Wortlaut der HOAI 2021 in deutscher Fassung, im 2. Teil die englische Übersetzung.
HPCR Manual on International Law Applicable to Air and Missile Warfare
by Produced By The Program on Humanitarian Policy Conflict Research at Harvard UniversityThe HPCR Manual on International Law Applicable to Air and Missile Warfare provides the most up-to-date restatement of existing international law applicable to the conduct of air and missile warfare. The HPCR Manual and its associated rule-by-rule Commentary are the results of a six-year endeavor led by the Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research (HPCR) at Harvard University, during which it convened an international group of renowned legal experts and practitioners to reflect on the current legal framework regulating air and missile warfare from various sources of international law. Through the publication of the HPCR Manual and its associated Commentary, HPCR hopes that legal advisors and military officers will benefit from an in-depth presentation - and interpretation - of international law applicable to military operations involving air and missile warfare. As a result, it is expected that a greater clarity of the law will enhance the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
HPCR Practitioner's Handbook on Monitoring, Reporting, and Fact-Finding: Investigating International Law Violations
by Claude Bruderlein Rob GraceThis book offers a portrait of the practice of monitoring, reporting, and fact-finding in the domain of human rights, international humanitarian law, and international criminal law. By analyzing the experiences of fifteen missions implemented over the course of the past decade, the book illuminates the key issues that these missions face and offers a roadmap for practitioners working on future missions. This book is the result of a five-year research study led by the Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University, Massachusetts. Based on extensive interviews conducted with fact-finding practitioners, this book consists of two parts. Part I offers a handbook that details methodological considerations for the design and implementation of fact-finding missions and commissions of inquiry. Part II - which consists of chapters written by scholars and practitioners - presents a more in-depth, scholarly examination of past fact-finding practices.
HR Governance: A Theoretical Introduction (SpringerBriefs in Business)
by Boris Kaehler Jens GrundeiHuman resource (HR) governance is a relatively new construct that has recently begun attracting more and more attention in both research and practice. As a part of corporate governance, it represents the internal and external normative framework of human resource management and its supervision in organizations. This book theoretically integrates HR governance with the related domains of corporate governance, general management, HR management, and leadership. By doing so, it provides scholars and practitioners in the field with a precisely delineated system of theoretical concepts for their work and helps to translate these concepts into concrete research questions and practical guidelines. By interpreting the new ISO 30408 norm on human governance and taking into account recent developments, the book helps to comply with and anticipate current and future HR regulations.
HR for Small Business: An Essential Guide for Managers, Human Resources Professionals, and Small Business Owners
by Charles H. FleischerOne of the few [references] geared to the bulk of American business. -- Booklist. HR For Small Business explains in simple, clear language what business owners and managers need to know about their relationship with their employees in order to comply with the law and protect themselves and their business from being sued. The new edition of this book includes everything from recruiting and hiring to discipline and termination and everything in between. Updated legal information has been added on the new minimum wage law that employers must be aware of, the right to privacy for employees, especially in terms of their email, Internet usage, and phone calls, and what employers need to do to comply with disability laws and FMLA. The appendices in this book include required postings in the workplace, legal holidays, online resources for employers and human resource professionals, a sample employee handbook outline, an employer tax calendar, and a complete glossary of terms. Absolutely indispensable for anyone in business. - Edie Fraser, President, Public Affairs Group, Inc. , an iVillage Company Featuring: Interview questions Reference checks Benefits and taxes Leave policies Unemployment insurance Privacy and confidentiality Employment discrimination Sexual harassment Workers' compensation Telecommuting and job-sharing Employees are your greatest asset. However, the days when employee matters were simple are gone. To keep your business running successfully, you need a guide through the many issues facing employers today. Charles Fleischer, successful attorney, lecturer, and author, makes this complex area of the law easy to understand. His practical advice answers the questions you have, such as: What steps do I take in the hiring process? How can I use performance evaluations as a productive tool? How can I cut overtime expenses? How can I control costs and still offer attractive retirement and health insurance benefits? How do I make a clean termination? How do I protect myself against discrimination claims? What types of insurance must I carry? How long must I hold a position for someone on maternity, military, or other leave? Start building a stronger workforce today.
Habeas Corpus after 9/11: Confronting America’s New Global Detention System
by Jonathan Hafetz2012 American Bar Association Gavel Award Honorable Mention for Books2012 Scribes Book Silver Medal Award presented by the American Society of Legal WritersThe U.S. detention center at Guantánamo Bay has long been synonymous with torture, secrecy, and the abuse of executive power. It has come to epitomize lawlessness and has sparked protracted legal battles and political debate. For too long, however, Guantánamo has been viewed in isolation and has overshadowed a larger, interconnected global detention system that includes other military prisons such as Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, secret CIA jails, and the transfer of prisoners to other countries for torture. Guantánamo is simply—and alarmingly—the most visible example of a much larger prison system designed to operate outside the law.Habeas Corpus after 9/11 examines the rise of the U.S.-run global detention system that emerged after 9/11 and the efforts to challenge it through habeas corpus (a petition to appear in court to claim unlawful imprisonment). Habeas expert and litigator Jonathan Hafetz gives us an insider’s view of the detention of “enemy combatants” and an accessible explanation of the complex forces that keep these systems running. In the age of terrorism, some argue that habeas corpus is impractical and unwise. Hafetz advocates that it remains the single most important check against arbitrary and unlawful detention, torture, and the abuse of executive power.
Habeas Corpus in America: The Politics of Individual Rights
by Justin J. WertFrom the author: During the summer of 2001 I set out to research and write about habeas corpus, the purported Great Writ of Liberty. Like many others before me--and, I hope, many after me--I was first intrigued with Abraham Lincoln's use (or nonuse) of the writ during the first months of his fateful presidency. Speaking before a Congress that he called into special session on 4 July 1861, Lincoln asked those representatives who still remained with Union a question that we today still have not answered adequately: "Are all the laws but one to go unexecuted and the government itself go to pieces, lest that one be violated?" Few questions, I thought, were as important as this one, not only from the perspective of political science, but also from the perspective of all citizens who take seriously a necessary sense of duty to country. I would now go forth and attempt to chart the contours of Lincoln's question, taking as my case study his controversial suspension of habeas during the Civil War years. I was confident that a sustained look at habeas's suspension could yield new perspectives and new ways of understanding this immensely important question.
Habeas Corpus in International Law
by Farrell Brian R.Habeas Corpus in International Law is the first comprehensive examination of this subject. It looks at the location, scope, and significance of the right to a judicial determination of the legality of one's detention as guaranteed by international and regional human rights instruments. First, it examines the history of habeas corpus and its place in human rights treaties, providing a useful resource for understanding the status and application of this internationally-protected right. The book continues by identifying and analyzing the primary challenges to habeas corpus, in particular its applicability during armed conflict, the possibility of derogation, and its extraterritorial application and procedural shortcomings. The book next addresses the significance of habeas corpus guarantees not just in protecting personal liberty, but in promoting the international rule of law by serving as a unique check on executive action. Finally, it offers suggestions on how this right might be strengthened.
Habeas Corpus: Rethinking the Great Writ of Liberty
by Eric M. FreedmanHabeas Corpus is the process by which state prisoners—particularly those on death row—appeal to federal courts to have their convictions overturned. Its proper role in our criminal justice system has always been hotly contested, especially in the wake of 1996 legislation curtailing the ability of prisoners to appeal their sentences.In this timely volume, Eric M. Freedman reexamines four of the Supreme Court’s most important habeas corpus rulings: one by Chief Justice John Marshall in 1807 concerning Aaron Burr’s conspiracy, two arising from the traumatic national events of the 1915 Leo Frank case and the 1923 cases growing out of murderous race riots in Elaine County, Arkansas, and one case from 1953 that dramatized some of the ugliest features of the Southern justice of the period. In each instance, Freeman uncovers new original sources and tells the stories of the cases through such documents as the Justices’ draft opinions and the memos of law clerk William H. Rehnquist. In bracing and accessible language, Freedman then presents an interpretation that rewrites the conventional view.Building on these results, he challenges legalistic limits on habeas corpus and demonstrates how a vigorous writ is central to implementing the fundamental conceptions of individual liberty and constrained government power that underlie the Constitution.