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Upholding the Prohibition of Torture

The Contribution of the European Court of Human Rights

By: Andrea Carcano,Tullio Scovazzi

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Upholding the Prohibition of Torture

The Contribution of the European Court of Human Rights

By: Andrea Carcano,Tullio Scovazzi

This volume deals with the right of any individual not to be subjected to torture. Although almost universally prohibited, torture still manifests itself in the conduct of several States around the world, including Member States of the Council of Europe. The European Court of Human Rights has, since its inception, entered numerous findings of torture. Mindful of the urgency of the effectiveness of the international legal prohibition of torture, this book examines and critically appraises the practice of the European Court on torture. Through the analysis of leading cases and the legal issues ensuing from them, the book explores the contribution of the European Court to the clarification of the applicable law, illustrating developments of legal significance, exploring some still contentious issues, and stressing the several achievements as well as some still questionable outcomes. The volume offers knowledge and analytical tools to students and researchers, but also to lawyers and practitioners as it collects in a single volume significant portions of jurisprudence distilled from what are often lengthy and detailed judgments, followed by a reflection on the legal issues arising in a specific case or common to a number of them.

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9004468706

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The Transformation of Occupied Territory in International Law

By: Andrea Carcano

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The Transformation of Occupied Territory in International Law

By: Andrea Carcano

This volume discusses the practice of transformative military occupation from the perspective of public international law through the prism of the occupation of Iraq and other cases of historical significance. It seeks to assess how international law should respond to measures undertaken in the pursuit of a given transformative project, whether or not supported by the Security Council. A monographic study tackling the bulk of the international law issues that emerge during and as a result of a transformative occupation, based on a comprehensive analysis of historical cases, applicable norms, and relevant facts. "With this thorough and thought provoking study, Andrea Carcano has put us all in his debt." From the foreword by Georges Abi-Saab, Emeritus Professor, Graduate Institute of International Studies and Development.

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9004227881

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9789004227880

Books of the Body

Anatomical Ritual and Renaissance Learning

By: Andrea Carlino

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Books of the Body

Anatomical Ritual and Renaissance Learning

By: Andrea Carlino

We usually see the Renaissance as a marked departure from older traditions, but Renaissance scholars often continued to cling to the teachings of the past. For instance, despite the evidence of their own dissections, which contradicted ancient and medieval texts, Renaissance anatomists continued to teach those outdated views for nearly two centuries. In Books of the Body, Andrea Carlino explores the nature and causes of this intellectual inertia. On the one hand, anatomical practice was constrained by a reverence for classical texts and the belief that the study of anatomy was more properly part of natural philosophy than of medicine. On the other hand, cultural resistance to dissection and dismemberment of the human body, as well as moral and social norms that governed access to cadavers and the ritual of their public display in the anatomy theater, also delayed anatomy's development. A fascinating history of both Renaissance anatomists and the bodies they dissected, this book will interest anyone studying Renaissance science, medicine, art, religion, and society.

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281

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University of Chicago Press

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0226092879

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9780226092874

Italian Music in Dakota

The Function of European Musical Theater in U.S. Culture

By: Andrea Mariani

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Italian Music in Dakota

The Function of European Musical Theater in U.S. Culture

By: Andrea Mariani

The intersection between literature and music is a major feature in Anglo-American cultural history. The present volume analyzes the transatlantic migration of European opera and its appropriation by some of the most important literary figures of the United States. The presence of opera in literary texts is always "operative" and results in artistic outputs possessing more articulated and tense vectors of meaning. The comparative method applied confirms the musical sensitivity of masters such as Poe, Whitman, Melville, Dickinson, Wharton, Cather, reveals the intriguing contradictions in the poetics of Emerson, Thoreau and James and vindicates the role of some minor figures who, through their involvement in the world of musical theater, contributed to the intercultural context.

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V&R Unipress

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384700655X

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9783847006558

The Struggle for Life and the Modern Italian Novel, 1859-1925

By: Andrea Sartori

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The Struggle for Life and the Modern Italian Novel, 1859-1925

By: Andrea Sartori

This book explores Darwinism in modern Italian literature. In the years between Italy’s unification (1861) and the rise of fascism, many writers gave voice to anxieties connected with the ideas of evolution and progress. This study shows how Italian authors borrowed and reworked a scientific vocabulary to write about the contradictions and the contrasting tensions of Italy’s cultural and political-economic modernization. It focuses, above all, on novels by Italo Svevo, Federico De Roberto and Luigi Pirandello. The analysis centers on such topics as the struggle against adverse social conditions in capitalistic society, the risk of failing to survive the struggle itself, the adaptive issues of individuals uprooted from their family and work environments, the concerns about the heredity of maladapted characters. Accordingly, the book also argues that the hybridization and variation of both narrative forms and collective mindsets describes the modernist awareness of the cultural complexity experienced in Italy and Europe at this time.

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278

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Springer Nature

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3031188500

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9783031188503

Indigenous Peoples, Natural Resources and Permanent Sovereignty

By: Andrea Mensi

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Indigenous Peoples, Natural Resources and Permanent Sovereignty

By: Andrea Mensi

This work aims to be the definitive exploration of the possibility to conceptualize permanent sovereignty over natural resources vested in indigenous peoples rather than in States under international law.

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9004523995

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9789004523999

The Sacco Gang

By: Andrea Camilleri

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The Sacco Gang

By: Andrea Camilleri

The award-winning author’s “vivid historical novel based on the true story of the five Sacco brothers” who fought fascism and the mafia in 1920s Sicily (Publishers Weekly). Sicily, 1920s. As socialists who run successful farms and businesses, the Sacco brothers are a prime target of the local Mafia’s extortion racket. When their father receives an anonymous letter demanding protection money, he goes to the police. But what can they do with such a complaint? No one in the village has ever dared denounce the Mafia before. From that moment on, the Sacco brothers must defend themselves as they face an escalating war against the Mafia, corrupt police, and fascist leaders who declare the Saccos a gang of bandits. Facing violent attacks and false accusations, they become fugitives who can trust no one in their battle for freedom. “A twisted morality tale worthy of the wild west.” —The Guardian

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Europa Editions

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1609454243

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9781609454241

The Clash of Legitimacies

The State-building Process in Late Medieval Lombardy

By: Andrea Gamberini

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The Clash of Legitimacies

The State-building Process in Late Medieval Lombardy

By: Andrea Gamberini

Historians have long understood the period 1100 to 1500 to be the key phase in the genesis of the modern state. In this innovative work, Andrea Gamberini examines the case of late medieval Lombardy to show that the advent of the state did not extinguish the traditional values and principles of political cohabitation that had long been in place.

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256

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0198824319

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9780198824312

Desert Raiders

Axis and Allied Special Forces 1940–43

By: Andrea Molinari

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Desert Raiders

Axis and Allied Special Forces 1940–43

By: Andrea Molinari

Although harsh and inhospitable, the North African theatre of World War II proved to be a perfect environment for irregular warfare and the deployment of Special Forces. Following Italy's entry into the war in June 1940, the Western Desert became the background for a long conflict dominated by motorized units. The major combatants Great Britain, Free France, Italy and Germany all developed irregular units to exploit the unique conditions of the region with varying degrees of success. This book details the genesis, organization and tactics of these forces, including such famous units as the Long Range Desert Group and the Special Air Service.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472802543

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9781472802545

The Many Voices of Contemporary Piedmontese Writers

By: Andrea Raimondi

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The Many Voices of Contemporary Piedmontese Writers

By: Andrea Raimondi

What do Cesare Pavese, Beppe Fenoglio and Primo Levi have in common? Apart from their obvious Piedmontese origins, they and other writers coming from this Italian region share a certain tendency towards multilingualism, which is a characteristic that has not been comprehensively investigated over the years. This study presents a linguistic analysis of a group of modern and contemporary narratives written by Piedmontese authors. The novels and short stories here examined are notable for the intriguing way in which they move between a variety of idioms – Standard Italian, regional vernaculars, English and pastiches (with rare excursions into French). With the support of linguistic and philosophical theories on the relation between identity, alterity and language, the book demonstrates how the use of non-standard parlances is fundamental in both reinforcing the sense of belonging to specific social groups and highlighting the presence of dissimilar identities and ‘other’ cultures. A sociolinguistic study and an analysis of the political and historical context of the region are also provided in order to illustrate how the combination of different varieties in literature reflects the region’s peripheral position, as well as the political and social changes that have occurred in Piedmont since the nineteenth century. This book fills a notable gap, and casts new light on Piedmontese literature.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1443858420

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9781443858427

The Transformation of Occupied Territory in International Law

By: Andrea Carcano

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By: Andrea Carcano

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Upholding the Prohibition of Torture

The Contribution of the European Court of Human Rights

By: Andrea Carcano,Tullio Scovazzi

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The Contribution of the European Court of Human Rights

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Book's by Andrea Carcano

Upholding the Prohibition of Torture

Upholding the Prohibition of Torture

The Transformation of Occupied Territory in International Law

The Transformation of Occupied Territory in International Law

Books of the Body

Books of the Body

Italian Music in Dakota

Italian Music in Dakota

The Struggle for Life and the Modern Italian Novel, 1859-1925

The Struggle for Life and the Modern Italian Novel, 1859-1925

Indigenous Peoples, Natural Resources and Permanent Sovereignty

Indigenous Peoples, Natural Resources and Permanent Sovereignty

The Sacco Gang

The Sacco Gang

The Clash of Legitimacies

The Clash of Legitimacies

Desert Raiders

Desert Raiders

The Many Voices of Contemporary Piedmontese Writers

The Many Voices of Contemporary Piedmontese Writers

The Transformation of Occupied Territory in International Law

The Transformation of Occupied Territory in International Law

Upholding the Prohibition of Torture

Upholding the Prohibition of Torture

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