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The global financial crisis had a dramatic short-term effect on federal relations and, as the twelve case studies in this illuminating book show, set in place a new set of socio-political factors that are shaping the longer-run process of institutional change in federal systems. The Future of Federalism illustrates how an understanding of these complex dynamics is crucial to the development of policies needed for effective and sustainable federal governance in the 21st century. The book finds th...

Title 22 presents regulations governing the Department of State, the International Development Cooperation Agency, the Peace Corps, and other federal agencies regarding foreign relations. It includes regulations pertaining to Foreign Service personnel, visas, nationality and passports, diplomatic privileges and immunities, and international agreements. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by April. Publication follows within six months.

"Weil Wir frei sein wollen" beantwortet die Frage, warum wir den Staat brauchen. Die Antwort thematisiert ihn als Republik oder - in korrekter UEbersetzung des lateinischen Lehnwortes - als Freistaat. Thema des Buches ist daher nicht der rechtsstaatliche Schutz privater, persoenlicher Freiheit, sondern der republikanische Wille zu oeffentlicher, politischer Freiheit. Was der betreffende Freiheitswille vermag, hat die Welt am 9. November 1989 gehoert und gesehen: "Wir sind das Volk" war die Parol...

Title 34 presents regulations governing education related activities and programs. General provisions, civil rights, elementary and secondary education, special education and rehabilitative services, vocational and adult education, bilingual education and minority languages affairs, postsecondary education, educational research and improvement, literacy, and disability are addressed in separate chapters. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by July. Publication...

Title 40 presents regulations governing care of the environment from the 14 subchapters of Chapter I and from the provisions regarding the Council on Environmental Quality found in Chapter V. Programs addressing air, water, pesticides, radiation protection, and noise abatement are included. Practices for waste and toxic materials disposal and clean-up are also prescribed. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by July. Publication follows within six months.

Title 41 sets forth practices of wage determination, health and safety standards, regulations governing purchase from people who are blind or severely disabled, and employment practices expected of federal contractors. The system for property management covers inventories, management and use of records, acquisition, construction and alteration of public buildings. Procurement of products, management and use of telecommunications resources, management of means of transportation and travel expendi...

Title 32 presents regulations governing grants, military and civilian personnel, military justice, security, defense contracting, closures and realignment, civil defense, environment, and other activities by the Department of Defense. Regulations specific to the Departments of the Army, Navy, and the Air Force; the Defense Logistics Agency; the Central Intelligence Agency; the Information Security Oversight Office; the National Security Council and other groups are included as well. Additions an...

Title 36 contains the regulations governing the administration and programs responsible for national parks, forests, water resource projects, battle monuments, the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, historic preservation, Pennsylvania Avenue (in Washington, DC), the National Archives, the Assassination Records Review Board, and the dispelling of architectural and transportation barriers for the handicapped.

In the face of current confusion regarding the use of articles 290 and 291 TFEU, there is a need to further develop the theory of legislative delegation in the EU Commission. This timely book approaches this question from a practical perspective with a detailed examination of how the legislator uses delegated and implementing mandates in different fields of EU law. Offering an analysis of legislative practice and providing concrete evidence of how articles 290 and 291 TFEU are actually handled,...

Veterans of the United States armed forces may be eligible for a broad range of benefits and services provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). If you’re looking for information on these benefits and services, look no further than the newest edition of Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Survivors. The VA operates the nation’s largest health-care system, with more than 1,700 care sites available across the country. These sites include hospitals, community clinics, readj...

Tradition in Social Science is the social philosophy written early in life by the jurisprudent who became the preeminent public law jurist in France in the first quarter of the twentieth century, Maurice Hauriou. His work remains prominent in theorizing European Community as well as in Latin American jurisprudence. His studies concern three areas of research: legal theory, social science, and philosophy. In this book Hauriou first focuses on the object and method of the social sciences in a prel...

Seit geraumer Zeit tauchen Geruche, Feinstaube sowie auch Gefahrstoffe zunehmend im Zusammenhang mit der Aufstellung, AEnderung, Erganzung und Aufhebung von stadtebaulichen Planungen, insbesondere von Flachennutzungs- und Bebauungsplanen, aber auch im Rahmen der Beurteilung von Bauvorhaben als zu prufende und eine Bewaltigung ihrer Anforderungen fordernde Belange auf. Den damit einhergehenden Fragen in der Planungs- und Genehmigungspraxis hat sich die am 14. und 15. Marz 2011 an der Technischen...

Access to government information faces many roadblocks in developing and emerging economies due to lack of appropriate legal frameworks and other requisite information laws. However, there is hope that many countries are now recognising the importance of providing access to public information resources. Digital Access and E-Government: Perspectives from Developing and Emerging Countries explores the relationships that exist between access to information laws and e-government. It shares the stra...

In der Arbeit wird die Eignung des EG-OEko-Audit-Systems als Umweltschutzinstrument und Deregulierungsmittel untersucht. Anhand einer umfassenden Analyse wird zunachst das Deregulierungspotential dieses Instruments herausgearbeitet. Mit einbezogen wird dabei das uberarbeitete Umweltauditgesetz und die EMAS-Privilegierungsverordnung. Schliesslich wird aufgezeigt, was das OEko-Audit-System im Hinblick auf das Kooperationsprinzip zur Foerderung der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Behoerden und Unternehmen...