Forms Of Government Cornerstones Of Freedom Third Series

Read about the variety of governments that lead different countries and learn how they have shaped our world today.

Read about the variety of governments that lead different countries and learn how they have shaped our world today.

Examines the different forms of government around the world, including the democracy in the United States, the theocracy in Iran, and the dictatorship in North Korea.

Details the roles played by the legislative, judicial, and executive branches and discusses the ways that each of the branches keeps the others from having too much power.

This book is an academic continuation of the previous five volumes on judicial independence edited by Shimon Shetreet, with others: Jules Deschenes, Christopher Forsyth, Wayne McCormack, Hiram E. Chodosh and Eric Helland, all books were published by Brill Nijhoff: Judicial Independence: The Contemporary Debate (1985), The Culture of Judicial Independence: Conceptual Foundations and Practical Challenges (2012), The Culture of Judicial Independence: Rule of Law and World Peace (2014), The Culture of Judicial Independence in a Globalised World (2016), Challenged Justice: In Pursuit of Judicial Independence (2021). This volume offers studies by distinguished scholars and judges from different jurisdictions on numerous dimensions regarding the essential role of judicial independence in democracy. It includes analyses of basic constitutional principles and contemporary issues of judicial independence and judicial procces in many jurisdictions and analyses of international standarts of judicial independence and judicial ethics.

Cornerstones of Freedom, Third Series-Bringing History to Life Even before the first glorious ring of the Liberty Bell, America was a land of freedom and promise. Read about what makes our country and form of government so great that it has inspired people from all over the world to start life anew here, endure the economic and social upheavals, and defend the land and rights that are unique to the United States of America.

What cause the Great Depression? How did the Lewis and Clark Expedition change our contry forever? With fascinating history and stunning images, Cornerstones of Freedom offers you an intriguing and in-depth look at the ideas, people, and events that have shaped our nation.

This leading text provides a concise and broad-ranging introduction to the contemporary study of political theory. Each chapter discusses a cluster of interrelated concepts and examines how they have been used by different thinkers and traditions and explores related debates and controversies. The fourth edition of this highly successful and accessible book has been substantially revised and updated and includes extra attention throughout to non-Western approaches and international political theory. Systematically covering the foundational concepts that have focused debate from Aristotle, Rousseau, Marx and Mill to the present day, this is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on political thought and political philosophy. With increased discussion of the global dimensions of political thought it will appeal to an international audience, as well as to those lecturers interested in broadening their students' horizons. New to this Edition: - Increased coverage throughout of non-Western and post-colonial approaches, with Beyond the West features on Islamic, Buddhist, Chinese, Indian, African, Latin American and other traditions - Takes the blurring divisions between Politics and International Relations into account, for instance through a new chapter on Security, War and World Order - Thinking Globally boxes, and added discussions of transnationalism and cosmopolitanism - Additional attention is paid to issues of identity and diversity to address contemporary political developments