1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463690703321

Titolo

East Asia's renewed respect for the rule of law in the 21st century : the future of legal and judicial landscapes in East Asia / / edited by Setsuo Miyazawa [and four others] ; contributors, Keiichi Ageishi [and twenty-eight others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill Nijhoff, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

90-04-27420-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (365 p.)

Collana

Brill's Asian Law Series, , 2214-6547 ; ; Volume 2

Disciplina

340/.11

Soggetti

Law - East Asia

Law - Southeast Asia

Justice, Administration of - East Asia

Justice, Administration of - Southeast Asia

Rule of law - East Asia

Rule of law - Southeast Asia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / Setsuo Miyazawa , Weidong Ji , Hiroshi Fukurai , Kay-Wah Chan and Matthias Vanhullebusch -- Introduction / Setsuo Miyazawa , Weidong Ji , Hiroshi Fukurai , Kay-Wah Chan and Matthias Vanhullebusch -- The Development and Prospect of Legal Aid in China’s Criminal Trial / Weimin Zuo -- Stratification or Diversification?: 2011 Survey of Young Lawyers in Japan / Setsuo Miyazawa , Atsushi Bushimata , Keiichi Ageishi , Akira Fujimoto , Rikiya Kuboyama and Kyoko Ishida -- Justice Delayed: Post-Colonial Hauntings in the Khmer Rouge Tribunal Hybrid Court System / Yvonne Y. Kwan -- “Post-Colonial” Legal Interpretation in Macau, China: Between European and Chinese Influences / Denis de Castro Halis -- The Right to Truth and the Legacies of World War II: A Way Forward for China? / Matthias Vanhullebusch -- China’s Lay Participation in the Justice System: Surveys and Interviews of Contemporary Lay Judges in Chinese Courts /



Zhuoyu Wang and Hiroshi Fukurai -- What’s Happening in the Jury Room? Analyzing Shadow Jury Deliberation in Korea / Jae-Hyup Lee , Jisuk Woo , June Woong Rhee , Jeong Min Choi and Hyunki Shin -- Outlook and Contents of the “Civil Tribunal System” as Proposed by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) / Harumi Takebe -- Changes in Gender Composition and the Future of Gender Balance in the Legal Professions in Korea / Haesook Kim -- Gender, Law and Legal Professions in China / Xiaonan Liu -- China’s Past, Present and Future Approach to Climate Change / Patricia Blazey and Xiangbai He -- Thailand’s Climate Policy and Law in the Making: Can the Tradition of Thai Civil Law Cope with Climate Governance? / Kridtiyaporn Wongsa -- Legal Instrumentalism in China: The Case of Hukou Legislation in Beijing and Shenzhen / Qiqi Fu and Paola Pasquali -- Invisible People, Pollution, and Places: Nuclear Contamination on the Tibetan Plateau, Himalayan Rivers, and Water Users / Abigail Brown -- Bibliography / Setsuo Miyazawa , Weidong Ji , Hiroshi Fukurai , Kay-Wah Chan and Matthias Vanhullebusch -- Author Index / Setsuo Miyazawa , Weidong Ji , Hiroshi Fukurai , Kay-Wah Chan and Matthias Vanhullebusch -- Subject Index / Setsuo Miyazawa , Weidong Ji , Hiroshi Fukurai , Kay-Wah Chan and Matthias Vanhullebusch.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume showcases the most recent research on the future of the legal and judicial landscape in East Asia and its renewed respect for the rule of law in the 21st century. The book features research on emerging judicial stratifications in the legal profession; war crimes and their legacies in the post-colonial era; citizens' participation in the justice system; gender, law, legal culture and profession as well as environmental justice.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455571903321

Autore

Samociuk Martin

Titolo

A short guide to fraud risk [[electronic resource] ] : fraud resistance and detection / / Martin Samociuk, Nigel Iyer ; edited by Helenne Doody

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, Surrey ; ; Burlington, VT, : Gower, c2010

ISBN

1-351-96170-5

1-282-52458-5

9786612524585

0-566-09232-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 p.)

Collana

Short guides to business risk

Altri autori (Persone)

IyerNigel K

Disciplina

658.4/73

Soggetti

Corporations - Corrupt practices

Corporate governance

Fraud - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Terms and Risk Management Standards; Foreword; 1 Managing Fraud Risk; 2 Developing an Anti-Fraud Culture; 3 Assessing Fraud Risk; 4 Treating Fraud Risk; 5 Detecting Fraud; 6 Managing Incidents; 7 Measuring Fraud Resistance; References

Sommario/riassunto

A Short Guide to Fraud Risk gives a concise but thorough introduction to the risk of fraud based on a six-element strategy. It includes practical steps to assess and treat fraud risks across an organisation, including those relating to executive directors. It also provides practical steps to develop fraud awareness across an organisation and how to implement an effective fraud detection and incident management program.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480760003321

Autore

Swartz Larry

Titolo

Word by word : 101 ways to inspire and engage students by building vocabulary, improving spelling, and enriching reading, writing, and learning / / Larry Swartz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Markham, Ontario : , : Pembroke Publishers Limited, , 2019

©2019

ISBN

1-55138-938-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (167 p. )

Disciplina

372.61

Soggetti

Vocabulary - Study and teaching (Elementary)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Discover key strategies for making words the core of classroom instruction and engagement. Literacy guru Larry Swartz offers novel ways to expand students’ interest in and facility with words and word power — day by day, word by word. This practical resource is designed to help students discover why words matter as they build vocabulary; gain confidence to spell new and difficult words; develop word recognition and process un-familiar words when reading; increase understanding of words in the content areas; inquire about word meanings and derivations; play with and celebrate words and language; and much more!



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462200903321

Autore

Tatewaki Kazuo <1935-, >

Titolo

Banking and finance in Japan : an introduction to the Tokyo market / / Kazuo Tatewaki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-71141-9

0-203-10929-5

1-136-26907-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Banking & finance ; ; v. 32

Disciplina

332.0952

332.10952

332/.0952

Soggetti

Banks and banking - Japan

Banks and banking - Deregulation - Japan

Financial institutions - Japan

Monetary policy - Japan

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1991 by Routledge.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Financial structure and deregulation -- pt. II. Financial markets -- pt. III. Financial institutions -- pt. IV. Monetary authorities and monetary policy.

Sommario/riassunto

The Tokyo market has often been a difficult financial environment for the non-Japanese to understand. This volume, written for an international readership provides a study of the financial centre behind one of the world's largest economies.



5.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461495203321

Autore

Vertigans Stephen

Titolo

The sociology of terrorism : peoples, places and processes / / Stephen Vertigans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-45818-7

9786613458186

1-135-14579-2

0-203-85581-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

303.6/25

Soggetti

Terrorism - Social aspects

Terrorism - Psychological aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Sociology of Terrorism Peoples, places and processes; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The absent friend: Sociology, missing from action; 1 A sociological approach to terrorism: People, places and processes; 2 History: The legacy of political violence; 3 Habitus: Terrorism and violent dispositions; 4 Becoming a 'terrorist': Processes into groups; 5 Group dynamics: Trusting terrorists, secrets and ties; 6 Actions, tactics and targets: Emotions and rationale behind terror attacks; 7 The End Game: Stopping and leaving terrorism; 8 Conclusion: From beginning to end

GlossaryNotes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first terrorism textbook based on sociological research. It adopts an innovative framework that draws together historical and modern, local and global, and social processes for a range of individuals, groups and societies. Individual behaviour and dispositions are embedded within these broader relationships and activities, allowing a more holistic account of terrorism to emerge. In addition, the shifting forms of identification and interwoven attitudes to political violence are discussed in order to explain the emergence, continuation,



and end of 'terrorist' careers.The b

6.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910446334703321

Titolo

Research themes for tourism / / edited by Peter Robinson, Sine Heitmann and Peter Dieke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; ; Cambridge, Mass., : CABI, 2011

ISBN

1-282-98701-1

9786612987014

1-84593-698-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 recurso en línea (316 páginas)

Altri autori (Persone)

RobinsonPeter <1979->

HeitmannSine

DiekePeter U. C

Disciplina

338.4/791072

Soggetti

Tourism - Research

Heritage tourism - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 From Mass Tourism to Niche Tourism; 2 Aspects of Tourism Development; 3 Tourist Behaviour and Tourism Motivation; 4 Authenticity in Tourism; 5 The Semiotics of Tourism; 6 Sustainable and Alternative Tourism; 7 Community Tourism; 8 Rural Tourism; 9 Slow Food, Slow Cities and Slow Tourism; 10 Events, Festivals and the Arts; 11 Sport and Adventure Tourism; 12 Cultural Tourism and Accessibility; 13 Heritage Tourism; 14 Tourism and Film; 15 Dark Tourism; 16 LGBT Tourism; 17 Gastronomy and Tourism; 18 Religious Tourism; 19 Health and Medical Tourism  20 Cruise Tourism and the Cruise IndustrY.

Sommario/riassunto

Tourism studies at Masters level are often divided into subsets of tourism such as environmental tourism, rural tourism and sports tourism. This book provides an overview of types of tourism, and common themes studied in courses to allow undergraduate students to become familiar with a wide range of tourism topics at a foundation



level, allowing them to make an informed decision about their future studies and career. It will also be a useful text for providing a broad brush introduction to the major topics that are covered in undergraduate courses. Popular subjects like urban tourism, festivals and events and heritage and cultural tourism are covered.