1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785465703321

Autore

Schweid Richard <1946->

Titolo

Eel [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Schweid

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Reaktion, c2009

ISBN

1-282-79612-7

9786612796128

1-86189-747-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Collana

Animal

Disciplina

597.43

597.432

597/.432

Soggetti

Eels

Osteichthyes

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

Eel Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1 The Eel Question; 2 Endangered Eel; 3 Classical Eel; 4 Puritans and Victorians; 5 Sniggling; 6 Cultured Eel, Cultural Eel; Timeline of the Eel; References; Select Bibliography; Associations and Websites; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

When pulled from the mud of creeks, ponds, rivers, or the sea, the eel, with its slick, snake-like body, emerges as an extremely mundane and even unappealing fish. But don't let the appearance fool you-the eel has been one of the world's favorite foods si



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777723103321

Autore

Cipriani Don

Titolo

Children's rights and the minimum age of criminal responsibility [[electronic resource] ] : a global perspective / / Don Cipriani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub., c2009

ISBN

1-315-57158-7

1-317-16759-7

1-317-16758-9

1-282-24353-5

9786612243530

0-7546-9447-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Collana

Advances in criminology

Disciplina

345.04

345/.04

Soggetti

Criminal liability

Capacity and disability

Age (Law)

Children - Legal status, laws, etc

Children (International law)

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 and Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Shifting Perspectives on Children, Shifting Rights and Criminal Responsibility in Juvenile Justice; 2 Children's Rights' Mediation of Welfare-Justice Tensions; 3 MACRs and States' Obligations under Regional and International Law Instruments; 4 Historical Influences on MACRs; 5 Current MACRs Worldwide and Modern Trends; 6 Practical Implications and Challenges of MACR Implementation; 7 Making MACRs Work for Children's Rights; Annex 1 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Annex 2 Worldwide MACR Provisions and Statutory Sources by CountryIndex

Sommario/riassunto

This work is the first global analysis of national minimum ages of



criminal responsibility, the international legal obligations that surround them and the principal considerations for establishing and implementing respective age limits.