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This Week's Highlighted Acquisitions

International criminal law / edited by M. Cherif Bassiouni.
3rd ed. Leiden, Netherlands : Martinus Nijhoff Pub., c2008. Call number: K5165 .I58 2008

Publisher?s Description:
The definitive treatise on international criminal law, M. Cherif Bassiouni?s unique 3- volume collection is now in its third edition. Written by more than 50 outstanding authorities from 19 countries, it covers the entire field, from the theory of what makes a crime "international" to the step-by-step conduct of an international prosecution. Its in-depth coverage includes:

? analysis of the doctrinal basis of international criminal law
? the historical development of international criminal law and policy
? detailed treatment of 16 crimes that have been given international jurisdiction, including torture, genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity
? issues of immunity and jurisdiction
? judicial assistance
? recognition of foreign penal judgments
? extradition and transfer of prisoners
? taking evidence abroad
? seizure of foreign assets
? international criminal tribunals procedure
? international criminal prosecutions in domestic courts
? and a great deal more

Attention is paid throughout the presentation to the complex cultural and regional issues that often arise in this field of practice.

Lessons from the identity trail : anonymity, privacy and identity in a networked society / edited by Ian Kerr, Valerie Steeves, and Carole Lucock.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2009. Call number: K3264.C65 L47 2009

Publisher?s Description:
During the past decade, rapid developments in information and communications technology have transformed key social, commercial and political realities. Within that same time period, working at something less than internet speed, much of the academic and policy debates arising from these new and emerging technologies have been fragmented. There have been few examples of interdisciplinary dialogue about the potential for anonymity and privacy in a networked society. Lessons from the Identity Trail fills that gap, and examines key questions about anonymity, privacy and identity in an environment that increasingly automates the collection of personal information and uses surveillance to reduce corporate and security risks.

This project has been informed by the results of a multi-million dollar research project that has brought together a distinguished array of philosophers, ethicists, feminists, cognitive scientists, lawyers, cryptographers, engineers, policy analysts, government policy makers and privacy experts. Working collaboratively over a four-year period and participating in an iterative process designed to maximize the potential for interdisciplinary discussion and feedback through a series of workshops and peer review, the authors have integrated crucial public policy themes with the most recent research outcomes.

Full post as published by LexLibris on April 14, 2009 (boomark / email).