The arms trade and international law by Zeray Yihdego

"This book deals with the proliferation of SALW and their unregulated trade and transfer across borders. It addresses questions of definition, manufacturing, trade/transfer, and issues relating to state responsibility. The primary focus is on conventional small arms, in particular military-style weapons.The book tackles the core and most divisive legal problem of whether or not the laws relating to arms control and relevant norms of international law provide substantive restrictions upon the transfer of small arms by states. " - Editorial Reviews

From mercenaries to market : the rise and regulation of private military companies by Simon Chesterman

"This volume examines the interaction between regulation and market forces and analyzes the current legal framework and the needs and possibilities for regulation in the years ahead. " - Editorial Reviews

Burton's legal thesaurus by William C Burton

"This updated and expanded Third Edition adds more than 1,000 new terms, many of them relating to electronic commerce, intellectual property, and other new developments in law." - Editorial Reviews

In the name of national security : unchecked presidential power and the Reynolds case by Louis Fisher

"A ripping good story and the best account I have read of how the executive branch lies its way to power. . . . Fisher has become a national treasure and is the most rigorous and thoughtful contemporary scholar of our constitutional system of government."--William G. Weaver, coauthor of Law and Presidential Secrecy

The fall and rise of the Islamic state by Noah Feldman

"The author knows exactly what he is talking about. And unlike most of the literature he is trying to discuss the issue logically and in details. He seems to have very good understanding of the way muslims think in the East. " - Ibn Araby

The Challenge: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the Fight over Presidential Power by Jonathan Mahler

“This is the definitive work on an epic Supreme Court case—and on the human beings behind the headlines.” —Jeffrey Toobin, author of The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court

The threat of force in international law by Nikolas Stürchler

"This book provides the first comprehensive appraisal of the no-threat principle: its origin, underlying rationale, theoretical implications, relevant jurisprudence, and how it has withstood the test of time from 1945 to the present. Based on a systematic evaluation of state and United Nations practices, the book identifies what constitutes a threat of force and when its use is justified under the United Nations Charter. " - Editorial Reviews

Constitutions of the world by Robert L Maddex

"Updated to include 16 new constitutions, Constitutions of the World, Third Edition offers alphabetized entries that survey constitutions from 100 nations around the world. Revisions and additions keep pace with the global constitutional events that have occurred since publication of the second edition of this work." - CQ Press

In justice : inside the scandal that rocked the Bush administration by David Iglesias - KF373.I355 A3 2008

"The Bush administration's drive to politicize the Justice Department reached a new low with the wrongful firing of seven U.S. Attorneys in late 2006. Their action has ignited public outrage on a scale that far surpassed the reaction to any of the Bush administration's other political debacles. David Iglesias was one of those federal prosecutors, and now he tells his story. " - Wiley

2008 Legal Times - KF 193. W37.D57 2008

Information about some 2000 law offices doing business in metro D.C.

Enemy combatants, terrorism, and armed conflict law : a guide to the issues edited by David K. Linnan - KF9430 .E54 2008

"This book represents an interdisciplinary approach to the legal dilemmas borne out by the war on terror-against the specific background of Afghanistan, Iraq, and this new kind of conflict. It is a strong contribution to a broader debate visible since 9/11, which will remain in the public eye for the foreseeable future. It addresses the overlap between religion, ethics, armed conflict, and law, within the context of the current conflict." - Editorial Reviews

Treaties in force 2007 by the Department of State - KZ235 .T74

"Treaties in Force is for the purpose of providing information on treaties and other international agreements to which the United States has become a party and which are carried on the records of the Department of State as being in force as of its stated publication date, January 1, 2007" - Department of State