In The Mother of Mohammed, journalist Sally Neigh... more

In The Mother of Mohammed, journalist Sally Neighbour tells the extraordinary story of how a dope-smoking beach bunny, Robyn Hutchinson, became Rabiah a member of the jihadist elite. Known among her peers as the mother of Mohammed, and as the Elizabeth Taylor of the jihad in CIA circles, Rabiah lived for twenty years on the frontlines of the global holy war.With a reputation for tough investigative journalism, Sally Neighbour persuaded Rabiah to tell her story. She investigates how Rabiah became a trusted insider to the Jemaah Islamiyah, Taliban and al Qaeda leaderships, and married a leading figure in Osama bin Ladens inner sanctum.In The Mother of Mohammed Sally Neighbour discovers a world of converts and true believers. This unique and confronting account from inside the jihad helps us to understand the magnetism of the Islamist cause.... less

Professional English in Use Law is an ideal compa... more

Professional English in Use Law is an ideal companion for learners preparing for the new Cambridge International Legal English Certificate (ILEC), covering Ley vocabulary and topics from the exam.... less

When Basil Merridew and his nephew. Nicholas Drew... more

When Basil Merridew and his nephew. Nicholas Drewe, arrive in the prosperous village of tapworth Magna their neighbours are unprepared for the upheaval that is to follow. The new arrivals short period of residence in the village ends when Basil takes out a slander action against twenty-two of his neighbours and pockets GBP 10,000 as settlement.... less

When Norman Partridge moves to Little Bacon, a pr... more

When Norman Partridge moves to Little Bacon, a pretty country village, he proves to be a kind and helpful neighbour and is liked by everyone. Initially it did not seem to matter that no one knew anything about his past or how he managed to live so comfortably without having to work.... less

Ronald Holbrrok is a fifty-seven-year-old bachelo... more

Ronald Holbrrok is a fifty-seven-year-old bachelor who has lived in the same house for twenty years. Jane Doughty, the daughter of his next-door neighbours, is seventeen. She suddenly decides she is inlove with Ronald and wants to marry him. Everyone is amused at first but then events take a disturbingly sinister turn and Ronald finds himself enmeshed in a potentially tragic situation... less

This book provides a fairly comprehensive account... more

This book provides a fairly comprehensive account of the evolution of India's foreign policy from 1947 to the present day. It is organized primarily in the form of India's relations with its neighbours and with key states in the global order. All the chapters in this volume utilize the level of analysis approach, a well-established conceptual scheme from the study of international politics, in organizing the substantive cases. They provide crisp and lucid accounts of its developments in various parts of the world. The book is significant because there are no other viable edited volumes on the evolution of Indian foreign policy. Each chapter follows a common conceptual framework using the level of analysis approach. This framework looks at the evolution of India's foreign policy from the standpoints of systemic, national, and decision-making perspectives. In the introductory chapter, the editor carefully spells out the intellectual antecedents of the level of analysis framework in straightforward, lucid and discursive prose and applies to the substantive chapters in the volume.... less

Intellectual property is a branch of law where in... more

Intellectual property is a branch of law where international harmonization hasbeen progressing for a period of time through conventions such as the ParisConvention.This has led to increasingly more principles and rules becoming commonacross several, or even all intellectual property rights, including manyprovisions enacted at the European and international level.Harmonization continues apace (e.g. the Agreement on Trade-related Aspectsof Intellectual Property Rights) and the European Union has increased regionalharmonization through secondary level directives and regulations.Concise International and European IP Law - TRIPS, Paris Convention,European Enforcement and Transfer of Technology aims to provide a rapidunderstanding of the most important European and international texts, addressinggeneral and jurisdictional issues from a practical viewpoint. Concise International and European IP Law - TRIPS, Paris Convention,European Enforcement and Transfer of Technology is part of 'Concise IP', aseries of five volumes of commentary on European intellectual property legislationedited by Thomas Dreier, Charles Gielen and Richard Hacon. The formulaof this series is based on the successful German and Dutch formula 'KurzKommentar'and 'Tekst en Commentaar'. The five volumes cover: Patents andrelated matters, Trademarks and designs, Copyrights and neighbouring rights,IT and a general volume including jurisdictional issues.... less

Permanent Establishment in Cross-Border Transacti... more

Permanent Establishment in Cross-Border Transactions: Law, Analysis and Compliance Strategies will consist of two parts:Part One PE: The Legal and Compliance Setting.This section will feature a comprehensive and highly practical analysis of the concept of permanent establishment (PE), particularly as its embodied in Article 5 of the Model Convention. In a departure from virtually all the current literature, the presentation will afford the reader a truly actionable tool they can use to optimise decision making as it relates to PE in a real world setting. The work would initially concentrate on the PE-related issues of most concern to corporate interests: the notion of PE and the allocation of profits. Highlights include:General Remarks Origin of the Permanent Structure of the rule Establishment concept Interpretation SignificanceRegarding Article 5 (1) of the OECD-, United Nations-, and US-Models The basic definition Neighbouring locations Type of business, Permanency productivity Summary of the foregoing Place of business Leasing Power of disposition Personnel Instrument, not object Beginning and end of of activity Permanent establishment Link to a geographical pointRegarding Article 5 (2) of the OECD-, United Nations-, and US-Models Main features Office Place of management Factories and workshops Branch Extraction of natural resourcesRegarding Article 5 (3) of the OECD-, United Nations-, and US Model Main features Aggregate building sites Building site or construction Interruptions of the or installation project minimum period Computation of the Supervising and control time requirement Exploration activities - Start and end of the - Services constituting a minimum period Permanent EstablishmentRegarding Article 5 (4) of the OECD-, United Nations-, and US-Models Main features The exceptions in detail Facilities for storage, display and (OECD and US) delivery Stocks for storage, display and (OECD and US) delivery Stocks for processing by another enterprise Solely purchasing or collecting information Other preparatory or auxiliary activities Several preparatory and/or auxiliary activities combinedRegarding Article 5 (5) of the OECD-, United Nations-, and US-Models Main features Sequence of tests Authorised contracting agents Order-filling agent delivering Lasting activity goods from stock (UN ModelRegarding Article 5 (6) of the OECD- and US-Models; Article 5 (7) of UN Model Main features Exclusive representation Independence Profit splitting Ordinary course of businessRegarding Article 5 (6) of theUN-Model Regarding Article 5 (7) of the OECD- and US-Models; Article 5(8) of UN Model Electronic CommercePart Two Country-specificPE profiles designed to facilitate the readers decision making by allowing them to easily compare-and-contrast critical PE-related data over an array of key national jurisdictions. (Please see accompanying questionnaire outlining the issues covered.)Countries covered:Germany; -Hungary; India; -Italy; Japan; -Netherlands; Russia; -Spain; -Sweden; -Switzerland; -United Kingdom; -United States... less