International lawyers for the most part assume that, as Louis Henkin memorably put it,"
almost all nations observe almost all principles of international law and almost all of their …

Changes in patent law, global competition, and the rise of several new technologies suggest
that patents could be of greater value than secrecy for many innovative firms, particularly …

" A very important and long-awaited major contribution to the debate... Her work cannot be
ignored."--Nils Petter Gleditsch, Journal of Peace Research" Barbieri builds on a solid …

It is often said that US legal culture discourages apologies. 1 Defendants, defense counsel,
and insurers worry that statements of apology will be admissible at trial and will be …

While the literature on food waste has examined mainstream consumers, it has tended to
overlook 'green'consumers. Based on a survey with 346 respondents, techniques such as …

In this study, we examine the predictive performance of a wide class of binary classifiers
using a large sample of international credit ratings changes from the period 1983–2013 …

This paper presents an empirical test of the significance of reciprocated community support,
in contrast with traditional economic factors and unilateral support, in the success of small …

This volume shows how odds ratios can be used as a framework for understanding log-
linear models. Moving systematically from the paradigmatic 2x2 case to more complicated …

This book explores one of the most important current topics in international relations:
whether trade diminishes or enhances conflict. Mark JC Crescenzi adopts an original …

It has been widely acknowledged that air pollution has a considerable adverse impact on
people's health. Disadvantaged groups such as low-income people are often found to …