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The IBC more than just another building code
The IBC is the long-time-coming consolidation of the three major building codes in the US and there is nothing "international" about it.Back in the 70's the 3 code organizations formed BOCA and put out a 1 & 2 family dwelling code. The 3 members them gradually made changes to the individual building codes that brought them into similar formats, then they combined them into one code in 2000, the IBC, and modified the dwelling code to be the IRC (Int. Residential Code)and changed the organization's name to the ICC, the Int. Code Council. There little to review about the content since it is either the law in your area or it is not.For comparisons to previous codes and other information try the ICC's website http://www.iccsafe.org/

A Strucural Engineer's Necessity
It is pretty difficult to review a specification that you must have.

49 states are now adopting this Code
Better learn this code.Local codes are being swept away by one standard.Here is Colorado each town had its own test, amendments and licensing system.California is the only state, having revamped its code 2 years ago, to keep its system.Read more

Subjects:  1. Building laws    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. General    4. International    5. Reference    6. Yearbooks & Annuals    7. Technology / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades   

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It is an excellent book for international lawyers
This book contains a concise explanationof every day problems regardingforeign transactions, together with an explanation ofthe Common lawsystem specially in United States, this book concentrates pertinent casesfor each of the subjects explained in it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business    2. Business & Economics    3. Business & Financial    4. Business/Economics    5. Commercial law    6. Economics - Comparative    7. Export sales contracts    8. Foreign trade regulation    9. International    10. International business enterpr    11. International business enterprises    12. Law and legislation    13. Legal Reference / Law Profession    14. Business & Economics / Economics / Comparative    15. Economics    16. Economics, Finance, Business and Industry   

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Globalization and need to know International Law
This book is essentially important for every business person dealing in international arena and every student seeking careers in multinational businesses. The author covers almost all aspects of governing laws related to international trade. My personal statement would be that this book is not to just read but to use it in everyday's practices as a desk reference.

Best help for international business lawpractitioners
This is the best book I've ever read about international business law. It is a very good guide to all issues concerning international law since the choice of a applicable law for a contract passing through contract contents, labor and taxes international legislation, ethics and finishing with the very new cyber law. This is a book to be read for specialists in both international law and international business, but also for practitioners of international trade.We have adodpted this book in our course of International Business Law at Universidad del Istmo in Guatemala. The best book I have consulted in the field. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Financial    2. Business Law    3. Commercial law    4. Foreign trade regulation    5. International    6. International - General    7. International Business    8. International business enterpr    9. International business enterprises    10. Law    11. Law and legislation    12. Legal Reference / Law Profession    13. Business & Economics / Business Law    14. International economic & trade law   

Subjects:  1. Building laws    2. International    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Reference    5. Yearbooks & Annuals    6. Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building   

Subjects:  1. International    2. International Court of Justice    3. International Relations - General    4. International courts    5. Law    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Procedure (Law)    8. Rules and practice    9. International courts & procedures   

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Useful
This is one book on International business that is less about equations and more abput understanding the socio-eonomic dynamics involved in International business. Definitely worth the price.

Yes, but ...
Very practical book, with full-detailed examples, but lacks in theoretical analysis. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. International    5. International - General    6. International business enterpr    7. International finance    8. International trade    9. Investments, Foreign    10. Business & Economics / International    11. International business    12. Multinationals   

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I'm not employed by a tax lawyer
This would probably be a great book for a law student, but not for a lay person. I consider myself to be fairly intelligent, but I had a bit of difficulty wading through this to find the little bit of info that I needed.I'm sure it's also a great book for someone with a tax background.

unable to review
unfortunately, at the time of writing, 9 August 2005, I still have not received the item ordered on 7 July 2005. Therefore, I am not able to give any views on the book.

International Taxation
Doernberg provides a helpful overview of the important topics most relevant in International Taxation. This summary will be a useful guide for students, practitioners and anyone else interested in the U.S. tax issuesrelevant in international business. While short by design, this bookcontains a surprising amount of information. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Corporations, Foreign    2. Foreign income    3. Income tax    4. International    5. Investments, Foreign    6. Law    7. Law and legislation    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Military    10. Taxation    11. United States   

Subjects:  1. Economic zones (Law of the sea    2. Economic zones (Law of the sea)    3. International    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Maritime    7. Territorial waters    8. International law of territories    9. Law of the sea    10. Political geography   

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Reader-Friendly Casebook
This is a very good casebook on the law of war.The readings are up-to-date, the notes are astute, and the mix of law, history and policy is illuminating. Professor O'Connell presents all sides of the many controversies that roil this field, reprinting, for example, two contrasting legal opinions on NATO's bombing of a TV station in Serbia.She even includes representative near-gibberish such as the State Department Legal Advisor's attempt to justify the Panama invasion as an act of self-defense -- which may have been included to warn students about the ethical/intellectual perils of public service.(I work for the State Department.)Perhaps best of all, the length of the book is manageable -- law students weary of 1,000-page casebooks filled with small print will appreciate O'Connell's reader-friendly (and readable) approach. Overall, it's a neat book.Even non-lawyers and non-law students will get a lot out of it.
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Subjects:  1. Aggression (International law)    2. Cases    3. International    4. Intervention (International law)    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession   

Subjects:  1. Arbitration and award    2. General    3. International    4. International Centre for Settl    5. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes    6. Investments, Foreign    7. Law    8. Law and legislation    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. International economic & trade law    11. Law / International   

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A Tour d'Horizon of the UN's Successes and Failures
In 1945, in San Francisco, when the UN Charter was written, the victors of the Second World War were looking to create an international body that would guarantee global security and prevent another conflagration like the one they had just experienced.The lines from the Tennyson poem "Locksley Hall:" "Till the war-drum throbbed no longer, and the battle flags were furl'd / In the Parliament of Man, Federation of the World" were carried by President Truman in his back pocket when he gave his famous address calling for a United Nations.
Balanced assessment of the UN
There is not much new in this book for those who follow the UN, but it is a balanced assessment. His reform recommendations err on the conservative side, although he does show how the US Congress imposes limits on the organization and then blames it for not doing more. The book is intended for a general readership rather than scholars or those with an in-depth knowledge of the UN.

Moving forward, looking back
Analyzing almost sixty years of United Nations history is, to say the least, an ambitious undertaking. Kennedy has tackled the challenge admirably producing a substantive and very readable account of the "evolution of the many UNs since 1945".His previous participation in the review and reform process of the UN system adds to his qualifications.This study is an excellent entry for anybody interested in learning more about this unique institution, its origins, growth and progress into one of the most complex international organizations.
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Subjects:  1. General    2. History    3. International    4. International Relations (General)    5. International Relations - Diplomacy    6. International Relations - General    7. International relations    8. Political Science    9. Politics / Current Events    10. Politics/International Relations    11. United Nations    12. United States - General    13. Political Science / General   

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Truly a good primer
This is the only book I found that actually explained everything in its table of contents in a way that I could understand.This is an excellent book for a total beginner just trying to understand the basic issues of thin capitalization rules, deductions vs. exemptions vs. credits, double taxation, tax sparing, tax havens, etcetera. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. General    4. International    5. International - Taxation    6. International business enterpr    7. International business enterprises    8. Law and legislation    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Taxation    11. Business & Economics / Public Finance    12. International economic & trade law    13. International economics    14. Taxation law   

Subjects:  1. Aliens    2. Corporations, Foreign    3. Foreign income    4. Income tax    5. International    6. Law    7. Law and legislation    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Taxation    10. United States   

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Excellent and Practical
We used this textbook in our MBA level Business Law course. This book is an excellent resource for understanding business law from a corporate finance angle. The book is well organized and very useful as reference to any corporate manager or executive. I highly recommend it.

Law made interesting!
I had to purchase this text for a class...it is phenominal!I actually like reading all the cases and examples that bring the law back down to earth.It isn't hard to complete reading assignments and actually understand what you should be retaining as concepts. thorough and refreshing to know that justice does serve ...
Dr. Cheesemen's thorough and direct explanations into the world ofbusiness law is phenomenal.He breaks down the wall and makes the law awhole lot easier to understand. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business    2. Business & Financial    3. Business Law    4. International    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. United States   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. International    5. International - General    6. Business & Economics / International    7. Business strategy    8. International business    9. Multinationals   

Subjects:  1. International    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. International law    5. Law / International    6. United Nations & UN agencies   

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Brent Nelsen is a Norse God!
Wow! This man knows how to write a book on EU law! No one captures the flair and significance of Europe like he does. The chapter on "The Tragedy of Europe" brought tears to my eyes. Why did they not listen?! Why did this have to happen! Nelsen knows and he tells you. I recommend this book to all, not just Norse love gods, but to all humanity!

interesting historical & political overview
I found this book a useful reference work for the original texts concerning the political study of EU integration history & theory. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Economic integration    2. Europe    3. European Union    4. European federation    5. History & Theory - General    6. International    7. International Relations - General    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Political Science    10. Politics/International Relations   

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Nothing new here
The reason a book like this can be published is that there is an artificial separation between IR theory and international law in academia.There is little new here that hasn't been elaborated elsewhere in IR...oh I don't know, about twenty years ago.You would be much better off reading Oona Hathaway and Harold Hongju Koh's edited collection "Foundations of International Law and Politics."That anthology comprehensively covers all of the best scholarly perspectives on the nature and importance of international law.By the way, Posner and Goldsmith are reactionary hacks reifying the way they hope the international system will function.

Does international law exist?
What is international law?Most international lawyers will tell you that there are principles of international legality that are larger than any specific treaty and these principles of legality bind states, sometimes even against their will; there is something called customary international law which is international law that evolved in a decentralized fashion as a matter of custom; and there are human rights norms that are part of customary international law and bind states even if those states never explicitly agreed to them.
Don't waste your time
I was very disappointed with this book. While claiming to be an academic book, the text reads more like a neconservative, ideological condemnation of international law. The authors seem to be denying a substantial body of evidence, and that is not an issue if they had made their arguements using case study or better yet strong empirical study. I actually tend to agree with many of their points, but they are really not the first ones who are making these arguements. A whole school of thought in international relations has made these arguements for decades, and frankly with much more clarity than this book and highly more complex and fine logic.
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Subjects:  1. International    2. International Relations - General    3. International law    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Moral and ethical aspects    7. Philosophy    8. Law / International    9. Law | International Law | Public International Law   

Subjects:  1. Foreign trade regulation    2. International    3. International economic relatio    4. International economic relations    5. International trade    6. Law    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. International economic & trade law    9. Law / General    10. Political economy   

Subjects:  1. Finance    2. International    3. Law