Our world is currently divided into territorial states that resist all attempts to change their borders. But what entitles a state, or the people it represents, to assume monopoly control over a particular piece of the Earths surface? Why are they allowed to prevent others from entering? What if two or more states, or two or more groups of people, claim the same piece of land? Political philosophy, which has had a great deal to say about the relationship between state and citizen, has largely ignored these questions about territory. This book provides answers. It justifies the idea of territory itself in terms of the moral value of political self-determination; it also justifies, within limits, those elements that we normally associate with territorial rights: rights of jurisdiction, rights over resources, right to control borders and so on. The book offers normative guidance over a number of important issues facing us today, all of which involve territory and territorial rights, but which are currently dealt with by ad hoc reasoning: disputes over resources; disputes over boundaries, oceans, unoccupied islands, and the frozen Arctic; disputes rooted in historical injustices with regard to land; secessionist conflicts; and irredentist conflicts. In a world in which there is continued pressure on borders and control over resources, from prospective migrants and from the desperate poor, and no coherent theory of territory to think through these problems, this book offers an original, systematic, and sophisticated theory of why territory matters, who has rights over territory, and the scope and limits of these rights.
Juliette, couturière fauchée vivant dans le Londres du XIXe siècle, tombe sur un homme en train de se faire agresser par des voyous au coeur de la nuit. Instinctivement, elle prend la défense du pauvre homme et chasse les malfrats à coup de pommes de terre. Cet homme qu'elle vient de sauver, c'est Sir Douglas Drury, avocat à la cour et baronnet. L'esprit encore brumeux, il appelle Juliette et place un doux et passionné baiser sur sa joue. Quand il se réveille, cependant, Sir Douglas semble avoir oublié le baiser et les douces attentions qu'il portait à Juliette, qu'il pensait être sa servante. Mais dès que l'assaillant mystérieux de Sir Douglas prend pour cible Juliette, cette dernière décide alors de se faire passer pour l'amante du bel homme et fait ainsi ses débuts dans la haute société afin de retrouver le coupable !
This handy pocket book will help veterinary nurses with all types of calculations. Numerous worked examples are included to develop the reader's confidence in carrying out the procedures involved. Each type of calculation has its own separate section in the book and the authors have used the simplest possible method in explaining each one. The book is structured in such a way that the reader can progress from a simple explanation of the arithmetic principles involved, to the application of these principles to essential veterinary calculations. Qualified veterinary nurses and students alike will find this book an invaluable reference source, whether performing relevant veterinary calculations or studying for professional examinations.
