The United States is concurrently pursuing the goals of reducing the size of its nuclear weapons force -- strategic and non-strategic, deployed and...

Congressional interest in patent reform has increased as the patent system becomes more significant to U.S. industry. Patent ownership is perceived...

Congress designed the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to be a self-supporting government agency. Since 1971, the agency has not relied upon annual appro...

This book furnishes a quick and clear exposition of the statutory and regulatory responsibilities of those participating in the sale, processing, a...

Many congressional policy makers have maintained an ongoing interest in the adequacy of the number of U.S. scientists and engineers required to add...

Emerging trends indicate that the pace of economic espionage and trade secret theft against U.S. corporations is accelerating. There appears to be ...

Since 2012, there has been a rapid increase in the number of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) apprehended at the U.S.-Mexican border. According t...

The "Great Recession" and the ensuing weak recovery have led the Federal Reserve (Fed) to re-evaluate its monetary policy. Since December 2008, ove...

Indigenous self-determination is the recognised right of all peoples to freely determine their political status, and pursue their economic, social ...

The States Parties to this Convention, prompted by the desire to settle, in a spirit of mutual understanding and co-operation, all issues relating ...

Book & CD-ROM. The United States Secret Service (USSS) is tasked with a zero-failure mission: to protect the President and other protectees at ...

This new fully indexed book includes bilateral treaties and other international agreements listed by country or other international entity with sub...

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are aircraft that do not carry a pilot aboard, but instead operate on pre-programmed routes or are manually controlle...

Since 2005, the number of countries that acquired an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system nearly doubled from about 40 to more than 75. In addition...

The United States Constitution provides each House of Congress with the sole authority to establish rules, judge membership requirements, and punis...

This book deals with the sources of Islamic jurisprudence and their importance in deducing the religious rulings. It covers the concept of ijtihād ...

The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, H.R. 3199, as reported by the Conference Committee, H.Rept. 109-333 (2005), consists o...

On 31 January 2007, the Secretary of Agriculture publicly released a set of recommendations for a 2007 farm bill. The proposal is comprehensive and...

This book was drafted to provide an overview of restrictive housing in the American criminal justice system and propose recommendations for safely ...

This book provides an overview of the benefits, issues, policies and programs relating to our military service members. Topics discussed in this is...

This book provides insights into the political, social and health issues for Veterans in today's society. Chapter One explores the emotions of sham...

The visa programs of the U.S. Government are vital to its growth and prosperity and crucial to security at the same time. These competing policies ...

Voting is fundamental to our democracy and federal law generally requires polling places to be accessible to all eligible voters, including those w...

This book provides an overview of the youth population and the increasing complexity of transitioning to adulthood for all adolescents. For vulnera...

Residential treatment programs provide a range of services, including drug and alcohol treatment, confidence building, military-style discipline, a...

Whistleblowers help safeguard the federal government against waste, fraud, and abuse -- however, they also risk retaliation by their employers. For...

Generally speaking, whistle-blowers are those who expose misconduct (eg: fraud, abuse, or illegal activity) within an organisation. Legal protectio...

For over three decades, the law has recognised the importance of encouraging Federal employees to come forward with reports of any violation of any...

Is there such a thing as an ‘international law’ of which to be afraid? Can international law be seen as a coherent set of norms? Or is it, rather, ...

The federal government is responsible for managing wildfires that begin on federal lands -- such as national forests or national parks -- while the...

It is a federal crime to wiretap or to use a machine to capture the communications of others without court approval, unless one of the parties has ...

Since the world's first juvenile court was founded in Chicago, our legal system has recognised a separate mandate to rehabilitate youth with an app...

Youth with disabilities who are also in the foster care system are one of the most vulnerable populations in the United States, yet little attentio...

Roman law has shaped the Civil law tradition but its influence undoubtedly also extends to Common law countries. Legal institutions as well as lega...