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"With more than 190 countries in the world, 320 distinct legal jurisdictions, 110 securities exchanges, 40 derivatives exchanges and a withering notional value of over-the-counter derivatives and alternative investments regularly bought and sold, investing in the global securities markets poses challenges beyond selecting a suitable security likely to provide a decent return on investment. This title provides a framework for navigating through the mechanics of execution, clearing, settlement, and custody, as well as law, regulation and practice in the U.S., U.K., and European markets. It also covers margin, short selling, prime brokerage, and the evolving disciplines of risk management, anti-money laundering and international compliance. For the high-net-worth investor or money manager, there is a chapter on managed accounts. This book is meant to cover all the basics of global investing with plenty of go-to tables and listings where an investor or professional can easily locate what he's looking for"--

Intro -- U. S. GOVERNMENT INTERROGATIONS: REQUIREMENTS AND EFFECTIVENESS -- U. S. GOVERNMENT INTERROGATIONS: REQUIREMENTS AND EFFECTIVENESS -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: EFFECTIVENESS AND CONSEQUENCES OF ENHANCED INTERROGATION HEARING- KLEINMAN TESTIMONY -- Chapter 2: EFFECTIVENESS AND CONSEQUENCES OF ENHANCED INTERROGATION HEARING- SINGH TESTIMONY -- I. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS DEMONSTRATE THAT POLICIES THAT VIOLATE LONGSTANDING LEGAL PROHIBITIONS ON TORTURE AND CRUEL INHUMAN AND DEGRADING TREATMENT ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN THE WIDESPREAD ABUSE AND TORTURE OF PRISONERS -- II. CLINICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ENHANCED INTERROGATION METHODS CONCEAL THE SEVERITY OF THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HARM INFLICTED BY THESE METHODS -- III. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS DEMONSTRATE THAT "ENHANCED" INTERROGATION METHODS ARE NOT ONLY ILLEGAL, THEY ARE ALSO INEFFECTIVE. -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 3: INTERROGATION OF DETAINEES: REQUIREMENTS OF THE DETAINEE TREATMENT ACT -- SUMMARY -- OUTLINE AND ANALYSIS OF RELEVANT DTA PROVISIONS -- Applying U.S. Army Field Manual Standards -- Prohibition on Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment -- Protection of U.S. Personnel Engaged in Authorized Interrogations -- POST-DTA DEVELOPMENTS CONCERNING THE INTERROGATION AND TREATMENT OF DETAINEES -- Updated Army Field Manual -- Effects of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the MCA -- Post-DTA Standards for Treatment of Detainees by Intelligence Agencies during the Bush Administration -- Executive Order by President Obama Imposing New Interrogation Standards -- RECENT LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS -- End Notes -- Chapter 4: U.N. CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE (CAT): OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION TO INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES -- SUMMARY -- OVERVIEW OF THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE -- Definition of "Torture" under CAT

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I Sex Differences -- One Research on Sex Differences: An Overview of the State of the Art -- Part II Young Women -- Two A Developmental Paradox -- Three Sex-Role Transcendence and Sex-Role Transcenders -- Four Adolescence and Socialization for Motherhood -- Part III Mothers in Transition -- Five Ages and Stages of Motherhood -- Six Middle Motherhood -- Seven Late Motherhood -- Part IV Age, Class, Race -- Eight Age and Attitudes on Feminist Issues -- Nine Class and Feminist Issues -- Ten The Impact of Sexism and Racisnt on Employment Status and Earnings -- Part V The Wider Scene -- Eleven The litter Fruits of Extreme Sex-Mole Specialization -- Twelve Policy-Relevant Research on Motherhood: The State of the Art -- Thirteen New Societal Forms -- Index