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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Scientific Representation -- 2 Models, Symmetry, and Convention -- 3 A New Appraisal of Symmetry -- 4 Simultaneity and Convention -- 5 Objectivity in the Twin Paradox -- 6 Localization in Quantum Theory -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Notes -- Index

The continuing philosophical interest in the famous 'Protocol Sentence Debate' in the Vienna Circle of Logical Positivists is, to a large measure, due to the focus on the epistemological issues in the dispute, and the neglect of differences among the leading players in their philosophical views of logic and language. In Protocols, Truth and Convention , the current understanding of the debate is advanced by developing the contemporaneous views of logic and language held by the principal disputants. Rudolf Carnap and Moritz Schlick. It is argued - largely on the basis of unpublished manuscripts and correspondence - that, despite apparent differences in their respective conceptions of language, there are nonetheless striking similarities, particularly with respect to the conventionality of language. Nonetheless, one key issue - concerning the syntacticism inherent in Carnap's early Thirties' philosophy - separates the two viewpoints in the clash over protocols. Finally, it is argued that Carnap's syntacticism is untenable, a conclusion that Carnap himself finally reached in the closing exchanges of the protocol sentence controversy

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Series Foreword -- Preface: A System to Last for Ages -- Delegates to the Constitutional Convention -- Speeches, Motions, and Committee Assignments in the Constitutional Convention -- Chronology -- Chapter 1. The Road to Philadelphia -- Chapter 2. The Triumph of the Virginia Plan -- Chapter 3. The Great Compromise -- Chapter 4. Ironing Out the Details -- Chapter 5. The Executive, the Judiciary, Postponed Parts, and the Signing -- Chapter 6. Ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights -- Conclusion -- Biographical Essays -- John Dickinson (1732-1808) -- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) -- Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) -- Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) -- Rufus King (1755-1827) -- James Madison (1751-1836) -- George Mason (1725-1792) -- Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816) -- Edmund Randolph (1753-1813) -- Roger Sherman (1721-1793) -- George Washington (1732-1799) -- James Wilson (1742-1798) -- Primary Documents -- 1. Annapolis Convention Report, September 14, 1786 -- 2. Virginia Appoints Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, November-December, 1786 -- 3. The Confederation Congress's Resolution Approving the Constitutional Convention, February 21, 1787 -- 4. James Madison to George Washington, April 16, 1787 -- 5. The Virginia Plan, May 29, 1787 -- 6. The New Jersey Plan, June 15, 1787 -- 7. Alexander Hamilton's Plan of Government, June 18, 1787 -- 8. Benjamin Franklin's Speech, September 17, 1787 -- 9. Cover Letter Transmitting the Constitution to the Confederation Congress, September 17, 1787 -- 10. The Confederation Congress's Resolution Transmitting the Constitution to the State Legislatures, September 28, 1787 -- 11. James Wilson's State House Yard Speech, October 6, 1787.

This work offers a comparative analysis of state practice with regard to the Geneva Conventions. It seeks to answer three questions of critical importance to understanding their role and impact: (1) How have the Geneva Conventions been incorporated into the laws and practices governing armed forces in particular countries? (2) In what ways has the Geneva regime constrained the behavior of states facing situations such as guerrilla warfare and terrorism, where one would expect the Conventions to come under the greatest pressure? (3) What factors have contributed to the successes and failures of the Geneva Conventions to protect human rights in wartime?

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) has evolved from an international agreement into a highly integrated legal community with an ever more pervasive effect on domestic law and individuals. The supranational authority of the European Court of Human Rights bypasses the nation state in a growing number of other areas. Understanding the evolution of the ECHR and its Court may help in explaining and contextualising growing resistance against the Court, and in developing possible responses. Examining the Convention system through the prism of supranationality, Cedric Marti offers a fresh, comprehensive and interdisciplinary perspective on the expanding adjudicatory powers of the Court, including law-making. Marti addresses the growing literature of institutional studies on human rights enforcement to ascertain the particularities of the ECHR and its relationship to domestic legal systems. This study will be of great value to both scholars of international law and human rights practitioners.