Books nine, nine point two five, nine and half, and ten in the award-winning suspenseful-action packed series, Securities International. The Duchess, Mikayla, is scared off because Wesley’s little boy calls her Mum. When Wes gets her back, he will keep her no matter what even when her past comes back to get revenge. A new never before published bonus epilogue is included that will lead you into Kiss of Secret’s Past. Nikki and Zach are back. Their struggle to get pregnant and missing Piper. Will they, or won’t they? This special story was a part of Bluebonnet Romance Anthology for Uvalde. Bonus epilogue is included completing this story. After the Piper and Luca blow up Callie ran too. She was tired of no one believing her and her family constantly blaming her for a breakup that she had no choice in. Then there is Declan, she wants him. Even willing to partake in the way of life he chooses, but he pushes her away. Callie has little choice but to seek the help from a friend and ends up hiding out. But she isn’t as secret as she thinks and when Declan finds out what she’s doing he comes running to claim his woman. Read their story and a new bonus epilogue. Piper struggles with getting over her injuries both physically and mentally. She has been hiding out with a couple people that tie into Securities International personnel in very secretive ways. What happens when Piper is found, and more truths are uncovered. Includes a never read bonus epilogue. This on-going mystery is getting ready to end soon. Are you ready and caught up? This volume includes Duchess’s Kiss, Precious Kiss, Kiss of Submission, and Truth’s Kiss.

"Necessity and proportionality occupy a firm place in the international law governing the use of force by states. Perhaps most importantly for practical purposes, the exercise of the right of self-defense, as recognized in Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, is subject to the requirements of necessity and proportionality, as the International Court of Justice determined in the Nicaragua case. Necessity and proportionality are also firmly anchored in the international law governing armed conflicts. In its Nuclear Weapons Advisory Opinion, the International Court of Justice even referred to one articulation of the idea of necessity, that directed against the causing of unnecessary suffering, as one of two "cardinal principles" of this body of law. However, beyond statement in such general terms, the realms of uncertainty and controversy soon begin. It is far from clear, for example, how to distinguish with precision between necessity and proportionality in the international law on self-defense and, in immediate connection herewith, what it means precisely to say that forcible action taken in the exercise of self-defense must be proportionate. It is all the less clear what legal significance, if any, necessity and proportionality possess in other contexts of the international law governing the use of force"--

Books five, five and half, and six in the award-winning suspenseful-action packed series, Securities International. Derek has only one chance to save the love of his life, sacrifice himself. Sir finally has the leverage he needs to get Maya. Will it work? Duncan thought that getting Maya to the alter was the hard part but was he ever wrong. When he almost loses her and their future, he struggles to understand why she won’t give up being a sniper. Maya must make the tough decision of changing her life for her future. Can she? Who on the team will lose? Katherine has a secret life that only a few know about, now she must investigate the only man to hold her heart. Tony is angry with the world and the woman he cares about is lying to him. Will they find a future together or will a new woman step in to take Kat’s forever? The team suffers several devastating losses and needs to learn to recover from them. The only way to is to insure they are never caught off guard again. A new enemy plays dirtier than Sir ever did, and the team is getting ready to face more dangers than ever. This on-going mystery continues to pull in the readers. Includes Second Chance’s Kiss, Sniper’s Kiss Goodnight, and Identity’s Kiss.

Peace Studies, Public Policy and Global Security is a component of Encyclopedia of Social Sciences and Humanities in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on Peace Studies, Public Policy and Global Security provides the essential aspects and a myriad of issues of great relevance to our world such as: Processes of Peace and Security; International Security, Peace, Development, and Environment; Security Threats, Challenges, Vulnerability and Risks; Sustainable Food and Water Security; World Economic Order. This 11-volume set contains several chapters, each of size 5000-30000 words, with perspectives, issues on Peace studies, Public Policy and Global security. These volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.

“... presents a very different case: that of a civilized and cultivated cosmopolitan legal scholar, with a keen sense of international commercial and financial practice, with an in-depth grounding in both comparative legal history and comparative law, combined with the ability to transcend conventional English black-letter law description with critical judgment towards institutional wisdom and intellectual fashions.” (International and Comparative Law Quarterly) Volume 5 of this new edition uses the insights developed in Volumes 3 and 4 to deal with financial products and financial services, the structure and operation of banking and of the capital markets, and the role of modern commercial and investment banks. Sections on products and services address the blockchain and its potential in the payment system, in securitisations, in the custodial holdings of investment securities, and in the derivative markets. The complete set in this magisterial work is made up of 6 volumes. Used independently, each volume allows the reader to delve into a particular topic. Alternatively, all volumes can be read together for a comprehensive overview of transnational comparative commercial, financial and trade law.

The conference on network security and communication engineering is meant to serve as a forum for exchanging new developments and research progresss between scholars, scientists and engineers all over the world and providing a unique opportunity to exchange information, to present the latest results as well as to review the relevant issues on

Using a thematic approach, this volume addresses the international security concerns of the Asia-Pacific region.

International Security, Peace, Development, and Environment is a component of Encyclopedia of Institutional and Infrastructural Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on International Security, Peace, Development, and Environment deals, in seven parts and two volumes , with a myriad of issues of great relevance to our world such as: human, social, gender and environmental security; the transition in earth history from the holocene to the anthropocene potentially causing disasters and increasing resource scarcity; limits to growth, use of na­tural resources, sustainable livelihood and productive system through technology; rise of conflicts due to scarce and polluted resources and the concentration of humans in limited spaces of big cities; the gender violence; peace education and peace teaching as mechanisms to strengthen citizenship and to improve the understanding of cultural diversity; mechanisms to strengthen the resistance against monopolist interests in the present global world and whistle blowing as a phenomenon to protect social peace and civil resistance. The presentation culminates with a discussion on the means of active nonviolence to reinforce democratic behavior and to reduce tensions and violent outcomes in a complex world. These two volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.

This book presents the proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Research in Computing, Information, Communication and Applications, ERCICA 2020. The conference provides an interdisciplinary forum for researchers, professional engineers and scientists, educators and technologists to discuss, debate and promote research and technology in the upcoming areas of computing, information, communication and their applications. The book discusses these emerging research areas, providing a valuable resource for researchers and practicing engineers alike.

Peace Studies, Public Policy and Global Security is a component of Encyclopedia of Social Sciences and Humanities in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on Peace Studies, Public Policy and Global Security provides the essential aspects and a myriad of issues of great relevance to our world such as: Processes of Peace and Security; International Security, Peace, Development, and Environment; Security Threats, Challenges, Vulnerability and Risks; Sustainable Food and Water Security; World Economic Order. This 11-volume set contains several chapters, each of size 5000-30000 words, with perspectives, issues on Peace studies, Public Policy and Global security. These volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.