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Paperback. Conundrums, puzzles, and perversities: these are the author's stock-in-trade. In this book, he focuses on four fundamental features of our legal system, all of which seem to not make sense on some level and to demand explanation. It contains explanations and apt examples that show why the perversity of the law resists any easy resolutions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005812
- ISBN
- 9780226005812
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.88
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Paperback. Navigating a complex landscape between private and public domains, this book lays important groundwork for understanding the real meaning of secularism as it affects the real freedoms of a citizenry, an understanding of the utmost importance for so many countries that are now urgently facing new political possibilities. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HRH; JPH; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226010694
- ISBN
- 9780226010694
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
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Paperback. A history of the meaning of property, this text aims to uncover in American legal writing a competing vision of property which has existed alongside the traditional conception. It argues that property has also been understood as propriety, a method for creating and maintaining an organized society. Num Pages: 486 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; KFFR; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 700.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226013541
- ISBN
- 9780226013541
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.29
€ 51.99
€ 40.29
Paperback. This work paints a dark picture of Justice Holmes as a distasteful man who, among other things, espoused Social Darwinism, favoured eugenics, and as he himself acknowledged, came "devilish near to believing that might means right". Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; LAT; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226015217
- ISBN
- 9780226015217
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
Paperback. 'Embracing risk' offers an original approach to risk, insurance and responsibility, the provocative and wide-ranging essays demonstrate that risk has moved well beyond its origins in the insurance trade to become a central organizing principle of social and cultural life. Editor(s): Baker, Tom; Simon, Professor Jonathan. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: KFFN; LNPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226035192
- ISBN
- 9780226035192
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. Most Americans think that judges should be, and are, generalists who decide a wide array of cases. Nonetheless, we now have specialized courts in many key policy areas. This title presents a comprehensive analysis of this growing trend toward specialization in the federal and state court systems. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226039558
- ISBN
- 9780226039558
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.97
€ 40.99
€ 30.97
Hardcover. Provides a survey of the history and background of Lochner versus New York. This title argues that the decision was well grounded in precedent - and that modern constitutional jurisprudence owes at least as much to the limited-government ideas of Lochner proponents as to the more expansive vision of its Progressive opponents. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043531
- ISBN
- 9780226043531
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Condition: New
€ 74.75€ 62.58
€ 74.75
€ 62.58
Paperback. How can you determine whether an artwork is copyrighted? How do you procure a high-quality reproduction of an image? Is it ever legitimate to use the work of an artist without permission? Exploring intellectual property law as it pertains to visual imagery, this title discusses the uncertainties that plague writers who work with images. Num Pages: 144 pages, 35 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: AB; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 185 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226046389
- ISBN
- 9780226046389
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.25
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€ 17.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226055381
- ISBN
- 9780226055381
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.51
€ 48.99
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Paperback. Illustrator(s): Simpson, A. W. Brian. Num Pages: 540 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 763.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226055411
- ISBN
- 9780226055411
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Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 44.94
€ 52.56
€ 44.94
Hardcover. Blackstone's commentaries stands as the first effort to consolidate English common law into a unified and rational system. The work acheived international renown and exerted a powerful influence on legal education both in England and America. Num Pages: 1942 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 170 x 170. Weight in Grams: 3997.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1942
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226055473
- ISBN
- 9780226055473
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Condition: New
€ 373.74€ 310.32
€ 373.74
€ 310.32
Paperback. Reassessing the relationship between English literature and law from More to Shakespeare and Webster, the author shows that where literary texts attend to jurisdiction, they dramatize how boundaries and limits are the very precondition of law's power. Num Pages: 424 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226061542
- ISBN
- 9780226061542
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
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Paperback. An historical guide to the evolution of our modern conception of freedom of the press, which finds expression in laws that protect print journalism and regulate broadcast media. Bollinger argues that this distinction remains meaningful but he advocates a more sophisticated approach to issues of privacy, access, and technology. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTJ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 283.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226063492
- ISBN
- 9780226063492
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
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Paperback. Referred to as the "bible of American lawyers," Blackstone's "Commentaries" on the Laws of England shaped the principles of law in both England and America when its first volume appeared in 1765. This work examines why "Commentaries" became the knowledge that any lawyer needed to acquire. Num Pages: 274 pages, 9 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 2AB; DSBD; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226064987
- ISBN
- 9780226064987
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
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Paperback. In 2011, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, authorizing its member states to take measures to protect Libyan civilians from Muammar Gadhafi's forces. This title traces the relationship between sovereignty and responsibility from the early modern period to the present day, and offers a history with profound implications. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; LBBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226076928
- ISBN
- 9780226076928
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.94
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Hardcover. Traces the history of legal practice from its genesis in ancient Rome to its rebirth in the early Middle Ages and eventual resurgence in the courts of the medieval church. This title demonstrates that many features that characterize legal advocacy were already in place by 1250. Num Pages: 560 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; LA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1012.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226077598
- ISBN
- 9780226077598
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Condition: New
€ 65.99€ 55.47
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Paperback. Traces the history of legal practice from its genesis in ancient Rome to its rebirth in the early Middle Ages and eventual resurgence in the courts of the medieval church. This title demonstrates that many features that characterize legal advocacy were already in place by 1250. Num Pages: 560 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226077604
- ISBN
- 9780226077604
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.25
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Hardcover. Making unprecedented use of his position as a Harvard Business School faculty member, this title takes readers inside HBS in order to draw vivid parallels between the socialization of faculty and of students. It reveals the role of silence and ambiguity in HBS' process of codifying morals and business values. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JNU; KJG; LATC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092478
- ISBN
- 9780226092478
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.66
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Paperback. The National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation together fund more than $40 billion of research annually in the US and around the globe. Suitable for those who want to learn how federal legislation and regulations affect laboratory research, this primer reveals the often obscured intersection of government and science. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNT; PDG; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101651
- ISBN
- 9780226101651
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.94
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Paperback. A collection of essays by leading scholars, exploring how justices are influenced by the distinctive features of courts as institutions and their place in the political system. They consider such factors as the influence of jurisprudence, the dynamics of coalition building and the effects of social movements. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LNAA; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109558
- ISBN
- 9780226109558
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
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Paperback. A synthesis of legal analysis and narrative history that evaluates the Supreme Court's first hundred years. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; LA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 814.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226131092
- ISBN
- 9780226131092
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Condition: New
€ 50.22€ 43.06
€ 50.22
€ 43.06
Hardcover. Restitution is the body of law concerned with taking away gains that someone has wrongfully obtained. This book explains restitution doctrines, remedies, and defenses and illustrates them with examples. It demonstrates that the law of restitution is guided by a manageable and coherent set of principles that have remarkable versatility and power. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226144023
- ISBN
- 9780226144023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.44€ 77.70
€ 93.44
€ 77.70
Paperback. In recent years, international business disputes have increasingly been resolved through private arbitration. This book details how an elite group of transnational lawyers constructed an autonomous legal field that has given them a central and powerful role in the global marketplace. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 354 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: KJK; KNXB; LBHT; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226144238
- ISBN
- 9780226144238
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.97
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Paperback. Drawing upon the insights of Pierre Bourdieu, this book explores the increasing importance of the positions of the law and lawyers in South and Southeast Asia. It argues that the situation in many Asian countries can only be fully understood by looking to their differing colonial experiences. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226144634
- ISBN
- 9780226144634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01