Jurisprudence & general issues
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Jurisprudence & general issues
Paperback. Natural Law and Natural Rights is widely recognised as a seminal contribution to the philosophy of law, and an essential reference point for all students of the subject. This new edition includes a substantial postscript by the author responding to thirty years of comment, criticism, and further work in the field. Series: Clarendon Law Series. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199599141
- ISBN
- 9780199599141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.86
€ 59.86
Paperback. This selection of John Gardner's influential pieces in criminal law theory tackles persistent, troublesome questions including: Which wrongs should be crimes and why? Should crimes ever be excused, and if so on what basis? What are the conditions of criminal responsibility, and how do they relate to conditions of moral responsibility? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKV; LAB; LNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199239368
- ISBN
- 9780199239368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.59
€ 78.59
Hardback. * Provides an integrated and fully theorized understanding of language and law issues. * Contains many helpful examples from genuine legal contexts and texts. * Discusses linguistic sources of disadvantage before the law, particularly for ethnic minorities, children and abused women. . Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212461
- ISBN
- 9780631212461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.73
€ 148.73
Paperback. An introduction to the fascinating interface between language and the law. Examining the nature of legal language, the book also explores the language of contracts, and the language of legal processes such as court cases, police investigations, and the management of prisoners. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212478
- ISBN
- 9780631212478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.11
€ 62.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; LAZ; LNZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Dundee University Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845860677
- ISBN
- 9781845860677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.87
€ 33.99
€ 30.87
Hardcover. Few learn Latin in school and young lawyers with minimal knowledge of the language experience difficulty as they continue to meet it, particularly in old reported cases, academic articles and statutes. This book is aimed at those disadvantaged by the deteriorating standing of Latin in our education system and by its use as legal terminology. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CF; GBC; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 134 x 42. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780709082774
- ISBN
- 9780709082774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Explores the world of the thumbscrew and the rack, engines of torture authorized for investigating crime in European legal systems from medieval times into the eighteenth century. Drawing on juristic literature and legal records, this crisply written book provides an account of how European legal systems became dependent on the use of torture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBT; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468945
- ISBN
- 9780226468945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
€ 34.99
€ 27.92
Paperback. Argues that the recent history of American criminal justice can be divided into two eras - the age of Roosevelt (roughly 1933 to 1973) and the age of Reagan (1974 to 2008). In this book, the author states that the time for moving beyond Reagan-era crime policies is long overdue. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 line illus. 4 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: JKV; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156156
- ISBN
- 9780691156156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Paperback. Sir William Garrow was born in Middlesex in 1760 and called to the Bar in 1783. He was the dominant figure at the Old Bailey from 1783 to 1793, later becoming an MP, Solicitor-General, Attorney-General and finally a judge and lawmaker within the Common Law Tradition. This title tells the story of Sir William Garrow. Num Pages: 352 pages, Black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Waterside Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904380696
- ISBN
- 9781904380696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.09
€ 32.09
Hardcover. By 1216 the foundations of the English common law had been laid. This book assesses the development of law and society during the preceding three centuries, including the Norman Conquest of 1066. It analyses the great legacy of the Anglo-Saxon realm, the impact of Norman custom, and the energetic contribution of the twelfth-century kings. Series: The Oxford History of the Laws of England Series. Num Pages: 984 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBLC1; LAFC; LAQ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 984
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198260301
- ISBN
- 9780198260301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 424.98
€ 424.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Clay, Diskin. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1. BIC Classification: HPC; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801474590
- ISBN
- 9780801474590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Hardcover. Num Pages: 625 pages, 16 half-tone illustrations, bibliographies, index. BIC Classification: LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1164.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- Second edition
- Number of pages
- 625
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971905
- ISBN
- 9780865971905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.78
€ 33.99
€ 24.78
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- LexisNexis UK United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780406002648
- ISBN
- 9780406002648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.03
€ 152.03
Paperback. Presents an overview of the English legal system. This work provides the groundwork for an understanding of legal institutions, processes and materials, and places the study of law within a framework of inquiry focusing on the evaluation and explanation of legal decision making at various levels. It examines the civil justice system after Woolf. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Sweet & Maxwell United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 4th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780421960602
- ISBN
- 9780421960602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.19
€ 37.19
Paperback. And with this landmark study as their guide, readers will be able to make their own informed predictions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 tables, 43line drawings. BIC Classification: LAS; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226325408
- ISBN
- 9780226325408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Hardcover. Provides knowledge about the judicial history of the early republic by recounting the development of courts, laws, and legal theory in New Hampshire. This title chronicles the struggle by which lawyers and torchbearers of strong, centralized government sought to bring standards of competence to New Hampshire. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804514
- ISBN
- 9780875804514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.54
€ 57.54
Hardcover. Focuses on generally unknown events and policies to demonstrate judicial dependence and legislative supremacy over the judiciary. This book disproves the validity of that assumption for state constitutionalism by concentrating on the law of New Hampshire - representative of the law in other jurisdictions - between the years 1789 and 1818. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803876
- ISBN
- 9780875803876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
Hardback. A ready reference covering the issues and context of rights including the universality of rights, the hierarchy of rights, and conflicts between rights. Series: Dictionaries of International Law. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JPVH; LAM; LBBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810831186
- ISBN
- 9780810831186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.10
€ 130.10
paperback. Helps you find out how to protect your family, your money, your job, and your rights. This friendly guide also helps you discover how to: protect your child support rights; arm yourself against identity theft; clean up your credit and improve your credit score; hire the right attorney for your needs; and, draw up wills and living wills. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764558306
- ISBN
- 9780764558306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.25
€ 26.99
€ 20.25
Hardback. This book surveys the traditional classifications of private law to establish the cognitive techniques used by medieval Italian and French jurists to transform Roman law into the ius commune of Western Europe. Editor(s): Cairns, John W.; du Plessis, Paul. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Law. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; LAFR; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748638970
- ISBN
- 9780748638970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.92€ 107.92
€ 112.92
€ 107.92
Hardback. This book provides a survey of the debate about the relationship between law and society in the Roman world. Editor(s): Cairns, John W.; du Plessis, Paul. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Law. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 b&w. BIC Classification: LAFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748627936
- ISBN
- 9780748627936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.86€ 113.44
€ 118.86
€ 113.44
Hardcover. Offers a collection of essays on legal history from the career of John W Cairns. This title deals with broad themes in Legal History, such as the development of Scots Law, essays on Roman law and miscellaneous essays on the literary and philosophical traditions within law. Editor(s): Reid, Elspeth. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Law. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; LAFR; LAZ; LN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 241 x 45. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748682133
- ISBN
- 9780748682133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.81€ 119.62
€ 124.81
€ 119.62
Hardcover. Presents a collection of essays on legal history from the career of John W Cairns. This collection covers the foundation and continuity of Scots Law from 16th and 17th century, Scotland through the 18th century influence of Dutch Humanism into the 19th century and the further development of the Scots legal system and profession. Editor(s): Reid, Elspeth. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Law. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; LAZ; LN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 50. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748682096
- ISBN
- 9780748682096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.81€ 119.62
€ 124.81
€ 119.62
Hardback. John Compton shows how evangelicals, not New Deal reformers, paved the way for the most important constitutional developments of the twentieth century. Their early-1800s crusade to destroy property that made immorality possible challenged founding-era legal protections of slavery, lotteries, and liquor sales and opened the door to progressivism. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HRAM2; JPHC; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674726796
- ISBN
- 9780674726796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.00€ 52.42
€ 57.00
€ 52.42