Jurisprudence & general issues
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Jurisprudence & general issues
Paperback. Draws on literature, law, and psychoanalysis to examine important aspects of the emergence of identity as a peculiarly modern preoccupation. This book addresses the social, legal, and personal anxieties provoked by the rise of individualism and selfhood in modern culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 color illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JMAF; JMS; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159539
- ISBN
- 9780691159539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.26
€ 29.99
€ 22.26
Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive guide to drafting legal documents in plain English with a dual practical and academic approach. Num Pages: 379 pages, 17 b/w illus. BIC Classification: LAS; LAT; LR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 379
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107607675
- ISBN
- 9781107607675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.48
€ 55.48
Hardcover. The first full-length account of Scotland's major change from burial to cremation Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- John Donald Short Run Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781906566791
- ISBN
- 9781906566791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Hardcover. In this stimulating collection of essays, which range widely over tort law, legal theory, legal history and comparative law, distinguished academics and members of the judiciary pay tribute to the late John Fleming, one of the most important and influential writers on the law of torts and comparative law. Editor(s): Cane, Peter; Stapleton, Jane. Num Pages: 350 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; LNCJ; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 859.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198264842
- ISBN
- 9780198264842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.34
€ 219.34
Paperback. Aaron Burr was an enigma even in his own day. Founding father and vice president, he engaged in a duel with Alexander Hamilton resulting in a murder indictment that effectively ended his legal career. This book unveils a cast of characters ensnared by politics and law at the highest levels of government. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; LAZ; LNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615926
- ISBN
- 9780700615926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Hardcover. This collection of essays by leading scholars of constitutional law looks at a critical component of constitutional democracy - judicial independence, from an international comparative perspective. It concludes by comparing many regimes from across the world. Editor(s): Russell, Peter H.; O'Brien, David M. Series: Constitutionalism and Democracy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JPHV; LAB; LAM; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920153
- ISBN
- 9780813920153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.84
€ 133.84
Hardback. This timely study focuses on how the government-constructed narratives surrounding the collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the 2008 financial crisis shaped the policymaking that led to the Dodd-Frank Act. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KC; KJ; LAY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- AEI Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780844772387
- ISBN
- 9780844772387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.55€ 111.23
€ 125.55
€ 111.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; LAZ; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- revised edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146470
- ISBN
- 9780231146470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42
Paperback. This title sets out the case for a modern "ethical policing" approach. It aims to provide an introduction to the key issues surrounding ethics in policing, linking this to developments and human rights legislation. Num Pages: 254 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; JKSW1; JKV; JPVH; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903240151
- ISBN
- 9781903240151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.93
€ 52.93
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 111
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415185462
- ISBN
- 9780415185462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.13
€ 50.13
Hardcover. An overview of the history of 126 courthouses that recounts some notable legal proceedings that took place in the courtrooms, particulary those involving societal change and the ongoing struggle for civil rights. Num Pages: 272 pages, 140 colour illustrations, 34 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AMG; HBTB; LA; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 310 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916040
- ISBN
- 9780813916040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.40
€ 54.40
Paperback. The Company-State offers a political and intellectual history of the English East India Company in the century before its acquisition of territorial power. It argues the Company was no mere merchant, but a form of early modern, colonial state and sovereign that laid the foundations for the British Empire in India. Num Pages: 316 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTQ; KCZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199930364
- ISBN
- 9780199930364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.39
€ 69.39
Hardcover. America is run by dead people-leaders from past generations who enacted programmes that churn ahead regardless of waste, irrelevance or new priorities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; LAZ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393082821
- ISBN
- 9780393082821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.58
€ 25.99
€ 22.58
Paperback. How to restore the can-do spirit that made America great, from the author of the best-selling The Death of Common Sense. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393338034
- ISBN
- 9780393338034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.21
€ 16.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. This title concentrates on the broad patterns of policing. It asks questions such as: how was there a shift from communal responsibility to policing? and: what has been expected of the public and vice versa? It should be of interest to any one concerned with the history of policing. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBT; JKSW1; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Willan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903240267
- ISBN
- 9781903240267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.67
€ 53.67
Hardcover. This book analyses the UN's contribution to international human rights, and the desire to ensure that governments are held accountable for their treatment of citizens and others. This book offers a comprehensive and expert analysis and critique of UN instruments and organs, and of the new UN Human Rights Council. Editor(s): Alston, Philip; Megret, Frederic. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: JPSN1; JPVH; LAM; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 3. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198298373
- ISBN
- 9780198298373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.66
€ 233.66
Paperback. This book analyses the UN's contribution to international human rights, and the desire to ensure that governments are held accountable for their treatment of citizens and others. This book offers a comprehensive and expert analysis and critique of UN instruments and organs, and of the new UN Human Rights Council. Editor(s): Alston, Philip; Megret, Frederic. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: JPSN1; JPVH; LAM; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 3. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198298380
- ISBN
- 9780198298380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.99
€ 107.99
Lawyers and Legal Culture in British North America: Beamish Murdoch of...
Philip; Osgoode Society Girard
hardcover. Centred on one pre-Confederation lawyer whose career epitomizes the trends of his day, Beamish Murdoch (1800-1876), Lawyers and Legal Culture in British North America makes an important and compelling contribution to Canadian legal history. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KB; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644106
- ISBN
- 9781442644106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.49
€ 68.49
Paperback. While Brown versus Board of Education remains much more famous, Mendez versus Westminster School District (1947) was actually the first case in which segregation in education was successfully challenged in federal court. This title provides a concise account of its legal issues and legacy. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL1; JN; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617197
- ISBN
- 9780700617197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Hardback. A simple, practical guide to help not-for-profit organizations lobby local, state, and federal legislative bodies Only a fraction of not-for-profit organizations take advantage of the legislative process in representing their members and their organization's goals. Editor(s): Pidgeon, Walter P., Jr. Series: AFP/Wiley Fund Development Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJ; LA; LNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 176 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471400691
- ISBN
- 9780471400691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.19
€ 104.19
Paperback. A collection of iconoclastic and humorous essays on American law and legal thinking. Series: Critical America. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814780541
- ISBN
- 9780814780541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.64
€ 29.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Offers a critique of American legal thought and the American legal system's deification of reason. In an attempt to understand the current malaise of American law and the depressed condition of American intellectual life in general, the author diagnoses what he believes is an epidemic of pathological reliance on the principle of reason. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822322146
- ISBN
- 9780822322146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. This book offers a fascinating and insightful overview of seven centuries of murder in Europe. It tells the story of the changing face of violence and documents the long-term decline in the incidence of homicide. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643786
- ISBN
- 9780745643786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.73
€ 37.73
Paperback.
This innovative book tells the fascinating tale of the long histories of violence, punishment, and the human body, and how they are all connected. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKVP; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653495
- ISBN
- 9780745653495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.05
€ 26.05