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Jurisprudence & general issues
Hardback. What can we say about justice in a pluralist world? Is there some universal justice? Are there universal human rights? Such are the problems dealt with by the 20th world congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (Amsterdam, June 2001). This book covers these problems. Editor(s): Soeteman, Arend. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 735.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792370390
- ISBN
- 9780792370390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.51
€ 135.51
Hardback. Offers readers some of the elements of a democratic tax law, considered within its political and philosophical context, in order to determine the extent of legitimate tax obligations. This book discusses constitutional reasoning in tax matters. It focuses on the jurisprudence of the Spanish Tribunal Constitucional. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792370529
- ISBN
- 9780792370529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.09
€ 257.09
Hardback. Conklin's thesis is that the tradition of modern legal positivism, beginning with Thomas Hobbes, postulated different senses of the invisible as the authorising origin of humanly posited laws. The author re-reads the tradition by privileging how the canons share a understanding of legal language as written. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371014
- ISBN
- 9780792371014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.47
€ 129.47
Hardback. The aim of this book is to explore what it means to live a life under the law. Does a life of law preclude love and does a life of love preclude law? Part of the theme of the book is that social questions also raise individual moral and ethical questions. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371809
- ISBN
- 9780792371809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.69
€ 132.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ; LAY; TDCT; VFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Aspen Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780834212954
- ISBN
- 9780834212954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.06
€ 66.06
hardcover. Stressing the importance of understanding causation, factual necessity and the attitude of courts, this book details the principles of global claims and calculation methodologies, using extensive references to literature, case law and a real world case study. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; LAY; TNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857297297
- ISBN
- 9780857297297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.89
€ 128.89
Hardcover. Through a comparison of the telecommunications sectors in four small EU-countries, an outstanding cast of contributors explore how regulatory authorities at international, EU-, national and regional level within and between sectors coordinate their regulatory decisions in order to provide coherent regulation of markets. Editor(s): Aubin, David; Verhoest, Koen. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; LAM; LNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137004918
- ISBN
- 9781137004918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
hardcover. How Can You Represent Those People? is the first-ever collection of essays offering a response to the 'Cocktail Party Question' asked of every criminal lawyer. A must-read for anyone interested in race, poverty, crime, punishment, and what makes lawyers tick. Editor(s): Smith, Abbe; Freedman, Monroe H. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JKV; LAT; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137311931
- ISBN
- 9781137311931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.49
€ 127.49
Hardcover. Through critical analysis of key concepts and measures of the rule of law, this book shows that the choice of definitions and measures affects descriptive and explanatory findings about nomocracy. It argues a constitutionalist legacy from centuries ago explains why European civilizations display higher adherence to rule of law than other countries. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320605
- ISBN
- 9781137320605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardcover. This book examines the treatment of suspects in interrogation and explores issues surrounding the right to silence. Employing a socio-legal approach, it draws from empirical research in the social sciences including social psychology to understand the problem of obtaining reliable evidence during interrogation. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JKVQ; JMH; LAR; LNFX3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333810
- ISBN
- 9781137333810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary collection places corporate security in a theoretical and international context. Arguing that corporate security is becoming the primary form of security in the twenty-first century, it explores a range of issues including regulation, accountability, militarization, strategies of securitization and practitioner techniques. Editor(s): Lippert, Randy. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKVK; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346063
- ISBN
- 9781137346063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.34
€ 194.34
Hardcover. This study argues that the decriminalization of sex work can be a potential national strategy for China to promote its human rights and contain the spread of HIV. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPV; JPVH1; LAY; LNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137362858
- ISBN
- 9781137362858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Hardcover. This book examines the right to conscientious objection in international human rights law. It begins with an exploration of the concept of conscience and its evolution. Ozgur Heval o inar analyzes human rights law at both the international and regional level, considering UN, European, and inter-American mechanisms. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPVH; LAM; LBBR; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137366078
- ISBN
- 9781137366078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Hardcover. An historical and contemporary account of migrant crime in Australia, this book explores a range of issues from mental health and victimology to immigration policy and legal analysis, arguing that it is birthplace, not race, which impacts upon crimes committed by migrants. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFFN; JKV; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386472
- ISBN
- 9781137386472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardcover. Financial Crime and Knowledge Workers examines the role of lawyers in court cases involving white-collar crimes, revealing fresh insights into the relationship between a lawyer's stature and a case's potential verdict. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVK; KFFH; LAS; LNFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137389114
- ISBN
- 9781137389114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.13
€ 127.13
Hardcover. Just as China is called the world factory for manufactured goods, it is also a world factory for manufactured animal cruelty in a new phenomenon of globalized animal cruelty. Animals in China examines animal protection in China in its legal, social and cultural contexts. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPQ; JFFZ; LAQ; LNKG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137408013
- ISBN
- 9781137408013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.49
€ 127.49
Hardback. This groundbreaking book offers in-depth analysis of the modern Islamic state, applying a quantitative measurement of how Muslim majority nations meet the definition. Content for the book was developed through extensive debate among a panel of distinguished Sunni and Shia Muslim scholars over seven years. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRAM2; HRHP; JPS; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137446800
- ISBN
- 9781137446800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
Paperback. This groundbreaking book offers in-depth analysis of the modern Islamic state, applying a quantitative measurement of how Muslim majority nations meet the definition. Content for the book was developed through extensive debate among a panel of distinguished Sunni and Shia Muslim scholars over seven years. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 figures, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRAM2; HRHP; JPS; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137446817
- ISBN
- 9781137446817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. This book examines the competing regimes of law and religion an offers a multidisciplinary approach to demonstrate the global scope of their influence. It argues that the tension between these two institutions results from their disagreements about the kinds of rule that should govern human life and society, and from where they should be derived. Editor(s): Ilesanmi, Simeon Olusegun; Lee, Win-Chiat; Parker, J.Wilson. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLP5; JFSR; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137447753
- ISBN
- 9781137447753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Justice Reinvestment: Winding Back Imprisonment (Palgrave Studies in P...
Brown, David, Cunneen, Chris, Schwartz, Melan...
Hardcover. This book examines justice reinvestment from its origins, its potential as a mechanism for winding back imprisonment rates, and its portability to Australia, the United Kingdom and beyond. It argues for a community-driven approach, originating in vulnerable Indigenous communities with high imprisonment rates. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVP; LAQ; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137449108
- ISBN
- 9781137449108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.09
€ 139.09
Hardcover. While international attention has focused on China's developing economy, dramatic changes are also taking place in its legal system. This book gives an introduction to different aspects of Chinese law and presents a real life picture of legal practice in China, in which Chinese lawyers and judges speak openly about their frustrations and hopes. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; LAQ; LNB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137452054
- ISBN
- 9781137452054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Hardback. An interdisciplinary, comparative study of the work of lawyers for civil liberties and basic freedoms, integrating socio-legal theoretical frameworks with insights from political lawyering and social movement literature, in order to trace the professionalization of human rights work and analyse the possibilities and limitations of the rule of law. Series: Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAM; LAQ; LNDC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 213 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137455734
- ISBN
- 9781137455734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
Defining Crime: A Critique of the Concept and Its Implication
Lynch, Michael J., Stretesky, Paul B., Long, ...
Hardcover. Defining Crime explores the limitations of the legal definition of crime, how that politically based definition has shaped criminological research, and why criminologists must redefine crime to include scientific objectivity. Num Pages: 204 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JKV; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137479341
- ISBN
- 9781137479341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardback. In this book, Perlin and Lynch approach issues of sexual autonomy and disability from multiple perspectives, including constitutional law, international human rights, therapeutic jurisprudence, history, cognitive psychology, dignity studies, and theories and findings on gender constructs and societal norms. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; LAQ; LNTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137481078
- ISBN
- 9781137481078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40