Jurisprudence & general issues
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Jurisprudence & general issues
Paperback. Taking a fresh look at a central controversy in criminal law theory, The Ethics of Capital Punishment presents a rationale for the death penalty grounded in a theory of the nature of evil and the nature of defilement. Original, unsettling, and deeply controversial, it will be an essential reference point for future debates on the subject. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB; LAR; LNFX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199642199
- ISBN
- 9780199642199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: LAM; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226290591
- ISBN
- 9780226290591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.85€ 78.78
€ 94.85
€ 78.78
Hardback. Lori Chambers' fascinating study explores the legal history of adoption in Ontario since the passage of the first statute in 1921. Editor(s): Chambers, Lori. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; LAZ; LNMK; VFVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487501013
- ISBN
- 9781487501013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.60
€ 67.60
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292746886
- ISBN
- 9780292746886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.14
€ 24.99
€ 23.14
Hardback. Offers an antidote to the fragmentation of contemporary legal theory with a collection of essays arguing that legal practice is a hermeneutical and rhetorical event that can best be understood and theorized in those terms. Series Editor(s): Campbell, Professor Tom D. Series: Collected Essays in Law. Num Pages: 492 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780754628101
- ISBN
- 9780754628101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 318.24
€ 318.24
Hardback. Law and Catastrophe sketches contours of a relatively fresh--yet crucial--terrain of inquiry. It begins the work of developing a jurisprudence of catastrophe. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Douglas, Lawrence; Umphrey, Martha Merrill. Series: The Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: LA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756839
- ISBN
- 9780804756839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.88
€ 59.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Edition
- Encore
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551114224
- ISBN
- 9781551114224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.64
€ 38.99
€ 28.64
Hardback. Lawyers in the US are frequently described as "hired guns," willing to fight for any client or advance any interest. But there are others, those the authors call cause lawyers, who refuse to put aside their own convictions while they do their legal work. This book explores their work and the role of moral and political commitment in their practice Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749473
- ISBN
- 9780804749473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.84
€ 42.99
€ 33.84
Hardback. This book analyses the law and practice relating to the classification, drafting, validity and enforcement of contractual clauses relating to jurisdiction, choice of law, arbitration and other types of dispute resolution. Series: Oxford Private International Law Series. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 1QFE; LBG; LNAC5; LNCB; LNCJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199282302
- ISBN
- 9780199282302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 559.21
€ 559.21
Hardback. The leading authority on product liability law and practice, this work provides comprehensive analysis of product liability under the common law of negligence, the strict liability provisions of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, and the EU's Product Liability Directive, placed in context of the international and transnational legal framework. Num Pages: 1112 pages. BIC Classification: KCL; LAFD; LBBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 0. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 1112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199679232
- ISBN
- 9780199679232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 452.28
€ 452.28
Hardback. Based on evidence about the development of the American states from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth century, this book documents the mechanisms through which geographical and historical conditions - such as climate, access to water transportation, and early legal systems - impacted political and judicial institutions and economic growth. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 240 pages, 58 line illus. 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; KCZ; LAZ; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136042
- ISBN
- 9780691136042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 42.14
€ 53.36
€ 42.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415728232
- ISBN
- 9780415728232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.01€ 58.45
€ 64.01
€ 58.45
Paperback. Community penalties are court-ordered punishments, falling between imprisonment and fines, and involve some contact by a criminal justice agency. This work looks at the current debate on which policy pressures may be dominant over community penalties in the future. Editor(s): Bottoms, Sir Anthony (University of Cambridge); Gelsthorpe, Loraine; Rex, Sue. Series: Cambridge Criminal Justice Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFS; JKVP; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843920076
- ISBN
- 9781843920076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.06
€ 50.99
€ 42.06
Hardcover. This work examines the United Nations Convention on the Rights of The Child finalized in 1989 along with the children's rights movement as a whole. The historical study draws on the Geneva Declaration in 1924 up to the Convention in 1989, tracing the changing principles of children's rights. Editor(s): Freeman, Professor Michael. Series Editor(s): Freeman, Professor Michael. Series: The Library of Essays on Family Rights. Num Pages: 611 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JPSN1; JPVH; LAM; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 611
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781855216839
- ISBN
- 9781855216839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.80
€ 112.80
Paperback. In this revisionist history of the development of the modern monetary system, Desan argues that money effectively creates economic activity rather than emerging from it. Her account demonstrates that money's design has been a project central to governance and formative to markets. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: KFFK; LAZ; LNP; LNPD; LNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 174 x 35. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198709589
- ISBN
- 9780198709589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.78
€ 57.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JNU; KJG; LATC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226323510
- ISBN
- 9780226323510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.26
€ 25.99
€ 21.26
Hardcover. Editor(s): Seidler, Michael J. Num Pages: 716 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865975125
- ISBN
- 9780865975125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.51
€ 26.99
€ 20.51
Paperback. This history of legal language slices through the polysyllabic thicket of legalese. The text shows to what extent legalese is simply a product of its past and demonstrates that arcane vocabulary is not an inevitable feature of our legal system. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226803036
- ISBN
- 9780226803036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.66
€ 36.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. How did the federal judiciary transcend early limitations to become a powerful institution of American governance? This book uncovers the causes and consequences of judicial institution-building in the United States from the commencement of the new government in 1789 through the close of the twentieth century. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNAA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152936
- ISBN
- 9780691152936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 42.44
€ 53.36
€ 42.44
Paperback. * Provides real--life examples and implications of economic theory. * Creates a unified vision of the law, showing the interconnections between the various fields. * Covers a broad range of topics, from intellectual property and corporate finance to family and criminal law. Editor(s): Wittman, Donald A. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1. BIC Classification: KC; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 244 x 20. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231585
- ISBN
- 9780631231585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.15
€ 71.15
Paperback. Law is a profession that requires the ability to read critically, write well, synthesize sources from research, and speak concisely and clearly. This title was developed to help non-native speakers improve their ability to understand and communicate in English with their legal counterparts around the world. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2ABM; ESB; LAS. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472032068
- ISBN
- 9780472032068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.74
€ 33.99
€ 30.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Boister, Neil; Currie, Robert J. Num Pages: 482 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKVM; LAR; LBBZ; LNF; LNFX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 174. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138084414
- ISBN
- 9781138084414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Paperback. Drawing on the rich historical collections of the British Library - including two original copies of Magna Carta from 1215 - the catalogue brings to life the history and contemporary resonance of this globally important document and features treasured artefacts inspired by the rich legacy of Magna Carta Editor(s): Breay, Claire; Harrison, Julian. Num Pages: 272 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; AGC; HBJD1; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The British Library Publishing Division
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712357630
- ISBN
- 9780712357630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.86
€ 33.99
€ 22.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Intersentia Publishers Belgium
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789050955812
- ISBN
- 9789050955812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.35
€ 94.35