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Jurisprudence & general issues
Paperback. People obey the law if they believe it's legitimate, not because they fear punishment, this is the startling conclusion of this study. This book suggests that lawmakers would do much better to make legal systems worthy of respect than to instil fear. It finds that people obey law primarily because they believe in respecting legitimate authority. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126739
- ISBN
- 9780691126739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.69
€ 46.99
€ 33.69
Hardcover. The 'whores' and 'highwaymen' of the title are just some of the dubious characters met within this absorbing work, including thief-takers, trading justices, an upstart legal profession whose lower orders developed various ways to line their own pockets and magistrates and clerks who often preferred dealing with those cases which attracted fees. Num Pages: 672 pages, 8 page section. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBLL; JKV; LAZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1176.
- Publisher
- Waterside Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904380757
- ISBN
- 9781904380757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.99€ 63.23
€ 64.99
€ 63.23
Hardback. Presents a story of the battle over the Thirteenth Amendment, and of James Ashley, the unsung Ohio congressman who proposed the amendment and steered it to passage. This book takes you to the floor of Congress and to the back rooms where deals were made. It brings to life the messy process of legislation and more. Num Pages: 320 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226178202
- ISBN
- 9780226178202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
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€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hardback. Editor(s): Gallagher, Bernard L. Num Pages: 115 pages. BIC Classification: JPP; LATC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631174803
- ISBN
- 9781631174803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.05€ 128.36
€ 189.05
€ 128.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Pope, Andrew M. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: KJG; LATC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634822909
- ISBN
- 9781634822909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.43€ 76.32
€ 100.43
€ 76.32
Hardcover. Editor(s): Brooks, Evelyn. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: JKSW1; LATC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634831475
- ISBN
- 9781634831475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.40€ 171.00
€ 230.40
€ 171.00
Hardback. From a decidedly left-of-center perspective, Making Babies and Making Law discusses how law and public policy grapple with differences between the genders while simultaneously struggling to maintain a commitment to equal treatment under the law. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742551503
- ISBN
- 9780742551503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.35
€ 30.99
€ 26.35
Hardback. "Congress shall make no law reflecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The First Amendment aims to separate church and state, but Kent Greenawalt examines many situations in which its two clauses the Nonestablishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause point in opposite directions. How should courts decide? Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674972209
- ISBN
- 9780674972209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.95
€ 48.99
€ 40.95
Paperback. This volume offers perspectives from political scientists, legal scholars, and practicing judges as they seek to answer the question of how much law actually has to do with judicial behavior and decision-making, and what it means for society at large. Editor(s): Geyh, Charles Gardner. Series: Stanford Studies in Law and Politics. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804775335
- ISBN
- 9780804775335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Hardback. This volume offers perspectives from political scientists, legal scholars, and practicing judges as they seek to answer the question of how much law actually has to do with judicial behavior and decision-making, and what it means for society at large. Editor(s): Geyh, Charles Gardner. Series: Stanford Studies in Law and Politics. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804775328
- ISBN
- 9780804775328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.23
€ 149.23
Hardback. Intends to identify the methods, strategies, and personal traits of law professors whose students achieve exceptional learning. Modeling good behavior through clear, exacting standards and meticulous preparation, this title features instructors who know that little things also count - starting on time, learning names, and responding to emails. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: LAS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 210 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674049147
- ISBN
- 9780674049147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.62
€ 33.99
€ 28.62
Hardback. An indispensable introduction to the evolution and implementation of Sharia law within the Muslim world. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849048170
- ISBN
- 9781849048170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.61
€ 70.61
Paperback. A ground-breaking and critically acclaimed study of miscegenation laws in the United States. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPVH1; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199772353
- ISBN
- 9780199772353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.71
€ 64.71
Hardcover. Based on the author's popular Times Online column 'Weird Cases', this book draws on extraordinary cases from many countries. The chapters are: Compensation and Punishment, Love and Sex, Food, Drink, and Drugs, Judges, Death and Violence, Pets and Animals, On the Road, Lawyers, and Jurors, Friends, and Neighbours. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: LA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 159
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854900619
- ISBN
- 9780854900619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.53
€ 19.99
€ 19.53
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Ark Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857832334
- ISBN
- 9781857832334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.57€ 21.75
€ 117.57
€ 21.75
Hardcover. Offers persuasive research to show that the almost universally accepted narrative of market failure - broadly similar across financial crises - is formulated by political actors hoping to deflect blame from prior policy errors. It shows that lax regulation was not a substantial cause of the financial problems of the Great Depression. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 halftone, 7 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: LAZ; LND; LNPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226236513
- ISBN
- 9780226236513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.53€ 78.29
€ 94.53
€ 78.29
paperback. Justice Arbour suggests that the ties between personal criminal accountability and peace should be central to the decisions made in the future concerning procedural models for the permanent International War Crimes Tribunals. Series: Senator Keith Davey Lectures. Num Pages: 80 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC; JWXK; LAB; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 126 x 6. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802084958
- ISBN
- 9780802084958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.09
€ 24.99
€ 23.09
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138698826
- ISBN
- 9781138698826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.20
€ 72.20
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
€ 55.32
€ 55.32