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Jurisprudence & general issues

Hardback. Plessy v Ferguson (1897) established racial segregation in American constitutional law. In the debate over affirmative action, Justice Harlan's dissent has been used to justify attacks on government affirmative action programs. This book takes a look at the moral and political principles underlying this historic decision and Harlan's dissent. Editor(s): Postema, Gerald J. Num Pages: 116 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792346654
ISBN
9780792346654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.55

Hardcover. This book explores the burgeoning interest in alternative and innovative justice responses to sexual violence both within and outside the legal system. It explores the limits of criminal law for achieving 'rape justice' and highlights possibilities for expanding how we think about justice in the aftermath of sexual violence. Editor(s): Powell, Anastasia; Henry, Nicola; Flynn, Asher. Num Pages: 261 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFSJ1; JKV; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137476142
ISBN
9781137476142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.60

paperback. Analyzes late 20th-century responses to feminism, and asks: to what extent does the concept of backlash accurately explain reactions to feminism over time? This book offers feminists and other activists empirically grounded knowledge that can be used to develop legal and political strategies for change. Editor(s): Chunn, Dorothy E.; Boyd, Susan B.; Lessard, Hester. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, approx. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; JFFK; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814126
ISBN
9780774814126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Hardback. The image of "backlash" is pervasive in contemporary debates about the impact of second-wave feminism on law and policy, but systematic research on the subject is lacking. This book addresses that gap and analyzes late 20th-century responses to feminism, and asks: to what extent does the concept of backlash explain reactions to feminism over time? Editor(s): Chunn, Dorothy E.; Boyd, Susan B.; Lessard, Hester. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFK; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814119
ISBN
9780774814119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. Series: Acta Jutlandica Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HP; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772880020
ISBN
9788772880020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.38

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
9th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226328041
ISBN
9780226328041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.86
€ 89.18

Hardback. Deals with basic points of legal theory and philosophy of law. This title shows that with the legal positivistic approach we cannot know, in all cases, what the law is, if that is equated to the rules posited by the legislator. It is of interest to philosophers concerned with law or ethics, and those concerned with justice in modern society. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792342625
ISBN
9780792342625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.25

Paperback. In the 1960s and 1970s, analogies between sex discrimination and racial injustice became potent weapons in the battle for women s rights, as feminists borrowed rhetoric and legal arguments from the civil rights movement. Serena Mayeri s "Reasoning from Race" is the first history of this key strategy and its consequences for American law. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; LAQG; LAZ; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674284302
ISBN
9780674284302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. This book critically reflects on the nature of law and legal reasoning by exploring the theories of various legal theorists. Num Pages: 202 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Hart Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841130705
ISBN
9781841130705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 112.40
€ 101.01

Hardback. Rule-applying legal arguments are traditionally treated as a kind of syllogism. This book offers an analysis of the role of rules and principles in legal reasoning, which focuses on the close relationship between rules, principles, and reasons. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792343257
ISBN
9780792343257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.23

Hardback. Presents a computational framework for the integration of rules and cases for analytic tasks typified by legal analysis. This book also presents techniques for representing, indexing, and comparing complex cases and for converting justification structures based on rules and case into natural-language text. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LA; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792361053
ISBN
9780792361053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.88

hardcover. Many legal philosophers focus on reasons for action and practical reason when analyzing central questions of their discipline. This book offers an evaluation of that approach, by examining the problems hidden behind such concepts as "reason for action" and "practical reasoning". Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
1999th Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792359128
ISBN
9780792359128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.09

Hardback. Considers the weapon of law in conflict regions Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JWDG; JWXK; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047982
ISBN
9781849047982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.43

Hardcover. Expands our understanding of both women's rights and the history of the legal profession in the nineteenth century Num Pages: 286 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BK; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758625
ISBN
9780814758625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Hardback. This book re-evaluates the role of recognition in analyzing relations between groups in plural societies, the position of indigenous peoples in settler societies, and the principle of the self-determination of peoples. Editor(s): Eisenberg, Avigail; Webber, Jeremy; Coulthard, Glen J.; Boisselle, Andree. Series: Ethnicity and Democratic Governance. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JPA; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774827416
ISBN
9780774827416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

Hardback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319494951
ISBN
9783319494951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 38.69

Paperback. Over a century ago the United States Supreme Court decided the "Insular Cases," which limited the applicability of constitutional rights in Puerto Rico and other overseas territories. Essays in Reconsidering the Insular Cases examine the history and legacy of these cases and explore possible solutions for the dilemmas they created. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979639579
ISBN
9780979639579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Hardback. Douglas Baird takes stock of the current state of contract doctrine and in the process reinvigorates the classic framework of Anglo-American contract law, showing that Oliver Wendell Holmes's set of principles, properly understood, continues to provide the best guide to contracts for a new generation of students, practitioners, and judges. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: KJ; LAY; LAZ; LNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
172
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072480
ISBN
9780674072480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.12

Paperback. Presents a collection of essays exploring "catholic" and "Catholic" perspectives on American law - catholic in their claims of universal truths, and Catholic in their grounding in the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Editor(s): Scaperlanda, Michael A.; Collett, Teresa S. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; HRCX6; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813214825
ISBN
9780813214825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739134184
ISBN
9780739134184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.07

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