Jurisprudence & general issues
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Jurisprudence & general issues
Hardback. The founding of the United States after the American Revolution was so deliberate, so inspired, and so monumental in scope that the key actors considered this new government to be a work of art framed from natural rights. The author explores these ideas and gives an account of the origins and meanings of the Constitution of the United States. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226761954
- ISBN
- 9780226761954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.85€ 78.49
€ 94.85
€ 78.49
Paperback. We all want freedom, we all want justice, yet few have given thought to how both can be achieved together. Seeking the solution, the author has taken a multi-disciplinary approach and puts forward proposals which may finally bridge the left/right divide. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 colour photographs. BIC Classification: JPF; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Shepheard-Walwyn
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856835100
- ISBN
- 9780856835100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.42
€ 17.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. Should virtual worlds be fully integrated into our real-world legal system or should they be treated as separate jurisdictions with their own forms of dispute resolution? What rules should govern virtual communities? This work considers such questions. It contains essays that explore the emergence of law in multiplayer online games. Editor(s): Balkin, Jack M.; Noveck, Beth Simone. Series: Ex Machina: Law, Technology and Society Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAQ; PDR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799727
- ISBN
- 9780814799727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 625 pages, 16 half-tone illustrations, bibliographies, index. BIC Classification: LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1008.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- Second edition
- Number of pages
- 625
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971912
- ISBN
- 9780865971912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.24
€ 18.99
€ 15.24
Hardcover. Num Pages: 625 pages, 16 half-tone illustrations, bibliographies, index. BIC Classification: LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1164.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- Second edition
- Number of pages
- 625
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971905
- ISBN
- 9780865971905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.78
€ 33.99
€ 24.78
Paperback. Albie Sachs gives an intimate account of his extraordinary life and work as a judge in South Africa. Mixing autobiography with reflections on his major cases and the role of law in achieving social justice, Sachs offers a rare glimpse into the workings of the judicial mind and a unique perspective on modern South African history. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BM; LAQ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199605774
- ISBN
- 9780199605774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.55
€ 55.55
Hardback. The Street Politics of Abortion uses three Supreme Court cases to consider the rise and fall of clinic-front anti-abortion protests in the 1980s and 1990s, and illustrates how these conflicts influenced the contemporary form of reproductive politics and the greater New Christian Right. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785334
- ISBN
- 9780804785334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.40
€ 117.40
Paperback. The Street Politics of Abortion uses three Supreme Court cases to consider the rise and fall of clinic-front anti-abortion protests in the 1980s and 1990s, and illustrates how these conflicts influenced the contemporary form of reproductive politics and the greater New Christian Right. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX; JPVH4; LA; MBNH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785341
- ISBN
- 9780804785341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. This provocative book outlines a powerful and original theory of liberty structured by the liberal conception of justice and the rule of law. Drawing on insights from philosophy, political theory, economics, and law, he shows how this new conception of liberty can confront, and solve, the central societal problems of knowledge, interest, and power. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198700920
- ISBN
- 9780198700920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Hardcover. The first English translation of a classic of German tort theory, this book analyses the theoretical foundations of tort law in historical and comparative perspective. Focusing on the tensions in modern German tort law, the book explains the historical development of tortious liability, and argues for a foundational role of outcome responsibility. Translator(s): Steel, Sandy. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; LAM; LAZ; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198705055
- ISBN
- 9780198705055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.56
€ 161.56
Hardback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVQ; JPVH; LAQ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137567628
- ISBN
- 9781137567628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Paperback. Explores the origins, arguments, and impact of "California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians," the 1987 Supreme Court decision that reasserted the unique federally supported sovereignty of Indian nations, opening the door for the explosive growth of Indian casinos over the next two decades. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: LAZ; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617784
- ISBN
- 9780700617784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.63
€ 35.63
Paperback. In preparing the long-awaited second edition of his well-liked text, Kent Newmyer consulted the best and most relevant of the recent scholarship on the antebellum Court, prompting him to revise important points in the story of the Court's evolution. Series: American History S. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harlan Davidson
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780882952413
- ISBN
- 9780882952413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.71
€ 30.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Even as unemployment rates soared during the Great Depression, FDR's relief and social security programs faced attacks in Congress and the courts on the legitimacy of federal aid to the growing population of poor. This book recovers this crucial aspect of American history, tracing the roots of the modern American welfare state. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 halftones, 1 line drawing, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923499
- ISBN
- 9780226923499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
€ 36.99
€ 28.58
Hardback. Brings together a study of a particular legal system - that of Scotland - with a number of (mainly contemporary) theories of or about law. Rather than endorsing any one legal theory, this work ends with some tentative conclusions about legal theory itself. It offers an information base for those embarking on courses in comparative law or politics. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; 1DBKW; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343103
- ISBN
- 9780792343103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.96
€ 126.96
Hardback. Examines how modern Orthodox Christian thinkers have answered political, legal, and ethical questions. This book discusses the teachings of Orthodox Christian intellectuals of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It also underscores the various ways Orthodox Christian intellectuals have shaped modern debates over the family and society. Editor(s): Witte, John, Jr.; Alexander, Frank S. Num Pages: 408 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: HRCC8; JP; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142649
- ISBN
- 9780231142649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.98€ 100.69
€ 133.98
€ 100.69
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- LexisNexis UK United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780406002648
- ISBN
- 9780406002648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.03
€ 152.03
Paperback. The Technoscientific Witness of Rape is the first book to chart the thirty-year history of the sexual assault evidence kit and its role in a criminal justice system that re-victimizes many assault victims in their quest for medical treatment and justice. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JKV; LA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487520601
- ISBN
- 9781487520601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.64
€ 31.99
€ 28.64
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
€ 35.60
€ 35.60
Paperback. This is a translation of the first 20 distinctions of "The Decretum" or "Concordance of Discardant Canons", a compilation of extracts from Church councils, Church fathers and other ecclesiastical authorities, composed in the 12th century by Gratian, a Camaldolese monk. It offers a treatise on law. Translator(s): Thompson, Augustine; Gordley, James. Series: Studies in Mediaeval & Early Modern Canon Law. Num Pages: 157 pages, 1 col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; HBLC; HRCG; HRCX1; LAFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 178 x 5. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press United States
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813207865
- ISBN
- 9780813207865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.12
€ 32.12
Paperback. The shocking story of the black inmate who was acquitted after killing two high-ranking prison guards in a case that publicized the horrors of Texas's "plantation-style" prison system Series: Jack & Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture. Num Pages: 247 pages, 17 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JKVP; LAZ; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292744066
- ISBN
- 9780292744066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Hardback. Schroeder brings toether very different theories and provides a completely new view on law and economics. Looks at contemporary debates in legal theory through the lens of psychoanalysis and continental philosophy. Through metaphors drawn from classical mythology. Series: Philosophy, Social Theory & the Rule of Law S. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Text is Free of Markings
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234314
- ISBN
- 9780520234314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.18€ 64.45
€ 84.18
€ 64.45
Paperback. This new edition of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Its Complete History and Applications updates John Feerick's landmark study with the Amendment's uses in the past twenty years and how those uses (along with new legal scholarship) have changed the Amendment and perceptions of presidential disability. Num Pages: 448 pages, 6 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823252015
- ISBN
- 9780823252015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 50.38
€ 51.99
€ 50.38
Hardback. This new edition of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Its Complete History and Applications updates John Feerick's landmark study with the Amendment's uses in the past twenty years and how those uses (along with new legal scholarship) have changed the Amendment and perceptions of presidential disability. Num Pages: 448 pages, 6 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 36. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823252008
- ISBN
- 9780823252008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.84
€ 146.84