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Jurisprudence & general issues
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
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
€ 65.35€ 64.47
€ 65.35
€ 64.47
Hardback. Who presupposes Kelsen's basic norm? Is it possible to defend the presupposition in a way that is convincing? And what difference does the presupposition make? Endeavouring to highlight the role of basic assumptions in the law, the author argues that the verb "to presuppose', with Kelsen, has not only a conceptual, but also a normative dimension. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789041118677
- ISBN
- 9789041118677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.22
€ 199.22
Paperback. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048184729
- ISBN
- 9789048184729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.14
€ 194.14
Paperback. Urges people to re-examine the jury experience and act on constitutional principles before, during, and after jury service Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LAS; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814729038
- ISBN
- 9780814729038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
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€ 41.07
€ 46.99
€ 41.07
Hardcover. Focuses on four fundamental features of our legal system which seem to not make sense on some level and to demand explanation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226426037
- ISBN
- 9780226426037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.03€ 49.03
€ 57.03
€ 49.03
Hardback. Addresses the enduring puzzles in political philosophy and constitutional theory - why is religion singled out for preferential treatment in both law and public discourse? Why is a Sikh boy permitted to wear his ceremonial dagger to school while any other boy could be expelled for packing a knife? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM2; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153612
- ISBN
- 9780691153612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.58
€ 53.47
€ 42.58
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBC; LA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1914
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642982569
- ISBN
- 9783642982569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.54
€ 70.54
Paperback. "Wilful misconduct" denoting a high degree of fault is an established term in English law. The question as to exactly which degree of fault constitutes "wilful misconduct" has remained controversial and unanswered. This work seeks to answer this question. Series: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs. Num Pages: 338 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: LAFD; LB; LNAC; LNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642215087
- ISBN
- 9783642215087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.23
€ 139.23
Paperback / so. Series: Gabler-Studientexte. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 4. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Gabler Verlag United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783409001168
- ISBN
- 9783409001168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.37
€ 70.37
Paperback / so. Series: WV Studium. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Edition
- 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531221182
- ISBN
- 9783531221182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.14
€ 72.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; LAFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801477416
- ISBN
- 9780801477416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. This book asks how, in a time of crisis, medieval citizens developed an independent sense of ethics. Witness testimonies from Marseille's court records offer a small window into the neighborhoods of Marseille and reveal how humble people, often women, used the role of witness to become the arbiters of their communities. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBTB; JF; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230391994
- ISBN
- 9780230391994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Hardback. When it was ratified in 1791, the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States sought to protect against two distinct types of government actions that interfere with religious liberty: the establishment of a national religion and interference with individual rights to practice religion. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742550643
- ISBN
- 9780742550643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.57
€ 61.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 303.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789024712045
- ISBN
- 9789024712045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.98
€ 65.98
Paperback. Series: Potsdamer Rechtswissenschaftliche Reihe. Num Pages: 221 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: LAFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540636649
- ISBN
- 9783540636649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.92
€ 82.92
Hardback. On the eight-hundredth anniversary of the Magna Carta, Women and the Magna Carta investigates what the charter meant for women's rights and freedoms from an historical and legal perspective. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JFSJ1; LAQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137562340
- ISBN
- 9781137562340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.50
€ 72.50
Paperback. Divided into three parts-History, Interpretation, and Practice-this provocative volume incorporates law, history, political theory, and philosophy to analyze the U.S. Constitution as a whole in relation to the rights and fate of women. Editor(s): Schwarzenbach, Sibyl A.; Smith, Patricia. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128933
- ISBN
- 9780231128933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.52
€ 40.99
€ 29.52
Hardback. Divided into three parts-History, Interpretation, and Practice-this provocative volume incorporates law, history, political theory, and philosophy to analyze the U.S. Constitution as a whole in relation to the rights and fate of women. Editor(s): Schwarzenbach, Sibyl A.; Smith, Patricia. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128926
- ISBN
- 9780231128926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.88€ 86.38
€ 112.88
€ 86.38
Hardback. Editor(s): Scutt, Jocelynne A. Num Pages: 319 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; LAQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319449371
- ISBN
- 9783319449371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.52
€ 150.52
Hardback. This unique collection by leading scholars and practitioners was derived from a project to advise the UN, and brings the problems faced by displaced women in conflict zones into sharp focus. It offers in-depth understanding and problem-solving ideas. Editor(s): Forbes-Martin, Susan; Tirman, John. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ; LAM; MJTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048128242
- ISBN
- 9789048128242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.93
€ 132.93
Hardcover. Working in Language and Law is a detailed account of the forensic linguistic work done by the author in the last 35 years. It provides exemplary insights into an ever-expanding field of expert testimony, focusing on the situation in Germany since the seventies and covering all major areas of the field. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; CFH; LASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551428
- ISBN
- 9780230551428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Paperback. In Working Toward Equity, Dustin Galer argues that paid work significantly shaped the experience of disability during the late twentieth century. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JF; JKS; JPQB; LAZ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487521301
- ISBN
- 9781487521301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36