Jurisprudence & philosophy of law
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Jurisprudence & philosophy of law
Paperback. The readings in "Justice" include the central philosophical statements about justice in society organized to illustrate both the political vision of a good society and different attempts at an analysis of the concept of justice. Editor(s): Westphal, Jonathan. Series: Hackett Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203457
- ISBN
- 9780872203457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.53
€ 20.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. A discussion of how the judiciary should interpret the Constitution. Making use of arguments drawn from American history, political philosophy and literary theory, it examines what it means to interpret a written constitution and how the courts should go about the task. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611416
- ISBN
- 9780700611416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.20
€ 55.20
Paperback. Examines how the lives of individuals, social groups, and nations are fashioned by their engagement with the law. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Douglas, Lawrence; Umphrey, Martha Merrill. Series: Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472031610
- ISBN
- 9780472031610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.23
€ 42.23
Hardcover. This collection of essays by leading scholars of constitutional law looks at a critical component of constitutional democracy - judicial independence, from an international comparative perspective. It concludes by comparing many regimes from across the world. Editor(s): Russell, Peter H.; O'Brien, David M. Series: Constitutionalism and Democracy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JPHV; LAB; LAM; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920153
- ISBN
- 9780813920153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.01
€ 127.01
Hardcover. Of all the founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson had the most substantial direct experience with the issues surrounding intellectual property rights and their impact on creativity, invention, and innovation. This title discusses the lessons Jefferson's efforts offer us. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LAZ; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- First Edition (1st printing)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927718
- ISBN
- 9780813927718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.53
€ 47.53
Hardcover. Are judges' decisions more likely to be based on personal inclinations or legal authority? This title acknowledges that decision makers' attitudes - or, more precisely, their preference for policy outcomes - can play a significant role in judicial decisions. Series: Constitutionalism and Democracy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 figures, 25 tables. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928296
- ISBN
- 9780813928296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.48
€ 73.48
paperback. Can the law promote moral values even in pluralistic societies such as the United States? Drawing upon important federal legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, this title argues that it can. It also argues that the law rightly promotes the values of autonomy and solidarity. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589019324
- ISBN
- 9781589019324
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Condition: New
€ 71.98
€ 71.98
Paperback. Bauman examines several major themes and arguments in the first decade of critical legal scholarship, predominantly in the U.S. in the period dating roughly from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802083418
- ISBN
- 9780802083418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.67
€ 57.67
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
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Condition: New
€ 31.18
€ 31.18
A History of Canadian Legal Thought: Collected Essays
Risk, R.C.B.. Ed(S): Phillips, Jim; Baker, Ge...
hardcover. Written over more than two decades, and covering the immediate post-Confederation period to the 1960s, these essays reveal a distinctive Canadian tradition of thinking about the nature and functions of law, one which Risk clearly takes pride in and urges us to celebrate. Editor(s): Phillips, Jim; Baker, George Blain. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802094247
- ISBN
- 9780802094247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.18
€ 112.18
Humanizing Our Global Order: Essays in Honour of Ivan Head
. Ed(S): Aginam, Obijiofor; Okafor, Obiora Ch...
hardcover. With essays grappling with such issues as Multilateral Environmental Agreements, the Use of Force, the Prevention of Civil War through Minority Protection, Common Heritage of Humankind, and the Civil Dimensions of Strategy, the volume deals with a range of diverse topics that are as crucial as they are topical. Editor(s): Aginam, Obijiofor; Okafor, Obiora Chinedu. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780802087362
- ISBN
- 9780802087362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.78
€ 86.78
Paperback. This study places American constitutional law within a cultural context. It analyzes the psychological processes involved in the American legal system, arguing that the categorizing, narration and rhetorics used in the courthouse depend on the shifting cultural notions of heroes and villians. Num Pages: 468 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Harvard University Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008168
- ISBN
- 9780674008168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.48
€ 54.48
paperback. This text portrays America as dying from a refusal to engage a dialogue, a polity where everybody speaks, but nobody listens. Yet from this ailment the author provides a diagnosis which defends dialogue, negotiating conflict and keeping democracy alive. Series: William E.Massey Senior Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPWF; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674212664
- ISBN
- 9780674212664
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Condition: New
€ 45.13
€ 45.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472051458
- ISBN
- 9780472051458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.07
€ 49.07
Paperback. An interdisciplinary critique of the relationship between words and the law Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Kearns, Thomas R. Series: Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472083862
- ISBN
- 9780472083862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.43
€ 61.43
Paperback. The Holocaust and justice: how can one link these terms? Is justice possible for crimes of such magnitude? Weighing these and other questions, a group of scholars attempt to untangle the complex and often contradictory relationship between the Holocaust and justice. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810119161
- ISBN
- 9780810119161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.69
€ 50.69
Paperback. This Quick Review provides clear and concise explanations of the issues surrounding the conflict of laws. Text provides an analytical and exam approach accompanied with the typical questions found on a conflict of laws exam. Includes multiple-choice questions and answers, practice essay questions and model answers, and Case Squibs. Series: Quick Review Series. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 186. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- West Academic Publishing
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780314180926
- ISBN
- 9780314180926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.24
€ 59.24
hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- 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
€ 143.32
€ 143.32
The law of torts is concerned with the obligations that are created by the infringement of rights. This work seeks to show that this apparently simple proposition provides the groundwork for a new theoretical model for conceiving the law of torts, and a new way of understanding the subject. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JPVH; LAB; LAM; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 779.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199211609
- ISBN
- 9780199211609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.41
€ 213.41
Paperback. In this text, Fletcher maintains that there is much greater unity among diverse systems of criminal justice than commonly realized, and that any adequate system of criminal law necessarily must address a set of universal, basic issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LBHG; LNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195121711
- ISBN
- 9780195121711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.42
€ 63.42
Paperback. Offers a critique of American legal thought and the American legal system's deification of reason. In an attempt to understand the current malaise of American law and the depressed condition of American intellectual life in general, the author diagnoses what he believes is an epidemic of pathological reliance on the principle of reason. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822322146
- ISBN
- 9780822322146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; LAB; LNR; PSAK; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199459766
- ISBN
- 9780199459766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.70
€ 63.70
hardcover. Offering a philosophical investigation of the relationship between moral wrongdoing and criminalization, this book provides an account of the nature of moral wrongdoing, the sources of moral wrongdoing, why wrongdoing is the central target of criminal law, and the ways in which criminalization of non-wrongful conduct might be permissible. Series: Criminalization. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKV; LAB; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 289 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199571376
- ISBN
- 9780199571376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.34
€ 187.34
Paperback. Editor(s): Dan-Cohen, Meir. Series: The Berkeley Tanner Lectures. Num Pages: 166 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190235444
- ISBN
- 9780190235444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.66
€ 44.66