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Jurisprudence & philosophy of law
Paperback. In 'Freedom, Equality and Justice in Islam', M H Kamali presents the reader with an analysis of the three concepts of freedom, equality and justice from an Islamic point of view and their manifestations in the religious, social, legal and political fields. Companion volume to 'The Dignity of Man and Freedom of Expression in Islam'. Series: Fundamental Rights and Liberties in Islam Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC1; JFSR2; LAB; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903682012
- ISBN
- 9781903682012
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Hardcover. This book aims to explore the ethical basis of law within both the maistream and peripheral areas of curriculum, including the European dimension. Editor(s): Economides, Kim; Betten, Lammy; Bridge, John; Tettenborn, Professor Andrew; Shrubsall, Vivien. Num Pages: 371 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JNMN; LAB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Hart Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 371
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841131184
- ISBN
- 9781841131184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.69€ 127.06
€ 142.69
€ 127.06
Paperback. Applies the tools of game theory and information economics to advance the understanding of how laws work. The organization of the text serves to highlight the basic mechanisms at work and to lay out a natural progression in the sophistication of the game concepts and legal problems considered. Num Pages: 344 pages, 47 line illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; LAB; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674341111
- ISBN
- 9780674341111
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 48.99
€ 53.99
€ 48.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: HRHS; LAB; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 43. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publisher
- Tughra Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597843690
- ISBN
- 9781597843690
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.69
€ 26.99
€ 18.69
Hardcover. Hans Kelsen is considered by many to be the foremost legal thinkers of the 20th century. He made important contributions to legal theory and international law and in this translation of "Allgemeine Theorie der Normen", Kelsen develops his "pure theory of law" into a "general theory of norms" and examines the applicability of logic to norms. Translator(s): Hartney, Michael. Num Pages: 528 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198252177
- ISBN
- 9780198252177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.42
€ 207.42
Paperback. The author of this text aims to show that revenge is a required form of justice that should be incorporated into the criminal justice system. He argues that the current system disempowers those who are victims of crime, the accused, and their respective communities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKV; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. Chicago, IL
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227789
- ISBN
- 9780812694024
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Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The topics covered in this Conflict of Laws outline include domicile, jurisdiction (including notice and opportunity to be heard, minimum contacts, and types of jurisdiction), choice of law (including vested rights approach, most significant relationship approach, and governmental interest analysis), and choice of law in specific substantive areas. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white line drawings, diagrams. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Gilbert
- Edition
- 18th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780314143419
- ISBN
- 9780314143419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.58
€ 70.58
Paperback. A substantially revised second edition of the classic book that discusses the work of H.L.A. Hart and analyzes his important contributions to analytical jurisprudence. Series: Jurists: Profiles in Legal Theory. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804756792
- ISBN
- 9780804756792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804756785
- ISBN
- 9780804756785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Hardback. Drawing upon his discourse theory, Jurgen Habermas has elaborated an account of law that purports to bridge the gap between democracy and rights, by conceiving law to be at once self-imposed and binding. His proceduralist paradigm of law and further explorations by others are included. Editor(s): Rosenfeld, Michel; Arato, Andrew. Series: Philosophy, Social Theory & the Rule of Law S. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHV; LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520204669
- ISBN
- 9780520204669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.97€ 53.97
€ 68.97
€ 53.97
Hardback. This book offers a critical analysis of the complex theory of law and democracy developed by celebrated German philosopher and public intellectual Jurgen Habermas. Series: Jurists: Profiles in Legal Theory. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769129
- ISBN
- 9780804769129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.91
€ 76.91
Paperback. Han Fei Tzu (280?-233 BC) was a prince of the ruling house of Han. A representative of the Fa-chia, or legalist, school of philosophy, he produced the final exposition of its theories. His handbook deals with the problem of preserving and strengthening the state. Translator(s): Watson, B. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231086097
- ISBN
- 9780231086097
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.38
€ 30.99
€ 22.38
Paperback. Explores the nature of the self and its response to legal commands. This book looks first at the ubiquity of legal coercion and then discusses basic values, stressing the preeminence of individual identity and human dignity over the more traditional liberal preoccupations. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090078
- ISBN
- 9780691090078
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
€ 53.51
€ 42.58
Hardback. Hegel's Laws, an accessible introduction to Hegel's ideas on the nature of law, examines whether state-centric domestic and international laws are binding upon autonomous individuals. Series: Jurists: Profiles in Legal Theory. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750301
- ISBN
- 9780804750301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Paperback. Should laws about sex and pornography be based on social conventions about what is disgusting? Should felons be required to display bumper stickers or wear T-shirts that announce their crimes? This book presents a critique of the role that shame and disgust play in our individual and social lives and, in particular, in the law. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126258
- ISBN
- 9780691126258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.45
€ 50.99
€ 36.45
Paperback. A provocative investigation of how law shapes everyday life. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786630605
- ISBN
- 9781786630605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.25
€ 21.99
€ 19.25
Paperback. Offers orthodox legal thinkers a perspective on how judges and justices decide cases. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 line illustration, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674048065
- ISBN
- 9780674048065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.53
€ 31.99
€ 27.53
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
€ 73.05
€ 73.05
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
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.08
€ 46.99
€ 42.08
Paperback. This work describes the underlying principles that not only guide the law, but also moral decisions. Mixing wit with insight, anecdotes with analysis, the book uncovers what is really at stake in such crimes as insider trading, blackmail and plagiarism. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LNF; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226425948
- ISBN
- 9780226425948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
hardcover. This work leads us through a tangled realm, with puzzles and dilemmas, to find the underlying principles that not only guide the law but our moral decisions as well. It aims to uncover what is really at stake in crimes such as insider trading, blackmail and plagiarism. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JKV; LAB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226425931
- ISBN
- 9780226425931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.32€ 45.21
€ 52.32
€ 45.21
Paperback. Can the Supreme Court be free of politics? This book argues for an openly political role for the Supreme Court. It asserts that politically motivated constitutional decisionmaking is not only inevitable, it is legitimate and desirable as well. It examines that a political Court possesses instrumental value in American democracy. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LAB; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691007182
- ISBN
- 9780691007182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
€ 53.51
€ 42.58
Paperback. This book collects in a single volume Marc Galanter's seminal work, "Why the 'Haves' Come Out Ahead," with ten contemporary articles about Galanter's theory. The articles, which present new research results and synthesize work done over the past few decades, examine the lasting influence and continued importance of this groundbreaking work. Editor(s): Kritzer, Herbert M.; Silbey, Susan S. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM; JP; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804747349
- ISBN
- 9780804747349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.74
€ 43.99
€ 38.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Haakonssen, Knud; Skinner, Andrew S. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR; GBCS; HPS; JPA; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865973886
- ISBN
- 9780865973886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.75
€ 15.99
€ 12.75