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Jurisprudence & philosophy of law
Paperback. At a time when most Americans have come to distrust government at all levels, the author aims to show how a consistent application of economic and political theory allows for a middle path between too much and too little. Num Pages: 378 pages, 1 table, notes, indices. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQ; KCA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674808218
- ISBN
- 9780674808218
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.49
€ 51.99
€ 43.49
Current Western law has been shaped by the work of successive schools of jurists throughout the ages. From ancient Rome to the present, this book describes their work in their historical context and their influence on later schools. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199689392
- ISBN
- 9780199689392
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Condition: New
€ 180.43
€ 180.43
Paperback. Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law gathers leading theorists to present original work on a range of foundational questions in criminal law theory. The volume provides an overview of current philosophical work on the criminal law, setting an agenda for further research and debate. Editor(s): Duff, R. A.; Green, Stuart. Series: Philosophical Foundations of Law. Num Pages: 560 pages, figures. BIC Classification: LAB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 174 x 246 x 31. Weight in Grams: 978.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199673674
- ISBN
- 9780199673674
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Condition: New
€ 89.99
€ 89.99
paperback. Ranging over two millennia, this collection of extracts from works by philosophers, political theorists, and social critics from Plato and Aristotle to Rawls and Nozick examines the nature of justice, its importance in human life, and its place among the other virtues. Editor(s): Ryan, Alan. Num Pages: 206 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPVH; LAB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 286.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A. United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198780380
- ISBN
- 9780198780380
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Condition: New
€ 84.85
€ 84.85
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195121711
- ISBN
- 9780195121711
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Condition: New
€ 64.62
€ 64.62
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
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Condition: New
€ 217.61
€ 217.61
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
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Condition: New
€ 108.20€ 90.12
€ 108.20
€ 90.12
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- West Academic Publishing
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780314180926
- ISBN
- 9780314180926
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Condition: New
€ 62.78
€ 62.78
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.
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- 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
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
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.
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- 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
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.27
€ 44.99
€ 37.27
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
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Condition: New
€ 73.05
€ 73.05
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802094247
- ISBN
- 9780802094247
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Condition: New
€ 92.11
€ 92.11
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
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21
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. 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
€ 76.34
€ 76.34
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203457
- ISBN
- 9780872203457
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.17
€ 21.99
€ 17.17
Hardcover. Editor(s): Pufendorf, Samuel; Zurbuchen, Simone. Translator(s): Dorrington, Theophilus. Series: Natural Law & Enlightenment Classics. Num Pages: 246 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; HPCD; HPS; HRAB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865973725
- ISBN
- 9780865973725
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.64
€ 26.99
€ 20.64
Hardcover. Num Pages: 544 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865973251
- ISBN
- 9780865973251
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.14
€ 32.99
€ 24.14
Hardcover. Num Pages: 316 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA; LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- y First edition thus
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971608
- ISBN
- 9780865971608
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.88
€ 24.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. A wide-ranging discussion of what American law can and cannot do well. Frankly activist and reforming, Herman's study describes key elements of popular discontent and suggests an analytic framework for legal change and service-oriented activity. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Austin & Winfield,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572921184
- ISBN
- 9781572921184
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Condition: New
€ 96.07
€ 96.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD1; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1076.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865976160
- ISBN
- 9780865976160
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.75
€ 15.99
€ 12.75
Hardback. This study provides an international approach to the problem of lay participation in legal decision-making. It analyzes positive and negative features of lay participation on a theoretical level, both those that are common to all and those that are specific to some forms of lay participation. Num Pages: 582 pages, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; LAB; LAM; LB; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Austin & Winfield,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 582
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572921306
- ISBN
- 9781572921306
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Condition: New
€ 130.50
€ 130.50
The Duty to Obey the Law. Selected Philosophical Readings.
Edmundson, William A.. Ed(S): Edmundson, Will...
Hardback. The question "why should I obey the law?" introduces a puzzle that is as old as philosophy itself. This work contains essays from leading legal and political philosophers, all directly addressing the question of our duty to obey the law. Editor(s): Edmundson, William A. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847692545
- ISBN
- 9780847692545
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Condition: New
€ 185.55
€ 185.55
Hardback. Series: The Ashbrook Series on Constitutional Politics. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847686582
- ISBN
- 9780847686582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 223.53
€ 223.53