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Jurisprudence & philosophy of law

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

€ 38.02

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

€ 33.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. In this volume, scholars from philosophy, law, and political science respond to recent work in legal theory by exploring what constitutes a "radical" critique of the law. Examining various approaches and theories, they propose alternatives they regard as truly radical. Editor(s): Griffin, Stephen M.; Moffat, Robert C.L. (Professor of Law, University of Florida, USA). Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700608461
ISBN
9780700608461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

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

€ 133.84

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

€ 49.99

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

€ 79.40

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589019324
ISBN
9781589019324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.79

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

€ 46.99
€ 41.72

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.09

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

€ 91.30

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

€ 72.41

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

€ 44.99
€ 37.07

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.90

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

€ 43.99
€ 43.50

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

€ 62.34

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
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

€ 108.33
€ 88.41

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

€ 215.64

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

€ 64.06

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

€ 67.04

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

€ 197.52

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