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Hardcover. This book documents and analyzes the experiences of the UN's first Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. It highlights the conceptual advances in the legal understanding of the right to food in international human rights law, as well as analyzes key practical challenges through experiences in 11 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Series: International Relations and Development Series. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN1; JPVH; LAQ; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 147 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230284647
ISBN
9780230284647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.44

hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; LAB; LAQG; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2017
SKU
V9783319554341
ISBN
9783319554341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.26

Paperback. New to English law? Need to know how rules are interpreted and applied? This classic textbook, fully updated, shows how. Series: Law in Context. Num Pages: 452 pages, 1 b/w illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QFE; LAB; LAQ; LAS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 22. Weight in Grams: 770. Series: Law in Context. 450 pages, 1 b/w illus. 14 tables. New to English law? Need to know how rules are interpreted and applied? This classic textbook, fully updated, shows how. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QFE; LAB; LAQ; LAS. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 22. Weight: 894.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521144308
ISBN
9780521144308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JKV; LAQ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319431345
ISBN
9783319431345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.43

Num Pages: 350 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781466583290
ISBN
9781466583290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Westendorp, Ingrid. Series: Maastricht Series in Human Rights. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: LAQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
Intersentia Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780680859
ISBN
9781780680859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 162.89

Hardcover. This book examines how the modern criminal trial is the result of competing discourses of justice, from human rights to state law and order, that allows for the consideration of key stakeholder interests, specifically those of victims, defendants, police, communities and the state. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH; LAM; LAQ; LBBZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420. 264 pages. This book examines how the modern criminal trial is the result of competing discourses of justice, from human rights to state law and order, that allows for the consideration of key stakeholder interests, specifically those of victims, defendants, police, communities and the state. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JPVH; LAM; LAQ; LBBZ. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 20. Weight: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230577855
ISBN
9780230577855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

Hardcover. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPVH; LAQ; LNKJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137022806
ISBN
9781137022806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.23

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

Hardcover. While international attention has focused on China's developing economy, dramatic changes are also taking place in its legal system. This book gives an introduction to different aspects of Chinese law and presents a real life picture of legal practice in China, in which Chinese lawyers and judges speak openly about their frustrations and hopes. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; LAQ; LNB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137452054
ISBN
9781137452054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

Hardcover. This unique volume develops a new philosophy of law and a new theory of law enforcement. The concepts developed provide the basis for a general unified theory of law that reconciles what legislators and judges do, with what police do to resolve important questions in the field and make public policy recommendations. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; LAB; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137366238
ISBN
9781137366238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.99

Paperback. A compelling portrait of the time when freedom of speech and the need to throw off censorship came to the fore, told through its great trials, from Lady Chatterley's Lover to Howard Marks. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BG; LAQ; LAZ; LNFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444799750
ISBN
9781444799750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Comparative law and legal anthropology have traditionally restricted themselves to their own fields of inquiry. Mapping Marriage Law in Spanish Gitano Communities turns this tendency on its head and investigates what happens when .. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JHMC; LAQ; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809252
ISBN
9780774809252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Paperback. A timely and original examination into the ways in which religion is conceptualized in two areas of law relating to children - child welfare cases and education law and policy. The book focuses on the relationship between race, religion and culture, bringing critical race and religion perspectives from other disciplines to bear on law. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Studies. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; LAQ; LNM; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137574312
ISBN
9781137574312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardcover. A timely and original examination into the ways in which religion is conceptualized in two areas of law relating to children - child welfare cases and education law and policy. The book focuses on the relationship between race, religion and culture, bringing critical race and religion perspectives from other disciplines to bear on law. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; LAQ; LNTD; LNTH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137029270
ISBN
9781137029270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. Why have federal institutions overseeing employment, employee benefits, childcare, taxation, health care, education, retirement, and social security adopted such a warped and antiquated perspective of traditional family life? And what can be done about it? This work answers these questions. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742545465
ISBN
9780742545465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.46

Hardback. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415657280
ISBN
9780415657280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.92

Paperback. The essays in this volume take on the challenge of explaining the current formation of the relation between sovereignty, law and violence in what is termed 'Democracy's Empire'. Editor(s): Motha, Stewart. Series: Journal of Law and Society Special Issues. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPHV; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 6. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405163132
ISBN
9781405163132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.60

Hardcover. This book examines the competing regimes of law and religion an offers a multidisciplinary approach to demonstrate the global scope of their influence. It argues that the tension between these two institutions results from their disagreements about the kinds of rule that should govern human life and society, and from where they should be derived. Editor(s): Ilesanmi, Simeon Olusegun; Lee, Win-Chiat; Parker, J.Wilson. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLP5; JFSR; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137447753
ISBN
9781137447753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Paperback. Thoroughly updated new edition of this introduction to the sociology of law, full of up to date and relevant examples. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPV; LAQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412945608
ISBN
9781412945608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.59

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