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Hardcover. This book examines justice reinvestment from its origins, its potential as a mechanism for winding back imprisonment rates, and its portability to Australia, the United Kingdom and beyond. It argues for a community-driven approach, originating in vulnerable Indigenous communities with high imprisonment rates. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVP; LAQ; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137449108
ISBN
9781137449108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.09

Paperback. As a child, Inga Markovits dreamt of stealing and reading every letter contained in a mailbox at a busy intersection of her town in order to learn what life is all about. When, decades later, working as a legal historian, she tracked down the almost complete archive of a former East German trial court, she knew that she had found her mailbox. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBLW; LAQ; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143484
ISBN
9780691143484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. An exploration of the meaning of 'Jihad', and its relationships with Islam, national and international law. Editor(s): Bassiouni, M. Cherif; Guellali, Amna. Series: Hague Colloquium on Fundamental Principles of Law Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM9; LAFS; LAQ; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
T.M.C. Asser Press Netherlands
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9789067043120
ISBN
9789067043120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.87

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: KC; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226249629
ISBN
9780226249629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Hardcover. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780226296449
ISBN
9780226296449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 35.18

Hardcover. An inter-disciplinary, international collection that examines the mutual influences between law and culture through a series of sophisticated case studies showing how cultural phenomena are brought under legal regulation, how laws are resisted through cultural practices, and how those practices shape the way in which law is understood and applied. Editor(s): Gisler, Priska; Steinert Borella, Sara; Wiedmer, Caroline. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230293830
ISBN
9780230293830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.33

Hardcover. An important collection examining how socio-legal studies and empirical legal research can be integrated into the law curriculum, looking at both core qualifying subjects and stand-alone socio-legal modules, and considering theoretical and methodological approaches combined with practical examples. Editor(s): Hunter, Professor Caroline. Series Editor(s): Cowan, David. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230304482
ISBN
9780230304482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.73

Hardcover. An exploration of the ways that multiple inequalities are being addressed in Europe. Using country-based and region-specific case studies it provides an innovative comparative analysis of the multidimensional equality regimes that are emerging in Europe, and reveals the potential that these have for institutionalizing intersectionality. Editor(s): Krizsan, Andrea; Skjeie, Hege; Squires, Judith. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JPA; JPB; JPVH; LAQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230292956
ISBN
9780230292956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Paperback. Offers an anthropological analysis and critique of American injury law. This book approaches injury law as a symptom of a larger American injury culture. It offers an understanding of the problematic role that law plays in Americans' relations with the objects they consume. It shows that American law sets out injury as an exceptional state. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 halftones. 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; LAQ; LNTJ; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691119083
ISBN
9780691119083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. This exploration of the activities of four Canadian NGOs in advancing and defending human rights principles sheds new light on the fragility and resilience of human rights norms in liberal democracies. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 13. Weight in Grams: 369.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774818629
ISBN
9780774818629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Hardback. This exploration of the activities of four Canadian NGOs in advancing and defending human rights principles sheds new light on the fragility and resilience of human rights norms in liberal democracies. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPWH; LAQ; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774818612
ISBN
9780774818612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

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

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

Hardback. Hobbes on Legal Authority and Political Obligation develops a new interpretation of Hobbes's theory of political obligation. According to the account developed in the book, the directives issued by the sovereign as introducing authoritative requirements, so that subjects are morally obligated to obey them. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HPCD; HPS; JPV; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137490247
ISBN
9781137490247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.28

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

Paperback. Using interview data this book provides unique insights and makes recommendations about the governance of biobanking in the future. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; LAQ; LNTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Hart Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
380
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841139050
ISBN
9781841139050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 67.67

Paperback. Fully explores the theory, policy choices, and successes and limitations of this historic law Series: Critical America. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAQG; LNJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780814760390
ISBN
9780814760390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover. This interdisciplinary volume aims to understand the linkages between the origins and aftermaths of genocide. Exploring social dynamics and human behaviour, this collection considers the interplay of various psychological, political, anthropological and historical factors at work in genocidal processes. Editor(s): Ingelaere, Bert; Parmentier, Stephan; Haers, Jacques; Segaert, Barbara. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 graphs, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JFFE; JFM; JPS; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137332424
ISBN
9781137332424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Hardback. Editor(s): Datchi, Corinne C.; Ancis, Julie R. Series: Psychology and Crime. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JMK; LAQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479819850
ISBN
9781479819850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Datchi, Corinne C.; Ancis, Julie R. Series: Psychology and Crime. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JMK; LAQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479885848
ISBN
9781479885848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ; JHBK; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816522385
ISBN
9780816522385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.91

Paperback. Gender quotas for company boards are becoming a totemic issue of gender diversity policy in today's labour market. This book analyses the EU proposal to make such quotas obligatory and brings together the experiences of countries that have, to various degrees, taken the road towards formalising gender balance in the board room. Editor(s): De Vos, Marc; Culliford, Philippe. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFSJ1; KJ; LAQG; LNCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 239 x 12. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Intersentia Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780682297
ISBN
9781780682297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.41

Hardcover. This book examines the meanings and significance of the UK Gender Recognition Act within the context of broader social, cultural, legal, political, theoretical and policy shifts concerning gender and sexual diversity, and addresses current debates about equality and diversity, citizenship and recognition across a range of disciplines. Series: Citizenship, Gender and Diversity. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFJ; JFSJ; LAQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230271890
ISBN
9780230271890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

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