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Hardback. By highlighting the institutional and socio-cultural context of human rights, this timely collection provides illuminating insights into the emergence and contemporary societal significance of human rights. Editor(s): Madsen, Mikael Rask; Verschraegen, Gert. Series: Onati International Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: LAQ; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849463959
ISBN
9781849463959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.64

Hardback. Contemporary law and public policy often treat human beings as selfish creatures who respond only to punishments and rewards. Drawing from social psychology, behavioral economics, and evolutionary biology, this title demonstrates how social cues have a powerful role in triggering unselfish behavior. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMH; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139951
ISBN
9780691139951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.99

Hardback. Series: Law, Science and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: LAQ; LBBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138849099
ISBN
9781138849099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.17

Paperback. These essays highlight the struggle to make the law relevant and responsive to the LGBT community Editor(s): Barclay, Scott. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSK; JPW; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814791318
ISBN
9780814791318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.58

Paperback. This book is a first-of-its-kind, five-country empirical study of the causes and consequences of social and economic rights litigation. Editor(s): Gauri, Varun; Brinks, Daniel M. Num Pages: 384 pages, 9 b/w illus. 13 tables. BIC Classification: LAQ; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521145169
ISBN
9780521145169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.76

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. Crime or Compassion? is the compelling and heart-breaking account of the price one woman paid for caring for her friend. An unforgettable read that asks a fundamental question: what would you do? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; LAQ; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 2. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
New
SKU
KOG0000265
ISBN
9781473649859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Crime or Compassion? is the compelling and heart-breaking account of the price one woman paid for caring for her friend. An unforgettable read that asks a fundamental question: what would you do? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; LAQ; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 2. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
New
SKU
KOG0000402
ISBN
9781473649859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Crime or Compassion? is the compelling and heart-breaking account of the price one woman paid for caring for her friend. An unforgettable read that asks a fundamental question: what would you do? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; LAQ; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 2. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
New
SKU
KOG0000754
ISBN
9781473649859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

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

Hardcover. This book uncovers how colonial administrators, postcolonial governments and international aid agencies have promoted stability and their own visions of the rule of law in Sudan. Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 b/w illus. 2 maps 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBS; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107026070
ISBN
9781107026070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226365459
ISBN
9780226365459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.05

Paperback. Explores language and interaction within a contemporary Native American legal system. This work explains how Hopi notions of tradition and culture shape and are shaped by processes of Hopi jurisprudence. It shows that Hopi jurists and litigants have called for their courts to develop a jurisprudence that better reflect Hopi culture and traditions. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 halftones, 2 maps, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSL9; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226712956
ISBN
9780226712956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. In follow-up studies, dozens of reviews, and even a book of essays evaluating his conclusions, Gerald N Rosenberg's critics have spent years debating the arguments he first put forward in "The Hollow Hope". Addressing its critics in a fresh conclusion, this work reignites for a new generation the national debate it sparked years ago. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 534 pages, 8 line drawings, 35 tables. BIC Classification: JP; LAF; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
534
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226726717
ISBN
9780226726717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. Series: Reformations: Medieval and Early Modern. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTB; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268041458
ISBN
9780268041458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. Using a fresh approach to understanding consent, the author presents two case studies of activities in which participants engage in violent acts: competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) and sexual sadism and masochism (BDSM). Num Pages: 160 pages, 2 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV; LAQ; LNFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290662
ISBN
9780520290662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Offers an examination of the laws governing the punishment, detention and protection of people with mental disabilities. Using famous cases such as those of John Hinckley, Andrea Yates and Theodore Kaczynski, this book analyses the insanity defence and related doctrines, the role of mental disability in sentencing, and more. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: LAQ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022041
ISBN
9780674022041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.30
€ 76.62

Paperback. In the 1960s and 1970s, analogies between sex discrimination and racial injustice became potent weapons in the battle for women s rights, as feminists borrowed rhetoric and legal arguments from the civil rights movement. Serena Mayeri s "Reasoning from Race" is the first history of this key strategy and its consequences for American law. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; LAQG; LAZ; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674284302
ISBN
9780674284302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

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. Popular representations of third-world sex workers as sex slaves and vectors of HIV have spawned abolitionist legal reforms that are harmful and ineffective, and public health initiatives that provide only marginal protection of sex workers' rights. This book asks how we might understand sex workers' demands that they be treated as workers. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 line illus. 1 table. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFMX; JFSJ1; LAQG; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142517
ISBN
9780691142517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

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