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Hardcover. When Louis XVI gave Ben Franklin a diamond-encrusted snuffbox, the gift troubled Americans: it threatened to corrupt him by clouding his judgment. By contrast, in 2010 the Supreme Court gave corporations the right to spend unlimited money to influence elections. Zephyr Teachout shows that Citizens United was both bad law and bad history. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050402
- ISBN
- 9780674050402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
Paperback. When Louis XVI gave Ben Franklin a diamond-encrusted snuffbox, the gift troubled Americans: it threatened to corrupt him by clouding his judgment. By contrast, in 2010 the Supreme Court gave corporations the right to spend unlimited money to influence elections. Zephyr Teachout shows that Citizens United was both bad law and bad history. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659988
- ISBN
- 9780674659988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.82
€ 26.99
€ 23.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HRH; LAFS; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319505992
- ISBN
- 9783319505992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.98
€ 126.98
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Kohlrausch, Eduard; Kaskel, Walter; Spiethoff, A. Series: Enzyklopadie Der Rechts- und Staatswissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNU; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 3. Weight in Grams: 109.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1923
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642981326
- ISBN
- 9783642981326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.30
€ 70.30
Hardback. Selected essays by Professor William Gordon on Roman law and Scots law. Editor(s): Reid, Elspeth. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Law. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; LAFR; LAZ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 36. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625161
- ISBN
- 9780748625161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.82€ 114.65
€ 118.82
€ 114.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; BGH; HBTB; LAZ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 347.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813168289
- ISBN
- 9780813168289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.97
€ 24.97
Paperback. Rule of law has vanished in America's criminal justice system. Prosecutors decide whom to punish; most accused never face a jury; policing is inconsistent; plea bargaining is rampant; and draconian sentencing fills prisons with mostly minority defendants. The author looks to history for the roots of these problems - and solutions. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725874
- ISBN
- 9780674725874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.96
€ 30.99
€ 25.96
Paperback. An examination of the landmark 1957 Supreme Court case "Roth v. United States," which for the first time attempted to define what constitutes obscenity in American life and law. Explores this problematic ruling within the broad sweep of American social and legal history. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH2; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619375
- ISBN
- 9780700619375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.22
€ 46.22
Hardback. In approaching the history of the legal professions through the lens of cultural history, Wes Pue locates the legal profession within England and its empire, supplementing and disrupting established narratives of professionalism as proffered by lawyers and their critics. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 1032 pages, 23 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 1032
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774833097
- ISBN
- 9780774833097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.07
€ 91.07
Paperback. The complex story behind Henry Ford's stunning 1927 apology to the Jews--a statement that was supposed to put an end to his career as a purveyor of hate speech but which ironically kept his name on one of the most widely circulated antisemitic tracts in history. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804788670
- ISBN
- 9780804788670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardcover. The Latin text of Magna Carta (the 1217 issue of Henry III) is reproduced, together with a modern translation and an introduction which traces the background to the making of the charter and its subsequent revisions through the centuries. It also explains how this text has become an enduring symbol of freedom in Britain and throughout the world. Editor(s): Bodleian Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 100. .
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Translation, Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244522
- ISBN
- 9781851244522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.39
€ 10.39
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616080211
- ISBN
- 9781616080211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.52
€ 19.99
€ 19.52
hardcover. Editor(s): Mussig, Ulrike. Series: Studies in the History of Law and Justice. Num Pages: 297 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- SKU
- V9783319424040
- ISBN
- 9783319424040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.40
€ 73.40
paperback. Editor(s): Knefelkamp, Ulrich. Series: Schriftenreihe Des Interdisziplinaren Zentrums Fur Ethik An. Num Pages: 446 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBC; HRLP; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642629723
- ISBN
- 9783642629723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 206.17
€ 206.17
Paperback. An exploration of feminist legal history in America, covering two centuries of American history Editor(s): Thomas, Tracy; Boisseau, Tracey Jean. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814787205
- ISBN
- 9780814787205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Ruin and Redemption is the first full-length study of the origins of Canadian bankruptcy law, making it an important contribution to the study of Canada's commercial law. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LAZ; LNPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802093431
- ISBN
- 9780802093431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.03€ 64.31
€ 76.03
€ 64.31
Paperback. The compelling story of the army chaplain who was sent to save the souls of the Nazis incarcerated at Nuremberg, raising questions of faith, guilt, morality, vengeance, forgiveness, redemption and the essence of humanity. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; JPHL; JWXK; LAZ; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281074822
- ISBN
- 9780281074822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardcover. Written by one of the foremost German legal historians and edited by a leading UK scholar of comparative criminal law, this is the first English-language book to offer a detailed view of the ideological, political and cultural roots of German criminal law. Editor(s): Vormbaum, Thomas; Bohlander, Professor Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JKV; LAB; LAZ; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642372728
- ISBN
- 9783642372728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.17
€ 68.17
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
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Offering an analysis of the Supreme Court's most important task - shaping the law, this book analyzes the Court's interpretation or treatment of the precedents it has set in the past. It shows that while precedent can operate as a constraint on the justices' decisions, it also represents an opportunity to foster preferred societal outcomes. Num Pages: 184 pages, 14 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136332
- ISBN
- 9780691136332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44