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hardcover. Tells the story of the remarkable case of Donoghue v Stevenson which represents, perhaps, the greatest contribution made by English and Scottish lawyers to the development of the common law. This title provides biographical sketches of the protagonists and of the great lawyers who were involved in the case. Num Pages: 189 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJG; LAZ; LNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 189
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854900497
- ISBN
- 9780854900497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.34
€ 26.99
€ 25.34
The History of the New York Court of Appeals. 1932-2003.
Meyer, Bernard S.; Agata, Burton C.; Agata, S...
Hardback. Provides legal, social and political contexts for various cases, showing how the law has evolved over time. This book examines the court's view concerning its constitutional power to respond to an economic emergency during the Great Depression. It outlines cases in which the judges ruled on the government's role in legislating morals and morality. Num Pages: 864 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 864
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136327
- ISBN
- 9780231136327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.22
€ 152.22
Paperback. The shocking story of the black inmate who was acquitted after killing two high-ranking prison guards in a case that publicized the horrors of Texas's "plantation-style" prison system Series: Jack & Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture. Num Pages: 247 pages, 17 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JKVP; LAZ; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292744066
- ISBN
- 9780292744066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; LAZ; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195310184
- ISBN
- 9780195310184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.27
€ 36.27
hardcover. The Framers' Coup is a a concise yet sharply argued narrative account of how the Framers persuaded the country to adopt a constitution drafted based on their preferences. Num Pages: 880 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 880
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780199942039
- ISBN
- 9780199942039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.17
€ 48.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 bw halftones. BIC Classification: JFSK; JPVH1; LAQG; LNMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199360451
- ISBN
- 9780199360451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.03
€ 36.03
Paperback. Series: Psychology and the Law. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAZ; LNAC3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814783870
- ISBN
- 9780814783870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.07
€ 45.99
€ 41.07
Hardcover. Series: Psychology and the Law. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAZ; LNAC3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479880041
- ISBN
- 9781479880041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
Paperback. Even as unemployment rates soared during the Great Depression, FDR's relief and social security programs faced attacks in Congress and the courts on the legitimacy of federal aid to the growing population of poor. This book recovers this crucial aspect of American history, tracing the roots of the modern American welfare state. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 halftones, 1 line drawing, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923499
- ISBN
- 9780226923499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Gale ECCO, Print Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781170312643
- ISBN
- 9781170312643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 5.22
€ 17.99
€ 5.22
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Gale ECCO, Print Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781170189108
- ISBN
- 9781170189108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 5.24
€ 17.99
€ 5.24
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Gale ECCO, Print Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781170185308
- ISBN
- 9781170185308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 4.19
€ 8.99
€ 4.19
Paperback. A pointed look at why the United States' frequent disregard of international law and institutions is met with high levels of approval by the American public Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPS; LAZ; LBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814771143
- ISBN
- 9780814771143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. An amusing look at all manner of ludicrous laws that used to govern London and in a surprising number of cases, still do Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; LAZ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 387 x 27. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472137463
- ISBN
- 9781472137463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. A group biography of the relationship between FDR and four of his Supreme Court justices: Felix Frankfurter, Hugo Black, Robert Jackson, and William O. Douglas, written by one of the most brilliant legal scholars at work today. Num Pages: 528 pages, 8 pages of b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780446699280
- ISBN
- 9780446699280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.53
€ 19.99
€ 18.53
Hardback. The constitutional theorist Owen Fiss explores the purpose and possibilities of life in the law through a moving account of thirteen lawyers who shaped the legal world during the past half century. He tries to identify the unique qualities of mind and character that made these individuals so important to the institutions and principles they served. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 20 x 13. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674971868
- ISBN
- 9780674971868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Hardcover. Laszlo Bardossy, the Hungarian prime minister who proclaimed war against the Soviet Union and was later executed as a war criminal, remains a controversial figure. Pal Pritz offers readers a rare, balanced interpretation of his life, along with documents from his postwar trial. Num Pages: 230 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJPG; JWXK; LAZ; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335492
- ISBN
- 9780880335492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.07€ 39.85
€ 50.07
€ 39.85
Paperback. Offers a study of the Russian bar (advokatura) that provides a portrait of how, after the USSR's collapse, practising lawyers called advocates began to assume new, self-defined roles as contributors to legal reform and defenders of rights in Russia. It is useful for specialists on Russia, post-communism, human rights, and legal studies. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; LAQ; LAZ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811637
- ISBN
- 9780774811637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. The Law Code of Manu is the most authoritative and best-known legal text of ancient India. A seminal Hindu work, it is important for its classic description of the many social institutions which have come to be identified with Indian society. Patrick Olivelle's lucid translation is the first to be based on his critically edited text. Translator(s): Olivelle, Patrick. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555338
- ISBN
- 9780199555338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. Series: Historical Sourcebooks in Classical Indian Thought. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRAX; HRG; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 261 x 36. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231179560
- ISBN
- 9780231179560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.37€ 73.24
€ 95.37
€ 73.24
Hardcover. Offers persuasive research to show that the almost universally accepted narrative of market failure - broadly similar across financial crises - is formulated by political actors hoping to deflect blame from prior policy errors. It shows that lax regulation was not a substantial cause of the financial problems of the Great Depression. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 halftone, 7 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: LAZ; LND; LNPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226236513
- ISBN
- 9780226236513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.37€ 79.61
€ 95.37
€ 79.61
Paperback. How did the US judiciary become so powerful-powerful enough that state and federal judges once vied to decide a presidential election? What does this prominence mean for the law, constitutionalism, and liberal democracy? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 349 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226100609
- ISBN
- 9780226100609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardcover. The first full-length account of Scotland's major change from burial to cremation Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- John Donald Short Run Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781906566791
- ISBN
- 9781906566791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; LAZ; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- revised edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146470
- ISBN
- 9780231146470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44