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Legal history

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 / so. Editor(s): Goldschmidt, James; Gerland, Heinrich; Hegler, August; Kohlrausch, Eduard; Nagler, Johannes. Series: Prozessrechtliche Abhandlungen. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNU; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642983375
ISBN
9783642983375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.73

Hardback. Practitioners of private law opened the way toward Japan's legal modernity in ways the samurai and the state could not. Tracing law regimes from Edo to Meiji, Flaherty shows how the legal profession emerged as a force for change in modern Japan, founding private universities and political parties, and contributing to twentieth-century legal reform. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066779
ISBN
9780674066779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. Presents a reappraisal of the causes and consequences of a movement that ultimately transformed the nature of social insurance and the American workplace. This book argues that workers' compensation, rather than being an early progressive victory, succeeded because all relevant parties - labor, lawyers, and legislators - benefited from the ruling. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research - Long Term Factors in Economic Development. Num Pages: 324 pages, 27 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; LAZ; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226249841
ISBN
9780226249841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Reassessing the relationship between English literature and law from More to Shakespeare and Webster, the author shows that where literary texts attend to jurisdiction, they dramatize how boundaries and limits are the very precondition of law's power. Num Pages: 424 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226061542
ISBN
9780226061542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

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

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

Hardback. Ranging from the founding era to Reconstruction, this book explores the legal and constitutional foundations of American nationhood through the little-known stories of five patriots and critics. It also shows how law and constitutionalism have powerfully shaped and been shaped by the experience of nationhood at key moments in American history. Num Pages: 392 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674023604
ISBN
9780674023604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. This book brings together a selection of law suits brought by peers and members of the house of commons in the royal common law and equity courts at Westminster between 1377 and 1512, relating to themes such as parliamentary elections, the payment of parliamentary wages, and the evolution of the parliamentary privilege of freedom from arrest. Editor(s): Kleineke, Hannes. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLH; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405180139
ISBN
9781405180139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.11

Hardback. The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law provides an authoritative and original overview of one of the key branches of international law. Forty contributors comprehensively analyse the role of human rights in international law from a global perspective, examining its origins and principles, and measuring its impact on the world. Editor(s): Shelton, Dinah. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Law. Num Pages: 1078 pages. BIC Classification: JPSN1; LAZ; LBBR; LBBU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1790.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1078
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199640133
ISBN
9780199640133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 298.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations Throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 201.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812984323
ISBN
9780812984323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.41

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

Hardback. Harvard Law School pioneered educational ideas, including professional legal education within a university, Socratic questioning and case analysis, and the admission and training of students based on academic merit. On the Battlefield of Merit offers a candid account of a unique legal institution during its first century of influence. Num Pages: 680 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMN; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674967663
ISBN
9780674967663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.32

Hardback. .
Publisher
Bucknell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611487916
ISBN
9781611487916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.02

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

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

Hardcover. Natural-law theory grounds human laws in universal truths of God's creation. The task of the judicial system was to build an edifice of positive law on natural law's foundations. R. H. Helmholz shows how lawyers and judges made and interpreted natural law arguments in the West, and concludes that historically it has advanced the cause of justice. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; LAM; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504585
ISBN
9780674504585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.60
€ 50.89

Hardcover. A memoir about the author's father, whose courageous defense of a black man accused of rape calls to mind To Kill a Mockingbird. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393285826
ISBN
9780393285826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.89

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

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

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

Hardcover. In the wrong hands, math can be deadly. Mathematicians Schneps and Colmez tell the story of 10 trials, from the Dreyfus Affair to the Amanda Knox murder trial, in which mathematical arguments were used--and disastrously misused--as evidence. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: LAZ; LNF; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465032921
ISBN
9780465032921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. Exploding myths that every serial killer is a 'monster', the author draws attention to Mary Ann Cotton's charms, allure, capability, skill and ambition - all of which she used to remain undetected while committing up to 21 murders. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JKV; LAZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Waterside Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904380917
ISBN
9781904380917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.58

Paperback. Drawing on the rich historical collections of the British Library - including two original copies of Magna Carta from 1215 - the catalogue brings to life the history and contemporary resonance of this globally important document and features treasured artefacts inspired by the rich legacy of Magna Carta Editor(s): Breay, Claire; Harrison, Julian. Num Pages: 272 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; AGC; HBJD1; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The British Library Publishing Division
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712357630
ISBN
9780712357630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.07

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