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Paperback. The danger of deportation hangs over the head of every non-citizen in the United States. This title presents the history of communal self-idealization and self-protection. It shows that deportation has long been a legal tool to control immigrants' lives and is used with increasing crudeness in a globalized but xenophobic world. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNDA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046221
ISBN
9780674046221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.03

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

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBC; HB; JF; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642624766
ISBN
9783642624766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW1; LAZ; LNFX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442201569
ISBN
9781442201569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.47

Hardback. .
Publisher
AMS Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Volume 6
Condition
New
SKU
V9780404628062
ISBN
9780404628062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.91

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

Hardback. Refusing to eradicate the death penalty, the U.S. has attempted to reform and rationalize capital punishment through federal constitutional law. While execution chambers remain active in several states, Carol Steiker and Jordan Steiker argue that the fate of the American death penalty is likely to be sealed by this failed judicial experiment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMC; LAZ; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737426
ISBN
9780674737426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

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

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 552 pages, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; LAQ; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 34. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138910676
ISBN
9781138910676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

Hardcover. Editor(s): Zekos, Georgios I. Num Pages: 715 pages. BIC Classification: LAZ; LNAC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 25. Weight in Grams: 838.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
715
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624179419
ISBN
9781624179419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 394.47
€ 267.54

Hardcover. In the case City of Boerne v. Flores, the Supreme Court struck down the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993. Waltman offers the first book-length analysis of the act to show how this case contributes to an intense legal debate still ongoing today: Can and should the Supreme Court be the exclusive interpreter of the Constitution? Num Pages: 207 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JPVH4; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137300638
ISBN
9781137300638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.13

Hardback. Editor(s): Hunter, Emma. Series: Cambridge Centre of African Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JPA; JPVH1; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821422564
ISBN
9780821422564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback.
Publisher
LexisNexis
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405755887
ISBN
9781405755887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 46.16

Paperback. Takes a fresh look at the Supreme Court's controversial and much-debated stances on capital punishment - in the landmark case of Furman versus Georgia. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFMC; JN; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617111
ISBN
9780700617111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.30

Paperback. How did the federal judiciary transcend early limitations to become a powerful institution of American governance? This book uncovers the causes and consequences of judicial institution-building in the United States from the commencement of the new government in 1789 through the close of the twentieth century. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNAA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152936
ISBN
9780691152936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 42.70

Paperback. Revised and updated for the first time in fifty years, this new edition of a classic text of international law provides the ideal introduction to the field for students and scholars alike. It introduces the key themes and ideas within international law in concise, clear language, building on Brierly's idea that law must serve a social purpose. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; LAZ; LBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 176 x 31. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
7th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199657940
ISBN
9780199657940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.45

hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWXK; LAZ; LBBZ; LBHG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137567352
ISBN
9781137567352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.26

hardcover. Borderline Crime examines how law reacted to the challenge of the border in British North America and post-Confederation Canada.Miller also reveals how the law remained confused, amorphous, and often ineffectual at confronting the threat of the border to the rule of law. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JKV; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487501273
ISBN
9781487501273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.15

Hardcover. After Union forces captured New Orleans in 1862, Rose Herera's owners fled to Havana, taking her three children with them. Adam Rothman tells the story of Herera's quest to rescue her children from bondage after the war. As the kidnapping case made its way through the courts, it revealed the prospects and limits of justice during Reconstruction. Num Pages: 263 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS; HBWJ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368125
ISBN
9780674368125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

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