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Legal history
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€ 16.37
€ 18.99
€ 16.37
Hardcover. The prohibition against pigs is one of the most powerful symbols of Jewish culture. This title explores how the historical sensitivity of Jews to the pig prohibition was incorporated into Israeli law and culture. It offers a decade-by-decade discussion of the relationship between law and culture since the inception of the Israeli nation-state. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; LAQ; LAZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299221607
- ISBN
- 9780299221607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.50
€ 50.99
€ 50.50
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
€ 292.42
€ 292.42
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€ 40.36
€ 47.99
€ 40.36
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€ 40.36
€ 47.99
€ 40.36
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
€ 9.99€ 9.22
€ 9.99
€ 9.22
Hardback. Scholars in this collection show, after the demise of communism in Eastern Europe, property is again a major factor in shaping individual identity and in providing the political order and culture with a foundational institution. This volume analyzes both historical and contemporary forms of land ownership in Poland, Romania, and Yugoslavia. Editor(s): Siegrist, Hannes; Muller, Dietmar. Num Pages: 376 pages, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; LAZ; LNS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384618
- ISBN
- 9781782384618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.99
€ 164.99
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€ 37.99
€ 45.99
€ 37.99
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€ 30.98
€ 36.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Over a century ago the United States Supreme Court decided the "Insular Cases," which limited the applicability of constitutional rights in Puerto Rico and other overseas territories. Essays in Reconsidering the Insular Cases examine the history and legacy of these cases and explore possible solutions for the dilemmas they created. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979639579
- ISBN
- 9780979639579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.39
€ 25.99
€ 22.39
Hardback. Douglas Baird takes stock of the current state of contract doctrine and in the process reinvigorates the classic framework of Anglo-American contract law, showing that Oliver Wendell Holmes's set of principles, properly understood, continues to provide the best guide to contracts for a new generation of students, practitioners, and judges. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: KJ; LAY; LAZ; LNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072480
- ISBN
- 9780674072480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.74
€ 54.99
€ 45.74
Hardcover. Provides a survey of the history and background of Lochner versus New York. This title argues that the decision was well grounded in precedent - and that modern constitutional jurisprudence owes at least as much to the limited-government ideas of Lochner proponents as to the more expansive vision of its Progressive opponents. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043531
- ISBN
- 9780226043531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.19€ 64.27
€ 76.19
€ 64.27
Hardback. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813930787
- ISBN
- 9780813930787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.77
€ 74.77
Paperback. In 1931, nine black youths were charged with raping two white women in Scottsboro, Alabama. Despite meager and contradictory evidence, all nine were found guilty and eight were sentenced to death. This book explores how this case has embedded itself into the fabric of American memory and become a lens for perceptions of race and class. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL3; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140476
- ISBN
- 9780691140476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.80
€ 46.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. Debt was an inescapable fact of life in early America. At the beginning of the 18th century, its sinfulness was preached by ministers. By 1800, imprisonment for debt was under attack, and insolvency was seen merely as an economic setback. This work focuses on this crucial transformation in early American society. Num Pages: 358 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; KCZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032415
- ISBN
- 9780674032415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.01
€ 34.99
€ 30.01
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630014
- ISBN
- 9780691630014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.27
€ 153.27
Hardcover. On a horrific night in October 1975, Erwin Simants brutally murdered six members of the Henry Kellie family in tiny Sutherland, Nebraska. This title tells the story of the complex legal battles set in motion that tragic night on the western Nebraska plains. Series: Plains Histories Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTJ; LAZ; LNDC4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726260
- ISBN
- 9780896726260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.98
€ 43.99
€ 37.98
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
€ 125.00€ 114.36
€ 125.00
€ 114.36
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.18€ 64.06
€ 76.18
€ 64.06
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691639093
- ISBN
- 9780691639093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.24
€ 147.24