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Hardback. Posits that legal history has become highly specialized, while mainstream political and social historians frequently ignore cases that figure prominently in the legal literature. The author makes a start at remedying the situation with a series of essays that reintegrate legal with political and social history. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928616
ISBN
9780813928616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.45

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
€ 23.81

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

€ 35.78

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

€ 250.79

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

€ 114.43

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
€ 36.50

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
€ 29.99

Paperback. Examines three waves of property, inheritance, and maintenance law reform, arguing that each wave of legislation was related to a broader political vision, and was intended to precipitate vast social and economic effects. This title analyzes the impact of these reforms, emphasizing the ambitions of regulated populations. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; 3JJC; LAZ; LNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813518
ISBN
9780774813518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.54

Hardback. This book provides an account of the drafting of the Irish Free Constitution of 1922, analysing the document in its historical context and exploring the reasons for its lack of success Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526100573
ISBN
9781526100573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.70

Paperback. By presenting a picture of the pro-Southern justices on the Court, this work offers readers an understanding of how they came to their opinions, even as they failed to anticipate the impact their decision would have - a miscalculation that to some degree undermined the Court's power and authority within the American political system. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; LAZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615032
ISBN
9780700615032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.03

Paperback. This is the first and the only authorized biography of Elbert Parr Tuttle (1897 1996), the judge who led the federal court with jurisdiction over most of the Deep South through the most tumultuous years of the civil rights revolution." Series: Studies in Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JPVH; LAZ; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820347455
ISBN
9780820347455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.87

Hardback. Filling an important niche in the study of jurisprudence, The Empirical Gap in Jurisprudence demonstrates that systematic studies based on large samples of cases will yield many insights that were obfuscated by prior efforts that relied on small and self-selected samples. Num Pages: 256 pages, 45. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LAB; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802091598
ISBN
9780802091598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.51

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807849545
ISBN
9780807849545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.92

Hardcover. Offers a collection of essays on legal history from the career of John W Cairns. This title deals with broad themes in Legal History, such as the development of Scots Law, essays on Roman law and miscellaneous essays on the literary and philosophical traditions within law. Editor(s): Reid, Elspeth. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Law. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; LAFR; LAZ; LN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 241 x 45. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748682133
ISBN
9780748682133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.76
€ 126.03

paperback. This third volume of Essays in the History of Canadian Law presents thoroughly researched, original essays in Nova Scotian legal history. Editor(s): Girard, Philip; Phillips, J. Series: Essays in the History of Canadian Law. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LAZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613591
ISBN
9781442613591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.72
€ 65.82

paperback. This volume is the second in the Essays in the History of Canadian Law series, designed to illustrate the wide possibilities for research and writing in Canadian legal history. Editor(s): Flaherty, David H. Series: Essays in the History of Canadian Law. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LAZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613584
ISBN
9781442613584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.72
€ 65.82

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cohen, Jerome Alan; Chen, Fu-mei Chang; Edwards, R. Randle. Series: Studies in East Asian law. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653969
ISBN
9780691653969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.80
€ 145.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Jerome Alan; Chen, Fu-mei Chang; Edwards, R. Randle. Series: Studies in East Asian law. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691615509
ISBN
9780691615509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.09
€ 60.05

Hardcover. Should laws apply to everyone, or should some people be exempt because of conflicting religious or moral convictions? Through a close study of several cases, from abortion to taxes, Kent Greenawalt demonstrates how to weigh competing values without losing sight of practical considerations like the difficulty of implementing a specific law. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674659872
ISBN
9780674659872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.13
€ 52.73

Paperback. Not long after he led the legal team in Brown v Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall aided Kenya's constitutional negotiations, as adversaries battled over rights and land - not with weapons, but with legal arguments. This work tells the story of Marshall's work with Kenyan leaders as they fought with the British for independence in the 1960s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1KBB; HBJH; JPVH1; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152448
ISBN
9780691152448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.01

Hardcover. Num Pages: 463 pages. BIC Classification: LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 188 x 30. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Facts on File, Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816081677
ISBN
9780816081677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.85

Hardcover. Editor(s): Diaz, Jerald. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNCJ; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634833103
ISBN
9781634833103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 306.67
€ 232.36

Paperback. How school-aged girls used the legal system to gain access to contact sports Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBS; LAZ; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075841
ISBN
9780252075841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.65

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