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Paperback. This work argues that the failure of the US judicial system is judges who are too lenient, who fail to protect children and battered spouses, and allow the abuse of the civil justice system, especially in liability cases that ruin businesses and deprive the public of valuable goods and services. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAT; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 291.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465053759
- ISBN
- 9780465053759
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.45
€ 26.99
€ 25.45
Paperback. To avoid abusive practice in social care, professionals need to examine the body of values, rules and methods which guide their work, and move towards a more sophisticated participatory approach to social responsibility. The book contains background material, a review of current research and case studies, and lays guidelines for future policy. Editor(s): Littlechild, Brian; Payne, Helen; Pritchard, Jacki. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSN; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853027437
- ISBN
- 9781853027437
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Condition: New
€ 36.27
€ 36.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JNU; KJG; LATC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226323510
- ISBN
- 9780226323510
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
Paperback. This work paints a dark picture of Justice Holmes as a distasteful man who, among other things, espoused Social Darwinism, favoured eugenics, and as he himself acknowledged, came "devilish near to believing that might means right". Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; LAT; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226015217
- ISBN
- 9780226015217
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Hardcover. Making unprecedented use of his position as a Harvard Business School faculty member, this title takes readers inside HBS in order to draw vivid parallels between the socialization of faculty and of students. It reveals the role of silence and ambiguity in HBS' process of codifying morals and business values. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JNU; KJG; LATC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092478
- ISBN
- 9780226092478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.18
€ 30.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. Drawing upon the insights of Pierre Bourdieu, this book explores the increasing importance of the positions of the law and lawyers in South and Southeast Asia. It argues that the situation in many Asian countries can only be fully understood by looking to their differing colonial experiences. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226144634
- ISBN
- 9780226144634
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, 9tabs.56ch. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJU; KN; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 16. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226278780
- ISBN
- 9780226278780
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. And with this landmark study as their guide, readers will be able to make their own informed predictions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 tables, 43line drawings. BIC Classification: LAS; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226325408
- ISBN
- 9780226325408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Hardcover. How do lawyers resolve ethical dilemmas in the everyday context of their practice? What are the issues that commonly arise, and how do lawyers determine the best ways to resolve them? This book intends to present empirical research on ethical decision making in a variety of practice contexts. Editor(s): Levin, Leslie C.; Mather, Lynn. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: LATC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226475158
- ISBN
- 9780226475158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.95€ 104.46
€ 125.95
€ 104.46
Paperback. How do lawyers resolve ethical dilemmas in the everyday context of their practice? What are the issues that commonly arise, and how do lawyers determine the best ways to resolve them? This book presents research on ethical decision making in a variety of practice contexts, including corporate litigation, securities, immigration, and divorce law. Editor(s): Levin, Leslie C.; Mather, Lynn. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: LATC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226475165
- ISBN
- 9780226475165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. What are the consequences when legal culture and popular culture dissolve into each other? This text offers a study of law and popular culture. It argues that in the welter of communication technologies, an unrestrained marketplace, and postmodern ideas, law is increasingly becoming a spectacle. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226752921
- ISBN
- 9780226752921
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFG; LAT; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226767918
- ISBN
- 9780226767918
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
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Paperback. An ethnography that examines the gendered nature of large corporate law firms. Although increasing numbers of women have become lawyers in the past decade, it discovers that the double standards and sexist attitudes of legal bureaucracies are a continuing problem for women lawyers and paralegals. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHM; LAT; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201088
- ISBN
- 9780520201088
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. This collection brings together contemporary work from Britain, Germany and the United States on how law and lawyers in the Anglo-American legal system have been represented in film, particularly in the past 40 years. It seeks to provide an overview of existing work on law and film. Editor(s): Machura, Stefan; Robson, Peter. Series: Journal of Law and Society Special Issues. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFA; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228165
- ISBN
- 9780631228165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.73
€ 33.73
Hardback. Henry Friendly is frequently grouped with Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, and Learned Hand as the best American jurists of the twentieth century. In this first, comprehensive biography of Friendly, Dorsen opens a unique window onto how a judge of this caliber thinks and decides cases, and how Friendly lived his life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 38. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064393
- ISBN
- 9780674064393
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.17
€ 40.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. Proposes a renovation of legal ethics, one that contributes to ethical thought generally. This title reinterprets the positive law governing lawyers to identify fidelity as its organizing ideal. It asks what it is like - not psychologically but ethically - to practice law subject to the self-effacement that fidelity demands. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; LATC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148137
- ISBN
- 9780691148137
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; LATC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156217
- ISBN
- 9780691156217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
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Hardback. This is the ground-breaking handbook of ethics written for conflict resolution professionals. It provides an indispensable daily tool for all practitioners in the field and offers a must-have resource for practitioners, professors, students, attorneys, and everyone in the field of meditation and alternate dispute resolution. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: LATC; LNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787995881
- ISBN
- 9780787995881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. Law as Engineering proposes a radically new way of thinking about law, as a profession and discipline concerned with design rather than with litigation, and having much in common with engineering in the way it produces devices useful for its clients. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: LAT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Pub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782540137
- ISBN
- 9781782540137
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Poland
- Condition
- New
- Number of pages
- 118
- SKU
- V9788323328636
- ISBN
- 9788323328636
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BG; HBJK; HBLW; LAT; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226350103
- ISBN
- 9780226350103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
Paperback. A portrait of the lawyers who serve the diverse constituencies of the conservative movement. It explains what unites and divides lawyers for the three major groups - social conservatives, libertarians, and business advocates - that have coalesced in recent decades behind the Republican Party. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFM; LAQ; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226768342
- ISBN
- 9780226768342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
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Paperback. Demonstrating the linkages between law and risk, these essays tackle some difficult topics, including dangerous offenders, sex offender notification, drug courts, genetic research, pesticide use, child pornography, and tobacco advertising. Series: Legal Dimensions S. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LATC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780774811927
- ISBN
- 9780774811927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Hardback. This book examines women lawyers' attempts to reconcile their professional obligations with other aspects of their lives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780774813198
- ISBN
- 9780774813198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01