Systems of law
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Systems of law
Paperback. Posner uses economic analysis to probe justice and efficiency, primitive law, privacy, and the constitutional regulation of racial discrimination. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 313 x 30. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- n Second printing
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674235267
- ISBN
- 9780674235267
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 44.53
€ 51.99
€ 44.53
Hardback. In this eye-opening account of military law in the Great War, courts martials emerge not as brutal, merciless dispensers of frontline justice but as courts capable of mercy. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBWN; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774825672
- ISBN
- 9780774825672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37
€ 106.37
Paperback. Can Islamic finance save the global system? Islamic Finance and the New Financial System describes how the adoption of Islamic finance principles in future regulatory decisions could help prevent future shocks in the global financial system. Series: Wiley Finance. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KFF; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118990636
- ISBN
- 9781118990636
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Condition: New
€ 64.17€ 55.08
€ 64.17
€ 55.08
Paperback. One of the most important branches of principles of Islamic jurisprudence ('usul al-fiqh') is the study of the usage of language. 'Language and the Interpretation of Islamic Law' is the first work to appear in English dealing with this important aspect of Islamic law. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621866
- ISBN
- 9780946621866
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35
Paperback. Editor(s): Sheppard, Steve. Num Pages: 1569 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; DNF; LAFC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 233 x 88. Weight in Grams: 2204.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1569
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865973169
- ISBN
- 9780865973169
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.57
€ 38.99
€ 32.57
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sheppard, Steve. Num Pages: 1569 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; DNF; LAFC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 99. Weight in Grams: 2648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1569
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865973152
- ISBN
- 9780865973152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.44€ 50.40
€ 59.44
€ 50.40
Paperback. By the author of "Cohabitees," this book traces the boundaries of legal marriage since the Industrial Revolution, from informal marriage practices to modern cohabitation. Changes are placed in their economic, political and social contexts, seen to be the product of class and gender conflict. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK; LAFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 247.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349098361
- ISBN
- 9781349098361
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Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Hardback. This text does not dispute the validity of the postmodern critique but is concerned to resist the irrationality which seems to coincide with anti-positivism. The concept utilized is one of justice, a concept that the author uses to demonstrate the theories of both Habermas and Lyotard. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Culture & Society. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; LAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333473238
- ISBN
- 9780333473238
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Condition: New
€ 194.60
€ 194.60
Paperback. Designed for lawyers of all experience levels who need to help their clients mediate legal disputes that typically involve a claim for damages. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: LAF; LNAC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- American Bar Association United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614387572
- ISBN
- 9781614387572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.64
€ 113.64
Paperback. The only variorum edition of Blackstone's seminal treatise on the common law, tracing the evolution of Blackstone's thought from the first to the ninth edition. The fourth volume addresses central topics of criminal law, known as 'public wrongs'. Editor(s): Paley, Ruth. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: LAFC; LAZ; LNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 246 x 28. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199601028
- ISBN
- 9780199601028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.46
€ 37.46
Paperback. The only variorum edition of Blackstone's seminal treatise on the common law, tracing the evolution of Blackstone's thought from the first to the ninth edition. The second volume addresses central topics of land and property law, known as 'the rights of things'. Editor(s): Stern, Simon. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: LAFC; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 345 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199601004
- ISBN
- 9780199601004
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Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
Paperback. The only variorum edition of Blackstone's seminal treatise on the common law, tracing the evolution of Blackstone's thought from the first to the ninth edition. The third volume focuses on civil remedies, and courts and procedure, including equity. Editor(s): Gallanis, Thomas. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: LAFC; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 246 x 24. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199601011
- ISBN
- 9780199601011
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Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
Hardcover. Papua New Guinea's two most powerful legal orders - customary law and state criminal law - undermine each other in criminal matters. This phenomenon, called legal dissonance, can lead to an activity being advanced by one legal order and punished by the other, leading to injustice and each legal order's diminished ability to deter wrongdoing. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; LAF; LNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386483
- ISBN
- 9781782386483
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Condition: New
€ 166.06
€ 166.06
Hardback. A highly original and empirically-informed study of the performance of judicial authority in the lower criminal courts, bringing together extensive socio-legal research and interviews with magistrates, judges and court staff to offer up a more varied and nuanced analysis of the legitimacy of judicial decision-making. Series: Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: LAF; LAT; LNAA1; LNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137521583
- ISBN
- 9781137521583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.33
€ 129.33
paperback. Editor(s): Shapiro, Ian. Series: NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAF; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814780244
- ISBN
- 9780814780244
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. This book investigates the earliest known prosecutions of bigamy. In fifteenth-century Champagne, ordinary Christians valued marriage enough to risk criminal prosecution for illegal remarriage. Meanwhile, Church officials regarded bigamy as a grave threat to Christian identity and subjected male bigamists to harsh punishment. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBLC1; HRCV4; LAFX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812243987
- ISBN
- 9780812243987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.16
€ 76.16
Hardback. Talk about law often includes reference to ideals of justice, equality or freedom. But what do we refer to when we speak about ideals in the context of law? This book explores the concept of ideals by combining an investigation of different theories of ideals with a discussion of the role of ideals in law. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 253 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789041119711
- ISBN
- 9789041119711
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Condition: New
€ 134.00
€ 134.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Hunter, Ian; Saunders, David. Num Pages: 430 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865973756
- ISBN
- 9780865973756
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.58
€ 14.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. Using original empirical data and critiquing existing research, Samia Bano explores the experience of British Muslim woman who use Shari'ah councils to resolve marital disputes. She challenges the language of community rights and claims for legal autonomy in matters of family law showing how law and community can empower as well as restrict women. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPA; LAFD; LNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349306985
- ISBN
- 9781349306985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
Hardcover. This book examines the development of a contemporary internal debate among Muslim minorities living in Western Europe and North America to establish a specific form of Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh al-aqalliyyat attempts to strike a balance between Muslim's religious commitments and their civic identity as citizens in Western liberal states. Series: Palgrave Series in Islamic Theology, Law. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRHT; JFFS; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346698
- ISBN
- 9781137346698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.23
€ 162.23