Systems of law
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Systems of law
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.18
€ 193.18
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
€ 112.62
€ 112.62
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.55
€ 37.55
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.66
€ 37.66
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.56
€ 164.56
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
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
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
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.75
€ 14.99
€ 12.75
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
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Whether discussing the nature of liberalism, the constitutional and moral problems posed by judicial usurpation, or the dangers of technology, Russell Hittinger convincingly argues in "The First Grace" that in our post-Christian world it is more crucial than ever that we recover older, wiser notions of the concepts of freedom and law. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; LAB; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Intercollegiate Studies Institute
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933859460
- ISBN
- 9781933859460
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.50
€ 27.99
€ 23.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 164. Repairing the Harm Caused by Crime. 72 pages. Restorative justice has been heralded as a new concept in dealing with crimes. But what is "restorative justice"? Where does it come from, and will it make a difference? This book argues that it is the way ahead for justice, addressing the harm caused by crime, and involving victim and offender. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFE; LAF. Dimension: 231 x 149 x 5. Weight: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903319928
- ISBN
- 9780903319928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.31
€ 8.31
Paperback. This book takes a practical and insightful look at the subject of legal drafting, enabling the reader to become confident in approaching this often unnecessarily daunting subject. It focuses on core skills and fundamental rules while clearly addressing each stage of the process in a lively and entertaining manner. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: LAFD; LNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 9th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198804055
- ISBN
- 9780198804055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.79
€ 80.79
Paperback. Providing a feminist perspective on traditional jurisprudence, this text examines issues such as the nature of justice, the concept of harm, economic theories of value, and the utility of constitutional discourse. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814793497
- ISBN
- 9780814793497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR1; LAF; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195373707
- ISBN
- 9780195373707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.94
€ 89.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Hefner, Robert W. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JHMC; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253022523
- ISBN
- 9780253022523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
hardcover. Editor(s): Hefner, Robert W. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JHMC; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253022479
- ISBN
- 9780253022479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 462 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCC2; LAFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691622439
- ISBN
- 9780691622439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.52€ 55.72
€ 70.52
€ 55.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486. Literal Meaning and Interpretation in Islamic Legal Theory. 224 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRH; LAFS. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 18. Weight: 486.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625703
- ISBN
- 9780748625703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.29€ 120.22
€ 129.29
€ 120.22
Paperback. As Islamic law is based on the central texts of Islam, the idea of a literal meaning that rules over human attempts to understand God's message has resulted in a series of debates amongst modern Muslim legal theorists. This book traces the emergence and development of the idea of literal meaning in Islamic legal hermeneutics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748689866
- ISBN
- 9780748689866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.12
€ 40.99
€ 36.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780567297891
- ISBN
- 9780567297891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.89€ 108.48
€ 119.89
€ 108.48
Paperback. Making a significant contribution to the theory of democracy, this reference maintains that the advantage of democracy is not that it is the rule of the wise or the good, but that it enables stability and orderly succession in government and limits the tendency of rulers to empower themselves to the disadvantage of the public. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; LAF; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018495
- ISBN
- 9780674018495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.27
€ 40.99
€ 34.27
Hardcover. This new translation offers fidelity to the Latin in a readable version that will prove useful to students of the natural law tradition in ethics, political theory, and jurisprudence, as well as to students of the Western intellectual tradition. Translator(s): Regan, Richard J., S.J. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205499
- ISBN
- 9780872205499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.31
€ 41.99
€ 30.31