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Systems of law

Paperback. The classic introduction to Islamic law, tracing its development from its origins, through the medieval period, to its place in modern Islam. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBTB; JFSR2; LAFS; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. 272 pages, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. The classic introduction to Islamic law, tracing its development from its origins, through the medieval period, to its place in modern Islam. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBTB; JFSR2; LAFS; LN. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 16. Weight: 342.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605149
ISBN
9780748605149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Weaving personal experience together with extensive documentation and research, Darwish exposes the facts and reveals the global threat posed by Sharia law. Anyone concerned about Western rights and liberties ignores her warning and analysis at their peril. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
57574th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595551610
ISBN
9781595551610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1, 1 charts. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPFC; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801456596
ISBN
9780801456596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. This study explores the different ways people view the law. It identifies three common narratives: one is based on the idea of the law as magisterial and remote; another views the law as a game to be played; and a third narrative describes the law as an arbitrary power to be actively resisted. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 332 pages, 1 line drawing, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; LAB; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226227443
ISBN
9780226227443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.57

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474408820
ISBN
9781474408820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.18
€ 120.22

Paperback. How Roman law has influenced European legal and political thought from antiquity to the present day. Num Pages: 148 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; LAFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 228. 148 pages, 1 map. How Roman law has influenced European legal and political thought from antiquity to the present day. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1D; LAFR. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight: 252.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
148
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521643795
ISBN
9780521643795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

Hardback. Contains essays that examines the internal dynamics of intellectual and institutional elements of Islamic law in modern Indonesia. This book addresses issues relating to Islamic legal theory, both its historical development over the past Century and analysis of the work of specific groups of contemporary scholars, jurists, and activists. Editor(s): Feener, R. Michael; Cammack, Mark E. Series: Harvard Series in Islamic Law. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Islamic Legal Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025080
ISBN
9780674025080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.17

paperback. Series: Indigenous Americas. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; LAFC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816665365
ISBN
9780816665365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Hardback. A preface by editors Deborah Lyons and Kurt Raaflaub details the importance of Westbrook's work for the field of classics, while Sophie Demare-Lafont's incisive introduction places Westbrook's ideas within the wider context of ancient law. Editor(s): Lyons, Deborah; Raaflaub, Kurt A. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA1; JPA; LAFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421414676
ISBN
9781421414676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: HRHS; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Tughra Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597843492
ISBN
9781597843492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJF1; L. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774166174
ISBN
9789774166174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.12

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

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

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

€ 121.60
€ 108.48

Paperback. Integrating the current research in law, economics, sociology, game theory and anthropology, this text demonstrates that people largely govern themselves by means of informal rules - social norms - without the need for a state or other central co-ordinator to lay down the law. Num Pages: 316 pages, 2 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; J; LAF; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674641693
ISBN
9780674641693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.41

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

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

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

€ 125.18
€ 120.22

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

€ 71.53
€ 55.72

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

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

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.50

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

€ 15.99
€ 12.75

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

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