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Hardcover. Mozambique has been hailed as a success story by the international community. The author examines the role of customary law in Mozambique to ask a larger question: what is the place of law in the neoliberal era, in which the juridical and the economic are deeply intertwined in an ongoing state of structural adjustment? Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; LAFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226153728
- ISBN
- 9780226153728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
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
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Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
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
€ 52.99€ 44.53
€ 52.99
€ 44.53
hardcover. This book presents a comprehensive defence of legal positivism on the basis of a novel account of social conventions. Marmor argues that the law is founded on constitutive conventions, and that consequently moral values cannot determine what the law is. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198268970
- ISBN
- 9780198268970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.59
€ 171.59
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.
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- 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. Deepening the discussion of the relationship between Islamic law and human rights, this volume gathers leading experts in both fields to examine how each system protects and limits fundamental freedoms. From gender equality to freedom of religion the book explores the main flashpoints in the debate, examining the operation of the law in context. Editor(s): Emon, Anver M.; Ellis, Mark S. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JPVH; LAFS; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199641451
- ISBN
- 9780199641451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.67
€ 63.67
paperback. The common law is one of two major and successful systems of law developed in Western Europe, and in one form or another is now in force not only in the country of its origin but also in the United States and large parts of the British Commonwealth and former parts of the Empire. Num Pages: 692 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; LAFC; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 163 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1058.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 692
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780198255734
- ISBN
- 9780198255734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 230.12
€ 230.12
Paperback. Presents a look at the earliest framework of the common law and demonstrates the underlying structural changes that result in modern law. By examining legal, social and economic history, this book aims to reconstruct legal developments into the stages through which an entire legal system has evolved. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 584.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780406625038
- ISBN
- 9780406625038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.02
€ 92.02
Hardcover. Focusing substantially on the relation between the concept of constitutionalism and Islamic Law in general and how such relation is specifically reflected in the Shiite jurisprudence, this volume explores the juristic origins of constitutionalism, especially in the context of 1905 Constitutional Revolution in Iran. Series: Palgrave Series in Islamic Theology, Law. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; HRAX; HRH; LAFS; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110731
- ISBN
- 9780230110731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Hardcover. In a world where conventional interest-based finance is the dominant framework, Islamic banking faces many challenges. This book is the first to address different Islamic banking issues from both the researchers and practitioners' perspective across the world, reviewing their past experiences of Islamic banks. Series: The Economics of the Middle East. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFK; KFFX; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338395
- ISBN
- 9780230338395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardcover. The Fatigue of the Shari'a places on a continuum two kinds of debates: debates in the Islamic tradition about the end of access to divine guidance and debates in modern scholarship in Islamic legal studies about the end of the Shari'a. The resulting continuum covers what access to divine guidance means and how it relates to Shari'a. Series: Palgrave Series in Islamic Theology, Law, and History. Num Pages: 221 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRHT; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340367
- ISBN
- 9780230340367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 211 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; LAF; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306455643
- ISBN
- 9780306455643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.98
€ 65.98
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333473238
- ISBN
- 9780333473238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.14
€ 193.14
A Sip from the "Well of Grace": Medieval Texts from the Apostolic Peni...
Ludwig Schmugge Kirsi Salonen
Paperback. Includes texts and photographs from the Apostolic Penitentiary, ""A Sip from the 'Well of Grace'"", which is groundbreaking in its analysis of one of the most important papal offices of the Middle Ages. This book offers an introduction to the functions of the Apostolic Penitentiary and considers its role among the various papal offices. Series: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Canon Law. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; LAFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 1 Pap/Cdr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215358
- ISBN
- 9780813215358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.14
€ 39.14
Hardcover. 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: 239 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865973749
- ISBN
- 9780865973749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.64
€ 26.99
€ 20.64
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
€ 15.99
€ 12.75
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
€ 160.73
€ 160.73
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
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Hardcover. This study gives priority to the jurists' intellectual operations throughout the Muslim world, covering the historical development of Islamic jurisprudence from the middle of 4th century. The book relies on Arabic primary sources to give an impartial presentation of the jurists and produce an accurate memory of the past using objective knowledge. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HRH; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137580900
- ISBN
- 9781137580900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.40
€ 116.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Barron, S. L.; Roberts, D. F. Series: Studies in Biology, Economy & Society. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAFD; MJT; MJTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349238149
- ISBN
- 9781349238149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.68
€ 65.68