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Systems of law
Paperback. From birth certificates and marriage licenses to food safety regulations and speed limits, law shapes nearly every moment of our lives. Ubiquitous and ambivalent, the law is charged with both maintaining social order and protecting individual freedom. This title explores this ambivalence. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFM; LAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408603
- ISBN
- 9780878408603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.29
€ 77.29
Hardback. Bringing together essays on topics related to Islamic law, this book is composed of articles by prominent legal scholars and historians of Islam. They exemplify a critical development in the field of Islamic Studies: the proliferation of methodological approaches that employ a broad variety of sources to analyze social and political developments. Editor(s): Cook, Michael; Haider, Najam; Rabb, Intisar; Sayeed, Asma. Series: Palgrave Series in Islamic Theology, Law. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113299
- ISBN
- 9780230113299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.95
€ 150.95
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
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; LAFR; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691610726
- ISBN
- 9780691610726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.58
€ 53.47
€ 42.58
Hardcover. Essays reveal the central part played by law in constituting the West as the antithesis of various 'others' Editor(s): Darian-Smith, Eve; Fitzpatrick, Peter. Series: Law, Meaning & Violence. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: LAF; LAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472109562
- ISBN
- 9780472109562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.11
€ 96.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Campbell, Dennis. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401744232
- ISBN
- 9789401744232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
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
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Hardcover. An account of legal professional privilege for corporations, this title examines the approaches of four major common law jurisdictions: the UK, Australia, Canada and the United States. It will act as an invaluable to guide to practitioners and judges trying to ascertain whether a corporate communication will attract privilege. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: LAFD; LATC; LNAC; LNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198702689
- ISBN
- 9780198702689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 362.51
€ 362.51
Legal Strategies: How Corporations Use Law to Improve Performance
. Ed(S): Masson, Antoine; Shariff, Mary J.
paperback. Far from regarding the law as supreme, corporations see it as an element of executive thought and action aimed at optimizing competitiveness. This book identifies, explores and defines corporate legal strategies that will enhance a firm's business agenda. Editor(s): Masson, Antoine; Shariff, Mary J. Num Pages: 494 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: LAFD; LBBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 753.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Germany
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642425752
- ISBN
- 9783642425752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 229.18
€ 229.18
Paperback. Carl Schmitt ranks among the original and controversial political thinkers of the twentieth century. This book contains translations of Schmitt's 1958 commentary on the work, explanatory notes, and an appendix including articles of the Weimar constitution. Translator(s): Seitzer, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331742
- ISBN
- 9780822331742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. An overarching question of contemporary constitutionalism is whether equilibriums devised prior to the emergence of the modern administrative-industrial state can be preserved or recreated by means of fundamental law. This book approaches this problem indirectly, through the conceptual lens offered by constitutional developments. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LAFR; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642223297
- ISBN
- 9783642223297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.89
€ 128.89
Hardback. The aim of this book is to explore what it means to live a life under the law. Does a life of law preclude love and does a life of love preclude law? Part of the theme of the book is that social questions also raise individual moral and ethical questions. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371809
- ISBN
- 9780792371809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.69
€ 132.69
Hardback. In the study of forms of legal reasoning, logic and argumentation theory long followed separate tracks. Recently, however, developments in artificial intelligence and law have paved the way for overcoming this separation. This text presents contributions to this development. Editor(s): Prakken, Henry; Sartor, Giovanni. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from artificial intelligence and law, 4
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344131
- ISBN
- 9780792344131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.55
€ 205.55
Mandatory Reporting Laws and the Identification of Severe Child Abuse ...
. Ed(S): Mathews, Benjamin; Bross, Donald C.
Hardback. Editor(s): Mathews, Benjamin; Bross, Donald C. Series: Child Maltreatment. Num Pages: 589 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSB1; LAFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1045.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 589
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401796842
- ISBN
- 9789401796842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.39
€ 131.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Bross, Donald C. Series: Child Maltreatment. Num Pages: 589 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; LAFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 589
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789402400748
- ISBN
- 9789402400748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.19
€ 130.19
Hardcover. It is the first study which comprehensively, systematically and critically examines the role and usefulness of the concept of Maqasid al-Shari'a (higher Objectives of Islamic Law) in contemporary Muslim reformist thought in relation to number of specific issues pertaining to Islamic legal philosophy, law, ethics and the socio-political sphere. Editor(s): Duderija, Adis. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRHT; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137323859
- ISBN
- 9781137323859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Muller, Wolfgang P.; Sommar, Mary E. Num Pages: 419 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Catholic University America Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813218687
- ISBN
- 9780813218687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.59
€ 35.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: LAFD; LNF; LNTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540593065
- ISBN
- 9783540593065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.61
€ 101.61
Hardback. Editor(s): Ahrens, Hans-Jurgen; Bar, Christian von; Fischer, Gerfried; Spickhoff, Andreas; Taupitz, Jochen. Num Pages: 1104 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAFD; LNTM; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 1104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642006111
- ISBN
- 9783642006111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 291.64
€ 291.64
Paperback. Describes and criticizes four methods used in legal practice, legal dogmatics and legal theory: logic, analysis, argumentation and hermeneutics. This book allows the reader to reflect on questions concerning the methodological conditioning of legal science and the existence of a specific legal method. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 233 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402049361
- ISBN
- 9781402049361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.41
€ 132.41
Paperback. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 233 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2006
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048172320
- ISBN
- 9789048172320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 214.68
€ 214.68
Hardcover. Series: Gender an Globalization. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633921
- ISBN
- 9780815633921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Paperback. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; LAF; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401073608
- ISBN
- 9789401073608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.57
€ 193.57
Multi-Party Redress Mechanisms in Europe: Squeaking Mice?
. Ed(S): Harsagi, Viktoria; Rhee, C. H. Van
Paperback. The story of collective redress in the European Union up to the present day may be qualified as a story of missed opportunities and small steps forward. The editors of the present volume hope that the future of collective redress in Europe will be brighter than the past. Editor(s): Harsagi, Viktoria; Rhee, C. H. van. Series: Ius Commune Europaeum. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: LAFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Intersentia Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780682778
- ISBN
- 9781780682778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.07
€ 109.07