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Systems of law
Paperback. Plunder examines the dark side of the Rule of Law and explores how it has been used as a powerful political weapon by Western countries in order to legitimize plunder - the practice of violent extraction by stronger political actors victimizing weaker ones. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405178945
- ISBN
- 9781405178945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.59
€ 42.59
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
€ 27.99
€ 24.31
Hardback. The law and legal methods on which we currently rely have failed to evolve along with technology. In Rules for a Flat World, Gillian Hadfield shows us that law provides critical infrastructure for the cooperation and collaboration on which economic growth is built. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: KCL; KCS; LAF; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 248 x 37. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199916528
- ISBN
- 9780199916528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.28
€ 48.99
€ 48.28
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 32.57
€ 40.99
€ 32.57
Paperback. Paperback edition. The Roman Law of Obligations presents a series of lectures delivered by the late Peter Birks as an introductory course in Roman law. Discovered in complete manuscript form following his death, the lectures are published here for the first time. Editor(s): Descheemaeker, Eric. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: LAFR; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Open University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198719281
- ISBN
- 9780198719281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.80
€ 80.80
Hardback. Drawing upon his discourse theory, Jurgen Habermas has elaborated an account of law that purports to bridge the gap between democracy and rights, by conceiving law to be at once self-imposed and binding. His proceduralist paradigm of law and further explorations by others are included. Editor(s): Rosenfeld, Michel; Arato, Andrew. Series: Philosophy, Social Theory & the Rule of Law S. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHV; LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520204669
- ISBN
- 9780520204669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.17€ 53.97
€ 68.17
€ 53.97
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
€ 38.99€ 34.36
€ 38.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Law is a specific form of social regulation distinct from religion, ethics, and even politics, and endowed with a strong and autonomous rationality. Its invention, a crucial aspect of Western history, took place against the backdrop of the Roman Empire's gradual consolidation. Schiavone reconstructs this development with clear-eyed passion. Translator(s): Carden, Jeremy; Shugaar, Antony. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; LAFD; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 170 x 242 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047334
- ISBN
- 9780674047334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.76€ 60.96
€ 65.76
€ 60.96
Paperback. In 'Freedom, Equality and Justice in Islam', M H Kamali presents the reader with an analysis of the three concepts of freedom, equality and justice from an Islamic point of view and their manifestations in the religious, social, legal and political fields. Companion volume to 'The Dignity of Man and Freedom of Expression in Islam'. Series: Fundamental Rights and Liberties in Islam Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC1; JFSR2; LAB; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903682012
- ISBN
- 9781903682012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.77
€ 21.99
€ 17.77
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. Aron Zysow's 1984 PhD dissertation, 'The Economy of Certainty,' remains the most important treatment of Islamic legal theory in Western scholarship. It continues to be widely read and cited, and is published here in full with updated references, further reflections by the author, and with the addition of a nine-page Foreword by Robert Gleave. Series: Resources in Arabic and Islamic Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: LAFS; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040093
- ISBN
- 9781937040093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.19
€ 43.19
Paperback. Muslims in Non-Muslim Lands is a legal study that illustrates the flexibility of Islamic jurisprudence and its ability to deal with and to accommodate the minority status of Muslims living in Western countries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRHT; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903682753
- ISBN
- 9781903682753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.52
€ 34.99
€ 25.52
Al-Shafi'i's Risala : Treatise on the Foundations of Islamic Jurisprud...
Muhammad Ibn Idris Al-Shafi´i
Hardcover. Written in the second Islamic century by al-Imam al-Shafi'i (d. 204AH/ 820AD), the founder of one of the four Sunni schools of law, this important work gives the fundamental principles of Islamic jurisprudence, and its influence continues to the present day. Translator(s): Khadduri, Majid. Num Pages: 380 pages, bibliography, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSR2; LAB; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 39. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Islamic Texts Society
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621156
- ISBN
- 9780946621156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.53
€ 43.99
€ 31.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRJC; HRJP; JFSR1; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Publisher
- Urim Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789655242515
- ISBN
- 9789655242515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.62
€ 37.62
Paperback. Drawing upon the teachings and writings of the Sudanese reformer, Mahmoud Mohamed Taha, this study aims to provide the intellectual foundations for a total reinterpretation of the nature and meaning of Islamic public law. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 254 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; LAB; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815627067
- ISBN
- 9780815627067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.27
€ 21.99
€ 21.27
Paperback. Series: Selected Works of Gordon Tullock. Num Pages: 472 pages, illus. BIC Classification: LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865975392
- ISBN
- 9780865975392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.75
€ 14.99
€ 12.75
Paperback. Series: M.A.T. Papers. Num Pages: 30 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 74 x 3. Weight in Grams: 68. Facts About Ijtihad and Taqlid. Series: M.A.T. Papers. 30 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC; LAFS. Dimension: 206 x 74 x 3. Weight: 66.
- Publisher
- Muslim Academic Trust
- Number of pages
- 30
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902350011
- ISBN
- 9781902350011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.18
€ 4.18
Hardcover. An examination of how Muslim scholars from four schools of law and theology debate the ethical issues that coercion generates when considering a person's moral agency and responsibility in cases of speech acts, rape, and murder. It proposes a new model for analyzing ethical thought and compares Islamic with Western thought on the same cases. Series: Oxford Islamic Legal Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB; LAFS; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198788775
- ISBN
- 9780198788775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.63
€ 165.63
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849465762
- ISBN
- 9781849465762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.59
€ 54.59
Paperback. This text focuses on options and futures as trading tools and explores their validity from an Islamic legal point of view. The author's analysis is based on an interpretation of the Qur'an and the Sunna and refers to the principle of "mashala" (consideration of public interest). Num Pages: 276 pages, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: JFSR2; KFFM; LAFS; LNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621804
- ISBN
- 9780946621804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.31
€ 26.99
€ 20.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRJP; JFSR1; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 171. .
- Publisher
- Urim Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789655242133
- ISBN
- 9789655242133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.11
€ 40.11
Hardback. An indispensable introduction to the evolution and implementation of Sharia law within the Muslim world. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849048170
- ISBN
- 9781849048170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.27
€ 70.27
Paperback. Explains how the various evidentiary doctrines are applied on a daily basis in the Irish courts. Combining discussion of law and practice, this title outlines a step-by-step approach to laying the necessary foundations for the introduction of items of evidence. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: LAF; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 156. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 242
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845927875
- ISBN
- 9781845927875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.00€ 103.08
€ 110.00
€ 103.08
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