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Legal system: general
Paperback. How do Supreme Court justices decide their cases? Do they follow their policy preferences? Or are they constrained by the law and by other political actors? By showing how law and politics interact in the construction of American law, this book sheds light on the role that the Supreme Court plays in the constitutional order. Num Pages: 216 pages, 28 halftones. 20 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151052
- ISBN
- 9780691151052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
The History of the New York Court of Appeals. 1932-2003.
Meyer, Bernard S.; Agata, Burton C.; Agata, S...
Hardback. Provides legal, social and political contexts for various cases, showing how the law has evolved over time. This book examines the court's view concerning its constitutional power to respond to an economic emergency during the Great Depression. It outlines cases in which the judges ruled on the government's role in legislating morals and morality. Num Pages: 864 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 864
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136327
- ISBN
- 9780231136327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.26
€ 146.26
hardcover. Series: ABC-CLIO Supreme Court Handbooks. Num Pages: 356 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 795.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United Kingdom
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576071601
- ISBN
- 9781576071601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.52
€ 89.52
Paperback. Editor(s): Silverstein, Maxwell R. Num Pages: 76 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; LNAA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 76
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590334911
- ISBN
- 9781590334911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.98
€ 41.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. Applies social choice theory to Supreme Court decision making Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472088683
- ISBN
- 9780472088683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.43
€ 53.43
hardcover. Immigration has been a controversial area of public policy since the Commonwealth Immigration Act ended most primary immigration in 1962. This study looks at the work of practitioners in the court-system that hears appeals from immigrants against decisions made by the British government. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1fig.2tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JFFN; LNAA; LNDA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 148. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341723
- ISBN
- 9781861341723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.53
€ 58.53
Paperback. This work argues that the failure of the US judicial system is judges who are too lenient, who fail to protect children and battered spouses, and allow the abuse of the civil justice system, especially in liability cases that ruin businesses and deprive the public of valuable goods and services. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAT; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 291.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465053759
- ISBN
- 9780465053759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.49
€ 26.99
€ 25.49
Paperback. An analysis of the major issues surrounding judicial elections. It presents evidence on a range of important topics, including the history of judicial elections; an understanding of the types of judicial elections; and electoral competition during races. Editor(s): Streb, Matthew J. Num Pages: 253 pages, 53 illustrations 35 tables and 18 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814740972
- ISBN
- 9780814740972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Hardback. Judging Policy analyzes the causes and consequences of the increasingly prominent role courts are being asked to play in the public policy process in Latin America's largest nation, Brazil. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPQB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758116
- ISBN
- 9780804758116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.87
€ 83.87
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; LBHG; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648125
- ISBN
- 9780691648125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.91
€ 121.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: LA; LNAA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804792905
- ISBN
- 9780804792905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.43
€ 78.43
Paperback. As the first comprehensive effort to view the modern class action through the lenses of American constitutional and political theory, this book contends that the procedural device needs to be substantially modified to prevent it from violating key constitutional and democratic precepts. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; LNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752756
- ISBN
- 9780804752756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.39
€ 47.39
Hardback. As the first comprehensive effort to view the modern class action through the lenses of American constitutional and political theory, this book contends that the procedural device needs to be substantially modified to prevent it from violating key constitutional and democratic precepts. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; LNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752749
- ISBN
- 9780804752749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.24
€ 151.24
Hardcover. Updated to reflect the 2014 ICDR revision, this is a rule-by-rule commentary on the genesis, interpretation, and application of the ICDR Rules. The book is designed to give arbitrators, practitioners, and academics a first port of call when considering ICDR arbitration, and provide a comprehensive commentary on these important rules. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: LBBM3; LBHG; LBHT; LNAC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198729020
- ISBN
- 9780198729020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 283.77
€ 283.77
Hardcover. An examination of the initial years of the Roberts Court and the intellectual battle between Roberts and Kagan for leadership. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393073447
- ISBN
- 9780393073447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.00
€ 30.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Shows how creating weaker forms of judicial review may actually allow for stronger social welfare rights under American constitutional law. This book describes how weak-form review works in Great Britain and Canada and discusses the extent to which legislatures can be expected to enforce constitutional norms on their own. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB; LNAA1; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143200
- ISBN
- 9780691143200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.31
€ 40.99
€ 35.31
Paperback. Editor(s): Mills, Simon; Tottenham, Mark. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; LAS; LAT; LNAC3; LNFX3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847667175
- ISBN
- 9781847667175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 200.00€ 184.52
€ 200.00
€ 184.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, forms. BIC Classification: 1DBK; LAT; LNA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415636001
- ISBN
- 9780415636001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.85
€ 65.85
Paperback. Featuring a foreword by Anthony Lewis, this book evaluates the role of the court system in our democracy and considers the claims that it has become too powerful. Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFM; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814747957
- ISBN
- 9780814747957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.60
€ 42.60
Paperback. Lawsuits are rare events in most people's lives. And high-stakes cases are even less commonplace. Why is it, then, that scholarship concerning the Japanese legal system has focused almost exclusively on big topics like corporate law and large-scale social issues? Mark D. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; LNAC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226894034
- ISBN
- 9780226894034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29