Legal system: general
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Legal system: general
hardcover. MacDougall sifts through hundreds of reported and unreported cases of the past four decades in order to uncover the subjective assumptions and biases operating in Canadian courts. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; LNAA; LNDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802009517
- ISBN
- 9780802009517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.26
€ 86.26
Instructors of judicial process and judicial policymaking will find the book, along with the materials and resources on its accompanying website, readily adaptable for classroom use. Editor(s): Peabody, Bruce. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JP; LNAA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897719
- ISBN
- 9780801897719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.41
€ 73.41
Paperback. Reveals how the story about the formalist age was an invention of politically motivated critics of the courts, and how it has led to significant misunderstandings about legal realism. This title traces how this false tale has distorted studies of judging by political scientists and debates among legal theorists. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: LA; LNAA1; LNDM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142807
- ISBN
- 9780691142807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.15
€ 43.99
€ 31.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498737395
- ISBN
- 9781498737395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.63
€ 118.63
Hardcover. Chronicles the efforts of three white southern federal judges to protect the civil rights of African Americans at the beginning of the twentieth century, when few in the American legal community were willing to do so. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 images, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJC; JFFJ; JFSL; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288493
- ISBN
- 9781557288493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.50
€ 45.99
€ 45.50
Paperback. DNA exonerations have shattered confidence in the criminal justice system by exposing how often we have convicted the innocent and let the guilty walk free. In this unsettling analysis, Garrett examines what went wrong in the cases of the first 250 people exonerated by DNA testing, and proposes systemic reforms. Num Pages: 376 pages, 18 graphs. BIC Classification: JKVF1; LNAA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066113
- ISBN
- 9780674066113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.42
€ 27.99
€ 24.42
The View from the Bench and Chambers: Examining Judicial Process and D...
Bowie, Jennifer Barnes, Songer, Donald R., Sz...
Hardcover. Series: Constitutionalism and Democracy. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables, tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813935997
- ISBN
- 9780813935997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.97
€ 73.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 960 pages, forms. BIC Classification: LAY; LNAC; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 220 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1938.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 4 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 960
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195374407
- ISBN
- 9780195374407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.07
€ 111.07
Voters' Verdicts: Citizens, Campaigns, and Institutions in State Supre...
Bonneau, Chris W., Cann, Damon M.
Hardcover. Addresses contemporary concerns with judicial elections by investigating factors that influence votersAE decisions in the election of state supreme court judges. Chris Bonneau and Damon Cann demonstrate that the move to nonpartisan elections, while it depresses political participation, does little to mute the effects of partisanship and ideology. Series: Constitutionalism and Democracy. Num Pages: 192 pages, tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937595
- ISBN
- 9780813937595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.54
€ 64.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 2000 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; LNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 156. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780434650
- ISBN
- 9781780434650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 315.00€ 288.60
€ 315.00
€ 288.60
Paperback. Contributors explain the diverse range of theories which underpin restorative practice. With examples of conventional and innovative applications across a range of settings, they demonstrate how the theories translate into effective practice. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB; JKV; LNAC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849054683
- ISBN
- 9781849054683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.08
€ 45.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; LNAC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Clarus Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905536474
- ISBN
- 9781905536474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.00€ 102.17
€ 109.00
€ 102.17
Hardback. This volume of Studies in Law, Politics, and Society contains a sampling of work from some of the most promising junior scholars in the next generation of the law and society community. Nominated by their advisors or mentors, their work explores some of the newest areas of law and society research as well as brings fresh insight to bear on enduring Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAQ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781849507509
- ISBN
- 9781849507509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.26
€ 200.26
Hardback. Brings together research on law's cultural life and on institutions and actors who translate interests, preferences, and values into legal policy. This work offers perspectives from an interdisciplinary and international community and contains contributions from scholars of theology, political science, criminology, bio-ethics, and law. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAQ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849506960
- ISBN
- 9781849506960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.90
€ 181.90
Hardback. Trials are well known as paradigmatic legal events. Some attract wide attention; others mostly escape notice. This title brings together the work of some of the leading scholars to think about the nature, utility, and limits of trials. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAQ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849506151
- ISBN
- 9781849506151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.17
€ 113.17
Hardback. Contains an international and interdisciplinary array of legal scholarship. This work illuminates the law's response to its social context as well as the way law shapes that context. It shows how legal scholars contribute to public debate about contemporary issues as well as how they articulate the nature of rights and the limits of law. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 277 pages, ill. BIC Classification: LAQ; LNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780526225
- ISBN
- 9781780526225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.79
€ 136.79
Hardback. This volume Studies in Law, Politics and Society contains a symposium on indigenous peoples in Latin America. It examines the ways rights are negotiated between those groups and the states in which they live. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: LAQ; LNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780520803
- ISBN
- 9781780520803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.85
€ 124.85
Hardcover. Social movements provide the engine of legal change and law itself spurs social movement activity. This issue includes articles on social movements in several different nations, including France, South Africa and Canada, asking us to consider the way context is reflected in movement activities. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: LAQ; LNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780857248251
- ISBN
- 9780857248251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 210.67
€ 210.67
Paperback. Discusses why the US legal system makes so many mistakes Editor(s): Ogletree, Charles J., Jr. Series: When Law Fails. Num Pages: 359 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740521
- ISBN
- 9780814740521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Hardcover. This special issue of Studies in Law, Politics and Society focuses on law and the liberal state; presenting an interdisciplinary and multifaceted approach to analysis of law and liberty. The first chapters focus on law's relationship with the American liberal state, while the remaining papers consider specific applications of the law within society Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH; LAQ; LNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784412395
- ISBN
- 9781784412395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.95€ 134.21
€ 158.95
€ 134.21