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Paperback. Life appointments make Supreme Court justices among the most powerful officials in the US government and allow even dysfunctional judges to stay on long after they should have departed. This historical treatment of their deaths, resignations and retirements also suggests specific reforms. Num Pages: 262 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JPHC; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700610587
ISBN
9780700610587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.32

Paperback. First published in 1967, "Freedom and the Court" has become a standard text on civil liberties law. Now updated to cover Supreme Court decisions through 2003, this eighth edition addresses essential questions of how to reconcile civil liberties with national security in the aftermath of 9/11. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1; LNAA; LNDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 888.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
8th ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612628
ISBN
9780700612628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.76

Paperback. Supreme Court confirmations remain highly contentious and controversial, due to the Senate's effort to curb the potential excesses of executive. Michael Comiskey offers an analysis of that process to date. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613472
ISBN
9780700613472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.64

Hardcover. William Howard Taft's post-presidential career as the energetic Republican elder statesman and public servant leading to his Supreme Court nomination. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700620012
ISBN
9780700620012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.85

Hardcover. Explores the interactions and relationship between the US Congress and federal courts using a governance as dialogue approach, which argues that constitutional interpretation in the US is a continuous and complex conversation among institutions of government. This book examines customary interactions between Congress and the federal courts. Series: Constitutionalism and Democracy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928104
ISBN
9780813928104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.61

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

€ 70.26

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

€ 61.33

Paperback. In "Knowing the Suffering of Others," legal scholar Austin Sarat brings together essays that address suffering as it relates to the law, highlighting the ways law imagines suffering and how pain and suffering become jurisprudential facts. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: LAZ; LNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817357689
ISBN
9780817357689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.04

Paperback. Because the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court tell us what Constitution means, they can create constitutional change. In each of the cases in this book, the authors address a number of questions that provide readers with a deeper understanding of the Court and its policies. Editor(s): Ivers, Gregg; McGuire, Kevin T. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923031
ISBN
9780813923031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.30

paperback. Dissensus is often viewed in the professional world as a starting point for collaboration. When dissensus occurs in a federal court, however, it raises the question of whether this difference of opinion maintains the integrity of the judiciary or undermines its legitimacy. This book examines the dynamic that gives rise to such dissensus in courts. Series: Constitutionalism and Democracy. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 figure & 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LA; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813926971
ISBN
9780813926971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.89

Paperback. Examines the contributions of the "pioneers" of research into judicial behavior Editor(s): Maveety, Nancy. Num Pages: 448 pages, 6 drawings. BIC Classification: JPA; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472068227
ISBN
9780472068227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Peppers, Todd C.; Ward, Artemus. Series: Constitutionalism and Democracy. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAT; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813934013
ISBN
9780813934013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.41

hardcover. On 3 September 1996, Bill C-41 was proclaimed in force, initiating one significant step in the reform of sentencing and parole in Canada. This is the first book to provide an overview of the law. Editor(s): Roberts, Julian V.; Cole, David P. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LNAA; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802006868
ISBN
9780802006868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.18

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

€ 105.96

hardcover. Featuring distinguished contributors from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, Canada's Trial Courts offers a comprehensive and up-to-date examination of an important but neglected issue that ultimately has a profound impact on the quality of justice that Canadians experience. Editor(s): Russell, Peter H. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LNAA; LNB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802093233
ISBN
9780802093233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.05

Hardback. Middle Income Access to Justice presents a variety of innovative solutions, from dispute resolution process reforms to the development of non-lawyer forms of assistance and new methods for funding legal expenses Num Pages: 624 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LNAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442644441
ISBN
9781442644441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.31

paperback. This incisive publication provides guidance on writing and understanding amicus briefs, with practical suggestions on all aspects of the amicus practice. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: LNAA; LNDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
American Bar Association United States
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634252249
ISBN
9781634252249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 162.44

Hardback. It is an authoritative and lively history of the Law Society of Upper Canada and of Ontario's lawyers, from the founding of the Society by ten lawyers in 1797, to the crises which shook the society and the legal profession in the mid-1990s. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBT; LA; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 189 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802041272
ISBN
9780802041272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.15

hardcover. This book is an authoritative history of the Federal Court of Canada. The judges' work in various areas of substantive law provides illustrations of the functioning of the Court in the adjudication of disputes. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 476 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPH; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 43. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780802042071
ISBN
9780802042071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.31

Christopher Moore's history of the Court of Appeal for Ontario traces the evolution of one of Canada's most influential courts from its origins to the post-Charter years. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442650145
ISBN
9781442650145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

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