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Legal system: general
Hardcover. An overview of the history of 126 courthouses that recounts some notable legal proceedings that took place in the courtrooms, particulary those involving societal change and the ongoing struggle for civil rights. Num Pages: 272 pages, 140 colour illustrations, 34 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AMG; HBTB; LA; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 310 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916040
- ISBN
- 9780813916040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.38
€ 52.38
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
€ 61.68
€ 61.68
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. While Congress fights tooth and nail over countless judicial nominations, no federal judge has ever been impeached on the basis of their decision making. This book suggests that the explanation for this incongruity is not the balance of powers, but a dynamic equilibrium. It is suitable for students of American government, Congress and the courts. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; LNAA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- 1st Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472069224
- ISBN
- 9780472069224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.96
€ 40.96
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€ 30.58
€ 33.99
€ 30.58
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
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
Paperback. Conundrums, puzzles, and perversities: these are the author's stock-in-trade. In this book, he focuses on four fundamental features of our legal system, all of which seem to not make sense on some level and to demand explanation. It contains explanations and apt examples that show why the perversity of the law resists any easy resolutions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005812
- ISBN
- 9780226005812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.72
€ 34.72
Hardcover. Focuses on four fundamental features of our legal system which seem to not make sense on some level and to demand explanation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226426037
- ISBN
- 9780226426037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.81
€ 78.81
Hardback. This volume examines how the American states have sought to ensure judicial independence and judicial accountability, both over time and in the current era of politicized judicial selection, and proposes mechanisms for doing so. Series: Stanford Studies in Law and Politics. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAC; LNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804760393
- ISBN
- 9780804760393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.24
€ 162.24