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Legal system: general
The Amicus Brief: Answering the Ten Most Important Questions About Ami...
Simpson, Reagan W.; Vasaly, Mary R.
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
€ 163.84
€ 163.84
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644441
- ISBN
- 9781442644441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.93
€ 104.93
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.
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- 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
€ 77.23
€ 77.23
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
€ 86.02
€ 86.02
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.
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- 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
€ 91.05
€ 91.05
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813934013
- ISBN
- 9780813934013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.77
€ 30.99
€ 30.77
Hardcover. Describes the decisions of the most innovative of the new constitutional courts in post Soviet Central Europe Editor(s): Solyom, Laszlo; Brunner, Georg. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; JPA; LNAA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 700.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472109654
- ISBN
- 9780472109654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.69
€ 135.69
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
€ 47.64
€ 47.64
Paperback. Thoroughly grounded in the scholarly literature, theoretical sources, and experimental results, this title advances understanding of Black Americans' attitudes toward the Supreme Court, the Court's ability to influence Blacks' opinions about the legitimacy of public institutions and policies, and the role of media in shaping Blacks' judgments. Num Pages: 232 pages, 28 tables, 3 b&w illustrations, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; LAQ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5346 x 3564 x 407. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139033
- ISBN
- 9781592139033
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Condition: New
€ 32.74
€ 32.74
Judging on a Collegial Court: Influences on Federal Appellate Decision...
Hettinger, Virginia A.; Lindquist, Stefanie A...
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.
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- 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
€ 33.08
€ 33.08
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
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Condition: New
€ 43.91
€ 43.91
Paperback. Explores the legal implications of 'Masson v New Yorker' in the context of the history of American journalism. This book shows how the case represents a watershed moment in a long debate between the advocates of traditional and literary journalism. It explains how it reflects the intellectual project of the period. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; KNTJ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558496538
- ISBN
- 9781558496538
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Condition: New
€ 44.37
€ 44.37
Paperback. Originally published: Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., c1994. Series: Sweet Science: Boxing in Literature & History S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BTC; LNAA; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 512.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557286000
- ISBN
- 9781557286000
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.15
€ 26.99
€ 24.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816648160
- ISBN
- 9780816648160
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Condition: New
€ 54.80
€ 54.80
Hardback. Japanese courts have long enjoyed a reputation for vigilant independence which has only occasionally been challenged. This analysis of career data for hundreds of judges finds that Japanese politicians do influence judicial careers discreetly and indirectly. Series: Studies in Law & Economics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 line drawings, 42 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226703886
- ISBN
- 9780226703886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.28€ 52.18
€ 59.28
€ 52.18
Hardback. Advocating a different approach - one that eschews ideology but still values personal perspective, this work makes a case for the centrality of individual conscience in constitutional decision making. It argues that almost every controversial decision has more than one constitutionally defensible resolution. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226677255
- ISBN
- 9780226677255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.63
€ 43.63
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.
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- 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
€ 35.78
€ 35.78
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
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
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Condition: New
€ 70.66
€ 70.66
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
€ 76.54
€ 76.54
Evidence and Inference in History and Law OP: Interdisciplinary Dialog...
Hampsher-Monk, Ian, Twining, William
Hardcover. A discussion of methodological problems relating to evidence, inference and interpretation. By pursuing these interests across divergent topics and fields, this work explores how such truth-seeking, proof-finding methods work, and of what it means to prove something in a range of contexts. Editor(s): Twining, William; Hampsher-Monk, Iain. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; LAB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810118935
- ISBN
- 9780810118935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.13
€ 106.13
Hardcover. A concise legal history of Illinois,Prairie Justice covers the French, British, early-American, and Illinois-statehood periods to 1900. It illustrates the changes over time in the different judicial systems, culminating in the establishment of a unique body of Illinois law. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809333691
- ISBN
- 9780809333691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.52
€ 46.52
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
€ 57.27
€ 57.27
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
€ 42.88
€ 42.88