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Paperback. Responds to the growing chorus of critics who fear that the politics of running for office undermine judicial independence. The author presents a comprehensive study of the impact of campaigns on public perceptions of fairness, impartiality, and the legitimacy of elected state courts - and his findings are both counterintuitive and controversial. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 halftone, 15 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPHF; LNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226291086
- ISBN
- 9780226291086
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Donald Downs offers an analysis of the injustices behind the logic of battered woman syndrome, concluding that this very logic harms those it is trying to protect. This work seeks to rethink the criminal justice system. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE3; JFSJ1; LNAA; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226161600
- ISBN
- 9780226161600
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. A collection of essays by leading scholars, exploring how justices are influenced by the distinctive features of courts as institutions and their place in the political system. They consider such factors as the influence of jurisprudence, the dynamics of coalition building and the effects of social movements. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LNAA; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109558
- ISBN
- 9780226109558
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Most Americans think that judges should be, and are, generalists who decide a wide array of cases. Nonetheless, we now have specialized courts in many key policy areas. This title presents a comprehensive analysis of this growing trend toward specialization in the federal and state court systems. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226039558
- ISBN
- 9780226039558
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. This work paints a dark picture of Justice Holmes as a distasteful man who, among other things, espoused Social Darwinism, favoured eugenics, and as he himself acknowledged, came "devilish near to believing that might means right". Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; LAT; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226015217
- ISBN
- 9780226015217
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
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
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.34
€ 26.99
€ 22.34
Paperback. This book demonstrates that the hearings to confirm Supreme Court nominees are in fact a democratic forum for the discussion and ratification of constitutional change. Num Pages: 314 pages, 20 b/w illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107502659
- ISBN
- 9781107502659
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Condition: New
€ 52.70
€ 52.70
Paperback. Everything you need to enter the exciting field of legal mediation To be an effective mediator, it's essential to possess the ability to take control of animated situations, offer advice, and facilitate discussion all the while remaining neutral without formulating biased judgment. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: LAS; LNAC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118078624
- ISBN
- 9781118078624
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Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.95
€ 19.00
€ 16.95
Paperback. How did the federal judiciary transcend early limitations to become a powerful institution of American governance? This book uncovers the causes and consequences of judicial institution-building in the United States from the commencement of the new government in 1789 through the close of the twentieth century. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNAA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152936
- ISBN
- 9780691152936
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Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.70
€ 53.47
€ 42.70
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
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Condition: New
€ 315.00€ 288.60
€ 315.00
€ 288.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations Throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 201.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812984323
- ISBN
- 9780812984323
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.41
€ 18.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Politi, Mauro. BIC Classification: LB; LNAA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138254190
- ISBN
- 9781138254190
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Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. Examines the institutions, structures and processes of the law in the Commonwealth Caribbean. This book explores: the court system and the Caribbean Court of Justice which replaces appeals to the Privy Council; the offshore financial legal sector; and, Caribbean customary law and the rights of indigenous peoples. Series: Commonwealth Caribbean Law. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859418536
- ISBN
- 9781859418536
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Condition: New
€ 94.88
€ 94.88
Paperback. This comprehensive volume assesses the relationship between legal rights and disability and the effect of law, legal process and third party professional intervention on the lives of people with disabilities. The contributors, who are all either academics or other professional experts in their field, write in a jargon free accessible style. Editor(s): Cooper, Jeremy. Num Pages: 320 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JFFG; LBBR; LNA; LNDA; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853028366
- ISBN
- 9781853028366
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Condition: New
€ 47.75
€ 47.75
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€ 25.45
€ 26.99
€ 25.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; LAT; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345804839
- ISBN
- 9780345804839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.43
€ 18.99
€ 17.43
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Third Millennium Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903942666
- ISBN
- 9781903942666
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Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 38.28
€ 53.47
€ 38.28
Paperback. A book for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on evidence and proof, and on legal method. Series Editor(s): McCrudden, Christopher. Series: Law in Context. Num Pages: 436 pages, 31 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; LAS; LNAA; LNAC3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 660. Series: Law in Context. 436 pages, 31 figures. A book for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on evidence and proof, and on legal method. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; LAS; LNAA; LNAC3. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight: 682. Series Editor(s) :McCrudden, Christopher.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521673167
- ISBN
- 9780521673167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.13
€ 68.13
Paperback. Written by a former lawyer, this book argues that Irish citizens are badly served by their legal system. It shows how the administration of justice in the courts has become so cumbersome and expensive that many citizens are deprived of access to justice. It also offers some concrete suggestions on how it could be made fairer and more effective. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; LNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Liffey Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KKD0000862
- ISBN
- 9781908308429
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Condition: New
€ 7.28
€ 7.28
Paperback. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, has been called the greatest jurist and legal scholar in the history of the English-speaking world. In this collection of his speeches, opinions, and letters Richard Posner reveals the fullness of Holmes' achievements as judge, historian and philosopher. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; LAB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226675541
- ISBN
- 9780226675541
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Condition: New
€ 37.57
€ 37.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241970331
- ISBN
- 9780241970331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.58
€ 16.99
€ 12.58
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€ 25.52
€ 27.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. The life and times of the great eighteenth-century judge and statesman, whose legacy continues to influence Anglo-American law and society. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 37. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen´s University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773545328
- ISBN
- 9780773545328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Series: The Chicago History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226296890
- ISBN
- 9780226296890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09