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Legal system: general
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. 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.
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- 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. 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. 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
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. 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
€ 53.50€ 42.70
€ 53.50
€ 42.70
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
€ 21.99€ 16.95
€ 21.99
€ 16.95
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.
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- 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Num Pages: 232 pages, viii, 220 p. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA; LNB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226331881
- ISBN
- 9780226331881
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hutchinson, Dennis J.; Strauss, David A.; Stone, Geoffrey R. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 248 x 28. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press Journals
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226392219
- ISBN
- 9780226392219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.17€ 57.15
€ 67.17
€ 57.15
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
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Condition: New
€ 57.07€ 49.03
€ 57.07
€ 49.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226428857
- ISBN
- 9780226428857
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. In the former Eastern Bloc countries, one aspect of the transition to democracy has been the establishment of constitutional justice and the rule of law. This text chronicles and analyzes the rise of constitutional courts in this changing region. Series: Constitutionalism in Eastern Europe S. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; LNAA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226741963
- ISBN
- 9780226741963
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Hardback. Pulling the rug out from under debates about interpretation, this title joins together learning from law, linguistics, and cognitive science to illuminate the fundamental issues and problems in this highly contested area. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 halftone, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: LNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226767963
- ISBN
- 9780226767963
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Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 50.94
€ 59.45
€ 50.94
Paperback. A full-scale history, analysis and critique of the new sentencing regime is examined in this text, showing how the present system has burdened the courts, dehumanized the sentencing process and by repressing judicial discretion, eroded the constitutional balance of powers. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line drawing, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226774862
- ISBN
- 9780226774862
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. This volume asks how juries actually make decisions about punitive damages. Specialists in psychology, economics and law present new data gathered from over 600 controlled experiments which documents a range of systematic bias in jury behaviour. Num Pages: 285 pages, 6 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAC5; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226780153
- ISBN
- 9780226780153
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.73
€ 43.99
€ 33.73
Hardcover. This study describes a Latin American legal system which punishes only the poor and a "democratic" state which fails to control its own agents' arbitrary practices. The contributors argue that judicial reform cannot be seperated from human rights and that justice must be made available to the poor. Editor(s): Mendez, Juan; O'Donnell, Guillermo; Pinheiro, Paulo Sergio (Professor and Director, Center for the Study of Violence, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil). Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFF; JPVH; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Univ of Notre Dame Pr
- Edition
- First edition, presumed.
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268043018
- ISBN
- 9780268043018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.40
€ 134.40
Hardcover. Upon its initial publication, Children's Testimony garnered widespread acclaim as a valuable resource for academics and practitioners alike. The second edition reflects the substantial progress made in the field over the past decade and includes the results of ongoing international research. Editor(s): Lamb, Michael E.; La Rooy, David J.; Malloy, Lindsay C.; Katz, Carmit. Series: Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law. Num Pages: 482 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JMK; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470686775
- ISBN
- 9780470686775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.69
€ 126.69