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Hardback. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVF1; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765707758
- ISBN
- 9780765707758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.19
€ 155.19
Hardback. Concise and clearly written, From Tavern to Courthouse reveals the processes by which architects and lawyers crafted new judicial spaces to provide a specialized, exclusive venue in which lawyers could articulate their professional status. Num Pages: 182 pages, 52 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMG; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801873959
- ISBN
- 9780801873959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.90
€ 59.90
Hardback. Drawing on constitutional commentary and treatises, Supreme Court and lower federal court opinions, congressional hearings, and scholarly monographs, O'Neill's work will be valuable to historians, academic lawyers, and political scientists. Series: The Johns Hopkins Series in Constitutional Thought. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801881114
- ISBN
- 9780801881114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.54
€ 73.54
Hardback. This work situates the patrimonial rights of illegitimate offspring in Brazil within a system of Luso-Brazilian heirship that operated in the final half century of Portugese colonial rule. The book offers an explanation of how the rules of inheritance applied to people born outside of wedlock. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JHBK; LNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804738811
- ISBN
- 9780804738811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.88
€ 81.88
Hardback. What changes occurred and what remained the same in Chinese civil justice from the Qing to the Republic? Drawing on archival records of actual cases, this study provides a new understanding of late imperial and Republican Chinese law. It also casts a new light on Chinese law by emphasizing rural areas and by comparing the old and the new. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741101
- ISBN
- 9780804741101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.78
€ 157.78
Hardback. Legislation to reduce human and environmental injury before it occurs has, in the last two decades, come under increasing attack by critics who employ utilitarian philosophy and cost-benefit analysis. The legislation's defenders have lacked a unifying theory, which the authors propose should be the American tradition of philosophical pragmatism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNKJ; LNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745932
- ISBN
- 9780804745932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.94
€ 146.94
Hardback. Focusing on the inheritance rights of people born outside wedlock, this book explores the legal evolution of their rights as Brazil moved from colony to nation. It offers a unique counterpoint to the conventional political history of the Brazilian Empire, which ignores important legal change involving family and inheritance law. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JHBK; LNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746069
- ISBN
- 9780804746069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.52
€ 99.52
Hardback. Why are women so dramatically underrepresented in leadership positions in law, politics, and business--and what can be done to improve the situation? These are the questions this provocative book meets head-on. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JP; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746342
- ISBN
- 9780804746342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.24
€ 114.24
Hardback. Providing a new perspective on economic and legal institutions, particularly on contract and property, in Qing and Republican history, this volume provides case studies to explicate how these institutions worked, while situating them firmly in their broader social context. Editor(s): Zelin, Madeleine; Ocko, Jonathan K.; Gardella, Robert. Num Pages: 408 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCZ; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746397
- ISBN
- 9780804746397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.07
€ 110.07
Hardback. This book collects in a single volume Marc Galanter's seminal work, "Why the 'Haves' Come Out Ahead," with ten contemporary articles about Galanter's theory. The articles, which present new research results and synthesize work done over the past few decades, examine the lasting influence and continued importance of this groundbreaking work. Editor(s): Kritzer, Herbert M.; Silbey, Susan S. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM; JP; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747332
- ISBN
- 9780804747332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.56
€ 180.56
Hardback. An analysis of major public policy issues in America, including gun control, flag burning, abortion, civil rights, war powers, suing the president and legislative veto. It considers which department of government in each case is the most appropriate to make decisions. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; LA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747363
- ISBN
- 9780804747363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.71
€ 135.71
Hardback. This work explains how the rule of law emerges and how it survives in nascent democracies. By focusing on judicial autonomy, a key component of the rule of law, the book demonstrates that the fragmentation of political power is a necessary condition for the rule of law. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 tables, 3 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748124
- ISBN
- 9780804748124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.97
€ 86.97
Hardback. This volume provides different disciplinary and cultural perspectives on the ethical and political ramifications of the incommensurable yet inextricable relationships among law, justice, and power. Editor(s): Cheng, Sinkwan. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748858
- ISBN
- 9780804748858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.86
€ 157.86
Hardback. This book explores how the lower federal court appointment process became vastly politicized in the modern era. Num Pages: 288 pages, 35 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749480
- ISBN
- 9780804749480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.82
€ 146.82
Hardback. This book provides a general introduction to the European Union (EU) and describes how, from its origin in 1952, it has grown into a polity of 25 states with a population of more than 450 million. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750639
- ISBN
- 9780804750639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.47
€ 169.47
Hardback. This book offers the first broad-scale study of the factors that influence American lawyers' pro bono work, including an original empirical survey of over 3,000 lawyers and a comparative analysis of public service by other professionals and by lawyers in other countries. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751063
- ISBN
- 9780804751063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.01
€ 125.01
Hardback. This book is a history of Latin American lawyers from Columbus to globalization. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; LAT; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751261
- ISBN
- 9780804751261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.59
€ 70.59
Paperback. This collection of essays explores the most relevant developments at the interface of economics and psychology, giving special attention to models of irrational behavior, and draws the relevant implications of such models for the design of legal rules and institutions. Editor(s): Parisi, Francesco; Smith, Vernon L. Num Pages: 632 pages, 20 tables, 27 figures. BIC Classification: KCA; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751445
- ISBN
- 9780804751445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.89
€ 40.99
€ 39.89
Strategic Behavior and Policy Choice on the U.S. Supreme Court
Hammond, Thomas H.; Sheehan, Reginald S.; Bon...
Hardback. This book presents the first comprehensive model of policymaking by strategically-rational justices who pursue their own policy preferences in the Supreme Court's multi-stage decision-making process. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 tables, 39 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751452
- ISBN
- 9780804751452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.11
€ 158.11
Hardback. "Law on the Screen" advances understanding of connections between law and film, analyzing them as narrative forms, examining film for its jurisprudential content - that is, its ways of critiquing the present legal world and imagining an alternative one - and expanding studies of the representation of law in film to include questions of reception. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Douglas, Lawrence; Umphrey, Martha. Series: The Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JFD; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751629
- ISBN
- 9780804751629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.93
€ 86.93
hardcover. Lobbying for Inclusion shows that Latin American and Asian immigrant advocacy groups created in the wake of the 1965 immigration reforms were remarkably effective in influencing the formation of federal immigration law and policy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 1KL; JFFN; JPQB; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751759
- ISBN
- 9780804751759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.12
€ 87.12
Hardback. This book argues for a new vision of how to allocate power between the federal and state governments to provide effective government and enhance liberty. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751988
- ISBN
- 9780804751988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.08
€ 120.08
Hardback. Designed to fill the need for an accessible introduction to Marbury and the topic of judicial review, this book presents the unique transcript of a reenactment of the argument of Marbury v. Madison, argued by constitutional scholars before a bench of federal judges. Following the transcript are essays on the case and its significance today. Editor(s): Tushnet, Mark. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752268
- ISBN
- 9780804752268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.73
€ 124.73
Hardback. This collection brings together well-established scholars to examine the limits of law, a topic that has been of broad interest since the events of 9/11 and the responses of U.S. law and policy to those events. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Douglas, Lawrence; Umphrey, Martha. Series: The Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752350
- ISBN
- 9780804752350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.86
€ 92.86