Legal History 100

Die Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, welche rechtsphilosophischen und straftheoretischen Grundlagen das Völkerstrafrecht besitzt. Die Arbeit schliesst sich dabei einem vor allem kommunikativen……続きを見る

An in-depth look at the reversal of a wrongful conviction in a noteworthy example of the justice system seeking to correct mistakes of the past In 2019, Nathan Myers and Clifford Williams were rele……続きを見る

In 1900, German legislators passed the Civil Code, a controversial law that designated women as second-class citizens with regard to marriage, parental rights, and marital property. Despite the uphe……続きを見る

This collection brings together historians, political scientists and legal scholars to explore the Anglo-American origins of impeachment and its use in the USA. Impeachment originated in England dur……続きを見る

What the presence of law tells us about our beliefs, our language, and the world around us In a strikingly original work intended not only for practicing lawyers but for anyone interested in the mod……続きを見る

Quando e de que forma se originou o direito? A resposta a essa pergunta depende de outra, mais abrangente: o que é o direito? Depende também de definir se o direito é uma criação dos humanos (fato d……続きを見る

Explores the variety of legal and regulatory regimes that existed in Western Europe to control labour and how workers experienced those controls. Many economic historians have assumed that labour i……続きを見る

Wahrnehmung und Einstellung der Bevölkerung zum Strafvollzug werden entscheidend von den ihr zur Verfügung stehenden Informationen geprägt. Fehleinschätzungen der Strafvollzugswirklichkeit sind das ……続きを見る

Throughout Oceania, land is central to identity because it is understood to be spiritually nourishing and sustaining. Land is the mother. Land, and the kinship it nurtures, is the basis for sustaini……続きを見る

The first comprehensive history of the DREAM Act and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) In 1982, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Plyler v. Doe that undocumented children h……続きを見る

What exactly is intelligence? Is it social achievement? Professional success? Is it common sense? Or the number on an IQ test? Interweaving engaging narratives with dramatic case studies, Robert L. ……続きを見る

Whether in the form of Christmas trees in town squares or prayer in school, fierce disputes over the separation of church and state have long bedeviled this country. Both decried and celebrated, thi……続きを見る

Throughout history obscenity has not really been about sex but about degradation. Sexual depictions have been suppressed when they were seen as lowering the status of humans, furthering our distance……続きを見る

Tort law regulates most human activities: from driving a car to using consumer products to providing or receiving medical care. Injuries caused by dog bites, slips and falls, fender benders, bridge ……続きを見る

Identifies and evaluates the psychological choices implicit in the rules of evidence Evidence law is meant to facilitate trials that are fair, accurate, and efficient, and that encourage and protect……続きを見る

Manifest Destinies is an essential resource for understanding the complex history of Mexican Americans and racial classification in the United States. This is the history of the original Mexican Ame……続きを見る

“This absorbing collection of essay . . . goes far toward filling a void in the literature on the early justices of the world's most significant tribunal” (Law and Politics Book Review). Seldom has ……続きを見る

History told through the words of one hundred groundbreaking female lawyers: “Their stories are both a window into the past and a beacon for the future.” ーVirginia G. Drachman, author of Sisters in……続きを見る

Legal scholars shed light on the enormous impact of the Holocaust through analysis of ten important yet underreported Nazi trials. In the wake of the Second World War, the Allies faced the dilemma o……続きを見る

Attuned to the social contexts within which laws are created, feminist lawyers, historians, and activists have long recognized the discontinuities and contradictions that lie at the heart of efforts……続きを見る

Asked if the country was governed by a republic or a monarchy, Benjamin Franklin replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” Since its founding, Americans have worked hard to nurture and protect thei……続きを見る

Essays offering a revealing look at the history and legacy of the “War on Drugs” in the United States. Fifty years after President Richard Nixon declared a “War on Drugs,” the United States governme……続きを見る

In this collection of enlightening essays, legal scholars examine what isーand what ought to beーcanonical in the study of law. Every discipline has its canon: the set of standard texts, approaches,……続きを見る

A historical and legal examination of the conflict and interplay between settler and indigenous laws in the New World As British and Iberian empires expanded across the New World, differing notions ……続きを見る

Passed in June 1940, the Smith Act was a peacetime anti-sedition law that marked a dramatic shift in the legal definition of free speech protection in America by criminalizing the advocacy of disloy……続きを見る

Shines new light on America's brilliant constitutional and presidential history, from George Washington to Barack Obama. In this sweepingly ambitious volume, the nation’s foremost experts on the Ame……続きを見る

Law clerks have been a permanent fixture in the halls of the United States Supreme Court from its founding, but the relationship between clerks and their justices has generally been cloaked in secre……続きを見る

From one of America’s leading experts, an analysis of the history of the nation’s juvenile justice system and a look at the future. The juvenile court lies at the intersection of youth policy and cr……続きを見る

This rich and rewarding volume collects more than two dozen of the most memorable opening and closing arguments made by top prosecutors and defense attorneys of the last one hundred years. Carefully……続きを見る

Law in early America was culturally special, not just a foundation for history but for the culture that bound the nation and its collective identity. From Treason to Runaway Slaves studies six high-……続きを見る