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International Relations and International Law continue to be accented by epistemic violence by naturalizing a separation between law and morality. What does such positivist juridical ethos make poss……続きを見る

Featuring contributions from leading lawyers, historians and social scientists, this path-breaking volume explores encounters of laws, people, and places in Australia since 1788. Its chapters addres……続きを見る

This book examines the enslavement system in nineteenth-century Brazil, demonstrating the strategies that lawyers and plaintiffs used to fight for freedom in court. In nineteenth-century Brazil, cou……続きを見る

The expression “transitional justice” emerged at the end of the Cold War, during the transition from dictatorships to democracies, and serves as a central concept in dealing with systemic injustice.……続きを見る

Atrocity. Genocide. War crime. Crime Against Humanity. Such atrocity labels have been popularized among international lawmakers but with little insight offered into how and when these terms are appl……続きを見る

This book is Volume IV in the Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales. Previous volumes have focused on the moral reforms of the 1960s, the changes to the criminal courts and the i……続きを見る

Just as the polls opened on November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony arrived and filled out her "ticket" for the various candidates. But before it could be placed in the ballot box, a poll watcher objecte……続きを見る

Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction, Finalist While car-crash victim Sharon Kowalski lay comatose in the hospital, battle lines were drawn between her parents and her lesbian companion Karen Tho……続きを見る

Langum Prize, Honorable Mention Americans value privacy as one of their most cherished rights, yet the word "privacy" isn't even mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. It took the Supreme Court's rulin……続きを見る

Winner: Langum Prize Winner: Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award It has become known to many as the moment when the U.S. Supreme Court kicked God out of the public schools, supposedly paving the way for a dec……続きを見る

This handbook offers a collection of scholarly essays that analyze questions of reproductive justice throughout its cultural representation in global literature and film. It offers analysis of speci……続きを見る

There are no legal institutions other than pignus and hypotheca (i.e. mortgage) where the formative effect of legal practice can be so clearly observed. Security and Credit in Roman Law outlines the……続きを見る

Set against the backdrop of regional and international postSecond World War tensions, Grounded at Kai Tak is the most comprehensive account of the complex legal struggle for ownership of 71 airplane……続きを見る

How a nineteenth-century lawsuit over the estate of a wealthy Tunisian Jew shines new light on the history of belonging In the winter of 1873, Nissim Shamama, a wealthy Jew from Tunisia, died sudden……続きを見る

The transcript of a lecture delivered on 19th December 1951 by Leon MacLaren. Justice is seen to be of paramount importance in modern societies, and one of the hallmarks of civilised societies. Neve……続きを見る

This book analyses how international criminal institutions, and their actors – legal counsels, judges, investigators, registrars – construct witness identity and memory. Filling an important gap wit……続きを見る

"It is seldom that a book does much to make history, but Beard's is recognized of such character." -The New Review 1913. "Has already made a distinct place for itself as singularly original, penetra……続きを見る

Engle og sjakaler – Hells Angels i Danmark er andet bind i den dokumentariske fortælling om den mest magtfulde rockerklub herhjemme. Bogen dækker perioden 1998-2022, hvor Hells Angels igen står over……続きを見る

"Everyone interested in California's past knows 'Reminiscences of a Ranger' by Maj. Horace Bell...still holds its own as one of our most realistic and valuable documents." -LA Times, Oct. 5, 1930 Di……続きを見る

Did the leading anti-slavery activist of the 19th century, Frederick Douglas, view the Constitution as a pro-slavery document? Frederick Douglas answers this question and more in his groundbreaking ……続きを見る

"Experience in a mining camp beyond the reach of law...an article...by John W. Clampitt." Blue-Grass Blade, July 11, 1909 "Clampitt's 'The Vigilantes of California, Idaho, and Montana' is...a readab……続きを見る

This book explores the complicated relationship between constitutions and transitional justice. It brings together scholars and practitioners from different countries to analyze the indispensable ro……続きを見る

"I de europæiske samfund, hvis værdisystemer i stigende grad dominerer den resterende verden, er det en selvfølge at retten behersker samfundslivet. Næppe nogen kan forestille sig et samfundsliv ude……続きを見る

"Retten synes at være med som en uundværlig følgesvend i sammenhænge hvor mennesker virker sammen. Samfund og lov, stat og ret er tvillingepar der går hånd i hånd, tilsyneladende som en slags social……続きを見る

What makes a great judge? How are reputations forged? Why do some reputations endure, while others crumble? And how can we know whether a reputation is fairly deserved? In this ambitious book, Richa……続きを見る

Il costituzionalismo è una dimensione che ha conquistato lo Stato. Quella tra Stato e costituzione è divenuta una simbiosi così potente da contagiare anche ordinamenti giuridici, come quello europeo……続きを見る

Juvenile Justice Systems outlines options for shaping the juvenile liability models, in the form of model-patterns: the welfare model, the justice model, the rehabilitative treatment model, the rest……続きを見る

Josef Hupka (1875–1944) war bis zu seiner Zwangspensionierung 1938 Professor für Handels- und Wechselrecht an der Universität Wien. Zu Lebzeiten galt er nicht nur als Wissenschaftler von internation……続きを見る

International Justice After the Cold War: Essays with Applications considers, analyzes, and evaluates the theoretical and conceptual contributions to the novel multidisciplinary field of "internatio……続きを見る

Medieval Islamic World: An Intellectual History of Science and Politics surveys major scientific and philosophical discoveries in the medieval period within the broader Islamicate world, providing a……続きを見る