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Circumventing the Law probes the rabbinic logic behind the use of loopholes, the legal phenomenon of finding and using gaps within law to achieve otherwise illegal outcomes. The logic of ha’aramah, ……続きを見る

This volume provides an innovative and engaging way of assessing the development of international law scholarship and practice to date and its potential future development by focusing upon the ‘lead……続きを見る

Do we have the law we deserve? **Has justice improved for the victim, the accused and society? What even is justice? Following her Sunday Times bestseller Unlawful Killings, Her Honour Wendy Joseph ……続きを見る

The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed during 1755–1750 BC. It is the longest, best-organised, and best-preserved legal text from the ancient Near East. It is written in the Old B……続きを見る

This textbook presents a range of classical philosophical approaches in order to show that they are unsuitable as a foundation for human rights. Only the conception of human dignity –based on the Ka……続きを見る

Drawing on engaging case studies, Essays in the History of Canadian Law brings the law to life. The contributors to this collection provide rich historical and social context for each case, unravell……続きを見る

Through interdisciplinary research, this book explores the continued cause of the significant gender pay gap that still exists in many countries today. This gap persists despite a wide range of meas……続きを見る

This Palgrave Pivotexamines the history of the largely urban offence once known as vitriol throwing because the substance most commonly used was strong sulphuric acid, oil of vitriol. A relatively r……続きを見る

In diesem Band werden erstmals der Ablauf und die politischen Hintergründe von Herrscherrücktritten sowie die persönliche Motivation der Abdankenden umfassend untersucht. Ausgehend von einer Bedeutu……続きを見る

There is a long history of inventing illness, such as pretending to be sick for attention or accusing others of being ill. This volume explores the art of illness, and the deceptions and truths arou……続きを見る

This book demonstrates the unique contribution police ethnographies make to our understanding of policing cultures and practices in a variety of international settings. It features contemporary exam……続きを見る

El libro "Comentarios a la Constitución de los Estados Unidos de América" de James Kent se presenta como una obra fundamental para la comprensión del marco legal y político que rige a los Estados Un……続きを見る

Modern legal history is increasingly interested in exploring the development of legal systems from novel and nuanced approaches. This edited collection harnesses the lesser-researched perspectives o……続きを見る

In the dusty town of Cheyenne, 1867, Lone Wilder, a handsome and hardened Confederate soldier, arrives seeking adventure and wealth, a mysterious stranger who rides into town and quickly finds himse……続きを見る

Dwelling along the Mississippi River, the Tennessee state line, the Tenn-Tom Waterway, and the Gulf of Mexico are a trove of characters with fascinating lives and histories. In Rowdy Boundaries: Tru……続きを見る

This book analyses the transformation of consumer law and policy in Europe from 4 perspectives: first, the temporal transformation, i.e., changes that can be tracked from the turn of the millennium;……続きを見る

Un libro narrado como crónica periodística sobre historias donde el Derecho tuvo que reinventarse para poner llevar a cabo juicios. Son 7 casos judiciales que marcaron la historia. Es un libro que c……続きを見る

Classifying people as 'victims' is a historical phenomenon with remarkable growth since the second half of the 20th century. The term victim is widely used to refer both to those who have died in wa……続きを見る

Racism has a long history and its devastating impacts continue to spark heated, moral and political debate and give rise to social movements and widespread protest. This accessible primer provides a……続きを見る

First published in 1981, Lawyers in Early Modern Europe and America aims to present a convenient conspectus on the legal professions in early modern Europe, Scotland, France Spain and Colonial Ameri……続きを見る

La primera edición de Teoría pura del derecho (1934) constituye una exposición sintética y rigurosa de la concepción teórico-jurídica de Hans Kelsen. En ella se presenta una teoría general del derec……続きを見る

First published in 1974, Authors, Publishers and Politicians describes the efforts to secure an Anglo-American copyright agreement. It explores the underlying causes of the failure of this quest, a ……続きを見る

This Palgrave Pivot presents the first in-depth study of the pioneering Kansas Blue Sky Act of 1911, the first effort in American financial history to regulate the sale of securities in the US. Thou……続きを見る

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

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

In "Reden gegen Verres" präsentiert Marcus Tullius Cicero nicht nur eine meisterhafte Analyse juristischer Praktiken, sondern auch eine brillante Demonstration seiner rhetorischen Fähigkeiten. Cicer……続きを見る

Introduction to Criminal Justice, Tenth Edition, offers a student-friendly description of the criminal justice processーoutlining the decisions, practices, people, and issues involved. It provides a……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