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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

Justice, Indigenous Peoples, and Canada: A History of Courage and Resilience brings together the work of a number of leading researchers to provide a broad overview of criminal justice issues that I……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 Am……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

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

A behind-the-scenes look at the role of law clerks and their history at the U.S. Supreme Court. Based on Supreme Court archives, the personal papers of justices and other figures at the Supreme Cour……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

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

"Will likely be the definitive biography. . . . a detailed and fascinating account of how the Supreme Court functioned during Brennan's long tenure." ー Publishers Weekly (starred review) This is a ……続きを見る

This volume tells the story of the interaction between Christianity and law-historically and today, in the traditional heartlands of Christianity and around the globe. Sixty new chapters by leading ……続きを見る

Voted by her peers as one of the best lawyers in America, and described by Time magazine as "one of the nation's most effective advocates of family rights and feminist causes," Allred has devoted he……続きを見る

Punitive damages are private law's most controversial remedy. This book traces the development of the jurisdiction from the foundational decisions of Huckle v Money and Wilkes v Wood in England, to ……続きを見る

This is the fifth volume in a series charting the causes of war from 3000 BCE to the present day, written by a leading international lawyer. While contextualised in the conflicts and patterns of the……続きを見る

This collection of essays honours Rosemary Auchmuty, Professor of Law at the University of Reading, UK. She has fostered the study of women's academic careers and, more politically, advanced progres……続きを見る

Pedro Dorado Montero was one of Spain’s most relevant authors. He contributed to modern Criminal law and Penology with a very unique theory: the Protective Law for Criminals. In a time when neoclass……続きを見る

Der Erwerb eines Unternehmens im Krisen- oder Insolvenzumfeld stellt die beteiligten Parteien regelmäßig vor eine Vielzahl rechtlicher Probleme und Risiken, insbesondere im Vergleich zu einer regulä……続きを見る

Winner of the Ramnath Goenka Award 2020 On 26th January 1950 India became a republic, shedding its last links with its colonial past and inaugurating a new era of liberty and freedom. With fundament……続きを見る

Volume 3 of "The Nuremberg Trials: Complete Tribunal Proceedings" offers an exhaustive account of one of the most significant legal events in modern history. This volume meticulously documents the p……続きを見る