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In this memoir, Livingston takes readers on an extraordinary journey far beyond the tourist path to confront deep-seated injustices shaped by history, empire, war, and disaster. Through his firsthan……続きを見る

Magna Carta is often presented as dusty history, a scroll locked behind glass and spoken of only in classrooms. Politicians call it a symbol, judges dismiss it as repealed, and schools mention it in……続きを見る

During the division of Germany, law became the object of ideological conflicts and the means by which the two national governments conducted their battle over political legitimacy. Legal Entanglemen……続きを見る

In current debates, the term cosmopolitanismA” often remains quite vague and leads to sweeping generalizations. Unlike many recent publications, this book looks at the notion from a decidedly histor……続きを見る

History of Texas Land is a comprehensive exploration of the complex and fascinating evolution of land ownership, distribution, and settlement in Texas from its earliest days through the late ninetee……続きを見る

Exporting the UK Policing Brand 1989-2021 charts the history of UK international policing. Over time, UK policing has acquired a veritable brand value through the global commercialization and commod……続きを見る

Religion is increasingly being allowed to shape judicial decisions in America's highest court. This compelling analysis by Scott Rutledge uncovers how religious ideology has influenced landmark case……続きを見る

What makes us believe anything told to us by another person? How does this work in scenes of judgment where we operate almost exclusively with report from others, like a trial by jury? Thomas Reid d……続きを見る

You were never asked if you wanted to be governed. No one explained the terms, no one presented a contract, and no one asked for your signature. Yet from the moment of birth you are treated as if yo……続きを見る

Are you ready to reclaim your freedom and live by the only law that matters? The Definitive Sovereign Handbook: Do No Harm, Cause No Loss, Commit No Fraud is not another theory book. It is a clear a……続きを見る

The ideal of the rule of law - that the law should protect all citizens from arbitrary exercises of power - can be traced from ancient Greece to the present day. The Roman contribution to the rule o……続きを見る

Since the adoption of the US constitution, there has been ongoing calibration of the power balance between the three branches of government, often in the face of rapidly changing social and politica……続きを見る

In this revised third edition of a classic in American jurisprudence, G. Edward White updates his series of portraits of the most famous appellate judges in American history from John Marshall to Ol……続きを見る

This book explores how trial lawyers, driven by self-interest, use argumentation to shape legal and ethical ideals in society through their manipulation of language, people, and objects. It argues t……続きを見る

Every system of rule, whether by kings, parliaments, or agencies, stands on one foundation: consent. Authority does not exist on its own. It must be given life by the people it claims to govern. Whe……続きを見る

Australia is presented as a free and independent nation. The story is repeated in schools, parliaments, and media. We are told that Federation in 1901 created a sovereign country, that the Constitut……続きを見る

In 1666, London burned. Parliament responded with a law that would shape the future of every man and woman: the Cestui Que Vie Act. It claimed to deal with missing persons and inheritance, but it di……続きを見る

Before there were parliaments, courts, and endless statutes, there was Common Law. It is the law of the land, the law of life itself, and it has guided free men and women for centuries. It is simple……続きを見る

American Law in a Global Context: The Basics, now in a thoroughly revised edition, is an elegant and erudite introduction to the American legal system from a global perspective. Drawing on some comp……続きを見る

Discover the meteoric rise of one of the most extraordinary and singular figures in American jurisprudence, Robert H. Jackson, from self-trained lawyer to influential Supreme Court Justice and chief……続きを見る

The federal special prosecutor: unprincipled abuser of power or staunch defender of the law? As Katy Harriger shows, the special prosecutor was a hotly debated and controversial subject throughout m……続きを見る

This textbook provides clear, reliable, and comprehensive insights into key topics in comparative law and legal history. As fundamental pillars of modern legal education, comparative law and legal h……続きを見る

It is impossible to understand how the medieval church functioned and, in turn, influenced the lay world within its care without understanding "canon law". This book examines its development from it……続きを見る

Primera traducción íntegra en castellano de una obra fundadora de la moderna ciencia social y decisiva en la gestación de El capital de Karl Marx Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) impartió s……続きを見る

L’histoire des juristes belges de droit international n’a jusqu’ici été l’objet d’aucune étude synthétique et l’intégration de l’histoire du droit international à la réflexion en sciences humaines e……続きを見る

Supreme Court justices have long relied on law clerks to help process the work of the Court. Yet few outside the Court are privy to the behind-the-scenes bonds that form between justices and their c……続きを見る

During the division of Germany, law became the object of ideological conflicts and the means by which the two national governments conducted their battle over political legitimacy. Legal Entanglemen……続きを見る

Dieses Buch beleuchtet die Geschichte der Konfliktkommissionen in der DDR von ihrer Entstehung bis zu ihrer Abschaffung. Sie vergleicht die Konfliktkommissionsordnungen und untersucht das Verhältnis……続きを見る

Die Rechts- und Verfahrenspraxis der königlichen Landgerichte in Bayern in der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts hat in der Historiographie des deutschen Rechts bislang wenig Aufmerksamkeit erfahre……続きを見る

As the first legal history of Switzerland in English, this seminal work presents the legal development in the territory of today's Switzerland. Until 1798, the Swiss Confederation consisted of a con……続きを見る