Legal History 100

This book considers a central issue of our time: the relationship between the macroeconomic objectives of political parties in democratic countries and the legal framework of market economies. The i……続きを見る

The last one hundred years have seen a number of events that could be perceived as disruptive challenges to the normal operation of the legal order. Some have been disruptive innovations of technolo……続きを見る

The nineteenth century has been understood as an age in which states could wage war against each other if they deemed it politically necessary. According to this narrative, it was not until the esta……続きを見る

The American historian chronicles her lengthy legal battle with a British Holocaust denierーnow a major motion picture starring Rachel Weisz. "Deborah Lipstadt's absorbing narrative of an event that……続きを見る

This book takes an unflinching look at the roles and functions played by the idea of universality in international legal discourses, as well as the narratives of progress that often accompany it. In……続きを見る

This book revisits one of the defining judicial engagements in English legal history. It provides a fresh account of the years 1606 to 1616 which witnessed a series of increasingly volatile confront……続きを見る

Modern Protestant debates about spousal relations and the meaning of marriage began in a forgotten international dispute some 300 years ago. The Lutheran-Pietist ideal of marriage as friendship and ……続きを見る

Puerto Rico has been an “unincorporated territory” of the United States for over a century. For much of that time, the archipelago has been mostly invisible to US residents and neglected by the gove……続きを見る

John C. Domino examines the origins and development of the right to privacy in Texas, beginning at a time when the state’s courts had not yet recognized the common law tort doctrines and state const……続きを見る

America’s debates over secularism are not what they seem. Far from being primarily about religion and its place in politics, these battles over ill-defined secularism are now seen as a diversion in ……続きを見る

Legal Education in the Western World provides an encompassing history of legal education from Ancient Rome to present day Europe and the Americas. Legal education is considered the locus of the form……続きを見る

When runaway slave Anthony Burns was tracked to Boston by his owner Charles Suttle, the struggle over his fate became a focal point for national controversy. Boston, a hotbed of antislavery sentimen……続きを見る

The Santeria religion of Cubaーthe Way of the Saintsーmixes West AfricanYoruba culture with Catholicism. Similar to Haitian voodoo, Santeria has long practiced animal sacrifice in certain rites. But……続きを見る

The slave Dred Scott claimed that his residence in a free state transformed him into a free man. His lawsuit took many twists and turns before making its way to the Supreme Court in 1856. But when t……続きを見る

What began as a standoff between competing steamship entrepreneurs ended as one of the Supreme Court’s most significant cases. Gibbons v. Ogden in 1824 brought into sharp relief the ongoing tug-of-w……続きを見る

This groundbreaking book delves into the lived experiences and collective wisdom of Indigenous communities impacted by colonialism. Through collaborations with non-Indigenous colleagues, this book s……続きを見る

Crime and Criminal Justice in America, Third Edition, addresses the major controversial issues in U.S. policing, courts, and the correctional system. This book features unique graphics and contempor……続きを見る

At a time of intense polarisation about the value of human rights, this edited volume brings together leading scholars in international law and international human rights to reflect upon the present……続きを見る

”Omertà Det er i bredeste forstand en modvilje mod at samarbejde med myndighederne ved at vidne i retsager eller at gå til politiet med sin viden. Omertà kan udspringe af gruppeloyalitet, mistro til……続きを見る

Motherhood, Respectability and Baby-Farming in Victorian and Edwardian London explores a largely obscured marketplace of motherhood that provided ways for women to manage the stigma of illegitimacy ……続きを見る

A impressionante história de um dos primeiros opositores de Hitler. Combinando uma extensa pesquisa historiográfica a uma narrativa em ritmo de thriller, Timothy W. Ryback conta em As primeiras víti……続きを見る

"Qualquer abordagem da Filosofia do Direito deve passar pela Ética e, se primar pela coerência, passará também pela Política. Deste modo, a tentativa de compreender o sentido da vida expresso nas co……続きを見る

Constitución Política del Estado de Nuevo Leòn Comentada es bàsica y obligada para los estudiantes y profesionales del Derecho Constitucional, Derecho Comparado y Derecho Internacional. Un recurso i……続きを見る

This book presents the origins, doctrine, institutions, and challenges confronting modern administrative law in Central and Eastern European countries. Administrative law was first defined by a Poli……続きを見る

The United States Constitution was established primarily because of the widely recognized failures of its predecessor, the Articles of Confederation, to adequately address "collective-action problem……続きを見る

A significant problem within the legal profession is that many of the lawyers litigating cases and the judges deciding them have only a limited understanding of how to properly interpret empirical e……続きを見る

'An indelible and enthralling work of moral witness' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE 'These questions of memory and impunity are forever timely' FINANCIAL TIMES 'An extraordinary achievement . . . I read with ……続きを見る

Police in Paris arrested thousands of men for sodomy or similar acts in the eighteenth century. In the mid-1780s, they recorded depositions in which prisoners recounted their own sexual histories. T……続きを見る

This volume takes stock of contemporary perspectives on gender and crime. In 1975, Freda Adler published her pathbreaking book, Sisters in Crime: The Rise of the New Female Criminal. She made the bo……続きを見る

This book makes a major contribution to the continuing legal and historical struggle for equal pay in Australia, with international references, including Canada, the UK and US. It takes law, history……続きを見る