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This book frames British Romanticism as the artistic counterpart to a revolution in subjectivity occasioned by the rise of "The Rule of Law" and as a traumatic response to the challenges mounted aga……続きを見る

New York Times Editors’ Choice Winner of the Bancroft Prize Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize Winner of the Gotham Book Prize Winner of the New York Society Library's New York City Book Award Jour……続きを見る

This book brings to life the major theories of crime and deviance by presenting detailed profiles that help readers differentiate each theory and its major propositions by better understanding how, ……続きを見る

James Wilson’s life began as an Atlantic World success story, with mounting intellectual, political, and legal triumphs, but ended as a Greek tragedy. Each achievement brought greater anxiety about ……続きを見る

This book traces the emergence and contestation of State responsibility for rebels during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. In the context of decolonisation and capitalist expansion in L……続きを見る

Dans "Commentaire des lois de la presse et de tous les autres moyens de publicité", Louis-Adolphe-Léonard de Grattier propose une analyse approfondie des lois régissant la presse à son époque, notam……続きを見る

This book is essential reading for feminist and other legal scholars, scholars in political science and women’s studies, and activists working with victims of intimate partner violence. It will also……続きを見る

This book places context at the core of the Islamic mechanism of iftā’ to better understand the process of issuing fatwās in Muslim and non-Muslim countries, thus highlighting the connection between……続きを見る

In medieval Italy the practice of revenge as criminal justice was still popular amongst members of all social classes, yet crime also was increasingly perceived as a public matter that needed to be ……続きを見る

I 1849 kom magtfordelingen i Danmark til at ændre sig markant med indførslen af grundloven og ikke mindst dens paragraf 3, der opdeler statsmagten i den lovgivende, den udøvende og den dømmende. I d……続きを見る

The Indian Constitution is the largest written constitution that guarantees equality to women and empowers the State to take affirmative actions in favour of women. India has adopted International c……続きを見る

Sovereignty is the vital organizing principle of modern international law. This book examines the origins of that principle in the legal and political thought of its most influential theorist, Jean ……続きを見る

Giustizia e repressione: quali rapporti hanno intrattenuto nel processo di sviluppo, consolidamento e crisi del regime fascista? Questo binomio rappresenta un’importante prospettiva a partire dalla ……続きを見る

This present book examines some of the key features of the interplay between legal history, authoritarian rule and political transitions in Brazil and other countries from the end of 20th Century un……続きを見る

For nineteenth-century Britons, the rule of law stood at the heart of their constitutional culture, and guaranteed the right not to be imprisoned without trial. At the same time, in an expanding emp……続きを見る

Progressives who opposed the Trump administration's policies found themselves repeatedly relying on constitutional principles grounded in federalism, separation of powers, and free speech to resist ……続きを見る

Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe shows that Muslims were citizens of modern Europe from its beginning and, in the process, rethinks Europe itself. Muslims are neither newcomers nor outsiders ……続きを見る

New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gordon S. Wood elucidates the debates over the founding documents of the United States. The half century extending from the imperial crisi……続きを見る

A dissenting judgment, as ordinarily understood, is a judgment or an opinion of a judge, sitting as part of a larger bench, who 'dissents' (i.e. disagrees) with the opinion or judgment of the majori……続きを見る

A dissenting judgment, as ordinarily understood, is a judgment or an opinion of a judge, sitting as part of a larger bench, who 'dissents' (i.e. disagrees) with the opinion or judgment of the majori……続きを見る

At the intersection of law, literature and history, this book interrogates how a dominant contemporary idea of law emerged out of specific ideas of reading in the nineteenth century. Reading shapes ……続きを見る

This book offers new international perspectives on captivity in wartime during the twentieth century. It explores how global institutions and practices with regard to captives mattered, how they evo……続きを見る

Law and Justice: Thomas Bingham, Nicholas Phillips and Eleanor Sharpston is the first time a collection of interviews is being published as a book. These interviews have been conducted by one of Eng……続きを見る

The 233-year story of how the American people have taken an imperfect constitutionーthe product of compromises and an artifact of its timeーand made it more democratic Who wrote the Constitution? Th……続きを見る

In this authoritative, accessible study, historian Suzanne Schneider examines the politics and ideology of the Islamic State (better known as ISIS). Schneider argues that today's jihad is not the re……続きを見る

This book, authored by an international group of scholars, focuses on a vibrant central current within the history of Russian legal thought: how Christianity, and theistic belief generally, has insp……続きを見る

These are papers from the 10th Cambridge Tax Law History Conference, which took place in July 2020. The papers fall within the following basic themes: - UK tax administration issues - UK tax reforms……続きを見る

Piégés entre les contradictions coloniales et le silence de leurs confrères métropolitains, les avocats coloniaux répondaient à des règles confuses et mouvantes voulues par Paris. Évoquant de loin l……続きを見る

In 'Tutt and Mr. Tutt,' Arthur Train masterfully crafts a captivating collection of legal tales that blend the intricacies of the American judicial system with sharp wit and keen observation. The na……続きを見る

In "Yankee Lawyer: the Autobiography of Ephraim Tutt," Arthur Train masterfully presents a fictionalized narrative that intricately weaves together legal drama and poignant anecdotes from 20th-centu……続きを見る