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Winner: Langum Prize Winner: Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award It has become known to many as the moment when the U.S. Supreme Court kicked God out of the public schools, supposedly paving the way for a dec……続きを見る

This handbook offers a collection of scholarly essays that analyze questions of reproductive justice throughout its cultural representation in global literature and film. It offers analysis of speci……続きを見る

There are no legal institutions other than pignus and hypotheca (i.e. mortgage) where the formative effect of legal practice can be so clearly observed. Security and Credit in Roman Law outlines the……続きを見る

Set against the backdrop of regional and international postSecond World War tensions, Grounded at Kai Tak is the most comprehensive account of the complex legal struggle for ownership of 71 airplane……続きを見る

How a nineteenth-century lawsuit over the estate of a wealthy Tunisian Jew shines new light on the history of belonging In the winter of 1873, Nissim Shamama, a wealthy Jew from Tunisia, died sudden……続きを見る

The transcript of a lecture delivered on 19th December 1951 by Leon MacLaren. Justice is seen to be of paramount importance in modern societies, and one of the hallmarks of civilised societies. Neve……続きを見る

This book analyses how international criminal institutions, and their actors – legal counsels, judges, investigators, registrars – construct witness identity and memory. Filling an important gap wit……続きを見る

"It is seldom that a book does much to make history, but Beard's is recognized of such character." -The New Review 1913. "Has already made a distinct place for itself as singularly original, penetra……続きを見る

Engle og sjakaler – Hells Angels i Danmark er andet bind i den dokumentariske fortælling om den mest magtfulde rockerklub herhjemme. Bogen dækker perioden 1998-2022, hvor Hells Angels igen står over……続きを見る

"Everyone interested in California's past knows 'Reminiscences of a Ranger' by Maj. Horace Bell...still holds its own as one of our most realistic and valuable documents." -LA Times, Oct. 5, 1930 Di……続きを見る

Did the leading anti-slavery activist of the 19th century, Frederick Douglas, view the Constitution as a pro-slavery document? Frederick Douglas answers this question and more in his groundbreaking ……続きを見る

"Experience in a mining camp beyond the reach of law...an article...by John W. Clampitt." Blue-Grass Blade, July 11, 1909 "Clampitt's 'The Vigilantes of California, Idaho, and Montana' is...a readab……続きを見る

This book explores the complicated relationship between constitutions and transitional justice. It brings together scholars and practitioners from different countries to analyze the indispensable ro……続きを見る

"I de europæiske samfund, hvis værdisystemer i stigende grad dominerer den resterende verden, er det en selvfølge at retten behersker samfundslivet. Næppe nogen kan forestille sig et samfundsliv ude……続きを見る

"Retten synes at være med som en uundværlig følgesvend i sammenhænge hvor mennesker virker sammen. Samfund og lov, stat og ret er tvillingepar der går hånd i hånd, tilsyneladende som en slags social……続きを見る

What makes a great judge? How are reputations forged? Why do some reputations endure, while others crumble? And how can we know whether a reputation is fairly deserved? In this ambitious book, Richa……続きを見る

Il costituzionalismo è una dimensione che ha conquistato lo Stato. Quella tra Stato e costituzione è divenuta una simbiosi così potente da contagiare anche ordinamenti giuridici, come quello europeo……続きを見る

Juvenile Justice Systems outlines options for shaping the juvenile liability models, in the form of model-patterns: the welfare model, the justice model, the rehabilitative treatment model, the rest……続きを見る

Josef Hupka (1875–1944) war bis zu seiner Zwangspensionierung 1938 Professor für Handels- und Wechselrecht an der Universität Wien. Zu Lebzeiten galt er nicht nur als Wissenschaftler von internation……続きを見る

International Justice After the Cold War: Essays with Applications considers, analyzes, and evaluates the theoretical and conceptual contributions to the novel multidisciplinary field of "internatio……続きを見る

Medieval Islamic World: An Intellectual History of Science and Politics surveys major scientific and philosophical discoveries in the medieval period within the broader Islamicate world, providing a……続きを見る

Building Justice draws on the inspiring life of former Canadian Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci to offer insight into the meaning of engaged citizenship through law. Ignoring early advice that……続きを見る

Building Justice draws on the inspiring life of former Canadian Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci to offer insight into the meaning of engaged citizenship through law. Ignoring early advice that……続きを見る

This book provides an introduction to human rights controversies in twentieth-century France, from the Dreyfus Affair at the beginning of the century, to the arguments over women and immigrants’ rig……続きを見る

Austerity has reconfigured and scaled back the governance and delivery of public services and negatively affected society’s most vulnerable groups. This book opens up the closed world of English pri……続きを見る

Beverley McLachlin was the first woman to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Joining the Court while it was establishing its approach to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Mc……続きを見る

A Financial Times Best Summer Book 2023 A Waterstones Best True Crime Book Nagyrev, Hungary, 1929. Over 160 mysterious deaths. A group of local wives conspiring together, and one woman at the centre……続きを見る

Learn about the most important legal milestones in history in The Law Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format……続きを見る

Saudi Arabia has never commanded more attention and yet it remains one of the world's least understood countries. In The Normalization of Saudi Law, Chibli Mallat dives into the heart of Saudi socie……続きを見る

First Published in 1985. This Volume I, Part 2 of the History and Anthropology series and focuses as Law as a discourse, including essays on disputes of locals in Eastern Brittiany on the ninth cent……続きを見る