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Cesare Beccaria's slim 1764 volume On Crimes and Punishments influenced policy developments worldwide and over decades, if not centuries, after its publication. For those who turn to Beccaria's work……続きを見る

This book provides a long history of France’s infamous indigénat regime, from its origins in Algeria to its contested practices and legacies in France’s South Pacific territory of New Caledonia. The……続きを見る

The first comprehensive examination of the US Constitution's Ex Post Facto Clause, surveying its history and the critical role it can and should play in combatting the punitive tendencies of America……続きを見る

In 1997, complacency about the racial neutrality of a predominantly white judiciary was shattered as the Supreme Court of Canada considered a complaint of judicial racial bias for the first time. Th……続きを見る

Custom was fundamental to medieval legal practice. Whether in a property dispute or a trial for murder, the aggrieved and accused would go to lay court where cases were resolved according to custom.……続きを見る

The Hebrew Bible formulates two sets of law: one for the Israelites and one for the gentile “residents” living in the Holy Land. Law Beyond Israel: From the Bible to the Qur'an argues that these bib……続きを見る

This book deals with one of the most pervasive ways by which people have addressed authority throughout history: petitioning. Based on a Congress held at the Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Univers……続きを見る

"An eminent writer on Constitutional law, one of the earliest of the commentators and one whose words are still cited as authority ... near enough to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to have re……続きを見る

¿Existe el diablo? En este libro no habrá conjeturas sobre su existencia, sino sobre lo que representa para nuestra vida su sola mención. Para algunos es el espíritu del mal y otros lo personalizan:……続きを見る

中国古代监察制度产生于中华民族文化土壤上，具有鲜明的特征。其发展历程充分体现了中华民族的智慧与创造力。中国古代的统治者不仅注重监察体制的完善，而且致力于监察法的制定，以保证监察效能的发挥。本书论述了……続きを見る

A unique introduction to the constitutional arguments for and against the right to abortion In January 1973, the Supreme Court’s opinion in Roe v. Wade struck down most of the country's abortion law……続きを見る

This is the second of three volumes in an important collection that recounts the sweeping history of law in Canada. The period covered in this volume witnessed both continuity and change in the rela……続きを見る

This is the second of three volumes in an important collection that recounts the sweeping history of law in Canada. The period covered in this volume witnessed both continuity and change in the rela……続きを見る

In nineteenth-century England, legal conceptions of work and family changed in fundamental ways. Notably, significant legal moves came into play that changed the legal understanding of the family. C……続きを見る

In nineteenth-century England, legal conceptions of work and family changed in fundamental ways. Notably, significant legal moves came into play that changed the legal understanding of the family. C……続きを見る

The fifth and final volume of the Canadian State Trials series examines political trials and national security measures during the period of 1939 to 1990. Essays by historians and legal scholars she……続きを見る

The fifth and final volume of the Canadian State Trials series examines political trials and national security measures during the period of 1939 to 1990. Essays by historians and legal scholars she……続きを見る

This book examines how Christian love can inform legal thought. The work introduces love as a way to advance the emergent conversation between constructive theology and jurisprudence that will also ……続きを見る

The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the Constitution of Bangladesh. It traces the sociopolitical and legal context of its birth in the aftermath of a violent Independence War, through ……続きを見る

本书以生动的笔法对中国的法治历程进行纵深考察，将一系列重大法律事件和生动故事娓娓道来，脉络清晰，语言优美，极具感染力。它是一部浓缩的中国法治史，在波澜壮阔的宏大视域中，以史实解读和独特感受带领读者在……続きを見る

中国人民正在全面建设社会主义现代化国家、实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦的征程上奋勇前进。随着经济社会的又好又快发展，中国人民的各项权益必将得到更好的保障，法治中国建设必将取得更加丰硕的成果，法治中国新……続きを見る

中国人民正在全面建设社会主义现代化国家、实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦的征程上奋勇前进。随着经济社会的又好又快发展，中国人民的各项权益必将得到更好的保障，法治中国建设必将取得更加丰硕的成果，法治中国新……続きを見る

The duel, and the codes of honour that governed duelling, functioned for decades in many European and Latin American countries as a shadow legal system, regulating in practice what legislators felt ……続きを見る

This book addresses recent changes in Central and Eastern Europe in order to critically consider the impact of illiberal conservatism on constitutionalism. Right-wing populism and the illiberal cons……続きを見る

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the Norwegian Correctional Service and the values and principles underlying its operations, using the renowned Halden Prison as a case study. Since its……続きを見る

This volume is the first comprehensive study of the Polish history of law and Christianity written in English for a global audience. It examines the lives of twenty-one central figures in Polish law……続きを見る

Bringing together a collection of essays by writers with diverse knowledge of the US criminal justice system, from those with personal experience in prison and on patrol to scholarly researchers, Wh……続きを見る

In "Der Tatbestand der Piraterie nach geltendem Völkerrecht" widmet sich Paul Stiel der umfassenden Analyse des völkerrechtlichen Rahmens, der Marinekriminalität im Sinne der Piraterie zugeordnet wi……続きを見る

Chinese Legality focuses on the concept of "legality" as a lens through which to look at Chinese legal reforms, making a valuable contribution to the argument that law has historically been used as ……続きを見る

As Louisiana and Cuba emerged from slavery in the late nineteenth century, each faced the question of what rights former slaves could claim. Degrees of Freedom compares and contrasts these two socie……続きを見る