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The centennial of the American Law Institute is a landmark event. A lifespan of one hundred years is significant for a law reform project. Most such initiatives terminate when they achieve their lim……続きを見る

The publishers of Ulysses by James Joyce were brought to trial and convicted of obscenity in the USA in 1921. The immortal prose, ultimately recognized as the greatest English language novel of the ……続きを見る

Procesele de la Nürnberg au fost primul tribunal militar internațional din istorie și au avut ca scop tragerea la răspundere pentru crimele comise de personalitățile cheie ale celui de-al Treilea Re……続きを見る

Procesy norymberskie były pierwszym międzynarodowym trybunałem wojskowym w historii i miały na celu pociągnięcie do odpowiedzialności za zbrodnie kluczowych postaci III Rzeszy. Sądzili 24 przywódców……続きを見る

Нюрнберзький процес був першим в історії міжнародним військовим трибуналом, який мав на меті притягнути до відповідальності за скоєні злочини ключових фігур Третього Рейху. Вони судили 24 нацистськи……続きを見る

To a lawyer, injustice is the unfair conduct of a trial. This book looks into several notorious cases of supposed injustice: Socrates, Joan of Arc, Charles I, Admiral Byng, Lord Haw-Haw, and the Nur……続きを見る

Нюрнбергский процесс был первым в истории международным военным трибуналом, целью которого было привлечение к ответственности за преступления ключевых фигур Третьего рейха. Они судили 24 нацистских ……続きを見る

Nürnberg duruşmaları tarihteki ilk uluslararası askeri mahkemeydi ve Üçüncü Reich'ın kilit isimlerini işledikleri suçlardan sorumlu tutmayı amaçlıyordu. Aralarında Herman Göring'in de bulunduğu 24 N……続きを見る

This collection marks the 150th anniversary of the Technology and Construction Court by presenting insights into its history and impact. The contributors are current and retired senior judges, renow……続きを見る

This book examines treasure law and practice from the rise of the new science of archaeology in the early Victorian period to the present day. Drawing on largely-unexamined state records and other a……続きを見る

Die heute auch im kontinentaleuropäischen Insolvenzrecht etablierte Dogmatik der Restschuldbefreiung für natürliche Personen hat ihren Ursprung in der angloamerikanischen Rechtsfigur der bankruptcy ……続きを見る

This book examines the constitutional history of Transylvania, a region of Central Europe that has experienced a compelling series of historical events and been governed by a variety of ancient, med……続きを見る

This collective book offers a panorama of the history of tax evasion, tax avoidance and tax havens from the nineteenth century to the present day, based on the latest research in contemporary histor……続きを見る

Current histories seem to suggest that men alone have been capable of the development of ideas, analysis, and practice of international law until the 1990s. Is this the case? Or have others been era……続きを見る

This ground-breaking textbook engages readers in conversation about responding to the effects of diversity within formal criminal justice systems in Westernized nation-states. Moving past a binary c……続きを見る

Gender Inclusive Policing: Challenges and Achievements is an edited collection focused on current challenges, innovations and positive achievements in gender integration in policing in different sub……続きを見る

This book examines the extent to which Brexit has impacted upon the operation of the British Constitution, prompting in turn consideration of how some of the factors which contributed to the outcome……続きを見る

This book introduces the concept of the Anthropocene and examines its importance for environmental legal thinking, research and practice. Two main arguments are explored. The first is that much of t……続きを見る

Nothing More than Freedom explores the long and complex legal history of Black freedom in the United States. From the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865 until the end of Reconstruction……続きを見る

For the Encouragement of Learning addresses the contested history of copyright law in Canada, where the economic and reputational interests of authors and the commercial interests of publishers ofte……続きを見る

'Pioneers' seems fitting to Professor Gouron to describe the jurists (civilists) of the 12th-century Latin West, that were the bearers of a new science, born in Bologna about 1100. Away from Bologna……続きを見る

Addressing the relationship between law and the visual, this book examines the importance of photography in Central, East, and Southeast European show trials. The dispensation of justice during comm……続きを見る

Though it may not be immediately obvious why articles on topics from such distantly removed areas of western Europe - the Iberian peninsula and southern Italy - should appear in the same volume (the……続きを見る

'A curious, comical and highly entertaining read, full of eccentric laws and customs that have led to our rich legal heritage.' - Lubna Shuja - President of The Law Society of England and Wales In t……続きを見る

'An endlessly fascinating journey through the extraordinary laws that have shaped every aspect of British society from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day. Impeccably researched and engagingly, oft……続きを見る

'They say that ignorance of the law is no defence. So thank goodness for Monty's book. I had no idea I was running so many risks in terms of how I have been leading my life! Lots of fun to be had he……続きを見る

'A fascinating list of absurdities ... an extraordinary work ... remarkable and praiseworthy ... an extraordinary achievement.' - Sir Michael Parkinson CBE - Broadcaster, journalist & author In the ……続きを見る

'Bizarre Laws and Curious Customs of the UK' is a fascinating book, well assembled and written by Monty Lord. Most of us have had occasion to come across some ancient ruling that is still in the sta……続きを見る

Roman Inequality explores how in Rome in the first and second centuries CE a number of male and female slaves, and some free women, prospered in business amidst a population of generally impoverishe……続きを見る

These essays, in a second collection by Professor Kelly, investigate legal and religious subjects touching on the age and places in which Geoffrey Chaucer lived and wrote, especially as reflected in……続きを見る