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This engaging textbook provides a broad and unique coverage of the key historical events that shaped ideas in criminology, criminal justice and policing from the late seventeenth century to the earl……続きを見る

In "Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuremberg Military Tribunals (Volume III)", various contributors delve into the intricate legal proceedings that defined post-World War II justice. This volume……続きを見る

Seit langem umstritten, regelt § 55 JGG eine weitgehende Rechtsmittelbeschränkung im Jugendstrafrecht. Begründet wird diese Sonderregelung mit der scheinbar einleuchtenden Forderung, dass die Strafe……続きを見る

El gran historiador argentino del derecho, Víctor Tau Anzoátegui, escribió en 1987 una reseña en la revista Historia de la UC, en la que indicaba que «El libro que nos sirve de material básico para ……続きを見る

This two-volume encyclopedia provides a comprehensive and authoritative examination of the history and current character of American prisons and jails and their place in the U.S. corrections system.……続きを見る

Canadian administrative law was bedevilled for many decades by uncertainty and confusion. In 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada sought to bring this chaos to an end in its landmark decision Canada (M……続きを見る

In "Lectures on the Constitution and Laws of England," Francis Stoughton Sullivan presents a meticulous exploration of the development and intricacies of English law, shaped by historical context an……続きを見る

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring For 30 years, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse chronicled the activities of the U.S. Supreme Court and its justices as a corre……続きを見る

In post-war Sierra Leone, a range of transitional justice mechanisms were implemented to address experiences of conflict, violence, and human rights violations. Much of the research on local transit……続きを見る

For over a century, many have struggled to turn the Constitution's prime goal "to establish Justice" into reality for Americans who cannot afford lawyers through civil legal aid. This book explains ……続きを見る

This landmark open access book unveils the history of defending Australia's natural environment and examines the subject's legal and political contexts from the birth of the nation in 1901 until the……続きを見る

This is a literature written by a New Zealand practising lawyer, Paul WD Alforque, whose life is dedicated in legal scholarship. It is his legal passion to ask questions which were less direct; ofte……続きを見る

Since the Second World War, international laws governing the conduct of war and the behaviour of soldiers on the field of battle have been of strong academic and legal interest. Yet while they have ……続きを見る

Using case records of prosecutions at the Scottish High Court of Justiciary between 1918 and 1930, this book takes a quantitative and qualitative approach to understand sexual violence in Scotland a……続きを見る

A compelling reexamination of how Britain used law to shape its empire For many years, Britain tried to impose its own laws on the peoples it conquered, and English common law usually followed the U……続きを見る

First published in 1937, The Criminals We Deserve asks what kind of criminals does our society deserve? Some people thought that our crime problem was less serious than formerly. Mr. Rhodes, on the ……続きを見る

Reservation or affirmative action is a hugely controversial policy in India. While constitutionally mandated and with historians, political scientists and social activists convinced of its need, man……続きを見る

The evolution of the federal prosecutor's role from a pragmatic necessity to a significant political figure. In the United States, federal prosecutors enjoy a degree of power unmatched elsewhere in ……続きを見る

Victims and Criminal Justice is the first study of its kind to examine both the origins and impacts of key legal, procedural, and institutional changes introduced in England and Wales to encourage a……続きを見る

Originally published in 1977, Albany: Birth of a Prison - End of an Era attempts to document and analyse some of the changes which happened in the first five and a half years of the prison’s opening……続きを見る

Originally published in 1989, Jail Journeys was a contemporary history of the English prison system in the words of those who had endured it as prisoners or who had worked within it. More than 1000 ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1934, The Modern English Prison was prepared in the belief that among the growing literature of crime and the treatment of crime, there should be some room for some account o……続きを見る

Originally published in 1985, Imprisonment in England and Wales is an account of the changing functions and conditions of imprisonment in England and Wales from the Medieval period to the present da……続きを見る

For well over one hundred years society had considered ways of helping prisoners on their release from prison, but there had been no serious attempt to assess in a scientific manner the value of suc……続きを見る

In the late 1950s crime and its treatment had never been of greater public interest. In The English Prisons, originally published in 1960, D.L. Howard used his knowledge of academic criminology and ……続きを見る

Providing a complete view of U.S. legal principles, this book addresses distinct issues as well as the overlays and connections between them. It presents as a cohesive whole the interrelationships b……続きを見る

First published in 1963, the original blurb reads: "This may be a unique generation, which has so widely felt the full range of suffering. It is common in London or New York to spend evenings in the……続きを見る

One of Australia's most experienced court reporters goes on a judicial road trip. Shortlisted for the Danger Awards for Best Crime Non-Fiction 2025 Outback Court Reporter is a sometimes funny, somet……続きを見る

En 1994 la autonomía y autarquía de las universidades nacionales fue incorporada a la Constitución Nacional. Sin embargo, a pesar de este reconocimiento constitucional, el debate sobre la interpreta……続きを見る

The revised tenth edition of this core textbook provides an understanding of major world criminal justice systems by discussing and comparing the systems of six of the world’s countries - each repre……続きを見る