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The number one Irish Times bestseller In 1970, Taoiseach Jack Lynch accused two cabinet ministers, Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney, of smuggling arms to the IRA in Northern Ireland. The criminal pro……続きを見る

Books about the work of James Joyce are an academic industry. Most of them are unreadable and esoteric. Adrian Hardiman's book is both highly readable and strikingly original. He spent years researc……続きを見る

This book explores the evolution of the shareholder in post-war Britain within the context of changing legal, political, economic, and social conditions. It examines how the post-war transformation ……続きを見る

This book is a continuation of the prestigious series which is drawn from the papers of the biennial Cambridge Tax Law History Conference. The authors are a mix of academics and senior tax professio……続きを見る

The controversial 1991 War Crimes Act gave new powers to courts to try non-British citizens resident in the UK for war crimes committed during WWII. But in spite of the extensive investigative and l……続きを見る

Why are we still arguing over the Parthenon Marbles? This book offers a fresh take on the history of those famous pieces of ancient sculpture removed from the Acropolis in Athens by Lord Elgin's men……続きを見る

Bringing together cutting-edge theory and research that bridges academic disciplines from criminology and criminal justice, to developmental psychology, sociology, and political science, Thinking Ab……続きを見る

This book examines the difficult relationship between individual intellectual freedom and the legal structures which govern human societies in William Blake’s works, showing that this tension carrie……続きを見る

Revisiting Juvenile Justice in India analyzes the challenges and issues involved in the study of juvenile justice in India. The book compares the juvenile justice systems of the United States, the U……続きを見る

This book provides the first comprehensive and detailed analysis of the Infanticide Act and its impact in England and Wales and around the world. It is 100 years since an Infanticide Act was first p……続きを見る

The US Supreme Court recently held that the constitutionality of modern gun laws depends on whether they are "consistent with this Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation." This landmark……続きを見る

This book expands on the present state of human trafficking research. It presents contributions from leading researchers across the globe who gathered at the inaugural International Conference on Hu……続きを見る

Not just a method of crime control or individual punishment in Britain's African territories, the death penalty was an integral aspect of colonial networks of power and violence. Imperial Gallows an……続きを見る

作為統治核心的專業法律人，對殖民地台灣留下了什麼刻痕？ 本書是一本正統的法思想史學術著作，運用嚴謹、專業的比較思想史的方法，加入法社會學的觀點，追溯日本在臺殖民法律人──法學者、法官、檢察官與律師──思……続きを見る

This book seeks to trace the notarial history of China from 1902 to 1979. While working on this trailblazing effort, the author taps into a rich variety of artifacts, especially the notarial documen……続きを見る

Deuntzers arveret. Anden udgave, oprindeligt udgivet i 1897. Omhandler læren om overgangen af en afdød persons formue til andre. Fremstillingen falder i to hovedafsnit: arveadkomsten og arvefaldet. ……続きを見る

A Waterstones Best History Book 2024 'Compulsively readable' – Times Literary Supplement 'An outstanding work' – Philippa Gregory 'A powerful narrative told with frankness and sensitivity' – Helen F……続きを見る

Policing Women examines for the first time the changing historical landscape of women’s experiences of their contact with the official state police between 1800 and 1950 in the Western world. Drawin……続きを見る

Circumventing the Law probes the rabbinic logic behind the use of loopholes, the legal phenomenon of finding and using gaps within law to achieve otherwise illegal outcomes. The logic of ha’aramah, ……続きを見る

This volume provides an innovative and engaging way of assessing the development of international law scholarship and practice to date and its potential future development by focusing upon the ‘lead……続きを見る

Do we have the law we deserve? **Has justice improved for the victim, the accused and society? What even is justice? Following her Sunday Times bestseller Unlawful Killings, Her Honour Wendy Joseph ……続きを見る

The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed during 1755–1750 BC. It is the longest, best-organised, and best-preserved legal text from the ancient Near East. It is written in the Old B……続きを見る

This textbook presents a range of classical philosophical approaches in order to show that they are unsuitable as a foundation for human rights. Only the conception of human dignity –based on the Ka……続きを見る

Drawing on engaging case studies, Essays in the History of Canadian Law brings the law to life. The contributors to this collection provide rich historical and social context for each case, unravell……続きを見る

Through interdisciplinary research, this book explores the continued cause of the significant gender pay gap that still exists in many countries today. This gap persists despite a wide range of meas……続きを見る

This Palgrave Pivotexamines the history of the largely urban offence once known as vitriol throwing because the substance most commonly used was strong sulphuric acid, oil of vitriol. A relatively r……続きを見る

In diesem Band werden erstmals der Ablauf und die politischen Hintergründe von Herrscherrücktritten sowie die persönliche Motivation der Abdankenden umfassend untersucht. Ausgehend von einer Bedeutu……続きを見る

There is a long history of inventing illness, such as pretending to be sick for attention or accusing others of being ill. This volume explores the art of illness, and the deceptions and truths arou……続きを見る

This book demonstrates the unique contribution police ethnographies make to our understanding of policing cultures and practices in a variety of international settings. It features contemporary exam……続きを見る

El libro "Comentarios a la Constitución de los Estados Unidos de América" de James Kent se presenta como una obra fundamental para la comprensión del marco legal y político que rige a los Estados Un……続きを見る