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”Djævletro og folkemagi”, der udkom første gang i 1986, indeholder en lang række sande historier om mænd og kvinder, der blev beskyldt for at udøve trolddom, hvoraf mange blev henrettet for det. I b……続きを見る

Most of the women and men who practiced magic in Tudor England were not hanged or burned as witches, despite being active members of their communities. These everyday magicians responded to common h……続きを見る

Est-il possible, à l'heure de l'histoire globale, transnationale ou connectée, d'écrire une histoire des droits affranchie du point de vue eurocentré qui a structuré tant d'histoires dites " univers……続きを見る

In See Justice Done: The Problem of Law in the African American Literary Tradition, author Christopher Michael Brown argues that African American literature has profound and deliberate legal roots. ……続きを見る

A concise, accessible, and engaging guide to the law of treason, written by the nation’s foremost expert on the subject The only crime defined in the United States Constitution, treason is routinely……続きを見る

**"[D]eftly lays out one of the twentieth century's most significant and underestimated legal decisions."ー**New York Review of Books In 1974, Judge George Boldt issued a ruling that affirmed the fi……続きを見る

After the fall of military and communist dictatorships at the end of the 1980s, Latin American and Eastern European countries had to reckon with atrocities perpetrated by these Cold War regimes. Jud……続きを見る

In this thought-provoking book, you’ll find timeless questions explored through a fresh lens. First delving into the profound significance of Socrates’ dialogical method and the inescapable nature o……続きを見る

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the principal legal landmarks in the evolution of the law of the established Church of England from the Reformation to the present day. It expl……続きを見る

From one of the nation’s preeminent constitutional scholars, a sweeping rethinking of the uses of history in constitutional interpretation Fights over history are at the heart of most important cons……続きを見る

Un exceptionnel partage d’expérience et un formidable espoir que représentent l’engagement et le respect absolu des droits humains ! Ce livre n’est ni une autobiographie proprement dite, ni un ouvra……続きを見る

Through much of the 1990s, a newly hatched snake wreaked political havoc in the South. When North Carolina gained a seat in Congress following the 1990 census, it sought to rectify a long-standing f……続きを見る

Although she came to be known as merely “that girl with the dirty books,” Dollree Mapp was a poor but proud black woman who defied a predominantly white police force by challenging the legality of i……続きを見る

Anne Hutchinson was perhaps the most famous Englishwoman in colonial American history, viewed in later centuries as a crusader for religious liberty and a prototypical feminist. Michael Winship, aut……続きを見る

The history of voting rights in America is a checkerboard marked by dogged progress against persistent prejudice toward an expanding inclusiveness. The Supreme Court decision in Smith v. Allwright i……続きを見る

In the depths of the Great Depression, when foreclosure rates skyrocketed across the United States, more than two dozen states passed mortgage-extension or -adjustment laws to help farmers and homeo……続きを見る

A guide to the fascinating legal history of the videogame industry, written for nonlawyers. Why did a judge recall FIFA 15, a nonviolent soccer game, from French shelves in 2014? Why was Vodka Drunk……続きを見る

Contemporary research on the genealogy of human rights and the foundations of international law has brought renewed interest to the study of natural law in the early-modern period. German-born Samue……続きを見る

Beware Euphoria uncovers the roots of America's moral obsession with drug regulation, offering a lively and fascinating history of the nation's racialized fear of intoxication. Challenging the idea ……続きを見る

Paris, 1599. At the end of the French Wars of Religion, the widow Renée Chevalier instigated the prosecution of the military captain Mathurin Delacanche, who had committed multiple acts of rape, hom……続きを見る

Uncovers the facts behind the celebrated 1889 case of Riggs v. Palmer and shows how they transform our understanding of the decision. In 1882, Elmer Palmer was convicted of poisoning his grandfather……続きを見る

Las Siete Partidas es una obra monumental que compila la legislación y doctrina jurídica del Reino de Castilla en el siglo XIII, escrita por Alfonso X el Sabio. Este texto, organizado en siete parte……続きを見る

Ancient Law is a legal treatise by Henry James Sumner Maine. It dives into the development of ancient Roman laws, bridging the ancient to the modern in a logical manner. 続きを見る

The Nuremberg Trials: Complete Tribunal Proceedings (V. 6) is a comprehensive account of one of history's pivotal moments, documenting the proceedings that addressed the atrocities committed during ……続きを見る

The Nuremberg Trials: Complete Tribunal Proceedings (V. 8) offers an exhaustive and meticulously documented account of the landmark legal proceedings held after World War II, which sought justice fo……続きを見る

In "The Trial of Oscar Wilde, from the Shorthand Reports," Charles Grolleau meticulously reconstructs the dramatic court proceedings of one of literature's most notorious figures. This work is not m……続きを見る

The Nuremberg Trials: Complete Tribunal Proceedings (V. 4) serves as an invaluable compendium of the landmark legal proceedings that marked a defining moment in international law and human rights. T……続きを見る

This book uncovers the influence of racial and prejudicial stereotyping during police investigation of suspects from stigmatised communities. It examines the under-researched aspect of whether and h……続きを見る

This book presents a set of related studies aimed at showing key points of intersection and common interest between jurisprudence and socio-legal studies, which are otherwise typically considered di……続きを見る

Este libro propone el análisis distributivo como alternativa para pensar el problema de la participación del derecho en la configuración del mundo y, en particular, en el papel del derecho frente a ……続きを見る