William - Legal History 1

“These compelling reflections by people who have been entrapped within the tortures of solitary, should rekindle our abolitionist impulses at an especially critical moment in our history” Angela Y. D……続きを見る

Judge Richard Posner is one of the great legal minds of our age, on par with such generation-defining judges as Holmes, Hand, and Friendly. A judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circu……続きを見る

From CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams, a revelatory account of how one man, four teenagers, and a struggling city collided over race, vigilantism, and public safety . . . exposing the fault lines o……続きを見る

In a passionate warning that is not only well-reasoned, as becomes a renowned former trial lawyer and present federal judge, but is also a compelling and entertaining read, William L. Dwyer defies t……続きを見る

On the feast of St. Michael, September 1659, a thirteen-year-old peasant girl left her family's rural home to work as a maid in the nearby city of Braunschweig. Just two years later, Grethe Schmidt ……続きを見る

One of the least publicly recognized heroes of the civil rights movement in the United States, John Minor Wisdom served as a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1957 until……続きを見る

The Clamor of Lawyers explores a series of extended public pronouncements that British North American colonial lawyers crafted between 1761 and 1776. Most, though not all, were composed outside of t……続きを見る

"The Abolition of Slavery the Right of the Government Under the War Power" is a powerful and influential pamphlet authored by using William Lloyd Garrison, a outstanding American abolitionist, and i……続きを見る

The defining legal history of a landmark decision by the US Supreme Court that gutted a key piece of FDR’s New Deal. On May 25, 1935, in the midst of the Great Depression, the US Supreme Court hande……続きを見る

Oxford's variorum edition of William Blackstone's seminal treatise on the common law of England and Wales offers the definitive account of the Commentaries' development in a modern format. For the f……続きを見る

Oxford's variorum edition of William Blackstone's seminal treatise on the common law of England and Wales offers the definitive account of the Commentaries' development in a modern format. For the f……続きを見る

Oxford's variorum edition of William Blackstone's seminal treatise on the common law of England and Wales offers the definitive account of the Commentaries' development in a modern format. For the f……続きを見る

Oxford's variorum edition of William Blackstone's seminal treatise on the common law of England and Wales offers the definitive account of the Commentaries' development in a modern format. For the f……続きを見る

In "English Law and the Renaissance," Frederic William Maitland presents a profound exploration of the intersection between legal development and the cultural rebirth of the Renaissance in England. ……続きを見る

Two Medieval Toll Registers from Tarascon presents an edition, translation, and discussion of two vernacular toll registers from fourteenth and fifteenth-century Provence. These two registers are a ……続きを見る

In "Principles of Mohammadan Law," William Hay MacNaghten presents a comprehensive analysis of Islamic jurisprudence, meticulously dissecting its foundational principles and legal frameworks. The wo……続きを見る

For most of its existence, the US Supreme Court has sustained slavery, racial discrimination, segregation, racial inequality, and white preference through constitutional interpretation and legal doc……続きを見る

The period between 1860 and 1920ーinclusive of the Gilded Age and much of the Lochner era in legal historyーis typically regarded as the heyday of conservative jurisprudence. According to this recei……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

"The Commentaries on the Laws of England" is an influential 18th-century treatise on the common law of England by Sir William Blackstone, originally published by the Clarendon Press at Oxford, 1765–……続きを見る

In "The Origin of Finger-Printing," William James Herschel meticulously chronicles the groundbreaking practice of using fingerprints as a method of personal identification. Written in a clear and en……続きを見る

William Sir Blackstone's "Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book the First" serves as a foundational text in legal literature, meticulously elucidating the principles of English common law. Black……続きを見る

This groundbreaking book delves into the lived experiences and collective wisdom of Indigenous communities impacted by colonialism. Through collaborations with non-Indigenous colleagues, this book s……続きを見る

Prior to the twentieth century, international law was predominantly written by and for the 'civilised nations' of the white Global North. It justified doctrines of racial inequality and effectively ……続きを見る

"Turner tells fascinating stories of unlikely heroes and explains difficult legal issues clearly and concisely, educating and entertaining at the same time." ーElizabeth Farnsworth, PBS NewsHour Rec……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

"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

Why the public has lost faith in government and how it can be restored In 1964, over three-quarters of Americans trusted the federal government to do the right thing all or most of the time. By 1980……続きを見る

The New Jersey State Constitution is a throughly revised new edition that provides an extensive historical account and constitutional analysis of the state's governing charter. In addition to an ove……続きを見る

This is a book of papers and interviews about innovative law school courses developed by faculty of the Wisconsin Law School from 1950 to 1970 that forged a path from legal realism to law and social……続きを見る