Jurisprudence & general issues
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Jurisprudence & general issues
Paperback. Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world. This book examines the Romani legal system, an autonomous body of law based on an oral tradition and existing alongside dominant national legal networks. Editor(s): Weyrauch, Walter O. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412. Romani Legal Traditions and Culture. 298 pages. Editor(s): Weyrauch, Walter O. Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world. This book examines the Romani legal system, an autonomous body of law based on an oral tradition and existing alongside dominant national legal networks. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFS; LA; LN. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight: 462.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 298
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221864
- ISBN
- 9780520221864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.19
€ 38.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. An examination of the landmark 1957 Supreme Court case "Roth v. United States," which for the first time attempted to define what constitutes obscenity in American life and law. Explores this problematic ruling within the broad sweep of American social and legal history. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH2; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619375
- ISBN
- 9780700619375
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Condition: New
€ 45.62
€ 45.62
Hardback. This title argues that Hardy's extensive legal research and experience drove his writing of fiction throughout his career. The book studies his legal research and friendships, his work as a Dorchester magistrate, actual Victorian law cases from which he drew novel material, Hardy's position as an advocate for the reform of marriage laws and more. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874137989
- ISBN
- 9780874137989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.19
€ 109.19
Hardcover. Blackstone's commentaries stands as the first effort to consolidate English common law into a unified and rational system. The work acheived international renown and exerted a powerful influence on legal education both in England and America. Num Pages: 1942 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 170 x 170. Weight in Grams: 3997.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1942
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226055473
- ISBN
- 9780226055473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 378.61€ 314.65
€ 378.61
€ 314.65
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479859702
- ISBN
- 9781479859702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.50
€ 71.50
Hardback. Hegel's Laws, an accessible introduction to Hegel's ideas on the nature of law, examines whether state-centric domestic and international laws are binding upon autonomous individuals. Series: Jurists: Profiles in Legal Theory. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750301
- ISBN
- 9780804750301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.56
€ 81.56
The Rule of Law Under Siege: Selected Essays of Franz L. Neumann and O...
William E. Scheuerman (Ed.)
Hardback. This collection of essays demonstrates that the death of democracy and the rise of fascism during the first half of the 20th century suggest crucial lessons for contemporary political and legal scholars. It includes writings on constitutionalism, political freedom, and both Nazi and liberal law. Editor(s): Scheuerman, William E. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203792
- ISBN
- 9780520203792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.71€ 49.18
€ 62.71
€ 49.18
paperback. William Simon, a legal theorist with experience in practice, here argues that the profession's standard approach to questions of legal ethics is incoherent and implausible, insisting the critical weakness is the style of judgment. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780674002753
- ISBN
- 9780674002753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.96
€ 46.99
€ 38.96
Paperback. Rule of law has vanished in America's criminal justice system. Prosecutors decide whom to punish; most accused never face a jury; policing is inconsistent; plea bargaining is rampant; and draconian sentencing fills prisons with mostly minority defendants. The author looks to history for the roots of these problems - and solutions. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725874
- ISBN
- 9780674725874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.76
€ 29.99
€ 25.76
Hardback. Selected essays by Professor William Gordon on Roman law and Scots law. Editor(s): Reid, Elspeth. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Law. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; LAFR; LAZ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 36. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625161
- ISBN
- 9780748625161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.32€ 114.08
€ 118.32
€ 114.08
Paperback. Rev ed. of: Legal English / William R. McKay, Helen E. Charlton. 2005. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: LAS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408226100
- ISBN
- 9781408226100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.01
€ 65.01
Paperback. Deals with the topic of jurisprudence or legal philosophy. This title considers the legal philosophical texts that are - to say the least - unorthodox. It references "Tolkein", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Harry Potter", "Legally Blonde", and others as instances of what the author calls lex populi - 'pop law'. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804771719
- ISBN
- 9780804771719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.37
€ 30.99
€ 27.37
Hardback. Talks about jurisprudence - or legal philosophy. This book attempts not only a jurisprudential reading of popular culture, but a popular rereading of jurisprudence, removing it from the legal experts in order to restore it to the public at large: a lex populi by and for the people. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753678
- ISBN
- 9780804753678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.40
€ 117.40
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319494951
- ISBN
- 9783319494951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.47€ 38.69
€ 106.47
€ 38.69
Hardback. Series: The Ashbrook Series on Constitutional Politics. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847686582
- ISBN
- 9780847686582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.69
€ 209.69
Hardback. Bringing together scholars with a variety of perspectives and orientations, this work examines the interconnections between law and religion and the unexpected histories and anthropologies of legal secularism in a globalizing modernity. Editor(s): Sullivan, Winnifred Fallers; Yelle, Robert A.; Taussig-Rubbo, Mateo. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 677.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775366
- ISBN
- 9780804775366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00
Paperback. Faced with widespread reports of religious persecution, public and private actors around the world have responded with laws and policies designed to promote freedom of religion. What are the cultural and epistemological assumptions underlying this response, and what forms of politics are enabled in the process? Editor(s): Sullivan, Winnifred Fallers; Hurd, Elizabeth Shakman; Mahmood, Saba; Danchin, Peter G. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPVH4; LAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226248509
- ISBN
- 9780226248509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.56
€ 41.99
€ 32.56
Hardcover. Faced with widespread reports of religious persecution, public and private actors around the world have responded with laws and policies designed to promote freedom of religion. What are the cultural and epistemological assumptions underlying this response, and what forms of politics are enabled in the process? Editor(s): Sullivan, Winnifred Fallers; Hurd, Elizabeth Shakman; Mahmood, Saba; Danchin, Peter G. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPVH4; LAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226248479
- ISBN
- 9780226248479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.13€ 97.22
€ 117.13
€ 97.22
Paperback. Huguccio was an important lawyer of the medieval church, bishop of Ferrara, and one of the greatest representatives of twelfth-century scholasticism. In this book-length study of this influential figure, Wolfgang P. Muller provides a critical account of the biographical information on the man and his writings. Series: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Canon Law. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HRCC2; LAFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813228365
- ISBN
- 9780813228365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.72
€ 52.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Muller, Wolfgang P.; Sommar, Mary E. Num Pages: 419 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Catholic University America Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813218687
- ISBN
- 9780813218687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: LAQ; LAS; LBHT; LNAL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199973927
- ISBN
- 9780199973927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.82
€ 198.82
hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756594
- ISBN
- 9780804756594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.63
€ 76.63
Hardback. Editor(s): Contiades, Xenophon. Series: Routledge Research in Constitutional Law. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; LAM; LND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415529761
- ISBN
- 9780415529761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.39€ 161.88
€ 183.39
€ 161.88
Hardcover. Can constitutional amendments be unconstitutional? Using theoretical and comparative approaches, Roznai establishes the nature and scope of constitutional amendment powers by focusing on substantive limitations, looking at their prevalence in practice and the conceptual coherence of the very idea of limitations to constitutional amendment powers. Series: Oxford Constitutional Theory. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHC; LAB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198768791
- ISBN
- 9780198768791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.03
€ 176.03