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Jurisprudence & general issues
Paperback. Proposes a renovation of legal ethics, one that contributes to ethical thought generally. This title reinterprets the positive law governing lawyers to identify fidelity as its organizing ideal. It asks what it is like - not psychologically but ethically - to practice law subject to the self-effacement that fidelity demands. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; LATC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148137
- ISBN
- 9780691148137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.84
€ 36.99
€ 26.84
Hardcover. America's founders extolled a nation of laws, for they knew that only a fairly enforced legal system could protect liberty and property against corruption and tyranny. Nearly two and a half centuries later, that system remains the ultimate safeguard for us all. This title recaptures the spirit of this grand enterprise. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617074
- ISBN
- 9780700617074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.17
€ 64.17
Hardback. Changes in longevity, marriage, and the workplace have undermined Social Security, making the experience of old age increasingly unequal. Anne Alstott's pragmatic, progressive revision would permit all Americans to retire between 62 and 76 but would provide generous early retirement benefits for workers with low wages or physically demanding jobs. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; KFFD1; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088757
- ISBN
- 9780674088757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.05
€ 46.99
€ 39.05
Paperback. The roots of Scots law can be traced to the 1100s. How and why did that law come into being? How was it used in dispute resolution during the medieval and early modern periods? And how did its authority develop over the centuries? This volume explores such questions, introducing readers to the history of the Scottish legal system. Num Pages: 448 pages, 48 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; LAZ; LR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748697403
- ISBN
- 9780748697403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.01€ 50.37
€ 51.01
€ 50.37
Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; LAT; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748697397
- ISBN
- 9780748697397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.51
€ 205.51
Hardcover. Disruption of a construction project is of key concern to the contractor as any delay to the project will involve the contractor in financial loss, unless those losses can be recovered from the employer. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: LA; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 15. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470657430
- ISBN
- 9780470657430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.34
€ 90.34
Paperback. Editor(s): Brunnegger, Sandra; Faulk, Karen. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHBT; JP; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804799072
- ISBN
- 9780804799072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.40
€ 38.99
€ 35.40
Hardcover. As the author states 'reading about bad characters tends to be much more fun than reading about good ones. I confess to thinking that Paradise Lost and the Tales of Mr Tod, and of Two Bad Mice are all more entertaining to read than Paradise Regained or the Flopsy Bunnies and I have found that the same is true about writing about judges.' Series: Wildy Classics. Num Pages: 100 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: LAT; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854901418
- ISBN
- 9780854901418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.57
€ 16.99
€ 16.57
A Sip from the "Well of Grace": Medieval Texts from the Apostolic Peni...
Ludwig Schmugge Kirsi Salonen
Paperback. Includes texts and photographs from the Apostolic Penitentiary, ""A Sip from the 'Well of Grace'"", which is groundbreaking in its analysis of one of the most important papal offices of the Middle Ages. This book offers an introduction to the functions of the Apostolic Penitentiary and considers its role among the various papal offices. Series: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Canon Law. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; LAFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 1 Pap/Cdr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215358
- ISBN
- 9780813215358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.26
€ 38.26
Hardback. Adopting a novel approach to cut through several enduring controversies in discrimination law theory, this book provides a sophisticated doctrinal and philosophical treatment of the key questions of discrimination law. It argues that the real point of discrimination law is to remove abiding, pervasive, and substantial relative group disadvantage. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; LNDC; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199656967
- ISBN
- 9780199656967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.99
€ 171.99
hardcover. This volume explores law's place in contemporary transatlantic relations and considers its institutional characteristics and trade and security rule-making. Editor(s): Fahey, Dr. Elaine; Curtin, Deirdre (Utrecht University). Num Pages: 349 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFE; LAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107060517
- ISBN
- 9781107060517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.83
€ 76.83
Paperback. Drawing on examples from American literature, this work presents an analysis of the legal aspects of several major problems facing society. After identifying key legal relationships in society, the book focuses on problems of violence and the challenges posed by social and technological change. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFF; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275973179
- ISBN
- 9780275973179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.37
€ 45.99
€ 38.37
hardcover. Considers different understandings of privacy and provides examples of legal responses to the threats associated with new modalities of surveillance and digital technology. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Num Pages: 287 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107081215
- ISBN
- 9781107081215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Hardcover. Describes the encounter between the common law legal system and the tribal people of North America and Australasia. Looking at the nature of British imperialism and the position of non-Christian peoples in the 17th and 18th-centuries, this book describes the historical basis of relations through questions of sovereignty and self-determination. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL9; JPVH3; LAFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1186.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198252481
- ISBN
- 9780198252481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 279.54
€ 279.54
Paperback. This book aims to give an account, called Variabilism, of the moral significance of merely possible persons and to use Variabilism to illuminate abortion. In doing so it lays the groundwork for a more productive discussion on abortion. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB; LND; LNTM; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732285
- ISBN
- 9789400732285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.39
€ 122.39
Hardback. New medical technologies, women's willingness to talk online and off, and tighter judicial reins on state legislatures are shaking up the practice of abortion. As talk becomes more transparent, Carol Sanger writes, women's decisions about whether to become mothers will be treated more like those of other adults making significant personal choices. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: LAQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737723
- ISBN
- 9780674737723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.07
€ 32.99
€ 28.07
Paperback. This work provides a useful introduction for anyone wondering whether to study law or those who are simply curious to know more about it. It is not confined to English law, but deals with the Western tradition of law as a whole. It outlines the key problems of constitutional law and the law of property, contracts, treaties, crimes and torts. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; LA; LNCJ; LND; LNF; LNS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 7. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198763888
- ISBN
- 9780198763888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.70
€ 49.99
€ 49.70
Paperback. Series: Schriftenreihe der Juristischen Fakultat der Europa-Universitat Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder). BIC Classification: LAFD. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540437321
- ISBN
- 9783540437321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.80
€ 73.80
Paperback. This book addresses an experiment in funding money damage claims in England from 2000 to 2013. The model - recoverable conditional fees - was unique and has remained so. It covers the development, amendment and effective abolition of the model, as well as the process of policy development and the motivation and objectives of the policy makers. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFM; KFFN; LAFD; LNAC; LNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349484836
- ISBN
- 9781349484836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.68
€ 121.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHB; JKS; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 240 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447311058
- ISBN
- 9781447311058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.40
€ 36.99
€ 35.40
Paperback. This volume explores the opportunities and challenges facing the accounting profession in an globalized business and financial reporting environment. It offers insight into how accounting can improve on meeting its obligation to serve the public interest. Editor(s): Mintz, Steven. Series: Advances in Business Ethics Research. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KFC; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401779524
- ISBN
- 9789401779524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.37
€ 122.37
Hardcover. Accounting for the Public Interest Editor(s): Mintz, Steven M. Series: Advances in Business Ethics Research. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KF; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400770812
- ISBN
- 9789400770812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.51
€ 123.51
Hardback. Editor(s): Audi, Robert. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Reprinted from THEORY AND DECISION, 20:3, 1986
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027722744
- ISBN
- 9789027722744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Paperback. This study aims to teach the reader how to read and judge claims of authority made by others and how to decide to which institutions and practices should authority be granted. Thinkers such as Plato, Shakespeare, Dickinson, Mandela and Lincoln are incorporated into the discussion. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JH; JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226895116
- ISBN
- 9780226895116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.34
€ 46.99
€ 36.34