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Paperback. When Louis XVI gave Ben Franklin a diamond-encrusted snuffbox, the gift troubled Americans: it threatened to corrupt him by clouding his judgment. By contrast, in 2010 the Supreme Court gave corporations the right to spend unlimited money to influence elections. Zephyr Teachout shows that Citizens United was both bad law and bad history. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659988
- ISBN
- 9780674659988
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.09
€ 25.99
€ 23.09
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
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Condition: New
€ 114.93€ 111.13
€ 114.93
€ 111.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; BGH; HBTB; LAZ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 347.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813168289
- ISBN
- 9780813168289
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Condition: New
€ 24.42
€ 24.42
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
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.76
€ 29.99
€ 24.76
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691605050
- ISBN
- 9780691605050
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Condition: New
€ 71.73
€ 71.73
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634036
- ISBN
- 9780691634036
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Condition: New
€ 173.29
€ 173.29
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
€ 44.47
€ 44.47
Paperback. This book discusses the role of contracts in the development of Roman law and trade down to the end of the Republican period. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; LAFR; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 128 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 244.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316623152
- ISBN
- 9781316623152
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Condition: New
€ 36.98
€ 36.98
Paperback. The complex story behind Henry Ford's stunning 1927 apology to the Jews--a statement that was supposed to put an end to his career as a purveyor of hate speech but which ironically kept his name on one of the most widely circulated antisemitic tracts in history. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804788670
- ISBN
- 9780804788670
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.48
€ 38.99
€ 35.48
Hardcover. The Latin text of Magna Carta (the 1217 issue of Henry III) is reproduced, together with a modern translation and an introduction which traces the background to the making of the charter and its subsequent revisions through the centuries. It also explains how this text has become an enduring symbol of freedom in Britain and throughout the world. Editor(s): Bodleian Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 100. .
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Translation, Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244522
- ISBN
- 9781851244522
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Condition: New
€ 8.22
€ 8.22
Paperback. Divided into four seasons and discussing more than 30 cases concerning some of the most recognizable names in the business, this book looks at the many issues of this legal arena, including Fashion Law and Intellectual Property, Business, Trade, Litigation, Consumer Protection and more. Series: ABA Little Books Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNSX; LAZ; LNCD; LNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- American Bar Association
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627221115
- ISBN
- 9781627221115
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Condition: New
€ 27.12
€ 27.12
Paperback. An exploration of feminist legal history in America, covering two centuries of American history Editor(s): Thomas, Tracy; Boisseau, Tracey Jean. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814787205
- ISBN
- 9780814787205
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.18
€ 36.99
€ 31.18
Paperback. The compelling story of the army chaplain who was sent to save the souls of the Nazis incarcerated at Nuremberg, raising questions of faith, guilt, morality, vengeance, forgiveness, redemption and the essence of humanity. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; JPHL; JWXK; LAZ; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281074822
- ISBN
- 9780281074822
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.35
€ 19.99
€ 15.35
Paperback. A compelling portrait of the time when freedom of speech and the need to throw off censorship came to the fore, told through its great trials, from Lady Chatterley's Lover to Howard Marks. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BG; LAQ; LAZ; LNFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444799750
- ISBN
- 9781444799750
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.13
€ 16.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. Offering an analysis of the Supreme Court's most important task - shaping the law, this book analyzes the Court's interpretation or treatment of the precedents it has set in the past. It shows that while precedent can operate as a constraint on the justices' decisions, it also represents an opportunity to foster preferred societal outcomes. Num Pages: 184 pages, 14 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 257.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136332
- ISBN
- 9780691136332
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 802 pages. BIC Classification: LAFC; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1336.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 802
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865978072
- ISBN
- 9780865978072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.45
€ 14.99
€ 12.45
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAZ; LNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637112
- ISBN
- 9780691637112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.97
€ 111.97
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAZ; LNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691608693
- ISBN
- 9780691608693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Sutherland, Elaine E.; Davidson, Professor Fraser P.; Little, Gavin F. M.; Goodall, Kay Eileen. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748696765
- ISBN
- 9780748696765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
paperback. Law's Imagined Republic shows how the American Revolution was marked by the rapid proliferation of law talk across the colonies. Series: Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; LAZ; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521145282
- ISBN
- 9780521145282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.50
€ 33.99
€ 28.50