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Paperback. Exploding myths that every serial killer is a 'monster', the author draws attention to Mary Ann Cotton's charms, allure, capability, skill and ambition - all of which she used to remain undetected while committing up to 21 murders. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JKV; LAZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Waterside Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904380917
ISBN
9781904380917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.60

Paperback. Masters, Servants, and Magistrates in Britain and the Empire, 1562-1955 Editor(s): Craven, Paul. Series: Studies in Legal History. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 3J; HBJD1; LAZ; LNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 889.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469614731
ISBN
9781469614731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.29

Hardcover. In the wrong hands, math can be deadly. Mathematicians Schneps and Colmez tell the story of 10 trials, from the Dreyfus Affair to the Amanda Knox murder trial, in which mathematical arguments were used--and disastrously misused--as evidence. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: LAZ; LNF; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465032921
ISBN
9780465032921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.31

Paperback. A pointed look at why the United States' frequent disregard of international law and institutions is met with high levels of approval by the American public Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPS; LAZ; LBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814771143
ISBN
9780814771143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.18

Hardcover. While Brown versus Board of Education remains much more famous, Mendez versus Westminster School District (1947) was actually the first case in which segregation in education was successfully challenged in federal court. This title provides a concise account of its legal issues and legacy. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL1; JN; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617180
ISBN
9780700617180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.13

Paperback. While Brown versus Board of Education remains much more famous, Mendez versus Westminster School District (1947) was actually the first case in which segregation in education was successfully challenged in federal court. This title provides a concise account of its legal issues and legacy. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL1; JN; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617197
ISBN
9780700617197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.88

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.35

Hardcover. Written by one of the foremost German legal historians and edited by a leading UK scholar of comparative criminal law, this is the first English-language book to offer a detailed view of the ideological, political and cultural roots of German criminal law. Editor(s): Vormbaum, Thomas; Bohlander, Professor Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JKV; LAB; LAZ; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642372728
ISBN
9783642372728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.50

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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634036
ISBN
9780691634036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.29

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691605050
ISBN
9780691605050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.54

Hardcover. A memoir about the author's father, whose courageous defense of a black man accused of rape calls to mind To Kill a Mockingbird. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393285826
ISBN
9780393285826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.11

Hardcover. Natural-law theory grounds human laws in universal truths of God's creation. The task of the judicial system was to build an edifice of positive law on natural law's foundations. R. H. Helmholz shows how lawyers and judges made and interpreted natural law arguments in the West, and concludes that historically it has advanced the cause of justice. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; LAM; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504585
ISBN
9780674504585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.26
€ 49.35

Paperback. Examines the historical context and significance of the Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854. This title treats American political culture of the 1850s; American territorial history; the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, and Frederick Douglass in the creation and implementation of the law; and, the comparative impact on Nebraskans and Kansans. Editor(s): Wunder, John R.; Ross, Joann M. Series: Law in the American West. Num Pages: 236 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 273.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803248229
ISBN
9780803248229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.63

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616080211
ISBN
9781616080211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.12

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.47

Hardcover. 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 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619368
ISBN
9780700619368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.88

Hardback. .
Publisher
Bucknell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611487916
ISBN
9781611487916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.85

Hardback. Harvard Law School pioneered educational ideas, including professional legal education within a university, Socratic questioning and case analysis, and the admission and training of students based on academic merit. On the Battlefield of Merit offers a candid account of a unique legal institution during its first century of influence. Num Pages: 680 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMN; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674967663
ISBN
9780674967663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.15

Paperback. On the Laws and Customs of England: Essays in Honor of Samuel E. Thorne Editor(s): Arnold, Morris S.; Green, Thomas A.; Scully, Sally A.; White, Stephen D. Series: Studies in Legal History. Num Pages: 446 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807878149
ISBN
9780807878149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.42

Hardcover. When Curt Flood, all-star center fielder for the St Louis Cardinals, refused to be traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1968, he sent shock waves throughout professional baseball that ultimately reached the Supreme Court. This book offers a look at Flood's efforts to shake the foundations of major league baseball. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; LAZ; LNJS; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616022
ISBN
9780700616022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.01

Paperback. When Curt Flood, all-star center fielder for the St Louis Cardinals, refused to be traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1968, he sent shock waves throughout professional baseball that ultimately reached the Supreme Court. This book offers a look at Flood's efforts to shake the foundations of major league baseball. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; LAZ; LNJS; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616039
ISBN
9780700616039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.88

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Kohlrausch, Eduard; Kaskel, Walter; Spiethoff, A. Series: Enzyklopadie Der Rechts- und Staatswissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNU; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 3. Weight in Grams: 109.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1923
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642981326
ISBN
9783642981326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations Throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 201.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812984323
ISBN
9780812984323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.07

hardcover. Editor(s): Clarke, Peter; Questier, Michael. Series: Camden Fifth Series. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; LAZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 36.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107130364
ISBN
9781107130364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.87

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