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  • The Politics of Punishment
    John Hostettler
    This re-issue with a new Preface of a classic work by John Hostettler looks at the political and other social dynamics behind law, order and punishment. A timeless work by one of the UK’s leading commentators and now with pointers to key developments in penal politics of the last 20 years. This first paperback version contains a wide-ranging analysis of the topic from Anglo-Sax...
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    44,67 €

  • The Colour of Injustice
    John Hostettler
    The case of Iain Hay Gordon involves a miscarriage of justice set against the backdrop of social, religious and class divides in Northern Ireland shortly after World War II. It lifts the lid on a closed world of privilege, hidden influences and opaque institutions whilst pointing out that the passage of time has not served to formally unmask the identity of the true perpetrator...
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    30,05 €

  • Twenty Famous Lawyers
    John Hostettler
    A perfect gift for lawyers and others, Twenty Famous Lawyers focuses on household names and high profile events to provide valuable insights into the workings of the law and legal habits. Particularly strong on the powers of advocacy, eloquence, argument and persuasion.With a backdrop of famous cases, trials and personalities, Twenty Famous Lawyers is a kaleidoscope of informat...
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    42,01 €

  • Garrow’s Law
    John Hostettler
    Takes the lid off the prime-time TV series. A must for lawyers and other viewers.For any of the five million people who saw the prime-time BBC series 'Garrow’s Law' this is an absorbing book. It is written by expert commentator John Hostettler who has studied Garrow extensively. The book uses the true facts on which the programme was based to compare drama and reality.In Part I...
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    20,27 €

  • Dissenters, Radicals, Heretics and Blasphemers
    John Hostettler
    Shows the historical importance of challenges to the state and powerful groups. Demonstrates how rights we take for granted have been acquired and set into law over time thanks to the actions of committed men and women.A key historical text. A certain level of dissent, protest and open debate is a central part of UK history and democratic processes. Taking key events from both ...
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    47,84 €

  • Champions of the Rule of Law
    John Hostettler
    Champions of the Rule of Law looks at a fundamental pillar of all true systems of justice. The book describes how the idea of such a rule came about in England and how it has been preserved and defended in the face of attempts to circumvent it. Standing at the heart of all matters of justice, the Rule of Law holds, in short, that the law applies in equal measure to everyone. No...
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    42,24 €

  • Sir William Garrow
    John Hostettler / Richard Braby
    A comprehensive account of lawyer William Garrow’s life, career, family and connections.Sir William Garrow was born in Middlesex in 1760 and called to the Bar in 1783. He was the dominant figure at the Old Bailey from 1783 to 1793, later becoming an MP, Solicitor-General, Attorney-General and finally a judge and lawmaker within the Common Law Tradition.Sir William Garrow is a g...
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    47,51 €

  • Cesare Beccaria
    Hostettler / John Hostettler
    In eighteenth century continental Europe penal law was barbaric. Gallows were a regular feature of the landscape, branding and mutilation common and there existed the ghastly spectacle of men being broken on the wheel. To make matters worse, people were often tortured or put to death (sometimes both) for minor crimes and often without any trial at all.Like a bombshell a book en...
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    48,41 €

  • Thomas Erskine and Trial by Jury
    John Hostettler
    Thomas Erskine (1750-1823) was by repute one of the greatest advocates ever to appear in an English court of law. As King’s Counsel he was involved in many celebrated trials, including the prosecution of John Horne Took for high treason and of Queen ­Caroline for adultery. His other notable achievements include the defence of Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man, which cost him the pos...
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    47,89 €

  • A History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales
    John Hostettler
    John Hostettler’s brand new work is an ideal introduction. It charts all the main developments of criminal justice, from Anglo-Saxon dooms to the Common Law, struggles for political, legislative and judicial ascendency and the formation of the modern-day Criminal Justice System.Among a wealth of topics the book looks at the Rule of Law, the development of the criminal courts, p...
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    53,65 €

  • Fighting for Justice
    Hostettler / John Hostettler
    This book shows how adversary trial evolved in England only in the 18th century. Its origins and significance have tended to go unrecognised by judges, lawyers, jurists and researchers until relatively modern times when conflict has become a key social issue. Even now, there is a major dispute as to how and why adversary trial came into existence and little connection has been ...
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    48,35 €

  • The Criminal Jury Old and New
    John Hostettler
    The book deals with all the great political and legal landmarks and shows how the jury developed and survived to become a key democratic institution capable of resisting monarchs, governments and interference. Linking past and present, John Hostettler conveys the unique nature of the jury, and its central role in the administration of justice — but above all its importance as ‘...
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    36,20 €

  • Famous Cases
    Brian P Block / John Hostettler
    Every lawyer knows of Woolmington v. Director of Public Prosecutions, the ruling which established the ‘Golden thread of English law’ whereby the burden of proof lies with the prosecutor in a criminal trial. But who was Woolmington and how many people know that he escaped the death penalty at the eleventh hour, or that he was in fact twice tried for murder? ‘Lords give man back...
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    27,16 €

  • Hanging in the Balance
    Block / Brian P. Block / Brian PBlock / John Hostettler
    Hanging in the Balance traces the history of capital punishment in the United Kingdom from ancient times to the modern day-through periods of reform until hanging for murder was finally abolished by Parliament in 1969. It describes in detail the Parliamentary and public debates, and notes the stance taken by organizations and individuals (including the tenacious and persistent ...
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    41,68 €