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  • Liberal Opinions
    William A. Norris / William ANorris
    The life and times of a trailblazing lawyer and judge in American law. Author of the controversial but prescient judicial opinion striking down the ban on gays in the military — two decades before the Supreme Court finally recognized such equal rights — Bill Norris made law and waves on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Yet his legal and civic life before and after, though le...
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    33,86 €

  • Legal Writings
    Henry Fielding
    This collection provides a comprehensive overview of Henry Fielding’s legal writings, offering valuable insights into the legal landscape of 18th-century England. While Fielding is primarily known for his novels like Tom Jones, he was also a respected jurist. This book includes his legal opinions, essays, and other writings that reflect his legal philosophy and contributions to...
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    19,54 €

  • Law across imperial borders
    Emily Whewell
    This book is the story of British consuls at the edge of the British and Chinese empires. By embracing local norms and adapting to transfrontier migration, consuls created forms of transfrontier legal authority. ...
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    35,86 €

  • Judicial Territory
    Shaina Potts
    In Judicial Territory, Shaina Potts reveals how the American empire has benefited from the post-World War II expansion of United States judicial authority over the economic decisions of postcolonial governments. Introducing the term 'judicial territory' to refer to the increasingly transnational space over which US courts wield authority, Potts argues that law is an essential t...
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    36,65 €

  • Judicial Territory
    Shaina Potts
    In Judicial Territory, Shaina Potts reveals how the American empire has benefited from the post-World War II expansion of United States judicial authority over the economic decisions of postcolonial governments. Introducing the term 'judicial territory' to refer to the increasingly transnational space over which US courts wield authority, Potts argues that law is an essential t...
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    138,51 €

  • Legal Studies
    Jade Montgomnery
    Exploring the vast landscape of moral philosophy, ethical dilemmas, and justice in legal systems, this comprehensive book delves into the historical foundations and contemporary issues in the field. From ethical decision-making in the legal profession to the role of legal ethics in promoting social change, this thought-provoking guide offers insights into the complex intersecti...
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    72,51 €

  • A Digest of the General Statute Laws of the State of Texas [1859]
    George W. White / Williamson S. Oldham
    The Last Compilation of Texas Laws Published Before the Civil War Commissioned by an act of the Texas State Legislature in 1858, Oldham and White’s Digest was the last compilation of Texas laws published before the Civil War. It includes the general statute laws, repealed laws of the Republic and State of Texas, 'by, through, or under which rights have accrued,' and the coloniz...
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    81,17 €

  • Law and the Restoration
    Nathan B. Oman
    Law and the Restoration: Law and Latter-day Saint History is a profound exploration of the intricate legal history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In this first of two volumes, Nathan B. Oman delves into the unique intersection of law and religion, uncovering how legal frameworks have shaped and been shaped by the experiences of Latter-day Saints. Through a ...
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    38,74 €

  • The Great Murdering-Heir Case
    William B. Meyer
    Uncovers the facts behind the celebrated 1889 case of Riggs v. Palmer and shows how they transform our understanding of the decision. ...
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    31,35 €

  • Trump’s Insurrection of the US Capitol
    Adrian Rocquecliffe
    Trump’s Insurrection of the US CapitolOn January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol was attacked by a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump. This shocking event, now known as the Insurrection, marked a pivotal moment in American history. In this compelling book, readers will discover the events leading up to that fateful day, including the claims of election fraud, the he...
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    22,01 €

  • Making Never-Never Land
    Mónica A. Jiménez
    Puerto Rico has been an 'unincorporated territory' of the United States for over a century. For much of that time, the archipelago has been mostly invisible to US residents and neglected by the government. However, a series of crises in the first two decades of the twenty-first century, from outsized debt to climate fueled disasters, have led to massive protests and brought Pue...
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    31,87 €

  • Making Never-Never Land
    Mónica A. Jiménez
    Puerto Rico has been an 'unincorporated territory' of the United States for over a century. For much of that time, the archipelago has been mostly invisible to US residents and neglected by the government. However, a series of crises in the first two decades of the twenty-first century, from outsized debt to climate fueled disasters, have led to massive protests and brought Pue...
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    127,25 €

  • THE MOST DANGEROUS BRANCH
    Oliver A. Houck
    The Most Dangerous Branch exposes the Supreme Court’s unbridled hostility towards environmental programs over the past forty years. In no other field has it been so consistent in ruling against the environmental statutes, agencies, and organizations. In fourteen separate cases, the book describes what was at stake, what the lower courts did, and then their final dismissal, it c...
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    41,50 €

  • Essays in Maltese Legal History Volume 2
    Giuseppe Mifsud Bonnici / Sammut Sassi
    Essays on CRIMINAL LAW: An Enlightened Shadow? Elements of the Intellectual Climate at the Time of the Codification of the Criminal Law of Malta. Common LawContributions to the Maltese Rendition of the French Penal Code: Preliminary ObservationsEssays on COSTITUTIONAL HISTORY:Amabile Bonello’s Essay on the Public Law of MaltaJ.J. Dillon’s 1807 Memoir on MaltaConstitutional Law ...
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    61,99 €

  • Commentary to the Germanic Laws and Mediaeval Documents [1915]
    Leo Wiener
    Based on an ambitious study of all accessible records from the early decades of the Roman Empire to 1300, this work proposes that the Visigothic, Burgundian, Salic and other Germanic legal systems were based almost entirely on Roman law. This was a controversial argument because it challenged the prevailing consensus about Germanic law. Though scholars have subsequently disprov...
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    49,71 €

  • Joseph Karo and Shaping of Modern Jewish Law
    Roni Weinstein
    The book provides a global perspective on the history of Jewish law during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, focusing on the codification works of R. Joseph Karo. ...
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    50,09 €

  • Ideas of poverty in the Age of Enlightenment
    This collection of essays examines the ways in which poverty was conceptualised in the social, political, and religious discourses of eighteenth-century Europe and North America. ...
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    169,56 €

  • The Influence of Italian Civil Law in Latin-America
    There are many ways to mark the anniversary of a civil code: one of them is to analyse the cultural messages it has produced, in order to understand not only by whom such messages have been received but also how, when and to what extent. The current volume is based on a dialogue between European (and, in particular, Italian) legal culture on the one hand, and Latin American leg...
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    42,00 €

  • The Great Murdering-Heir Case
    William B. Meyer
    Uncovers the facts behind the celebrated 1889 case of Riggs v. Palmer and shows how they transform our understanding of the decision. ...
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    127,10 €

  • Why the Tax Year Begins on Sixth April
    Alan O’Brien
    Second Edition 2024This book explains why the UK tax year begins on 6 April and traces the history of the old tax year which ran from 25 March. It also covers other aspects of calendar history and related issues, including the continuing application of the 1750 British calendar reform statute to the USA and elsewhere.The move from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar in 1752 re...
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    66,82 €

  • Shaking Hands with the Devil
    John Taglianetti
    History is a record of past events. It is a systematic account of people and events. History must be accurate. Historians use guidelines to research and write History. It should be written with a neutral point of view. All aspects of the historically significant individual must be researched, evaluated, verified, and placed into the perspective of the time it occurred. Most imp...
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    14,84 €

  • The Abolition Of Slavery The Right Of The Government Under The War Power
    William Lloyd Garrison Ed.
    'The Abolition of Slavery the Right of the Government Under the War Power' is a powerful and influential pamphlet authored by using William Lloyd Garrison, a outstanding American abolitionist, and in the course of the American Civil War. This painting articulates Garrison’s company perception that the U.S. Government, underneath the authority of the War Power, had both the lega...
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    9,84 €

  • The Beginnings of Anti-Jewish Legislation
    Mária M. Kovács / Mark Baczoni
    The Nazi 1933 Civil Service Law and the 1935 Nuremberg Laws are often considered the first anti-Jewish decrees in interwar Europe. Mária M. Kovács convincingly argues that Hungary’s numerus clausus law of 1920, which introduced a Jewish quota at Hungary’s institutions of higher learning, was, in fact, interwar Europe’s first antisemitic law. By defining-and discriminating again...
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    82,37 €

  • Legal Feasts
    Michael H. Hoeflich
    In this book, the author discusses the history and significance of gatherings of lawyers to share food, wine, and conversation. Conviviality is a cornerstone of these gatherings. He includes sample menus with commentary and sample recipes of dishes listed in these menus. This volume should entertain and instruct every lawyer and person interested in the legal profession, the la...
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    21,69 €

  • Dickens and his Lawyers
    Paul Howcroft
    The life and works of Charles Dickens were permeated by lawyers and the legal system. As a boy, he endured his father’s imprisonment for debt. At 17, he became a solictors’ clerk. At 19, he became a court reporter and later a parliamentary reporter. As a successful author, he engaged in litigation to protect his copyright and campaigned for law reform. He had numerous friends a...
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    38,11 €

  • Dickens and his Lawyers
    Paul Howcroft
    The life and works of Charles Dickens were permeated by lawyers and the legal system. As a boy, he endured his father’s imprisonment for debt. At 17, he became a solictors’ clerk. At 19, he became a court reporter and later a parliamentary reporter. As a successful author, he engaged in litigation to protect his copyright and campaigned for law reform. He had numerous friends a...
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    56,35 €

  • In Search of the Truth
    John Cartwright
    This book tells the story of John Cartwright, a now-retired Queen’s Council barrister, who spent his career in search of the truth. Incredibly, this search was mirrored in his personal life; his childhood was wrapped in secrecy and his father was dead... or so John had been led to believe.In his own words, John tells us about an ambitious young man setting out to make a career ...
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    18,37 €

  • When Dissents Matter
    Amy Steigerwalt / Artemus Ward / Pamela C Corley
    The ability of US Supreme Court justices to dissent from the majority, to formally register and explain their belief that a case has been wrongly decided, represents a time-honored tradition of perhaps the most august American institution. Yet the impact of these dissents, which allow justices to engage in a dialogue over law and policy, has seldom, if ever, been the focus of d...
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    143,98 €

  • When Dissents Matter
    Amy Steigerwalt / Artemus Ward / Pamela C Corley
    The ability of US Supreme Court justices to dissent from the majority, to formally register and explain their belief that a case has been wrongly decided, represents a time-honored tradition of perhaps the most august American institution. Yet the impact of these dissents, which allow justices to engage in a dialogue over law and policy, has seldom, if ever, been the focus of d...
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    46,77 €

  • Constitutional Inquisitors
    Scott Ingram
    The evolution of the federal prosecutor’s role from a pragmatic necessity to a significant political figure.In the United States, federal prosecutors enjoy a degree of power unmatched elsewhere in the world. They are free to investigate and prosecute--or decline to prosecute--criminal cases without significant oversight. And yet, no statute grants them these powers; their role ...
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    79,63 €


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