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Freedom's Edge: Religious Freedom, Sexual Freedom, and the Future of America

Freedom's Edge: Religious Freedom, Sexual Freedom, and...

Author: Frank S. Ravitch (Michigan State University)
ISBN: 9781107158870
Format: Hardback
$168.16

Freedom's Edge explains the law of religious freedom and sexual freedom in an accessible way and argues for finding...  Read More >>

Ignorance of Law: A Philosophical Inquiry

Ignorance of Law: A Philosophical Inquiry

Author: Douglas Husak (Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University, Department of Philosophy)
ISBN: 9780190604684
Format: Hardback
$317.00

This book argues that ignorance of law should usually be a complete excuse from criminal liability. It defends this...  Read More >>

Going to Strasbourg: An Oral History of Sexual Orientation Discrimination and the European Convention on Human Rights

Going to Strasbourg: An Oral History of Sexual Orientation...

Author: Paul Johnson (Professor of Sociology, Professor of Sociology, University of York)
ISBN: 9780198777618
Format: Hardback
$205.00

A unique study of the role of the European Convention on Human Rights in eradicating discrimination and establishing...  Read More >>

Human Dignity of the Vulnerable in the Age of Rights: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Human Dignity of the Vulnerable in the Age of Rights:...

Author: Aniceto Masferrer ,  Emilio García-Sánchez
ISBN: 9783319326917
Format: Hardback
$310.47

Werather argue that, since vulnerability is part of the human condition, humanvulnerability is not at odds with...  Read More >>

Re-visiting and legalizing 'anti-gay' laws in Nigeria

Re-visiting and legalizing 'anti-gay' laws in Nigeria...

Author: Gbenga Odugbemi
ISBN: 9781539414490
Format: Paperback
$21.12

A book discussing the relevant laws bordering on 'anti-gay' laws in Nigeria. The book trace the existing previous...  Read More >>

China and Islam: The Prophet, the Party, and Law

China and Islam: The Prophet, the Party, and Law

Author: Matthew S. Erie (University of Oxford)
ISBN: 9781107053373
Format: Hardback
$323.44

As the first ethnographic study of the practice of Islamic law by Chinese Muslims (Hui), this book will appeal to...  Read More >>

Rhetorical Processes and Legal Judgments: How Language and Arguments Shape Struggles for Rights and Power

Rhetorical Processes and Legal Judgments: How Language...

Author: Austin Sarat (Amherst College, Massachusetts)
ISBN: 9781107155503
Format: Hardback
$258.75

This book will appeal to scholars of law, rhetoric and legal history, with its detailed analysis from a number of...  Read More >>

Trans-Harming Care: Comparing the Experiences of Latin American, Caribbean and Dutch Transwomen with the Dutch Healthcare System

Trans-Harming Care: Comparing the Experiences of Latin...

Author: Lene Swetzer
ISBN: 9789462403260
Format: Paperback
$79.20

Although transgender people have received more and more attention in recent years, their experiences in everyday...  Read More >>

Critical Legal Positivism

Critical Legal Positivism

Author: Kaarlo Tuori
ISBN: 9781138246539
Format: Paperback
$105.00

This profound and scholarly treatise develops a critical version of legal positivism as the basis for modern legal...  Read More >>

Women and Law in India

Women and Law in India

Author: Flavia Agnes ,  Sudhir Chandra
ISBN: 9780199467211
Format: Paperback
$82.95

This omnibus brings together three significant works on Gender equality which comprehensively analyse key issues...  Read More >>

The Supreme Court and the Development of Law: Through the Prism of Prisoners’ Rights

The Supreme Court and the Development of Law: Through...

Author: Christopher E. Smith
ISBN: 9781137567628
Format: Hardback
$181.95

This book illuminates the decision-making processes of the US Supreme court through an examination of several prisoners'...  Read More >>

Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights

Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights

Author: Kenji Yoshino ,  Patrick Lawlor
ISBN: 9781515912118
Format: Audio
$79.17

In this remarkable and elegant work, acclaimed Yale Law School professor Kenji Yoshino fuses legal manifesto and...  Read More >>

Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights

Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights

Author: Kenji Yoshino ,  Patrick Lawlor
ISBN: 9781515962113
Format: Audio
$52.77

In this remarkable and elegant work, acclaimed Yale Law School professor Kenji Yoshino fuses legal manifesto and...  Read More >>

The Contradiction in Disability Law: Selective Abortions and Rights

The Contradiction in Disability Law: Selective Abortions...

Author: Smitha Nizar (, Assistant Professor at Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India)
ISBN: 9780199466658
Format: Hardback
$88.95

While the Indian legislation on prenatal tests, the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, prohibits the use...  Read More >>

Normativity in Legal Sociology: Methodological Reflections on Law and Regulation in Late Modernity

Normativity in Legal Sociology: Methodological Reflections...

Author: Reza Banakar
ISBN: 9783319358918
Format: Paperback
$232.88

Normativity in Legal Sociology  Read More >>

Fish Raincoats: A Woman Lawyer's Life

Fish Raincoats: A Woman Lawyer's Life

Author: Barbara Babcock
ISBN: 9781610273572
Format: Hardback
$85.36

The life and times of a trailblazing feminist in American law. The first female Stanford law professor was also...  Read More >>

The Global Reach of EU Law

The Global Reach of EU Law

Author: Elaine Fahey
ISBN: 9781138696563
Format: Hardback
$305.00

The EU strives to be a leading rule-making organisation with global reach in both economic and non-economic fields....  Read More >>

Sustainability Land Use and the Environment

Sustainability Land Use and the Environment

Author: Mark Stallworthy
ISBN: 9781138153523
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book focuses on land use, a topic at the heart of attempts to find sustainable solutions. It will be invaluable...  Read More >>

European Union Internal Market

European Union Internal Market

Author: Gareth Davies (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
ISBN: 9781138150461
Format: Hardback
$347.00

This is the first student book to focus on this core topic in EU law. It covers the essential rules of the free...  Read More >>

The Principle of Effective Legal Protection in Administrative Law: A European Perspective

The Principle of Effective Legal Protection in Administrative...

Author: Zoltán Szente ,  Konrad Lachmayer
ISBN: 9781472475657
Format: Hardback
$194.00

This collection presents a comparative analysis of the principle of effective legal protection in administrative...  Read More >>

Family Law and Society in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Era

Family Law and Society in Europe from the Middle Ages...

Author: Maria Gigliola di Renzo Villata
ISBN: 9783319422879
Format: Hardback
$310.47

This volume addresses the study of family law and society in Europe, from medieval to contemporary ages. It presents...  Read More >>

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