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Sex, Culpability and the Defence of Provocation

Sex, Culpability and the Defence of Provocation

Author: Danielle Tyson (Monash University, Australia)
ISBN: 9780415560207
Format: Paperback
$77.99

Dealing with the complex case law concerning the use of the provocation defence in cases of intimate killings, Sex,...  Read More >>

Homicide and the Politics of Law Reform

Homicide and the Politics of Law Reform

Author: Jeremy Horder (Edmund-Davies Professor of Criminal Law, King's College London)
ISBN: 9780199561919
Format: Hardback
$261.95

A fascinating study of the law of homicide, examining its recent development and providing an insider's view on...  Read More >>

Sex, Culpability and the Defence of Provocation

Sex, Culpability and the Defence of Provocation

Author: Danielle Tyson (Monash University, Australia)
ISBN: 9780415560177
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Dealing with the complex case law concerning the use of the provocation defence in cases of intimate killings, Sex,...  Read More >>

Punishing Race: A Continuing American Dilemma

Punishing Race: A Continuing American Dilemma

Author: Michael Tonry (Professor of Law and Public Policy, Professor of Law and Public Policy, University of Minnesota Law School)
ISBN: 9780199926466
Format: Paperback
$56.95

"How can it be, in a nation that elected Barack Obama, that one third of African American males born in 2001 will...  Read More >>

New Critical Legal Thinking: Law and the Political

New Critical Legal Thinking: Law and the Political

Author: Matthew Stone ,  Illan Wall (Oxford Brookes University, UK)
ISBN: 9780415619578
Format: Hardback
$305.00

New Critical Legal Thinking articulates a newly-emergent stream of politically engaged contemporary critical legal...  Read More >>

With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful

With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law is Used...

Author: Glenn Greenwald ,  Greenwald, Peter
ISBN: 9781250013835
Format: Paperback
$35.75

The founding principle of the US was that the rule of law would be the great equalizer in American life. This book...  Read More >>

Sex, Culpability and the Defence of Provocation

Sex, Culpability and the Defence of Provocation

Author: Danielle Tyson (Monash University, Australia)
ISBN: 9786613898678
Format: Electronic book text
$396.00

<p>The partial defence of provocation is one of the most controversial doctrines within the criminal law. It has...  Read More >>

Cell Buddy

Cell Buddy

Author: Robert Johnson (Consultant in Paediatric Cardiology, Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool, UK) ,  Rachel Ternes
ISBN: 9780983776901
Format: Paperback
$13.07

Cell Buddy truly is a beautiful story, even without the unexpected twists or surprises. The combination of humor...  Read More >>

Troubling Sex: Towards a Legal Theory of Sexual Integrity

Troubling Sex: Towards a Legal Theory of Sexual Integrity...

Author: Elaine Craig
ISBN: 9780774821810
Format: Paperback
$72.42

Focusing on the Supreme Court of Canada, Craig attempts to overcome the constraints of theoretical frameworks and...  Read More >>

Politics of Parking: Rights, Identity, and Property

Politics of Parking: Rights, Identity, and Property...

Author: Sarah Marusek
ISBN: 9780754679714
Format: Hardback
$305.00

There is more to parking law than just parking penalties. Considering the ways in which law works in everyday life,...  Read More >>

Judging in the Islamic, Jewish and Zoroastrian Legal Traditions: A Comparison of Theory and Practice

Judging in the Islamic, Jewish and Zoroastrian Legal...

Author: Janos Jany ,  Dr. Prakash Shah
ISBN: 9781409437161
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Presents a comparative analysis of the judiciary in the Islamic, Jewish and Zoroastrian legal systems. This book...  Read More >>

Kangaroo Courts and the Rule of Law: The Legacy of Modernism

Kangaroo Courts and the Rule of Law: The Legacy of Modernism...

Author: Desmond Manderson (McGill University, Canada)
ISBN: 9780415598279
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Kangaroo Courts and the Rule of Law - The Legacy of Modernism addresses the legacy of contemporary critiques of...  Read More >>

Failing Law Schools

Failing Law Schools

Author: Brian Z. Tamanaha
ISBN: 9780226923611
Format: Hardback
$47.95

On the surface, law schools today are thriving. Enrollments are on the rise, and their resources are often the envy...  Read More >>

Organized Retail Crime

Organized Retail Crime

Author: Greg Sampson ,  James Zeller
ISBN: 9781621001171
Format: Hardback
$329.34

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Institutionalizing Intersectionality

Institutionalizing Intersectionality

Author: Andrea Krizsan ,  Hege Skjeie
ISBN: 9786613900043
Format: Electronic book text
$269.28

An exploration of the ways that multiple inequalities are being addressed in Europe. Using country-based and region-specific...  Read More >>

Mexico’s Struggle for Public Security: Organized Crime and State Responses

Mexico’s Struggle for Public Security: Organized Crime...

Author: G. Philip ,  S. Berruecos
ISBN: 9781137034045
Format: Hardback
$84.99

The Mexican government's full-frontal attack on the powerful drugs cartels has achieved mixed results. This book...  Read More >>

A Critical Analysis of the Efficacy of Law as a Tool to Achieve Gender Equality

A Critical Analysis of the Efficacy of Law as a Tool...

Author: Natalie Persadie
ISBN: 9786613855329
Format: Electronic book text
$174.21

In this book, Natalie Persadie explains that, among developing countries, the achievement of legal advances for...  Read More >>

Born In Hope: The early years of the Family Court of Australia

Born In Hope: The early years of the Family Court of...

Author: Shurlee Swain
ISBN: 9781742232928
Format: Paperback
$59.99

The Family Court of Australia was established in 1976 under new legal reforms addressing marriage and divorce. This...  Read More >>

Confidentiality, Transparency, and the U.S. Civil Justice System

Confidentiality, Transparency, and the U.S. Civil Justice...

Author: Joseph W. Doherty (Director, Empirical Research Group, Director, Empirical Research Group, UCLA School of Law) ,  Robert T. Reville (Senior Economist, Senior Economist, RAND Corporation)
ISBN: 9780199914333
Format: Hardback
$336.00

The lawsuit is the cornerstone of the civil justice system in America, and an open court the foundation of American...  Read More >>

Neoliberalism and the Law in Post Communist Transition: The Evolving Role of Law in Russia’s Transition to Capitalism

Neoliberalism and the Law in Post Communist Transition:...

Author: Ioannis Glinavos (University of Reading, UK)
ISBN: 9780415631518
Format: Paperback
$79.99

This work examines ideas about the role of law and legal reform in the creation of market capitalist economies,...  Read More >>

Human Rights and Minority Rights in the European Union

Human Rights and Minority Rights in the European Union...

Author: Kirsten Shoraka (University of Hertfordshire, UK)
ISBN: 9780415631488
Format: Paperback
$79.99

This book examines the development and the role of human rights in the European Union, arguing that human rights...  Read More >>

The Rule of Law in Comparative Perspective

The Rule of Law in Comparative Perspective

Author: Mortimer Sellers ,  Tadeusz Tomaszewski
ISBN: 9789400732056
Format: Paperback
$336.35

This volume compares the different conceptions of the rule of law that have developed in different legal cultures....  Read More >>

Planning By Law and Property Rights Reconsidered

Planning By Law and Property Rights Reconsidered

Author: Barrie Needham ,  Thomas Hartmann
ISBN: 9781409437215
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Places planning law and property rights within their institutional setting at three different scales: when a country...  Read More >>

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