Jurisprudence and general issues Books

The Columbine tragedy on April 20, 1999 began a new era in law enforcement as it became apparent that the police response to such mass shootings must be drastically altered. By the time the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14,...

When a caring father reports his estranged wife's abuse of their children, feminist child protection workers, government agencies, and courts conspire against him. He never abandons his taken children despite the repeated lies, persecution, and cover-ups...

Breve estudio histórico del ordenamientopúblico español del transporte por carreteraespañol, desde los primeros vestigios normativoshasta la entrada en vigor de la Ley de Ordenaciónde los Transportes Terrestres de 1987, en el que puede observarse cómo se...

U.S. Government Counterterrorism: A Guide to Who Does What is the first readily available, unclassified guide to the many U.S. government agencies, bureau offices, and programs involved in all aspects of countering terrorism domestically and overseas...

As gang violence continues to rise across the country and the world, police departments, prosecutors, and community members are seeking new methods to reduce the spread of gang-related criminal activity. Civil gang injunctions have become a growing...

Written in the same accessible manner as previous editions, the fifth edition of Karch's Pathology of Drug Abuse is an essential guide to the pathology, toxicology, and pharmacology of commonly abused drugs. The book focuses on the investigation of...

Atwell's work traces the historical and legal developments surrounding the public awareness of sexual harassment in the United States.

The book systematically presents various aspects of political asylum, including the writing of a self-report book, an immigration interview, and a court hearing. At the same time, the book also systematically introduced the Democratic Party member...

Drawing on representative corpora of transcripts from over 100 English criminal jury trials, this stimulating new book explores the nature of 'legal-lay discourse', or the language used by legal professionals before lay juries. Careful analyses of genres...

Republican legal theory developed out of the jurisprudential and constitutional legacy of the Roman res publica as interpreted over two millennia in Europe and North America. In this book - the most comprehensive study of republican legal ideas to date -...

This book is a key element when Frank Kermit works as a Creative Consultant for Media, TV, Film and Theatre to help with the development of characters in relationship-related storylines. Characters are a gray area of law. Original Characters that are...

We, the people of India, have adopted a written Constitution which has created an independent judiciary having the power of judicial review. While exercising this power, the judiciary not only acts as a guardian of the Constitution and its values, but...

Este livro reune os pareceres e estudos sobre propriedade intelectual elaborados desde 2011 até dezembro de 2013. O primeiro volume inclui os textos relativos aos aspectos internacionais do tema, a concorrência desleal e signos distintivos. O segundo...

O corpo docente do curso de Direito do Centro Universitário Estácio de Sá de Belo Horizonte, envolvido com a pesquisa e atualização jurídica, tem desenvolvido periodicamente trabalhos instigantes e desafiadores. O círculo de pesquisadores participantes...

A defesa dos direitos do homem, fundamento da República Federativa do Brasil, deve nortear a interpretação jurídica, seja no âmbito do Direito Público ou no âmbito do Direito Privado. Com base nisso, a presente obra perpassa temáticas práticas, nas quais...

Una visió de la nova política escrit al 2012 per un jove membre d'un partit polític, avui ex-membre.

Treball de Recerca que es planteja si la Vall d'Aran té les característiques per a ser un país diferent al català.

Esquemas explicativos sobre aspectos teóricos de la política social y acerca de la formación y desarrollo del Estado del Bienestar

Frederik Brandt (1825-1891) ble professor i rettsvitenskap ved Det kgl. Frederiks Universitet i 1866. Hovedverket hans er to-bindsverket Forelæsninger over den norske Retshistorie som kom i 1880 og 1883. Dette er fremdeles den grundigste generelle...

Frederik Brandt (1825-1891) ble professor i rettsvitenskap ved Det kgl. Frederiks Universitet i 1866. Hovedverket hans er to-bindsverket Forelæsninger over den norske Retshistorie som kom i 1880 og 1883. Dette er fremdeles den grundigste generelle...

Ensayos sobre Derecho Comparado e Historia Constitucional

An intense analysis of these early theories is required in order to conduct a critical examination of contemporary criminological philosophies. Contemporary criminologists and academic scholars continue to employ forms of social disorganization and...

This is a book that contains quips and quotes, saying, and mottos, mantras, and random nonsense. I have no idea what in the world would possess you to buy it. Please do not. It would be dreadfully embarrassing.

This book is a legal practice guide (a practical "how-to" book for attorneys and other legal professionals) on how to help AWOL (absent without leave) soldiers get their legal situations resolved in the best way possible. The book includes not only...

The definitive law school study aid, with:✓Concise overviews of the black letter law✓Summaries and holdings of all of the major cases that students are expected to study✓A thorough index for quick reference to key topics✓ Concept-driven outlines covering...

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The definitive law school study aid, with:✓Concise overviews of the black letter law✓Summaries and holdings of all of the major cases that students are expected to study✓A thorough index for quick reference to key topics✓ Concept-driven outlines covering...

Challenging the usual introductions to the study of law, A Critical Introduction to Law argues that law is inherently political and reflects the interests of the few even while presenting itself as neutral. This fully revised and updated fourth edition...

This title was first published in 2001. Worlds Colliding argues that the prevailing worldview held by those in positions of power in Western government sets the bounds for religious tolerance.  It explores the degree to which a modern liberal state...

In considering diffusion from a global perspective, this book provides timely new insights into its application in a variety of fields and at many levels of both legal and non-legal orderings. This collection contributes to the wider theoretical debate...

International Criminal Law in Context provides a critical and contextual introduction to the fundamentals of international criminal law. It goes beyond a doctrinal analysis focused on the practice of international tribunals to draw on a variety of...

This book provides a detailed analysis of one of the most prominent and widespread international phenomena to which criminal justice systems has been applied: the expression of revisionist views relating to mass atrocities and the outright denial of...

The importance of simulation in education, specifically in legal subjects, is here discussed and explored within this innovative collection. Demonstrating how simulation can be constructed and developed for learning, teaching and assessment, the text...

First published in 1999, this volume provides an overview of company laws in South East Asia, North East Asia and the Pacific. The chapters adopt a standard format to allow for comparisons to be made as well as highlighting key features of company...

This book opens up a range of important perspectives on law and violence by considering the ways in which their relationship is formulated in literature, television and film. Employing critical legal theory to address the relationship between crime...

This edited collection offers a critical overview of the major debates in legal education in the history of the Upjohn Lectures, an annual event that draws together legal educators and professionals in the United Kingdom to consider the major debates and...

Crime Scene Processing and Investigation Workbook, Second Edition is the only workbook which directly supports and cross-references methodology and terminology presented in Ross Gardner and Donna Krouskup's perennial best-seller Practical Crime Scene...

Statistical methods provide a logical, coherent framework in which data from experimental science can be analyzed. However, many researchers lack the statistical skills or resources that would allow them to explore their data to its full potential...

At a time when the future of the welfare state is the object of heated debate in many European countries, this edited collection explores the relationship between this institution and social rights. Structured around the themes of the politics of social...

This book offers an interdisciplinary perspective on femicide, using Israel as a case study. It offers a novel crimino-legal approach to femicide. The work extends its analysis to secondary victims of femicide and examines the applicability of...

Chinese Legality focuses on the concept of "legality" as a lens through which to look at Chinese legal reforms, making a valuable contribution to the argument that law has historically been used as a tool to control society in China. This book discusses...

Public procurement law, regulating public sector purchasing of certain contracts for goods, works and services, is an area of EU law which is closely intertwined with the UK's economy. It will almost inevitably be affected by the consequences of Brexit...

More than ever before the changing environmental and political landscape in the Arctic requires stability and foreseeability based on resilient common norms. The emerging legal orders in the Arctic cannot be legitimately created or effectively...