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The criminal justice system has morphed from a harshly punitive system to a distinctively more rehabilitative and restorative one focusing on supporting victims and changing offender behavior. A variety of collaborative actors from police, courts, and...

Sue Gregory, community dentist and empress of privileged dullards, was dishonest and/or confused when in correspondence of November 30, 2006, she stated: "Dear Stephanie, just to confirm that I have spoken with Richard Hill and he will join you for the...

In this book, efforts have been made to compile at one place, subject-wise as per the latest AIBE syllabus, all those questions which have been asked in the previous Bar Examinations so as to help the AIBE applicants acquaint themselves beforehand with...

Based on a true storyIt is 2003. The front page of the Sun newspaper is filled with a picture of Sam, aged thirteen, his face pixelated to disguise his identity. Sam has won his case in the High Court. His extraordinary story is all over the newspapers;...

In this volume top scholars contribute chapters covering a wide range of topics including jurisprudence, competency, children, forensic risk assessment, eyewitness testimony, jurors and juries, lawsuits, and civil law. Also...

""Die Deutsche Schifffahrts-Akte und die Differenzial-Zollfrage"" ist ein Buch von Wilhelm Doenniges, das im Jahr 1848 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es behandelt die deutsche Schifffahrts-Akte und die Differenzial-Zollfrage, die zu dieser Zeit in...

Since the therapeutic value of umbilical cord blood (UCB) stem cells was first recognised in the late 1980s, there has been a proliferation of both public and private UCB banks worldwide. However, the ability to utilise such a potentially valuable...

"... Les archéologues en province ne sont ni moins nombreux ni moins actifs que les numismates. Le mouvement a commencé, surtout en ce qui touche l'archéologie nationale, par la Normandie, et MM. de Gerville, de Caumont, Le Prévost en ont été les...

German civil law political theory is not in high demand these days. However, political theory is important for establishing an overall picture of German civil law and portraying an image of German civil law to Europe and beyond. This is especially true...

Emeritus Professor Gabriël A. Moens is a prominent Australian academic, researcher, teacher and administrator and his legacy is nothing short of extraordinary. Over his long and distinguished career he has acquired a solid reputation as a leading...

Thirteen weeks of staged exercises and resources for law students to learn the first half of a two-course study in property law.  Follows unique behavioral designs proven effective in law school courses.

This book is an anthology of ethics columns appearing in the magazine of the American Inns of Court called The Bencher, from 1997 to 2018, with practical application to practitioners, judges and law professors.Legal ethics in the U.S. has evolved over...

This vintage book contains a handbook of Australian legal advice and information, first published in 1907. It was originally intended not for the lawyer but for the laymen, and contains an outline of the most important principles of the common laws...

This book considers how law is always enacted, or performed, in ways that can be analysed in relation to fiction, theatre, and other dramatic forms.

This book proposes a new model of professional ethics enabling lawyers to advise clients upon both the law and ethics. This will better protect clients, and society, and enhance lawyers' professional obligations. It draws on moral philosophy to present a...

While certain aspects of Henri Lefebvre's writings have been examined extensively within the disciplines of geography, social theory, urban planning and cultural studies, there has been no comprehensive consideration of his work within legal studies...

The path of service is a road less traveled, but for those who walk it, the rewards are immeasurable. The Rookie Handbook serves as your comprehensive guide to navigating a challenging yet fulfilling career in law enforcement. Whether you're just...

The inaugural edition of the NILS UK Law Review is one of the first student-led national law journals aimed at every level of legal study and practice in the UK. NILS UK Law Review was founded in furtherance of a primary aim of NILS International: to...

Francis Lieber (1800-1872), ursprünglich Franz Lieber, war ein deutsch-amerikanischer Jurist, Publizist und Rechts- und Staatsphilosoph. Er wurde bekannt durch die Erstellung des Lieber Codes, einer Vorschrift zur Kriegsführung, die durch einen Erlass...

"Great Opportunities Inside Difficulties: Discovering Faith That Works" is a book about hope. It is about facing and walking through difficult problems and having the willingness and insight to look at each struggle, seeing the equal or much greater...

Not since flamboyant, fringed-sleeved Gerry Spence has the courtroom seen anyone who can compare to Tony Buzbee.  His fame and reputation increases with each successive judgment—including multi-million dollar victories against mega...

Author Gary Stuart tells the important story of how a small but committed group of inaugural faculty created a law school out of the ether. A law school that over the next 50 years would become a national leader on legal and educational reform. Stuart...

This book shares personal and professional accounts of an African-American Federal employee. The contents of this work reveal episodes of unethical, retaliatory, and discriminatory actions taken against Federal employees by leaders and coworkers as well...

Where Jeremy Richter's first two books, Building a Better Law Practice and Stop Putting Out Fires, establish the framework for improving your law practice through more effective case and practice management techniques, Level Up Your Law Practice gives...

The Upstate D.A. sets forth the recollections of the Steuben County Prosecutor about his three years as the county's chief law enforcement officer. They were busy and exciting times, coming at the beginning of the Great Depression and at the end of the...

Justice Story’s enormous influence on American law is demonstrated in this collection of his writings, edited by his son. Includes Story’s autobiography that was written in the form of a fascinating long letter to his son, and many other...

Research Methods in Human Rights introduces the reader to key methodological approaches to Human Rights research in a clear and accessible way.Drawing on the expertise of a panel of contributors, the text clearly explains the key theories and methods...

A central political figure in the first post-Revolutionary generation, Felix Grundy (1775--1840) epitomized the "American democrat" who so famously fascinated Alexis de Tocqueville. Born and reared on the isolated frontier, Grundy rose largely...

Appointed by Abraham Lincoln to the U.S. Supreme Court during the Civil War, Samuel Freeman Miller (1816--1890) served on the nation's highest tribunal for twenty-eight tumultuous years and holds a place in legal history as one of the Court's...

Franklin (1879-1960) led an extraordinary life; from his youth in what was then Indian Territory to his practice of law in 20th-century Tulsa, he was witness to changes in politics, law and race relations which transformed the south-west. His...

Stop Being a Doormat & Start Being a Boss shares the story of Toni Moore, an attorney learns how to live the life she loves. After learning one of her sisters is fighting for her life in a trauma center, Toni drops everything to be by her side...

By any measure, the law as a profession is in serious trouble. Americans' trust in lawyers is at a low, and many members of the profession wish they had chosen a different path. Law schools, with their endlessly rising tuitions, are churning out too...

Les Vies Des Plus Celebres Jurisconsultes De Toutes Les Nations (1737) par Taisand, Pierre est un livre qui pr�����sente les biographies des juristes les plus c�����l�����bres de toutes les nations. Il est �����crit en fran�����ais et a �����t�����...

Taking up the study of legal education in distinctly biopolitical terms, this book provides a critical and political analysis of structure in the law school.

What do you call 600 lawyers at the bottom of the sea? Marc Galanter calls it an opportunity to investigate the meanings of a rich and time-honored genre of American humor: lawyer jokes. Lowering the Bar analyzes hundreds of jokes from Mark Twain...

The Quebec Act, 1774 is a historical book written by Gerald Ephraim Hart in 1891. The book is a detailed account of the Quebec Act of 1774, which was passed by the British Parliament during the American Revolution. The act was aimed at establishing a...

""The Honorable Judge Wilmot: A Biographical Sketch"" is a book written by John Lathern and published in 1881. The book provides a detailed account of the life and career of Judge Wilmot, a prominent figure in the legal profession during the 19th century...

The Glass Sellers Company is a book compiled by John Moore in 1899. It is a comprehensive account of the history, bylaws, and activities of the Glass Sellers Company, a guild of glass merchants in London. The book includes the ancient charter of the...

Marcus Perrin Knowlton, Late Chief Justice Of The Supreme Judicial Court Of The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, A Memorial (1919) is a book that serves as a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Marcus Perrin Knowlton, who was the Chief Justice of...

What happens when loneliness engulfs us? How do we manage life when the absence of adequate connections becomes an excruciating hunger?During his extraordinary decades-long career as an attorney, J. W. Freiberg consulted on hundreds of cases involving...