Civil Procedure

Designed as a supplement for constitutional law courses and seminars, Seidman and Tushnet use examples drawn from the popular press, public discussion and law articles to show how and why constitutional debate has evolved into the political conundrum...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the Authornson /f Carol /i E.Book InformationISBN 9780313224928Author Carol E. JensonFormat HardbackPage Count 205Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher Bloomsbury...

This volume is a comprehensive comparative study of the development of systems for naming judges in two nations, over a period of three centuries. It is designed to confront the origins, both normative and political, that affected the evolution of the...

Alexander and Horton have attempted to untangle one of the most difficult and potentially far-reaching questions in constitutional law: at what point does constitutional law leave off and `plain old law' remain to occupy the US legal system's field of...

To what extent should media coverage of criminal court proceedings be permitted? The central issue is how to strike a balance between the public's right to information and the individual's right to privacy. Freedman reviews the underlying legal...

This is the first in-depth analysis of American railroad litigation from the 1880s to 1910 that led to landmark decisions by the Supreme Court, fundamentally altering the meaning of due process in American constitutional law and establishing a basic...

Public choice theory should be taken seriously-but not too seriously. In this thought-provoking book, Jerry Mashaw stakes out a middle ground between those who champion public choice theory (the application of the conventional methodology of economics to...

Focusing contemporary democratic theory on the neglected topic of punishment, Punishment, Participatory Democracy, and the Jury argues for increased civic engagement in criminal justice as an antidote to the American penal state. Albert W. Dzur considers...

For this edition, Rashke has added a preface and three short chapters that explore what has been released and learned about the Silkwood case since the book's original publication.Karen Silkwood, an employee of the Kerr-McGee plutonium processing plant,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781601565488Author Melissa M GomezFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Aspen PublishingPublisher Aspen PublishingWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815712657Author Robert E. LitanFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 454g

Evidence: Law and Context explains the key concepts of evidence law in England and Wales clearly and concisely, set against the backdrop of the broader political and theoretical contexts. The book focuses on the essential topics commonly found on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781565840522Author Peter H IronsPage Count 400Imprint The New PressPublisher The New Press

In The Pioneers of Judicial Behavior, prominent political scientists critically examine the contributions to the field of public law of the pioneering scholars of judicial behavior: C. Hermann Pritchett, Glendon Schubert, S. Sidney Ulmer, Harold J...

Forensic Science in Court explores the legal implications of forensic science-an increasingly important and complex part of the justice system. Judge Donald Shelton provides an accessible overview of the legal aissues, from the history of evidence in...

Street protests in the 'Arab Spring' countries have illustrated that public demand for recovering stolen assets has grown exponentially, as have expectations by concerned populations and governments. From a topic discussed in expert forums, it has thus...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683288732Author Publisher's Editorial StaffFormat PaperbackPage Count 279Imprint Foundation PressPublisher West Academic PublishingWeight(grams) 620g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815624684Author Charles T. GehringFormat HardbackPage Count 640Imprint Syracuse University PressPublisher Syracuse University PressWeight(grams)...

Traditional Chinese law, including Qing law, was often criticized as being inapplicable in civil trials and it was often believed that the magistrate's court preferred mediation rather than decision-making. This volume challenges these views and repairs...

The American legal system is experiencing a period of extreme stress, if not crisis, as it seems to be losing its legitimacy with at least some segments of its constituency. Nowhere is this legitimacy deficit more apparent than in a portion of the...

Judgment Calls tackles one of the most important and controversial legal questions in contemporary America: How should judges interpret the Constitution? Our Constitution contains a great deal of language that is vague, broad, or ambiguous, making its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560118510Author North Carolina Department of the Secretary of StateFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint School of GovernmentPublisher School of...

This text calls for a re-evaluation of US Constitutional theory. The work re-orients the debate between originalists (those who believe that judges should be bound by the original understanding in constitutional adjudication) and non-originalists.Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781931968010Author Donald F. Melhorn, Jr.Format HardbackPage Count 292Imprint The University of Akron PressPublisher The University of Akron...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423233053Author BarCharts, Inc.Page Count 6Imprint Barcharts, IncPublisher Barcharts, IncDimensions(mm) 279mm * 4mm * 215mm

Trial Notebook offers hundreds of techniques and tactics for every stage of a trial's progress in spare, lively, memorable prose. You get strategies grounded in actual courtroom experience that will improve the effectiveness of your advocacy.About the...

Now in its sixth edition, this is an invaluable study guide for students of Scots Law, showing how the law of evidence operates within Scotland. Providing up-to-date, concise and comprehensive coverage of the law of evidence, it is the ideal text for...

This highly useful volume contains the complete text of The Constitution of the United States, including all 26 amendments, as well as the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the key sections of the Civil Rights Act and the...

This book focuses on the Twenty-Fifth Amendment - its meaning, legislative history, and applications. The Amendment has been criticized for being vague and undemocratic. It has been praised for making possible swift and orderly successions to the...

Since 2006, the United Nations and Cambodian Government have participated in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, a hybrid tribunal created to try key Khmer Rouge officials for crimes of the Pol Pot era. In Hybrid Justice, John D...

The United States Circuit Courts of Appeals are among the most important governmental institutions in our society. However, because the Supreme Court can hear less than 150 cases per year, the Circuit Courts (with a combined caseload of over 60,000) are,...

The Sherman Antitrust Law is the principal federal statute regulating anti-competitive conduct. This volume examines the rich legislative history and political economy of the Act and the current debates which surround it. The contributors include: Robert...

Commissioned by the US Department of Justice, this is the first comprehensive national study of the US civil justice system. Kritzer examines the background, experiences, day-to-day activities, and outlook of civil lawyers, and argues that lawyers'...

The American legal system is experiencing a period of extreme stress, if not crisis, as it seems to be losing its legitimacy with at least some segments of its constituency. Nowhere is this legitimacy deficit more apparent than in a portion of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780826208262Author Gerald T. DunneFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint University of Missouri PressPublisher University of Missouri PressWeight(grams) 590g

This in-depth study of civil trial courts in any American city during the nineteenth century. Examining cases brought before the Boston civil courts between 1880 and 1900, Robert Silverman shows how the business of these tribunals mirrors social and...

Using an innovative blending of ideological, implementation, and comparative institutional analysis, this book takes the New York City case as a springboard for assessing the role of an executive agency in making and implementing egalitarian policies. ...

What makes people sue? Why do individuals who have lost their cases decide to appeal? In this book, the author offers a comprehensive description of the motives and concerns underlying an individual's decision to appeal in civil litigation. Contrary to...

Congress and the president are not the only branches that deal with fiscal issues in times of war. In this innovative book, Nancy Staudt focuses on the role of federal courts in fiscal matters during warfare and high-cost national defense emergencies...

In the Fall of 1992, public events in Canada reached a climax that had far-reaching effects for the future of the country. For the first time in their history, Canadians were asked to give their approval to a sweeping set of constitutional proposals in a...