Civil Procedure

Combining legal and social history, Bruce Mann explores the relationship between law and society from the mid-seventeenth century to the eve of the Revolution. Analyzing a sample of more than five thousand civil cases from the records of local courts in...

The Law's Conscience is a history of equity in Anglo-American juris-prudence from the inception of the chancellor's court in medieval England to the recent civil rights and affirmative action decisions of the United States Supreme Court. Peter Hoffer...

The US has declined to approve most human rights treaties, despite widespread support for such treaties among other Western democracies. This study explores the legacy of the 1950s, when opposition to the treaties was articulated, and the residual...

Richard Hamm examines prohibitionists' struggle for reform from the late nineteenth century to their great victory in securing passage of the Eighteenth Amendment. Because the prohibition movement was a quintessential reform effort, Hamm uses it as a...

The authors analyze abortion and death penalty decisions by the Supreme Court and argue that they provide prime examples of abrupt legal change. After proposing that the strength of legal arguments has at least as much impact on Court decisions as do...

How can decisions about health care in the United States - too long dominated by providers, government, and the legal system - be put back into the hands of the people? Clark C. Havighurst contends that private contracts can be sharpened to do just that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780844736785Author L.Gordon CrovitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint AEI PressPublisher AEI Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312051723Author Emily CouricFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 544g

The first step-by-step guide to cover the entire probate process in plain everyday language. The Complete Probate Kit Over 5,000 estates enter the probate process every day in the United States--a process which you most probably will be involved in at...

There is an abundance of literature on the regulation of lawyers, civil procedure, the judiciary and the administration of the civil courts in Europe. Surprisingly, however, and in contrast to the situation in criminal cases, academic interest in the...

Economic analysis of law is an interesting and challenging attempt to employ the concepts and reasoning methods of modern economic theory so as to gain a deeper understanding of legal problems. According to Richard A. Posner it is the role of the law to...

Poor Justice: How the Poor Fare in the Courts provides a vivid and informative account of what happens when the legal system decides cases in areas crucial to the poor's economic and social well-being, including government benefits, child welfare,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607418030Author John D NilssonFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 214g

This edited government report discusses federal offenders who were ordered to pay criminal fines and victim restitution. The objectives of this report are to: identify the percentage of offenders who were ordered to pay fines or restitution in fiscal...

Shines a light on the ways in which civil procedure may privilege-or silence-voices in our justice system In today's increasingly hostile political and cultural climate, law schools throughout the country are urgently seeking effective tools to address...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865971387Author George CareyFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 380g

Under the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 a court must carry out a summary assessment of costs in any trial or hearing that lasts one day or less. Practitioners who prepare for and represent clients in such hearings can greatly improve their client's chances...

This book sheds light on whether Senate processing of lower court nominations, particularly to the courts of appeals, has tended over recent decades to slow down in presidential election years. The report begins by reviewing recent debate, and historical...

In the realm of jurisprudence, the issue of jurisdiction can be quite complicated. The select analyses provided in this book examine some of the myriad elements and considerations that arise in matters of jurisdiction. Included are: an overview of...

China as an emerging world power is currently undergoing a tortuous process of reform in its legal system. China's difficulties are rooted in their worldview regarding justice and the supernatural. In contrast to the West, the Chinese do not regard...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833016119Author Elizabeth S. RolphFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 181g

This edition is an affordable, all-purpose resource designed to support any classroom text. It provides up-to-date versions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rules of Procedure of the Judicial Panel on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865971370Author George CareyFormat HardbackPage Count 201Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 502g

"Pure food" became the rallying cry among a divergent group of campaigners who lobbied Congress for a law regulating foods and drugs. James Harvey Young reveals the complex and pluralistic nature not only of that crusade but also of the broader...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781601563408Author Paul J ZwierFormat PaperbackPage Count 484Imprint Aspen PublishersPublisher Aspen PublishersWeight(grams) 830g

Health Facility Malpractice Cases A Management Prevention GuideBook InformationISBN 9781560722274Author Monroe M. TitleFormat HardbackPage Count 190Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 415g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543804843Author Joseph W GlannonFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Aspen PublishingPublisher Aspen PublishingWeight(grams) 987gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Comprehensive analysis of civil procedure, convenient for class or exam preparation. Provides clear and concise explanations of legal concepts and terms, along with exam hints, strategies, mnemonics, charts, tables, and study tips. Includes self-testing...

In 2015, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Young v. United Parcel Service. In the case, a United Parcel Service (UPS) worker named Peggy Young challenged her employers refusal to grant her a light-duty work assignment while she was pregnant,...

The rich history of congressional investigations from the failed St. Clair expedition in 1792 through Teapot Dome, Watergate, Iran-Contra, Whitewater, and the current ongoing inquiries into the removal and replacement of United States Attorneys, has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802076502Author David M. BeattyFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams) 340g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543820515Author Stephen C YeazellFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Wolters Kluwer Law & BusinessPublisher Wolters Kluwer Law & Business

Everything you need to know about forming an S corporation or limited liability company This new Second Edition of How to Start Your Own S Corporation provides small business owners with the real facts about forming an S corporation. Newly updated, this...

An attorney and conflict resolution specialist offers youstep-by-step guidance to settling your disputes out of court....Marital, employer/employee, contract...no matter what your dispute,this lucid and witty how-to guide offers you proven strategies...

Under the banners of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments, the Supreme Court has constitutionalized a vast amount of criminal procedure law in ways that often reward the guilty while hurting the innocent. In this sweeping and provocative book, a...

Over the past two decades, the United States has seen a dramatic increase in the number and magnitude of punitive damages verdicts rendered by juries in civil trials. Probably the most extraordinary example is the July 2000 award of $144.8 billion in the...

In this study, Franklin Strier proposes reforms for the American trial system. Arguing that lawyers need to share more power with the judge and jury, he recommends ways we can retain and improve our basic adversarial system. The work suggests we...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847160959Author Anthony ReevesFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Emerald PublishingPublisher Emerald PublishingWeight(grams) 205g

Understanding the complex dynamics involved in workplace disputes helps improve the way organizations deal with unwelcome but inevitable occurrences. These issues have been researched from different perspectives, but previously such research has failed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780978340919Author Peter BoerFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Quagmire Press LtdPublisher Quagmire Press LtdWeight(grams) 258gDimensions(mm) 209mm *...