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Today's police agencies are in a period of both crisis and reform as they try to improve their ability to deliver public safety to citizens in ways that are effective, legitimate, and sustainable. Evidence-based policing offers one such solution - an...

This book explores the relevance of David Bowie's life and music for contemporary legal and cultural theory. Focusing on the artist and artworks of David Bowie, this book brings to life, in essay form, particular theoretical ideas, creative methodologies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644190234Author UcadiaFormat PaperbackPage Count 534Imprint Ucadia Books CompanyPublisher Ucadia Books CompanyWeight(grams) 1225gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

This book is exceptional in the sense that it provides an introduction to law in general rather than the law of one specific jurisdiction, and it presents a unique way of looking at legal education. It is crucial for lawyers to be aware of the different...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244557263Author John Munro WrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 506Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.com

Forensic Fables appeared first in the Law Journal and then in book form between 1926 and 1932. They were published anonymously, but their authorship was quickly guessed. The literary style and the pictorial delineation were alike unmistakable. They were...

John Sorabji examines the theoretical underpinnings of the Woolf and Jackson reforms to the English and Welsh civil justice system. He discusses how the Woolf reforms attempted, and failed, to effect a revolutionary change to the theory of justice that...

Governments need rules, institutions, and processes to translate the will of the people into functioning democracies. Election laws are the rules that make that happen. Yet across the world various countries have crafted different rules regarding how...

Private use is full of uncertainty both in theory and in application. Given the fact that the copying itself, whether in a private use context or a piracy context, is physically the same, it is very easy to confuse private copying with piracy. However,...

This short guide cuts through the confusing mass of legislation to provide a concise and jargon-free explanation of current community care practice and the law.In clear and simple language, it explains the legislation directly relevant to practitioners,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907095252Author Charles OmoleFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Winning FaithPublisher Winning FaithWeight(grams) 193gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm *...

This book presents the first detailed history of the modern passport and why it became so important for controlling movement in the modern world. It explores the history of passport laws, the parliamentary debates about those laws, and the social...

The Optimize series is designed to show you how to apply your knowledge in assessment. These concise revision guides cover the most commonly taught topics, and provide you with the tools to: Understand the law and remember the details using diagrams and...

The Optimize series is designed to show you how to apply your knowledge in assessment. These concise revision guides cover the most commonly taught topics, and provide you with the tools to: Understand the law and remember the details using diagrams and...

In Aristotle and Law, George Duke argues that Aristotle's seemingly dispersed statements on law and legislation are unified by a commitment to law's status as an achievement of practical reason. This book provides a systematic exposition of the...

The law of armed conflict is a key element of the global legal order yet it finds itself in a state of flux created by the changing nature of warfare and the influences of other branches of international law. The Routledge Handbook of the Law of Armed...

This book sets out the relevant legislation and regulations, alongside practical guidance on how to embed the requirements in your firm. Sample policies, procedures, guidance and risk registers help with their effective implementation.Book...

Medieval French Literature and Law explores the intricate relationship between medieval French literature and the profound judicial transformations of the 12th and 13th centuries. By examining literary texts alongside customary legal materials, the book...

Through the lens of science, Hans Kelsen proposes a dynamic theory of natural law, examines Platonic and Aristotelian doctrines of justice and the idea of justice as found in the holy scriptures. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program,...

Law and Politics in the World Community: Essays on Hans Kelsen's Pure Theory and Related Problems in International Law is a comprehensive exploration of Hans Kelsen's groundbreaking contributions to legal theory, particularly his Pure Theory of Law...

The Role of the Supreme Court in American Government and Politics, 1835-1864 by Charles Grove Haines and Foster H. Sherwood offers the definitive study of the Taney Court and its place in the turbulent decades leading up to and including the Civil War...

Medieval French Literature and Law explores the intricate relationship between medieval French literature and the profound judicial transformations of the 12th and 13th centuries. By examining literary texts alongside customary legal materials, the book...

Law and Politics in the World Community: Essays on Hans Kelsen's Pure Theory and Related Problems in International Law is a comprehensive exploration of Hans Kelsen's groundbreaking contributions to legal theory, particularly his Pure Theory of Law...

The Role of the Supreme Court in American Government and Politics, 1835-1864 by Charles Grove Haines and Foster H. Sherwood offers the definitive study of the Taney Court and its place in the turbulent decades leading up to and including the Civil War...

This book brings together contributions with different approaches to the study of precedent as both 'rules' and 'practice'. The questions asked are thus not limited to whether precedent is defined by its constraining effect, but furthermore the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783838220673Author Darijus BeinoraviciusFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian SchonPublisher ibidem-Verlag,...

The book collects almost thirty-five opinion pieces, essays, and two poems by the author on a wide variety of public policy topics written and published between 2006 and 2022. The author, a self-described "militant moderate," draws on his participation...

Aristotle's Prison offers a compelling and original exploration of the moral landscape within high-security prisons, drawing on years of rigorous empirical research. In this deeply insightful work, the author examines the complex relationships between...

First Published in 1985. This Volume I, Part 2 of the History and Anthropology series and focuses as Law as a discourse, including essays on disputes of locals in Eastern Brittiany on the ninth century, a British Indian dilemma when looking at property...

The book aims to analyse the various aspects of a vulnerability that is or should be identified in different legal systems, international law and European and national law. Meanwhile, the central assumption of this book is that vulnerabilities, which are...

An exceptionally clear and readable overview of EU law, for anyone seeking a concise introduction to the subject. This carefully structured guide provides a succinct yet engaging analysis of the core aspects of EU law, while also equipping students...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783428149148Author Gerhard UllrichFormat PaperbackPage Count 538Imprint Duncker & HumblotPublisher Duncker & HumblotWeight(grams) 7838g

Traces the various strands of Wales's legal history from its beginnings, identifying and assessing the importance of the native Welsh, Roman and English influences to Wales's legal social identity.Book InformationISBN 9780708318355Author Thomas Glyn...

How is justice conceptualized? Does it appear as a distinct, guiding norma tive principle in Indian intellectual traditions? How does it relate to other concepts like equality, and responsibility? What are the ground realities of justice in India? Are...

Bridging disparate literatures on courts and the legal profession in China, Jonathan J. Kinkel introduces an innovative cross-disciplinary framework to understand the reality of Chinese politics and society. Fusing a variety of perspectives from social...

This book defends an original and pluralist theory of when and why discrimination wrongs people. Starting from actual legal cases in which claimants have alleged wrongful discrimination by other people or by the state, Sophia Moreau argues that we can...

This book analyzes laws relating to biotechnology from the perspectives of USA, Europe, UK and India. Consisting of nine chapters, the book covers scientific aspects, commercial applications, policy aspects, intellectual property, trade, environmental,...

This open access book presents the Unidroit Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law (DAPL) with comprehensive context and expert perspectives. The first part introduces the DAPL framework, its development, and future prospects, featuring...

This book involves scrutiny of the doctrine of legal transplants - corporate governance transplants, in particular. It focuses on the viability of Western corporate governance transplants to certain South Asian countries. It specifically sheds light on...

This book brings together contributions from leading figures in legal studies on analogy and related forms of reasoning in the law. Analogical reasoning-which relies on the concept of two different things being in some way like each other-is hugely...