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This book traces the development of Oman's inclusive agreements and highlights their importance for international negotiations, dealing with issues most relevant to humanity's own survival today, nuclear weapons or climate change.In Oman, a historical...

Firmly anchored in social science concepts, the second edition of The American Legal System demonstrates the relationships among private law, the business legal environment, and public law issues, as well as related subjects of interest. This...

The subject of rights occupies a central place in liberal political thought. This tradition posits that rights are entitlements of individuals by virtue of their personhood and that rights stand apart from politics, that rights in fact hold at bay...

The legal essays by Michael Bayles in this collection display his commitment to utilitarianism both as a moral theory and an analytical device. A utilitarian must choose between the best of all possible alternatives and so must lay out the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621003465Author Lisa MatthewsFormat HardbackImprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 260g

The Third Edition of The American Dictionary of Criminal Justice in hardback is an ideal reference volume for libraries, agencies, and offices that serve those who need ready access to criminal justice information. Like any good dictionary, this resource...

Liberal theories have long insisted that cultural diversity in democratic societies can be accommodated through classical liberal tools, in particular through individual rights, and they have often rejected the claims of cultural minorities for group...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781631178276Author Laurent B LandersFormat HardbackPage Count 111Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 458g

In The Indiana State Constitution, William P. McLauchlan provides an outstanding constitutional and historical account of the state's governing charter. In addition to an overview of Indiana's constitutional history, it provides an in-depth,...

For courses in Special Education Law. Long-recognized as one of the top special education law books in the field, The Law and Special Educationpresents the necessary information for educators to understand the history and development of special education...

First published in 1998, Public Procurement in the European Community has been considered as the most-important non-tariff barrier for the completion of the common market and its liberalisation reflects the attempts of law and policy makers to enhance...

The Research Handbook on the Law of Treaties provides an authoritative treatment of fundamental issues in international treaty law. Identifying key challenges facing the modern law of treaties, the Handbook addresses the current regime and comments on...

How David Beats Goliath: Access to Capital for Contingent-Fee Law Firms addresses a little-known but critical flaw in America's system of justice. Average citizens and workers who have been injured or wronged through negligence or malfeasance are...

Becoming a Lawyer: Success at Law School 3rd edition edition (formerly known as Surviving Law School), provides practical, experience-based advice for students studying or considering studying law. The text offers insight into the unique elements of law...

El espanol es el segundo idioma mas hablado en el mundo. Un numero creciente de personas en los Estados Unidos y en otros paises son conocedores de este idioma y ademas lo utilizan profesionalmente en el ambito juridico. No obstante, a muchos de ellos...

First published in 1998, Public Procurement in the European Community has been considered as the most-important non-tariff barrier for the completion of the common market and its liberalisation reflects the attempts of law and policy makers to enhance...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781544504797Author Sam GloverFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint Lawyerist Media LLCPublisher Lawyerist Media LLCWeight(grams) 481gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Roberts' dictionary is a comprehensive yet concise guide to the various legal, regulatory, technical, commercial, and financial abbreviations, acronyms, terms and phrases which define the oil and gas industry today. The dictionary is divided into three...

Written for political candidates, this is the one book every politician needs to navigate the treacherous waters of modern political campaigning. Providing practical insights and vote-winning tips, this book is an invaluable resource for candidates --...

International copyright law is a complex and evolving field, of manifest and increasing economic significance. Its intellectual challenges derive from the interlocking relationships of multiple international instruments and national or regional laws and...

This book provides theoretical tools for evaluating the soundness of arguments in the context of legal argumentation. It deals with a number of general argument types and their particular use in legal argumentation. It provides detailed analyses of...

This exciting textbook introduces the basic tenets and methodologies of empirical legal research. Explaining how to initiate and conduct empirical research projects, how to evaluate the methods used and how to analyze and engage with the results, Kees...

'This volume offers an indispensable guide to the concepts that have shaped the life of international law in theory and practice. With contributions from a stellar cast of innovative scholars, Concepts for International Law reveals the power of...

This introductory book offers a coherent history of twentieth century crime and the law in Britain, with chapters on topics ranging from homicide to racial hate crime, from incest to anarchism, from gangs to the death penalty. Pulling together a wide...

This book is an examination of how the law understands human identity and the whole notion of 'human being'. On these two notions the law, usually unconsciously, builds the superstructure of 'human rights'. It explores how the law understands the concept...

The late John Fleming, emeritus Professor of Law in the University of California at Berkeley, was the pre-eminent torts lawyer of the age; his Law of Torts has influenced generations of students and scholars, and remains a classic of legal literature. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781584770039Author Robert Francis HarperFormat HardbackPage Count 422Imprint Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.Publisher Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.Weight(grams)...

This book argues for the centrality of conflict in any notion of the political. In contrast to many of the attempts to re-think the political in the wake of the collapse of traditional leftist projects, it also argues for the logical and/or ontological...

An important collection examining how socio-legal studies and empirical legal research can be integrated into the law curriculum, looking at both core qualifying subjects and stand-alone socio-legal modules, and considering theoretical and methodological...

This book offers an introduction to the language of law from the perspective of logical semantics. As a logical tool, Boguslaw Wolniewicz's formal ontology of situations is adapted. The central issue addressed is the meaning of normative statements,...

Why is legal language so different from ordinary English? Statutes, judicial opinions, contracts, deeds and wills profoundly affect our daily lives, but their language tends to be convoluted, antiquated and often nearly impossible for the public to...

Intoxicants, substances that alter a person's mental and physiological state, are a continuing obsession. In their effect on the mind and body, intoxicants go to the heart of what it means to be human. In the tensions between 'free' and uninhibited...

A scholarly edition of the Royal Proclamations of King James I. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.Book InformationISBN 9780198223726Author James F. LarkinFormat...

Law is traditionally conceived as consisting of norms of conduct and power-conferring norms. This conception, however, is unable to account for a variety of elements of modern legal systems that differ significantly from the classical notions. This book...

How can libraries, museums, and archives update their policies to balance legal requirements with the needs of their users? Although such issues have always permeated the information environment, traditional responses are no longer enough. This in-depth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781552211649Author John EatonFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Irwin Law IncPublisher Irwin Law IncWeight(grams) 195g

Since the beginning of the 20th century, various attempts have been made by legal scholars to draft a Civil Code in China. However, only since the 1980s, when the 'open-door' policy was implemented, has Chinese Civil law become the basis for the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780844710730Author Bruce E. FeinFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint AEI PressPublisher AEI Press

The idea of legal rights today enjoys virtually universal appeal, yet all too often the meaning and significance of rights are poorly understood. The purpose of this volume is to clarify the subject of legal rights by drawing on both historical and...

Sex, although considered by many in our culture the quintessential private activity, is blanketed by a large number and variety of laws. This text presents a concise compendium of the America's sex laws and brings together in one place, and summarizes,...