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The Social Life of Forensic EvidenceIn The Social Life of Forensic Evidence, Corinna Kruse provides a major contribution to understanding forensic evidence and its role in the criminal justice system. Arguing that forensic evidence can be understood as a form of knowledge, she reveals that each piece of evidence...
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In Our DefenseNew York Times Bestseller"Exceptionally timely and well-written. . . . Amendment by amendment, the authors find cases that are soul-searching in their ramifications. . . . This is a book that demands attention and consideration." --Denver PostThe Bill of Rights defines and defends the...
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Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death PenaltyA gripping examination of the case for and against capital punishment by a respected criminal lawyer and celebrated novelist. In the words of Harvard Law Professor, Laurence H. Tribe--Ultimate Punishment is the ultimate statement about the death penalty: to read it is to understand...
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American Legal HistoryLaw has played a central role in American history. From colonial times to the present, law has not just reflected the changing society in which legal decisions have been made-it has played a powerful role in shaping that society, though not always in positive...
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Democracy and the Us ConstitutionEmbracing an argument-based model for teaching history, the Debating American History series encourages students to participate in a contested, evidence-based discourse about the human past. Each book poses a question that historians debate--How democratic was the U.S. Constitution? or Why did civil war erupt...
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Proving Pregnancy: Gender, Law, and Medical Knowledge in Nineteenth-Century AmericaExamining infanticide cases in the United States from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth centuries, Proving Pregnancy documents how women--Black and white, enslaved and free--gradually lost control over reproduction to male medical and legal professionals. In the first half of the nineteenth century,...
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Outlaw Tales of the Superstition MountainsArlin "Junior" Troutt's adventures in Central and South America and the time he spent in federal prison represent a rare version of the truth. His dedication to the pursuit of happiness and freedom took him down very dark corridors toward blindingly bright revelations with...
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Human Rights in Criminal LawThe law of human rights permeates every area of law. However, for many practitioners, students and academics it often presents the intimidating challenge of gaining a confident command of the specific principles that apply in any given context. This is particularly the case in...
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Our Data, Ourselves: A Personal Guide to Digital PrivacyA practical, user-friendly handbook for understanding and protecting our personal data and digital privacy. Our Data, Ourselves addresses a common and crucial question: What can we as private individuals do to protect our personal information in a digital world? In this practical handbook, legal...
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International Law for Seagoing Officers, 7th EditionThe seventh edition of this Blue and Gold Series book brings clarity and context to international law for the seagoing professional. This book is the only work that addresses the international law of the sea from the perspective of the United States. For those who...
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In Memory of StahlGuillaume Groen van Prinsterer"Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer. I heard that you don't know who Stahl is. And I could not help wondering - please pardon my incivility, but ... what rock have you been hiding...
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1kbw on Enforcement in Financial Remedy ProceedingsAlmost every contested financial case raises issues of enforcement. Even if these issues do not materialise, it is essential for practitioners to be alive to them when they are negotiating settlements or pursuing an application for financial orders. This work provides a comprehensive guide...
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Compulsory Mental Health Interventions and the CRPD: Minding EqualityThis book delineates the scope of permissible compulsory mental health interventions under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The initial impetus for this study was provided by a conflict between two competing positions within the current debate over the future...
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The Constitution of New Zealand: A Contextual AnalysisThis book examines New Zealand's constitution, through the lens of constitutional realism. It looks at the practices, habits, conventions and norms of constitutional life. It focuses on the structures, processes and culture that govern the exercise of public power - a perspective that is...
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Law and IlliberalismDoes the law shield citizens from authoritarian regimes? Are the core beliefs of classical liberalism--namely the rights of all individuals and constraints on state power--still protected by law? Liberalism and its expansion of rights could not exist without the legal system, and unsurprisingly, many...
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Guns 360: Differing Perspectives and Common-Sense Approaches to Firearms in AmericaGuns 360 takes a comprehensive and common-sense approach to some of the most difficult issues facing not only the criminal justice system but also society as a whole: firearm possession, regulation, and control. Issues related to firearms cut across all dimensions of society and...
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Employment Law: A Very Short IntroductionbVery Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b In today's society, work takes up a vast proportion of the time and energy of ordinary people. Although use of the phrase 'work-life balance' is now commonplace in the media and ordinary conversation, people work longer hours...
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Expansion rebellion: Using the law to fight a runway and save the planetThis is a story of hope in the face of widespread consternation over the global climate crisis. For many people concerned about global warming, the 2018 vote by UK parliamentarians to proceed with the plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport was a...
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Art as an Interface of Law and Justice: Affirmation, Disturbance, DisruptionThis book looks at the way in which the 'call for justice' is portrayed through art and presents a wide range of texts from film to theatre to essays and novels to interrogate the law. 'Calls for justice' may have their positive connotations, but...
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Same-Sex Marriage: Exploring the Issues"The subject of same-sex marriage, including its intersection with the subject of religion, has exploded onto the cultural and political scene in the last 50 years. Before 1970, no state acted to ban same-sex marriage. In fact, it wasn't until 1970 that a same-sex...
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