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Iphigenia in Forest Hills: Anatomy of a Murder TrialPrizewinning journalist Janet Malcolm discovers the elements of Greek tragedy in a sensational New York City murder trial "Astringent and absorbing. . . . Iphigenia in Forest Hills casts, from its first pages, a genuine spell -- the kind of spell to which Ms....
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The Morality of Law"Among the important books in the history of American legal philosophy. It includes insights into the relations between morality and law, and advances a theory of law of great practical relevance. . . . This] is the best discussion of the demands of the...
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American Cultural Pluralism and LawThis new edition of Norgren and Nanda's classic updates their examination of the intersection of American cultural pluralism and law. They document and analyze legal challenges to the existing social order raised by many cultural groups, among them, Native Americans and Native Hawaiians, homeless...
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The Common Place of Law: Stories from Everyday LifeWhy do some people not hesitate to call the police to quiet a barking dog in the middle of the night, while others accept the pain and losses associated with defective products, unsuccesful surgery, and discrimination? Patricia Ewick and Susan Silbey collected accounts of...
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An Introduction to Legal ReasoningOriginally published in 1949, An Introduction to Legal Reasoning is widely acknowledged as a classic text. As its opening sentence states, "This is an attempt to describe generally the process of legal reasoning in the field of case law and in the interpretation of...
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The First Civil Right: How Liberals Built Prison AmericaThe explosive rise in the U.S. incarceration rate in the second half of the twentieth century, and the racial transformation of the prison population from mostly white at mid-century to sixty-five percent black and Latino in the present day, is a trend that cannot...
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On Human RightsWhat is a human right? How can we tell whether a proposed human right really is one? How do we establish the content of particular human rights, and how do we resolve conflicts between them? These are pressing questions for philosophers, political theorists, jurisprudents,...
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Good Lawyer: Seeking Quality in the Practice of LawEvery lawyer wants to be a good lawyer. They want to do right by their clients, contribute to the professional community, become good colleagues, interact effectively with people of all persuasions, and choose the right cases. All of these skills and behaviors are important,...
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Uninhibited, Robust, and Wide-Open: A Free Press for a New CenturyLee Bollinger is one of our foremost experts on the First Amendment--both an erudite scholar and elegant advocate. In this sweeping account, he explores the troubled history of a free press in America and looks toward the challenges ahead. The first amendment guaranteed freedom...
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Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in AmericaWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for History The unforgettable saga of one enslaved woman's fight for justice--and reparations Born into slavery, Henrietta Wood was taken to Cincinnati and legally freed in 1848. In 1853, a Kentucky deputy sheriff named Zebulon Ward colluded with Wood's...
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Vagrant Nation: Police Power, Constitutional Change, and the Making of the 1960sIn 1950s America, it was remarkably easy for police to arrest almost anyone for almost any reason. The criminal justice system-and especially the age-old law of vagrancy-played a key role not only in maintaining safety and order but also in enforcing conventional standards of...
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American Legal History: Cases and MaterialsThis highly acclaimed text provides a comprehensive selection of the most important documents in American legal history, integrating the history of public and private law from America's colonial origins to the present. Devoting special attention to the interaction of social and legal change, American...
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A History of American LawRenowned legal historian Lawrence Friedman presents an accessible and authoritative history of American law from the colonial era to the present day. This fully revised fourth edition incorporates the latest research to bring this classic work into the twenty-first century. In addition to looking...
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Journal of the Dead: A Story of Friendship and Murder in the New Mexico DesertI killed and buried my best friend today ...When authorities found Raffi Kodikian -- barely alive -- four days after he and his friend David Coughlin became lost in Rattlesnake Canyon, they made a grim and shocking discovery. Kodikian freely admitted that he had...
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In the Interest of Justice: Great Opening and Closing Arguments of the Last 100 YearsThis rich and rewarding volume collects more than two dozen of the most memorable opening and closing arguments made by top prosecutors and defense attorneys of the last one hundred years. Carefully selected to explore every major aspect and challenge of the legal process,...
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The Oxford Handbook of International Tax LawInternational Tax Law is at a turning point. Increased tax transparency, the tackling of Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), the reconstruction of the network of bilateral tax treaties, the renewed discussion about a fair and efficient allocation of taxing rights between States in...
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Avizandum Statutes on Scots Family Law: A Practitioner's Handbook, 2022-2023Avizandum Statutes on Scots Family Law contain a comprehensive selection of the main legislative provisions relating to child law and adult domestic relations.Author: Jane MairPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPublished: 08/25/2022Pages: 680Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.91lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.27dISBN: 9781399506786
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Chinese Military Legal System: An AnalysisThe People's Liberation Army (PLA) a unified organization of China's land, sea, and air forces, owes allegiance to the Communist Party of China (CPC). It consists of nearly two million active-duty officers and civil cadres, NCOs, and conscripts. These personnel are governed by a...
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Digital Constitutionalism: The Role of Internet Bills of RightsInvestigating the impact of digital technology on contemporary constitutionalism, this book offers an overview of the transformations that are currently occurring at constitutional level, highlighting their link with ongoing societal changes. It reconstructs the multiple ways in which constitutional law is reacting to these...
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Owning the Masters: A History of Sound Recording CopyrightOwning the Masters provides the first in-depth history of sound recording copyright. It is this form of intellectual property that underpins the workings of the recording industry. Rather than being focused on the manufacture of goods, this industry is centred on the creation, exploitation...
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