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County Courthouse Book, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780806317977 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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298,88 |
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The Pursuit of Justice: Law and Economics of Legal Institutions
ISBN: 9780230102446 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Pursuit of Justice is a realistic yet hopeful analysis of how the law works in practice rather than in theory. The multi-chapter discussion recognizes that decision makers in the law - judges, lawyers, juries, police, forensic experts and more - respond systematically to the incentive structures with which they are confronted.
The Pursuit of Justice is a realistic yet hopeful analysis of how the law works in practice rather than in theory. The multi-chapter discussion recogn...
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201,24 |
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The Struggle for Constitutional Power: Law, Politics, and Economic Development in Egypt
ISBN: 9780521124416 / Angielski / Miękka / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For nearly three decades, scholars and policymakers have placed considerable stock in judicial reform as a panacea for the political and economic turmoil plaguing developing countries. Courts are charged with spurring economic development, safeguarding human rights, and even facilitating transitions to democracy. How realistic are these expectations, and in what political contexts can judicial reforms deliver their expected benefits?
In The Struggle for Constitutional Power, Tamir Moustafa addresses these issues through an examination of the politics of the Egyptian Supreme... For nearly three decades, scholars and policymakers have placed considerable stock in judicial reform as a panacea for the political and economic turm...
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201,18 |
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Transitional Justice, Judicial Accountability and the Rule of Law
ISBN: 9780415575355 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Transitional Justice, Judicial Accountability and the Rule of Law addresses the importance of judicial accountability in transitional justice processes. Despite a general consensus that the judiciary plays an important role in contemporary governance, accountability for the judicial role in formerly authoritarian societies remains largely elided and under-researched. Hakeem O. Yusuf argues that the purview of transitional justice mechanisms should, as a matter of policy, be extended to scrutiny of the judicial role in the past. Through a critical comparative approach that cuts... Transitional Justice, Judicial Accountability and the Rule of Law addresses the importance of judicial accountability in transitional just... |
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734,66 |
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Slipping Backward: A History of the Nebraska Supreme Court
ISBN: 9780803232723 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Slipping Backward: A History of the Nebraska Supreme Court, written by one of the state's leading legal minds, is the first history of the Nebraska Supreme Court and the first book-length study of a Great Plains supreme court. James W. Hewitt draws on his intimate knowledge of the subject matter gleaned from years as a lawyer in Nebraska and applies a historian's objectivity to the analysis. Hewitt explores the court through the work of the four men who greatly influenced and led it: Robert G. Simmons (1938-63, the first modern chief justice), Paul W. White (1963-78), Norman Krivosha...
Slipping Backward: A History of the Nebraska Supreme Court, written by one of the state's leading legal minds, is the first history of the Nebraska Su...
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97,90 |
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Public Interest Litigation in Asia
ISBN: 9780415577816 / Angielski / Twarda / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This edited volume is a timely and insightful contribution to the growing discourses on public law in Asia. Surveying many important jurisdictions in Asia including mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, the book addresses recent developments and experiences in the field of public interest litigation. The book offers a comparative perspective on public law, asking crucial questions about the role of the state and how private citizens around Asia have increasingly used the forms, procedures and substance of public law to advance public and political... This edited volume is a timely and insightful contribution to the growing discourses on public law in Asia. Surveying many important jurisdictions ... |
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783,64 |
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The Franchise Fraud: How To Protect Yourself Before And After You Invest
ISBN: 9781419688621 / Angielski / Miękka / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Critical evaluation of the franchising industry and community, exposing long held myths and advocating the organization of strong franchisee associations with the negotiating leverage to achieve a balance of obligations and benefits for franchisors and franchisees.
Critical evaluation of the franchising industry and community, exposing long held myths and advocating the organization of strong franchisee associati...
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68,74 |
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A Primer on American Courts
ISBN: 9780321106155 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This brief, accessible, and inexpensive supplement on American courts and their functions provides undergraduate, or first-year law students, with an understanding of the key substantive and procedural concepts that they need to know to study the law or the judicial process. Recognizing that there are many substantive and procedural concepts about American courts that students must first grasp in order to study the law or the judicial process, this brief text answers important questions about justiciability, standing, jurisdiction, and judicial power. With a stronger historical context, this...
This brief, accessible, and inexpensive supplement on American courts and their functions provides undergraduate, or first-year law students, with an ...
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372,18 |
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The Genius of American Corporate Law
ISBN: 9780844738369 / Angielski / Miękka / 151 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a study of the structure of American corporate law, which combines economic analysis with empirical insights to produce a number of policy insights. It is suitable for anyone studying corporate law, securities regulation, comparative company law or federalism.
This is a study of the structure of American corporate law, which combines economic analysis with empirical insights to produce a number of policy ins...
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37,57 |
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Spirit of the Constitution: Five Conversations (a Decade of the Study of the Constitution Series)
ISBN: 9780844737201 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the discussions in this volume, distinguished jurists, journalists, and scholars strive to capture the unspoken principles of the Constitution, its elusive but compelling spirit.
In the discussions in this volume, distinguished jurists, journalists, and scholars strive to capture the unspoken principles of the Constitution, its...
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38,35 |
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Magill's Choice: U.S. Court Cases
ISBN: 9781587656729 / Angielski / Twarda / 1346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The revised edition of a popular 1999 title, U.S. Court Cases adds over 400 essays and grows to three volumes, becoming what may be the largest collection of articles on individual court cases. It contains essays from more than a dozen reference works and more than triples the number of cases covered in the previous edition. U.S. Court Cases aslo includes 10 new cases not previously covered in any other Salem reference work.
The revised edition of a popular 1999 title, U.S. Court Cases adds over 400 essays and grows to three volumes, becoming what may be the largest collec...
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915,87 |
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Zoning Board Manual
ISBN: 9780918286321 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Zoning Board Manual explains the board's responsibilities and the limits of its power; discusses common types of zoning cases; provides model rules of procedure; and offers pointers on how to solve persistent problems. It is filled with examples from zoning practice and ordinance language. Bair stresses the importance of good rules as the foundation of good board performance. A long chapter discusses membership, meetings, offices, records, public notice, staff, procedures at hearings, and a myriad of other topics. Filled with advice on how to do a better job, this is a must read for any...
The Zoning Board Manual explains the board's responsibilities and the limits of its power; discusses common types of zoning cases; provides model rule...
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166,48 |
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Civil Litigation
ISBN: 9781552210703 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Civil Litigation" by Professors Janet Walker and Lorne Sossin is a concise narrative of the key elements of the resolution of civil disputes in Canada. It covers all aspects of civil procedure and provides a useful pan-Canadian comparison of legislation and court rules from various jurisdictions. Until now there has not been an introductory work on the subject of civil litigation that places it in the larger institutional, professional, and social context of dispute resolution and which explains its main aspects in a way that is informative to members of the legal community and accessible to...
"Civil Litigation" by Professors Janet Walker and Lorne Sossin is a concise narrative of the key elements of the resolution of civil disputes in Canad...
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205,71 |
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The Corporation and the Constitution
ISBN: 9780844738659 / Angielski / Miękka / 217 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The authors relate current arguments to traditional ideas of republicanism and democracy and compare them with the Revolution, Civil War, and civil rights and suffrage movements.
The authors relate current arguments to traditional ideas of republicanism and democracy and compare them with the Revolution, Civil War, and civil ri...
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69,17 |
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Something to Declare: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780522857313 / Angielski / Twarda / 345 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Offering insight into the Italian immigration experience, this autobiography traces the life of Sir James Gobbo, whose family moved from a town near Venice to Melbourne, Australia in 1938. The account highlights Gobbo's achievements--from Rhodes Scholar and successful barrister to Supreme Court judge and governor of Victoria--and describes his roles in immigration reform, in Australia's multicultural policies, and in philanthropic ventures. Political and personal, this narrative will appeal to those interested in Australian legal history as well as in the migrant experience.
Offering insight into the Italian immigration experience, this autobiography traces the life of Sir James Gobbo, whose family moved from a town near V...
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141,98 |
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The Litigation State: Public Regulation and Private Lawsuits in the U.S.
ISBN: 9780691143828 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Of the 1.65 million lawsuits enforcing federal laws over the past decade, 3 percent were prosecuted by the federal government, while 97 percent were litigated by private parties. When and why did private plaintiff-driven litigation become a dominant model for enforcing federal regulation? The Litigation State shows how government legislation created the nation's reliance upon private litigation, and investigates why Congress would choose to mobilize, through statutory design, private lawsuits to implement federal statutes. Sean Farhang argues that Congress deliberately cultivates... Of the 1.65 million lawsuits enforcing federal laws over the past decade, 3 percent were prosecuted by the federal government, while 97 percent wer... |
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195,91 |
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Administrative Justice and Asylum Appeals
ISBN: 9781841139364 / Angielski / Miękka / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over recent years, the asylum appeal process has become a major area of judicial decision-making and the most frequently restructured tribunal system. Asylum adjudication is also one of the most difficult areas of decision-making in the modern legal system. How are we to assess and evaluate the quality of the tribunal systems that do the day-to-day work of adjudicating the disputes individuals have with government? This highly topical book examines how the idea of adjudicative quality works by presenting a detailed case-study of the tribunal system responsible for determining appeals lodged...
Over recent years, the asylum appeal process has become a major area of judicial decision-making and the most frequently restructured tribunal system....
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567,11 |
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From House of Lords to Supreme Court: Judges, Jurists and the Process of Judging
ISBN: 9781849460811 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 2009 saw the centenary of the Society of Legal Scholars and the transition from the House of Lords to the new Supreme Court. The papers presented in this volume arise from a seminar organised jointly by the Society of Legal Scholars and the University of Birmingham to celebrate and consider these historic events. The papers examine judicial reasoning and the interaction between judges, academics and the professions in their shared task of interpretative development of the law. The volume gathers leading authorities on the House of Lords in its judicial capacity together with academics whose...
2009 saw the centenary of the Society of Legal Scholars and the transition from the House of Lords to the new Supreme Court. The papers presented in t...
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489,77 |
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The Costs and Funding of Civil Litigation: A Comparative Perspective
ISBN: 9781849461023 / Angielski / Twarda / 580 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This unique and invaluable book is the first major comparative study of litigation costs and methods of funding litigation. It contains national chapters contributed by scholars in 19 jurisdictions: Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, England and Wales, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the US, along with a further chapter on Latin American jurisdictions. These describe the principles and rules that relate to paying courts, witnesses, and lawyers, as well as the rules on cost shifting, if any. They...
This unique and invaluable book is the first major comparative study of litigation costs and methods of funding litigation. It contains national chapt...
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587,73 |
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All Judges Are Political--Except When They Are Not: Acceptable Hypocrisies and the Rule of Law
ISBN: 9780804753111 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We live in an age where one person's judicial -activist- legislating from the bench is another's impartial arbiter fairly interpreting the law. After the Supreme Court ended the 2000 Presidential election with its decision in Bush v. Gore, many critics claimed that the justices had simply voted their political preferences. But Justice Clarence Thomas, among many others, disagreed and insisted that the Court had acted according to legal principle, stating: -I plead with you, that, whatever you do, don't try to apply the rules of the political world to this institution; they do not...
We live in an age where one person's judicial -activist- legislating from the bench is another's impartial arbiter fairly interpreting the law. After ...
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367,33 |