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Jurisprudence of Supreme Court Justice Stevens
ISBN: 9781617612824 / Angielski / Miękka / 107 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examines the decisions of retiring Justice John Paul Stevens with regard to: select federalism issues; the constitutionality of congressional term limits and the presidential line item veto; select opinions on intellectual property law; decisions on wartime detentions; death penalty jurisprudence; the jury's role in criminal sentencing; and, more.
Examines the decisions of retiring Justice John Paul Stevens with regard to: select federalism issues; the constitutionality of congressional term lim...
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259,53 |
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Judging Law and Policy: Courts and Policymaking in the American Political System
ISBN: 9780415885256 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To what extent do courts make social and public policy and influence policy change? This innovative text analyzes this question generally and in seven distinct policy areas that play out in both federal and state courts-tax policy, environmental policy, reproductive rights, sex equality, affirmative action, school finance, and same-sex marriage. The authors address these issues through the twin lenses of how state and federal courts must and do interact with the other branches of government and whether judicial policy-making is a form of activist judging. Each chapter uncovers the... To what extent do courts make social and public policy and influence policy change? This innovative text analyzes this question generally and in se... |
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269,33 |
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Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court V
ISBN: 9780962801488 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Volume V of "Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court" covers ten cases on the slave ships, religious liberty, treason, military justice, marijuana, birth control, baseball, equal pay for equal work, child abuse, and the "Son of Sam" law.
Volume V of "Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court" covers ten cases on the slave ships, religious liberty, treason, military justice,...
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100,95 |
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The Law and Economics of Class Actions in Europe: Lessons from America
ISBN: 9781847208033 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This well-documented book discusses the power and limitations of class actions with insights and analysis from a panel of distinguished scholars. It pays special attention to the introduction and the applicability of such a legal device in European civil law countries. The book offers a broad legal and economic investigation, drawing insights from US judicial experience and giving a rigorous discussion of both the philosophical and constitutional aspects and the economic mechanisms and incentives set up by class actions.
This well-documented book discusses the power and limitations of class actions with insights and analysis from a panel of distinguished scholars. It p...
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721,77 |
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A Declaration of Legal Faith
ISBN: 9781584774488 / Angielski / Twarda / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Judicial Philosophy of Justice Rutledge In the first part of this book Justice Rutledge states his faith in judicial and governmental activism. He elaborates these principles in the second part, "The Commerce Clause: A Chapter in Democratic Living," which addresses changing judicial interpretations of the Constitutional delegation of power to regulate commerce. He concludes that the commerce clause's pre-eminence in the scheme of federation ensured the adoption of the Constitution and preserved its success ever since. "He once said that before he could sign an opinion he not only had to...
The Judicial Philosophy of Justice Rutledge In the first part of this book Justice Rutledge states his faith in judicial and governmental activism. He...
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230,63 |
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Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court VI
ISBN: 9781880780213 / Angielski / Miękka / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Volume VI of "Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court" covers ten cases on the Aaron Burr conspiracy, Dartmouth College, women's work, the right to bear arms, the "sick chicken" case, the law of war, un-American activities, "one person, one vote," the Presidential line item veto, and the right to die.
Volume VI of "Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court" covers ten cases on the Aaron Burr conspiracy, Dartmouth College, women's work, t...
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100,95 |
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Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court VIII
ISBN: 9781880780343 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Volume VIII of "Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court" covers ten cases decided from 2006-2010 on physician-assisted suicide, execution by lethal injection, the al Queda detainee, partial birth abortion, crack cocaine, age discrimination, reverse discrimination, campaign finance reform, sexually dangerous persons, and the right to keep and bear arms.
Volume VIII of "Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court" covers ten cases decided from 2006-2010 on physician-assisted suicide, executio...
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100,95 |
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The Economics of Remedies
ISBN: 9780857934482 / Angielski / Twarda / 696 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This essential volume incorporates major contributions made by prominent scholars in the past forty years, which illustrate the understanding of the economics of remedies. The editor has selected seminal articles that analyze the well known distinction between property rules and liability rules and demonstrates its significance. The articles also demonstrate the dilemma of which remedy is the more efficient - damages or specific performance. In addition the collection addresses questions concerning the measure of recovery and the scope of liability, and concludes with the novel topic of...
This essential volume incorporates major contributions made by prominent scholars in the past forty years, which illustrate the understanding of the e...
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1701,32 |
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Cultural Difference on Trial: The Nature and Limits of Judicial Understanding
ISBN: 9780754679523 / Angielski / Twarda / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cultural Difference on Trial: The Nature and Limits of Judicial Understanding comprises a sustained philosophical exploration of the capacity of the modern liberal democratic legal system to understand the thought and practice of those culturally different minorities who come before it as claimants, defendants or witnesses. Exploring this issue from within the tradition of contemporary analytical and naturalistic philosophy and drawing upon recent developments in the philosophy of mind and language, this volume is informed by a sound academic and practical grasp of the workings of the legal...
Cultural Difference on Trial: The Nature and Limits of Judicial Understanding comprises a sustained philosophical exploration of the capacity of the m...
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205,65 |
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Economics of Evidence, Procedure, and Litigation
ISBN: 9781845429393 / Angielski / Twarda / 1232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the last three decades, the use of mathematical methods and logic and the innovative application of game theoretic, economic and statistical methods have reshaped the way scholars of legal evidence and procedure think about core features of the current legal system and the construction of an ideal justice system. In this comprehensive collection, Professor Sanchirico has brought together the major breakthroughs in this exciting confluence of scholarly methods and concerns.
Over the last three decades, the use of mathematical methods and logic and the innovative application of game theoretic, economic and statistical meth...
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2995,35 |
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Justice Bertha Wilson: One Woman's Difference
ISBN: 9780774817325 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bertha Wilson's appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1982 capped off a career of firsts. Wilson had been the first woman lawyer and partner at a prominent Toronto law firm and the first woman appointed to the Ontario Court of Appeal. Her career and passing in 2007 have provoked reflection on her contributions to Canadian society and the question, what difference do women judges make? Justice Bertha Wilson examines Wilson's career through three distinct frames ? foundations, controversy, and reflections ? and a wide range of feminist perspectives. Taken together, these... Bertha Wilson's appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1982 capped off a career of firsts. Wilson had been the first woman lawyer and partne... |
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426,10 |
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The Bork Hearings: Highlights From the Most Controversial Judicial Confirmation Battle in U.S. History
ISBN: 9781558763753 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Conveys the essence of the confirmation hearing which turned into the remarkable seminar on constitutional law in the history of the US Senate.
Conveys the essence of the confirmation hearing which turned into the remarkable seminar on constitutional law in the history of the US Senate.
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99,05 |
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Sir Ninian Stephen
ISBN: 9780522851021 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On the occasion of Sir Ninian Stephen's eightieth birthday, Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan wrote that 'Sir Ninian Stephen is one of those rare individuals whose national and international careers are equally distinguished. One of Australia's outstanding jurists, he has made a pioneering contribution to the United Nations sphere, as a judge and in the realm of international legal policy'. Kofi Annan's assessment is surely correct. From the highest offices of public service in Australia, Sir Ninian went on to broad-ranging involvement in international affairs, representing...
On the occasion of Sir Ninian Stephen's eightieth birthday, Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan wrote that 'Sir Ninian Stephen is one o...
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181,22 |
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Governing with the Charter: Legislative and Judicial Activism and Framers' Intent
ISBN: 9780774812115 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the introduction of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, the question of judicial power and its relationship to parliamentary democracy has been an important one in Canadian politics. Some critics, suspicious of what they perceive as the "activism" of "unelected and unaccountable" judges, view the increased power of the Supreme Court as a direct challenge to parliament. But has parliamentary democracy been weakened by judicial responses to the Charter? In Governing with the Charter, James Kelly clearly demonstrates that our current democratic deficit is... Since the introduction of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, the question of judicial power and its relationship to parliamentary... |
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426,10 |
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The Supreme Court and Constitutional Theory, 1953-93
ISBN: 9780700606665 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Combining theoretical sophistication with a fundamental comprehension of the political institutions of the USA, this study aims to demystify the workings of the United States Supreme Court and its place in democracy.
Combining theoretical sophistication with a fundamental comprehension of the political institutions of the USA, this study aims to demystify the worki...
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141,98 |
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The Paradoxes of Legal Science
ISBN: 9781584770978 / Angielski / Twarda / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cardozo examines the meaning of justice, the science of values and the relationship between individual and society. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 1928. v, 142 pp.
His many references in these lectures to Greek philosophy show how great a part his early classical training played in the formation of his ideas; in relating his general principles to the concrete cases which, in his words, he used as a kind of legal litmus paper, he was a true Aristotelian. --ARTHUR L. GOODHART, Five Jewish Lawyers of the Common Law 59-60. The paradoxes or puzzles of legal... Cardozo examines the meaning of justice, the science of values and the relationship between individual and society. Originally published: New York: Co...
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The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women: From Obstacles to Options
ISBN: 9780739172506 / Angielski / Twarda / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Supreme Court is one of the most traditional institutions in America that has been an exclusively male domain for almost two hundred years. From 1981 to 2010, four women were appointed to the Supreme Court for the first time in U.S. history. The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women: From Obstacles to Options, by Nichola D. Gutgold, analyzes the rhetoric of the first four women elected to the Supreme Court: Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan. Gutgold's thorough exploration of these pioneering women's rhetorical strategies includes confirmation hearings,...
The Supreme Court is one of the most traditional institutions in America that has been an exclusively male domain for almost two hundred years. From 1...
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426,10 |
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The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women: From Obstacles to Options
ISBN: 9780739172520 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Supreme Court is one of the most traditional institutions in America that has been an exclusively male domain for almost two hundred years. From 1981 to 2010, four women were appointed to the Supreme Court for the first time in U.S. history. The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women: From Obstacles to Options, by Nichola D. Gutgold, analyzes the rhetoric of the first four women elected to the Supreme Court: Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan. Gutgold's thorough exploration of these pioneering women's rhetorical strategies includes confirmation hearings,...
The Supreme Court is one of the most traditional institutions in America that has been an exclusively male domain for almost two hundred years. From 1...
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205,71 |
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The Theory and Practice of Statutory Interpretation
ISBN: 9780804785235 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Today, statutes make up the bulk of the relevant law heard in federal courts and arguably represent the most important source of American law. The proper means of judicial interpretation of those statutes have been the subject of great attention and dispute over the years. This book provides new insights into the theory and practice of statutory interpretation by courts. Cross offers the first comprehensive analysis of statutory interpretation and includes extensive empirical evidence of Supreme Court practice. He offers a thorough review of the active disputes over the appropriate approaches...
Today, statutes make up the bulk of the relevant law heard in federal courts and arguably represent the most important source of American law. The pro...
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107,70 |
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Murder at the Supreme Court: Lethal Crimes and Landmark Cases
ISBN: 9781616146481 / Angielski / Twarda / 375 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "True-life reporting on vicious criminals and the haphazard system that punishes them"
In 1969, the Supreme Court justices cast votes in secret that could have signaled the end of the death penalty. Later, the justices' resolve began to unravel. Why? What were the consequences for the rule of law and for the life at stake in the case? These are some of the fascinating questions answered in "Murder at the Supreme Court." Veteran journalists Martin Clancy and Tim O'Brien not only pull back the curtain of secrecy that surrounds Supreme Court deliberations but also reveal the crucial... "True-life reporting on vicious criminals and the haphazard system that punishes them"
In 1969, the Supreme Court justices cast votes in secret th... |
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100,19 |
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