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Art and Freedom of Speech
ISBN: 9780252034435 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book analyzes the broad range of Supreme Court cases that concern the protection of art and free speech under the First Amendment. Finding that debates about free expression (whether in speech or art) swirl around sex and cultural blasphemy, Randall P. Bezanson tracks and interprets the Court's decisions on film, nude dancing, music, painting, and other visual expressions. Showing how the Court has dealt with judgments of art, quality, meaning, and how to distinguish types of speech and expression, Bezanson explores issues as diverse as homosexuality in the Boy Scouts, gay and... This book analyzes the broad range of Supreme Court cases that concern the protection of art and free speech under the First Amendment. Finding tha... |
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151,83 |
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Code Annoté de la Cour Pénale Internationale, 2007
ISBN: 9789004177703 / Angielski / Twarda / 484 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Le Code annote de la Cour penale internationale (2007) est le second volume d'une collection annuelle. Il propose une selection des extraits les plus pertinents des decisions publiques rendues par la Cour en 2007. 2007 constitute une annee importante dans l'histoire de la Cour. Commencant avec la confirmation des charges a l'encontre du premier accuse arrete (Lubanga), l'annee marque l'ouverture de cinq nouveaux dossiers (Ntaganda, Katanga, Ngudjolo, Harun, Kushayb). 234 decisions delivrees, ou rendues publiques, en 2007 ont ete analysees au cours de la preparation du present volume....
Le Code annote de la Cour penale internationale (2007) est le second volume d'une collection annuelle. Il propose une selection des extraits le...
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1194,07 |
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The Great Decision: Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court
ISBN: 9781586488055 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Great Decision" tells the riveting story of John Marshall and of the landmark court case that not only empowered the Supreme Court, but also transformed the idea of the separation of powers into a working blueprint for America's modern state.
"The Great Decision" tells the riveting story of John Marshall and of the landmark court case that not only empowered the Supreme Court, but also tran...
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106,77 |
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The End of the Rod: A History of the Abolition of Corporal Punishment in the Courts of England and Wales
ISBN: 9781599425184 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The End of the Rod describes the tortuous steps that led to the abolition of corporal punishment as a sentence of the courts in England and Wales in 1948. It seeks to give voice to the key actors in the process: civil servants and politicians, along with those actually inflicting and experiencing that corporal punishment. It uses a variety of archival material and original sources to achieve this. The account begins in the late nineteenth century and traces debates, negotiations, and manoeuvring from then to the legislation of 1948. The work then looks at the consequences of that abolition...
The End of the Rod describes the tortuous steps that led to the abolition of corporal punishment as a sentence of the courts in England and Wales in 1...
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172,42 |
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The Reparation System of the International Criminal Court: Its Implementation, Possibilities and Limitations
ISBN: 9789004178106 / Angielski / Twarda / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court was adopted in 1998, one of its great innovations was that victims were granted an active role in the proceedings. In its early jurisprudence on victims' rights, the International Criminal Court stated that "the success of the Court is, to some extent, linked to the success of its reparation system." This book is among the first to focus on the International Criminal Court's power to order reparations to victims. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal framework of the reparation system, taking into account relevant Court...
When the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court was adopted in 1998, one of its great innovations was that victims were granted an active r...
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497,18 |
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The American Courts: A Procedural Approach: A Procedural Approach
ISBN: 9780763755287 / Angielski / Twarda / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Courtrooms are often lively places, and what occurs in them has a profound impact on the functioning of our democracy. The American Courts: A Procedural Approach, offers readers a thorough understanding of the United States court system by exploring the procedural aspects of the law. The rules of both criminal and civil procedure, how they are applied, and their influence on decision-making in the courts are thoroughly examined. This text is ideal for undergraduate and introductory graduate courses in criminal justice, legal studies, and government programs.
Courtrooms are often lively places, and what occurs in them has a profound impact on the functioning of our democracy. The American Courts: A Procedur...
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969,75 |
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The American Criminal Justice System: How It Works, How It Doesn't, and How to Fix It
ISBN: 9780313383472 / Angielski / Twarda / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The American Criminal Justice System: How It Works, How It Doesn't, and How to Fix It" calls attention to a criminal justice system that needs improvement. Author Gerhard Falk shows that the police themselves often violate the law; that prosecutors send innocent citizens to prison and even to death row; that defense attorneys take on cases they are not prepared to handle; that juries vote guilt or innocence on the basis of emotion, not facts; that judges are often failed attorneys or unscrupulous politicians; and that jails and prisons are too frequently warehouses of the poor. As... "The American Criminal Justice System: How It Works, How It Doesn't, and How to Fix It" calls attention to a criminal justice system that needs imp... |
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221,69 |
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The English Legal System in Action: The Administration of Justice
ISBN: 9780198764939 / Angielski / Miękka / 500 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This revised edition of The Administration of Justice considers the theory and practice of the operation of those institutions of the English legal system with which the ordinary citizen is most likely to have contact. It adopts as its focus the notion of access to justice. Throughout, the law in the books is measured against the law in action drawing both on official sources and on research studies into the operation of the system. Both the criminal and civil systems are considered, and the work of tribunals is given a prominent place in the consideration of the civil system.
This revised edition of The Administration of Justice considers the theory and practice of the operation of those institutions of the English legal sy...
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331,05 |
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Art of Judging: Volume 8
ISBN: 9780912051130 / Angielski / Twarda / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The single most important issue in American constitutional law is the role the Supreme Court should play in interpretation of the constitution. This issue has been a source of controversy since at least 1803, when Chief Justice John Marshall proclaimed that the Supreme Court could declare acts of Congress unconstitutional. But public attention has been refocused by the recent debate between Attorney General Edwin Meese and Supreme Court Justice William Brennan. The Attorney General admonished the Justices to confine themselves to strict construction of the Constitution-to apply the... The single most important issue in American constitutional law is the role the Supreme Court should play in interpretation of the constitution. Thi... |
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176,27 |
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The Fundamental Holmes: A Free Speech Chronicle and Reader - Selections from the Opinions, Books, Articles, Speeches, Letters and Other Writin
ISBN: 9780521194600 / Angielski / Twarda / 444 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. No figure stands taller in the world of First Amendment law than Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. This is the first anthology of Justice Holmes s writings, speeches, and opinions concerning freedom of expression. Prepared by a noted free speech scholar, the book contains eight original essays designed to situate Holmes s works in historical and biographical context. The volume is enriched by extensive commentaries concerning its many entries, which consist of letters, speeches, book excerpts, articles, state court opinions, and U.S. Supreme Court opinions. The edited materials spanning Holmes s...
No figure stands taller in the world of First Amendment law than Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. This is the first anthology of Justice Holmes s writings, ...
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335,74 |
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The World's Most Famous Court Trial
ISBN: 9781886363311 / Angielski / Twarda / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Complete transcript of the controversial "Scopes Monkey Trial" which tested the law that made it illegal for public school teachers in Tennessee to teach Charles Darwin's theory of evolution The complete transcript of the 1925 case of the State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, a 24-year old high school teacher accused of violating the Butler Act, which had passed in Tennessee on March 21, 1925, forbidding the teaching, in any state-funded educational establishment, of "any theory that denies the story of the divine creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has...
Complete transcript of the controversial "Scopes Monkey Trial" which tested the law that made it illegal for public school teachers in Tennessee to te...
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256,00 |
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Criminal Procedure and the Supreme Court: A Guide to the Major Decisions on Search and Seizure, Privacy, and Individual Rights
ISBN: 9781442201569 / Angielski / Twarda / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Placed in context with an introductory and concluding chapter, this book provides a summary and analysis of the 20 most significant Supreme Court cases dealing with criminal procedure, which have had the greatest impact on police investigatory practices and prosecutorial conduct. These cases have defined the parameters of police and prosecutorial activities and are crucial to an understanding of the law of search and seizure and criminal prosecution.
Placed in context with an introductory and concluding chapter, this book provides a summary and analysis of the 20 most significant Supreme Court case...
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352,63 |
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A History of Lay Judges
ISBN: 9781886363694 / Angielski / Twarda / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An analysis of the divergent legal systems in England, France, Germany and Rome showing the relationship of the courts to the community, the legal structure and political organizations. The work examines the evolution of medieval French and German courts from the Roman canonist system. This study also explores the role of the local courts in England and examines in detail the workings and influence of a typical manor court, Redgrave, in Suffolk, England, (which was owned by Sir Nicholas Bacon, the father of Sir Francis Bacon) for the period up to 1711. Extensive notes, indexed. Scholars...
An analysis of the divergent legal systems in England, France, Germany and Rome showing the relationship of the courts to the community, the legal str...
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384,38 |
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Public Reaction to Supreme Court Decisions
ISBN: 9780521158169 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Valerie Hoekstra examines public reaction to Supreme Court decisions in this study. Using data from survey research, she analyzes extensive media coverage, and sensitive knowledge about the cases, to reveal how people's opinions of the Supreme Court were affected by its decisions.
Valerie Hoekstra examines public reaction to Supreme Court decisions in this study. Using data from survey research, she analyzes extensive media cove...
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206,36 |
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The Limits of Judicial Independence
ISBN: 9780521194884 / Angielski / Twarda / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book investigates the causes and consequences of congressional attacks on the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the extent of public support for judicial independence constitutes the practical limit of judicial independence. First, the book presents a historical overview of Court-curbing proposals in Congress. Then, building on interviews with Supreme Court justices, members of Congress, and judicial and legislative staffers, as well as existing research, the book theorizes that congressional attacks are driven by public discontent with the Court. From this theoretical model, predictions...
This book investigates the causes and consequences of congressional attacks on the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the extent of public support for j...
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256,86 |
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The Limits of Judicial Independence
ISBN: 9780521135054 / Angielski / Miękka / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book investigates the causes and consequences of congressional attacks on the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the extent of public support for judicial independence constitutes the practical limit of judicial independence. First, the book presents a historical overview of Court-curbing proposals in Congress. Then, building on interviews with Supreme Court justices, members of Congress, and judicial and legislative staffers, as well as existing research, the book theorizes that congressional attacks are driven by public discontent with the Court. From this theoretical model, predictions...
This book investigates the causes and consequences of congressional attacks on the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the extent of public support for j...
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169,67 |
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Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region: Towards Institution Building
ISBN: 9780415602549 / Angielski / Twarda / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Asia-Pacific is known for having the least developed regional mechanisms for protecting human rights. This edited collection makes a timely and distinctive contribution to contemporary debates about building institutions for human rights protection in the Asia-Pacific region, in the wake of ASEAN's establishment in 2009 of a sub-regional human rights commission. Drawing together leading scholarly voices, the book focuses on the systemic issue of institutionalising human rights protection in the Asia-Pacific. It critically examines the prospects for deepening and widening human... The Asia-Pacific is known for having the least developed regional mechanisms for protecting human rights. This edited collection makes a timely and... |
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799,10 |
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The Evolution of the Fourth Amendment
ISBN: 9780739129777 / Angielski / Miękka / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the history of the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable search and seizure, and its interpretation by the Supreme Court. It concentrates on the changes in interpretation that have taken place after the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Earl Warren in 1961, decided in Mapp v. Ohio to apply the exclusionary rule, which makes illegally seized evidence inadmissible in court, to the actions of state governments. In The Evolution of the Fourth Amendment, Thomas N. McInnis demonstrates that prior to Mapp the Court relied on the warrant rule, which with limited...
This book examines the history of the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable search and seizure, and its interpretation by the Supreme Court. ...
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220,40 |
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Ley Para La Administración De Justicia En El Estado De Colima
ISBN: 9781144072559 / Angielski / Miękka / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, e...
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68,84 |
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Weltgericht
ISBN: 9781144338983 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, e...
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77,47 |
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