Law and society, sociology of law

The veiling and unveiling of women have been controversial issues in Turkey since the late-Ottoman period.

The veiling and unveiling of women have been controversial issues in Turkey since the late-Ottoman period.

*The Sunday Times Bestseller*'Inspiring and illuminating' JAMES O'BRIENPicked as a 2023 highlight by the Guardian---------------Our legal system often feels like it only works for the rich and powerful.

This landmark book focuses on urban surfaces, on exploring their authorship and management, and on their role in struggles for the right to the city.

Inequality and unfairness still stalk Scotland after more than twenty years of devolution.

Inequality and unfairness still stalk Scotland after more than twenty years of devolution.

Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction, FinalistWhile car-crash victim Sharon Kowalski lay comatose in the hospital, battle lines were drawn between her parents and her lesbian companion Karen Thompson, initiating a nearly decade-long struggle over the guardianship of Kowalski.

In 1993, Jose Medelln, an eighteen-year-old Mexican national who lived most of his life in the United States, was arrested for his participation in the gang rape and murder of two girls in Houston, Texas.

This new edition upon the 50th anniversary of In re Gault includes expanded coverage of the Roberts Courts juvenile justice decisions including Miller v.

Policing Sex in the Sunflower State: The Story of the Kansas State Industrial Farm for Women is the history of how, over a span of two decades, the state of Kansas detained over 5,000 women for no other crime than having a venereal disease.

As Americans wrestle with red-versus-blue debates over traditional values, defense of marriage, and gay rights, reason often seems to take a back seat to emotion.

How the racist legacy of colonialism shapes global migrationThe Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 officially ended the explicit prejudice in American immigration policy that began with the 1790 restriction on naturalization to free White persons of "e;good character.

A behind-the-scenes look at how the rich and powerful use offshore shell corporations to conceal their wealth and make themselves richerIn 2015, the anonymous leak of the Panama Papers brought to light millions of financial and legal documents exposing how the superrich hide their money using complex webs of offshore vehicles.

How evangelical activism in England contributes to the secularizing forces it seeks to challengeOver the past two decades, a growing number of Christians in England have gone to court to enforce their right to religious liberty.

In a set of cases decided at the end of the nineteenth century, the Supreme Court declared that Congress had "e;plenary power"e; to regulate immigration, Indian tribes, and newly acquired territories.

This book provides an original theoretically and empirically grounded analysis of regulatory enforcement activism in post-crises periods and the ensuing regulatory interactions.

'A man, now, well sure enough, one of those you can forget; but a child is forever.

Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction, FinalistWhile car-crash victim Sharon Kowalski lay comatose in the hospital, battle lines were drawn between her parents and her lesbian companion Karen Thompson, initiating a nearly decade-long struggle over the guardianship of Kowalski.

When we talk about sexwhether great, good, bad, or unlawfulwe often turn to consentas both our erotic and moral savior.

The Care Act 2014 is arguably the most significant piece of legislation for social workers who work with adults, since the NHS and Community Care Act 1990.

Examining the historical and political conditions that shaped death penalty practice from the end of World War II to today.

Examining the historical and political conditions that shaped death penalty practice from the end of World War II to today.

A new understanding of the rule of law that explains the catastrophic underperformance of the West in Afghanistan.

Phil Clark explores the impact of the Gacaca community courts, the centrepiece of Rwanda''s justice and reconciliation programme.

From early Sanskrit rulebooks to the modern codification of ''Hindu law'', the authors examine interactions between Hinduism and law.

A theoretical analysis of the issues that arise at the intersection of women, tax policy and the law.

This book presents an argument that intelligent design is a well-designed marketing plan aimed at imposing a theistic naturalism in schools and scientific discourse.

Ronald Niezen examines the impact of public opinion on the processes by which human rights are defended in international law.

This book presents an argument that intelligent design is a well-designed marketing plan aimed at imposing a theistic naturalism in schools and scientific discourse.

Ronald Niezen examines the impact of public opinion on the processes by which human rights are defended in international law.

A new understanding of the rule of law that explains the catastrophic underperformance of the West in Afghanistan.

Phil Clark explores the impact of the Gacaca community courts, the centrepiece of Rwanda''s justice and reconciliation programme.

A theoretical analysis of the issues that arise at the intersection of women, tax policy and the law.

Analyses the highly controversial problems of DNA forensic technologies, providing important insights into their ethical, legal and societal dimensions.

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From early Sanskrit rulebooks to the modern codification of ''Hindu law'', the authors examine interactions between Hinduism and law.

This study examines how institutions and social practices transform the meaning of Family and Medical Leave Act rights to recreate power and inequality systems.

Develops a theory of tort law integrating deontic and consequential approaches by applying justificational analysis to identify its factors, circumstances, and values.

This book examines the challenges posed by the largely unfamiliar culture in which the Special Court for Sierra Leone operates.

A trenchant critique of developments in civil justice that questions modern orthodoxy and points to a downgrading of civil justice.

An examination of the responses of society and law to child pornography and sexual grooming.

Conscience and the Common Good reframes the debate about conscience by bringing its relational dimension into focus.

This study examines how institutions and social practices transform the meaning of Family and Medical Leave Act rights to recreate power and inequality systems.

Analyses the highly controversial problems of DNA forensic technologies, providing important insights into their ethical, legal and societal dimensions.

Develops a theory of tort law integrating deontic and consequential approaches by applying justificational analysis to identify its factors, circumstances, and values.

A collection on cultural law that demonstrates efficacy of comparative, international, and indigenous law in the context of culture-related issues.

Argues that fundamentalism in religion and law threatens democratic values, and discusses Obama''s resistance to originalism.

This book explores firsthand accounts of the genocide in Darfur.

This volume explores the changing legal ideas and practices that accompany, cause, and are a consequence of the judicialization of politics in Latin America.

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