Legal history

Polen stand nach dem Großen Krieg vor der Herausforderung der innerstaatlichen Rechtsvereinheitlichung über die Grenzen der europäischen Rechtskreise hinaus und der Integration in das System internationaler Rechtsnormen.

William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-69) is perhaps the most elegant and influential legal text in the history of the common law.

The Criminal Justice System: An Introduction, Fifth Edition incorporates the latest developments in the field while retaining the basic organization of previous editions which made this textbook so popular.

This book aims to document and analyse the enduring involvement of children in the commercial sex trade in twentieth-century England.

Discussing social media-related scholarship found in criminology, legal studies, policing, courts, corrections, victimization, and crime prevention, this book presents the current state of our knowledge on the impact of social media and the major sociological frameworks employed to study the U.

Grounded in Critical Race Theory (CRT), Black Men in Law School refutes the claim that when African American law students are "e;mismatched"e; with more selective law schools, the result is lower levels of achievement and success.

For decades, the public company has played a dominant role in the American economy.

This is the definitive book on the legal and fiscal framework for civil society organizations (CSOs) in China from earliest times to the present day.

To mark the 800th anniversary of the ratification of the Magna Carta by King John at Runnymede, Magna Carta provides the central European perspectives on this monumental document and its impact on the political and legal experiences of freedom, from the medieval period to the present day.

What role should the police have in an industrial dispute?

In Trying Biology, Adam R.

Policing Suspicion is an innovative examination of policing practices and the impact of these on patterns of arrest and prosecution in London, 1780-1850.

As American Indian tribes seek to overcome centuries of political and social marginalization, they face daunting obstacles.

Women, Crime and Justice in Context presents contemporary feminist approaches to key issues in criminal justice.

Time is an abducted child's worst enemy.

Douglas M.

Bringing together cutting-edge theory and research that bridges academic disciplines from criminology and criminal justice, to developmental psychology, sociology, and political science, Thinking About Victimization offers an authoritative and refreshingly accessible overview of scholarship on the nature, sources, and consequences of victimization.

Das Leben des außergewöhnlichen Hamburger Richters Fritz Valentin spiegelt die Geschichte des 20.

Technological linkages between justice and law enforcement agencies are radically altering criminal process and access to justice for prisoners.

The Queer/Sexual minority which interalia includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (hereinafter LGBT) people is not a new phenomenon in today's scenario.

This Handbook triangulates the disciplines of history, legal history, and literature to produce a new, interdisciplinary framework for the study of early modern England.

Mental health laws exist in many countries to regulate the involuntary detention and treatment of individuals with serious mental illnesses.

To ensure a fair criminal trial, effective sentencing advocacy is needed in every stage of prosecution, from investigation through plea, trial and sentencing hearings.

Sex work occupies a legally gray space in Johannesburg, South Africa, and police attitudes towards it are inconsistent and largely unregulated.

Leading historical research analysing the history of judges and judging, allowing comparisons between British, American, Commonwealth and Civil Law jurisdictions.

A partir de la obra de Giovanni Tarello, y bajo su maestria, se ha conformado en Genova un grupo de investigadores que conto enseguida con el empuje de Silvana Castignone y Riccardo Guastini, y en el que se formaron filosofos del derecho como Mauro Barberis, Paolo Comanducci y Pierluigi Chiassoni, entre otros.

Scholarly interest in the history of crime has grown dramatically in recent years and, because scholars associated with this work have relied on a broad social definition of crime which includes acts that are against the law as well as acts of social banditry and political rebellion, crime history has become a major aspect not only of social history, but also of cultural as well as legal studies.

This book explores how social and territorial boundaries have influenced the approaches and practices of the South Africa Police Service (SAPS).

Female Crime, first published in 1987, surveys the major schools of criminology in order to explore the images of the female offender which underpin many contemporary crime theories.

The papers collected in this volume fall into three main groups.

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In his first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln declared that as president he would "e;have no lawful right"e; to interfere with the institution of slavery.

This book provides a normative analysis of the justifications and limits of asset confiscation as a crime control measure in a comparative perspective.

Mass Shootings and Civilian Armament provides the first comprehensive multi-methodological analysis of the relationship between mass shootings and firearm purchases (as proxied by background checks) in the US on national level data from 1999-2020.

The Death Penalty, Third Edition, brings together all the legal issues related to the death penalty and provides case briefs for the most important United States Supreme Court death penalty cases.

Victimology, Tenth Edition, covers the scope of crime victims' suffering in the US, offering a history of victims and the measurement of victimization, an explanation of the victim's role in the criminal justice process, and a recounting of the issues crime victims face as a result of crime and involvement in the criminal justice process.

Crime in England, 1815-1880 provides a unique insight into views on crime and criminality and the operation of the criminal justice system in England from the early to the late nineteenth century.

Adopting a microhistory approach, Fair and Unfair Trials in the British Isles, 1800-1940 provides an in-depth examination of the evolution of the modern justice system.

Historias del arte en Colombia presenta nuevos relatos sobre el arte producido, consumido, usado e inspirado en este país, a partir de veintiún estudios de caso.

Das römische Recht ist Juristenrecht.

Examining infanticide cases in the United States from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth centuries, Proving Pregnancy documents how womenBlack and white, enslaved and freegradually lost control over reproduction to male medical and legal professionals.

This book summarizes and synthesizes a vast body of research on the effects of legal punishment and criminal behavior.

This volume explores the formative and expressive dynamics of Khoesan identity during a crucial period of incorporation as an underclass into Cape colonial society.