Legal history

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.

This collection of seventeen original essays reshapes the field of early American legal history not by focusing simply on law, or even on the relationship between law and society, but by using the concept of legality to explore the myriad ways in which the people of early America ordered their relationships with one another, whether as individuals, groups, classes, communities, or states.

This engaging textbook provides a broad and unique coverage of the key historical events that shaped ideas in criminology, criminal justice and policing from the late seventeenth century to the early twenty-first century in England and Wales.

For over a century, many have struggled to turn the Constitution's prime goal "e;to establish Justice"e; into reality for Americans who cannot afford lawyers through civil legal aid.

The fourth edition of this acclaimed textbook addresses the developments in English contract law since the last edition, including the impact of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, and new case law on the role of good faith, the doctrine of consideration, rectification of written contracts for mistake, economic duress, illegality, contractual interpretation, and damages for breach of contract.

A compelling reexamination of how Britain used law to shape its empire For many years, Britain tried to impose its own laws on the peoples it conquered, and English common law usually followed the Union Jack.

First published in 1937, The Criminals We Deserve asks what kind of criminals does our society deserve?

First published in 1937, The Criminals We Deserve asks what kind of criminals does our society deserve?

"Los bienes de doble uso son todos aquellos materiales, equipos y tecnologías susceptibles de ser empleados tanto para fines legítimos como para producir armas de destrucción masiva (ADM), es decir, armas nucleares, químicas y biológicas.

Faith in Rights explores why and how Christian nongovernmental organizations conduct human rights work at the United Nations.

"Como la niebla del tiempo difumina el pasado, se nos ha ocurrido iluminarlo dando a luz esta Colección de clásicos del Derecho público, de momento, con este volumen, dedicado a nuestros parientes remotos que escribieron y pensaron en Francia, en Alemania, en Austria y en Italia, conscientes de que lo hicieron para facilitarnos las cosas a quienes hemos venido detrás.

Draws from a wealth of primary sources to outline how classical Roman property law was reinvented by liberal nineteenth-century jurists.

Shows how lordship and state formation affected local authority in the transition between medieval and early modern England.

This book is about heroes of law.

Draws from a wealth of primary sources to outline how classical Roman property law was reinvented by liberal nineteenth-century jurists.

Dispelling common myths and misunderstandings, this book provides a fascinating and historically accurate portrayal of the 1858 Almanac Trial that establishes both Lincoln's character and his considerable abilities as a trial lawyer.

Compulsory education has always been in the best interest of the state, as it fosters good citizenship and self-sufficiency.

Latin America has amassed comprehensive expertise in generating, managing, and providing access to archives documenting widespread human rights violations.

Latin America has amassed comprehensive expertise in generating, managing, and providing access to archives documenting widespread human rights violations.

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Originally published in 1930, this book outlines the system of local government at work in the reign of Edward I and provides a guide to the study of the 3 volumes of the Rotuli Hundredorum and Placita Quo Warranto which were printed early in the nineteenth century.

How Russians, the Rich and the Government Try to Prevent Free Speech and How to Stop Them.

Schon die erste Demokratie in Griechenland hatte gegen den Angriff von Populisten zu kämpfen.

The courtroom drama that denied the legitimacy of slavery in late medieval EuropeIn 1387, a young Muslim woman from North Africa was captured on a galley in the Bay of Naples and brought to Marseille as a slave.

The legal system is often denounced as Kafkaesquebut what does this really mean?

La Constitucion de Ecuador de 1998 fue la decimonovena Carta Magna que se adopto en la Republica del Ecuador en el gobierno interino de Fabian Alarcon, despues del golpe de Estado contra de Abdala Bucaram.

La Constitucion Imperial de Haiti se promulgo en 1805.

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.

The feudal system has come to be seen as one of the most characteristic features of the Western Middle Ages, yet the study of feudal law has not always received the same attention as that given to its institutions.