Legal history

These stories from the Star Chamber papers, first published in 1958, reveal the real, and sometimes comic, side of the functioning of the Star Chamber - an English court of Law from the Middle Ages, which was set up to ensure the fair enforcement of law against prominent people who were too powerful to be convicted by ordinary courts.

These stories from the Star Chamber papers, first published in 1958, reveal the real, and sometimes comic, side of the functioning of the Star Chamber - an English court of Law from the Middle Ages, which was set up to ensure the fair enforcement of law against prominent people who were too powerful to be convicted by ordinary courts.

Transitional Justice, Judicial Accountability and the Rule of Law addresses the importance of judicial accountability in transitional justice processes.

Covering the period from before the emergence of the first political units through to the formation of the Japanese ritsuryo state in the 8th century, this book offers a ground-breaking scholarly diachronic analysis of tsumi (offence and retribution) from a politico-historical perspective.

Covering the period from before the emergence of the first political units through to the formation of the Japanese ritsuryo state in the 8th century, this book offers a ground-breaking scholarly diachronic analysis of tsumi (offence and retribution) from a politico-historical perspective.

What was it like to be disabled in the Middle Ages?

What was it like to be disabled in the Middle Ages?

Winner: Palmer Civil Liberties PrizeSilver Gavel Award FinalistJules Milstein Faculty Writing AwardFrom wiretapping American citizens to waterboarding foreign prisoners, the Bush administration has triggered an uproar over its tactics in the War on Terrorand over its justifications for using them.

Originally published in 1929, the author presents a formidable collection of facts, brought together in a scholarly manner.

Originally published in 1929, the author presents a formidable collection of facts, brought together in a scholarly manner.

First published in September 1992, the book traces the nature and development of the fundamental legal relationships among slaves, masters, and third parties.

First published in September 1992, the book traces the nature and development of the fundamental legal relationships among slaves, masters, and third parties.

USE THIS FIRST PARAGRAPH ONLY FOR GENERAL CATALOGS.

USE THIS FIRST PARAGRAPH ONLY FOR GENERAL CATALOGS.

The V-chip is a highly significant part of the discussion about whether television (or broadcasting in general) deserves some special attention in terms of its accessibility to children, its particular power to affect conduct, and its invasiveness.

The V-chip is a highly significant part of the discussion about whether television (or broadcasting in general) deserves some special attention in terms of its accessibility to children, its particular power to affect conduct, and its invasiveness.

When someone gets hurt in an accident we reflexively ask a set of questions which ultimately comes down to who was blameworthy?

When someone gets hurt in an accident we reflexively ask a set of questions which ultimately comes down to who was blameworthy?

Historiography, Empire and the Rule of Law considers the intersection of these terms in the historical development of what has come to be known as the 'rule of law'.

The challenges of cultural and religious diversity that face European and American societies today are not a new phenomenon.

The challenges of cultural and religious diversity that face European and American societies today are not a new phenomenon.

The ancient Athenian legal system is both excitingly familiar and disturbingly alien to the modern reader.

The ancient Athenian legal system is both excitingly familiar and disturbingly alien to the modern reader.

Historiography, Empire and the Rule of Law considers the intersection of these terms in the historical development of what has come to be known as the 'rule of law'.

This book is a study of the beginnings of law and the 'primitive' stages of its development, from the first rudimentary rules of conduct to the codes of the legal systems.

This book is a study of the beginnings of law and the 'primitive' stages of its development, from the first rudimentary rules of conduct to the codes of the legal systems.

Since the beginnings of the oil industry, production activity has been governed by the 'law of capture,' dictating that one owns the oil recovered from one's property even if it has migrated from under neighboring land.

Since the beginnings of the oil industry, production activity has been governed by the 'law of capture,' dictating that one owns the oil recovered from one's property even if it has migrated from under neighboring land.

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing.

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing.

Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991.

Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991.

This book provides a clear and accessible account and analysis of French criminal law in English, the first to have been written.

This book provides a clear and accessible account and analysis of French criminal law in English, the first to have been written.

This comprehensive, alphabetical encyclopedia of more than 300 easy-to-read entries is the first resource for anyone who wants reliable information or background material on the significant decisions of the Supreme Court, the history of the Court, the justices (every justice is profiled), the powers of the Court, and how the institution has evolved from its origins to the present.

This comprehensive, alphabetical encyclopedia of more than 300 easy-to-read entries is the first resource for anyone who wants reliable information or background material on the significant decisions of the Supreme Court, the history of the Court, the justices (every justice is profiled), the powers of the Court, and how the institution has evolved from its origins to the present.

Grant's Enforcer offers a gripping story of the early years after the Civil War and the campaign led by President Grant's attorney general Amos T.

Passed in 1873, the Comstock Act banned 'obscene' materials from the mail without defining obscenity, leaving it open to interpretation by courts that were hostile to free speech.

Passed in 1873, the Comstock Act banned 'obscene' materials from the mail without defining obscenity, leaving it open to interpretation by courts that were hostile to free speech.

This supplemental text on PR law is intended to be used with other mass communication textbooks.

This supplemental text on PR law is intended to be used with other mass communication textbooks.

For better and sometimes for worse, Congress is a reflection of the aspirations, wants, and priorities of the American people.

For better and sometimes for worse, Congress is a reflection of the aspirations, wants, and priorities of the American people.

This pamphlet examines recent research into the poor laws of Tudor and Stuart England.

This pamphlet examines recent research into the poor laws of Tudor and Stuart England.

First Published in 2001.

First Published in 2001.

This volume offers an analysis of crime coverage on local television, exploring the nature of local television news and the ongoing appeal of crime stories.

This volume offers an analysis of crime coverage on local television, exploring the nature of local television news and the ongoing appeal of crime stories.

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