Legal systems: courts and procedures

Laws are imposed on facts.

An account of the 19th-century criminal justice system as a whole, from the crimes committed and the classification of offences to the different courts and their procedure.

With the media spotlight on the recent developments concerning the Supreme Court, more and more people have become increasingly interested in the highest court in the land.

Using CRT, this book demonstrates how law can make Black lives, and the lives of other racially marginalized groups, matter.

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This book argues that national and international courts seek to enhance their reputations through the strategic exercise of judicial power.

International law provides states with a common definition of a "e;refugee"e; as well as guidelines outlining how asylum claims should be decided.

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This book offers a new interpretation of judicial review in England and Wales as being concerned with the advancement of justice and good governance, as opposed to being concerned primarily with ultra vires or common law constitutionalism.

When the first President Bush chose David Hackett Souter for the Supreme Court in 1990, the slender New Englander with the shy demeanor and ambiguous past was quickly dubbed a "e;stealth candidate"e;.

International organizations are increasingly operating across borders and engaging in legal transactions in virtually all jurisdictions.

What happens when the President of the United States engages in criminal activity?

The Credentialed Court starts by establishing just how different todays Justices are from their predecessors.

Shooting Incident Reconstruction is based on the authors' numerous years of conducting courses and seminars on the subject of shooting incident reconstruction.

A book for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on evidence and proof, and on legal method.

Sometimes the outcome of a lawsuit depends upon sensations known only to the person who experiences them, such as the buzzing sound heard by a plaintiff who suffers from tinnitus after an accident.

The first full biography of the southern U.

The Protections for Religious Rights is the first practitioner work to offer a full and systematic treatment of the law as it pertains to religious rights in the UK and abroad.

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This volume of Studies in Law, Politics, and Society brings together research by graduate students from universities in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Legal writing is specialized writing; it has terminology, techniques, and forms all its own.

The first practical guide to the procedural reforms due to be implemented in April 2013, this essential text explains the wide-ranging recommendations made by Sir Rupert Jackson in his Review of Civil Litigation Costs (MoJ, 2009) dealing with the costs of civil litigation.

Courts and Terrorism examines the response of judiciaries in nine separate nations to terror tactics and the common themes experienced.

This book offers a new interpretation of judicial review in England and Wales as being concerned with the advancement of justice and good governance, as opposed to being concerned primarily with ultra vires or common law constitutionalism.

Saul, Follesdal and Ulfstein examine in detail the interplay between national parliaments and the international human rights judiciary.

This book explores the importance of local courts in enacting positive social and economic reform in Brazil and Mexico.

This book examines the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Ireland since its creation in 1924.

What is the future of civil rights?

This book analyses how international criminal institutions, and their actors - legal counsels, judges, investigators, registrars - construct witness identity and memory.

This unique book traces the evolution of the House of Lords as a court for private litigation during the critically important years from 1621 to 1675.

Providing practical guidance on what remains the single most important statutory basis for police duties and powers in England and Wales - the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984 and its Codes of Practice - this is an essential reference source which the busy police officer or legal practitioner cannot afford to be without.

This volume offers a substantial discussion of ancient monarchies from the viewpoint of the ruler''s court.

Problem-solving courts provide judicially supervised treatment for behavioral health needs commonly found among criminal offenders, including substance abuse and mental health disorders, and they treat a variety of offender populations.

When Trevor Grove was called up for Jury service he became so intrigued with the justice system that he wrote a successful book about it - The Juryman's Tale.

Tom Bingham (1933-2010) was the 'greatest judge of our time' (The Guardian), a towering figure in modern British public life who championed the rule of law and human rights inside and outside the courtroom.

A comprehensive discussion of international trade courts and tribunals with specific emphasis on their performance and legitimacy.

The first practical guide to the procedural reforms due to be implemented in April 2013, this essential text explains the wide-ranging recommendations made by Sir Rupert Jackson in his Review of Civil Litigation Costs (MoJ, 2009) dealing with the costs of civil litigation.

A comprehensive and comparative overview of the law of provisional measures between different international courts and tribunals.

Analyzes the political roots of the systems of constitutional justice in Latin America, tracing their development over the last 40 years.

Three case studies look into judicial co-operation between Member States and the ECJ.

Put ideas into practice using theoretical concepts and real-life examples The MBA Handbook, 9th Edition by Cameron is a vital resource for MBA and other postgraduate management students to gain maximum learning benefit from their programme.

Evaluates the fundamental legitimacy of judicial practice in the growing number of environmental cases heard before international courts.

Can we rely solely on statistics when we judge what is true and just?

This masterful work brings together the cr me de la cr me of EU law academics and practitioners in celebration of the life and work of Eleanor Sharpston, KC.

Genetic Testing and the Criminal Law is a unique international treatment of the dynamic and established criminal investigation technique of DNA testing.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has often been characterised both as a motor of integration and a judicial law-maker.

The IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (the 'Rules') are used in the majority of international arbitration cases, regardless of the administering institution or the legal background of the parties.

Following on Making Civil Rights Law, which covered Thurgood Marshall's career from 1936-1961, this book focuses on Marshall's career on the Supreme Court from 1961-1991, where he was the first African-American Justice.

This book examines the relationship among the US Supreme Court, Congress, and the public.