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In this highly original book, Robert Nagel demonstrates how contemporary constitutional politics reflect the moral character of American culture.

Many critics attack federal judges as anti-democratic elitists, activists out of step with the mainstream of American thought.

This title explores the normative foundations of European contract law.

This title explores the normative foundations of European contract law.

This book offers an up-to-date and comprehensive reference to Japanese law with a primary focus on private law, including commercial and business-related laws such as corporate law, contract law, and competition law.

This is an open access title.

This collection is in honour of Adrian Zuckerman, Emeritus Professor of Civil Procedure at the University of Oxford.

This collection is in honour of Adrian Zuckerman, Emeritus Professor of Civil Procedure at the University of Oxford.

This invaluable introduction to the study of the conflict of laws provides a survey and analysis of the rules of private international law as they apply in England.

This invaluable introduction to the study of the conflict of laws provides a survey and analysis of the rules of private international law as they apply in England.

This monograph is concerned with two foundational principles of English property law: the principle of relativity of title and the principle that possession is a source of title.

This monograph is concerned with two foundational principles of English property law: the principle of relativity of title and the principle that possession is a source of title.

This fully revised and updated second edition of The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law provides a wide-ranging and diverse critical survey of comparative law at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

This fully revised and updated second edition of The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law provides a wide-ranging and diverse critical survey of comparative law at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Private International Law is often criticized for failing to curb private power in the transnational realm.

Private International Law is often criticized for failing to curb private power in the transnational realm.

The law of Equity, a latecomer to the field of private law theory, raises fundamental questions about the relationships between law and morality, the nature of rights, and the extent to which we are willing to compromise on the rule of law ideal to achieve social goals.

The law of Equity, a latecomer to the field of private law theory, raises fundamental questions about the relationships between law and morality, the nature of rights, and the extent to which we are willing to compromise on the rule of law ideal to achieve social goals.

Despite the centrality of the contributory negligence doctrine in practice, almost nothing is known about how it functions in reality.

Despite the centrality of the contributory negligence doctrine in practice, almost nothing is known about how it functions in reality.

In this follow-up volume to the critically acclaimed The Constitutional State, N.

In this follow-up volume to the critically acclaimed The Constitutional State, N.

Pleadings Without Tears has become established as one of the most successful books on practical legal drafting in the context of litigation.

Pleadings Without Tears has become established as one of the most successful books on practical legal drafting in the context of litigation.

The A Practical Approach series is the perfect partner for practice work.

The A Practical Approach series is the perfect partner for practice work.

Now in its third edition, this work has established itself as a key point of reference on English private law for lawyers in the UK and throughout the world.

Now in its third edition, this work has established itself as a key point of reference on English private law for lawyers in the UK and throughout the world.

Keeping up-to-date and informed about the changes to the Civil Procedure Rules is important to practitioners and students alike.

Keeping up-to-date and informed about the changes to the Civil Procedure Rules is important to practitioners and students alike.

In law, gains, like losses, don't always lie where they fall.

In law, gains, like losses, don't always lie where they fall.

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.

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.

Covering over one-hundred topics on issues ranging from Law and Neuroeconomics to European Union Law and Economics to Feminist Theory and Law and Economics, The Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics is the definitive work in the field of law and economics.

Covering over one-hundred topics on issues ranging from Law and Neuroeconomics to European Union Law and Economics to Feminist Theory and Law and Economics, The Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics is the definitive work in the field of law and economics.

Covering over one-hundred topics on issues ranging from Law and Neuroeconomics to European Union Law and Economics to Feminist Theory and Law and Economics, The Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics is the definitive work in the field of law and economics.

Covering over one-hundred topics on issues ranging from Law and Neuroeconomics to European Union Law and Economics to Feminist Theory and Law and Economics, The Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics is the definitive work in the field of law and economics.

Covering over one-hundred topics on issues ranging from Law and Neuroeconomics to European Union Law and Economics to Feminist Theory and Law and Economics, The Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics is the definitive work in the field of law and economics.

Covering over one-hundred topics on issues ranging from Law and Neuroeconomics to European Union Law and Economics to Feminist Theory and Law and Economics, The Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics is the definitive work in the field of law and economics.

Commercial conveyancing and property is a complex and diverse area with many potential pitfalls.

Commercial conveyancing and property is a complex and diverse area with many potential pitfalls.

The Consumer Rights Act is a vital and far-reaching piece of legislation containing provisions specific to contract and consumer law, criminal law, and competition law.

The Consumer Rights Act is a vital and far-reaching piece of legislation containing provisions specific to contract and consumer law, criminal law, and competition law.

Rights, Wrongs, and Injustices is the first comprehensive account of the scope, foundations, and structure of remedial law in common law jurisdictions.

Rights, Wrongs, and Injustices is the first comprehensive account of the scope, foundations, and structure of remedial law in common law jurisdictions.

Despite the growing importance of 'consumer welfare' in EU competition law debates, there remains a significant disconnect between rhetoric and reality, as consumers and their interests still play only an ancillary role in this area of law.

Despite the growing importance of 'consumer welfare' in EU competition law debates, there remains a significant disconnect between rhetoric and reality, as consumers and their interests still play only an ancillary role in this area of law.