Land and real estate law / Real property law

The debate about when the middle ages ended and the modern era began, has long been a staple of the historical literature.

Towns are complicated places.

Towns are complicated places.

This is the first book devoted to the study of burgesses in the Latin Kingdoms of Jerusalem and Cyprus (1099-1325).

This is the first book devoted to the study of burgesses in the Latin Kingdoms of Jerusalem and Cyprus (1099-1325).

There has been much debate in scholarship over the factors determining the outcome of legal hearings in classical Athens.

There has been much debate in scholarship over the factors determining the outcome of legal hearings in classical Athens.

The interaction of faith and the community is a fundamental of modern society.

The interaction of faith and the community is a fundamental of modern society.

The role of religion as a contentious and motivating force in society is examined here through the lens of the church-state dynamic in countries with three very different approaches to this crucial relationship.

The role of religion as a contentious and motivating force in society is examined here through the lens of the church-state dynamic in countries with three very different approaches to this crucial relationship.

Enacted in 1860, the Indian Penal Code is the longest serving and one of the most influential criminal codes in the common law world.

Enacted in 1860, the Indian Penal Code is the longest serving and one of the most influential criminal codes in the common law world.

This compilation represents the first study to examine the historical evolution and shifting global dynamics of policing across the Lusophone community.

This compilation represents the first study to examine the historical evolution and shifting global dynamics of policing across the Lusophone community.

This book examines legal language as a language for special purposes, evaluating the functions and characteristics of legal language and the terminology of law.

This book examines legal language as a language for special purposes, evaluating the functions and characteristics of legal language and the terminology of law.

Judicial equity developed in England during the medieval period, providing an alternative access to justice for cases that the rigid structures of the common law could not accommodate.

Judicial equity developed in England during the medieval period, providing an alternative access to justice for cases that the rigid structures of the common law could not accommodate.

This book provides a comprehensive and up to date comparative study of the management and resolution of conflicts between conservation and recreation in protected areas in the US and China.

This book provides a comprehensive and up to date comparative study of the management and resolution of conflicts between conservation and recreation in protected areas in the US and China.

This book examines the influence of constitutional legal paradigms upon the political stability and viability of states.

This book examines the influence of constitutional legal paradigms upon the political stability and viability of states.

Frankfurt am Main, in common with other imperial German cities, enjoyed a large degree of legal autonomy during the early modern period, and produced a unique and rich body of criminal archives.

Frankfurt am Main, in common with other imperial German cities, enjoyed a large degree of legal autonomy during the early modern period, and produced a unique and rich body of criminal archives.

Modern criminal courts are characteristically the domain of lawyers, with trials conducted in an environment of formality and solemnity, where facts are found and legal rules are impartially applied to administer justice.

Modern criminal courts are characteristically the domain of lawyers, with trials conducted in an environment of formality and solemnity, where facts are found and legal rules are impartially applied to administer justice.

New and unremitting violence linked to state, inter-state, and private actors has precipitated a renewal of social movements, many of which act in concert with human rights ethos and legal conceptions.

New and unremitting violence linked to state, inter-state, and private actors has precipitated a renewal of social movements, many of which act in concert with human rights ethos and legal conceptions.

Over the course of the twentieth century, democracies demonstrated an uncanny ability to win wars when their survival was at stake.

Over the course of the twentieth century, democracies demonstrated an uncanny ability to win wars when their survival was at stake.

This book proposes a significant reassessment of the history of Iraq, documenting democratic experiences from ancient Mesopotamia through to the US occupation.

This book proposes a significant reassessment of the history of Iraq, documenting democratic experiences from ancient Mesopotamia through to the US occupation.

Seventeenth-century England was a country obsessed with property rights.

Seventeenth-century England was a country obsessed with property rights.

Questioning a literary history that, since Ian Watt's Rise of the Novel, has privileged the courtship plot, Kelly Hager proposes an equally powerful but overlooked narrative focusing on the failed marriage.

Questioning a literary history that, since Ian Watt's Rise of the Novel, has privileged the courtship plot, Kelly Hager proposes an equally powerful but overlooked narrative focusing on the failed marriage.

Disability offers a new lens through which to view the effectiveness of access to justice, and the inclusiveness of the justice system as a whole.

Disability offers a new lens through which to view the effectiveness of access to justice, and the inclusiveness of the justice system as a whole.

David Bonner presents an historical and contemporary legal analysis of UK governmental use of executive measures, rather than criminal process, to deal with national security threats.

David Bonner presents an historical and contemporary legal analysis of UK governmental use of executive measures, rather than criminal process, to deal with national security threats.

This collection presents an innovative series of essays about the medieval culture of Feud and Violence.

This collection presents an innovative series of essays about the medieval culture of Feud and Violence.

Looking especially at widows of master craftsmen in early modern Paris, this study provides analysis of the social and cultural structures that shaped widows' lives as well as their day-to-day experiences.

Looking especially at widows of master craftsmen in early modern Paris, this study provides analysis of the social and cultural structures that shaped widows' lives as well as their day-to-day experiences.

This book deals with the historic transition to democracy in South Africa and its impact upon crime and punishment.

This book deals with the historic transition to democracy in South Africa and its impact upon crime and punishment.

The non-judicial confinement of women is a common event in medieval European literature and hagiography.

The non-judicial confinement of women is a common event in medieval European literature and hagiography.

This book is a judicial, military and political history of the period 1941 to 1954.