Property law: general

Nineteenth-century America witnessed some of the most important and fruitful areas of intersection between the law and humanities, as people began to realize that the law, formerly confined to courts and lawyers, might also find expression in a variety of ostensibly non-legal areas such as painting, poetry, fiction, and sculpture.

As one of the 'learned' professions requiring advanced learning and high principles, law enjoys a special standing in society.

As one of the 'learned' professions requiring advanced learning and high principles, law enjoys a special standing in society.

Elizabeth and James, Sidney, Spenser, and Shakespeare, Bacon and Ellesmere, Perkins and Laud, Milton and Hobbes-this begins a list of early modern luminaries who write on 'equity'.

Elizabeth and James, Sidney, Spenser, and Shakespeare, Bacon and Ellesmere, Perkins and Laud, Milton and Hobbes-this begins a list of early modern luminaries who write on 'equity'.

Drawing on politics, religion, law, literature, and philosophy, this interdisciplinary study is a sequel to Mark Fortier's bookThe Culture of Equity in Early Modern England (Ashgate, 2006).

Drawing on politics, religion, law, literature, and philosophy, this interdisciplinary study is a sequel to Mark Fortier's bookThe Culture of Equity in Early Modern England (Ashgate, 2006).

Human development is not simply about wealth and economic well-being, it is also dependent upon shared values that cherish the sanctity of human life.

Human development is not simply about wealth and economic well-being, it is also dependent upon shared values that cherish the sanctity of human life.

This book presents a comprehensive account of past and present efforts to introduce the jury system in Japan.

This collection is the multifaceted result of an effort to learn from those who have been educated in an American law school and who then returned to their home countries to apply the lessons of that experience in nations experiencing social, economic, governmental, and legal transition.

This collection is the multifaceted result of an effort to learn from those who have been educated in an American law school and who then returned to their home countries to apply the lessons of that experience in nations experiencing social, economic, governmental, and legal transition.

While Irish historical writing has long been in thrall to the perceived sectarian character of the legal system, this collection is the first to concentrate attention on the actual relationship that existed between the Irish population and the state under which they lived from the War of the Two Kings (1689-1691) to the Great Famine (1845-1849).

While Irish historical writing has long been in thrall to the perceived sectarian character of the legal system, this collection is the first to concentrate attention on the actual relationship that existed between the Irish population and the state under which they lived from the War of the Two Kings (1689-1691) to the Great Famine (1845-1849).

This volume argues that legislation on abortion, adultery, and rape has been central to the formation of the modern citizen.

This volume argues that legislation on abortion, adultery, and rape has been central to the formation of the modern citizen.

Susan Paterson Glover here presents, in modern type, a critical edition of the first printed work by an English woman writer, Sarah Chapone, on the inequity of the common law regime for married women.

Susan Paterson Glover here presents, in modern type, a critical edition of the first printed work by an English woman writer, Sarah Chapone, on the inequity of the common law regime for married women.

Roger North is known today as a biographer and writer on music, architecture and estate management.

Roger North is known today as a biographer and writer on music, architecture and estate management.

The Ideas of Man and Woman in Renaissance France provides the first comprehensive comparison of the printed debates in the 1500s over the superiority or inferiority of woman - the Querelle des femmes - and the dignity and misery of man.

The Ideas of Man and Woman in Renaissance France provides the first comprehensive comparison of the printed debates in the 1500s over the superiority or inferiority of woman - the Querelle des femmes - and the dignity and misery of man.

Historically, at English common law, the death penalty was mandatory for the crime of murder and other violent felonies.

Historically, at English common law, the death penalty was mandatory for the crime of murder and other violent felonies.

What role can resources that go beyond text play in the development of moral education in law schools and law firms?

What role can resources that go beyond text play in the development of moral education in law schools and law firms?

Nineteenth-century Britain witnessed a dramatic increase in its town population, as a hitherto largely rural economy transformed itself into an urban one.

Nineteenth-century Britain witnessed a dramatic increase in its town population, as a hitherto largely rural economy transformed itself into an urban one.

Cheryl Nixon's book is the first to connect the eighteenth-century fictional orphan and factual orphan, emphasizing the legal concepts of estate, blood, and body.

Cheryl Nixon's book is the first to connect the eighteenth-century fictional orphan and factual orphan, emphasizing the legal concepts of estate, blood, and body.

Tracing the use of legal themes in the gothic novel, Bridget M.

Tracing the use of legal themes in the gothic novel, Bridget M.

In eighteenth-century England, the law surrounding vagrancy was complicated, and practice stood in complex relationship to law.

In eighteenth-century England, the law surrounding vagrancy was complicated, and practice stood in complex relationship to law.

This volume aims to balance the traditional literature available on medieval feuding with an exploration of other aspects of vengeance and culture in the Middle Ages.

This volume aims to balance the traditional literature available on medieval feuding with an exploration of other aspects of vengeance and culture in the Middle Ages.

Violence and community were intimately linked in the ancient world.

Violence and community were intimately linked in the ancient world.

One of the great paradoxes of post-medieval Europe, is why instead of bringing peace to a disorganised and violent world, modernity instead produced a seemingly endless string of conflicts and social upheavals.

One of the great paradoxes of post-medieval Europe, is why instead of bringing peace to a disorganised and violent world, modernity instead produced a seemingly endless string of conflicts and social upheavals.

This volume explores the law relating to the transfer of immovables in seventeen countries within Europe.

This volume explores the law relating to the transfer of immovables in seventeen countries within Europe.

A collection of essays that examines the use and abuse of eminent domain across the world.

A collection of essays that examines the use and abuse of eminent domain across the world.

Qiao demonstrates how an impersonal and unbounded market can operate without legal protection or enforcement of property and contract rights.

The first detailed reconstruction of the late work of John Rawls, further developing his ideas of ''justice-as-fairness''.

The first detailed reconstruction of the late work of John Rawls, further developing his ideas of ''justice-as-fairness''.

This interdisciplinary volume illuminates housing''s impact on both wealth and community, and examines legal and policy responses to current challenges.

This interdisciplinary volume illuminates housing''s impact on both wealth and community, and examines legal and policy responses to current challenges.

Focussing on the Torrens title system, this text offers students and practitioners a unique perspective on Australian real property law.