Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law

Justice Antonin Scalia (1936-2016) was the single most important figure in the emergence of the "e;new originalist"e; interpretation of the US Constitution, which sought to anchor the court's interpretation of the Constitution to the ordinary meaning of the words at the time of drafting.

Over the past few decades, significant changes have occurred across capital markets.

The Bank of the United States sparked several rounds of intense debate over the meaning of the Constitution's Necessary and Proper Clause, which authorizes the federal government to make laws that are "e;necessary"e; for exercising its other powers.

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The 2016 presidential election campaign and its aftermath have underscored worrisome trends in the present state of our democracy: the extreme polarization of the electorate, the dismissal of people with opposing views, and the widespread acceptance and circulation of one-sided and factually erroneous information.

Some describe civil litigation as little more than a drag on the economy; Others hail it as the solution to most of the country's problems.

How does a popular uprising transform itself from the disorder of revolution into a legal system that carries out the daily administration required to govern?

Since the US Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended just twenty-seven times, with ten of those amendments coming in the first two years following ratification.

Torture has lately become front page news, featured in popular movies and TV shows, and a topic of intense public debate.

The United States incarcerates more people per capita than any other industrialized nation in the world-about 1 in 100 adults, or more than 2 million people-while national spending on prisons has catapulted 400 percent.

The Supreme Court is seen today as the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution.

The Bank of the United States sparked several rounds of intense debate over the meaning of the Constitution's Necessary and Proper Clause, which authorizes the federal government to make laws that are "e;necessary"e; for exercising its other powers.

The art scene today is one of appropriation-of remixing, reusing, and recombining the works of other artists.

Language shapes and reflects how we think about the world.

For centuries, the writ of habeas corpus has served as an important safeguard against miscarriages of justice, and today it remains at the center of some of the most contentious issues of our time-among them terrorism, immigration, crime, and the death penalty.

The efficacy of various political institutions is the subject of intense debate between proponents of broad legislative standards enforced through litigation and those who prefer regulation by administrative agencies.

How does one prove the law?

The music industry's ongoing battle against digital piracy is just the latest skirmish in a long conflict over who has the right to distribute music.

Since the rise of Napster and other file-sharing services in its wake, most of us have assumed that intellectual piracy is a product of the digital age and that it threatens creative expression as never before.

A rare look at the brute-force mechanics of deportation in the United States.

»Angewandte Forschung« für den öffentlichen SektorDas Institut für Angewandte Forschung (IAF) ist die zentrale wissenschaftliche Einrichtung der Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung und Finanzen Ludwigsburg.

Makes sense of truthmaking in law, media, politics, and courts of popular opinion including on transgender controversies and cancel culture.

Legislation and case law following the relatively recent corporate scandals have increased scrutiny on the ethics and integrity of individuals, and the culture they create, at the highest levels within the corporate structure.

American constitutional law has undergone a transformation.

Many people were elated when Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered Brown v.

Legislation and case law following the relatively recent corporate scandals have increased scrutiny on the ethics and integrity of individuals, and the culture they create, at the highest levels within the corporate structure.

American constitutional law has undergone a transformation.

Ronald Dworkin famously argued that fidelity in interpreting the Constitution as written calls for a fusion of constitutional law and moral philosophy.

Ronald Dworkin famously argued that fidelity in interpreting the Constitution as written calls for a fusion of constitutional law and moral philosophy.

Many people were elated when Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered Brown v.

In an ideal world, the laws of Congress--known as federal statutes--would always be clearly worded and easily understood by the judges tasked with interpreting them.

In an ideal world, the laws of Congress--known as federal statutes--would always be clearly worded and easily understood by the judges tasked with interpreting them.

The scope of presidential authority has been a constant focus of constitutional dispute since the Framing.

In an era when knowledge can travel with astonishing speed, the need for analysis of intellectual property (IP) law-and its focus on patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and issues of copyright-has never been greater.

Seven in ten Americans over the age of age of sixty who require medical decisions in the final days of their life lack the capacity to make them.

The first comprehensive look at the global dilemma of child migrationWhy, despite massive public concern, is child trafficking on the rise?

This title examines the role of political culture and penal populism in the response to the emotive subject of child-on-child homicide.

This title examines the role of political culture and penal populism in the response to the emotive subject of child-on-child homicide.

Esta obra estudia, desde una mirada interdisciplinaria e intercultural, las vias utilizadas para declarar a la Madre Tierra como sujeto de derechos en Colombia y otros paises.

A Columbia Law School team's in-depth examination of one man's 1989 wrongful conviction and execution for murder.

Debido a la importancia del tema relacionado con los aspectos patrimoniales surgidos de las relaciones de pareja, es indispensable que exista una obra que recopile el tratamiento legislativo y jurisprudencial de las uniones afectivas, de las cuales surge un régimen patrimonial, toda vez que, no obstante, dirigirse la relación a la satisfacción sexual y personal de la pareja, consecuencialmente busca obtener un beneficio económico.

What would America's Constitutions have looked like if each generation wrote its own?

Court of Injustice reveals how immigration lawyers work to achieve just results for their clients in a system that has long denigrated the rights of those they serve.

Practicing Forensic Criminology draws on examples from actual court cases and expert witness reports and testimony to demonstrate the merits and uses of substantive criminological knowledge in the applied setting of civil law and the courts.

The sixth edition of the authoritative and acclaimed commercial law text'A great book .

The authors explain and discuss how the justice system evolved, the way it operates - including vivid descriptions of the trial process - and how lawyers work.

NOW A MAJOR BBC COMEDY "e;As a criminal barrister, you work with the material you get: a junkie shoplifter with thirty-five previous convictions and four packs of Lidl's frozen chicken stuffed down his trousers is heading only one way .

Colin Elford's A Year in the Woods is an enthralling journey into the heart of the English countryside - with a preamble by Craig Taylor.

The true and hilarious story of how Gerald Durrell and his wife set up their own zoo.

Das Werk richtet sich - der Konzeption der Reihe entsprechend - in erster Linie an Studierende der Rechtswissenschaft in den ersten Semestern und möchte insoweit die Grundlagen des Strafrechts Besonderer Teil verständlich und im Überblick darstellen.