Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law

'Betts and Collier offer innovative insights into how to more effectively meet this challenge, with an important new focus on international solidarity and refugee empowerment' Kofi Annan'Refugees and policy makers need practical answers to what is now a global crisis.

What if you could combine the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization?

The first comprehensive book on rape since Susan Brownmiller's Against Our Will and Susan Estrich's Real Rape, this volume probes every aspect of rape law and the discrepancies between ideal law (on the books) and real law (in action).

Mention the phrase Homeland Security and heated debates emerge about state uses and abuses of legal authority.

Why do people commit crimes?

Not since the 1960s have the activities of resistance among lower- and working-class youth caused such anxiety in the international community.

The true story behind the BBC documentary Confessions of a Teenage Fraudster'The crime of fraud, when conducted well, is a fascinating pursuit.

'Few people have shown more commitment to investigative journalism than Patrick Alley.

A strong and lively defense of substantive due process.

A startling look at the power and perspectives of city building inspectors as they navigate unequal housing landscapes.

Until the eighteenth century, Western societies were hierarchical ones.

"e;That relatively few criminal cases in this country are resolved by full Perry Mason-style strials is fairly common knowledge.

In Sorting Sexualities, Stefan Vogler deftly unpacks the politics of the techno-legal classification of sexuality in the United States.

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.

States of Exception in American History brings to light the remarkable number of instances since the Founding in which the protections of the Constitution have been overridden, held in abeyance, or deliberately weakened for certain members of the polity.

As Elizabeth Warren memorably wrote, "e;It is impossible to buy a toaster that has a one-in-five chance of bursting into flames and burning down your house.

Since the 1960s, the class action lawsuit has been a powerful tool for holding businesses accountable.

Juries have been at the center of some of the most emotionally charged moments of political life.

In 1877, the American Humane Society was formed as the national organization for animal and child protection.

Forensic linguistics, or the study of language and the law, is a growing field of scholarly and public interest with an established research presence.

Colorado's legalization of marijuana spurred intense debate about the extent to which the Constitution preempts state-enacted laws and statutes.

Who determines the fuel standards for our cars?

As American politics has become increasingly polarized, gridlock at the federal level has led to a greater reliance on state governments to get things done.

The civil rights era was a time of pervasive change in American political and social life.

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.

Foodborne illness is a big problem.

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.