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If you could change one part of the criminal law, what would it be?

If you could change one part of the criminal law, what would it be?

Every day, in courtrooms around the United States, thousands of criminal defendants are represented by public defenders lawyers provided by the government for those who cannot afford private counsel.

Known as the ';Father of Church History,' Eusebius was bishop of Caesarea in Palestine and the leading Christian scholar of his day.

The way that nation states design their tax systems impacts the sharing of resources and wealth within and across societies.

As protest movements took to the streets during the 1960s and 1970s, a group of lawyers joined forces with Americas most confrontational activists.

Examining infanticide cases in the United States from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth centuries, Proving Pregnancy documents how womenBlack and white, enslaved and freegradually lost control over reproduction to male medical and legal professionals.

Beginning in the late eighteenth century, British rule transformed the relationship between law, society, and the state in South Asia.

Examining the emergence of the modern conception of free labor labor that could not be legally compelled, even though voluntarily agreed upon Steinfeld explains how English law dominated the early American colonies, making violation of al labor agreements punishable by imprisonment.

In this life of Walter Clark, the author tells of an antebellum boyhood on a Carolina plantation and a long career of involvement in the bitterest sociopolitical battles the state of North Carolina has known, which won Clark a national reputation as a liberal noted for his straight thinking and his clear speaking.

The power of the commerce clause touches most intimately the relations between government and economic enterprises, and the process by which the conflicting claims of the nation and states are mediated through the Supreme Court is of continuing interest.

Combining legal and social history, Bruce Mann explores the relationship between law and society from the mid-seventeenth century to the eve of the Revolution.

In this first general history of legal education, Stevens traces the development of law schools, the legal profession, and legal thought, relating their evolution to intellectual, political, and social trends.

In this first comprehensive study of womens property rights in early America, Marylynn Salmon discusses the effect of formal rules of law on womens lives.

Leonard Levys classic work examines the circumstances that led to the writing of the establishment clause of the First Amendment: 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.

Leonard Levy traces the development and implementation of forfeiture and contends that it is a questionable practice, which, because it is so often abused, serves only to undermine civil society.

Means provides the first major study of both the historical development of private law in a Latin American country and the shifting role of business corporations or share companies in Latin American development.

Investigating a wide range of problems in the development of English law, this collection of original essays honors the contributions of Samuel D.

Every day, in courtrooms around the United States, thousands of criminal defendants are represented by public defenders lawyers provided by the government for those who cannot afford private counsel.

International investment law is at a crossroads.

What is international law, and how does it work?

What is international law, and how does it work?

International investment law is at a crossroads.

Known as the ';Father of Church History,' Eusebius was bishop of Caesarea in Palestine and the leading Christian scholar of his day.

The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed how far we as a European society still are from the proclaimed Union of Equality.

The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed how far we as a European society still are from the proclaimed Union of Equality.

The concept of customary international law, although differently formulated, is already present in early modern European debates on natural law and the law of nations.

The concept of customary international law, although differently formulated, is already present in early modern European debates on natural law and the law of nations.

Pandemics have quickly become one of the most important subjects of the twenty-first century.

Pandemics have quickly become one of the most important subjects of the twenty-first century.

Examining why society should pool and spread the financial risk that individual families now bear.

Around the common law world, the law of judicial review of administrative action has changed dramatically in recent decades, accelerating a centuries-long process of incremental evolution.

Around the common law world, the law of judicial review of administrative action has changed dramatically in recent decades, accelerating a centuries-long process of incremental evolution.

Under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, coastal States have sovereign rights to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage the living resources of the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

Under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, coastal States have sovereign rights to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage the living resources of the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars.

This comprehensive book addresses both the principles and practicalities of petroleum unitization by mapping out the evolution of and rationale for unitization in legislation and by providing much-needed guidance on the formulation of a legislative framework for effective regulatory governance of the unitization process.

Professor Matthew Kramer is one of the most important legal philosophers of our time - even if the label 'legal philosopher' does not do justice to the breadth of his work.

Professor Matthew Kramer is one of the most important legal philosophers of our time - even if the label 'legal philosopher' does not do justice to the breadth of his work.

More children than ever are crossing international borders alone to seek asylum worldwide.

Sharia Law in the Twenty-First Century consists of concise, detailed analytical studies on current critical discussions of Sharia in the Western and Muslim legal traditions.

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars.

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars.

Business Law for Entrepreneurs covers the unique business and legal issues of startups and small businesses.

This detailed Commentary explores the boundaries of social rights at a European level through analysis of the Revised European Social Charter (RESC), the most comprehensive regional document on social rights.

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars.

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars.

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars.

This book provides a concise, practical guide to the European Union's Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD).