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Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
St. Augustine and Roman law are the two bridges from Athens and Jerusalem to the world of modern law. Augustine's almost eerily modern political realism was based upon his deep appreciation of human evil, arising from his insights into the human personality, the product of his reflections on his own...
Dead Hands
A Social History of Wills, Trusts, and Inheritance Law
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2009
The law of succession rests on a single brute fact: you can't take it with you. The stock of wealth that turns over as people die is staggeringly large. In the United States alone, some $41 trillion will pass from the dead to the living in the first half of the 21st century. But the social impact...
Obligations in Roman Law
Past, Present, and Future
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2013
Long a major element of classical studies, the examination of the laws of the ancient Romans has gained momentum in recent years as interdisciplinary work in legal studies has spread. Two resulting issues have arisen, on one hand concerning Roman laws as intellectual achievements and historical artifacts,...
Colonial and Post-colonial Constitutionalism in the Commonwealth
Peace, Order and Good Government
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
The peace, order and good government (POGG) clause is found in the constitutions of almost all Commonwealth countries. Since its introduction, the clause has played a significant role in colonial and post-colonial constitutionalism in Commonwealth jurisdictions.
This book is the first full...
Birth of a White Nation
The Invention of White People and Its Relevance Today
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015
Birth of a White Nation is a fascinating new book on race in America that begins with an exploration of the moment in time when "white people,” as a separate and distinct group of humanity, were invented through legislation and the enactment of laws. The book provides a thorough examination of the...
Law, Liberty and the Constitution
A Brief History of the Common Law
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2019
Throughout English history the rule of law and the preservation of liberty have been inseparable, and both are intrinsic to England's constitution. This accessible and entertaining history traces the growth of the law from its beginnings in Anglo-Saxon times to the present day. It shows how the law...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Intellectual property has become a dominant feature of our knowledge based economy in recent years, but how has property rights in intangible items developed? This book brings together for the first time exemplary scholarship with diverse approaches to the history of United States intellectual property...
by Harold Winter
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2017
Is file-sharing destroying the music industry? Should the courts encourage breach of contract? Does the threat of malpractice lawsuits cause doctors to provide too much medical care? Do judges discriminate when sentencing? With Issues in Law and Economics, Harold Winter takes readers through these...
The Persons Case
The Origins and Legacy of the Fight for Legal Personhood
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
On 18 October 1929, John Sankey, England's reform-minded Lord Chancellor, ruled in the Persons case that women were eligible for appointment to Canada's Senate. Initiated by Edmonton judge Emily Murphy and four other activist women, the Persons case challenged the exclusion of women from Canada's...
American Constitutionalism
From Theory to Politics
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 1998
Despite the outpouring of works on constitutional theory in the past several decades, no general introduction to the field has been available. Stephen Griffin provides here an original contribution to American constitutional theory in the form of a short, lucid introduction to the subject for scholars...
The Complete Bill of Rights
The Drafts, Debates, Sources, and Origins
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
The fundamental, inalienable rights and privileges set forth in the Bill of Rights represent the very foundations of American liberty. The Complete Bill of Rights is a documentary record of the process by which these rights and privileges were defined and recorded as law. Now in its second edition,...
The U.S. Supreme Court and New Federalism
From the Rehnquist to the Roberts Court
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2012
Constitutional scholars Christopher P. Banks and John C. Blakeman offer the most current and the first book-length study of the U.S. Supreme Court’s “new federalism” begun by the Rehnquist Court and now flourishing under Chief Justice John Roberts. Using descriptive and empirical methods in...
by B Harper
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2015
Designed to give readers an inside look at what it takes to become an attorney, this book takes the reader from pre-law in the undergraduate years to practicing law.Written by an Attorney with over a decade in experience, you will discover what it takes to become an Attorney and what an Attorney...
Criminal Law
A 1L Success Guide Outline
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2014
This is the outline I wish I had when I started my criminal law class as a 1L. It is a concise, actionable outline filled with what you need for law school success. ***
In my book, 1L Success Guide, I argue that one of the best ways to succeed in law school is to have skeleton outlines prepared...