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The Art of SQL

by Stephane Faroult, Peter Robson ...

For all the buzz about trendy IT techniques, data processing is still at the core of our systems, especially now that enterprises all over the world are confronted with exploding volumes of data. Database performance has become a major headache, and most IT departments believe that developers should provide simple SQL code to solve immediate problems and let DBAs tune any "bad SQL" later.In The ... Read more

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For all the buzz about trendy IT techniques, data processing is still at the core of our systems, especially now that enterprises all over the world are confronted with exploding volumes of data. Database performance has become a major headache, and most IT departments believe that developers should provide simple SQL code to solve immediate problems and let DBAs tune any "bad SQL" later.In The
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Rumpole and His Rivals

Comic Legal Fiction

by Peter Robson ...

Series series The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Law, Culture, and the Humanities
Rumpole and His Rivals examines comic legal fiction and the role it plays in the public's understanding of the legal system. The work focuses on the writings of eight lawyer authors over the past century and traces the different approaches taken in this form of comedic literature. Over sixty comic legal fiction books have been published in Britain between 1924 and 2024, with the desire of their ... Read more

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Rumpole and His Rivals examines comic legal fiction and the role it plays in the public's understanding of the legal system. The work focuses on the writings of eight lawyer authors over the past century and traces the different approaches taken in this form of comedic literature. Over sixty comic legal fiction books have been published in Britain between 1924 and 2024, with the desire of their
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The Judge on the Screen

A Translation and Critical Edition

by Vincenzo Tomeo, Vincenzo Ferrari, Ferdinando Spina ...

Series series The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Law, Culture, and the Humanities
Vincenzo Tomeo's pioneering research in the 1960s and 1970s drew attention to the importance of popular culture in our understanding of the operation of the justice system. He was the first to recognize that how laws are interpreted and put into effect depends heavily on how the public understand them. This understanding comes from the ideas and understanding which the public have about the ... Read more

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Vincenzo Tomeo's pioneering research in the 1960s and 1970s drew attention to the importance of popular culture in our understanding of the operation of the justice system. He was the first to recognize that how laws are interpreted and put into effect depends heavily on how the public understand them. This understanding comes from the ideas and understanding which the public have about the
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The Ian Willock Collection on Law and Justice in the Twenty-First Century

by Eamon P. H. Keane, Peter Robson, Sarah Craig, Maria Fletcher, Patrick Ford, Fiona Leverick, Hector MacQueen, Angus McIntosh, Seonaid Stevenson-McCabe0, Paul Watchman1, Robin White2, James P Chalmers3 ...

Series series The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Law, Culture, and the Humanities
The essays presented in The Ian Willock Collection on Law and Justice in the Twenty-First Century by those who knew Ian Willock, as well as those who have been inspired by his concerns, represent the wide compass of Ian’s interests. These range from a concern with the development of legal regulation to the relationship between social change and the justice system, as well as his particular ... Read more

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The essays presented in The Ian Willock Collection on Law and Justice in the Twenty-First Century by those who knew Ian Willock, as well as those who have been inspired by his concerns, represent the wide compass of Ian’s interests. These range from a concern with the development of legal regulation to the relationship between social change and the justice system, as well as his particular
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Vigilante Justice in Society and Popular Culture

A Global Perspective

by Peter Robson, Ferdinando Spina, Pedro Fortes, Júlia Garraio, Rebecca Johnson, Nickos Myrtou, Joanna Osiejewicz, Lili Pâquet, Stamatis Poulakidakos0, Franziska Stürmer1, Sebastian Viqueira2, Michael Asimow3 ...

Series series The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Law, Culture, and the Humanities
This unique collection explores the complex issue of vigilantism, how it is represented in popular culture, and what is its impact on behavior and the implications for the rule of law. The book is a transnational investigation across a range of eleven different jurisdictions, including accounts of the Anglophone world (Australia, Britain, Canada, and the United States), European experiences ... Read more

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This unique collection explores the complex issue of vigilantism, how it is represented in popular culture, and what is its impact on behavior and the implications for the rule of law. The book is a transnational investigation across a range of eleven different jurisdictions, including accounts of the Anglophone world (Australia, Britain, Canada, and the United States), European experiences
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Film and the Law

The Cinema of Justice

by Mr Steve Greenfield, Dr Guy Osborn, Peter Robson ...

Described by Richard Sherwin of New York Law School as the law and film movement's 'founding text', this text is a second, heavily revised and improved edition of the original Film and the Law (Cavendish Publishing, 2001). The book is distinctive in a number of ways: it is unique as a sustained book-length exposition on law and film by law scholars; it is distinctive within law and film ... Read more

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Described by Richard Sherwin of New York Law School as the law and film movement's 'founding text', this text is a second, heavily revised and improved edition of the original Film and the Law (Cavendish Publishing, 2001). The book is distinctive in a number of ways: it is unique as a sustained book-length exposition on law and film by law scholars; it is distinctive within law and film
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Integration, development and equity: economic integration in West Africa

by Peter Robson ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Development
This reissue, first published in 1983, is an authoritative study of economic integration among the states of West Africa, focusing upon the issues and experience of the four main initiatives for regional integration in West Africa, namely the Economic Community of West African States, the Mano River Union, the Communauté Economique de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, and the recent initiative for the ... Read more

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This reissue, first published in 1983, is an authoritative study of economic integration among the states of West Africa, focusing upon the issues and experience of the four main initiatives for regional integration in West Africa, namely the Economic Community of West African States, the Mano River Union, the Communauté Economique de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, and the recent initiative for the
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Framing Law and Crime

An Interdisciplinary Anthology

by Stefan Machura, Susan Boyd, Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Orit Kamir, Peter Robson, Mathieu Deflem, John Denvir, Naomi Mezey, Mark C. Niles, Farah Britto, Anders Petersen, Jon Frauley, Steve Greenfield, Matthew Sorrento, Majid Yar ...

Series series The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Law, Culture, and the Humanities
This cutting-edge edited collection brings together 17 scholarly essays on two of cinema and television’s most enduring and powerful themes: law and crime. With contributions by many of the most prominent scholars in law, sociology, criminology, and film, Framing Law and Crime offers a critical survey of a variety of genres and media, integrating descriptions of technique with critical analysis, ... Read more

$64.99 USD

This cutting-edge edited collection brings together 17 scholarly essays on two of cinema and television’s most enduring and powerful themes: law and crime. With contributions by many of the most prominent scholars in law, sociology, criminology, and film, Framing Law and Crime offers a critical survey of a variety of genres and media, integrating descriptions of technique with critical analysis,
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The Spaces of Justice

The Architecture of the Scottish Court

by Peter Robson, Johnny Rodger ...

Series series The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Law, Culture, and the Humanities
This book looks at the architecture of the courts in Scotland and the importance of these civic spaces. Given the importance of courts to the legal experience it starts by exploring why scholars have been so reticent in examining spaces in which the administration of justice takes place. It notes the major changes already unfolding in Scotland and puts these into a historical and cultural context. ... Read more

$93.99 USD

This book looks at the architecture of the courts in Scotland and the importance of these civic spaces. Given the importance of courts to the legal experience it starts by exploring why scholars have been so reticent in examining spaces in which the administration of justice takes place. It notes the major changes already unfolding in Scotland and puts these into a historical and cultural context.
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Revival: Health of Scottish Housing (2001)

by Colin Jones, Peter Robson ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
This title was first published in 2001. Inspired by the thirtieth anniversary of Shelter Scotland, this volume provides an overview of Scottish housing policies and legislation, looks back at the changes to major tenures, eviction policies and homelessness over the past thirty years and explores the potential of the new Scottish Parliament to bring about change in this important social, political ... Read more

$51.99 USD

This title was first published in 2001. Inspired by the thirtieth anniversary of Shelter Scotland, this volume provides an overview of Scottish housing policies and legislation, looks back at the changes to major tenures, eviction policies and homelessness over the past thirty years and explores the potential of the new Scottish Parliament to bring about change in this important social, political
... Read more
Law and Justice on the Small Screen

Edited by Peter Robson, Professor Jessica Silbey ...

'Law and Justice on the Small Screen' is a wide-ranging collection of essays about law in and on television. In light of the book's innovative taxonomy of the field and its international reach, it will make a novel contribution to the scholarly literature about law and popular culture. Television shows from France, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and the United States are discussed. The ... Read more

$80.99 USD

'Law and Justice on the Small Screen' is a wide-ranging collection of essays about law in and on television. In light of the book's innovative taxonomy of the field and its international reach, it will make a novel contribution to the scholarly literature about law and popular culture. Television shows from France, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and the United States are discussed. The
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A Transnational Study of Law and Justice on TV

Edited by Peter Robson, Dr Jennifer L Schulz ...

This collection examines law and justice on television in different countries around the world. It provides a benchmark for further study of the nature and extent of television coverage of justice in fictional, reality and documentary forms. It does this by drawing on empirical work from a range of scholars in different jurisdictions. Each chapter looks at the raw data of how much "justice" ... Read more

$46.99 USD

This collection examines law and justice on television in different countries around the world. It provides a benchmark for further study of the nature and extent of television coverage of justice in fictional, reality and documentary forms. It does this by drawing on empirical work from a range of scholars in different jurisdictions. Each chapter looks at the raw data of how much "justice"
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