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  • The Endurance of National Constitutions

    de Zachary Elkins, Tom Ginsburg, James Melton ...
    Constitutions are supposed to provide an enduring structure for politics. Yet only half live more than nine years. Why is it that some constitutions endure while others do not? In The Endurance of National Constitutions Zachary Elkins, Tom Ginsburg and James Melton examine the causes of constitutional endurance from an institutional perspective. Supported by an original set of cross-national ... Leer más

    $39.99 USD

  • Magna Carta and its Modern Legacy

    Edición de Robert Hazell, James Melton ...
    Series series Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
    Magna Carta is celebrated around the world as a symbol of limited government and constitutionalism. But in 1215 Magna Carta was a failure, abrogated within months. Why then do we celebrate this piece of parchment? To mark the 800th anniversary this book brings together top scholars from the UK, US and Australia to answer this question and analyse Magna Carta's historic and contemporary influence. ... Leer más

    $33.99 USD

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  • A Theory of Deference in Administrative Law

    Basis, Application and Scope

    de Paul Daly ...
    In the modern administrative state, hundreds if not thousands of officials wield powers that can be used to the benefit or detriment of individuals and corporations. When the exercise of these powers is challenged, a great deal can be at stake. Courts are confronted with difficult questions about how to apply the general principles of administrative law in different contexts. Based on a ... Leer más

    $118.99 USD

  • The Second Amendment

    A Biography

    de Michael Waldman ...
    The life story of the most controversial, volatile, and misunderstood provision of the Bill of Rights and “a welcome re-injection of historical context into the present debate over the rightful role of guns in American culture” (Chicago Tribune).At a time of increasing gun violence in America, Waldman’s book provoked a wide range of discussion. This book looks at history to provide some surprising ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

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  • Varieties of Capitalism:The Institutional Foundations of Comparative Advantage

    The Institutional Foundations of Comparative Advantage

    Edición de Peter A. Hall, David Soskice ...
    What are the most fundamental differences among the political economies of the developed world? How do national institutional differences condition economic performance, public policy, and social well-being? Will they survive the pressures for convergence generated by globalization and technological change? These have long been central questions in comparative political economy. This book provides ... Leer más

    $62.99 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Comparative Law

    Edición de Mauro Bussani, Ugo Mattei ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Law
    We can only claim to understand another legal system when we know the context surrounding the positive law in which lawyers are trained. To avoid ethnocentricity and superficiality, we must go beyond judicial decisions, doctrinal writings and the black-letter law of codes and statutes and probe the 'deeper structures' where law meets cultural, political, socio-economic factors. It is only when we ... Leer más

    $36.99 USD

  • Aspects of Law Reform

    An Insider's Perspective

    de Jack Straw ...
    Series series The Hamlyn Lectures
    The British justice system is an ancient one that has continually evolved to meet modern needs. In this set of three essays, originally presented as the Hamlyn lectures in 2012, Jack Straw reviews some of the most important recent reforms to the system of British justice and suggests key areas in need of further reform. He focuses in particular on the criminal courts, human rights, judicial ... Leer más

    $33.99 USD

  • Conflict of Laws: A Comparative Approach

    Text and Cases

    de Gilles Cuniberti ...
    The Conflict of Laws, also known as private international law, is a field of the greatest importance in an increasingly globalized world. The analysis of any legal issue, in a case involving more than one country, must start with an assessment of which court could potentially hear the case and which law it would apply ... Leer más

    $35.99 USD

  • A Constitution of Many Minds

    Why the Founding Document Doesn't Mean What It Meant Before

    de Cass R. Sunstein ...
    The future of the U.S. Supreme Court hangs in the balance like never before. Will conservatives or liberals succeed in remaking the court in their own image? In A Constitution of Many Minds, acclaimed law scholar Cass Sunstein proposes a bold new way of interpreting the Constitution, one that respects the Constitution's text and history but also refuses to view the document as frozen in time ... Leer más

    $17.29 USD

  • The Constitution in a Hall of Mirrors

    Canada at 150

    de David E. Smith ...
    Whether it’s the first-past-the-post electoral system or partisan government appointees to the Senate, Canadians want better representation and accountability from the federal government. Before reforms can be enacted, however, it is important to explore and clarify the relationships among Canada’s three parliamentary institutions: Crown, Senate, and Commons.In The Constitution in a Hall of ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

  • Legal Accents, Legal Borrowing

    The International Problem-Solving Court Movement

    de James L. Nolan, Jr. ...
    A wide variety of problem-solving courts have been developed in the United States over the past two decades and are now being adopted in countries around the world. These innovative courts--including drug courts, community courts, domestic violence courts, and mental health courts--do not simply adjudicate offenders. Rather, they attempt to solve the problems underlying such criminal behaviors as ... Leer más

    $29.59 USD

  • Ashes and Sparks

    Essays On Law and Justice

    de Stephen Sedley ...
    As a practising barrister, the Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Sedley wrote widely on legal and non-legal matters, and continued to do so after becoming a judge in 1992. This anthology contains classic articles, previously unpublished essays and lecture transcripts. To each, he has added reflections on what has transpired since or an explanation of the British legal and political context that originally ... Leer más

    $40.99 USD