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Concepts of State, Sovereignty and International Law [1928]: With Special Reference to the Juristic Conception of the State - Hardcover

$128.25

by Johannes Mattern (Author)"A Book Which Every Student of the Theory of Sovereignty Must Read" Mattern illuminates his subject through a rich historical survey ranging from Bodin and Hobbes to Laski, Kelsen and Willoughby. "Dr. Mattern's book is a contribution of value to the theory of sovereignty. (...) [He] has written a book which every student of the theory of sovereignty must read: it and Professor Hsiao's are the two most useful expositions of which the reviewer knows." George E.G. Cat...

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Legal Ethics, Loose-Leaf Version - Loose Leaf

$116.19

by Kent Kauffman (Author), Erin Rybicki (Author)Equipping you with a solid grasp of the ethical rules that apply in the legal setting, Kauffman/Rybicki's LEGAL ETHICS, 4th edition, is a user-friendly guide to the most important aspects of professional responsibility facing students and new graduates today. Important case law and critical concepts are presented within the context of how legal ethics can impact your role in the legal field. The text is packed with real-world examples of lawyer ...

What Your Lawyer May Not Want You to Know - Hardcover

$55.06

by Billy F. Brown (Author)Who is your lawyer, and what does he or she really do? That's a question that's not easy to answer--unless you go the source. And unfortunately, most lawyers won't give you a straight answer. In What Your Lawyer May Not Want You to Know, Billy F. Brown unveils the mystery of how lawyers work and how they communicate. In simple language, he helps you understand what happens in a law practice, and he explains the problems clients encounter with lawyers and vice versa. ...

The Simple Reader's Guide to Understanding the Affordable Care ACT (ACA) Health Care Reform - Hardcover

$44.35

by Denecia a. Jones (Author)The Simple Reader's Guide to Understanding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Care Reform seeks to help you understand: - What is health care reform? - Why is the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Care Reform here? - What is the ACA, a.k.a Obama Care? - What are things you must know about ACA? - How will ACA affect your individual, family and group health insurance plans? - How can you purchase health insurance after 2013? - How does a small or large business bec...

Justice for the Injured Child: A Parent's Complete Legal Survival Guide for Their Child's California Injury Case - Hardcover

$45.88

by Mark C. Blane (Author)Justice for the Injured Child. For more information go to http: //www.blanelaw.co Number of Pages: 176 Dimensions: 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: May 24, 2011

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Secret Power: Wikileaks and Its Enemies - Paperback

$19.95

by Stefania Maurizi (Author), Ken Loach (Foreword by), Lesli Cavanaugh-Bardelli (Translator)An uncovering of the terrifying depths of authoritarian power that hide behind the infamous story of WikiLeaks *Winner of the European Award for Investigative And Judicial Journalism 2021* *Winner of the Premio Alessandro Leogrande Award for Investigative Journalism 2022* *Winner of the Premio Angelo Vassallo Award 2022* 'I want to live in a society where secret power is accountable to the law and ...

Secret Power: WikiLeaks and Its Enemies - Hardcover

$165.60

by Stefania Maurizi (Author), Ken Loach (Foreword by), Lesli Cavanaugh-Bardelli (Translator)'I want to live in a society where secret power is accountable to the law and to public opinion for its atrocities, where it is the war criminals who go to jail, not those who have the conscience and courage to expose them.' It is 2008, and Stefania Maurizi, an investigative journalist with a growing interest in cryptography, starts looking into the little-known organization WikiLeaks. Through hushed m...

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A Rush to Judgment: The Unfair Trial of Louis Riel - Paperback

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by Roger E. Salhany (Author)Did Louis Riel have a fair trial? The trial and conviction of Louis Riel for treason in the summer of 1885 and his execution on November 16, 1885, have been the subjects of historical comment and criticism for over one hundred years. A Rush to Judgment challenges the view held by some historians that Riel received a fair trial. Roger Salhany argues that the presiding judge allowed the prosecutors to control the proceedings, was biased in his charge to the jury, a...

Administering the California Special Needs Trust: A Guide for Assisting a Person with a Disability as Trustee of a Special Needs Trust - Paperback

$29.11

by Kevin Urbatsch (Author)In Administering the California Special Needs Trust, author Kevin Urbatsch presents a guide for anyone assigned the duty of managing a Special Needs Trust for a person with a disability. Though geared toward those who never have administered a trust, it also provides sophisticated answers for experienced trustees concerning some of the unique responsibilities a trustee of a special needs trust will encounter. Urbatsch, a California attorney who has years of experien...

A Trial of A Trial (A Mock Trial story) - Paperback

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by Catherine McGrew Jaime (Author)Mock Trial, or Youth Judicial as it is sometimes called, is one of the most enjoyable, and beneficial events that my high school students have participated in over the last sixteen years. As the coach, I enjoy Mock Trial immensely, and my goal is to have my students enjoy it as well. This story is meant to be an example of how a "Mock Trial" can go. If you are unfamiliar with the program, it will introduce you to it. If you are familiar with it, you may be ab...

A Victim of Boards of Directors: Based on a True Story - Paperback

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by Noie James (Author)This book is based on a true story. The Boards of Directors of four organizations have ignored the evidence of wrong doings by a CEO. They could redeem themselves by supporting the creation of a Board Review Committee. Number of Pages: 56 Dimensions: 0.13 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: October 25, 2011

Falsely Accused?: Mike Tyson and the Rape Trial that Destroyed a Champion - Paperback

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by Mark Shaw (Author)Was former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson falsely accused? Was the trial that convicted him of rape a fair one? Did so-called "Baddest Man on the Planet" deserve to be imprisoned? These questions and more are answered in Falsely Accused: Mike Tyson and the Rape Trial that Destroyed a Champion." Written by former criminal defense lawyer and television legal analyst Mark Shaw, the trial media coordinator who was in the courtroom during the trial, this book exposes t...

Hope Springs Eternal in the Priestly Breast: A Research Study on Procedural Justice for Priests-Diocesan and Religious - Hardcover

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by James Valladares (Author)The clergy abuse scandal has posed the greatest threat to the traditional understanding of the Catholic priesthood since the Protestant Reformation. Now, as then, the deadliest attacks are coming from within the Church. In an attempt to improve a system that allowed a small minority of the clergy to violate children and ameliorate the gross negligence of some bishops who recycled these predators, the American bishops instituted the Charter for the Protection of Chi...

El Procedimiento Criminal Ingles: Una Nueva Esperanza Para Paises Emergentes y En Vias de Desarrollo - Paperback

$21.35

by David Suastegui Martinez (Author)En este libro se analizan de manera breve las etapas del Procedimiento Criminal Ingles. De igual forma se hace especial referencia a ciertos tópicos del Procedimiento Penal Mexicano. A juicio del autor, el estudio de dichos instrumentos jurídicos nos sugiere la urgente necesidad de tomar todo lo bueno del Procedimiento criminal Ingles, para incorporarlos en las legislaciones de estados donde predominan Sistemas Procesal Penal Tradicional Latino, a fin de qu...

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Psychological Science and the Law - Hardcover

$110.16

by Neil Brewer (Editor), Amy Bradfield Douglass (Editor)Psychological research can provide constructive explanations of key problems in the criminal justice system--and can help generate solutions. This state-of-the-art text dissects the psychological processes associated with fundamental legal questions: Is a suspect lying? Will an incarcerated individual be dangerous in the future? Is an eyewitness accurate? How can false memories be implanted? How do juries, experts, forensic examiners, an...

Introducción Al Estudio del Derecho: Segunda Edición - Paperback

$25.90

by Dr Felipe de Jesus Fierro Alvidrez (Author)El doctor Felipe Fierro nos ofrece en esta importante obra, una visin integral de la materia Introduccin al Estudio del Derecho, en el rescata el uso de la gnoseologa, la filosofa, la historia y la lgica, como ciencias auxiliares y cuyo abandono, contribuy al crecimiento exponencial del escepticismo y relativismo, imperantes actualmente en el mundo jurdico. Con amplia experiencia en la enseanza del Derecho, desde la plataforma aristotlico-tomista,...

Texas Jurisprudence Study Guide - Paperback

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by Vasilios A. Zerris Mph Msc (Author), Howard Smith Jd (Author), Gerhard Frighs (Author) Number of Pages: 194 Dimensions: 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: January 31, 2012

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The Crime Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained - Hardcover

$25.00

by DK (Author), Peter James (Foreword by)Learn about the world's most notorious cons, heists, and murders in The Crime Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Crime in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to find out more and true crime experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Crime Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching gr...

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El Libro de la Política (the Politics Book) - Hardcover

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by DK (Author)Grandes ideas, explicaciones sencillas Con un lenguaje claro, El libro de la pol tica ofrece concisas explicaciones que desbrozan la jerga acad mica, esquemas que hacen sencillas las teor as m s complejas e ingeniosas ilustraciones que juegan con nuestra comprensi n de la pol tica. Debe ser derrocado un gobernante injusto? Es la democracia la mejor forma de gobierno? Puede ser justa una guerra? A lo largo de la historia, estas y otras preguntas acerca de cu l es el mejor modo...

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by Lola Carlisle (Author), Jack White (Author)Many of the dynamics associated with the United States in the mid-20th century had not yet touched the tranquil northeast Atlanta community of Virginia-Highland in 1950. The next quarter-century would be very different. A wave of change--the civil rights movement, public school integration, the highway department's attempt to build an expressway through the community, declining real estate, the advent of suburban flight, an emerging new countercul...

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by Randy Moore (Author), William McComas (Author), Tom Davis (Foreword by)The 1925 case against high school coach and science teacher John Scopes, arrested for teaching evolution in defiance of a Tennessee state law, was America's original Trial of the Century. The proceedings began as a publicity stunt but grew into a landmark event in the nation's history. The trial featured three-time presidential candidate and fundamentalist leader William Jennings Bryan, who argued on behalf of the prose...

Deen's List: ABC's on ADR, A Handbook on alternative dispute resolution for busy professionals, parties, persons, practitioners, & participants - Paperback

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by Jr. Braswell D. Deen (Author)How to settle ones lawsuit without going to court is the message retired former Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Georgia, Braswell D. Deen, Jr. tells in his book Deen's List: ABC'S On ADR. The author is a veteran of a law career of over 65 years. Deen relates in a poignant manner the early historical mediation methodology used in Georgia and reviews his 13 years as a mediator in assisting parties in the settling their controversy's and cases. Providing pi...

The LAWFUL Remedy to Tyranny: How You Lost Your Rights, and How You Can Get Them Back - Paperback

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by Richard Walbaum (Author)Our nation and Constitution were based upon natural law which secured our unalienable rights, and what makes them unalienable is that they are God-given, derived from the nature and purpose of man. This is affirmed by the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men ... are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." This established our nation in a...

Transgender Family Law: A Guide to Effective Advocacy - Paperback

$30.53

by Jennifer L. Levi (Editor), Elizabeth E. Monnin-Browder (Editor)Transgender people have unique needs and vulnerabilities in the family law context. Any family law attorney engaged in representing transgender clients must know the ins and outs of this rapidly developing area of law. Transgender Family Law: A Guide to Effective Advocacy is the first book to comprehensively address legal issues facing transgender people in the family law context and provide practitioners the tools to effective...

Education Law: Principles, Policies & Practice - Paperback

$59.72

by John Dayton (Author)If you want to acquire a strong working knowledge of education law, this is the book you need. From cover to cover, this book is designed to actively engage you in learning education law and in building a strong working knowledge of the law in practice. This book is unique in that it: - Clearly explains even the most complex principles of law; - Connects essential principles of law to current policies and practices; - Provides an optimal balance of case law and instruct...

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by Thomas Glick (Author)Did you ever wonder how to help two parties resolve a dispute where everyone wins? How to help two feuding neighbors?This book is designed to offer mediation tips through unique and creative approaches. This book is for the causal reader of negotiations to the student of mediation. From the professional mediator to the every day peace maker. Each chapter is based on an actual event to help illustrate the various approaches and techniques.Author BiographyABOUT THE AUTHO...

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Scottish Criminal Evidence Law: Current Developments and Future Trends - Paperback

$68.31

by Peter Duff (Editor), Pamela R. Ferguson (Editor)Scottish criminal evidence law has recently undergone major, primarily reactive changes, with more reform on the way. These ad hoc developments are fundamentally altering the basic principles of Scottish criminal evidence which have been in place since the 19th century. The areas affected include: police questioning of suspects, the treatment of vulnerable witnesses in court, hearsay, the admissibility of the accused's previous convictions, ...

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The Scottish Parliament: Law and Practice - Paperback

$104.31

by Mark Lazarowicz (Author), Jean McFadden (Author)This textbook gives students a rigorous introduction to the powers of the Scottish Parliament: how it makes laws, how it holds the Scottish Government to account and how its legislation and its actions can be scrutinised and challenged. Fully updated in light of the 2012 and 2016 Scotland Acts and the Independence and Brexit referenda, it looks at how Scotland is governed now and what the future holds for the constitutional relationship betwe...

Benchslapped: Publicly Humiliating Judicial Opinions - Paperback

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by Matthew Bowers (Author)From the incorrigible Judge Sparks to the benchslap factory known as the Seventh Circuit to the rural districts of Kentucky, the humiliating judicial opinions in this book are accompanied by an entertaining and wide-ranging discussion of the glories and vagaries of the U.S. legal system. You will laugh at the judicial take downs described in this book, but you should laugh nervously. After all, you could be next Benchslapped is more than compilation of legal snippe...

Judicial Review in Mexico: A Study of the Amparo Suit - Paperback

$53.91

by Richard D. Baker (Author)The amparo suit is a Mexican legal institution similar in its effects to such Anglo-American procedures as habeas corpus, error, and the various forms of injunctive relief. It has undergone a long evolution since it was incorporated into the Constitution of 1857. Today, its principal purpose is to protect private individuals in the enjoyment of the rights guaranteed by the first twenty-nine articles of the Constitution. Mexico after its independence produced many c...

Techniques in the Defense of a Federal Criminal Case - Hardcover

$136.15

by Jay Goldberg (Author) Number of Pages: 416 Dimensions: 1.06 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 14, 2012

Control of Hazardous Energy: Lockout/Tagout - Paperback

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by Occupational Safety and Administration (Author), U. S. Department of Labor (Author)OSHA 3120, Control of Hazardous Energy: Lockout/Tagout, presents OSHA's general requirements for controlling hazardous energy during service or maintenance of machines or equipment. It is not intended to replace or to supplement OSHA standards regarding the control of hazardous energy. After reading this booklet, employers and other interested parties are urged to review the OSHA standards on the control of ...