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Justice Kennedy's Jurisprudence: The Full and Necessary Meaning of Liberty - Hardcover

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by Frank J. Colucci (Author)To understand today's Supreme Court, it is essential to understand the judicial philosophy of its swing vote. For twenty years, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has voted with the majority more than any of his colleagues. He has provided the deciding vote in cases involving politically charged issues such as affirmative action, the 2000 presidential election, religious expression, gay rights, and executive power to detain suspected terrorists. With a record reliably neit...

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Fugitive Slave on Trial: The Anthony Burns Case and Abolitionist Outrage - Paperback

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by Earl M. Maltz (Author)When runaway slave Anthony Burns was tracked to Boston by his owner Charles Suttle, the struggle over his fate became a focal point for national controversy. Boston, a hotbed of antislavery sentiment, provided the venue for the 1854 hearing that determined Burns's legal status, one of the most dramatic and widely publicized events in the long-running conflict over the issue of fugitive slaves. Earl Maltz's compelling chronicle of this case shows how the violent emotio...

The Sleepy Lagoon Murder Case: Race Discrimination and Mexican-American Rights - Paperback

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by Mark A. Weitz (Author)What began as a neighborhood party during the summer of 1942 led to the largest mass murder trial in California's history. After young Jose Diaz was found murdered near Los Angeles' Sleepy Lagoon reservoir, 600 Mexican Americans were rounded up by the police, 24 were indicted, and 17 were convicted. But thanks to the efforts of crusading lawyers, Hollywood celebrities, and Mexican Americans throughout the nation, all 17 convictions were thrown out in an appellate deci...

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Race, Sex, and the Freedom to Marry: Loving V. Virginia - Paperback

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by Peter Wallenstein (Author)In 1958 Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving, two young lovers from Caroline County, Virginia, got married. Soon they were hauled out of their bedroom in the middle of the night and taken to jail. Their crime? Loving was white, Jeter was not, and in Virginia--as in twenty-three other states then--interracial marriage was illegal. Their experience reflected that of countless couples across America since colonial times. And in challenging the laws against their marriage...

Money to Burn: The True Story of the Benson Family Murders - Paperback

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by Michael Mewshaw (Author)In Money To Burn, Michael Mewshaw tells the story of tobacco heiress Margaret Benson and two of her children in 1985 who were victims of a car bombing. A year after the bombings, Margaret's surviving son was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders. Mewshaw tells the story of what may have been a travesty of justice resulting in the conviction of an innocent man.Author BiographyMichael Mewshaw is an author of numerous fiction and nonfiction books. He frequentl...

Law in the Health and Human Services - Paperback

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by Donald T. Dickson (Author)Professor Dickson provides students with examples of a legal way of thinking about significant issues in social policy. This book can be used in policy and practice courses in the fields of mental health, child welfare, the family, developmental and physical disabilities, and professional ethics. Provides excellent selection of relevant court decisions along with clearly articulated questions and issues for discussion.Author BiographyDonald T. Dickson is the autho...

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Heart Full of Lies: A True Story of Desire and Death - Paperback

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by Ann Rule (Author)An idyllic Hawaiian wedding held the promise of a wonderful future for handsome, athletic Chris Northon, an airline pilot, a confirmed bachelor-turned-devoted family man; and Liysa, an acclaimed surf photographer, loving mother, and aspiring Hollywood screenwriter. But few, including Chris, had seen Liysa's other side -- her controlling behavior and dark moods, her insatiable hunger for money and property. And no one anticipated the fatal outcome of a family camping trip i...

Defending the Damned: Inside a Dark Corner of the Criminal Justice System - Paperback

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by Kevin Davis (Author)Chicago was the nation's deadliest city in 2001, recording 666 homicides. For lawyers in the Cook County Public Defender's Office Murder Task Force, that meant a steady flow of new clients. Eight out of ten people arrested for murder in Chicago are represented by public defenders. They're assigned the most challenging and seemingly hopeless cases, yet they always fight to win. One of those lawyers is Marijane Placek, a snakeskin boot-wearing, Shakespeare-quoting noncon...

Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President's War Powers - Paperback

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by James F. Simon (Author)The clashes between President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney over slavery, secession, and the president's constitutional war powers went to the heart of Lincoln's presidency. James Simon, author of the acclaimed What Kind of Nation, brings to vivid life the passionate struggle during the worst crisis in the nation's history, the Civil War. The issues that underlaid that crisis -- race, states' rights, and the president's wartime authority -- resonat...

Social Control: An Introduction - Hardcover

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by James J. Chriss (Author)What is social control? How do social controls become part of everyday life? What role does the criminal justice system play in exerting control? Is the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness a form of social control? Do we need more social controls to prevent terrorist atrocities? In this new edition of his popular and engaging introduction, James J. Chriss carefully guides readers through the debates about social control. The book provides a comprehensive guide...

European Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World - Paperback

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by Karen E. Smith (Author)The European Union finds itself at a critical juncture; not only has the deepening crisis in the eurozone weakened the EU's internal structure, it has impacted significantly on its international image and external relations. The third edition of European Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World offers a clear and detailed analysis of the complexities and challenges of contemporary European foreign policy-making. Thoroughly revised and expanded, the book explores how ...

The Tokyo Trial and Beyond: Reflections of a Peacemonger - Paperback

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by Antonio Cassese (Author), B. V. a. Roling (Author)This book provides a unique insider's view of the International Military Tribunal at the end of the Second World War and reflects on the nature and limits of international law in peacekeeping.Back JacketThis book is an outstanding document and account of the International Military Tribunal that took place in Tokyo at the end of World War Two. As in the Nuremburg Trial, the leaders of Japan were accused of crimes against peace and crimes aga...

Women's Human Rights: Seeking Gender Justice in a Globalizing Age - Hardcover

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by Niamh Reilly (Author)Women's Human Rights: Seeking Gender Justice in a Globalising Age explores the emergence of transnational, UN-oriented, feminist advocacy for womens human rights, especially over the past three decades. It identifies the main feminist influences that have shaped the movement liberal, radical, third world and cosmopolitan and exposes how the Western, legalist, state-centric, and liberal biases of mainstream human rights discourse impede the realisation of human rights i...

The Making of Law: An Ethnography of the Conseil d'Etat - Paperback

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by Bruno LaTour (Author)In this book, Bruno Latour pursues his ethnographic inquiries into the different value systems of modern societies. After science, technology, religion, art, it is now law that is being studied by using the same comparative ethnographic methods. The case study is the daily practice of the French supreme courts, the Conseil d'Etat, specialized in administrative law (the equivalent of the Law Lords in Great Britain). Even though the French legal system is vastly differen...

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Religious Liberty in a Polarized Age - Hardcover

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by Thomas C. Berg (Author)How to heal America's deep divisions by preserving religious liberty for all    As our political and social landscapes polarize along party lines, religious liberty faces threats from both sides. From antidiscrimination commissions targeting conservative Christians to travel bans punishing Muslims, recent litigation has revealed the selective approach both left and right take when it comes to freedom of religion. But what if religious liberty is part of the cure for ...

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Nautical Rules of the Road, 5th Edition - Hardcover

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by Steven D. Browne (Author)This updated book has an easy-to-follow layout that aligns the International Rules with the corresponding Inland Rules. In addition to being highly descriptive, this edition gives the current rules as of publication and explicit comments to help readers thoroughly understand each rule. Some of the items detailed are proper lookout information to prevent collisions, positioning of light shapes, signals for fishing vessels fishing in proximity, technical details of s...

Feminists Negotiate the State: The Politics of Domestic Violence - Hardcover

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by Cynthia R. Daniels (Author)As feminists demand government action to address gender inequality, they are confronted by the paradox of state power-a state which promises women protection, but protects the interests of men. Using domestic violence against women as a case study, this book examines the trade-offs and compromises faced by feminists in this process of negotiating with the state.Author BiographyCynthia R. Daniels is Associate Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University in...

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by Rebecca Fae Greene (Author)The straightforward guide to surviving and thriving in law school Every year more than 40,000 students enter law school and at any given moment there are over 125,000 law school students in the United States. Law school's highly pressurized, super-competitive atmosphere often leaves students stressed out and confused, especially in their first year. Balancing life and schoolwork, passing the bar, and landing a job are challenges that students often need help faci...

Is Jihad a Just War? War, Peace and Human Rights Under Islamic and Public International Law - Paperback

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by Hilmi Zawati (Author) Number of Pages: 238 Dimensions: 0.54 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: January 01, 2002

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Power Played: A Critical Criminology of Sport - Paperback

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by Derek Silva (Editor), Liam Kennedy (Editor)A whistle-blowing account of the harm, violence, and exploitation embedded in contemporary sports. On the one hand, sports are a tool for community building, unity, and mental and physical wellness. On the other, there is the star player who commits sexual violence, the trans athlete whose achievements are diminished, or the bigoted nationalism of the impassioned sports fan. From connections between head trauma and violence to exploring the meanin...

Mediating Divorce: A Client's Workbook - Paperback

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by Marilyn S. McKnight (Author), Stephen K. Erickson (Author)Mediating Divorce is the most readable text on mediationthus far. The book really is a philosophical guide to divorcemediation and clearly spells out the elements and processes ofdivorce mediation. The book should have been written years ago andis destined to be a classic. --Tan Ngoh Tiong, executive member, InternationalFederation of Social Workers Client's Workbook, contains helpful assessment tools andchecklists, these 'take-hom...

The Words We Live by: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution - Paperback

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by Linda R. Monk (Author)The Words We Live By takes an entertaining and informative look at America's most important historical document, now with discussions on new rulings on hot button issues such as immigration, gay marriage, gun control, and affirmative action. In The Words We Live By, Linda Monk probes the idea that the Constitution may seem to offer cut-and-dried answers to questions regarding personal rights, but the interpretations of this hallowed document are nearly infinite. For ...

Intellectual Property: A Guide for Engineers - Paperback

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by Asme Press (Manufactured by)By: Committee on Public Information, Section on Intellectual Property Law, American Bar Association. OVERVIEW Because of their inherent role as creators and managers of new technology, engineers need a basic understanding of the various forms of intellectual property and their underlying laws and governing principles. Topics include: patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, intellectual property and the Internet, and international protectio...

Against the Peace and Dignity of the State: North Carolina Laws Regarding Slaves, Free Persons of Color, and Indians - Paperback

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by William L. Byrd (Author), William L. III Byrd (Author)The evolution of North Carolina's Slave Codes begins in 1669, and for the most part, ends in 1862. Nestled within those years, was an ever growing number of new laws enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly; the purpose of which was to control the g Number of Pages: 494 Dimensions: 0.99 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 01, 2009

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Jimi Hendrix - Signature Licks Book/Online Audio - Paperback

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by Jimi Hendrix (Artist)(Signature Licks Guitar). This book with online audio offers a unique and thorough examination of twelve of Hendrix's greatest compositions. Each song segment is presented with all of the guitar parts fully transcribed, plus accompanying online audio, performed by a full band. All solos, as well as complex rhythm parts, are also performed slowly for easier consumption and understanding. Performance notes, outlining chord voicings, scale use, and unusual techniques are ...

Playing the Market: A Political Strategy for Uniting Europe, 1985-2005 - Paperback

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by Nicolas Jabko (Author)In the 1980s and 1990s, Nicolas Jabko suggests, the character of European integration altered radically, from slow growth to what he terms a "quiet revolution." In Playing the Market, he traces the political strategy that underlay the move from the Single Market of 1986 through the official creation of the European Union in 1992 to the coming of the euro in 1999. The official, shared language of the political forces behind this revolution was that of market reforms--y...

Trafficking Justice: How Russian Police Enforce New Laws, from Crime to Courtroom - Hardcover

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by Lauren A. McCarthy (Author)In response to a growing human trafficking problem and domestic and international pressure, human trafficking and the use of slave labor were first criminalized in Russia in 2003. In Trafficking Justice, Lauren A. McCarthy explains why Russian police, prosecutors, and judges have largely ignored this new weapon in their legal arsenal, despite the fact that the law was intended to make it easier to pursue trafficking cases.Using a combination of interview data, pa...

If We Can Win Here: The New Front Lines of the Labor Movement - Paperback

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by Fran Quigley (Author)Do service-sector workers represent the future of the U.S. labor movement? Mid-twentieth-century union activism transformed manufacturing jobs from backbreaking, low-wage work into careers that allowed workers to buy homes and send their kids to college. Some union activists insist that there is no reason why service-sector workers cannot follow that same path. In If We Can Win Here, Fran Quigley tells the stories of janitors, fry cooks, and health care aides trying to...

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by Kevin Crotty (Author)In Law's Interior, Kevin M. Crotty draws on several important literary works to offer a new model of the relationship between citizens and their laws, one that emphasizes the power of law to shape citizens and to foster--or discourage--their autonomy. Crotty maintains that citizens are "inside" the law--they are the law's interior. Literature, he finds, can be relevant to law by emphasizing the connections between law and the world around it--a stance that corrects the...

Regulations, Crown Corporations and Administrative Tribunals: Royal Commission - Paperback

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by Ivan Bernier (Author), Andr�e Lajoie (Author)This volume surveys administrative law in its various manifestations and considers new themes and issues that are likely to affect the subject. Number of Pages: 224 Dimensions: 0.52 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: December 15, 1985

'Hang Onto These Words': Johnny David's Delgamuukw Evidence - Paperback

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by Antonia Mills (Editor)In his testimony, David provides a rich description of the Witsuwit'en way of life as well as the injustices suffered at the hands of Indian agents and settlers. Number of Pages: 504 Dimensions: 1.4 x 8.7 x 5.9 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: December 24, 2005

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Exploding Data: Reclaiming Our Cyber Security in the Digital Age - Hardcover

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by Michael Chertoff (Author)The most dangerous threat we--individually and as a society and country--face today is no longer military, but rather the increasingly pervasive exposure of our personal information; nothing undermines our freedom more than losing control of information about ourselves. And yet, as daily events underscore, we are ever more vulnerable to cyber-attack. In this bracing book, Michael Chertoff makes clear that our laws and policies surrounding the protection of persona...