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  • Social Systems Theory and Judicial Review

    Taking Jurisprudence Seriously

    by Katayoun Baghai ...
    Series series Studies in Modern Law and Policy
    This book demonstrates the empirical gains and integrative potentials of social systems theory for the sociology of law. Against a backdrop of classical and contemporary sociological debates about law and society, it observes judicial review as an instrument for the self-steering of a functionally differentiated legal system. This allows close investigation of the US Supreme Court’s jurisprudence ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

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  • Choosing Not to Choose

    Understanding the Value of Choice

    by Cass R. Sunstein ...
    Our ability to make choices is fundamental to our sense of ourselves as human beings, and essential to the political values of freedom-protecting nations. Whom we love; where we work; how we spend our time; what we buy; such choices define us in the eyes of ourselves and others, and much blood and ink has been spilt to establish and protect our rights to make them freely. Choice can also be a ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • The Anthropology of Law

    by Fernanda Pirie ...
    Series series Clarendon Law Series
    Questions about the nature of law, its relationship with custom, and the form of legal rules, categories and claims, are placed at the centre of this challenging, yet accessible, introduction. Anthropology of law is presented as a distinctive subject within the broader field of legal anthropology, suggesting new avenues of inquiry for the anthropologist, while also bringing empirical studies ... Read more

    $50.39 USD

  • The Dynamics of Law and Morality

    A Pluralist Account of Legal Interactionism

    by Wibren van der Burg ...
    This book investigates the dynamic intertwinement of law and morality, with a focus on new and developing fields of law. Taking as its starting point the debates and mutual misunderstandings between proponents of different philosophical traditions, it argues that this theoretical pluralism is better explained once law is accepted as an essentially ambiguous concept. Continuing on, the book ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Non-State Justice Institutions and the Law

    Decision-Making at the Interface of Tradition, Religion and the State

    Edited by M. Kötter, T. Röder, F. Schuppert, R. Wolfrum ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book focuses on decision-making by non-state justice institutions at the interface of traditional, religious, and state laws. The authors discuss the implications of non-state justice for the rule of law, presenting case studies on traditional councils and courts in Pakistan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Bolivia and South Africa. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • In Search of Common Ground on Abortion

    From Culture War to Reproductive Justice

    Edited by Robin West, Justin Murray, Meredith Esser ...
    Series series Gender in Law, Culture, and Society
    This book brings together academics, legal practitioners and activists with a wide range of pro-choice, pro-life and other views to explore the possibilities for cultural, philosophical, moral and political common ground on the subjects of abortion and reproductive justice more generally. It aims to rethink polarized positions on sexuality, morality, religion and law, in relation to abortion, as a ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • General Reports of the XVIIIth Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law/Rapports Généraux du XVIIIème Congrès de l’Académie Internationale de Droit Comparé

    Edited by Karen B. Brown, David V. Snyder ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This title presents twenty-nine topics, prepared by leading scholars in more than 20 countries, providing a comparative analysis of cutting-edge legal topics of the 21st century. Considering topics of vital moment to contemporary legal scholars, the title includes pieces on Surrogate Motherhood, The Balance of Copyright in Comparative Perspective, International Law in Domestic Systems, ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Sovereignty in Post-Sovereign Society

    A Systems Theory of European Constitutionalism

    by Jiří Přibáň ...
    Series series Applied Legal Philosophy
    Sovereignty marks the boundary between politics and law. Highlighting the legal context of politics and the political context of law, it thus contributes to the internal dynamics of both political and legal systems. This book comprehends the persistence of sovereignty as a political and juridical concept in the post-sovereign social condition. The tension and paradoxical relationship between the ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Property and Sovereignty

    Legal and Cultural Perspectives

    Edited by James Charles Smith ...
    Series series Law, Property and Society
    This book explores the relationships between property and the concept of sovereignty from a number of different perspectives. It distinguishes between the dual meaning of 'sovereignty' in property discourse - political sovereignty and owner sovereignty. The contributors discuss the nature of sovereignty in both senses, applying it to a wide range of topics such as the evolution of property rights ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • The United States Constitution

    One Document, Many Choices

    by J. Vile ...
    This book examines the U.S. Constitution by focusing on its origins in Western political thought and its organization and subsequent amendments. It describes the document as a series of choices among alternative governmental institutions that are designed to provide national security and secure ordered liberty. ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • A Theory of Legal Sentences

    by Manuel Atienza, J. Ruiz Manero ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Legal statements are, according to the authors, the most basic elements of the law. Nevertheless they must be considered not only as the pieces of a puzzle, but also as the components of a dynamic and highly complex reality: the law of contemporary society. The book presents an analysis of the different types of legal statements (mandatory rules, principles, power-conferring rules, definitions, ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Controversies in American Federalism and Public Policy

    Edited by Christopher P. Banks ...
    Series series Controversies in American Constitutional Law
    This interdisciplinary collection presents a scholarly treatment of how the constitutional politics of federalism affect governments and citizens, offering an accessible yet comprehensive analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court’s federalism jurisprudence and its effect on the development of national and state policies in key areas of constitutional jurisprudence. The contributors address the impact ... Read more

    $60.99 USD