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Literary Journalism on Trial: Masson V. New Yorker and the First Amendment
by Kathy Roberts Forde  Publisher Comments In November 1984, Jeffrey Masson filed a libel suit against writer Janet Malcolm and the New Yorker, claiming that Malcolm had intentionally misquoted him in a profile she wrote for the magazine about his former career as a Freud scholar and...
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A Look at the Nineteenth Amendment: Women Win the Right to Vote
by Helen Koutras Bozonelis Synopsis The right to vote is the bedrock of our democratic society but a sad historical footnote to this universal right is the fact that the Nineteenth Amendment which granted women the right to vote wasnt passed until 1920. Author Bozonelis chronicles the...
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Distributive Principles of Criminal Law: Who Should Be Punished How Much
by Paul H. Robinson Publisher Comments The rules governing who will be punished and how much determine a society's success in two of its most fundamental functions: doing justice and protecting citizens from crime. Drawing from the existing theoretical literature and adding to it recent...
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Who Gets What?: Domestic Influences on International Negotiations Allocating Shared Resources
by Aslaug Asgeirsdottir Synopsis Examines the domestic constraints negotiators operate under when nations seek to cooperate....
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The Treason Trials of Aaron Burr (Landmark Law Cases and American Society)
by Peter Charles Hoffer Publisher Comments Aaron Burr was an enigma even in his own day. Founding father and vice president, he engaged in a duel with Alexander Hamilton resulting in a murder indictment that effectively ended his legal career. And when he turned his attention to entrepreneurial...
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Covenant Marriage: The Movement to Reclaim Tradition in America
by Steven L. Nock Synopsis Some state governments have enacted "covenant mar-riage" laws, requiring couples to choose between a con-ventional and a covenant marriage. The familiar type of union requires little effort to enter and can be terminated by either party. Covenant...
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Answering the Call of the Court: How Justices and Litigants Set the Supreme Court Agenda (Constitutionalism and Democracy)
by Vanessa Baird Publisher Comments The U.S. Supreme Court is the quintessential example of a court that expanded its agenda into policy areas that were once reserved for legislatures. Yet scholars know very little about what causes attention to various policy areas to ebb and flow on the...
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Evidence: A Structured Approach, 2008-2009 Case and Statutory Supplement
by David P. Leonard Synopsis David P. Leonard and Victor J. Gold's distinctive new casebook supplies a helpful framework that complements the way most professors already teach evidence. Be sure to examine EVIDENCE: A Structured Approach before you choose materials for your next...
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Indigeneity in the Courtoom: Law, Culture, and the Production of Difference in North American Courts
by J. A. Hamilton Publisher Comments This book takes a novel approach to the question of how law shapes the contemporary lives of indigenous peoples in North America. Working through a series of legal cases thematically linked by a concern with how indigenous difference - ...
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Free Expression and Democracy in America: A History
by Stephen M. Feldman Publisher Comments From the 1798 Sedition Act to the war on terror, numerous presidents, members of Congress, Supreme Court justices, and local officials have endorsed the silencing of free expression. If the connection between democracy and the freedom of speech is...
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ICSID Reports (International Convention on the Settlement of Investment Dis)
by Karen Lee Publisher Comments The ICSID Reports provide the only comprehensive published collection of arbitral awards and decisions given under the auspices of the World Bank's International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes or pursuant to other multilateral or...
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The Law of State Immunity
by Hazel Fox Qc Publisher Comments The doctrine of State immunity bars a national court from adjudicating or enforcing claims against foreign states. This doctrine, the foundation for high-profile national and international decisions such as those in the Pinochet case and the Arrest...
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Water Law and Policy Governance Without Frontiers
by Elli Louka Synopsis Water Law and Policy examines water management in Europe, and the difficulties and policy dilemmas involved in creating integrated water management institutions. This is the only overall assessment of the development and evolution of European Water Law...
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The Treason Trials of Aaron Burr (Landmark Law Cases and American Society)
by Peter Charles Hoffer Publisher Comments Aaron Burr was an enigma even in his own day. Founding father and vice president, he engaged in a duel with Alexander Hamilton resulting in a murder indictment that effectively ended his legal career. And when he turned his attention to entrepreneurial...
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Wolf and Stanley on Environmental Law
by Susan Wolf Publisher Comments Detailed yet readable, Wolf and Stanley on Environmental Law provides a succinct and accessible account of pollution control law in England and Wales. Written with the needs of both law and non-law (for example, students studying environmental management...
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The U.S. Constitution A to Z (CQ's Encyclopedia of American Government)
by Robert L. Maddex Synopsis This classic reference is thoroughly updated with new entries covering the events of recent years including court cases with impact on Constitutional rights. With a new reader-friendly design and an attractive new low price, this book is designed for...
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Public Order: Law and Practice
by John Beggs Publisher Comments This book deals with the topical subject of public order policing and covers both the legal and practical aspects. The book is divided into two parts, the first part deals with 'General Themes in Public Order Law' covering the legal rules and principles...
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The Impact of Behavioral Sciences on Criminal Law
by Nita Farahany Publisher Comments The Impact of Behavioral Genetics on Criminal Law is essential reading for anyone interested in the ongoing genomics and neuroscience revolution and its implications for criminal law. Building in part on a recent multi-disciplinary conference, this...
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Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and the Law
by Michael Mandelstam Synopsis The protection of vulnerable adults is an emerging area of work for local authorities and other agencies, both statutory and independent. Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and the Law is the first book to set the safeguarding of vulnerable adults in a legal...
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The Oxford Companion to International Criminal Justice
by Antonio Cassese Publisher Comments The move to end impunity for human rights atrocities has seen the creation of international and hybrid tribunals and increased prosecutions in domestic courts.The Oxford Companion to International Criminal Justice is the first major reference work to...
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