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One Law for All? Western Models and Local Practices in (Post-) Imperial Contexts

Kirmse Stefan B.

ISBN: PB: 9783593394930, University of Chicago Press, Campus Verlag, October 2012
300 pp., 22x14 cm

Delving into archival material from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, "One Law for All?" examines the law in imperial and post-imperial contexts across the globe, including Latin America, Russia, Africa, and East Asia. The essays collecte...

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Criminology

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Crime and Justice, Volume 40 Crime and Justice in Scandanavia

Tonry Michael, Lappi-Seppala Tapio

ISBN: PB: 9780226808833, ISBN: HB: 9780226808826, University of Chicago Press, September 2012
525 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm

Since 1979 the Crime and Justice series has presented a review of the latest international research, providing expertise to enhance the work of sociologists, psychologists, criminal lawyers, justice scholars, and political scientists. The series expl...

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Political Science

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Electing Judges The Surprising Effects of Campaigning on Judicial Legitimacy

Gibson James L.

ISBN: PB: 9780226291086, ISBN: HB: 9780226291079, University of Chicago Press, September 2012
240 pp., 23x15 cm, 20 tables, 1 halftone, 15 line illus.

In "Electing Judges", leading judicial politics scholar James L. Gibson responds tothe growing chorus of critics who fear that the politics of running for office undermine judicial independence and even the rule of law. While many people have opinion...

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Education

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Failing Law Schools

Tamanaha Brian Z.

ISBN: HB: 9780226923611, University of Chicago Press, August 2012
216 pp., 23x15 cm, 8 line illus.

On the surface, law schools today are thriving. Enrollments are on the rise, and their resources are often the envy of every other university department. Law professors are among the highest paid and play key roles as public intellectuals, advisors,...

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Law

Creative Artist's Guide to the Art of Law

Seiter Bill, Seiter Ellen

ISBN: PB: 9780300161199, Yale University Press, July 2012
350 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 14 black&white illus.

In today's complex media environment, amateur filmmakers and others at work in the media arts may feel as vulnerable as swimmers in shark-infested waters. This guide is designed to give creative artists a solid understanding of the legal concepts the...

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From Goods to a Good Life

Sunder Madhavi

ISBN: HB: 9780300146714, Yale University Press, July 2012
256 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 13 black&white illus.

There is general agreement that there are many holes in intellectual property law. Originally conceived as a means to stimulate creativity, it has become increasingly clear that, on one hand, the law can actually be used to stifle creativity. And, on...

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Partly Laws Common to All Mankind Foreign Law in American Courts

Waldron Jeremy

ISBN: HB: 9780300148657, Yale University Press, June 2012
304 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm

Should judges in United States courts be permitted to cite foreign laws in their rulings? In this book, Jeremy Waldron explores jurisprudential ideas that could underlie the Supreme Court's occasional recourse to foreign law, especially in constituti...

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Creating the Administrative Constitution The Lost One Hundred Years of American Administrative Law

Mashaw Jerry L.

ISBN: PB: 9780300180022, Yale University Press, June 2012
448 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm

This groundbreaking book is the first to look at administration and administrative law in the earliest days of the American republic. Contrary to conventional understandings, Mashaw demonstrates that from the very beginning of the republic Congress d...

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Supreme Court Review 2011

Hutchinson Dennis J., Strauss David A., Stone Geoffrey R.

ISBN: HB: 9780226362564, University of Chicago Press, June 2012
400 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm

For fifty years, "The Supreme Court Review" has been lauded for providing authoritative discussion of the Court's most significant decisions. The "Review" is an in-depth annual critique of the Supreme Court and its work, keeping up on the forefront o...

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General

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Not Just Roommates Cohabitation after the Sexual Revolution

Pleck Elizabeth H.

ISBN: PB: 9780226671048, ISBN: HB: 9780226671031, University of Chicago Press, June 2012
312 pp., 23x15 cm, 3 tables, 15 halftones

The late twentieth century has seen a fantastic expansion of personal, sexual, and domestic liberties in the United States. In "Not Just Roommates", Elizabeth H. Pleck explores the rise of cohabitation, and the changing social norms that have allowed...

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