Author: Lutz,Robert E. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This book assists the practitioner seeking to enforce a foreign judgment in the United States or a U.S. rendered judgment abroad in navigating the lack of procedural uniformity that exists and in plan...
Author: Burns, Robert P. Publisher: Princeton University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Anyone who has sat on a jury or followed a high-profile trial on television usually comes to the realization that a trial, particularly a criminal trial, is really a performance. Verdicts seem determi...
Author: Francione, Gary L. Publisher: Temple University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: ""Pain is pain, irrespective of the race, sex, or species of the victim,"" states William Kunstler in his foreword. This moral concern for the suffering of animals and their legal status is the basis ...
Author: N/A Publisher: Information Science Reference Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Technology has had a prevalent impact on nearly all social domains, one being the judicial system. Advancements such as computer-generated demonstrations and electronic filing can enhance presentatio...
Author: Beecher-Monas,Erica Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Scientific evidence is crucial in a burgeoning number of litigated cases, legislative enactments, regulatory decisions, and scholarly arguments. Evaluating Scientific Evidence explores the question of...
Author: Burgess, Susan Publisher: Ashgate Gower Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This volume explores the representation of law and legitimacy in various sites of popular culture. To this end, soap operas, romance novels, tabloid newspapers, reality television, and coming out narr...
Author: Hilbink,Lisa Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Why did formerly independent Chilean judges, trained under and appointed by democratic governments, facilitate and condone the illiberal, antidemocratic, and anti-legal policies of the Pinochet regime...
Author: Trochev,Alexei Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This book is the first in-depth study of the actual role that the Russian Constitutional Court played in protecting fundamental rights and resolving legislative-executive struggles and federalism disp...
Author: Vereshchagin, Alexander Publisher: Routledge-Cavendish Format: Adobe PDF
Description: <P><P>A novel and incisive investigation of the role of judicial precedents and customs in Russian law, this book examines the trends in the development of judge-made law in Russian civil ...
Author: Staton, Jeffrey K. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Although they are not directly accountable to voters, constitutional court judges communicate with the general public through the media. In Judicial Power and Strategic Communication in Mexico, Jeffre...
Author: Scalia, Antonin Publisher: Princeton University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: We are all familiar with the image of the immensely clever judge who discerns the best rule of common law for the case at hand. According to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a judge like thi...
Author: Cortés, Pablo Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: This book provides the first in-depth account of ODR for consumers in the EU context, offering a comprehensive and up to date investigation of the development of ODR for business to consumer disputes ...
Author: Erastus-Obilo, Bethel Publisher: Universal Publishers Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Reason Curve, Jury Competence, and the English Criminal Justice System, a cross-jurisdictional and cross-disciplinary book, seeks to stimulate discussion and extend the debate in the area of criminal ...
Author: Meierhenrich,Jens Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Focusing on South Africa during the period 1650-2000, this book examines the role of law in making democracy work in changing societies. The Legacies of Law sheds light on the neglected relationship b...
Author: Conway, Gerard Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The European Court of Justice is widely acknowledged to have played a fundamental role in developing the constitutional law of the EU, having been the first to establish such key doctrines as direct e...
Author: Farhang, Sean Publisher: Princeton University Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Of the 1.65 million lawsuits enforcing federal laws over the past decade, 3 percent were prosecuted by the federal government, while 97 percent were litigated by private parties. When and why did priv...
Author: Vanberg, Georg Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Constitutional courts have emerged as central institutions in many advanced democracies. This book investigates the sources and the limits of judicial authority, focusing on the central role of public...
Description: This volume presents a combination of practical, empirical research data and theoretical reflection to provide a comparative view of language and discourse in the courtroom. The work explores how the ...
Author: Hyde, Henry Publisher: Cato Institute Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Most people don't know it, but the government can take people's homes, cars, and money without charging them with a crime -- and the burden of recovery is on the owners! In Forfeiting Our Property Rig...
Author: Levinson, Sanford Publisher: Princeton University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: An increasing number of constitutional theorists, within both the legal academy and university departments of government, are focusing on the conceptual and political problems attached to the notion o...
Author: Farhang, Sean Publisher: Princeton University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Of the 1.65 million lawsuits enforcing federal laws over the past decade, 3 percent were prosecuted by the federal government, while 97 percent were litigated by private parties. When and why did priv...
