Law & society books

‘The law of libel is the instrument of censorship by which dignity—too often pseudo-dignity—is to be upheld.’ That...  Read More >>

State Trials, Volume I (first published in 1972) contains cases concerned with treason and the freedom of press...  Read More >>

State Trials, Volume II (first published in 1972) contains cases concerned with witchcraft, the scandals of the...  Read More >>

The Fourth Parliamentary Reform Act of 1918 gave the vote to nearly thirteen million men and over eight million...  Read More >>

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An interdisciplinary analysis of the impact of Brexit on citizens' rights in the UK, EU and beyond, analysing policies...  Read More >>

By combining legal and genealogical methodologies, this book details patriarchy's development in the West, enabling...  Read More >>

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The growing global relevance of German law calls for this entirely new, introductory survey of German law and legal...  Read More >>

The growing global relevance of German law calls for this entirely new, introductory survey of German law and legal...  Read More >>

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What is 'the rule of law'? How do laws get made? Does our legal and political system achieve justice for all Australians...  Read More >>

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Competition law is a complex and constantly evolving area of law which affects every aspect of the market economy,...  Read More >>

This special issue of the International Journal of Cultural Policy sets out to address two related questions. Firstly,...  Read More >>

The Routledge International Handbook of Crime and Gender Studies is a collection of original, cutting-edge, multidisciplinary...  Read More >>

This book places prostitution at the very centre of European history in the twentieth century. It encourages comparative...  Read More >>

This book provides detailed critical analysis of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on domestic...  Read More >>

This book examines the role of law in regulating and influencing the lived experiences of posted workers in Europe....  Read More >>

This edited collection brings together leading and emerging scholars in the important field of sexual violence scholarship....  Read More >>

Mobile technology offers an innovative and cost-effective channel for delivering a range of financial services,...  Read More >>

This book tracks and critiques the impact of the internet in Africa.  Read More >>

This book focuses on queer people and their encounters with international law.  Read More >>