Legal history books

This book is a critical summary and exegesis of the work of Nicole Rafter. It introduces Rafter’s key works and...  Read More >>

This book provides a critique of current international law-making and draws on a set of principles from Persian...  Read More >>

Analysing the influence of past dissents on later Supreme Court majority opinions, this book presents the first...  Read More >>

What should be done about cultural property confiscated in the Soviet Occupation Zone and the GDR? This legal appraisal...  Read More >>

New Histories of Gun Rights and Regulations contributes to the vibrant debate on American firearms law amid a landmark...  Read More >>

Offering new perspectives on the age-old Parthenon Marbles dispute, this book incorporates new legal and historical...  Read More >>

This book investigates the historical economic and legal regimes that legitimated the resource extraction and exploitation...  Read More >>

In the latest installment of the NOMOS series, a distinguished group of interdisciplinary scholars explore the erosion-and...  Read More >>

This book is a continuation of the prestigious series which is drawn from the papers of the biennial Cambridge Tax...  Read More >>

Offering new perspectives on the age-old Parthenon Marbles dispute, this book incorporates new legal and historical...  Read More >>

The research examines several papyri bearing deeds or contracts dating back, for the most part, to the 2nd century...  Read More >>

Two economists take readers on a tour of the economics of legal and illegal weed, showing where cannabis regulation...  Read More >>

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"Les institutions judiciaires é taient une partie importante du systè me juridique de la Chine ancienne. L'ancien...  Read More >>

The rise of a medieval Scottish common law despite lacking a secular legal profession until around 1500 results...  Read More >>

How can a dictatorship cope with the legacy of atrocities committed in its own name? This cutting-edge volume addresses...  Read More >>

This book examines the difficult relationship between individual intellectual freedom and the legal structures which...  Read More >>

For the first time the story of Harry Love is now told. Based upon years of research, digging deep into archives...  Read More >>

This handbook offers a collection of scholarly essays that analyze questions of reproductive justice throughout...  Read More >>

The second of two volumes, this book about the criminology of Carlo Morselli includes a diversity of contributions...  Read More >>

This book is about heroes of law. It provides examples of when judges have exercised courage, moderation, wisdom,...  Read More >>

This book is the first to examine the profession from the turbulent twenties until the Celtic Tiger years. Drawing...  Read More >>

Was the Catholic Church responsible for Spanish imperialism? Activists say yes, the Church says no. This book examines...  Read More >>

This book is about heroes of law. It provides examples of when judges have exercised courage, moderation, wisdom,...  Read More >>

The expression “transitional justice” emerged at the end of the Cold War, during the transition from dictatorships...  Read More >>