Legal history books

This book examines treasure law and practice from the rise of the new science of archaeology in the early Victorian...  Read More >>

"Der aktuelle Band enthalt vermischte Themen zur Privatrechts-, Strafrechts- und Verfassungsgeschichte von der Antike...  Read More >>

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This collection marks the 150th anniversary of the Technology and Construction Court by presenting insights into...  Read More >>

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This is the first book in English to offer a detailed guide to Serbian mediaeval law, thereby opening up the field...  Read More >>

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Notions of marriage changed around 1800: close blood relatives and in-laws became preferred marriage partners. However,...  Read More >>

After WWII, Ilse Koch became known worldwide as the “Bitch of Buchenwald.” She was assuredly guilty of atrocities,...  Read More >>

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​This book considers how legal history has shaped and continues to shape our shared present. The contributors are...  Read More >>

This legal-historical work deals with the development of emergency aid in favor of the state from 1848 to the present...  Read More >>

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In this title, first published in 1981, the criminal justice process is analysed by using six models, each of which...  Read More >>

First published in 1951,this title describes the different types of police force, the powers and functions of local...  Read More >>

First published in1988, this title offered a concise overview of the controversial subject of policework at the...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1965, this book examines an unresolved issue at the time, namely the position of the police...  Read More >>

Should policemen be armed? Do they want to be? How fair is police interrogation? Are the police too tough on demonstrators?...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1988, this book is a report on policing during the miners' strike of 1984-5. The report...  Read More >>

First published in 1990,this title was the first introductory text to consider key issues in the policing of modern...  Read More >>

The Legal Aid Society’s mission is to advance, defend, and enforce the legal rights of low-income and otherwise...  Read More >>

By using a transitional justice perspective, this book offers a critical evaluation of the responses of Western...  Read More >>

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This innovative book presents the creative adaptation of early-modern natural law theories in teaching and political...  Read More >>