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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Law & Capitalism Law & Capitalism Curtis Milhaupt Recent high-profile corporate scandals—such as those involving Enron in the United States, Yukos in Russia, and Livedoor in Japan—demonstrate challenges to legal regulation of business practices in c… OL15185590W
Summa Theologica Summa Theologica Thomas Aquinas,Kennedy, Daniel Joseph, 1862-1930 Thomas's magnum opus, comprising a systematic integration of Aristotelian philosophy with Christianity. Covers topics such as the nature and existence of God, human nature, law and morality and the r… OL15314568W
From migrant to citizen From migrant to citizen Christina Slade,Martina Mollering "Citizenship is highly topical and relevant to a number of disciplines including law, politics and sociology. What can a linguistic study contribute to the debate? In this impressive volume a combina… OL16412543W
Law and politics in British colonial thought Law and politics in British colonial thought Shaunnagh Dorsett,Hunter, Ian 'Law and Politics in British Colonial Thought' examines topics such as European law and global justice, transpositions of empire, the frontiers of justice and the crown in colonial New Zealand. OL16994599W
Ideas with Consequences Ideas with Consequences Amanda Hollis-Brusky There are few intellectual movements in American political history more successful than the Federalist Society. Created in 1982 to counterbalance what its founders considered a liberal legal establis… OL17637875W
Political trials Political trials Ron Christenson The first version of this project was presented at the 1982 meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.-Preface. OL1914733W
All falling faiths All falling faiths Wilkinson, J. Harvie III In this warm and intimate memoir Judge Wilkinson delivers a chilling message. The 1960s inflicted enormous damage on our country; even at this very hour we see the decade's imprint in so much of what… OL19711792W
Deliberate Discretion? Deliberate Discretion? Charles R. Shipan,John D. Huber "The laws that legislature adopt provide a crucial opportunity for elected politicians to define public policy. But the ways politicians use laws to shape policy vary considerably across polities. In… OL20991742W
Law's allure Law's allure Gordon Silverstein Judicial and political power are inextricably linked in America, but by the time John Roberts and Samuel Alito joined the Supreme Court, that link seemed more important, more significant, and more pe… OL2975735W
Democracy and distrust Democracy and distrust John Hart Ely Until now legal experts have proposed two basic approaches to the Constitution. The first, "interpretivism," maintains that we should stick as closely as possible to what is explicit in the document … OL2979231W
The Supreme Court and the American elite, 1789-2008 The Supreme Court and the American elite, 1789-2008 L. A. Scot Powe "'The Supreme Court follows the election returns, ' the fictional Mr. Dooley observed a hundred years ago. And for all our ideals and dreams of a disinterested judiciary, above the political fray, it… OL4477069W
Reason in law Reason in law Lief H. Carter Previous editions : 1998 (5th) ; and 2002 (6th). OL489592W