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Trace the sweeping history of human civilization as society battles raw power to forge the fragile rule of law. Perfect for a thought-provoking commute, this captivating historical journey explores how early communities transformed bloody vengeance into written codes. Watch as empires carve...

From tribal vengeance to the modern rule of law, discover the gripping history of human justice and civilization. Perfect for an intellectual morning commute, this sweeping historical narrative explores how ancient kingdoms, religious empires, and democratic revolutions fought to define right...

Witness the dramatic clash of power and justice in Ancient Rome that forged the foundations of modern legal history. Perfect for deep learning during your daily commute, this epic narrative transforms dry statutes into a high-stakes battlefield of kings, senators, and everyday citizens fighting...

裁判官も人の子。重い刑を言いわたす前には大いに迷うし、法と世間の常識のギャップに悩むこともある。頑なな被告人の心を揺さぶった言葉を厳選。

約1分の勾留質問で164日間勾留、検事の作文で作られる供述調書、証拠改竄や捏造……。冤罪に巻き込まれた著者がみた驚愕の刑事司法の実態とは 法制審に参加した市民委員５人が戦慄した、抜け穴だらけの刑事司法改革。

元最高裁判事の千葉勝美が、同性婚を認めない現行法の憲法適合性を論じる。同性婚を認めない制度を合憲とするのが現在の判例である。しかし、昨今国内で係属している裁判の一部で、憲法への抵触を宣言するものが出てきている。

This book is about the great moral issues underlying many of the headline-making political controversies of our times. It is not a comforting book but a book about disturbing and dangerous trends. The Quest for Cosmic Justice shows how confused conceptions of justice end up promoting injustice, how confused conceptions of equality end up promoting inequality, and how the tyranny of social visions prevents many people from confronting the actual consequences of their own beliefs and policies.

Im Sommer 1948 stehen große Entscheidungen an: Die westlichen Alliierten beauftragen 65 Männer und Frauen damit, eine Verfassung auszuarbeiten. Monate leidenschaftlicher Diskussionen beginnen, in denen gestritten, getrickst und geträumt wird. Wie soll es werden, das neue Land? Kurz nachdem in den drei Westzonen im Frühsommer 1948 eine neue Währung eingeführt wird, riegelt die Sowjetunion West-Berlin ab: Die Stadt ist blockiert. Die USA beschließen, zwei Millionen Menschen aus der Luft zu versorgen und schicken "Rosinenbomber" los, von denen gleich einer der ersten abstürzt.

A Democracia Originária está sendo substituída por uma oligarquia corrupta e antiliberal composta por integrantes dos Três Poderes (Legislativo, Executivo e Judiciário). Esta é a tese defendida e destrinchada pelo jurista e imortal da Academia Brasileira de Letras Joaquim Falcão em seu novo livro: A Oligarquia dos poderes - e a crise da Democracia.

Research and real-life examples that "lucidly connect some of the divisive social issues confronting us today to that thing we call 'the law'" (Law and Politics Book Review). Law and society is a rapidly growing field that turns the conventional view of law as mythical abstraction on its head...

A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest court.   

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s A Twentieth-Century Life is more than a memoir—it’s an ode to America and a solemn reminder of the promises and values on which this country’s greatness resides, spanning from Breyer’s coming of age in an era of post-war idealism, to his...

For thirty years, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse chronicled the activities of the U.S. Supreme Court and its justices as a correspondent for the New York Times. In this Very Short Introduction, she draws on her deep knowledge of the court's history and of its written and unwritten rules to show listeners how the Supreme Court really works.

Since the publication of the first edition of Critical Race Theory in 2001, the United States has lived through two economic downturns, an outbreak of terrorism, and the onset of an epidemic of hate directed against immigrants, especially undocumented Latinos and Middle Eastern people. On a more hopeful note, the country elected and re-elected its first black president and has witnessed the impressive advance of gay rights. Critical Race Theory is essential for understanding developments in this burgeoning field, which has spread to other disciplines and countries.

In the three years since Donald Trump first announced his plans to run for president, the United States seems to become more dramatically polarized and divided with each passing month. There are seemingly irresolvable differences in the beliefs, values, and identities of citizens across the...

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. But is this common-law mindset, which is appropriate in its place, suitable also in statutory and constitutional interpretation? In a witty and trenchant essay, Justice Scalia answers this question with a resounding negative. 

Today's Supreme Court justices bristle at the label "politicians in robes," insisting that they operate above the fray of partisan politics. But for the first century of the nation's history, the Court was unmistakably a political institution, both by design and in practice. Justices were fully...

Somewhere between the courtroom and the kitchen table, between the breaking-news headline and the whispered suspicion, humanity picked up a devastating habit: the reflex to accuse first and ask questions later—if at all.

What if law and order didn't require government at all? Private Law, Private Order: Justice and Security Without Government Interference challenges one of society's most deeply held assumptions: that only the state can provide justice, security, and social stability. This concise yet rigorous book shows how private institutions—built on property rights, voluntary exchange, and competition—can not only replace government systems, but often outperform them.

Volg de onverwachte relaties tussen Europese huisvrouwen en terdoodveroordeelden in Texas, en ontdek de absurde realiteit van de Amerikaanse doodstrafindustrie door de ogen van deze 'dollies'.