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The 'War on Terror' and the Framework of International Lawby Helen Duffy
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 62.00The acts of lawlessness committed on September 11 were followed by a 'war on terror'. This book sets out the essential features of the international legal framework against which the 9/11 attacks and the lawfulness of measures taken in response thereto fall to be assessed. more...
FIDIC - A Guide for Practitionersby Axel-Volkmar Jaeger; Gotz-Sebastian Hok
Springer 2010; US$ 179.00The Buffalo Creek Disasterby Gerald M. Stern
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011; US$ 9.99One Saturday morning in February 1972, an impoundment dam owned by the Pittston Coal Company burst, sending a 130 million gallon, 25 foot tidal wave of water, sludge, and debris crashing into southern West Virginia's Buffalo Creek hollow. It was one of the deadliest floods in U.S. history. 125 people were killed instantly, more than 1,000 were injured, and over 4,000 were suddenly homeless. Instead of accepting the small settlements offered by the coal company's insurance offices, a few hundred of the survivors banded together to sue. This is the story of their triumph over incredible odds and corporate irresponsibility, as told by Gerald M. Stern, who as a young lawyer and took on the case and won. From the Trade Paperback edition. more...
Splittingby Bill Eddy; Randi Kreger
New Harbinger Publications 2011; US$ 13.95Splitting is an essential legal and psychological guide for anyone divorcing a ìpersuasive blamerî: someone who suffers from borderline personality disorder (BPD) or narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). This book is written by Bill Eddy, a family court attorney and therapist, and Randi Kreger, author of the bestselling Stop Walking on Eggshells and founder of the popular website www.bpdcentral.com. more...
The Smoking Gunby Gerry Spence
Simon & Schuster 2003; US$ 7.99From America's foremost criminal defense lawyer and author of the bestselling How to Argue and Win Every Time comes this riveting, true account of a trial that adeptly exposes the unrelenting power of the state, which so often crushes those -- guilty or innocent -- who come before the bar of justice. It could happen to you. When Sandy Jones and her teenage son were accused of murdering a real estate developer on their hardscrabble Oregon farm, the prosecution had an eyewitness to the shooting and a photograph of Sandy holding a smoking rifle. County officials kept Sandy in jail while they awaited the trial, despite ballistic evidence that strongly suggested she hadn't fired the fatal shot. The case erupted into an epic struggle between... more...
Legal Method & Reasoningby Sharon Hanson
Routledge-Cavendish 2003; US$ 49.95Written to provide an integrated teaching tool for courses in legal method, this book encourages debate and critical thinking in new students. It covers the "how to" of language skills, study skills, argument skills and legal knowledge. more...
The Witness Standby Janet Vogelsang
Haworth Press 2001; US$ 29.95This indispensable guide tells exactly what happens in court, how to counter common strategies for discrediting your profession, and what to do when your client's attorney is obnoxious. The Witness Stand emphasizes the biopsychosocial assessment as the essential tool for a social worker called on to testify in court. Its helpful features include sample forms and affidavits and actual court testimony. The end-of-chapter summaries can be used for rapid review and as a ?to do? checklist for preparing a court case. more...
Roman Law in European Historyby Peter Stein
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 26.00Peter Stein explains in a lucid, concise volume how Roman law has influenced European legal and political thought right up to modern times. Unparalleled in depth and authority, students will find in Stein's study an invaluable introduction to this crucial topic. more...
Children, Social Science, and the Lawby Bette L. Bottoms; Margaret Bull Kovera; Bradley D. McAuliff
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 38.00Children, Social Science, and the Law integrates social science research, social policy, and legal analysis related to children and the law. It provides the most cutting-edge information available on topics such as child abuse, children's eyewitness testimony, divorce and custody, juvenile crime, and children's rights. more...
The Federalistby Alexander Hamilton; James Madison; John Jay; Terence Ball; Raymond Geuss; Quentin Skinner
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 26.00The most accessible rendition ever of a classic of political thought in action. Terence Ball presents all eighty-five Federalist papers, along with the sixteen letters of 'Brutus', the New York Antifederalist. Each is systematically cross-referenced to the other, and both to the appended Articles of Confederation and US Constitution. more...