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2010319662010. ISBN-13:9781584771364; ISBN-10: 1584771364. Hurst James Willard. Law and Markets in United States History: Different Modes of Bargaining Among Interests. Originally published: Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press 1982. vii 207 pp. Reprinted 2001 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771364; ISBN-10: 1584771364. Hardcover. New. $35. The eminent legal scholar's sociological analysis of the relation between law and private business using the lumber business as an example in relation to society at large. He argues that law and business support the same goals of efficiency and humanity and examines their interrelationship toward that end in terms of ethical issues related to public policy money supply the impact of incremental change inflation and deflation monopoly and competition and other economic factors. Based on Hurst's lectures at The University of Wisconsin in April 1981. unknown books
2003355212003. ISBN-13: 9781584772866; ISBN-10: 1584772867. Hyde Robert. A Treatise of Feme Coverts: Or the Lady's Law. Containing All the Laws and Statutes relating to Women and Several Heads: I. Of Dissents of Lands to Females Coparceners etc. II. Of Consummation of Marriage Stealing of Women Rapes Polygamy. III. Of the Laws of Procreation of Children and therein of Bastards or Spurious Issue. IV. Of the Privileges of Feme Coverts and their Power with Respect to their Husband and all others. V. Of Husband and Wife and in what Actions they are to Join. VI. Of Estates Tail Jointures and Settlements Real and Personal on Women. VII. Of what the Wife is entitled to of the Husband's and Things Belonging to the Wife the Husband Gains Possession of by Marriage. VIII. Of Private Contracts by the Wife Alimony Separate Maintenance Divorces Elopements etc. To which are added Judge Hide's very remarkable Argument in the Exchequer-Chamber Term. Trin. 15 Car. 2 In the Case of Manby and Scot whether and in what Cases the Husband is Bound by the Contract of his Wife: And Select Precedents of Conveyances in all Cases concerning Feme Coverts. Originally published: London: E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling 1732. viii 264 16 pp. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772866; ISBN-10: 1584772867. Hardcover. New. $35. Reprint of the first edition of The Lady's Law which examines the doctrines of English Common Law relating to a "feme covert" or a woman whose legal status was covered by a male head of their household either a father or husband. A "feme covert" was therefore a woman not yet married or already married but not widowed. The legal status of a widow was a different matter entirely. Written from a perspective sympathetic to women it deals with precedents of conveyances not covered in The Law of Baron and Feme 1700 and as such can be seen as a companion volume. The work concludes with an account of Robert Hyde's argument in the case of Manby v. Scott in the Exquequer Chamber in 1663 in which he argued that a husband who is separated from his wife is not liable to a vendor for goods the wife purchased from the vendor. Commenting on the case in his diary Samuel Pepys referred to Hyde's judgment as. unknown books
201599902015. ISBN-13: 9780963010643; ISBN-10: 0963010646. Jackson E. Hilton. Latin for Lawyers. Containing I: A Course in Latin with Legal Maxims and Phrases As a Basis of Instruction. II. A Collection of Over One Thousand Latin Maxims with English Translations Explanatory Notes and Cross-References. III. A Vocabulary of Latin Words. Originally published: London: Sweet & Maxwell 1915. viii 300 pp. Reprinted 1992 2015 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9780963010643; ISBN-10: 0963010646. Hardcover. New. $35. The perfect book for that considerable number of law students and lawyers with little or no knowledge of Latin. For those already proficient in Latin the interest in this volume will lie in the large collection of legal maxims and phrases. The annotations are commendable for their brevity and unpretentious simplicity. unknown books
2011471182011. ISBN-13: 9781584777649; ISBN-10: 1584777648. Kelsen Hans 1881-1973. The Political Theory of Bolshevism: A Critical Analysis. Originally published: Berkeley: University of California Press 1948. iv 60 pp. Reprinted 2007 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777649; ISBN-10: 1584777648. Hardcover. New. $35. Written during a tense period of the Cold War this study observed that Bolshevism was a system that embraces anarchism in theory and totalitarianism in practice. In order to survive the Bolshevist state must obliterate the potentially destabilizing forces inherent in democracy through a party dictatorship that is presented as the political self-determination of a free people. "A deep-cutting analysis of some of the fundamental contradictions in Communist theory and practice particularly in regard to democracy and the dictatorial function of the state.": Foreign Affairs 27 1948-49 679. unknown books
198589387London:: Andre Deutsch. Near Fine. 1985. Hardcover. 0233974822 . A fictional account. First British edition. Bumped upper corners else near fine in glossy illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. . Andre Deutsch, hardcover books
198820031London: Spectacular Times 1988. Second printing. Wraps. Very good . 8vo. Saddle-stapled pictorial wraps. Very good plus to near fine. Light rubbing and touches of handling wear to wraps. Interior clean bright throughout. 36pp. <br/><br/>First published 1985. Collects brief quotes and comics showing considerable situationist influence; includes sections on détournement pranking elections the media etc. Ford 269. (Spectacular Times) paperback books
194077001New York: Random House. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. 11 1/2 by 9 inches in glossy color pictorial board covers with a blue cloth spine; color pictorial dust jacket has a few small chips but is still quite presentable and retains the original price of $1.00 Very Good in a near Very Good dj. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 66 pages . Random House hardcover books
2006440322006. ISBN-13: 9781584776826; ISBN-10: 158477682X. Lieber Francis. Perry Thomas Sergeant Editor. The Life and Letters of Francis Lieber. Originally published: Boston: James R. Osgood and Company 1882. iv 439 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584776826. ISBN-10: 158477682X. Hardcover. New. $35. Written with the participation of Lieber's wife this biography is a compilation of excerpts from Lieber's letters and journals with connecting biographical sections by Perry. Though it was superseded by Frank Freidel's Francis Lieber Nineteenth-Century Liberal which is available as a Lawbook Exchange reprint Perry's study retains certain advantages. In addition to its input from Lieber's widow the book reprints excerpts from Lieber's journals and letters that are not available elsewhere. Born and educated in Germany Francis Lieber 1798-1872 was an important political philosopher and educator who helped to establish the study of political science in the United States. His works on civil liberty military law and political ethics remain influential. unknown books
2006420852006. ISBN-13: 9781584775843; ISBN-10: 158477584X. Maitland Frederic W. Justice and Police. Originally published: London: Macmillan and Co. 1885. viii 176 pp. Reprinted 2006 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775843. ISBN-10: 158477584X. Hardcover. New. $35. Reprint of the first book by Maitland. Written for the layman it is far more than a traditional overview. By discussing justice and police together Maitland offers a stimulating definition of his subject as "those institutions and processes whereby the country's law is enforced" Preface. "Maitland's study was characterized by an originality of approach a freedom from academic pretension and a simplicity of style that made it a stimulating and suggestive discussion of the intricacies of criminal law administration in England during the 1st quarter of the nineteenth century.": Columbia Law Review 29:847 cited in Marke A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University 1953 190. Widely considered the father of legal history Frederic William Maitland 1850-1906 was an English jurist and historian best known for the standard The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I 2 vols. 1895 written with Sir Frederick Pollock. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge and studied at Lincoln's Inn London. Maitland was called to the bar in 1876 and practiced until 1884 when he became a reader in English law 1884 and professor 1888 at Cambridge. He founded the Selden Society in 1887. Hailed for his original outlook on history his works profoundly influenced legal scholarship. An extraordinarily productive career was shortened by his death from tuberculosis at age 45. unknown books
1945490601945. Navy Department United States. Court-Martial Orders. Nos. 1-12 January-December 1945. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office 1945. Thirteen pamphlets bound together. With Index 1946. Complete. Main texts paged continuously. Later buckram light shelfwear internally clean. Ex-library. Stamps to endleaves and edges card pocket to rear pastedown. $35. unknown books
1945481551945. Navy Department United States. Court-Martial Orders. Nos. 1-12 January-December 1945. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office 1945. Thirteen pamphlets bound together. With Index 1946. Complete. Main texts paged continuously. Later buckram light shelfwear internally clean. Ex-library. Stamps to endleaves and edges card pocket to rear pastedown. $35. unknown books
2011718342011. ISBN: 9780300110968. 8-1/2" x 11" Resnik Judith and Dennis Curtis. Representing Justice. Invention Controversy and Rights in City-States and Democratic Courtrooms. New Haven: Yale University Press 2011. xviii 668 pp. 229 black and white illustrations and 49 color illustrations. Cloth bound hardcover with dust jacket. Fine As new excellent condition. Originally published at USD 85. Special $35. By mapping the remarkable run of the icon of Justice a woman with scales and sword and by tracing the development of public spaces dedicated to justice-courthouses-the authors explore the evolution of adjudication into its modern form as well as the intimate relationship between the courts and democracy. The authors analyze how Renaissance "rites" of judgment turned into democratic "rights" requiring governments to respect judicial independence provide open and public hearings and accord access and dignity to "every person." With over 220 images readers can see both the longevity of aspirations for justice and the transformation of courts as well as understand that while venerable courts are also vulnerable institutions that should not be taken for granted. Series: Yale Law Library series in legal history and reference. Contents: A Remnant of the Renaissance: the Transnational Iconography of Justice; Civic Space the Public Square and Good Governance; Obedience: The Judge as the Loyal Servant of the State; Of Eyes and Ostriches; Why Eyes Color Blindness and Impartiality; Representations and Abstractions: Identity Politics and Rights; From Seventeenth-Century Town Halls to Twentieth-Century Courts; A Building and Litigation Boom in Twentieth-Century Federal Courts; Late Twentieth-Century United States Courts: Monumentality Security and Eclectic Imagery; Monuments to the Present and Museums of the Past: National Courts and Prisons; Constructing Regional Rights; Multi-Jurisdictional Premises: From Peace to Crimes; From "Rites" to "Rights"; Courts: In and Out of Sight Site and Cite; An Iconography for Democratic Adjudication. unknown books
2001344312001. ISBN-13: 9780300085310; ISBN-10: 0300085311. Seidman Louis Michael. Our Unsettled Constitution: A New Defense of Constitutionalism and Judicial Review. New Haven: Yale University Press 2001. xi 260 pp. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket. New. ISBN-13: 978-0300085310; ISBN-10: 0300085311. Publisher's Price USD 65. Special $35. First edition. Ours is an age of growing doubt about constitutional theory and of outright hostility to any theory that defends judicial review. Why should a tiny number of unelected judges be able to validate or invalidate laws on such politically controversial issues as abortion religion gender and sex - or even determine how the president is elected In this provocative book a leading constitutional theorist offers an entirely original defense of judicial review. Louis Michael Seidman argues that judicial review is defensible if we set aside common but erroneous assumptions - that constitutional law should be independent from our political commitments and that the role of constitutional law is to settle political disagreement. Seidman develops a theory of "unsettlement." A constitution that unsettles that destabilizes outcomes produced by the political process creates no permanent losers nursing deep-seated grievances he says. An "unsettling" constitution helps to build a community founded on consent by enticing losers into a continuing conversation. The author applies this theory to an array of well-known cases heard by the Supreme Court over the past several decades including the fall 2000 election decision. unknown books
2001343572001. ISBN-10: 0822328046; ISBN-13: 978-0822328049. Simon William H. The Community Economic Development Movement: Law Business and the New Social Policy. Durham: Duke University Press 2001. viii 230 pp. Cloth hardcover. New. ISBN-10: 0822328046; ISBN-13: 978-0822328049. Publisher's Price USD 99.95. Special $35. First edition. While traditional welfare efforts have waned a new style of social policy implementation has emerged dramatically in recent decades. The new style is reflected in a panoply of Community Economic Development ced initiatives-efforts led by locally-based organizations to develop housing jobs and business opportunities in low-income neighborhoods. In this book William H. Simon provides the first comprehensive examination of the evolution of Community Economic Development complete with an analysis of its operating premises and strategies. He describes the profusion of new institutional forms that have arisen from the movement amalgamations that cut across conventional distinctions-such as those between private and public-and that encompass the efforts of nonprofits cooperatives churches business corporations and public agencies. Combining local political mobilization with entrepreneurial initiative and electoral accountability with market competition this phenomenon has catalyzed new forms of property rights designed to motivate investment and civic participation while curbing the dangers of speculation and middle-class flight. With its examination of many localities and its appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of the prevailing approach to Community Economic Development this book will be a valuable resource for local housing job and business development officials; community activists; and students of law business and social policy. unknown books
2007439672007. ISBN-13: 9781584777328; ISBN-10: 158477732X. Foundations of English Law Stearns John M. The Germs and Developments of the Laws of England: Embracing the Anglo-Saxon Laws Extant: From the Sixth Century to A.D. 1066: as Translated into English Under the Royal Record Commission of William IV.: with the Introduction of the Common Law by Norman Judges After the Conquest and its Earliest Proferts in Magna Charta. Originally published: New York: Banks 1889. 370 pp. Reprinted 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777328; ISBN-10: 158477732X. Hardcover. New. $35. Reprint of the sole edition. Contains a translation of the Laws of Edward the Confessor and of Magna Carta. Also includes a glossary of terms found in Saxon laws: p. 369-370. unknown books
2017679532017. Corporate Counsel's Guide to Reductions in Force 2017 Edition. Thomson Reuters August 2017. 1 Volume. 1006 pages. Softbound. Ex-private lawfirm library with stamps and property label at head of spine else very good. Publisher's Price USD 622. Special $35. This publication provides explanations of relevant laws and regulations related to workforce reduction. It includes everything needed to counsel clients on ways to avoid the legal pitfalls possible with reductions in force. Some of the areas covered include the WARN Act the National Labor Relations Act age discrimination ERISA general termination questions COBRA alternative dispute resolution legislative history and regulations and advice and counsel. You also find a good selection of checklists and practical commentary by legal counsel who have been through workforce reductions. Also covers the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act early retirement programs severance pay and health benefits under COBRA; Appendices include text of the WARN Act and the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act OWBPA; Contains forms for complying with the WARN Act sample OWBPA waiver and election forms; Also includes guidelines for review of employment terminations and statistical analysis for the selection process; Covers the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification WARN Act auditing workforce reductions state plant-closing laws and age discrimination; Includes sample memorandum to human resource managers. Comprehensive discussion on topics relating to reductions in force. unknown books
2012668262012. ISBN 9780983028802. Tomasi Sandro. An English-Spanish Dictionary of Criminal Law and Procedure Tomasi's Law Dictionary Second Edition. New York: BilingualLawDictionary 2012. xvi 332 pp. ISBN 9780983028802. Hardcover. Light shelf wear. Corners bumped. Else very good. $35. The most authoritative work in its field An English-Spanish Dictionary of Criminal Law and Procedure contains common legal terms and expressions used in the United States which are translated into and defined in Spanish. The second edition has been completely revised and enlarged with twice the content of the first edition. It is the first legal lexicography work to include translations based on the criminal procedure law reforms that have been sweeping Latin America. All of the terms expressions and definitions are solidly grounded on statutory law case law scholarly works and monolingual law dictionaries. In addition to some 1100 entries and their corresponding single or multiple equivalents which are displayed in a straightforward and naturally intuitive format this incredibly unique bilingual law dictionary includes a variety of relevant explanatory and contextual elements including lexical and legal comments examples of target-language laws comparisons of similar terms and concepts synonyms abbreviations translation pitfalls explained translation examples in context related terms cross references and legal citations. unknown books
2012597562012. Tomasi Sandro. An English-Spanish Dictionary of Criminal Law and Procedure Tomasi's Law Dictionary Second Edition. New York: BilingualLawDictionary 2012. xvi 332 pp. ISBN 9780983028819. Paperback. New. $35. The most authoritative work in its field An English-Spanish Dictionary of Criminal Law and Procedure contains common legal terms and expressions used in the United States which are translated into and defined in Spanish. The second edition has been completely revised and enlarged with twice the content of the first edition. It is the first legal lexicography work to include translations based on the criminal procedure law reforms that have been sweeping Latin America. All of the terms expressions and definitions are solidly grounded on statutory law case law scholarly works and monolingual law dictionaries. In addition to some 1100 entries and their corresponding single or multiple equivalents which are displayed in a straightforward and naturally intuitive format this incredibly unique bilingual law dictionary includes a variety of relevant explanatory and contextual elements including lexical and legal comments examples of target-language laws comparisons of similar terms and concepts synonyms abbreviations translation pitfalls explained translation examples in context related terms cross references and legal citations. unknown books
2004575502004. ISBN-13: 9781584774532; ISBN-10: 1584774533. Tucker Henry St. George. Lectures on Constitutional Law for the Use of the Law Class at the University of Virginia. Richmond: Printed for Shepherd and Colin 1843. 242 pp. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. Cloth. New. $35. Reprint of the rare 1843 edition. Tucker 1780-1848 proposes a vigorous defense of states-rights principles in the manner of John Taylor of Caroline. A notably sophisticated argument it balances detailed analysis of the U.S. Constitution with criticism of Joseph Story Daniel Webster and other proponents of a powerful Federal government. Henry St. George Tucker 1780-1848 served as U.S. Congressman representing Virginia's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives from 1815 to 1819. He studied under his father St. George Tucker editor of the American edition of Blackstone's Commentaries at the College of William & Mary and after he received his law degree taught there himself. He was later was captain of Cavalry in the War of 1812 President of Virginia's Supreme Court of Appeals 1831-1841 and later in life a prominent Professor of Law at the University of Virginia. He founded the Honor System there. Works that grew out of the classroom include Commentaries on the Laws of Virginia 1836-1837 and the present work. Tucker County West Virginia is named in his honor. unknown books
2004372802004. ISBN 9781584773627; ISBN-10: 1584773626. Wade John Compiler and Editor. The Extraordinary Black Book: An Exposition of Abuses in Church and State Courts of Law Representation Municipal and Corporate Bodies; With a Precis of the House of Commons Past Present and to Come. A New Edition Greatly Enlarged and Corrected to the Present Time by the Original Editor. Originally published: London: Published by Effingham Wilson 1832. xxxii 683 pp. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN 9781584773627; ISBN-10: 1584773626. Hardcover. New. $35. Reprint of the final revised and expanded edition. Especially significant because it had a direct influence on legislation this "Bible of the Reformers" is a model of investigatory pamphleteering in the cause of representative democracy. The long struggle to transform Great Britain into a modern state was effected primarily through the gradual expansion of the electorate which was accomplished though the Reform Acts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In the earlier era as the growth of industry shook the traditional agrarian economy dominated by the landholding aristocracy the accompanying campaign to transform government by weaning power from traditional loci was conducted through a mass of books pamphlets and other printed matter. The Extraordinary Black Book which went through several editions between 1820 and 1832 was the most important of these. As the editor explained: "Government has been a corporation and had the same interests and the same principles of action as monopolists. It has been supported by other corporations; the Church has been one the Agriculturists another the Boroughs a third the East-India Company a fourth and the Bank of England a fifth: all these and interests like these constituted the citadel and out-works of its strength and the first object of each has been to shun investigation. We have however rent the vail." Advertisement to the New Edition iv-v. Printing and the Mind of Man calls this "a massive compendium of all the abuses electoral ecclesiastical legal which they sought to abolish" 1967:180. unknown books
29947Federal Practice and Procedure. Wright Miller Graham et al. St. Paul Minn.: Thomson West. Odd/Miscellaneous volumes available. Please inquire to law@lawbookexchange.com for complete details. Publisher's Price USD 114.00 Special USD 35.00 Each. This record contains the following volumes: Vol. 2 1982; Vol. 3A 1982 X2; Vol. 4 X5; Vol. 4A 1987 X6; Vol. 5 1990 X5; Vol. 5A 1990 X5; Vol. 6 1990 X6 Vol. 7 1986 X5; Vol. 7A 1986 X5; Vol. 7B 1986 X6; Vol. 7C 1986 X7; Vol. 9 1995 X1; Vol. 11A 1995 X2; Vol. 12 1997; Vol. 13 1984 X3; Vol. 13A 1984 X4; Vol. 13B 1984 X3; Vol. 14 1998; Vol. 14A 1998; Vol. 14B 1998; Vol. 14C 1998; Vol. 15 1986 X2; Vol. 15A 1992 X2; Vol. 15B 1992 X2; Vol. 16A 1999 X4; Vol. 16B 1996; Vol. 17 1988 X4; Vol. 17A 1988 X2; Vol. 18 1981 X6; Vol. 21 1977 X3; Vol. 22 1978 X3; Vol. 23 1980 X5; Vol. 24 1986 X3; Vol. 25 1989 X2; Vol. 26 1992 X2; Vol. 26A 1992 X1; Vol. 27 1990 X2; Vol. 28 1993 X1; 1999 pocket parts for vols. 5A 18 21 22 23 26 26A 28 29 30 31; General Index and Tables 1999; Supplemental service. unknown books
2005435752005. Some volumes with 2004 suppls. Some volumes with 2004 suppls. Federal Practice and Procedure. Odd/Miscellaneous volumes. Wright Miller et al. St. Paul: West Group. Without supplements. Ex-private law firm library with location labels and stamps else very good. Please inquire to law@lawbookexchange.com for complete details. Publisher's Price USD 457.00 Special USD $35.00 Each. This record contains: V. 4B 2001 5B 2004 5C 2004 15A 1892 15B 1992 23 1980 25 1989 26A 1992 29 1997 30 1997 30A 2000. The most widely used and respected reference on procedural matters in the federal courts. Provides immediate access to the latest most authoritative information on: The Federal Rules: Civil Criminal Appellate Evidence and Supreme Court; and judicial procedure-related statutes Jurisdiction venue removal and ancillary matters controlling federal judicial constructions. unknown books
2013355122013. ISBN-13: 9781584772774; ISBN-10: 1584772778. Church William S. A Treatise of the Writ of Habeas Corpus including Jurisdiction False Imprisonment Writ of Error Extradition Mandamus Certiorari Judgments Etc. With Practice and Forms. Originally published: San Francisco: Bancroft-Whitney Co. 1886. lx ii 702 pp. Reprinted 2003 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772774; ISBN-10: 1584772778. Hardcover. New. $35.95 This comprehensive work discusses all aspects of the writ of habeas corpus and its jurisdiction in English common law and United States federal and state courts. Includes an examination of issues of bail foreign and interstate extradition the return pardon custody etc. and a thorough history of the writ that traces its history to the Roman edict. William Smithers Church is the author of several works including New Probate Law and Practice 1909 and A Digest of the Decisions of the Courts of Last Resort of the Several States 1896. unknown books
2010162572010. ISBN-13: 9781886363144; ISBN-10: 1886363145. A Spirited Account of Advocacy Forsyth William. The History of Lawyers. Ancient and Modern. Originally published: Boston: Estes & Lauriat 1875. Illustrated. xvii 404 pp. Reprinted 1996 2010 by the Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363144; ISBN-10: 1886363145. Hardcover. New. $35.95 First published in 1849 in London under the title Hortensius: or The Advocate Forsyth's History of Lawyers is a spirited account of advocacy in ancient Greece Rome and England and of the bar in France. Acknowledging that "we are too apt to cloth the ancients in buckram and view them as it were through a magnifying glass so that they loom before us in the dim distance in almost colossal proportions" Forsyth presents in familiar terms the language of the law and how advocates behaved. Frequently citing classical sources with his own translations he describes in impressive detail such things as curious trials and the rights and obligations of counsel. Chapter headings include: The Athenian Courts; Advocacy in Ancient Rome; The Bar under the Empire and in the Middle Ages; The Noblesse de la Robe; The Honorarium; ad Forensic Casuistry. William Forsyth 1812-1899 was an English lawyer and author of many works on law and literature including History of Trial by Jury 1852. unknown books
2008282702008. ISBN-13: 9781584771036; ISBN-10: 1584771038. Kelsen's Formula for International Peace Kelsen Hans. Peace Through Law. Originally published: Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press 1944. xii 155 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771036; ISBN-10: 1584771038. Hardcover with dust jacket. New. $35.95 Reprint of the only edition. Kelsen departs from his theories on pure law and here proposes a formula for international peace. He proffers "peace guaranteed by compulsory adjudication of international disputes" Part I: the formation of a world court with the authority to resolve international conflicts and "peace guaranteed by individual responsibility for violations of international law" Part II: that individual statesmen take personal moral and legal responsibility for war crimes and other acts of violation committed by their country. Possibly the most influential jurisprudent of the twentieth century Hans Kelsen 1881-1973 was legal adviser to Austria's last emperor and its first republican government the founder and permanent advisor of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Austria and the author of Austria's Constitution which was enacted in 1920 abolished during the Anschluss and restored in 1945. He was the author of more than forty books on law and legal philosophy. Active as a teacher in Europe and the United States he was Dean of the Law Faculty of the University of Vienna and taught at the universities of Cologne and Prague the Institute of International Studies in Geneva Harvard Wellesley the University of California at Berkeley and the Naval War College. unknown books
