How we are enslaving our own people just as our forefathers didModern systems theory provides a new method for the analysis of society through an examination of the structures of its communications. In this volume, Niklas Luhmann, the theory’s leading exponent, explores its implications for our understanding of law.
Luhmann argues that current thinking about how law operates within a modern society is seriously deficient. He lays out the theoretical and methodological tools that, he argues, can advance our understandin… More >>
Law as a Social System
Product DescriptionIn this thorough revision and update of a classic international law casebook, you will find a comprehensive introduction to the international law of today. The authors have written a highly teachable text that ensures students learn the foundations as well as the latest developments in international law?from the law of piracy to the law of cyberspace. The authors are noted specialists with years of experience in both the practice and teaching of international law…. More >>
The International Legal System: Cases and Materials, 6th
This could be your new best friend and should be if your serious about a career in law. In the updated, fourth edition of this classic text which has been translated into over a dozen languages, constitutional scholar and Columbia Law School professor E. Allan Farnsworth provides a clear explanation of the structure and function of the U.S. legal system in one handy reference. An Introduction to the Legal System of the United States, Fourth Edition is designed to be a … More >>
An Introduction to the Legal System of the United States, Fourth Edition
ALWD Citation Manual: A Professional System of Citation, Fourth Edition
In so many different situations, you just never know what might happen, this is one good reason to have the facts.
Product DescriptionDesigned for those who are not lawyers, accountants, or quasi-legal specialists, this book outlines the elements of risk management for congregations and church professionals. Divided into three parts, the guide provides an overview and history of the American legal system, details various areas of the law, and focuses on ways religious organizations can minimize their exposure to legal difficulties…. More >>
Ministry and the American Legal System
Product DescriptionIn 1983 Harvard law professor Duncan Kennedy self-published a biting critique of the law school system called Legal Education and the Reproduction of Hierarchy. This controversial booklet was reviewed in several major law journals—unprecedented for a self-published work—and influenced a generation of law students and teachers. In this well-known critique, Duncan Kennedy argues that legal education reinforces class, race, and gender inequality in our socie… More >>
Legal Education and the Reproduction of Hierarchy: A Polemic Against the System
Politics, legal system, how do these two thing go together?
Product DescriptionFirmly anchored in social science concepts, the second edition of The American Legal System demonstrates the relationships among private law, the business legal environment, and public law issues, as well as related subjects of interest. This fifteen-chapter book is divided into three parts…. More >>
The American Legal System: Perspectives, Politics, Processes, and Policies
Understanding the law, or understanding the political law, what is the difference, about 50 thousand a year thats what…
Product DescriptionHere is a complete yet accessible guide to the laws that most often affect policies and procedures in educational institutions. A conversational, reader-friendly tone pervades the book; its practical, case-study approach makes the discussion of key legal issues and examples of landmark cases easy for the reader to understand. Its focus is the practice of “preventive law,” allowing readers to recognize legal issues and challenges when they occur. Up-to-date case… More >>
Education and the Legal System: A Guide to Understanding the Law
Product DescriptionIn this classic text, translated into over a dozen languages, constitutional scholar and Columbia Law School professor E. Allan Farnsworth provides a clear explanation of the structure and function of the U.S. legal system in one handy reference. An Introduction to the Legal System of the United States is designed to be a general introduction to the structure and function of the legal system of the United States, and is especially… More >>
Introduction to the Legal System of the United States
Pray you never find yourself in this situation, if so you had better read this book first, because you are doomed with out the information first, get this book.
Product DescriptionThis book begins with a brief overview of the important events of the twentieth century that have shaped modern China, and then turns to a systematic analysis of the structure of government, basic human rights and liberties, and the crucial role of the Communist Party. It examines all major legal institutions in China, including the law-making organs, courts, procuratorates, police, and the legal profession. Also provides an overview of the major areas of procedural… More >>
The Legal System of the People’s Republic of China in a Nutshell
