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Defaming the Dead

Herzog Don

ISBN: HB: 9780300221541, Yale University Press, May 2017
288 pp., 21x14 cm, 2 black&white illus.

Do the dead have rights? In a persuasive argument, Don Herzog makes the case that the deceased's interests should be protected. This is a delightfully deceptive works that start out with a simple, seemingly arcane question – can you libel or slander...

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Bilingual Courtroom Court Interpreters in the Judicial Process (Second Edition)

Berk-Seligson Susan

ISBN: PB: 9780226329161, ISBN: HB: 9780226329338, University of Chicago Press, May 2017
352 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 1 halftone, 4 line drawings, 14 tables

Susan Berk-Seligson's groundbreaking book draws on more than one hundred hours of audio recordings of Spanish/English court proceedings in federal, state, and municipal courts – along with a number of psycholinguistic experiments involving mock juror...

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Artistic License The Philosophical Problems of Copyright and Appropriation

Hudson Hick Darren

ISBN: PB: 9780226460246, University of Chicago Press, May 2017
240 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm

The art scene today is one of appropriation – of remixing, reusing, and recombining the works of other artists. From the musical mash-ups of Girl Talk to the pop-culture borrowings of Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons, it's clear that the artistic landscap...

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Constitution of the United States of America with the Declaration of Independence Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions

ISBN: FLEXI: 9781435145535, GMC Group, Barnes & Noble, May 2017
110 pp., 18.4x10.9 cm, illus.

Elegantly designed, this book puts the documents of America's heritage in the palm of your hand. This portable, pocket-sized volume includes the full text of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States of America and the 27...

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Nature of Legal Interpretation What Jurists Can Learn about Legal Interpretation from Linguistics and Philosophy

Slocum Brian G.

ISBN: HB: 9780226445021, University of Chicago Press, April 2017
288 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm

Language shapes and reflects how we think about the world. It engages and intrigues us. Our everyday use of language is quite effortless – we are all experts on our native tongues. Despite this, issues of language and meaning have long flummoxed the...

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Judicial Reputation A Comparative Theory

Garoupa Nuno, Ginsburg Tom

ISBN: PB: 9780226478708, ISBN: HB: 9780226290591, University of Chicago Press, April 2017
272 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 3 halftones, 3 line drawings, 14 tables

Judges are society's elders and experts, our masters and mediators. We depend on them to dispense justice with integrity, deliberation, and efficiency. Yet judges, as Alexander Hamilton famously noted, lack the power of the purse or the sword. They m...

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Biggest Damned Hat Tales from Alaska's Territorial Lawyers and Judges

Cravez Pamela

ISBN: PB: 9781602233171, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, April 2017
220 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 35 halftones

Alaska history from the days before statehood is rich in stories of colorful characters – prospectors, settlers, heroes, and criminals. And right alongside them were judges and lawyers, working first to establish the rule of law in the territory, the...

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Jewish Studies

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Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court From Brandeis to Kagan

Dalin David G.

ISBN: HB: 9781611682380, University of Chicago Press, Brandeis University Press, April 2017
384 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm

"Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court" examines the lives, legal careers, and legacies of the eight Jews who have served or who currently serve as justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Louis D. Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, Felix Frankfurter, Arthur Gold...

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Rebel Law Insurgents, Courts and Justice in Modern Conflict

Ledwidge Frank

ISBN: HB: 9781849047982, Hurst Publishers, April 2017
256 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! In most societies, courts are where the rubber of government meets the road of the people. If a state cannot settle disputes and ensure that its decisions are carried out, for practical purposes it is no longer in charge. This...

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Inventing American Exceptionalism The Origins of American Adversarial Legal Culture, 1800-1877

Kessler Amalia D.

ISBN: PB: 9780300222258, ISBN: HB: 9780300198072, Yale University Press, March 2017
464 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 15 black&white illus.

A highly engaging account of the developments-not only legal, but also socioeconomic, political, and cultural – that gave rise to Americans' distinctively lawyer – driven legal culture When Americans imagine their legal system, it is the adversarial...

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