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Criterion for Distinguishing Legal Opinions from Judicial Rulings and the Administrative Acts of Judges and Rulers

Al-Qarafi Shihab al-Din, Fadel Mohammad H.

ISBN: HB: 9780300191158, Yale University Press, July 2017
352 pp., 21x14 cm

The first and much-needed English translation of a thirteenth-century text that shaped the development of Islamic law in the late middle ages. Scholars of Islamic law can find few English language translations of foundational Islamic legal texts, pa...

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Islam

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What is the Sharia?

Dupret Baudouin

ISBN: HB: 9781849048170, Hurst Publishers, July 2017
256 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! In the West, "sharia" often calls to mind antiquated laws founded upon gender discrimination and barbaric punishments. In the East, for some it means the ideal standards by which Muslims strive to live; for others, it is the gr...

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General

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Rights on Trial How Workplace Discrimination Law Perpetuates Inequality

Berrey Ellen, Nelson Robert L., Nielsen Laura Beth

ISBN: PB: 9780226466859, University of Chicago Press, June 2017
320 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 2 halftones, 7 line drawings, 10 tables

Gerry Handley faced years of blatant race-based harassment before he filed a complaint against his employer: racist jokes, signs reading "KKK" in his work area, and even questions from coworkers as to whether he had sex with his daughter as slaves su...

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Legalizing Plural Marriage The Next Frontier in Family Law

Goldfeder Mark

ISBN: PB: 9781611688351, University of Chicago Press, Brandeis University Press, June 2017
240 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm

Polygamous marriages are currently recognized in nearly fifty countries worldwide. Although polygamy is technically illegal in the United States, it is practiced by members of some religious communities and a growing number of other "poly" groups. In...

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Law

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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Philosophy

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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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Political Science

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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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Law

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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