Law & Society

This volume of Studies in Law, Politics, and Society contains an international and interdisciplinary array of legal scholarship. Presenting diverse...

An analysis of how problematic laws ought to be framed and considered From the murder of George Floyd to the systematic dismantling of voting right...

The Law of Loyalty is a study of the principles governing the use of legal powers that are held for other-regarding ends. It addresses both public ...

Much of the media coverage and academic literature on Russia suggests that the justice system is unreliable, ineffective and corrupt. But what if w...

This books maps out the territory of international law and religion challenging received traditions in fundamental aspects. On the one hand, the co...

Providing a panoramic and interdisciplinary perspective, this book explores the interrelations between globalization, borders, families and the law...

Providing a panoramic and interdisciplinary perspective, this book explores the interrelations between globalization, borders, families and the law...

Legal socialization is the process by which children and adolescents acquire their law related values, attitudes, and reasoning capacities. Such va...

This book is about the Irish District Court which is a key linchpin in the Irish criminal justice system. The District Court is the court in which ...

This compelling volume considers three significant modern developments: the ever-changing role of women in society; a significant and growing dissa...

Within the discipline of criminology and criminal justice, relatively little attention has been paid to the relationship between criminal law, puni...

bVery Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b Law is at the heart of every society, protecting rights, imposing duties, and establish...

Americans claim to care about character. Over four fifths want it taught in public schools, and 95 percent think that a president's character is im...

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 de...

A three-year-old boy dies, having apparently fallen while trying to reach a bag of sugar on a high shelf. His grandmother stands accused of second-...

One of the most private decisions a woman can make, abortion is also one of the most contentious topics in American civic life. Protested at rallie...

Presents a new way of thinking about the relationship between law and language Are the general and the particular separated in legal rhetorics? Wha...

Oil waste was everywhereon the roads, in the rivers where they fished, and in the water that they used for bathing, cooking, and washing. Children ...

William D. Lopez details the incredible strain that immigration raids place on Latino communitiesand the families and friends who must recover from...

The Oxford Handbook of Administrative Justice examines the wide range of scholarship exploring the administrative decisions made by public authorit...

'Superb... authoritative, thoughtful and terrifying in equal measure', The Secret Barrister'Astonishing. Detailed, dispassionate and definitive. An...