Law & Society

A timely and multifaceted portrait of the lawyers who serve the diverse constituencies of the conservative movement, "Lawyers of the Right" explain...

"Arguing with Tradition" is the first book to explore language and interaction within a contemporary Native American legal system. Grounded in Just...

Sometimes the outcome of a legal case can depend upon sensory evidence known only to the person who experiences it, such as the buzzing sound heard...

A timely and multifaceted portrait of the lawyers who serve the diverse constituencies of the conservative movement, "Lawyers of the Right" explain...

For most Americans today, Roe v. Wade concerns just one thing: the right to choose abortion. But the Supreme Court’s decision once meant much more....

When we talk about sex—whether great, good, bad, or unlawful—we often turn to consent as both our erotic and moral savior. We ask questions like, W...

In 1991, Anita Hill's testimony during Clarence Thomas's Senate confirmation hearing brought the problem of sexual harassment to a public audience....

Decriminalizing Domestic Violence asks the crucial, yet often overlooked, question of why and how the criminal legal system became the primary resp...

This thought-provoking book conceptualizes femicide as a multifaceted human rights violation and proposes state responsibility for group-related ri...

Queer premises provide vital social and cultural infrastructure – a queer infrastructure – connecting different generations and locations, facilita...

'Michael Mansfield has given power to the voiceless, the innocents ... For this, he too is a hero' - JOHN PILGER'Michael Mansfield combines rare hu...

Queer premises provide vital social and cultural infrastructure – a queer infrastructure – connecting different generations and locations, facilita...

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminos...

The Immigration Act of 1965 was one of the most consequential laws ever passed in the United States and immigration policy continues to be one of t...

The Immigration Act of 1965 was one of the most consequential laws ever passed in the United States and immigration policy continues to be one of t...

Pacific Colony, a Southern California institution established to care for the “feebleminded,” justified the incarceration, sterilization, and force...

Women’s Legal Landmarks commemorates the centenary of women’s admission in 1919 to the legal profession in the UK and Ireland by identifying key le...

Decriminalizing Domestic Violence asks the crucial, yet often overlooked, question of why and how the criminal legal system became the primary resp...

Women war criminals are far more common than we think. From the Holocaust to ethnic cleansing in the Balkans to the Rwandan genocide, women have pe...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's last book is a curation of her own legacy, tracing the long history of her work for gender equality and a “more perfect Union...

This open access book pays homage to Reza Banakar, who passed away in August 2020, exploring the many different areas of socio-legal research that ...

Geoffrey Robertson QC has been at the centre of internationally high-profile legal cases for over three decades. From representing Princess Diana t...

Eve Was Framed offers an impassioned, personal critique of the British legal system. Helena Kennedy focuses on the treatment of women in our courts...