Legal History

More than half of the world's population lives under law codes. Yet, defining the concept of codification remains elusive. Rather than delving into...

This Palgrave Pivot examines the history of the largely urban offence once known as vitriol throwing because the substance most commonly used was s...

At the beginning of 2020, the Polish justice system faced unprecedented challenge related to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The need to red...

The second of two volumes, this book about the criminology of Carlo Morselli includes a diversity of contributions that study the social inter-depe...

The first of two volumes, this book about the criminology of Carlo Morselli includes diverse contributions that study the social inter-dependence o...

One of the first to provide a socio-legal comparative history of under-studied or ignored Jewish attempts in the 1930s Anglosphere to counter the r...

This book provides an up-to-date interdisciplinary assessment of the accountability of executive power in different European States and at the Euro...

Getting divorced and remarried are now common practices in European societies, even if the rules differ from one country to the next. Civil marriag...

This book analyses a selection of leading works in the criminal law to ask questions about how the modern discipline of criminal law has developed,...

This open access book explores the intertwined histories of mapmaking and copyright law in Britain from the early modern period up to World War 1, ...

Through a wide range of international and interdisciplinary case studies, this book develops the notion of legacy, and in particular, living legacy...

Among the most celebrated works in the Anglo-American legal tradition, William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-9) is current...

An edition and translation, with introduction and extended commentary, of all the royal charters granted to Jersey. Examines the process by which...

From Colonial Cuba to Madrid examines the largest and most complex freedom suit litigated in the highest court of the Spanish empire at the end of ...

From Colonial Cuba to Madrid examines the largest and most complex freedom suit litigated in the highest court of the Spanish empire at the end of ...

Our trial courts conduct hardly any trials, our correctional systems do not correct, and the rise of mandated arbitration has ushered in a shadowy ...

In 1974, Judge George Boldt issued a ruling that affirmed the fishing rights and tribal sovereignty of Native nations in Washington State. The Bold...

Economic diplomacy is a multifaceted tool that European countries, both individually and collectively through the EU, use to promote their economic...