Systems of Law

Connecting with Law Fourth Edition introduces students to the foundations of law in a thought provoking way, challenging them to think critically, ...

No sitting federal judge has ever written so trenchant a critique of the federal judiciary as Richard A. Posner does in this, his most confrontatio...

Challenging the usual introductions to the study of law, A Critical Introduction to Law argues that law is inherently political and reflects the in...

Jewish law is a singular legal system that has been evolving for generations. Often conflated with Biblical law or Israeli law, Jewish law needs to...

Countries emerging from violent conflict face difficult challenges about what the role of media should be in political transitions, particularly wh...

The Law of Commerce in South Africa 2/e provides a clear and practical introduction to various fields of commercial law, for students of accounting...

While common law is developed by the courts and judges and may well be the prime authorities for the development of law, and while French private l...

This book is intended to provide a basic outline of the numerous steps of our federal lawmaking process from the source of an idea for a legislativ...

This volume brings together thirteen essays on aspects of the legal system of Anglo-Saxon England. They represent a programme of research carried o...

The theory and praxis of biblical law in the historical and contemporary landscape of American law and culture is contentious and controversial. Ri...

Seeking to shed light on the nature and status of Maori customary law-a fundamental component of the New Zealand legal system-Te Matapunenga assemb...