Is eating people wrong? : great legal cases and how they shaped the world /

Great cases are those judicial decisions around which the common law develops. This book explores eight exemplary cases from the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia that show the law as a living, breathing and down-the-street experience. It explores the social circumstances in which the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hutchinson, Allan C., 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Sociological jurisprudence.
Rule of law.
Law > Social aspects.
Common law.
Sociologie juridique.
Règle de droit.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > Essays.
Common law
Law > Social aspects
Rule of law
Sociological jurisprudence
common law > jurisprudence > sociologie du droit.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • In praise of great cases : the big, the bad and the goodly
  • Is eating people wrong? : the law and lore of the sea
  • Bearing witness : in support of the rule of law
  • In the hunt : power, property, and possession
  • Shades of Brown : a constitutional catharsis
  • A snail in a bottle : nature, neighbors, and negligence
  • An aboriginal title : the lie and law of the land
  • Grinding at the mill : putting limits on agreements
  • Of crimes and cautions : the rights and rites of investigation
  • Coming up for air : the common law at 2010.

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