Legal systems: courts and procedures Books
Aspen Publishing Aspen Treatise for Federal Jurisdiction
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£107.10
Fulcrum Inc.,US Rebuilding Justice: Civil Courts in Jeopardy and
Book SynopsisOver the past several decades, the civil justice process has become alarmingly expensive, politicized, and lengthy. Though the court system lies at the heart of American democracy, it often does not meet the legitimate needs of the people, resulting in a rift between citizens and their own legal system. With a system that hasn't seen major reform since 1938, it's inevitable that there are shortcomings and misunderstandings. The situation is precarious, but not hopeless. In Rebuilding Justice, Rebecca Love Kourlis and Dirk Olin illuminate why the courts are critical and how they are being eroded, defaced, and undermined. While covering complex issues such as civil justice reform, judicial selection and performance evaluation, and domestic relations, Kourlis and Olin propose practical solutions to improve the efficiency, accessibility, and integrity of America's civil courts. An important portrait of the American judicial system, Rebuilding Justice is a call to action for all Americans to take the steps necessary to fix, support, and protect this crucial cornerstone of our democracy.Trade Review"There is, in my experience, an increasing mistrust of the judiciary and courts... I think this really is fixable. I think the civil justice process could be fixed to somesignificant extent in the next five to 10 years, says Kourlis." — "Author believes American justice system is broken but fixable," December 22, 2011, by Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer.
£14.20
Chicago Review Press Our Supreme Court: A History with 14 Activities
Book SynopsisThis lively and comprehensive activity book teaches young readers everything they need to know about the nation's highest court. Organized around keystones of the Constitution—including free speech, freedom of religion, civil rights, criminal justice, and property rights—the book juxtaposes historical cases with similar current cases. Presented with opinions from both sides of the court cases, readers can make up their own minds on where they stand on the important issues that have evolved in the Court over the past 200 years. Interviews with prominent politicians, high-court lawyers, and those involved with landmark decisions—including Ralph Nader, Rudolph Giuliani, Mario Cuomo, and Arlen Specter—show the personal impact and far-reaching consequences of the decisions. Fourteen engaging classroom-oriented activities involving violations of civil rights, exercises of free speech, and selecting a classroom Supreme Court bring the issues and cases to life. The first 15 amendments to the Constitution and a glossary of legal terms are also included.Trade Review"An outstanding foray into the workings of the Supreme Court." -- Nashville Parent"Shares fascinating details about the early court." -- Positive Parenting
£16.10
Seven Stories Press,U.S. The Sun Climbs Slow: The International Criminal
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£14.99
Graymalkin Media Hung Jury: The Diary of a Menendez Juror
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£14.24
West Academic Publishing A Short & Happy Guide to Evidence
Book SynopsisThis Second Edition to A Short & Happy Guide to Evidence takes a challenging subject and breaks it into manageable pieces that are easy to understand and digest. It has been completely updated with new and revised graphics and charts and all current rules as of December 2020. Using practical examples and humor, this book takes the reader through the most difficult, and most often tested, rules. After reading this book the reader will finally understand the Hearsay Rule (it's true!). Flowcharts and graphics will assist the reader in a comprehensive understanding of the Federal Rules of Evidence and how they interact with each other.
£26.55
Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd. Federal Rules of Evidence; 2023 Edition: With
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£10.69
West Academic Publishing Cases and Materials on Federal Courts
Book SynopsisThe distinctive feature of this Federal Courts casebook, and the main difference between it and other Federal Courts books, is its systematic focus on remedial issues, especially the problems that arise when a litigant tries to enforce federal constitutional or statutory rights against state or federal governments and officers in the federal courts. Departing from the traditional approach of Federal Courts books, we begin with a chapter on section 1983 litigation. The book stresses economy of means, clarity of presentation, and attention to the real-world Federal Courts issues that students need to understand and anticipate. This edition covers the major cases decided by the Supreme Court over the past four years. New main cases include Rucho v. Common Cause, Lexmark v. Static Control Components, and Spokeo v. Robins (all in chapter 4). In chapter 5, Lapides v. Board of Regents is now a main case. In the notes we discuss Ziglar v. Abbasi (chapters 1 and 2), Knick v. Township of Scott (chapters 1 and 2), Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center (chapters 1 and 5), Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp. (chapter 3), Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill (chapter 4), Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt (chapter 5), Davila v. Davis, Johnson v. Lee, Wilson v. Sellers, Shoop v. Hill, and Montgomery v. Louisiana (all in chapter 9), Wellness International Network v Sarif, Oil States Energy Services v. Greene's Energy Group, and Ortiz v. United States (all in chapter 10.)
£235.20
West Academic Publishing Federal Rules of Evidence 2020-21 Statutory and
Book SynopsisThis statutory and case supplement incorporates the latest statutory changes and proposed revisions and the most recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions bearing on evidence law.The statutory component incorporates a 2019 amendment of Rule 807, together with a new Advisory Committee Note. Also included is a proposed amendment of Rule 404(b)'s notice requirement, revised after public comments and on course to become law on December 1, 2020. The Advisory Committee's Note to the proposed change appears along with explanatory editor's notes.The statutory component presents a side-by-side reprinting of the older (pre-2011), unrestyled Federal Rules of Evidence and the newly restyled rules to allow for ready comparison. Editor's notes point out those areas where the restyling project, contrary to its authors' claimed intentions, worked substantive changes to the rules.The case supplement analyzes the Supreme Court's 2017 decision in Peña-Rodriguez v. Colorado, in which the Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of an impartial jury overcomes Rule 606(b) and its state-law analogues and permits defendants to present juror testimony about certain expressions of ethnic or racial bias in the jury room. The supplement addresses the Court's related 2014 ruling in Warger v. Shauers as well as its 2015 decision in Ohio v. Clark and 2013 ruling in Salinas v. Texas. Clark addressed whether the admission against the defendant of a young child's allegation of abuse, made out of court and offered in lieu of the child's testimony at trial, violated the defendant's confrontation right. And Salinas examined the prosecution's use in its case-in-chief of a suspect's silence in response to noncustodial police questioning.Throughout the supplement, those who teach with Fisher's Evidence (3d ed. 2013) will benefit from paginated cross-references between the casebook and the supplement.
£39.06
West Academic Publishing Federal Courts and the Law of Federal-State
Book SynopsisThis casebook provides detailed coverage of federal courts and the law of federal-state relations. The authors have completely reorganized the chapter on the law of habeas corpus (Chapter VII) to take account of recent developments in the field and to provide more manageable coverage of this difficult subject. Additionally, important new decisions are noted throughout. The 9th edition is up-to-date through December 2017.
£224.25
Nimbus Publishing (CN) First Degree: From Med School to Murder: The
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£22.46
Irish Academic Press Ltd Retreat from Revolution: The Dáil Courts, 1920–25
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£21.78
Four Courts Press Ltd Juries in Ireland: Laypersons and Law in the Long
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£69.88
V&R unipress GmbH Subjektivierungen und Kriminalitätsdiskurse im
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£70.91
