Search Results: Law from GlobalAcademics

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1986. Scholarly text examines legal and political problems arising from some nations' claims to sovereignty in Antarctica, reviews initial efforts to create an international administration for the region, and studies in detail the terms of the treaty and the rules of procedure for the consultative meetings. Text focuses on the issues that emerged in the 1960's: conservation, the role of Meetings of Experts, position of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research within the treaty system, obligations of acceding states to uphold previous agreements, and the Consultative Powers' failure to establish an Antarctic Secretariat. 162 pgs. Minor slight crease on the rear cover. Publisher's stamp on the half title page.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Aiken, South Carolina: Woodward/White, 2005. Published biennially since 1983, The Best Lawyers in America is widely regarded as the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. The Best Lawyers lists, representing 57 specialties in all 50 states and Washington, DC, are compiled through an exhaustive peer-review survey in which thousands of the top lawyers in the U.S. confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The current, 12th edition of Best Lawyers (2006), is based on more than 1.5 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. This unique comprehensive referral guide is subscribed to by more than 4,000 of the leading law firms in the U.S. and abroad, and by more than 1,000 of the world’s largest corporations. For twenty years, they have used Best Lawyers to locate counsel in unfamiliar jurisdictions for major legal matters. 2335 pp. collectively. Small stamps and label to front endpaper and outer edges. Very minimal shelfwear. Gilt spine. . 2006… Read More

Palace Editions/Vance Kirkland Museum & Foundation, 1995. Two volume comprehensive reference set contains the entire Clean Air Act of 1990 with all titles, cases, statutes, elements and amendments through 1995. Detailed topics covered include: Nonattainment, Mobile Sources, Hazardous Air Pollutants, Acid Deposition, Permits, Stratospheric Ozone Protection, Miscellaneous Provisions, EPA Regulations on Federal Operating Permit Programs, enhanced enforcement provisions, criminal penalties, etc. 1760 pgs. collectively. Heavy Item.. . Hardcover Locking Ring Binder. As New/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1948. Classic scholarly text presents a detailed history of the Commerce Clause in the Constitution of the U.S., including the political, economic, and legal implications of the judicial interpretations of the potentialities of the Commerce Clause; a comprehensive review of the applications of this clause to solve conflicts and controversies between local and national interests; other provisions in the U.S. Constitution which pertain to the subject of commerce. 648 pp. Small stamp to lower front endpaper; clean pocket and label remnants on rear endpaper; white numerals to lower spine. Minor rubbing to spine edges and corners. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1993. Comprehensive anthology presents some of the most exciting and influential contemporary work in this area. Written by ten of the country’s most prominent legal scholars, the selections represent a wide variety of interpretive approaches, reflecting different political orientations from the far right to the far left. Current controversies over abortion, affirmative action, school prayer, hate speech, and other issues have sparked considerable public debate about how the U.S. Constitution should be interpreted. Such controversies, along with the changing composition of an often deeply divided Supreme Court, have led to a resurgence of interest in theories of constitutional interpretation. These theorists have drawn on a variety of other disciplines, including literature, economics, philosophy, history and politics, and have in turn influenced these fields.The selections were chosen for their accessibility, originality, variety, and importance. 266 pgs. . First… Read More

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1996. Contemporary legal thought has been powerfully influenced by Critical Legal Studies, a school of legal scholars whose work has sustained a continuing radical critique of established legal doctrines. In this essential reference work, Richard Bauman presents the most thorough, up-to-date guide available for this essential literature. In addition to providing the basic bibliographic information, Bauman offers a set of effective introductions to contextualize and explain the work being surveyed. He has created a fundamental handbook not only for the law but also for politics and radical thought. 279 pgs. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: New York University Press, 1991. Scholarly text presents a detailed study of the way in which two sharia courts in Libya deal with questions of divorce in an almost exclusively tribal, and largely nomadic environment. Topics include unilateral divorce; divorce by consent; judicial divorce; consequences of divorce; Sharia and custom in the Cyrenaican family; Quadis and divorce; Arabic legal and technical terms; etc. 236 pgs. Spine title slightly faded. Very minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

State of Wyoming, 1957. Comprehensive reference text contains sections on interstate compacts including Yellowstone river, Colorado river, Snake river; International treaty: Colorado, Tijuana and Rio Grande; Court decrees: Laramie river litigation, North Platte river litigation; Teton and South Leigh creeks litigation. 133 pgs. Includes a fold-out plate of "Exhibit A". Prior owner's name stamp on title pg. Minor rubbing to edges.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Technical Library.

New York: Springer-Verlag, 1989. Comprehensive reference text adresses a variety of issues that arise in federal and state court proceedings where statistical assessments such as quantitative descriptions, causal inferences, and predictions of events based on earlier occurrences are presented as evidence. Topics include statistics, law and expert testimony; case studies; use of statistics in selected areas of litigation; methodology; etc. 357 pgs. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Praeger, 1989. Scholarly text examines the effect of the First Amendment on the rights of the media and communications industry, including topics covering technology and human freedom; responsibilities and rights of media; the First Amendment and national security; the First Amendment and rights of privacy; the current and future states of the First Amendment; etc. 120 pgs. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .

New York: Clark Boardman Co., 1963. Comprehensive classic reference text contains detailed topics on patentable inventions and how to patent them; marketing inventions and patents; employee-inventors in industry; assignments and licenses of patents; plant and design patents; significance of trade-marks; copyright aids to invention; unregistered patent agents and attorneys; government sales and licenses; how to deal with infringers; inventor's income tax savings; chemical and foreign patents; etc. 281 pgs. Frontispiece. Minimal shelfwear. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press, 1987. Comprehensive five-volume complete reference set, considered to be the Oxford English Dictionary of American Constitutional history, includes documents ranging from the early 17th century to the 1830's; from reflections of philosophers to popular pamphlets; public debates in ratifying conventions; private correspondence of politicians; early case law; common law tradition; etc. Materials are primarily arranged by braod themes or problems to which the Constitution of 1787 provided a significant and enduring impression; and secondly they are arranged by article, section, and clause of the U.S. Constitution, from the Preamble through Article Seven and continuing through the first twelve Amendments. 3191 pgs. collectively. Heavy Item.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Trenton, NJ: MacCrellish & Quigley Co., 1918. Comprehensive classic text traces the detailed history of the New Jersey penal system from the colonial times thru the present day of text publication. Topics include: criminal codes and penal systems of colonial N.J.; origin and failure of the first state prison of N.J., 1797-1836; second state prison system of N.J., 1836-1860; N.J. and the Auburn system, 1860-1885; the state prison of N.J. 1885-1911; origin and development of the state home for boys at Jamesburg, and state home for girls at Trenton; documents relating to the colonial period; origin and development of the state reformatory at Rahway; etc. 654 pgs. Illustrated, including 15 plates; 9 diagrams of buildings and grounds, some are fold-out formats. Prior owner's name stamps strikethrough on endpaper and outer edge; a few pages have small closed edge tears, including two of the fold-out plates' bottom edge- minor flaw. Front and rear hinge cracks repaired. Gilt spine slightly faded… Read More

Urbana, Illinois: Institute of Government and Public Affairs, 1969. Comprehensive reference text presents an analysis of each section of the 1870 Constitution, including an history of its development through past Illinois Constitutions; an explanation of its meaning, relying on judicial interpretations; a comparison with similar provisions in the constitutions of other states; etc. 624 pgs. Very minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .

New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Comprehensive text explores how international law provides guidance on the issues of investigation, prosecution, and compensation. Siting from historical examples, country studies, theories of punishment and redress for victims, and human rights abuses. 398 pgs. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1985. Scholarly text assesses the established practices and institutions for maintaining minimum global order, and critically probes the possibilities, trends, and processes that indicate opportunities for peaceful transformational change. This work addresses the traditional concerns such as lawmaking, the sources of law, problems of compliance, the interaction between power and normative preferences, and the classical issues relating to the regulation of force; and sensitive considerations such as new forces in world politics, demands for distributive justice, resource sharing, ecological protection, and human rights. 702 pp. Publisher's stamp on half title page. Minimal shelfwear. No spine cracks or creases. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia, PA.: American Law Institute, 1997. Preeminant comprehensive reference text on international commercial transactions covers a broad range of interdisciplinary topics including international sales of goods; international licensing of technology; international distribution of goods; financing international transactions; U.S. taxation, immigration and dispute resolution; operations abroad; U.S. government regulation of international transactions; international joint ventures; international litigation and arbitration; etc. 1134 pgs. Gilt spine and front cover. Includes a 3.5" floppy diskette containing ALI-ABA forms.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. As New/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. .

Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Press, 1964. Classic American historical text detailing the life and times of Justice Daniel, who served on the Supreme Court from 1841 to 1860, and was one of the most outspoken agrarian extremists of his era. Justice Daniel also served as lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1812 to 1835, and a major leader of the Democratic party. 336 pgs. Frontispiece. Dustjacket has a few tiny edge tears; in mylar. Tight binding.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Buffalo, N.Y.: William S. Hein & Co., 1995. Comprehensive reference text presents the resolutions of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia in the areas of entrepreneurship; state enterprises; local and state government enterprises; limited liability companies; taxes and duties; profit tax; stock companies; transportation and land taxes; etc. Approximately 260 pgs. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Austin, Texas: Southern Law Book Publishers, 1915. Detailed text contains important statutes enacted by the 34th Legislature and appellate court decisions governing exploration and mining operations for oil and natural gas in Texas, including mining and corporation laws of Texas; franchise tax; oil and gas wells; Blue Sky Law and Attorney General's opinion; minerals and mining rights. 162 pgs. Prior owner's name on front cover and endpaper, nameplate pastedown and small label on front endpaper; small stamp to lower title pg. Pgs. 38 & 67 has a tiny margin mark. Some foxing to endpapers. Gilt stamped spine label. Average rubbing and wear to covers and spine. Binding tight. Scarce.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library.