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Great Debates in Jurisprudence
Paperback,
23/03/2018,
£30.99
£27.89
This textbook is an ambitious and engaging introduction to the more advanced writings on Jurisprudence, primarily designed to allow students to `get under the skin' of the topic and begin to build their critical thinking and analysis skills.
Invitation to Law and Society, Second Edition: An Introduction to the Study of Real Law 2ed
Paperback,
06/05/2016,
£15.00
£13.50
Integrating Socio-Legal Studies into the Law Curriculum
Hardback,
23/03/2012,
£27.99
£25.19
An important collection examining how socio-legal studies and empirical legal research can be integrated into the law curriculum, looking at both core qualifying subjects and stand-alone socio-legal modules, and considering theoretical and methodological approaches combined with practical examples.
Sociology of Law: An Introduction
Paperback,
25/06/1992,
£57.99
£52.19
Offers a distinctive view of contemporary law in Western societies, and provides a clear analytical framework for the study of the diverse literature relating to its field. This edition takes account of theoretical literature, changes of emphasis in interpretation and research on legal practice, dispute processing, and law enforcement.
Sociology of Law: Visions of a Scholarly Tradition
Paperback,
28/02/2008,
£32.99
£21.69
This book is a theoretically informed and research-oriented vision of the sociology of law which examines the place and role of law in society. Mathieu Deflem discusses and reviews major accomplishments in the field and reveals the value of the manner in which sociologists study the social structures and processes of law.
Conducting Law and Society Research: Reflections on Methods and Practices
Paperback,
25/05/2009,
£31.99
£22.39
This book provides students and scholars with a candid look at how empirical research projects actually happen.
Exploring the 'Legal' in Socio-Legal Studies
Hardback,
03/12/2015,
£109.99
£98.99
Socio-legal studies have had an ambivalent relationship with the 'legal' - one of its defining aspects, but at the same time one that the discipline has sought to transcend or even leave behind.
Feminist Judgments: from Theory to Practice
Paperback,
30/09/2010,
£34.99
£31.49
In this book a group of feminist legal scholars write the 'missing' feminist judgments in key cases.
Law and Social Theory 2ed
Paperback,
02/09/2013,
£34.99
£31.49
The second edition of this popular text introduces a wide range of traditions in sociology and the humanities that offer provocative, contextual views on law and legal institutions.
Online Courts and the Future of Justice
Hardback,
21/11/2019,
£21.99
£19.79
In Online Courts and the Future of Justice, Richard Susskind, the world's most cited author on the future of legal service, argues that online courts will transform litigation and solve two problems: less than 50% of humanity have access to justice; and, in most legal systems, resolving legal disputes is too costly, slow, complex, and antiquated.
Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies
Hardback,
27/04/2020,
£20.00
£9.99
The Secret Barrister returns to debunk the biggest legal lies of our time. Taking you from your own home to the halls of Westminster, this is the truth about justice in an age of fake law.
Populism On Trial: What Happens When Trust in Law Breaks Down
Hardback,
06/08/2020,
£20.00
£18.00
In a broken Britain in which politics has failed, the law is our one defence. But it is under severe threat from a rising tide of populism.
Constitutional Rights and Constitutional Design: Moral and Empirical Reasoning in Judicial Review
Paperback,
20/08/2020,
£33.99
£30.59
Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer
Paperback,
06/09/2010,
£16.99
£15.29
Offers an insight into the idiosyncrasies of the English legal system and how it has changed since the late 1960s.
Dispatches from the Dark Side: On Torture and the Death of Justice
Paperback,
16/01/2012,
£12.99
£11.69
Acclaimed examination of the British government's complicity in torture.
Saving Justice: Truth, Transparency, and Trust
Hardback,
12/01/2021,
£20.00
£18.00
From James Comey, former FBI director and the number one bestselling author of A Higher Loyalty, Saving Justice is about how truth and the institutions of justice have been eroded under Donald Trump and how they can be restored.
Tomorrow's Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future 2ed
Paperback,
25/05/2017,
£16.49
£14.84
From the bestselling author of The End of Lawyers? , this book predicts fundamental and irreversible changes in the legal world and offers essential practical advice for those who intend to build careers and businesses in law. A definitive guide to the future for aspiring lawyers, and all who want to modernize today's legal and justice systems.
Concentrate Questions and Answers Evidence 2ed: Law Q&A Revision and Study Guide
Paperback,
15/08/2018,
£12.99
£10.00
The Concentrate Q&A series is the result of a collaboration involving hundreds of law students and lecturers from universities across the UK. Each book in this series offers you better support and a greater chance to succeed on your law course than any of the competitors.
Oxford Dictionary of Law 10ed
Paperback,
01/03/2022,
£13.99
£12.59
This bestselling dictionary is an invaluable resource for both legal professionals and students of law, defining major legal terms, concepts, and processes within the English legal system. This tenth edition has been fully revised to reflect the UK's new status outside the EU and includes expanded coverage of constitutional and medical law.
Successful Law Student: An Insider's Guide to Studying Law 2ed
Paperback,
28/02/2022,
£19.99
£17.99
The Successful Law Student: An Insider's Guide to Studying Law is the ultimate guide for all prospective and current law students. Packed full of insights, advice and perspectives from current and past law students, it is the only student guide to draw extensively on real-life examples and advice to help you make the most of your studies.
Arguing About Law
Paperback,
18/12/2008,
£36.99
£33.29
A reader for students new to philosophy of law, legal theory and jurisprudence. It covers a wide range of topics, helping the student get to grips with the classic and core arguments and the debates in philosophy of law.
Evidence Concentrate 7ed: Law Revision and Study Guide
Paperback,
01/09/2022,
£12.99
£11.69
Evidence Concentrate is written and designed to help you succeed. Accurate and reliable, Concentrate guides go above and beyond, not only consolidating your learning but focusing your revision and maximising your potential.
Law's Empire
Paperback,
01/10/1998,
£26.99
£24.29
Law's Empire provides a judicious and coherent introduction to the place of law in our lives.
Law Student's Dictionary
Paperback,
20/03/2008,
£27.99
£25.19
The Law Student's Dictionary provides an invaluable reference work for all law students. The terms have been chosen with the specific needs of the undergraduate student in mind, and the text includes substantial entries on core student topics, which help to explain and contextualise these key areas.
Mediation: A Practical Guide
Paperback,
30/04/2004,
£64.99
£35.99
Provides an understanding of how to effectively conduct mediation. This book shows what mediation is, the rationale behind it and how it differs from litigation. It provides tips and case studies, setting out the do's and don'ts of mediation. It is aimed at mediators, and solicitors and barristers representing clients at mediation.
Law Express: Jurisprudence
Paperback,
01/08/2014,
£12.99
£11.69
The Law Express series is tailored to help you revise effectively. Understand essential concepts, remember and apply key theories and make your answers stand out!
Politics of the Judiciary
Paperback,
01/09/1997,
£12.99
£11.69
This classic account of how the judiciary cannot act neutrally, but must act politically, now in its fifth edition
Just Law: the Changing Face of Justice - and Why it Matters to Us All
Paperback,
03/03/2005,
£10.99
£9.89
Acute, questioning, humane and passionately concerned for justice, Helena Kennedy is one of the most powerful voices in legal circles in Britain today. She argues that in the last twenty years we have seen a steady erosion of civil liberties, culminating today in extraordinary legislation, which undermines long established freedoms.
Affirmative Action and Justice
Paperback,
01/01/1993,
£29.00
£26.10
A critical examination of the major existing philosophical and constitutional theories on affirmative action in the United States. The book elaborates a theory that strongly defends the justice of affirmative action from the standpoint of both philosophy and constitutional law.
Theory and Method in Socio-Legal Research
Paperback,
19/12/2005,
£38.99
£26.59
This book illustrates how a range of topics can be researched from a socio-legal perspective.
Art Of The Advocate
Paperback,
26/08/1993,
£14.99
£13.49
In every court and tribunal, advocates represent us all - Crown and defendant, landlord and tenant, rich and poor, honest and false alike. What are the duties to court and client? This book surveys the role of advocates at various stages of their work.
Letters to a Law Student: A Guide to Studying Law at University 2ed
Paperback,
11/03/2010,
£19.99
£17.99
Letters to a Law Student relays all that a prospective law student needs to know before embarking on their studies. It provides a useful guide to those considering a law degree or conversion course and helps students prepare for what can be a daunting first year of study.
Legal English: How to Understand and Master the Language of Law 2ed
Paperback,
15/06/2011,
£39.99
£35.99
Rev ed. of: Legal English / William R. McKay, Helen E. Charlton. 2005.
Understanding Law and Society
Paperback,
24/07/2009,
£42.99
£38.69
This textbook on the sociology of law is organised according to the theoretical traditions of sociology, and oriented towards providing an accessible, but sophisticated, introduction to, and overview of, the central themes, problems and debates in this field.
Exam Skills For Law Students
Paperback,
27/04/2006,
£32.99
£29.69
Focusing on the processes involved in taking law exams, this book demonstrates how students can do justice to themselves by adopting the techniques employed by successful examinees. It identifies methods by which both essay and, more especially, problem questions can be approached.
Dictionary of Law
Paperback,
26/11/2009,
£17.99
£16.19
Suitable for lawyers, students and those interested in the workings of the legal system, this book presents definitions of hundreds of key legal terms from abuse of process to youth court as well as providing biographical information on important legal thinkers, from John Locke and Thomas Hobbes to Max Weber and Ronald Dworkin.
Legal Philosophies
Paperback,
22/05/1997,
£39.99
£35.99
Provides a clear guide to the main topics in a jurisprudence or legal theory course with the novice in mind. Looking at the emergence of 'Critical Legal Studies' and 'Feminist Jurisprudence', this book also provides summaries of the pertinent arguments within these topics, and of the views of leading theorists.
Jurisprudence
Paperback,
15/06/1999,
£44.99
£40.49
Incorporates topics like: Utilitarianism, Scandinavian realism, Feminism, Liberalism, the New Critics, and the Hart v Dworkin debate. This book also includes a separate chapter on Dworkin's Law's Empire.
Jurisprudence: Theory and Context
Paperback,
22/05/2006,
£21.95
£19.76
Explaining the various ideas in legal philosophy, this title introduces students to the fundamental themes in legal philosophy. It analyses and comments on the writing of the foremost legal theorists.
Law and Religion
Paperback,
24/03/2011,
£29.99
£26.99
Critical and provocative, this first textbook on law and religion sets out the key principles and is essential student reading.
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