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Legal history books delve into the evolution of law, examining landmark cases, significant statutes, and the historical context that shaped modern legal systems. This category includes essential readings for legal professionals, historians, and students interested in understanding how legal principles have developed over time. Key topics include the history of constitutional law, the impact of landmark rulings, and the progression of legal thought. Leading publishers such as Sweet & Maxwell, LexisNexis, and CCH offer authoritative texts that serve as vital resources for anyone studying or practicing law.

The Life and Death of States: Central Europe and the Transformation of Modern Sovereignty

Author: Natasha Wheatley
Published In: June 2023

HKD 505.00

Reports of Cases in the Court of Chancery from 1660 to 1673

Author: W.H. Bryson
Published In: June 2023

HKD 1,330.00

The Rise of Critical Islam: 10th-13th Century Legal Debate

Author: Youcef Soufi
Published In: June 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 975.00

HKD 945.75 Save HKD 29.25 (3%)

The League of Nations and the Development of International Law: A New Intellectual History of the Advisory Committee of Jurists

Author: P. Sean Morris
Published In: May 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 584.87

HKD 567.32 Save HKD 17.55 (3%)

The English and Colonial Bars in the Nineteenth Century

Author: Daniel Duman
Published In: May 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 1,365.00

HKD 1,324.05 Save HKD 40.95 (3%)

Portraits of Women in International Law: New Names and Forgotten Faces?

Author: Immi Tallgren
Published In: May 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 545.87

HKD 529.49 Save HKD 16.38 (3%)

Portraits of Women in International Law: New Names and Forgotten Faces?

Author: Immi Tallgren
Published In: May 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 1,917.50

HKD 1,859.98 Save HKD 57.52 (3%)

Nothing More than Freedom: The Failure of Abolition in American Law

Author: Giuliana Perrone
Published In: May 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 650.00

HKD 630.50 Save HKD 19.50 (3%)

A Historical Introduction to English Law: Genesis of the Common Law

Author: Russell Sandberg
Published In: May 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 403.00

HKD 390.91 Save HKD 12.09 (3%)

A Historical Introduction to English Law: Genesis of the Common Law

Author: Russell Sandberg
Published In: May 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 1,235.00

HKD 1,197.95 Save HKD 37.05 (3%)

Transforming the Politics of International Law: The Advisory Committee of Jurists and the Formation of the World Court in the League of Nations

Author: P. Sean Morris
Published In: May 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 584.87

HKD 567.32 Save HKD 17.55 (3%)

The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales, Volume III: The Rise and Fall of Penal Hope

Author: David Downes
Published In: May 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 584.87

HKD 567.32 Save HKD 17.55 (3%)

Policing Suspicion: Proactive Policing in London, 1780-1850

Author: Eleanor Bland
Published In: May 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 584.87

HKD 567.32 Save HKD 17.55 (3%)

Medieval Women and Urban Justice: Commerce, Crime and Community in England, 1300-1500

Author: Teresa Phipps
Published In: May 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

HKD 332.50

George Craig of Galashiels: The Life and Work of a Nineteenth Century Lawyer

Author: John Finlay
Published In: May 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

HKD 1,111.50

A History of Victims of Crime: How they Reclaimed their Rights

Author: Stephen Strauss-Walsh
Published In: May 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 1,885.00

HKD 1,828.45 Save HKD 56.55 (3%)

Thomas Percival's Medical Ethics and the Invention of Medical Professionalism: With Three Key Percival Texts, Two Concordances, and a Chronology

Author: Laurence B. McCullough
Published In: April 2023
Jurisdiction: Switzerland

HKD 1,462.00

The History of the Technology and Construction Court on Its 150th Anniversary: Rewriting the Rules

Author: Peter Coulson; David Sawtell
Published In: April 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 1,430.00

HKD 1,387.10 Save HKD 42.90 (3%)

A Modern Legal History of Treasure

Author: Norma Dawson
Published In: April 2023
Jurisdiction: Switzerland

HKD 1,689.87

The 'Libri Feudorum' (the ‘Books of Fiefs’): An Annotated English Translation of the Vulgata recension with Latin Text

Author: Attilio Stella
Published In: April 2023
Jurisdiction: Netherlands

HKD 1,396.50

Tying the Knot: The Formation of Marriage 1836–2020

Author: Rebecca Probert
Published In: April 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 325.00

HKD 315.25 Save HKD 9.75 (3%)

Fatwa and the Making and Renewal of Islamic Law: From the Classical Period to the Present

Author: Omer Awass
Published In: April 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 1,196.00

HKD 1,160.12 Save HKD 35.88 (3%)

History, Politics, Law: Thinking through the International

Author: Annabel Brett; Megan Donaldson; Martti Koskenniemi
Published In: April 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 390.00

HKD 378.30 Save HKD 11.70 (3%)

Preclassical Conflict of Laws

Author: Nikitas E. Hatzimihail
Published In: April 2023
Jurisdiction: U.K.

List Price: HKD 468.00

HKD 453.96 Save HKD 14.04 (3%)

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