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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.

Habeas Corpus in Wartime: From the Tower of London to Guantanamo Bay

Author: Amanda L. Tyler
Published In: December 2017
Jurisdiction: U.S.

List Price: HKD 1,625.00

HKD 1,576.25 Save HKD 48.75 (3%)

Contestants, Profiteers, and the Political Dynamics of Marketization: How Shareholders gained Control Rights in Britain, Germany, and France

Author: Helen Callaghan
Published In: January 2018
Jurisdiction: U.S.

List Price: HKD 819.00

HKD 794.43 Save HKD 24.57 (3%)

The Sit-Ins: Protest and Legal Change in the Civil Rights Era

Author: Christopher W. Schmidt
Published In: March 2018
Jurisdiction: U.S.

HKD 345.00

Dissenting Opinions of Justice Antonin Scalia

Author: Michael H. Hoeflich; Caleb Stegall
Published In: May 2018
Jurisdiction: U.S.

HKD 851.20

Building a Revolutionary State: The Legal Transformation of New York, 1776-1783

Author: Howard Pashman
Published In: May 2018
Jurisdiction: U.S.

HKD 299.25

Representative Opinions of Justice Antonin Scalia

Author: Michael H Hoeflich; William Skepnek
Published In: May 2018
Jurisdiction: U.S.

HKD 930.34

Making Habeas Work: A Legal History

Author: Eric M. Freedman
Published In: June 2018
Jurisdiction: U.S.

HKD 452.20

The Framers' Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution

Author: Michael J. Klarman
Published In: September 2018
Jurisdiction: U.S.

List Price: HKD 285.87

HKD 277.29 Save HKD 8.58 (3%)

Rage for Order: The British Empire and the Origins of International Law, 1800-1850

Author: Lauren Benton; Lisa Ford
Published In: September 2018
Jurisdiction: U.S.

HKD 345.13

The Civil Law Tradition: An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Western Europe and Latin America 4th Edition

Author: John Henry Merryman; Rogelio Perez-Perdomo
Published In: November 2018
Jurisdiction: U.S.

HKD 265.87

Becoming Property: Art, Theory, and Law in Early Modern France

Author: Kirstin Scott
Published In: November 2018
Jurisdiction: U.S.

HKD 764.75

Slave Law and the Politics of Resistance in the Early Atlantic World

Author: Edward B. Rugemer
Published In: November 2018
Jurisdiction: U.S.

HKD 491.00

The Supreme Court: An Essential History 2nd Edition

Author: Peter Charles Hoffer; William James Hull Hoffer; N E H Hull
Published In: December 2018
Jurisdiction: U.S.

HKD 438.00

Reconstructing the National Bank Controversy: Politics and Law in the Early American Republic

Author: Eric Lomazoff
Published In: January 2019
Jurisdiction: U.S.

HKD 345.00

Who Owns the News? : A History of Copyright

Author: Will Slauter
Published In: January 2019
Jurisdiction: U.S.

HKD 319.00

A Short History of European Law: The Last Two and a Half Millennia

Author: Tamar Herzog
Published In: February 2019
Jurisdiction: U.S.

HKD 252.03

Searching for Justice After the Holocaust: Fulfilling the Terezin Declaration and Immovable Property Restitution

Author: Michael J. Bazyler; Kathryn Lee Boyd; Kristen L. Nelson; Rajika L. Shah
Published In: February 2019
Jurisdiction: U.S.

List Price: HKD 1,261.00

HKD 1,223.17 Save HKD 37.83 (3%)

Religion Around John Donne

Author: Joshua Eckhardt
Published In: March 2019
Jurisdiction: U.S.

HKD 597.00

Legalist Empire: International Law and American Foreign Relations in the Early Twentieth Century

Author: Benjamin Allen Coates
Published In: April 2019
Jurisdiction: U.S.

List Price: HKD 402.87

HKD 390.78 Save HKD 12.09 (3%)

The Habit of a Judge: A History of Court Dress in England and Wales

Author: Daniel Yazdani
Published In: May 2019
Jurisdiction: U.S.

HKD 1,263.50

Law in American History: Volume III - 1930-2000

Author: G. Edward White
Published In: June 2019
Jurisdiction: U.S.

List Price: HKD 663.00

HKD 643.11 Save HKD 19.89 (3%)

E Pluribus Unum: How the Common Law Helped Unify and Liberate Colonial America, 1607-1776

Author: William E. Nelson
Published In: September 2019
Jurisdiction: U.S.

List Price: HKD 474.37

HKD 460.14 Save HKD 14.23 (3%)

The Trials of Allegiance: Treason, Juries, and the American Revolution

Author: Carlton F. W. Larson
Published In: October 2019
Jurisdiction: U.S.

List Price: HKD 474.37

HKD 460.14 Save HKD 14.23 (3%)

Hugo Munsterberg's Psychology and Law: A Historical and Contemporary Assessment

Author: Brian H. Bornstein; Jeffrey Neuschatz
Published In: November 2019
Jurisdiction: U.S.

List Price: HKD 754.00

HKD 731.38 Save HKD 22.62 (3%)

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