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Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History
Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History Bibliographic Details Title: Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History ISBN: 9780195134056 Author: Katz, Stanley N. Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Subject: Legal History, Historical jurisprudence. Series Volume: 6 Volume-set Publication Date: 2009-04-17 Language: English Pages: 3072 Review of Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History Publisher Comments The Oxford International…
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Crime and the Justice System in America: An Encyclopedia
Crime and the Justice System in America: An Encyclopedia Bibliographic Details Title: Crime and the Justice System in America: An Encyclopedia ISBN: 9780313294099 Editor: Schmalleger, Frank M. Author: Armstrong, Gordon Publisher: Greenwood Location: Westport, Conn. (United States) Subject: Legal Reference, Criminology, Administration of Criminal justice, Crime, Criminal justice, Criminal Law Copyright: 1997 Edition Description: Includes…
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Encyclopedia of American Immigration
Encyclopedia of American Immigration Bibliografic Details Editor: Carl L. Bankston III. Pasadena, California, University of Tulane Publisher: Salem Press Date of Publishing: 2010 Number of Vols: 3 vols. Pages: 1.000 ISBN: 978-1-58765-599-9 Note: Online access included with purchase of print. Reviews and Descriptions Review from ABA “This collection is aimed at high school and undergraduate…
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Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Related entries about this Encyclopedia: List of Entries and Authors of the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Bibliographic Details Title: Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Editors: Leonard W. Levy, Dennis J. Mahoney and Kenneth L. Karst Publisher: Cengage Gale, United States Publication Dates: 1986, 1992…
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Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims
A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims Note: it is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. A list of terms are included in that entry. Details of the Dictionary Authors: Frederic Jesup Stimson (1855-1943) and Harvey Cortlandt Voorhees Subtitle: “With an Explanatory List of Abbreviations Used in Law Books.” Note: First edition published…
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Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Introduction The Encyclopedia of the American Constitution is a six volume set treatise available both in print and online. It provides encyclopedic-type essays on many constitutional law topics written by leading constitutional law scholars, judges, and historians. It covers all aspects of the Constitution, including a chronology of the birth…
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Environmental and Social Theories of Crime
Environmental and Social Theories of Crime The most common criminological theories attribute criminal motivation to environmental or social factors rather than biological or psychological traits. These theories may focus on social influences on crime or on economic factors. Social Causes One of the first theories describing the influence of social factors on crime came from…
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U.S. Labor law and movement history 2
U.S. Labor law and movement history 2 See U.S. Labor law and movement history World War I During World War I Gompers and the AFL were strong supporters of the war effort. They minimized strikes as wages soared and full employment was reached. The AFL unions strongly encouraged their young men to enlist in the…
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Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences
Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences The Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences is a resource to provide comprehensive coverage of the core theories, methods, techniques, and applications employed by forensic scientists. One of the more pressing concerns in forensic science is the collection of evidence from the crime scene and its relevance to the forensic analysis carried out…
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Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms
Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms The shortening of existing words is another mean of vocabulary expansion. As with many other military slang and colloquial expressions, many of the slang and colloquial abbreviations originated during war. There were several motives for introducing slang abbreviations but the main reason was to hide the real meaning and linguistic economy.…
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Rule of Law
Rule of law Definition Rule of law means that any act of the government must be done through laws, that no one is above the law. However this principle has many controversial aspects, the core of it requires that fair laws should apply to all persons in a given jurisdiction. It also means […]