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Download this eBook Defending Due Process
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Defending Due Process


Brandon L. Garrett


We all feel unfairness deeply when treated in rash ways.We expect, and the law requires, government officials to take fairness seriously, giving us notice and an opportunity to be heard before taking our rights away. That is why the U.S. Constitution commands, twice,...

Publication date: 2024-11-13
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Publisher: Polity
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Social Control


James J. Chriss


What is social control? How do social controls become part of everyday life?What role does the criminal justice system play in exerting control? Is the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness a form of social control? Do we need more social controls to prevent...

Publication date: 2022-09-07
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Publisher: Polity
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Download this eBook Immigration Law and Society
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Immigration Law and Society


John S. W. Park


The Immigration Act of 1965 was one of the most consequential laws ever passed in the United States and immigration policy continues to be one of the most contentious areas of American politics. As a "nation of immigrants," the United States has a long and complex...

Publication date: 2018-07-10
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Publisher: Polity
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Download this eBook Crime and Global Justice
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Crime and Global Justice


Daniele Archibugi , Alice Pease


Over the last quarter of a century a new system of global criminal justice has emerged. But how successful has it been? Are we witnessing a new era of cosmopolitan justice or are the old principles of victors’ justice still in play? In this book, Daniele Archibugi and...

Publication date: 2018-03-16
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Publisher: Polity
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Download this eBook Crime, The Mystery of the Common-Sense Concept
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Crime, The Mystery of the Common-Sense Concept


Robert Reiner


Crime is a source of endless fascination and fear. Yet behind the apparent consensus that crime must be fought, there is considerable conflict about what should or should not be treated as criminal, and even the most shocking crimes can inspire divisive debate. This...

Publication date: 2016-06-20
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Publisher: Polity
Collection: Key Concepts
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Download this eBook China's Legal System
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China's Legal System


Pitman Potter


China’s struggle for the rule of law is at a critical juncture. As a key element of governance in the PRC today,China’s legal system affects not only domestic affairs but alsoChina’s engagement with the world. But can a credible legal system emerge which protects the...

Publication date: 2014-01-30
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Publisher: Polity
Collection: China Today
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Download this eBook Global Governance at Risk
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Global Governance at Risk


David Held , Charles Roger


Since 2007 the world has lurched from one crisis to the next. The rise of new powers, the collapse of our global financial system, the proliferation of nuclear weapons and crisis in the Eurozone have led to a build up of risks that is likely to provoke a more general...

Publication date: 2013-09-06
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Publisher: Polity
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Download this eBook Law, War and Crime
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Law, War and Crime


Gerry J. Simpson


From events at Nuremberg and Tokyo after World War II, to the recent trials of Slobodan Miloševic and Saddam Hussein, war crimes trials are an increasingly pervasive feature of the aftermath of conflict. In his new book, Law, War and Crime, Gerry Simpson explores the...

Publication date: 2013-04-18
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Publisher: Polity
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