Subjects:  1. Anthropology - General    2. Comparative    3. Culture and law    4. Dispute resolution (Law)    5. General    6. Law    7. Sociology    8. Violence in Society    9. CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES    10. Cultural studies    11. Jurisprudence & General Issues    12. Social Science / Ethnic Studies   

Subjects:  1. Comparative    2. Consumer    3. Consumer protection    4. European Union countries    5. Law    6. Law and legislation    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Military    9. EU & European institutions    10. EU consumer law   

Subjects:  1. Comparative    2. Comparative law    3. International    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Philosophy    7. Jurisprudence & General Issues    8. Law / International   

Subjects:  1. Civil law    2. Common law    3. Comparative Law    4. Constitutional    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Reception    7. Reference    8. Roman law    9. Law / Constitutional   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Comparative    3. European Union countries    4. Law    5. Medical instruments and apparatus    6. Safety regulations    7. United States   

Subjects:  1. Codification    2. Comparative    3. Contracts    4. European Union countries    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. EU contract law   

Reviews (2)

A rare pleasure
That is, to have a general opponent of Marxism in a certain field deal with Marxist views and analysis in such a clear and fair manner. In this case it is Hugh Collins, Fellow of Brasenose College (not particularly known for its radical tendencies) at the time and now a specialist in contract law at the London School of Economics who analyses the possibilities for a Marxist theory of bourgeois law, and he does so with skill and subtlety.
Highly recommended to serious readers
Few books in circulation deal specifically with Marxism and law, probablybecause the former assigns the latter a distinctly subordinate role amongsociety's real determinants. In Marxian thinking, law has neither autonomyin practice - being an extention of class interest - nor autonomy in theory- being hopelessly intertwined with nonlegal structures. Bourgeoistheorists, on the other hand, treat law as possessing the necessary degreeof autonomy that their studies require. Collins hopes to fill the currentgap in scholarship created by Marxism' general neglect of legal theory, andsucceeds admirably. Read more

Subjects:  1. Comparative    2. History & Theory - General    3. Law and socialism    4. Marxism (Political Theory)    5. Politics / Current Events    6. Reference    7. Rule of law    8. Social Science    9. Sociology    10. Sociology - General    11. Sociology Of Law    12. Jurisprudence & philosophy of law    13. Law / Comparative    14. Law | Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy    15. Marxism & Communism   

Reviews (4)

clarifies isses
I should have writen this years ago. I was an administrrative law judge for a stte agency. This can be described as a judicial role in a government (bureucratic) agency.(This has been described as, for the citizen dealing with the government,"where the rubber meets the road".) Most often the bureaucratic pressures overcome the judicial aspect which we brag about to the public. This book can help analyze the issues and alternatives that come up every day. As far as I know no political science scholar nor management expert has commented on these problems.nigel wright schenectady NY nwright@nycap.rr.com

An excellent reference for understanding legal process
This book was a very pleasant surprise in my research on legal process.By resorting to pure models, Damaska presents clear contrasts between the adversarial or reactive justice system and the inquisitional or policyimplementing justice system.By focusing on the pure models, the impact ofchanges in justice systems become easier to analyze.Damaska has a uniqueability to make clear in a few sentences what was previously confused. Damaska does not advocate one justice system over another; he simplydemonstrates issues that may arise when pure models are altered. As someoneinvolved in the American legal system, Damaska has provided insight intothe philosophical workings of our legal system and with that insight,changes in legal procedure particularly are better understood.

An excellent reference for understanding legal process
This book was a very pleasant surprise in my research on legal process.By resorting to pure models, Damaska presents clear contrasts between the adversarial or reactive justice system and the inquisitional or policyimplementing justice system.By focusing on the pure models, the impact ofchanges in justice systems become easier to analyze.Damaska has a uniqueability to make clear in a few sentences what was previously confused. Damaska does not advocate one justice system over another; he simplydemonstrates issues that may arise when pure models are altered. As someoneinvolved in the American legal system, Damaska has provided insight intothe philosophical workings of our legal system and with that insight,changes in legal procedure particularly are better understood. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Comparative Law    3. Courts    4. Justice, Administration of    5. Law    6. Law and politics    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Political aspects    9. Reference    10. Constitution: government & the state    11. Law / Civil Procedure    12. State governments   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Comparative    3. Great Britain    4. Language    5. Language Arts & Disciplines    6. Law    7. Law (General)    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Linguistics    10. Science/Mathematics    11. English Law    12. Law / Comparative    13. Law | Comparative Law and National Legal Systems    14. United Kingdom, Great Britain   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business/Economics    3. Comparative    4. Cost effectiveness    5. Economics - Macroeconomics    6. Law    7. Business & Economics / Econometrics    8. Economic theory & philosophy    9. Economics | Econometrics   

Subjects:  1. Comparative    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminal Procedure    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Punishment    7. Sentences (Criminal procedure)    8. Industrialized / developed countries    9. Law / Criminal Procedure    10. Law | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Prisons & Punishment    11. Penology & punishment   

Subjects:  1. Comparative    2. Corporate    3. Government - Comparative    4. Law    5. Politics / Current Events    6. 21st century    7. China    8. Company law    9. Inter-war period, 1918-1939    10. Ownership & organization of enterprises    11. Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000    12. Second World War, 1939-1945    13. Transitional economies   

Subjects:  1. Comparative    2. Conflict of Laws    3. Great Britain    4. International    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Conflict of laws--Great Britain    8. Jurisprudence & General Issues    9. Law / International   

Subjects:  1. Comparative    2. Income tax    3. Law    4. Law and legislation    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Taxation    7. Taxation - Corporate   

Subjects:  1. Comparative    2. Congresses    3. Jewish Sociology    4. Jewish families    5. Judaism - Rituals & Practice    6. Law    7. Religion    8. Religion - Judaism    9. Family & relationships    10. Jewish studies    11. Judaism    12. Religion & Theology | Judaism    13. Religion / Judaism / Beliefs, Practices, Rituals   

Subjects:  1. Cases    2. Comparative    3. International    4. Japan    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession   

Subjects:  1. Comparative    2. Contracts    3. Law    4. Legal History    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Property    7. Torts    8. Foundations of law    9. Law / Legal History    10. Law | Legal History    11. Private, property, family law   

Reviews (3)

recommendable!
I consider this book a valuable ressource for cross-disciplinary research on death panelty. It covers a broad range of different perspectives on the topic, which are often neglected in political or even academic debates. The comparative approach makes it even more interesting, since state killings can be shown as being part of "culture" in various societies around the globe. The way people publicly deal with capital punishment actually reveals much of its cultural functions.

refreshing
An accessible work on capital punishment that goes well beyond the standard moral and cost-benefit arguments. By considering capital punishment in both historical and international contexts and taking an anthropological approach, these essays show the many shades of a discussion that is often reduced to black and white.

Disappointing!
Do not buy this book. It's a shame because some of the people who wrote in it. However, the contribution in this book are deeply disappointing, most are either commonplaces or do not bring anything new to the subject.
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Subjects:  1. Anthropology - Cultural    2. Capital punishment    3. Comparative    4. Cross-cultural studies    5. Law    6. Penology    7. Sociology    8. Penology & punishment   

Subjects:  1. Comparative    2. Islam - General    3. Religion    4. Religion - World Religions    5. Islam    6. Islamic law    7. Law | Comparative Law and National Legal Systems    8. Religion / Islam   

Subjects:  1. Comparative    2. Law    3. Legal History    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Comparative law