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A Multicultural Entrapment
religion and State among the Palestinian-arabs in israel Michael Karayanni | Hebrew University of Jerusalem This book provides a critical look at Israel’s religion and state conflict to shed new light on the constitutional forces defining Jewish-centered conflicts, rather than Palestinian-Arab centered conflicts. In particular, it highlights the ramifications of the theory and practice of multiculturalism in the context of a Middle Eastern legal order.
342pp Jul. 2022 9781108707176 Paperback GBP 23.99 / USD 35.99 Dec. 2020 9781108485463 Hardback GBP 85 / USD 110 eISBN 9781108751360
British Islam and English Law
a classical Pluralist Perspective Patrick S. Nash | University of Cambridge This book is suitable for jurists, doctrinal lawyers, academics and policymakers alike, presenting a novel argument about the place of Islam in British society.
Law in Context
320pp Jan. 2022 9781108713603 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 Jan. 2022 9781108493918 Hardback GBP 84.99 / USD 115 eISBN 9781108636964
Carceral Logics
Human incarceration and animal captivity Lori Gruen | Wesleyan University, Connecticut In this volume, Lori Gruen and Justin Marceau invite experts to examine connections between mass incarceration of humans and captive control of animals. Chapters explore how carceral responses to animal crime and carceral thinking about animal captivity can impact the lives and legal status of both humans and non-humans.
280pp Apr. 2022 9781108843584 Hardback GBP 95 / USD 125 eISBN 9781108919210
Care and Support Rights After Neoliberalism
balancing competing claims Through Policy and Law Yvette Maker | University of Melbourne This book offers a set of principles for designing policy that prioritizes the rights of all people in care and support relationships, including mothers, carers and people with disabilities. It does so by focusing on what is required to secure gender equality, Human rights and dignity for all.
Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series
225pp Apr. 2022 9781108485203 Hardback GBP 85 / USD 110 eISBN 9781108750479 New iN PaPerback
Care for the World
Laudato Si’ and catholic Social Thought in an era of climate crisis Frank Pasquale This volume convenes leading scholars to reflect on the legal, economic, practical, and philosophical implications of religious values. Inspired by the celebrated encyclical Laudato Si’, they offer gracefully written and learned reflections on what it would mean to express an ethic of compassion and care for the world.
Law and Christianity
208pp May. 2022 9781316649961 Paperback GBP 21.99 / USD 32.99 Jun. 2019 9781316510469 Hardback GBP 83.99 / USD 116 eISBN 9781108227049
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Catholic Social Teaching
a Volume of Scholarly essays Gerard V. Bradley | University of Notre Dame, Indiana A suitable text for graduate courses and upper level undergraduate seminars in religious ethics, moral theology and related subjects. Will be of interest to nearly anyone in the humanities or social sciences fields.
Law and Christianity
646pp May. 2022 9781108448345 Paperback GBP 32.99 / USD 49.99 Aug. 2019 9781316513606 Hardback GBP 126 / USD 163 eISBN 9781108630238
Clean Air at What Cost?
The rise of blunt Force regulation in china Denise Sienli van der Kamp | University of Oxford How can governments enforce urgent environmental policies that threaten key political and economic interests? This book highlights an unusual, top-down approach where the state forcibly destroys industries to reduce pollution. It examines why states use ‘blunt force regulation’ despite its severe social and economic consequences.
Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
300pp Jan. 2023 9781009152648 Hardback GBP 85 / USD 110 eISBN 9781009152655
Decoupling
Gender injustice in china’s Divorce courts Ethan Michelson | Indiana University, Bloomington Anyone interested in courts, judicial decisionmaking, family law, gender violence, and the limits and possibilities of the globalization of law will want to read this book about women’s struggles to divorce in China’s court system. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
572pp Mar. 2022 9781108487856 Hardback GBP 120 / USD 155 eISBN 9781108768177
Discounting Life
Necropolitical Law, culture, and the Long war on Terror Jothie Rajah Discounting Life shows how and why the war on terror has become permanent, de-democratizing, and planetary. Demystifying law and showing how news and entertainment media conditions us to be fearful and unquestioning, this book equips readers with the skills necessary to re-value life and re-claim law’s ideals and protections.
Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
300pp Sep. 2022 9781009074650 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 Sep. 2022 9781316513682 Hardback GBP 89.99 / USD 120 eISBN 9781009075848
Divorce and Democracy
a History of Personal Law in Post-independence india Saumya Saxena | University of Cambridge It captures the Indian state’s difficult dialogue with divorce, mediated largely through religion. By mapping the trajectories of marriage and divorce laws of Hindu, Muslim, and Christian communities in post-colonial India, it explores the dynamic interplay between law, religion, family, minority rights, and gender in Indian politics.
350pp Aug. 2022 9781108498340 Hardback GBP 95 / USD 125 eISBN 9781108653459
Gender, Property and Politics in the Pacific
who Speaks for Land? Rebecca Monson | Australian National University, Canberra Through close engagement with Solomon Islands, Rebecca Monson outlines how land disputes are multiscalar and entangled with gender, with implications for public authority and state formation. Drawing insights from law, geography and anthropology, Monson enriches debates about land tenure, gender inequality, ethno-territoriality and legal pluralism.
224pp Nov. 2022 9781108844802 Hardback GBP 85 / USD 110 eISBN 9781108953672
Global Pro Bono
causes, context, and contestation Scott L. Cummings | University of California, Los Angeles With pro bono initiatives identified in over 80 countries, now is a critical time to assess the growing importance of pro bono in civil justice systems. This book examines the forces shaping - and the contestation surrounding - its development within and across national contexts and is essential reading for those seeking to advance access to justice.
Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
350pp 4 b/w illus. 15 tables Apr. 2022 9781108476157 Hardback GBP 85 / USD 110 eISBN 9781108567251
Growth and Survival
an ecological analysis of court reform in Urban china Jonathan J. Kinkel | Arizona State University Introducing an innovative interdisciplinary framework to understand the complex reality of Chinese politics, this book shows how legal reforms emerge from the developments in both the public and private arenas. Drawing upon law, comparative politics, and sociology, this is an invaluable resource for readers from a range of disciplines.
250pp Jun. 2022 9781316514368 Hardback GBP 85 / USD 110 eISBN 9781009086868
Hate Speech in Japan
The Possibility of a Non-regulatory approach Shinji Higaki Freedom of speech and anti-racism are both fundamental values to any democratic society. Hate speech compels us to strike a balance between them. Japan has chosen not to regulate hate speech, but rather, to tackle it with non-regulatory measures, which is highly unique in the world.
524pp Aug. 2022 9781009256520 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 37.99 eISBN 9781108669559
Investment Treaties and the Rule of Law Promise
an examination of the internalisation of international commitments in asia N. Jansen Calamita This book will be of value to students and researchers in the fields of international law, international investment law, international relations, and political science. It will also be of particular interest to students and researchers interested in Asia because it examines the impact of international treaties on governance in Asia.
384pp Sep. 2022 9781009153010 Hardback GBP 95 / USD 125 eISBN 9781009152990
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Judges and Generals in the Making of Modern Egypt
How institutions Sustain and Undermine authoritarian regimes Mahmoud Hamad This cross-disciplinary book provides a historically grounded explanation for the rise and demise of authoritarianism. It is the first study of Egypt’s judicial institutions within a single analytical framework. It departs methodologically and epistemologically from previous studies and provides valuable insights into the future of politics in Egypt and beyond.
335pp 8 b/w illus. 5 tables May. 2022 9781108442442 Paperback GBP 23.99 / USD 35.99 Feb. 2019 9781108425520 Hardback GBP 88.99 / USD 126 eISBN 9781108559393
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Lactation at Work
expressed Milk, expressing beliefs, and the expressive Value of Law Elizabeth A. Hoffmann | Purdue University, Indiana This book shows legal scholars how a successful civil rights law creates effective change by helping labor activists and management personnel understand how to approach new accommodations and enabling workers to understand the possibilities for amelioration of workplace problems through internal negotiations and legal reforms.
Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
256pp Sep. 2022 9781108726498 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 34.99 Jul. 2021 9781108488549 Hardback GBP 85 / USD 110 eISBN 9781108770828
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Law and Identity in Israel
a century of Debate Nir Kedar | Bar-Ilan University, Israel This book analyzes the efforts to forge a progressive and ‘authentic’ Israeli law that would express Jewish identity, and in the process tackles the complex meaning of Judaism: as a religion, culture and nationality. It examines the challenges of transplanting Judaism in the laws of a modern state.
Cambridge Studies in Law and Judaism
238pp Jun. 2022 9781108735780 Paperback GBP 21.99 / USD 32.99 Nov. 2019 9781108484350 Hardback GBP 88.99 / USD 116 eISBN 9781108670227
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Law and the Party in China
ideology and Organisation Rogier J. E. H. Creemers | Universiteit Leiden This book is aimed at legal and political scholars and professionals. It will provide them with a coherent explanation of how law is conceived within its ideological context, and how the Chinese Communist Party uses it as part of its governance toolkit.
285pp Jul. 2022 9781108818919 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 34.99 Jan. 2021 9781108836357 Hardback GBP 85 / USD 110 eISBN 9781108864596
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Legal Scholarship for the Urban Core
From the Ground Up From the Ground Up | Northeastern University, Boston The problems of entrenched poverty and economic underdevelopment in American urban cores involve multiple overlapping challenges that have stymied consistent and long-term progress. Good laws, and good lawyering, can contribute enormously to overcoming these challenges. This book is for anyone concerned about the current state of American urban cores.
261pp May. 2022 9781108713146 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 34.99 Jul. 2019 9781108499125 Hardback GBP 88.99 / USD 116 eISBN 9781108615181 New iN PaPerback
Panes of the Glass Ceiling
The Unspoken beliefs behind the Law’s Failure to Help women achieve Professional Parity Kerri Lynn Stone | Florida International University More than fifty years of civil rights legislation and movements have not ended employment discrimination. This book reframes the discourse about the “glass ceiling” that women face by exploring unspoken beliefs underlying workplace behaviour and failures of the law that create the glass ceiling’s “panes” and “pains.”
257pp Apr. 2022 9781108446464 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 34.99 Feb. 2022 9781108427593 Hardback GBP 85 / USD 110 eISBN 9781108551793
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Policing for Peace
institutions, expectations, and Security in Divided Societies Matthew Nanes | Saint Louis University, Missouri This book is for researchers, students, and policymakers interested in policing and civil conflict. It is accessible to graduate and advanced undergraduate students. It provides novel evidence from Iraq and Israel, providing readers with an inside look at the way policing in each country has shaped societal conflict.
Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
256pp Jul. 2022 9781108969680 Paperback GBP 25.99 / USD 34.99 Nov. 2021 9781108839051 Hardback GBP 85 / USD 110 eISBN 9781108979580
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Policing the Womb
invisible women and the criminalization of Motherhood Michele Goodwin This book tells the hidden story of the criminalization of pregnant women, including how doctors reveal women’s confidential medical history to law enforcement and prosecutors, and how states increasingly enact laws that criminalize all manner of conduct during pregnancy.
337pp 1 b/w illus. Aug. 2022 9781108747592 Paperback GBP 14.99 / USD 19.95 Mar. 2020 9781107030176 Hardback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781139343244
Political Censorship in British Hong Kong
Freedom of expression and the Law (1842–1997) Michael Ng | The University of Hong Kong Challenging celebratory histories of the British legal regime in Hong Kong, this book uses archival sources to revisit political censorship. It shows that censorship was pervasive for much of the colonial period and offers a new perspective on how Hong Kong became a city that championed free speech by the late 1990s.
Law in Context
228pp Aug. 2022 9781108830027 Hardback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781108908580
Prosecuting Poverty, Criminalizing Care
Wendy A. Bach Through a detailed description of the devastating prosecutions of 120 women for ‘fetal assault,’ Prosecuting Poverty, Criminalizing Care provides a window into the ways in which, in poor communities, access to care is linked to punishment systems. The book is essential reading on U.S. poverty policy.
300pp Sep. 2022 9781108465533 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 Sep. 2022 9781108474832 Hardback GBP 79.99 / USD 105 eISBN 9781108693783
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Rights Claiming in South Korea
Celeste L. Arrington | George Washington University, Washington DC How do people claim rights in South Korea? This collection analyzes how rights are interpreted and acted upon via petitions, court claims, protest, media coverage, and counter-mobilization. It covers women, people with disabilities, workers, migrants, and sexual minorities, and the processes they navigate to protect and develop their rights.
360pp May. 2022 9781108810340 Paperback GBP 25.99 / USD 39.99 May. 2021 9781108841337 Hardback GBP 95 / USD 125 eISBN 9781108893947
Seeking Supremacy
The Pursuit of Judicial Power in Pakistan Yasser Kureshi | University of Oxford Using qualitative methods, this book shows how Pakistan’s judiciary shifted from deference to competition with the military, developing a framework that explains judicial-military relations in authoritarian and post-authoritarian states. It illuminates ongoing debates in the fields of law, political science, postcolonial and South Asian studies.
Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
234pp 6 b/w illus. 10 tables Sep. 2022 9781316516935 Hardback GBP 85 / USD 110 eISBN 9781009025515
The Abortion Act 1967
a biography of a Uk Law Sally Sheldon | University of Kent, Canterbury Innovatively using the concept of ‘biography’ to study law, this book explores continuity and change in the Abortion Act over time. Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews, it shows how various actors gave meaning to the Act and how the Act both shaped, and was shaped by, wider changes in UK society.
Law in Context
358pp Nov. 2022 9781108496384 Hardback GBP 95 / USD 125 eISBN 9781108677295
The Asian Law and Society Reader
culture, Power, Politics Lynette J. Chua | National University of Singapore Asian law and society research has rapidly expanded worldwide. This first-ever reader features original commentaries on key works, debates, and methods. For students and scholars interested in law, culture, politics, and society in Asian countries, it is an essential teaching tool for courses in law, social sciences, and justice studies.
450pp Nov. 2022 9781108818995 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 Nov. 2022 9781108836418 Hardback GBP 89.99 / USD 120 eISBN 9781108864824
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The Law of Political Economy
Transformation in the Function of Law Poul F. Kjaer | Copenhagen Business School The book develops the law of political economy as a new field of scholarly enquiry. Based on empirical insights from a wide range of areas, it provides a novel conceptual framework for studying conflicts and challenges in political economy contexts while outlining the contours of a new law of political economy.
422pp 1 table Aug. 2022 9781108717274 Paperback GBP 27.99 / USD 41.99 Apr. 2020 9781108493116 Hardback GBP 99.99 / USD 131 eISBN 9781108675635
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The Legal Process and the Promise of Justice
Studies inspired by the work of Malcolm Feeley Rosann Greenspan | University of California, Berkeley Malcolm Feeley is one of the founding giants of the law and society field, whose vast scholarship examines legal process from the inner workings of criminal courts to the possibility of prison reform. This volume offers essays by leading law and society scholars who reflect on, analyze, and expand Feeley’s scholarship.
Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
406pp May. 2022 9781108401975 Paperback GBP 27.99 / USD 41.99 Jun. 2019 9781108415682 Hardback GBP 83.99 / USD 116 eISBN 9781108234979
The Power of the Jury
Transforming citizens into Jurors Nancy S. Marder | Chicago-Kent College of Law Offering an alternative perspective of the jury process, this book argues that each stage transforms citizens into responsible jurors. It analyses each stage, from summons to post-verdict interview, showing how the stages fit together and demonstrating how the jury process equips jurors with the ability to perform their new role.
Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
225pp Sep. 2022 9781108704793 Paperback GBP 23.99 / USD 32.99 Sep. 2022 9781108483315 Hardback GBP 96 / USD 125 eISBN 9781108630009
