The law book
(Book)
Contributors:
Chrisp, Peter, contributor.
Cock-Starkey, Claire, contributor.
Cowell, Frederick, contributor.
Cussans, Thomas, contributor.
Farndon, John, contributor.
Cock-Starkey, Claire, contributor.
Cowell, Frederick, contributor.
Cussans, Thomas, contributor.
Farndon, John, contributor.
Series:
Published:
New York : DK Publishing, 2020.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First American edition.
ISBN:
9780241410196, 0241410193, 0744020417, 9780744020410
Status:
Description
Why do we need laws? What rights are protected by law? When was forensic evidence first used in court? This book explores big questions like these, explaining the laws and legal precedents, and religious, political, and moral codes that have shaped the world we live in. Written in plain English, The Law Book cuts through the legal jargon and is packed with pithy explanations of the most important milestones in legal history, with step-by-step diagrams and witty illustrations that untangle knotty concepts.--
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Physical Desc:
336 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.
Language:
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
Why do we need laws? What rights are protected by law? When was forensic evidence first used in court? This book explores big questions like these, explaining the laws and legal precedents, and religious, political, and moral codes that have shaped the world we live in. Written in plain English, The Law Book cuts through the legal jargon and is packed with pithy explanations of the most important milestones in legal history, with step-by-step diagrams and witty illustrations that untangle knotty concepts.--,Amazon.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Chrisp, P., Cock-Starkey, C., Cowell, F., Cussans, T., Farndon, J., Parker, P., & Weeks, M. (2020). The law book. First American edition. New York, DK Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Peter, Chrisp et al.. 2020. The Law Book. New York, DK Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Peter, Chrisp et al., The Law Book. New York, DK Publishing, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Chrisp, Peter,, et al. The Law Book. First American edition. New York, DK Publishing, 2020.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t The beginnings of law 2100 BCE-500 CE. --|t Observe the words of righteousness: Early legal codes --|t This shall be an everlasting statue unto you: The ten commandments and Mosaic law --|t The mandate of heaven: Zhou dynasty China --|t The law of the sea: The Lex Rhodia --|t The art of ruling well: Confucianism, Daoism, and legalism --|t This shall be binding by law: The twelve tables --|t Law is master of the rulers: Plato's laws --|t True law is right reason: Aristotle and natural law --|t A person is liable for wrongful damage: the Lex Aquilia --|t The sacred laws of the castes: The Arthashastra and the Manusmriti --|t We cultivate the virtue of justice: Ulpian the Jurist --|t Justice, truth, and peace: The Mishnah and the Talmud --|t Walk in the way of righteousness: The origins of canon law --|t Law in the middle ages 500-1470. --|t Is God a just judge?: Trial by ordeal and combat --|t A divine law and a traced-out way: The Koran --|t No yard of land was left out: The Domesday Book --|t An accusation cannot be repeated: Gratian's Decretum --|t Speak the truth: The Assize of Clarendon --|t To none will we deny or delay right or justice: Magna Carta --|t Every law is ordained to the common good: Thomas Aquinas --|t The merchant's companion: The Lex Mercatoria --|t Empire and enlightenment 1470-1800 --|t Protection for any ingenious device: The Venetian Patent Statute --|t A boundary from pole to pole: The Treaty of Tordesillas --|t All governors shall every poor person: The Poor Laws --|t Peace is glorious and advantageous: Grotius's On the Law of War and Peace --|t Thy grave error and transgression: The trial of Galileo Galilei --|t A turning point in the history of nations: The Peace of Westphalia --|t Tyrant, traitor, murderer: The trial of Charles I --|t All slaves shall be held to be real estate: Slave codes --|t The rights and liberties of the subject: The Glorious Revolution and the English Bill or Rights --|t Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live: The Salem witch trials --|t The author shall have the sole right of printing: The Statute of Anne --|t A grand society of nations: Vattel's The Law of Nations--|t The most important book in the history of common law: Blackstone's Commentaries --|t This constitution shall be the supreme law of the land: The US Constitution and Bill of Rights --|t Men are born and remain free and equal in rights: The Declaration of the Rights of Man |
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t The rise of the rule of law 1800-1945 --|t Justice under the Constitution: The US Supreme Court and judicial review --|t Every Frenchman shall enjoy civil rights: The Napoleonic Code --|t Let the oppressed go free: The abolition of the Slave Trade Act --|t Purity, activity, vigilance, and discretion: The Metropolitan Police Act --|t All contracts by way of gaming shall be null and void: The Gaming Act --|t Bound to do no injury to fellow creatures: The Cruelty to Animals Act --|t The damages should be fairly considered: Hadley v. Baxendale --|t Who can condemn the women in this book?:The Madame Bovary trial --|t To take a life is revenge, not justice: The abolition of the death penalty --|t Even war has rules: The Geneva Conventions --|t The rights of every worker: The Trade Union Act --|t The Nordic nations are branches of a tree: Scandinavian cooperation --|t Evil customs of the past shall be broken off: The Charter Oath --|t It is justifiable, but not for detestable curiosity: The "Vivisection Act" --|t The state will care for the victims of industry: The Workers' Accident Insurance System --|t No necessity could justify killing: The Queen v. Dudley and Stephens --|t Where we are is our property: The St. Catherine's milling case --|t Free and unfettered competition: The Sherman Antitrust Act --|t The laws, rights, and duties of war: The Hague Conventions --|t A separate legal personality: Salomon v. Salomon & Co. Ltd. --|t Factories are literally death traps: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire --|t The war against monopoly: The Federal Trade Commission --|t Illegal evidence is fruit of the poisonous tree: The exclusionary rule --|t Power is the ballot: The Representation of the People Act --|t He shall not eat who does not work: The Russian Constitution --|t We want a peace which will be just: The Treaty of Versailles --|t A duty of care: Donoghue v. Stevenson --|t Deadly weapons must be regulated: The National Firearms Act --|t From a democracy to a dictatorship: The Nuremberg Laws |
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t A new international order 1945-1980. --|t New evils require new remedies: The Nuremberg trials --|t Genocide is a violation of the laws of humanity: The Genocide Convention --|t The architects of the better world: The United Nations and International Court of Justice --|t A safer world: INTERPOL --|t All are equal before the law: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights --|t The right to liberty and security: The European Convention on Human Rights --|t A court with unparalleled power: The European Court of Justice --|t The sister nations have grown together: The Helsinki Treaty --|t Let us step back from the shadows of war: The Partial Test Ban Treaty --|t My children will not be judged by the color of their skin: The Civil Rights Act --|t The right to remain silent: Miranda v. Arizona --|t The foundation of freedom, justice, and peace: The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights --|t End the blame game: No-fault divorce --|t The safety and welfare of witnesses: The Federal Witness Protection Program --|t The right of a woman to decide: Roe v. Wade --|t Nothing is more priceless than animal life: The Endangered Species Act --|t Law in the modern age 1980-present. --|t Boundless, priceless, and threatened: The World Network of Biosphere Reserves --|t It is to justice what the telescope is for the stars: DNA testing --|t Empower the watchdogs of wrongdoing: The Whistleblower Protection Act --|t Together we have overcome. Together we shall overcome: The Americans with Disabilities Act --|t A world free of chemicals: The Chemical Weapons Convention --|t To open trade for the benefit of all: The World Trade Organization --|t When does life begin?: The Dickey-Wicker Amendment --|t Every parent should have the right to know: Megan's Law --|t If creativity is a field, copyright is a fence: The WIPO Copyright Treaty --|t The landmine does not recognize peace: The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention --|t Patients, not criminals: The Portuguese drug strategy --|t Marriage should be open to all: Same-sex marriage --|t Compassion is not a crime: Euthanasia --|t The cause of all humanity: The International Criminal Court --|t Doping destroys fair play: The International Convention Against Doping in Sport --|t The battle against climate change: The Kyoto Protocol --|t It's sport against these people: The Match-fixing Task Force --|t The right to be forgotten: Google Spain v. AEPD and Mario Costeja González --|t A free and open internet: The Open Internet Order --|t It's not about the money. It is about equality: Equal pay certification. |
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