Tort, custom, and karma : globalization and legal consciousness in Thailand / by Engel, David M., Engel, Jaruwan S., ACLS Humanities Ebook

Subjects: “…Torts Thailand.…”
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The accidental republic : crippled workingmen, destitute widows, and the remaking of American law / by Witt, John Fabian, ACLS Humanities Ebook

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Crippled workingmen, destitute widows, and the crisis of free labor -- The dilemmas of classical tort law -- The cooperative insurance movement -- From markets to managers -- Widows, actuaries, and the logics of social insurance -- The passion of William Werner -- The accidental republic -- Conclusion.…”
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The law of the Commonwealth and Chief Justice Shaw / by Levy, Leonard W. (Leonard Williams), 1923-2006, ACLS Humanities Ebook

Table of Contents: “…Lemuel Shaw : the pre-Court years -- Chief Justice : appointment and judicial character -- The Unitarian controversy : church, state, and court -- Satan's apostle and freedom of conscience -- The law of freedom : emancipating slaves in transit -- The fugitive slave law : remanding runaways -- Segregation : origin of the "separate but equal" doctrine -- The formative period of railroad law : eminent domain and the public works doctrine -- The formative period of railroad law : common carrier liabilities and torts -- Labor law : the fellow-servant rule -- Labor law : trade unions and criminal conspiracy -- Criminal law : murder, madness, and malice -- The police power : state regulation and judicial self-restraint -- Constitutional limitations : judicial review and the contract clause -- Constitutional limitations : criminal justice and the rights of the accused -- Three decades of law and society : résumé and conclusions.…”
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Litigation and inequality : federal diversity jurisdiction in industrial America, 1870-1958 / by Purcell, Edward A., ACLS Humanities Ebook

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