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Law, politics and society in early modern England by Brooks, C. W.

Table of Contents: “…English history and the history of English law 1485-1642 -- Courts, lawyers and legal thought under the early Tudors -- The initiatives of the crown and the break from Rome -- Political realities and legal discourse in the later sixteenth century -- The politics of jurisdiction I: the liberty of the subject and the ecclesiastical polity 1560--c. 1610 -- The politics of jurisdiction II: multiple kingdoms and questions about royal authority -- The absoluta potestas of a sovereign and the liberty of the subject: law and political controversy in the 1620s -- The degeneration of civil society into a state of war 1629--1642 -- Law and 'community' -- The aristocracy, the gentry and the rule of law -- Economic and tenurial relationships -- The household and its members -- The person, the community and the state.…”
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Pioneer Jewish Texans by Ornish, Natalie

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to a people -- The adventurers : conquistadors and the search for freedom -- The soldiers : Jews in the battles for Texas independence -- The colonizers : opening Texas's lands west -- The statesmen : constructing a republic and a nation -- The ranchers : giants of Texas's great cattle herds -- The financiers : new frontiers in banking -- The wildcatters : from pipes to oil leases -- The humanitarian : Galveston and the gateway immigration movement -- The great merchants : some called them princes -- The significant merchants : laying the economic foundation for Texas's future -- The educators : the Paul Reveres of education -- The artists : vanguards in the arts -- The doctors and other healers : from the Alamo to the Nobel Prize -- The lawyers : justice for all.…”
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Private capital markets valuation, capitalization, and transfer of private business interests / by Slee, Robert T.

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Trumping religion the new Christian right, the free speech clause, and the courts / by Brown, Steven Preston

Table of Contents: “…The Bible and the bench : an introduction to new Christian right activism in the courts -- A perfect state of society : the emergence of conservative Christian public interest law -- One in purpose : the firms that litigate the new Christian right agenda -- "Incremental pragmatism" : legal strategies of the new Christian right -- Scaling the establishment wall : free speech and the Supreme Court's religion cases -- Pathbreakers and gatekeepers : the lower federal court response to the new Christian right -- Money, media, and (not so) gentle persuasion : new Christian right lawyers outside the courtroom -- Legal right or gospel tool? …”
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Forensic mental health assessment of children and adolescents

Table of Contents: “…Koocher -- Ten rules: how to get along better with lawyers and the legal system / William E. Foote --…”
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Forensic mental health assessment of children and adolescents

Table of Contents: “…Koocher -- Ten rules: how to get along better with lawyers and the legal system / William E. Foote --…”
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Real estate dealmaking a property investor's guide to negotiating / by Donohue, George F.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Negotiation versus successful negotiation -- The importance of being prepared -- Your negotiation plan -- Fundamentals of a negotiation -- Partners--the other half of you -- Bankers--keepers of the coin -- Brokers--finding the right ones for you -- Lawyers--caging the legal eagles -- Sellers--making them feel comfortable -- Contractors--construct a strategic plan -- Property managers--watch for differing goals -- Tenants--market to them well -- Buyers--taking the driver's seat -- A word about ethics -- Role-playing as negotiators -- Negotiating around the world--cultural nuances -- Appendix A: choices for organizational structure -- Appendix B: sample brokerage agreements -- Appendix C: form for purchasing property -- Appendix D: sample real estate management contract -- Appendix e: "good guy" guarantee form -- Appendix F: sample financial statement -- Appendix G: role-playing scripts -- Glossary of real estate terms.…”
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Real estate dealmaking a property investor's guide to negotiating / by Donohue, George F.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Negotiation versus successful negotiation -- The importance of being prepared -- Your negotiation plan -- Fundamentals of a negotiation -- Partners--the other half of you -- Bankers--keepers of the coin -- Brokers--finding the right ones for you -- Lawyers--caging the legal eagles -- Sellers--making them feel comfortable -- Contractors--construct a strategic plan -- Property managers--watch for differing goals -- Tenants--market to them well -- Buyers--taking the driver's seat -- A word about ethics -- Role-playing as negotiators -- Negotiating around the world--cultural nuances -- Appendix A: choices for organizational structure -- Appendix B: sample brokerage agreements -- Appendix C: form for purchasing property -- Appendix D: sample real estate management contract -- Appendix e: "good guy" guarantee form -- Appendix F: sample financial statement -- Appendix G: role-playing scripts -- Glossary of real estate terms.…”
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Earth Beings : Ecologies of Practice across Andean Worlds / by Cadena, Marisol de la

Table of Contents: “…Mariano's cosmopolitics : between lawyers and Ausangate -- Story 4. Mariano's archive : the eventfulness of the ahistorical -- Interlude 2. …”
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Earth Beings : Ecologies of Practice across Andean Worlds / by Cadena, Marisol de la

Table of Contents: “…Mariano's cosmopolitics : between lawyers and Ausangate -- Story 4. Mariano's archive : the eventfulness of the ahistorical -- Interlude 2. …”
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The people themselves popular constitutionalism and judicial review / by Kramer, Larry, 1958-

Table of Contents: “…In substance, and in principle, the same as it was heretofore : the customary constitution -- A rule obligatory upon every department : the origins of judicial review -- The power under the constitution will always be in the people : the making of the constitution -- Courts, as well as other departments, are bound by that instrument : accepting judicial review -- What every true republican ought to depend on : rejecting judicial supremacy -- Notwithstanding this abstract view : the changing context of constitutional law -- To preserve the constitution, as a perpetual bond of union : the lessons of experience -- A layman's document, not a lawyer's contract : the continuing struggle for popular constitutionalism -- As an American : popular constitutionalism, circa 2003 --Epilogue : judicial review without judicial supremacy.…”
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Information nation education and careers in the emerging information professions / by Stanton, Jeffrey M., 1961-

Table of Contents: “…Wanted : information professionals -- Information wants to be disorganized -- Doctor, lawyer, scientist, chief : every profession depends on information -- Horseshoes to biofuels : why technology development gets easier all the time -- Where's my job? …”
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Information nation education and careers in the emerging information professions / by Stanton, Jeffrey M., 1961-

Table of Contents: “…Wanted : information professionals -- Information wants to be disorganized -- Doctor, lawyer, scientist, chief : every profession depends on information -- Horseshoes to biofuels : why technology development gets easier all the time -- Where's my job? …”
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The people themselves popular constitutionalism and judicial review / by Kramer, Larry, 1958-

Table of Contents: “…In substance, and in principle, the same as it was heretofore : the customary constitution -- A rule obligatory upon every department : the origins of judicial review -- The power under the constitution will always be in the people : the making of the constitution -- Courts, as well as other departments, are bound by that instrument : accepting judicial review -- What every true republican ought to depend on : rejecting judicial supremacy -- Notwithstanding this abstract view : the changing context of constitutional law -- To preserve the constitution, as a perpetual bond of union : the lessons of experience -- A layman's document, not a lawyer's contract : the continuing struggle for popular constitutionalism -- As an American : popular constitutionalism, circa 2003 --Epilogue : judicial review without judicial supremacy.…”
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ADR principles and practice / by Brown, Henry J.

Table of Contents: “…Analysing ADR -- The dispute resolution toolkit : a process overview -- ADR philosophies and motivation : common values and differences -- Negotiations -- ADR and the courts -- Arbitration -- Contractual adjudication and other adjudicatory processes -- Mediation : general principles -- Mediation : practice overview -- Civil and commercial mediation -- Divorce and other family mediation -- Neighbourhood and community mediation -- Restorative justice and practices -- Workplace and employment dispute resolution -- Environmental and public issue mediation -- Mediator attributes, skills and roles -- Lawyers' role representing parties in mediation -- Non-binding evaluation ADR processes -- Hybrid processes : med-arb, arb-med, neutral fact-finding expert and ombudsman -- Collaborative processes -- Introduction to dispute resolution psychology -- Working with high conflict parties -- Confidentiality and privilege -- Ethics and values, fairness and power -- Online dispute resolution -- Jurisprudence, forum and law -- ADR regulation, training, funding and insurance -- Enforcement of ADR outcomes -- Future directions -- Appendix I. …”

Litigation services handbook the role of the financial expert /

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To Enlarge the Machinery of Government : Congressional Debates and the Growth of the American State, 1858–1891 / by Hoffer, Williamjames

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : "badly in detail but well on the whole": the second state -- Prologue : "the great, noisy, reedy, jarring assembly" : the Capitol, lawyers, and public space -- A "government of states" : sponsorship and the first debate on land grant colleges, 1858-1861 -- "The object of a democratic government" : sponsorship and supervision of agriculture and land grant colleges, 1861-1863 -- "A government of law" : sponsoring and supervising the freedmen, abandoned lands, and refugees, 1863-1865 -- The "twin pillars" of the state : the supervision and standardization of education and law enforcement, 1865-1876 -- "To change the nature of the government" : standardizing schooling and the civil service, 1876-1883 -- "What constitutes a state" : supervising labor and commerce, 1883-1886 -- "A system entirely satisfactory to the country" : standardizing labor and the courts, 1886-1891 -- Conclusion : "to answer our purposes, it must be adapted".…”
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Courting Failure : How Competition for Big Cases Is Corrupting the Bankruptcy Courts / by LoPucki, Lynn M.

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ADR principles and practice / by Brown, Henry J.

Table of Contents: “…Analysing ADR -- The dispute resolution toolkit : a process overview -- ADR philosophies and motivation : common values and differences -- Negotiations -- ADR and the courts -- Arbitration -- Contractual adjudication and other adjudicatory processes -- Mediation : general principles -- Mediation : practice overview -- Civil and commercial mediation -- Divorce and other family mediation -- Neighbourhood and community mediation -- Restorative justice and practices -- Workplace and employment dispute resolution -- Environmental and public issue mediation -- Mediator attributes, skills and roles -- Lawyers' role representing parties in mediation -- Non-binding evaluation ADR processes -- Hybrid processes : med-arb, arb-med, neutral fact-finding expert and ombudsman -- Collaborative processes -- Introduction to dispute resolution psychology -- Working with high conflict parties -- Confidentiality and privilege -- Ethics and values, fairness and power -- Online dispute resolution -- Jurisprudence, forum and law -- ADR regulation, training, funding and insurance -- Enforcement of ADR outcomes -- Future directions -- Appendix I. …”