Jurisprudence and general issues

The state of South Australia was a British imperial construct, its borders determined by three straight lines, with no reference to the Aboriginal presence.The colonial process in South Australia began decades before formal annexation with unregulated...

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The former attorney general provides a candid account of his historic tenures serving two vastly different presidents, George H.W. Bush and Donald J. Trump.William Barr’s first tenure as attorney general under...

Easy to follow, fully illustrated. A must for all learner-drivers. Kerry O'Sullivan's simple manual, written from twenty years of on-the-job experience, is a commonsense practical guide for anyone who wants to learn to drive and for those who want to...

Hannah McGlade's new book bravely addresses the complex and fraught issue of Aboriginal child abuse. She argues that Aboriginal child sexual assault has been formed within the entrenched societal forces of racism, colonisation and patriarchy, yet cast in...

A collection of key dissenting and majority opinions from U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.During her 27 years as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg became well known for her strongly worded dissenting...

Times have changed, and lawyers must change with the times. Jurors have become experts in everything and suspicious of everyone, including lawyers and their hand-picked experts. Jurors are increasingly focused on the information and increasingly annoyed...

The focus of Construction Arbitration: The Advocate's Practical Guide is squarely on what you need to know to maximize your effectiveness in the arbitration context - your advance planning for the arbitration, your conduct as an advocate, your...

Faced with a constant stream of news reports of standoffs and confrontations, Canada's "reconciliation project" has obviously gone off the rails. In this series of concise and thoughtful essays, lawyer and historian Bruce McIvor explains why...

Lessons Learned from a Life on Trial is a must-read for new trial lawyers to reference again and again.The word "trial" comes from the 12th Century Gallo-Roman triare, meaning, "to separate out [the good] by examination."Daniel Small, an almost-teacher...

WithA Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, Kenneth A. Adams has created a uniquely in-depth survey of the building blocks of contract language. First published in 2004, it offers those who draft, review, negotiate, or interpret contracts an alternative...

Creating Restorative Learning Experiences OnlineTeaching, training, and gathering online has become a global norm since 2020. Restorative practitioners have risen to the challenge to shift restorative justice processes, trainings, and classes to virtual...

Table of Contents: An Introduction to Arbitration The Arbitration Presumption Arbitrability, Severability, and Delegation Choosing an Arbitrator Challenging Arbitrator Selection Virtual Hearings Discovery in Arbitration Third-Party Evidence Third Parties...

Incisive, compassionate, and revelatory reporting from America's death row, named a 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist for feature writing. An Atlantic Edition, featuring long-form journalism by Atlantic writers, drawn from contemporary articles or classic...

A law professor's memoir of his own ascendancy from prosecutor to influential legal thinker.From prosecuting murderers in Chicago, to arguing before the Supreme Court, to authoring more than a dozen books, Georgetown University law professor Randy...

In Legal Briefs: The Ups and Downs of Life in the Law, editor Roger Witten takes us behind the scenes of some of the most fascinating court cases of the last few decades, while introducing us to the sometimes strange, and sometimes comical situations...

This book examines the role of history in key Indigenous rights cases which occurred during the era of the Howard government, when Indigenous rights and the place of Aboriginal people in the national story were repudiated in a variety of government laws...

Her Honor Stories of Challenge and Triumph from Women JudgesEdited by Lauren Stiller RikleenAt a time when surveys reveal declining trust in our courts,this book offers reasons for hope and even pride. Her Honor features a collectionof personal stories...

This book introduces young lawyers to the art of trial advocacy. The author provides a historical context and shares engaging stories of exemplary trial lawyers throughout history. He then walks the reader through the role and qualities of the trial...