Is eating people wrong? : great legal cases and how they shaped the world / Allan C. Hutchinson.

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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

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1st edition

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78458

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Sociological jurisprudence.

Rule of law.

Law -- Social aspects.

Common law.

Contents:

1. In praise of great cases : the big, the bad and the goodly

2. Is eating people wrong? : the law and lore of the sea

3. Bearing witness : in support of the rule of law

4. In the hunt : power, property, and possession

5. Shades of Brown : a constitutional catharsis

6. A snail in a bottle : nature, neighbors, and negligence

7. An aboriginal title : the lie and law of the land

8. Grinding at the mill : putting limits on agreements

9. Of crimes and cautions : the rights and rites of investigation

10. Coming up for air : the common law at 2010.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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9780521188517

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xi, 247 p. : ill. ; 23 cm