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The English Constitution - Walter Bagehot
The English Constitution - Walter Bagehot
- Author: Walter Bagehot
- Genre: Law / Political Science
The English Constitution is an extremely accessible work of political and legal science by Walter Bagehot, first published in serialized form in 1865-7. While some of his observations on the English system no longer apply to the modern...
The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 - International Committee of the Red Cross
The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 - International Committee of the Red Cross
- Author: International Committee of the Red Cross
- Genre: War & Military / Law
"This Convention represents the fourth updated version of the Geneva Convention on the wounded and sick following those adopted in 1864, 1906 and 1929. It contains 64 articles. These provide protection for the wounded and sick, but also for medical...
United States Constitution and Amendments - United States Government
United States Constitution and Amendments - United States Government
- Author: United States Government
- Genre: History / Law / Political Science
The Constitution is the charter of government and the supreme law of the United States of America. It was signed by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 17, 1787. The first 10 amendments, known as...
Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946: Vol. I - International Military Tribunal
Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946: Vol. I - International Military Tribunal
- Author: International Military Tribunal
- Genre: War & Military / Law / True Crime
Recognizing the importance of establishing for history an authentic text of the Trial of major German WWII war criminals, the International Military Tribunal, consisting of members from Great Britain, the USA, Russia, and France, directed the...
Use Of The Dead To The Living - Thomas Southwood Smith
Use Of The Dead To The Living - Thomas Southwood Smith
- Author: Thomas Southwood Smith
- Genre: Health & Fitness / Law / Medical
In 1827 Thomas Southwood-Smith published The Use of the Dead to the Living, a pamphlet which argued that the current system of burial in the United Kingdom was a wasteful use of bodies that could otherwise be used for dissection by the medical...
Civil Rights and Equal Protection Cases 1950-1960 - United States Supreme Court
Civil Rights and Equal Protection Cases 1950-1960 - United States Supreme Court
- Author: United States Supreme Court
- Genre: Law / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Landmark United States Supreme Court decisions focusing on civil rights and equal protection between 1950 and 1960. (summary by Kelli Robinson)...
The Law and Medical Men - Robert Vashon Rogers
The Law and Medical Men - Robert Vashon Rogers
- Author: Robert Vashon Rogers
- Genre: Law
The idea that in the library of nearly every practitioner in the professions of both Physic and Law there has been for some time a small gap among the books, which could be filled by a little work like this now submitted, has induced the author...
King and Baronage (A.D. 1135-1327) - William Holden HUTTON
King and Baronage (A.D. 1135-1327) - William Holden HUTTON
- Author: William Holden HUTTON
- Genre: War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Law
William Holden Hutton (1860-1930) was a British historian and Dean of Winchester Cathedral. In this slim volume, Hutton writes of the long period of feudal anarchy following the death of King Henry I in 1135, during which Henry's implacable...
Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election - Robert MUELLER
Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election - Robert MUELLER
- Author: Robert MUELLER
- Genre: Law / Political Science
The report from Robert Mueller's team reporting the results of investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential Election. This report was released on April 18, 2019. The recording is of the originally-released, redacted version. -...
United States Historical Documents - Various
United States Historical Documents - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Law / Modern (19th C)
The Articles of Confederation: On November 15th, 1777 The Articles of Confederation became the first constitution of the United States, though not yet ratified by the thirteen original colonies. Ratification of the Articles took place almost three...
Magna Carta Commemoration Essays - Various
Magna Carta Commemoration Essays - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Law / Middle Ages/Middle History
On 15th June 1215 the Magna Carta was sealed under oath by King John at Runnymede, on the bank of the River Thames near Windsor, England. 2015 is the 800th anniversary of this charter, which led eventually to the rule of constitutional law in...
A History of Our Own Times From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, Volume I - Justin McCarthy
A History of Our Own Times From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, Volume I - Justin McCarthy
- Author: Justin McCarthy
- Genre: War & Military / Law / Political Science
An engaging history of Great Britain in the heyday of Queen Victoria and of her empire by the liberal Irish Member of Parliament, Justin McCarthy. He brings us the larger than life personalities of the day, Victoria and Albert, Russell and Peel,...
Civil Rights and Equal Protection Cases 1856-1948 - United States Supreme Court
Civil Rights and Equal Protection Cases 1856-1948 - United States Supreme Court
- Author: United States Supreme Court
- Genre: Law
Landmark United States Supreme Court decisions focusing on civil rights and equal protection between 1856 and 1948....
England Since Waterloo - John Arthur Ransome MARRIOTT
England Since Waterloo - John Arthur Ransome MARRIOTT
- Author: John Arthur Ransome MARRIOTT
- Genre: War & Military / Law / Political Science
"England Since Waterloo" by Sir John Arthur Ransome Marriott (1859-1945) was first published in 1913 and went through many editions. The author taught history at Worcester College, Oxford for thirty-six years and served as a Conservative member of...
Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765) - William BLACKSTONE
Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765) - William BLACKSTONE
- Author: William BLACKSTONE
- Genre: Law / Political Science
The Commentaries on the Laws of England are an influential 18th century treatise on the common law of England by Sir William Blackstone, originally published by the Clarendon Press at Oxford, 1765-1769. The Commentaries were long regarded as the...
Practical Instruction for Detectives - Emmerson W. MANNING
Practical Instruction for Detectives - Emmerson W. MANNING
- Author: Emmerson W. MANNING
- Genre: Law
Having been connected for many years with two of the largest and most successful private detective agencies in this country, both as an operator and as an official, and having been requested to outline briefly and concisely the most modern and...
The Emancipation Proclamation - Abraham Lincoln
The Emancipation Proclamation - Abraham Lincoln
- Author: Abraham Lincoln
- Genre: War & Military / Law / Political Science
After having written and released an initial draft of this proclamation in September of 1862, minor changes were made and Lincoln signed it on January 1st, 1863. It declared free the slaves in 10 states not then under Union control, with exemptions...
The Constitution of Athens - Aristotle
The Constitution of Athens - Aristotle
- Author: Aristotle
- Genre: Law / Antiquity
The Constitution of Athens (Greek: Ἀθηναίων πολιτεία) was written by Aristotle or his student. The text was lost until discovered in the late 19th century in Egypt. Topics discussed include Solon's legislative reforms abolishing debt slavery and the...
Supreme Cases from 1803-2018 - United States Supreme Court
Supreme Cases from 1803-2018 - United States Supreme Court
- Author: United States Supreme Court
- Genre: Law / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
These cases involved questions that came before the Supreme Court that needed answers. The questions in order of appearance in this project are as follows.Does Congress have the power to pass laws that override the Constitution? What shall we do...
On Secret Service - William Nelson TAFT
On Secret Service - William Nelson TAFT
- Author: William Nelson TAFT
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction / Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers / Law
Detective-Mystery stories based on real cases solved by government agents. Created initially in 1865, the U.S. Secret Service continued to expand over the years, particularly following the assassination of President McKinley in 1901. The episodes in...
The Trial of Oscar Wilde (Dramatic Reading) - Anonymous
The Trial of Oscar Wilde (Dramatic Reading) - Anonymous
- Author: Anonymous
- Genre: Law
In 1895 Oscar Wilde was convicted of gross indecency and sentenced to two years' hard labor. This account of his two trials was compiled from the original shorthand court reports by an anonymous author. While a more complete account of the trial was...
The Riot Act - PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN
The Riot Act - PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN
- Author: PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN
- Genre: Law
The Riot Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1714, the first year of the reign of George I, and came into effect in August 1715. This was a time of widespread social disturbance, as the preamble describes; the Act sought to put an end to...
An Essay on Crimes and Punishments - Voltaire
An Essay on Crimes and Punishments - Voltaire
- Author: Voltaire
- Genre: Law
Beccaria's treatise On Crimes and Punishments, which condemns disproportionate and irrational penalties in general as well as torture and the death penalty, is said to mark the peak of Enlightenment in Milan. Its translations were widely read by...
What Prohibition Has Done to America - Fabian FRANKLIN
What Prohibition Has Done to America - Fabian FRANKLIN
- Author: Fabian FRANKLIN
- Genre: Law / Political Science
In What Prohibition Has Done to America, Fabian Franklin presents a concise but forceful argument against the Eighteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Beginning in 1920, this Amendment prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages...
Survivors' Tales of Famous Crimes - Walter WOOD
Survivors' Tales of Famous Crimes - Walter WOOD
- Author: Walter WOOD
- Genre: Law
In this anthology of true crime tales, editor Walter Wood interviews those who were touched by the crimes recounted, sometimes as an acquaintance of the deceased or criminal or in the course of their professional duties. This work provides a...
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 10 - Legal - Robert G. Ingersoll
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 10 - Legal - Robert G. Ingersoll
- Author: Robert G. Ingersoll
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Law
For those who like courtroom drama, here are Ingersoll’s Opening and Closing arguments on the most famous trials of his career--the Star Route Trials which stretched over 2 years, revealing high government corruption in the U.S. Post Office system's...
Tales Of The Royal Irish Constabulary - Unknown
Tales Of The Royal Irish Constabulary - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: Law / Modern (20th C)
The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC, simply called the Irish Constabulary 1836–67) was the armed police force of the United Kingdom in Ireland from the early nineteenth century until 1922. About seventy-five percent of the RIC were Roman Catholic and...
Jurisprudence - John SALMOND
Jurisprudence - John SALMOND
- Author: John SALMOND
- Genre: Law
"[This book] is written primarily for the use of those students of the law who are desirous of laying a scientific foundation for their legal education ; yet I hope that it will not be found destitute of interest by those lawyers whose academic...
The Copyright Question - George MORANG
The Copyright Question - George MORANG
- Author: George MORANG
- Genre: Law
This is a letter to the Toronto Board of Trade regarding Canadian copyrights. Morang requested an appearance before the Toronto Board of Trade but was denied. This is his letter in response. He wished to make clear his position. Summary by Esther....
The Spirit of Laws (Volume 1) - Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de
The Spirit of Laws (Volume 1) - Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de
- Author: Charles-Louis de Secondat baron de La Brède et de
- Genre: Law / Political Science / Early Modern
This audiobook covers Volume 1 (Books I to XIX) of "The Spirit of the Laws" (French: De "l'esprit des lois", also sometimes called "The Spirit of Laws"). Spirit of Laws is a treatise on political theory first published anonymously by Charles de...
The Public Orations of Demosthenes - Demosthenes
The Public Orations of Demosthenes - Demosthenes
- Author: Demosthenes
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Law
This book, originally published in two volumes, collects the most important complete public orations by Demosthenes, arguably the most famous Athenian orator, that we still have access to. Demosthenes was a Greek statesman and orator of ancient...
The Common Law - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The Common Law - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
- Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
- Genre: History / Law
A history and review of the common law in the United States. (summary by TB27)...
Crime, Its Causes and Remedies - Cesare Lombroso
Crime, Its Causes and Remedies - Cesare Lombroso
- Author: Cesare Lombroso
- Genre: Law / Political Science / Psychology
Published as the third volume in the Modern Criminal Science Series, Cesare Lombroso, renowned Italian criminologist, collected a wealth of information regarding the incidence, classification, and causes of crime. Crime calendars, the geography of...
Worker Classification: Employee Status Under the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the ABC Test - Jon Shimabukuro
Worker Classification: Employee Status Under the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the ABC Test - Jon Shimabukuro
- Author: Jon Shimabukuro
- Genre: Law
A brief summary of the standards for classifying workers as either employees or independent contractors under various federal labor laws and common-law tests. (Summary by Joanne Turner)...
The Law - Frédéric BASTIAT
The Law - Frédéric BASTIAT
- Author: Frédéric BASTIAT
- Genre: Law / Political Science
"The law perverted! The law—and, in its wake, all the collective forces of the nation. The law, I say, not only diverted from its proper direction, but made to pursue one entirely contrary! The law becomes the tool of every kind of avarice, instead...
The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States - Ida B. WELLS-BARNETT
The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States - Ida B. WELLS-BARNETT
- Author: Ida B. WELLS-BARNETT
- Genre: Law / Modern (19th C)
The purpose of the pages which follow shall be to give the record which has been made, not by colored men, but that which is the result of compilations made by white men, of reports sent over the civilized world by white men in the South. Out of...
The Mob Violence and the American Negro: My Experience in the Sunny South - Velley Lester
The Mob Violence and the American Negro: My Experience in the Sunny South - Velley Lester
- Author: Velley Lester
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Family & Relationships / Law
According to the author of the Preface, "Mr. Lester is also zealous to bring about a better relation and a better understanding between the white and black races. His denunciation against mob violence is bitter, but pleads for just treatment and a...
The Chronicles of America Volume 14 - Washington and His Colleagues - Henry Jones Ford
The Chronicles of America Volume 14 - Washington and His Colleagues - Henry Jones Ford
- Author: Henry Jones Ford
- Genre: History / Law / Political Science
This next volume of the Chronicles of American series investigates Washington's development in the day to day world the various dimensions of the newly conceived Federal government with a president, a congress, a supreme court, a cabinet (his own...
The Nature of the Judicial Process - Benjamin N. Cardozo
The Nature of the Judicial Process - Benjamin N. Cardozo
- Author: Benjamin N. Cardozo
- Genre: Law
Benjamin N. Cardozo, one of the most influential American justists of his era, served as the New York Court of Appeals Chief Justice, before joining the Supreme Court. His 1921 book The Nature of the Judicial Process, now considered a legal classic,...
The Jim Crow Car; Or, Denouncement of Injustice Meted Out to the Black Race - John Clay Coleman
The Jim Crow Car; Or, Denouncement of Injustice Meted Out to the Black Race - John Clay Coleman
- Author: John Clay Coleman
- Genre: Law / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Modern (19th C)
"My opposition to injustice, imposition, discrimination and prejudice, which have for many years existed against the colored people of the South, has led to this little book. In many parts of America the press has been furnished with “matter” for...