administration of justice

Herman Melville's classic novel "Billy Budd, Sailor," with introduction, chronology of the author's life, timeline of events, critical analysis, explanatory and textual notes, and discussion questions.

Alphabetically arranged entries provide brief overviews of various aspects of the United States legal system, from jury duty to witnesses, plus a glossary, a bibliography, and listings of legal assistance organizations and state bar associations.

Contains 843 articles, arranged alphabetically, on a wide variety of American justice topics, including Supreme Court cases, federal legislation, civil justice, the criminal justice system, types of crime, legal terms, personages, organizations, historical events, and contemporary justice issues.

Contains 843 articles, arranged alphabetically, on a wide variety of American justice topics, including Supreme Court cases, federal legislation, civil justice, the criminal justice system, types of crime, legal terms, personages, organizations, historical events, and contemporary justice issues.

Contains 843 articles, arranged alphabetically, on a wide variety of American justice topics, including Supreme Court cases, federal legislation, civil justice, the criminal justice system, types of crime, legal terms, personages, organizations, historical events, and contemporary justice issues.

Discusses women who participated in litigation and the legal process during sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England, describing the rights of women under different jurisdictions and how female litigants used the law, and examining the language and tactics women used to plead within a national equity court.

Introduces readers to controversies in the law, presenting arguments from legal scholars, judges, and commentators.

Contains 843 articles, arranged alphabetically, on a wide variety of American justice topics, including Supreme Court cases, federal legislation, civil justice, the criminal justice system, types of crime, legal terms, personages, organizations, historical events, and contemporary justice issues.

Examines the ways in which laws and punishment were administered during the Middle Ages, and describes various crimes, Medieval prisons, courts, and much more.

Placed under a temporary restraining order for torching her former boyfriend's car, seventeen-year-old Rosie embarks on a cross-country car trip from New Jersey to Arizona while waiting for her court appearance.