{"product_id":"is-killing-people-right-more-great-cases-that-shaped-the-legal-world-paperback-9781107560888","title":"Is Killing People Right?; More Great Cases that Shaped the Legal World (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107560888","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIs Killing People Right?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMore Great Cases that Shaped the Legal World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines how the common law works through profiles of eight great cases.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAllan C. Hutchinson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107560888, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 April 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e172 pages, 24 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 13.9 x 1 cm, 0.22 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Great cases' are those judicial decisions around which the common law pivots. In a sequel to the instant classic Is Eating People Wrong?, this book presents eight new great cases from the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. Written in a highly accessible yet rigorous style, it explores the social circumstances, institutions (lawyers, judges and courts) and ordinary people whose stories shaped the law. Across the courts' diverse and uncoordinated attempts to adapt to changing conditions and shifting demands, it shows the law as the living, breathing and down-the-street experience it really is. Including seminal cases in end of life, abortion and equal rights, this is an ideal introduction for students to legal history and jurisprudence.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction: on the road (again)\u003cbr\u003e 2. Is killing people right? Law and the end of life\u003cbr\u003e 3. Oil on troubled waters: the consequences of civil liability\u003cbr\u003e 4. The politics of law: cats, pigeons and old chestnuts\u003cbr\u003e 5. The companies we keep: the moralities of business\u003cbr\u003e 6. Fifty shades of Brown: consent and the criminal law\u003cbr\u003e 7. Putting up a defence: sex, murder and videotapes\u003cbr\u003e 8. Wade-ing into controversy: a case of accidental activism\u003cbr\u003e 9. Playing a different tune: fairness in deal-making\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conclusion: surfing the tides.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Legal history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Legal history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Legal%20history%20%5BLAZ%5D%22\"\u003eLAZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000643440920,"sku":"9781107560888","price":22.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107560888i_cdbf9054-077b-4247-b07f-1ac225242118.jpg?v=1696766239","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/is-killing-people-right-more-great-cases-that-shaped-the-legal-world-paperback-9781107560888","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}