Access and Privacy / the Steps Ahead

Ottawa, ON, Government of Canada, 1987. 1st printing. pp. 57, 63. 8vo. Sl. wear to printed card covers, date stamp, else very good cond,A commentary on the federal government's 'Access to Information Act' and 'Privacy Act'. Text printed in French and English. ISBN 0662554728. .

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Book number: 9900042403

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Keywords: Privacy;Press freedom;Right to know;;;;;;

An Act for the Better Suppressing of Theft Upon the Borders of England and Scotland, and for Discovery of High-Way Men and Other Felons. ; at the Parliament Begun at Westminster the 17th Day of September, an. Dom. 1656

London, Printed by Hen: Hills and John Field, printers to His Highness the Lord Protector, 1657. First edition. Wraps. pp. 9. Title page with ruled border. ESTC 30671. Contains instructions for Justices of the Peace to apprehend people suspected of crimes along the English-Scottish border, and jail them or send them to American plantations. .

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Book number: 082004

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Loi / Relative Aux Baux `a Loyer Des Maisons Occupees Par Les Bureaux Des Directions Des Vingtiemes / No. 449

Paris, L'Assemblee Nationale, 1791. 4to. Four pages of period rag content paper, printed on three sides,This is a authenticated copy of a law passed January 19, 1791 in Paris, by the National Assembly, and to which Royal Assent (Louis XVI) was given. Our copy is dated March 3, 1791, with the printed authorization of 'Lagarde, Secretaire-general' (Joseph-Jean Lagarde, 1755-1834; French lawyer, judge and administrator). It is certified by two individuals, who have signed in ink near the bottom of the third page. The names are not clear, but one appears to be 'Puening' and the other name begins with the letter 'D'. For a compilation of laws passed by the French National Assembly between 1789 to 1815 (including this one), see The French General Code, edited by J. Desenne, and published by in 1819 by Menard et Desenne. Smudge to bottom left corner, small perforation to bottom right corner; otherwise in excellent condition. Ill.: headpiece.

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Keywords: France;Revolution;Laws;;;;;; headpiece

Ordenanza de S.M. ; En Que Se Previene Y Establece El Recogimiento de Vagos Y Mal-Entretenidos Por Medio de Levas Anuales, Y Se Encarga á Las Justicias Ordinarias, Salas, Y Audiencias Criminales El Orden Judicial Que Deben Observar ; Y Los Quatro Depósitos, á Donde Deben Remitirse Los Que Fueren Aptos Para Las Armas, Etc.

Madrid, En la Imprenta de Pedro Marin, 1775. Stapled Wraps. pp. 24. 4to. Sewn pamphlet with library tape at fold. Creases, piece torn out of margin of last two pages. OCLC 504022200. .

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Book number: 084941

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Policing, Corrections and Security - Facts About Solicitor General Canada

Ottawa, ON, Solicitor General of Canada, 1988. 1st printing. pp. 20, 23. 8vo. Stapled card covers lightly worn, else in very good condition. A booklet 'intended to give Canadians an overview of the work of the Ministry in fulfilling its responsibilities for policing, corrections and security and strengthening the policing, corrections, and security systems.'. Text printed in both English and French. Date stamp to title page. ISBN 0662562569. .

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Keywords: Criminal law;Penology;Criminology;;;;;;

Temperance Et Intempérance

Montreal, Des Presses a Vapeur de Montigny & Compagnie, 1856. Paperback. pp. 86. 8vo. Blue paper wraps. Covers chipped at corners, some curling to page corners, contents unmarked, binding sound. OCLC 936849327. TPL 8522. In French. An early treatise on temperance in Canada. .

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Keywords: Temperance; alcoholism; Liquor laws; Law; legal history; physiological; abolition

Adler, Renata

Reckless Disregard; Westmoreland V. Cbs Et Al. ; Sharon V. Time

Delanco, NJ, The Notable Trials Library, 1994. Hardcover. pp. xxix, 243. 8vo. Bound in green quarter leather over green cloth, with gilt lettering to spine and decoration to boards. Ribbon page marker, gilded edges. Publisher's bookplate numbered 12572 with owner's name affixed to front free endpaper. Light general shelfwear; very good. 'This special edition has been privately printed for the members of The Notable Trials Library'. .

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Book number: 072946

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Keywords: Notable Trials; History of Law; American Law; Media

Alexander, James

The Case and Trial of John Peter Zenger; Printer of the New York Weekly Journal

New York, Notable Trials Library | Gryphon Editions, 1989. Hardcover. pp. 238. 8vo. Quarter-bound in burgundy leather. All edges gilt, with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and boards. Ribbon page marker, marbled endpapers. Publisher's bookplate numbered 12572 with previous owner's name affixed to half-title. Light shelfwear; else very good. 'This special edition has been privately printed for the members of The Notable Trials Library'. .

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Book number: 070448

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Keywords: Legal proceedings;Trials;Crime;

Archer, William

The Life, Trial, and Death of Franscisco Ferrer

New York, Notable Trials Library | Gryphon Editions, 2000. Hardcover. pp. 332. 8vo. Quarter-bound in dark blue leather. All edges gilt, with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and boards. Ribbon page marker, marbled endpapers. Publisher's bookplate numbered 12572 with previous owner's name affixed to title page. Lightest shelfwear; else very good+. 'This special edition has been privately printed for the members of The Notable Trials Library'. .

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Book number: 070452

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Keywords: Legal proceedings;Trials;Crime;

Arden, Mary

Common Law and Modern Society; Keeping Pace with Change Volume II

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2015. Hardcover. pp. 317. 8vo. Black binding with gilt lettering to spine. Light edgewear. Dustjacket lightly shelfworn; very good+. .

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Book number: 080155

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Keywords: Legal history; liberalism; legalism; legal reform

Arnaoutoglou, Ilias

Ancient Greek Laws: A Sourcebook

New York, Routledge, 1998. Paperback. pp. xxii, 164. 8vo. Light general shelfwear, very good. .

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Book number: 033372

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Arnot, Hugo, Esq

A Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland, from A.D. 1536, to 1784. With Historical and Critical Remarks

Edinburgh, William Smellie, for the author, 1785. Leather Bound. pp. xxiii, 400. 4to. Recent 1/2 leather with gilt lettering to spine. Minor edgewear, unusual endpapers, some spotting to first and last few pages, contents clean and readable, binding sound; overall very good. List of Subscribers; Preface; Table of Contents; Errata; Chapters on Treason, Leasing-Making, Parricide, Murder, Tumult Within Burgh, Piracy, Forgery, Breaking of Gardens, Incest, Adultery, Fornication, Blasphemy, Other Crimes Against Religion and the State, and Witchcraft; Conclusion; Appendix; Index. Omitted Subscribers list not included in this copy - ESTC T142881. .

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Book number: 078454

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Keywords: Trials; Cases; Scottish; Legal; History

Asbury, Herbert

The Gangs of Chicago; an Informal History of the Chicago Underworld

New York, Basic Books, 1986. Paperback. pp. xxv, 377, xix. 8vo. Black and white illustrations. Light shelfwear, remainder mark to bottom edge; very good. .

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Book number: 089055

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BAKER, J. H. (ed.)

Reports from the Lost Notebooks of Sir James Dyer Volume I and Volume II

London, The Selden Society, 1994. 1st edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. Each volume unmarked & in near fine condition (no dust wrapper). Volumes CIX and CX of the Society's publications. .

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Book number: 9900043927

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Keywords: Law reports;Legal;Courts;Judicial;English law;;;;

Barcott, Bruce

Weed the People; the Future of Legal Marijuana in America

New York, TIME Books, 2015. Paperback. 8vo. Very good+. .

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Book number: 058903

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