The Emergency Sasquatch Ordinance: And Other Real Laws That Human Beings Have Actually Dreamed Up, Enacted, and Sometimes Even Enforced - Couverture souple

Underhill, Kevin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1627222693 ISBN 13 : 9781627222693

Editeur : American Bar Association, 2014

Synopsis

You'll find more than 200 unusual, bizarre, and absurd laws that seem too weird to be true, but are indeed true. The book begins with the laws of ancient Sumeria and Babylon, then moves on to the laws of the ancient Greeks and Romans, and also features some examples from medieval times. All the ancient laws discussed here are translations from languages other than English. As this book is for entertainment purposes, if you're looking for linguistic precision, you might want to adjust your monocle and head over to a more serious section of the bookstore, Señor Braniac. Most of the book is comprised of laws inflicted on the population of the United States. The book then concludes with a selection of modern(ish) laws from other countries, some of which have a legal system similar to that of the United States (the UK, Australia, New Zealand, etc.), some of which have a completely different tradition (Germany, China, Papua New Guinea), and some of which can barely be said to observe the rule of law" at all. Above all, all of the laws mentioned in this book are (or were) real. The author did research and everything, and has even provided citations in case you want to check his work.

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À propos de l?auteur

Kevin Underhill is an experienced litigator and has practiced in California since 2000. His legal commentaries have been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Wall Street Journal, The Recorder, The Daily Journal, and the law journal The Green Bag. Kevin is a contributor to Forbes.com and has also provided commentary for National Public Radio. He writes about unusual legal news and issues on his website, Lowering the Bar (www.loweringthebar.net), which the ABA Journal has named to its "Blawg 100" for two years in a row.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: American Bar Association
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1627222693
• ISBN 13: 9781627222693
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 362
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