A rollicking collection of barely believable stories from five centuries of legal history
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Law is at the heart of every society protecting rights imposing duties & establishing a framework for the conduct of almost all social political & economic activity Despite this the law often seems a highly technical perplexing mystery with its antiquated & often impenetrable jargon obsolete procedures & endless stream of complex statutes & legislation In this Very Short Introduction Raymond Wacks introduces the major branches of the law describing what lawyers do & how courts operate & considers the philosophy of law & its pursuit of justice freedom & equality In this second edition Wacks locates the discipline in our contemporary world considering the pressures of globalization & digitalisation & the nature of the law in our culture of threatened security & surveillance ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

It is 1863 & as a reluctant Inspector of Vice Campbell Lawless undertakes a reckoning of London's houses of ill repute a shadowy netherworld of frayed glamour & double standards mesmerising & unspeakable by turns From the erotic booksellers of Holywell Street to the alleys of Haymarket he discovers backstreet cast-offs & casualties of the society bordellos & becomes fascinated by a musician who has established a foundation for fallen women But his inquiries draw the attention of powerful men who can be merciless in defending their reputations Lawless must unlock the heart of a clandestine network before he too is silenced ...

John Hillcoat (& The Road&) directs this crime thriller set in rural Virginia in the early 1930s adapted by musician-screenwriter Nick Cave from the biographical novel by Matt Bondurant the grandson of one of the main characters Brothers Jack & Forrest Bondurant (Shia La Beouf & Tom Hardy) set up as bootleggers but soon find themselves under threat from the authorities who want a cut of their profits in the form of &security money& A vicious turf war ensues as the brothers fight tooth & nail to retain their hard-won livelihood The supporting cast

Includes:: Mia Wasikowska Gary Oldman Guy Pearce Noah Taylor & Jessica Chastain

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John Hillcoat (The Road) directs this crime thriller set in rural Virginia in the early 1930s adapted by musician-screenwriter Nick Cave from the biographical novel by Matt Bondurant the grandson of one of the main characters Brothers Jack & Forrest Bondurant (Shia La Beouf & Tom Hardy) set up as bootleggers but soon find themselves under threat from the authorities who want a cut of their profits in the form of &security money& A vicious turf war ensues as the brothers fight tooth & nail to retain their hard-won livelihood The supporting cast

Includes:: Mia Wasikowska Gary Oldman Guy Pearce Noah Taylor & Jessica Chastain

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Brothers Sean & Tommy Donnelly live & work in modern day Texas Tommy has always been troubled & Sean has always been there to help him but when Tommy gets himself 6000 in debt there's not much Sean can do The money is owed to some very dangerous people & neither Sean nor Tommy has a spare dime Worse at every turn Tommy manages to find a way to exacerbate their already difficult position The situation escalates to the point where Sean is faced with a decision stand by his brother or give up on him once & for all Actors Beau Bridges Daniella Alonso Justin Arnold Patrick John Flueger Directors Sean Mc Ginly Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

Fire & Brimstone - Bootleggers Burnin& Hell - Bootleggers Sure & Nuff &N Yes I Do - Bootleggers Fire In the Blood - Bootleggers White Light White Heat - Bootleggers Cosmonaut - Bootleggers Fire In the Blood Snake Song - Bootleggers So You&ll Aim Toward the Sky - Bootleggers Fire In the Blood - Bootleggers Fire & Brimstone - Bootleggers Sure & Nuff &N Yes I Do - Bootleggers White Light White Heat
- Ralph Stanley End Crawl - Bootleggers Midnight Run
- Willie Nelson

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Burt Lancaster is an uncompromising lawman who defies the odds when he single-handedly confronts a gang of killers in this extraordinarily perceptive & action-packed tale of life & justice on the American frontier When Sabbath town-boss Vincent Bronson & his drunken ranch hands unwittingly kill & old man in Bannack everyone knows it was an accident Everyone that is except Bannack&s marshal Jered Maddox A tough no nonsense man of the law Maddox is determined to bring the killers to justice Trailing them back to Sabbath Maddox makes his intentions clear &I&m going to take these men back with me& he vows &or kill them where they stand& So when Bronson sends word that he wants to make a deal the inflexible Maddox refuses a decision that forces Bronson&s men to let their guns do the talking But Jered Maddox is not a man to back downhe&ll bring these desperate killers back to Bannack his way Dead or alive Actors Burt Lancaster Robert Ryan Lee J Cobb Sheree North Robert Duvall Albert Salmi JD Cannon John Mc Giver & Richard Jordan Director Michael Winner Certificate 15 years & over Year 1971 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English ; French ; German ; Italian ; Spanish
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Subtitles Danish ; Dutch ; English for the hearing impaired ; Finnish ; French ; Greek ; Norwegian ; Romanian ; Swedish Duration 1 hour & 34 minutes (approx)
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Heavily armored supremely weaponized & with it&s 4000cc V8 KT23 engine the Lawmaster is designed to dominate anything else on the streets of Mega-City One The Lawmaster is the Justice Department&s greatest advancement in law enforcement transportation 3 separate FX activated twin front guns with lights & sounds (cannon machine gun & grenade launcher) 2 FX activated motor sounds (start uprev & motor wind outgear change) Backlit Synitron GK13 onboard computer display 4 real working headlights 3 real working taillights 1 real working spot-light Real rubber-slick "bulletproof" tires Handcuff storage pod Free-rolling wheels Turning handle bars ...

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