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Gunslinging justice examines gun violence in Western films and literature alongside changes in justifiable homicide and gun rights in the United
Produkt Gunslinging justice: The American culture of gun violence in Westerns and the law (Joyce Justin a.)(Pevná vazba) má EAN kód 9781526126160.
Gunslinging justice examines gun violence in Western films and literature alongside changes in justifiable homicide and gun rights in the United
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The privilege against self-incrimination is often represented in the case law of England and Wales as a principle of fundamental importance in the law of criminal procedure and evidence. Logically, recognition of a privilege against self-incrimination should mean that a person cannot be compelled
Preface.- Acknowledgement.- Introduction.- Chapter 1 Structure of the research.- Chapter 2 Transcultural diplomacy and international law.- PART I: HERITAGE AND CULTURE.- Chapter 3 Academic disciplines as Transcultural heritage: In defence of culture as cultivation.- Chapter 4 Octagon - The Quest
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