Hutchinson, Allan C., 1951-

Is eating people wrong? : great legal cases and how they shaped the world / Allan C. Hutchinson. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - xi, 247 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-230) and index.

In praise of great cases : the big, the bad and the goodly -- Is eating people wrong? : the law and lore of the sea -- Bearing witness : in support of the rule of law -- In the hunt : power, property, and possession -- Shades of Brown : a constitutional catharsis -- A snail in a bottle : nature, neighbors, and negligence -- An aboriginal title : the lie and law of the land -- Grinding at the mill : putting limits on agreements -- Of crimes and cautions : the rights and rites of investigation -- Coming up for air : the common law at 2010.

9780521188517 (pbk.) 9781107000377 (hbk.) 1107000378 (hbk.)

2010030831


Sociological jurisprudence.
Rule of law.
Law--Social aspects.
Common law.

K370 / .H88 2011

340/.115