LibriVox Audio Books Catalog (Page 6)

~ BOOK THE FIRST ~The Commentaries on the Laws of England are an influential 18th century treatise on the common law of England by Sir Willi…

The Emancipation Proclamation

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Abraham Lincoln

After having written and released an initial draft of this proclamation in September of 1862, minor changes were made and Lincoln signed it …

Survivors' Tales of Famous Crimes

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Walter Wood

In this anthology of true crime tales, editor Walter Wood interviews those who were touched by the crimes recounted, sometimes as an acquain…

An Essay on Crimes and Punishments

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Voltaire

Beccaria's treatise On Crimes and Punishments, which condemns disproportionate and irrational penalties in general as well as torture and th…

Practical Instruction for Detectives

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Emmerson W. Manning

Having been connected for many years with two of the largest and most successful private detective agencies in this country, both as an oper…

Constitución Española de 1978

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Las Cortes Y El Pueblo Español

Constitución vigente en España actualmente, fruto de la Transición a la democracia tras la muerte de Francisco Franco. …

What Prohibition Has Done to America

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Fabian Franklin

In What Prohibition Has Done to America, Fabian Franklin presents a concise but forceful argument against the Eighteenth Amendment of the U.…

An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

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Jeremy Bentham

Jeremy Bentham's Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, a classic text in modern philosophy and jurisprudence, first publ…

Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nu…

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International Military Tribunal

Recognizing the importance of establishing for history an authentic text of the Trial of major German WWII war criminals, the International …

Civil Rights and Equal Protection Cases 1950-1960

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United States Supreme Court

Landmark United States Supreme Court decisions focusing on civil rights and equal protection between 1950 and 1960. (summary by Kelli Robins…

The Trial of Oscar Wilde (Dramatic Reading)

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Anonymous

In 1895 Oscar Wilde was convicted of gross indecency and sentenced to two years' hard labor. This account of his two trials was compiled fro…

Essay on the Trial by Jury

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Lysander Spooner

FOR more than six hundred years that is, since Magna Carta, in 1215 there has been no clearer principle of English or American constitutiona…

Magna Carta Commemoration Essays

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Various

On 15th June 1215 the Magna Carta was sealed under oath by King John at Runnymede, on the bank of the River Thames near Windsor, England. 20…

The Riot Act

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Parliament Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britain

The Riot Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1714, the first year of the reign of George I, and came into effect in August 1715. Thi…

The Law

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Frédéric Bastiat

"The law perverted! The law—and, in its wake, all the collective forces of the nation. The law, I say, not only diverted from its prope…

Jurisprudence

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John Salmond

"[This book] is written primarily for the use of those students of the law who are desirous of laying a scientific foundation for their…

The Federalist Papers (version 2)

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Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison

“The Federalist Papers” are a collection of 85 linked essays that explain the construction of the U.S. government and why it was built that …