Law audiobooks
Manual do Benefício Assistencial de Prestação Continuada - Abridged
By: Rodrigo Zacharias
Narrated by: Voz Sintética
Length: 11 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: Yes
O livro aborda o benefício assistencial de prestação continuada – BPC devido a pessoas idosas e pessoas com deficiência, previsto no art. 203, V, da Constituição Federal, e no art. 20 da Lei n. 8.742/93. Antes, trata do papel da seguridade social em face do problema da pobreza dos vulneráveis e discorre sobre os assuntos pertinentes ao assunto:... Read more
View audiobookChildren of the State
By: Jeff Hobbs
Narrated by: George Newbern, Landon Woodson, Aven Shore & An...
Length: 12 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
From the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace comes “an eye-opening, fully humanizing, deeply affecting look at the often-misunderstood juvenile justice system and its inhabitants—young people of earnestness, disappointment, hope, and resilience” (Booklist, starred review).
For many kids, a... Read more
Roe
By: Mary Ziegler
Narrated by: Chelsea Stephens
Length: 6 hours
Abridged: No
The leading US expert on abortion law charts the many meanings associated with Roe v. Wade during its fifty-year historyWhat explains the insistent pull of Roe v. Wade? Abortion law expert Mary Ziegler argues that the US Supreme Court decision, which decriminalized abortion in 1973 and was overturned in 2022, had a hold on us that was not simply... Read more
View audiobookDirty Laundry
By: Lily Arthur
Narrated by: Lily Arthur
Length: 10 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
At seventeen years old, Lily Arthur was caught between an era of women's liberation and the draconian ideology that young women should be punished for deviating from society's 'moral codes'.
For the 'crime' of being pregnant, Lily was forcibly taken from the man she planned to marry and incarcerated in Brisbane Watch House before being sent to... Read more
Lawfare
By: Geoffrey Robertson
Narrated by: Geoffrey Robertson
Length: 4 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
How Russians, the Rich and the Government Try to Prevent Free Speech and How to Stop Them. ‘ESSENTIAL’ Amal Clooney‘AUTHORITATIVE’ Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC‘IMPORTANT ’Baroness Helena Kennedy KC‘COULD HARDLY BE MORE TIMELY’ Alan Rusbridger The British tradition of “free speech” is a myth. From... Read more
View audiobookBendito inquilino! - Abridged
By: Ester Santos de Almeida
Narrated by: Voz Sintética
Length: 35 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Um guia leve e prático com dicas sobre locações de imóveis, baseado na minha experiência como corretora de imóveis!!! Onde relato situações inusitadas que passei durante anos. Onde abordo os erros que os locadores de imóveis jamais devem cometer, se quiserem ter sucesso no mercado de aluguéis! Read more
View audiobookCredible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers
By: Deborahh Tuerkheimer
Narrated by: Courtney Patterson
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
In this milestone book, a previous examiner, legitimate master, and driving expert on sexual viciousness looks at why we are prepared to distrust charges of sexual maltreatment — and how we can change a culture and a general set of laws organized to excuse informers
Sexual offense allegations flash contending claims: her statement against his.... Read more
The Constitution of Our Country
By: Frank A. Rexford & Clara L. Carson
Narrated by: Hillary Huber & Stephen Bowlby
Length: 3 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
More relevant than ever to our everyday lives, the US Constitution, the foundation of our democratic republic, comes alive in this simple and easy-to-understand short audiobook. Originally published for high schools in the City of New York in 1924, The Constitution of Our Country combines the original document, narrated by Hillary Huber, and... Read more
View audiobookRikers
By: Graham Rayman & Reuven Blau
Narrated by: Nathan Agin, Jonathan Beville, Nancy Bober, Gis...
Length: 15 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • A shocking, groundbreaking oral history of the infamous Rikers jail complex and an unflinching portrait of injustice and resilience told by the people whose lives have been forever altered by it
“This mesmerizing and gut-wrenching book shows the brutal realities that tens of thousands of people have been forced... Read more
FDR's Gambit
By: Laura Kalman
Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
Length: 15 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
In the past few years, liberals concerned about the prospect of long-term conservative dominance of the federal courts have revived an idea that crashed and burned in the 1930s: court packing. Today's court packing advocates have run into a wall of opposition, with most citing the 1930s episode as one FDR's greatest failures. In early 1937,... Read more
View audiobookJustiça Restaurativa pela lente de uma Magistrada - Abridged
By: Carolina Valões
Narrated by: Equipe MultiCast
Length: 7 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: Yes
O livro trata da política judiciária da Justiça Restaurativa (JR) e sua aplicação nos crimes cometidos com violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher. A autora, que é Juíza do Tribunal de Justiça de Alagoas (TJAL) e coordenou o Núcleo de JR do referido Tribunal entre 2018 e 2021, apresenta o panorama detalhado da implementação da política no... Read more
View audiobookThe Riders Come Out at Night
By: Ali Winston & Darwin BondGraham
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 19 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
From the Polk Award–winning investigative duo comes “a meticulously researched and enraging account” (Shane Bauer, New York Times bestselling author) of the systematic corruption and brutality within the Oakland Police Department, and the more than two-decades-long saga of attempted reforms and explosive scandals.
No municipality has been under... Read more
O uso de dados pessoais pelo setor público e as administrações tributárias no contexto da LGPD - Abridged
By: José Valmi Brito
Narrated by: Voz Sintética
Length: 3 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Esta obra busca levar aos leitores primeiramente um breve conhecimento das leis que balizam a proteção de dados e o acesso a informações no país. No segundo momento, mostra um comparativo do que trazem as leis brasileiras diante daquelas que surgiram primeiramente em outros países, fazendo com que o leitor possa analisar o que uma traz de bom... Read more
View audiobookTHE JANUARY 6 REPORT
By: The January 6 Select Committee & The New York T...
Narrated by: Luke Broadwater, Cindy Kay & Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 24 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
FROM THE PULIZTER-PRIZE WINNING STAFF OF THE NEW YORK TIMES, this edition of THE JANUARY 6 REPORT offers the definitive record of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, with exclusive reporting, eyewitness accounts and analysis.
Listen to the report from the select committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, with accompanying... Read more
Black Lives, White Law
By: Russell Marks
Narrated by: David Soncin
Length: 12 hours
Abridged: No
How and why Australia's legal system fails Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Indigenous Australians are the most incarcerated people on the planet. Indigenous men are fifteen times more likely to be locked up than their non-Indigenous counterparts; Indigenous women are twenty-one times more likely.
Featuring vivid case studies and... Read more
The Plea of Innocence
By: Tim Bakken
Narrated by: Gary Bennett
Length: 7 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
The Plea of Innocence offers a fundamental reform of the adversarial system: plausibly innocent people may now plead innocent and require the government to search for exonerating facts; in return, they will be required to waive their right to remain silent, speak to government agents, and participate in a search for truth.
While almost all the... Read more
Under the Lilacs
By: Louisa May Alcott
Narrated by: Tara Dow
Length: 8 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Under the Lilacs is a tale of friendship and adventure from celebrated author Louisa May Alcott. When sisters Bab and Betty Moss decide to have a tea party one spring morning, little did they know a strange and talented dog and a bedraggled circus run-away would come into their lives. Ben Brown is believed to be orphaned. With no family to... Read more
View audiobookOn Account of Sex
By: Philippa Strum
Narrated by: Lisa S. Ware
Length: 7 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
Before she became the "Notorious R.B.G." famous for her passionate dissents while serving as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg made her most significant contributions as a lawyer who litigated cases on gender equality before the high court in the 1970s. Beginning with Reed v. Reed (1971)—for which... Read more
View audiobookAmbedkar's Preamble: A Secret History of the Constitution of India
By: Akash Singh Rathore
Narrated by: Derek Denzil
Length: 7 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
On 26 January 1950, the Constitution of India was adopted formally and came into effect. Its preamble set out in brief the enlightened values it enshrined and hoped to engender. In a radical shift from mainstream constitutional history, this book establishes Dr B.R. Ambedkar's irrefutable authorship of the preamble by uncovering the intellectual... Read more
View audiobookDa utilização da inteligência artificial nas execuções fiscais no Brasil - Abridged
By: Pedro Henrique Moreira Simões
Narrated by: Voz Sintética
Length: 2 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Não há consenso em relação ao conceito de inteligência artificial, tema central da presente obra, que apresenta uma abordagem a respeito da inteligência artificial (IA) e sua utilização relacionada ao sistema judiciário a partir de conceitos e de considerações gerais sobre esse tema, desde o seu surgimento até a sua consolidação como fenômeno... Read more
View audiobookDireitos Fundamentais aos Refugiados Venezuelanos - Abridged
By: Jinny Bitar
Narrated by: Voz Sintética
Length: 3 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Esta obra trata dos contextos de migração quanto aos direitos fundamentais dos refugiados venezuelanos. Com o aumento do número de imigrantes e refugiados venezuelanos no Brasil, que, em sua maioria, ingressam no território nacional pelo Município de Pacaraima, na região fronteiriça do Estado de Roraima, houve o aumento de algumas situações de... Read more
View audiobookThe Joy of the Disinherited
By: Kevin Dedner
Narrated by: Dr. Jeff “Giovanni” Flanigan
Length: 4 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
Could being Black in America make you sick? Over the last decade, Kevin Dedner has been on a mission to explore this powerful and troubling question, shining an unconventional spotlight on the impact of racism on mental health. In his debut book, The Joy of the Disinherited, Dedner articulates his call for urgent change: We must knock down the... Read more
View audiobookAcesso à justiça - Abridged
By: José Valmi Brito
Narrated by: Voz Sintética
Length: 2 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Acesso à justiça: democracia e desenvolvimento traz à tona a reflexão sobre a importância de se ter um acesso à justiça célere e igualitária, tratando sobre a desburocratização do judiciário e carregando um olhar social sobre o tema. O livro é escrito de forma leve e muito profunda sobre a necessidade de se ter uma justiça que atenda a todos... Read more
View audiobookThe New Goliaths
By: James Bessen
Narrated by: Mack Sanderson
Length: 8 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
An approach to reinvigorating economic competition that doesn’t break up corporate giants, but compels them to share their technology, data, and knowledge
“Bessen is a master of unpacking the nuances of a complex array of interrelated trends to build a coherent story of how the promise of the democratized Internet ended up under the control of... Read more