Law and democracy in the empire of force /

The authors of this book share a concern for the state of law and democracy in our country, which to many seems to have deteriorated badly. Deep changes are visible in a wide array of phenomena: judicial opinions, the teaching of law, legal practice, international relations, legal scholarship, congr...

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Other Authors: White, James Boyd, 1938-, Powell, Jefferson, 1954-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Languages of politics in America / Jedediah Purdy
  • Democracy and prophecy / M. Cathleen Kaveny
  • Ennobling politics / Robin West
  • An oresteia for Argentina : between fraternity and the rule of law / Martin Böhmer
  • Moral disagreement in a culture of certainty / Howard Lesnick
  • The resilience of law / Joseph Vining
  • Justice Jackson's republic and ours / Barry Sullivan
  • Privacy's end / Jed Rubenfeld
  • Anti-social behaviour orders in the United Kingdom / A.W. Brian Simpson
  • Conscience and the constitution / John T. Noonan Jr
  • Law as a tool / H. Jefferson Powell
  • Law, economics, and torture / James Boyd White.