Judicial Process: Law, Courts, and Politics in the United States (Neubauer David W.)(Paperback)

Judicial Process: Law, Courts, and Politics in the United States (Neubauer David W.)(Paperback)

Working within the framework of law and politics, JUDICIAL PROCESS: LAW, COURTS, AND POLITICS IN THE UNITED STATES combines detailed information about the major structures and processes of the American judiciary with an insider's understanding of the importance of courthouse dynamics. From the

Weak Courts, Strong Rights: Judicial Review and Social Welfare Rights in Comparative Constitutional Law (Tushnet Mark)(Paperback)

Unlike many other countries, the United States has few constitutional guarantees of social welfare rights such as income, housing, or healthcare. In part this is because many Americans believe that the courts cannot possibly enforce such guarantees. However, recent innovations in constitutional

May It Please the Court: Judicial Processes and Politics in America (Porto Brian L.)(Paperback)

This practical, comprehensive, and engaging introduction to the American judicial system is designed primarily for undergraduate students in criminal justice, liberal arts, political science, and beginning law. It differs from other texts not only by delivering an insider's view of the courts, but

Judicial Law-Making and Judicial Interpretation in Central European Countries: How Can Courts Strengthen or Weaken the Unity of Law? - Pavel Ondřejek

eBook: This book reflects on the changing role of the judiciary in Central Europe. From among the many problems associated with the position of courts in contemporary states, the authors focus on various questions of how the courts’ decision-making can reinforce the overall coherence of the law,

Federal Courts and the Law of Federal-State Relations, 2020 Supplement (Low Peter W.)(Paperback / softback)

This supplement brings the principal text current with recent developments in the

Between Families and Frankenstein: The Politics of Egg Donation in the United States (Heidt-Forsythe Erin)(Paperback)

In the United States, egg donation for reproduction and egg donation for research involve the same procedures, the same risks, and the same population of donors--disadvantaged women at the intersections of race and class. Yet cultural attitudes and state-level policies regarding egg donation are

Black Immigrants in the United States: Essays on the Politics of Race, Language, and Voice (Cooper Ayanna)(Paperback)

The Specter of Dictatorship: Judicial Enabling of Presidential Power (Driesen David M.)(Paperback)

Reveals how the U.S. Supreme Court's presidentialism threatens our democracy and what to do about it. Donald Trump's presidency made many Americans wonder whether our system of checks and balances would prove robust enough to withstand an onslaught from a despotic chief executive. In The Specter of

Judges, politics and the Irish Constitution (Cahillane Laura)(Paperback)

A collection of essays on politics and judicial power in Ireland, featuring contributions from scholars, judges and legal

The Common Law (Holmes Wendell Oliver Jr.)(Paperback)

The Common Law is a book about common law in the United states, including torts, property, contracts and crime, written by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. This classic is a must read for anyone wishing to understand American Common Law from an historical perspective. Simply one of

Deakin and Morris' Labour Law (Adams Zoe)(Paperback)

Deakin and Morris' Labour Law, a work cited as authoritative in the higher appellate courts of several jurisdictions, provides a comprehensive analysis of current British labour law which explains the role of different legal and extra-legal sources in its evolution, including collective bargaining,

Recasting Islamic Law: Religion and the Nation State in Egyptian Constitution Making (Scott Rachel M.)(Paperback)

By examining the intersection of Islamic law, state law, religion, and culture in the Egyptian nation-building process, Recasting Islamic Law highlights how the sharia, when attached to constitutional commitments, is reshaped into modern Islamic state law.Rachel M. Scott analyzes the complex

Beer Culture in Theory and Practice: Understanding Craft Beer Culture in the United States (Tyma Adam W.)(Paperback)

Beer culture has grown exponentially in the United States, from the days of Prohibition to the signing of HR 1337 by then-President Jimmy Carter, which legalized homebrewing for personal and household use, to the potential hop shortage that all brewers are facing today. This expansion of the

The Rise and Fall of Neoliberal Capitalism (Kotz David M.)(Paperback)

The financial and economic collapse that began in the United States in 2008 and spread to the rest of the world continues to burden the global economy. David Kotz, who was one of the few academic economists to predict it, argues that the ongoing economic crisis is not simply the aftermath of

The Law & Politics of Brexit (Fabbrini Federico)(Paperback)

The decision by the people of the United Kingdom to vote in a referendum in June 2016 to leave the European Union has produced shock-waves across Europe and the world. Brexit calls into question consolidated assumptions on the finality of the EU, and simultaneously sparks new challenges. These new

Abortion Politics (Munson Ziad)(Paperback)

Abortion has remained one of the most volatile and polarizing issues in the United States for over four decades. Americans are more divided today than ever over abortion, and this debate colors the political, economic, and social dynamics of the country. This book provides a balanced, clear-eyed

Hitler's American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law (Whitman James Q.)(Paperback)

How American race law provided a blueprint for Nazi Germany Nazism triumphed in Germany during the high era of Jim Crow laws in the United States. Did the American regime of racial oppression in any way inspire the Nazis? The unsettling answer is yes. In Hitler's American Model, James Whitman

The Supreme Court's New Workplace: Procedural Rulings and Substantive Worker Rights in the United States (Seiner Joseph A.)(Paperback)

The US Supreme Court has systematically eroded the rights of minority workers through subtle changes in procedural law. This accessible book identifies and describes how the Supreme Court's new procedural requirements create legal obstacles for civil-rights litigants, thereby undermining their

Between Families and Frankenstein: The Politics of Egg Donation in the United States (Heidt-Forsythe Erin)(Pevná vazba)

The Politics of New Immigrant Destinations: Transatlantic Perspectives (Chambers Stefanie)(Paperback)

Migration to new destinations in Europe and the United States has expanded dramatically over the past few decades. Within these destinations, there is a corresponding greater variety of ethnic, cultural, and/or religious diversity. This timely volume, The Politics of New Immigrant Destinations,

Judicial Law-Making and Judicial Interpretation in Central European Countries - Pavel Ondřejek

This book reflects on the changing role of the judiciary in Central Europe. From among the many problems associated with the position of courts in contemporary states, the authors focus on various questions of how the courts’ decision-making can reinforce the overall coherence of the law, rather

Pharmacracy: Medicine and Politics in America (Szasz Thomas)(Paperback)

The modern penchant for transforming human problems into 'diseases' and judicial sanctions into 'treatments,' replacing the rule of law with the rule of medical discretion, leads to a type of government social critic Thomas Szasz calls 'pharmacracy.' He warns that the creeping substitution of

Reconstructing Rights: Courts, Parties, and Equality Rights in India, South Africa, and the United States (Stohler Stephan)(Pevná vazba)

Judges often behave in surprising ways when they reinterpret laws and constitutions. Contrary to existing expectations, judges regularly abandon their own established interpretations in favor of new understandings. In Reconstructing Rights, Stephan Stohler offers a new theory of judicial behavior

Contraceptive Diplomacy: Reproductive Politics and Imperial Ambitions in the United States and Japan (Takeuchi-Demirci Aiko)(Paperback)

A transpacific history of clashing imperial ambitions, Contraceptive Diplomacy turns to the history of the birth control movement in the United States and Japan to interpret the struggle for hegemony in the Pacific through the lens of transnational feminism. As the birth control movement spread