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Johns Hopkins University Press Why Are Health Disparities Everyones Problem
Book SynopsisHow can we all work together to eliminate the avoidable injustices that plague our health care system and society?Health is determined by far more than a person's choices and behaviors. Social and political conditions, economic forces, physical environments, institutional policies, health care system features, social relationships, risk behaviors, and genetic predispositions all contribute to physical and mental well-being. In America and around the world, many of these factors are derived from a lingering history of unequal opportunities and unjust treatment for people of color and other vulnerable communities. But they aren't the only ones who suffer because of these disparitieseveryone is impacted by the factors that degrade health for the least advantaged among us. In Why Are Health Disparities Everyone's Problem? Dr. Lisa Cooper shows how we can work together to eliminate the injustices that plague our health care system and society. The book follows Cooper's journey from her ch
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Bristol University Press The Modern Slavery Agenda
Book SynopsisModern slavery is growing despite the introduction of laws to try to stem it. This is the first book critically to assess the legislation, using evidence from across the field, and to offer strategies for improvement in policy and practice.Trade Review"Timely and important… It is difficult to do justice to the breadth and depth of expertise, information and analysis in this densely packed book." Institute of Race Relations Weekly Digest, 22 May - 4 June 2019"A truly thought-provoking collection of chapters on the recent journey the U.K has been on with regard to modern slavery." David Gadd, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books"Combining diverse commentators dealing with 'modern slavery', this book provides a sweeping criticism of the UK response. Several years after the Modern Slavery Act was enacted, it's a timely call for improvement." Sasha Jesperson, Centre for the Study of Modern Slavery, St. Mary's UniversityTable of ContentsEditorial Introduction: The modern slavery agenda: politics, policy and practice ~ Gary Craig, Alex Balch, Hannah Lewis and Louise Waite; Modern slavery in global context: ending the political economy of forced labour and slavery ~ Aidan McQuade; The United Kingdom response to modern slavery: law, policy and politics ~ Ruth van Dyke; Defeating ‘Modern Slavery’, Reducing Exploitation?: the Organisational and Regulatory Challenge ~ Alex Balch; Class Acts? A comparative analysis of modern slavery legislation across the UK ~ Vicky Brotherton; Child trafficking in the UK ~ Chloe Setter; Human Trafficking- addressing the symptom, not the cause ~ Kate Roberts; Still Punishing the Wrong People: The Criminalisation of Potential Trafficked Cannabis Gardeners ~ Patrick Burland; Modern Slavery and Transparency in Supply Chains - the Role of Business ~ Colleen Theron; Migrant illegality, slavery and exploitative work ~ Louise Waite and Hannah Lewis; The UK’s approach to tackling modern slavery in a European context ~ Klara Skrivankova; Conclusion.
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Arcadia Publishing Creating Sarasota County
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Edinburgh University Press The Faustian Pact in International Law
Book SynopsisExamines the significance of the Faustian pact in international law
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Simon & Schuster No Matter How Loud I Shout A Year in the Life of
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Simon & Schuster Wolf Boys
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Atria Books Exposure
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Simon & Schuster Animalkind Remarkable Discoveries about Animals
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Mometrix Media LLC LSAT Prep 2024-2025 - 3 Full-Length Practice
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Diversified Publishing Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and
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Bloomsbury Academic Homelessness and Allocations
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Bristol University Press Ports, Crime and Security: Governing and Policing
Book SynopsisThe COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit and the US-China trade dispute have heightened interest in the geopolitics and security of modern ports. Ports are where contemporary societal dilemmas converge: the (de)regulation of international flows; the (in)visible impact of globalization; the perennial tension between trade and security; and the thin line between legitimate, illicit and illegal. Applying a multidisciplinary lens to the political economy of port security, this book presents a unique outlook on the social, economic and political factors that shape organized crime and governance. Advancing the research agenda, this text bridges the divide between global and local, and theory and practice.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Ports: Economy, Institutions and Society 2 Policing Complex Criminality in and Through Major Seaports 3 Governance of Security in Ports 4 The Future of Port Security Conclusion
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Free Spirit Publishing Inc.,U.S. What Are My Rights?: Q&A About Teens and the Law
Book SynopsisAccessible, straightforward answers to more than 100 questions about teens legal rights and responsibilities. Can I be prosecuted for comments I make online? What are my rights as an undocumented teen? When can I get a tattoo? These questions and many more are asked and answered in What Are My Rights? Teens often have questions about the justice system but don t always know where to turn for answers. This book provides those answers, exploring more than 100 legal questions pertaining specifically to teens. This revised and updated fourth edition includes fresh facts, updated statistics, and brand-new questions and answers. Using a straightforward tone and drawing on examples from real-life juvenile court cases, Judge Tom Jacobs helps readers learn about the laws that affect them, appreciate their legal rights, and consider their responsibilities.Teens & the Law Series The Teens & the Law series familiarizes young readers with our legal system, dispels myths and mysteries, and shows that the law is by and for the people including teens. The books cover numerous important legal issues pertaining to young people, such as the rights of minors; the rights to privacy and freedom of expression; the rights of gay and lesbian students; the rights of students with disabilities; the rights of parents, schools, and workplaces; the voting and political system; abortion; living wills; traffic laws; curfews; probation; and juvenile versus adult court. Crimes discussed include forgery, obscene conduct, defamation, vandalism, gang-related crimes, gambling, theft, underage drinking, drug and weapon possession, hacking, cyberbullying, sexual harassment, rape, hate crimes, arson, threats, and violence. Each book offers discussion points, tips and advice, detailed resources, emergency hotlines, and probing questions for further reflection.
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Red Wheel/Weiser The Essential Executor's Handbook: A Quick and
Book SynopsisMany of you, regardless of your feelings on the matter, will eventually be appointed as executor of your parents'', spouse''s, or another''s estate. Just calling an attorney isn''t enough. Settling a decedent''s estate may require the combined expertise of accountants, appraisers, auctioneers, realtors, bankers, brokers, insurance companies, a myriad of bureaucrats, and, yes, even lawyers. Where do you start? How do you empty a house crammed with a lifetime''s worth of knick-knacks, bad art, and unopened mail? How do you deal with long-lost relatives who think you''re taking too long or charging too much? And how do you oversee those professionals who know so much more than you about the process? THE ESSENTIAL EXECUTOR''S HANDBOOK not only explains the steps involved in settling an estate, but it shows you how to get all these professionals to do the work for you. You will learn everything you need to know about the basic laws and procedures involved; all the legal definitions you could possibly want; and why each professional is necessary, what they do, what they charge, and where to find them. No matter how little you know about law, accounting, and the rest, THE ESSENTIAL EXECUTOR''S HANDBOOK will lead you by the hand through the settlement process.
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Academica Press Consequences of Complicity in International
Book SynopsisIn this book, distinguished international law scholar Dimitris Liakopoulous explores the legal consequences of complicity in international relations. Consequences of Complicity will examine the profiles inherent to damages due to the injured party. In this regard it will move from the observation that the conduct of an accomplice gives rise to a crime distinct from the main one. The text then evaluates how damages must be divided between the party of the main fact and that of illegal action. Section II will approach the problem of configuring countermeasures against complicit nations, whether in the case of ordinary tort or when the violation concerns imperative norms of general international law.
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Archaeopress The Law of Treasure
Book SynopsisThe importance of the Law of Treasure is largely the result of the spectacular growth in the activity of metal detecting which, starting in the 1960’s, has grown so much in popularity that it now brings to our knowledge each year more than a thousand objects of historical, cultural or archaeological interest. The nature and volume of these finds has in turn led to a greater public concern to ensure that measures exist which will be conducive to the retention and effective preservation of the more important of those objects. It is, of course, essential that facilities exist for the physical examination and conservation of finds and that those facilities should be accessible and adequate. But the law has an important part to play in this process by ensuring that finds of substantial value or importance should be preserved for the nation and made available to the public in museums. For many hundreds of years, the Law of Treasure was the common law of treasure trove. Today it is essentially based on the Treasure Act 1996. Although the Act is a great improvement on the common law it is nevertheless not always rational and the meaning of some of its provisions is sometimes obscure. This book aims to provide a reliable guide to the Law of Treasure in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and also to explain the role played by legal institutions, such as the Coroner, in that process. This book will be of interest to archaeologists, museums, coroner’s offices, finds liaison officers, farmers and landlords’ associations. It will also be of interest and utility to metal detectorists since, in addition to explaining what objects are considered to be treasure by the law, it explains the legal restrictions on searching for artefacts, the duty to report finds of treasure and the structure of the valuation process and rewards.Table of ContentsPreface; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; Table of Statutory Instruments; Chapter 1: Treasure Trove; Chapter 2: The Treasure Act 1996; Chapter 3: Searching for Artefacts; Chapter 4: Reporting Finds of Treasure and Non-Treasure Objects; Chapter 5: The Coroner; Chapter 6: Acquisition of Treasure by Museums; Chapter 7: Valuation of Treasure and Rewards; Chapter 8: Disclaimer of Treasure and Title; Appendix A. The Treasure Act 1996; Appendix B. The Treasure (Designation) Order 2002
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Archaeopress Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Properties in
Book SynopsisIllicit Trafficking of Cultural Properties in Arab States provides a bird’s-eye view of the phenomenon of illicit trafficking of cultural properties and serves as a reference point for governments, enforcement agencies, international organizations, stakeholders, and civil societies. It focuses geographically on the Arab World: the countries in the Middle East, Gulf of Arabia, Horn of Africa and North Africa. To date a holistic approach to the topic in this region has been lacking. The book investigates the nature of illicit trafficking of cultural properties, the means and impact of illicit activities and crimes perpetrated against archaeological sites and museums. Through up-to-date information, grounded on solid research data, it traces the routes of illicit trafficking and analyzes the actual situation of the targeted region with an eye on the implementation of the international conventions. The aim is to investigate possible firm responses to illicit trafficking and determine the priorities and needs of this region. The outcomes are visible recommendations on the challenge of illicit trafficking of cultural properties in the Arab region, promoting modalities for sharing data and encouraging the review of legislative and judicial systems and practices connected to illicit trafficking of cultural properties. Finally, the work encourages the coordination of stakeholders and the use of technological advances to fulfil this monumental duty.Table of ContentsForeword ; الإتجار غير المشروع بالممتلكات الثقافية في الدول العربية ; Abstract ; Abrégé: Le trafic illicite de biens culturels dans les États arabes ; خلاصة ; Summary ; Résumé ; Chapter One: Introduction ; Chapter Two: Methodology ; Chapter Three: Online platforms and auctions: online trafficking of cultural properties ; Chapter Four: Risk Markets and the ‘end destination’ concept ; Chapter Five: Mapping routes of illicit trafficking of cultural properties ; Chapter Six: Illicit trafficking of cultural properties and financing of terrorism ; Chapter Seven: Measuring illicit trafficking of cultural properties ; Chapter Eight: Arab States and the international conventions on combating illicit trafficking of cultural properties ; Chapter Nine: Conclusion ; Annex 1: References ; Annex 2: List Antiquities Laws in Arab States ; Annexe 3: Seizures of antiquities in Arab States
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Zone Books Contemporary States of Emergency: The Politics of
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Sachgerechte Haftungsregeln für Multinationale
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Die Rechtsstellung nichtehelicher
Book SynopsisDie Existenz nichtehelicher Lebensgemeinschaften in verschiedensten Formen in den westlichen Ländern ist ein unumstößliches Faktum. Mangels umfassender gesetzlicher Rahmenbedingungen besteht für diese Lebensgemeinschaften jedoch eine Fülle von Rechtsproblemen, so etwa bei der Auflösung der Lebensgemeinschaft durch Trennung oder Tod und bei nichtehelichen Kindern. Angesichts dieser Tatsachen darf sich der Gesetzgeber nicht länger der Lösung dieser Rechtsprobleme verschließen. Kernfrage hierbei bleibt, wie weit Regelungen greifen sollen, insbesondere in Hinblick darauf, dass eine Vielzahl der Menschen in nichtehelichen Lebensgemeinschaften sich gerade bewusst gegen eine enge Rechtsbeziehung entschieden hat. Eine mögliche künftige Regelung steht daher ganz zwischen zwei Polen: Dem Schutzbedürfnis der schwächeren Partei und der Kinder einerseits und der Privatautonomie andererseits. Zahlreiche Länder verfügen über sehr unterschiedliche Gesetze zu nichtehelichen Lebensgemeinschaften. Vor dem Hintergrund der langsamen, aber stetigen Heranbildung erster Strukturen eines "europäischen Familienrechts" können rechtsvergleichende Erfahrungen helfen, ein Modell für Deutschland zu entwickeln.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Das Unrecht der versuchten Tat
Book SynopsisIn allen gängigen Darstellungen zum Allgemeinen Teil des Strafrechts finden sich Hinweise zum "Strafgrund des Versuchs". Ähnlich wie die Ausführungen zu den Straftheorien fristen sie jedoch ein isoliertes, von keinem weitergehenden Erkenntnisinteresse getragenes Dasein im Vorfeld der eigentlich zentralen Gesetzesanalyse. Damit wird der Zusammenhang verschleiert, der zur Lösung dogmatischer Einzelprobleme einerseits und zu den Fragen nach Legitimation und Zweck staatlicher Kriminalstrafe andererseits besteht. Anliegen dieser Untersuchung ist es, die Grundlagen der Versuchsdogmatik systematisch zu entwickeln. Ausgehend von einer straftheoretischen Weichenstellung stellt Matthias Wachter einen allgemeinen Verbrechensbegriff vor, aus dem sich Grenzen für eine legitime Strafbarkeit in unterschiedlichen Versuchskonstellationen ableiten lassen.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Corporate Governance in Deutschland und
Book SynopsisIm Kontext der Wirtschaftskrise wird die Wichtigkeit einer verantwortungsvollen und nachhaltigen Unternehmensführung und -überwachung der börsennotierten Aktiengesellschaften in der politischen und rechtlichen Diskussion immer wieder betont. Im Vordergrund steht die Forderung nach krisenfesten Corporate Governance-Prinzipien und wirksamen Kontroll- und Sanktionsmechanismen, wobei stets auf die richtige Balance zwischen Selbstregulierung des Kapitalmarktes und gesetzlicher bzw. staatlicher Regulierung geachtet werden soll. Dabei spielen die nationalen Corporate Governance-Kodizes als soft law -Mechanismen eine zentrale Rolle. Chloé Lignier untersucht die Gemeinsamkeiten und Konvergenzen der Referenz-Kodizes in Deutschland und Frankreich und hinterfragt die Möglichkeit einer Rechtsangleichung bzw. Rechtsvereinheitlichung. Ferner befasst sie sich mit den de lege lata bestehenden Rechtswirkungen eines Verstoßes gegen die Entsprechenserklärung in den deutschen und französischen Rechtsordnungen. Schließlich werden die Perspektiven de lege ferenda dargestellt und vor allem die Frage der Sanktionswürdigkeit eines Verstoßes gegen die Entsprechenserklärung diskutiert.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Versprechen und Zufall: Eine
Book SynopsisInwieweit sind Vertragsparteien an ihre Versprechen gebunden, obwohl der Zufall ihre Pläne durchkreuzt hat? Diese Frage nach der Gefahrtragung zielt auf Grundprobleme des Vertragsrechts. Susanne Zwirlein analysiert die Genese der Regeln zu Unmöglichkeit und Gefahrtragung beim Kauf beweglicher Sachen im englischen und deutschen Recht in ihrem ideengeschichtlichen Kontext. Flankierend unternimmt sie einen kritischen Ausblick auf Möglichkeiten und Grenzen einer Rechtsvereinheitlichung auf diesem Gebiet. Sie zeigt auf, welche erheblichen Unterschiede die historische Entwicklung und die dogmatischen Tiefenstrukturen von Unmöglichkeit und Gefahrtragung im englischen und deutschen Recht aufweisen. Die Verfasserin gewinnt ihre Ergebnisse durch eine historisch-vergleichende Analyse, die Quellen von der Antike bis in die Gegenwart umfasst.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Langzeitverträge
Book SynopsisDeutschsprachige Juristen denken bei Langzeitverträgen meist an das Dauerschuldverhältnis, für dessen Definition die Literatur allerdings auch nach gut 100 Jahren keinen Konsens hervorgebracht hat. Während meist die Systematisierung im Vordergrund stand, wurde nur selten untersucht, welche Probleme einer gemeinsamen Systematisierung überhaupt bedürfen. Dazu soll dieses Buch einen Beitrag leisten. Auf den reichhaltigen Erkenntnissen der ökonomischen Literatur aufbauend werden fünf Problemfelder des geltenden Rechts vertieft untersucht. Diese haben für Langzeitverträge exemplarische Bedeutung: Treuepflichten, Zulässigkeit und Grenzen ewiger Vertragsverhältnisse, Geschäftsgrundlage (Vertragsgestaltung, Risikoverteilung, Nachverhandlung), Kündigung aus wichtigem Grund und Vertragsstrafen. Rechtsvergleichende Ausblicke zum neuen französischen Schuldrecht und zum englischen Recht ergänzen die Untersuchung.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Materialisierung des Zivilverfahrensrechts: Der
Book SynopsisUnter dem Schlagwort der "Materialisierung" wird diskutiert, wie materiellrechtliche Sonderwertungen zugunsten der schwächeren Partei auf den Zivilprozess Einfluss nehmen. Besonderes Augenmerk liegt hier auf verbraucherschützenden Regelungen im weiteren Sinne, welche die Privatautonomie einschränken. Im Erkenntnisverfahren hat dies zur Folge, dass ohne prozessuale Rechtfertigung von Verfahrensgrundsätzen des Zivilprozessrechts wie dem Grundsatz des Beklagtengerichtsstandes und der Parteiherrschaft abgewichen wird. Anhand des ehemaligen Abzahlungsrechts, des Verbraucherrechts, des Versicherungsrechts, des Wohnraummietrechts und des Fernunterrichtsrechts untersucht Friederike Jurczyk den Status quo und die Bedeutung dieser Entwicklung. Anschließend setzt sie diese in Relation zu Forderungen nach mehr Verbraucherschutz im Zivilprozess und Neuerungen im Recht der alternativen Streitbeilegung.
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Oxford University Press, USA Criminal Litigation Legal Practice Course Manuals
Book SynopsisCriminal Litigation offers a comprehensive and practical guide to the subject. Using realistic case studies and online resources, students are encouraged to focus on putting their understanding into a practical context. Diagrams, self-test questions, and summaries of key points ensure the text is easy to use.
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Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of the Law of Work
Book SynopsisAt the core of all societies and economies are human beings deploying their energies and talents in productive activities - that is, at work. The law governing human productive activity is a large part of what determines outcomes in terms of social justice, material wellbeing, and the sustainability of both. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that work is heavily regulated. This Handbook examines the ''law of work'', a term that includes legislation setting employment standards, collective labour law, workplace discrimination law, the law regulating the contract of employment, and international labour law. It covers the regulation of relations between employer and employee, as well as labour unions, but also discussions on the contested boundaries and efforts to expand the scope of some laws regulating work beyond the traditional boundaries. Written by a team of experts in the field of labour law, the Handbook offers a comprehensive review and analysis, both theoretical and critical. It includes 60 chapters, divided into four parts. Part A establishes the fundamentals, including the historical development of the law of work, why it is needed, the conceptual building blocks, and the unsettled boundaries. Part B considers the core concerns of the law of work, including the contract of employment doctrines, main protections in employment legislation, the regulation of collective relations, discrimination, and human rights. Part C looks at the international and transnational dimension of the law of work. The final Part examines overarching themes, including discussion of recent developments such as gig work, online work, artificial intelligence at work, sustainable development, amongst others.
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OUP Oxford The Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics
Book SynopsisCovering over one-hundred topics on issues ranging from Law and Neuroeconomics to European Union Law and Economics to Feminist Theory and Law and Economics, The Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics is the definitive work in the field of law and economics. The book gathers together scholars and experts in law and economics to create the most inclusive and current work on law and economics. It looks at the origins of the field of law and economics, tracks the field''s progression and increased importance to both law and economics, and looks to the future of the field and its continued development by examining a cornucopia of fields touched by work in law and economics. The uniqueness of its breadth, depth, and convenience make the volume essential to scholars, students, and contributors in the field of law and economics.Table of Contents1: Gary Becker and Richard Posner: The Future of Law and Economics Part 1. Methodology and Foundations 2: Thomas J. Miceli: Economic Models of Law 3: Jonah B. Gelbach and Jonathan Klick: Empirical Law and Economics 4: Christine Jolls: Bounded Rationality, Behavioral Economics, and the Law 5: Sean P. Sullivan and Charles A. Holt: Experimental Economics and the Law 6: Tess Wilkinson-Ryan: Experimental Psychology and the Law 7: Janice Nadler and Pam A. Mueller: Social Psychology and the Law 8: Georg von Wangenheim: Evolutionary Law and Economics 9: Daniel A. Farber: Public Choice Theory and Legal Institutions 10: Stefan Voigt: Constitutional Economics and the Law 11: Emerson H. Tiller: Law, Economics, and Positive Political Theory 12: Georg Vanberg and Viktor Vanberg: Contractarian Perspectives in Law and Economics 13: Shruti Rajagopalan and Mario J. Rizzo: Austrian Perspectives in Law and Economics 14: Brian H. Bix: Moral Philosophy and Law and Economics 15: David M. Driesen and Robin Paul Malloy: Critiques of Law and Economics Part II. Concepts and Tools 16: Chris William Sanchirico: Income Redistribution through the Law 17: Richard O. Zerbe: Cost-Benefit Analysis in Legal Decision-Making 18: John Bronsteen, Christopher Buccafusco, and Jonathan S. Masur: Well-Being and Public Policy 19: Tom R. Tyler: Value-Driven Behavior and the Law 20: Donald Wittman: Ex Ante vs. Ex Post 21: Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci and Gerrit DeGeest: Carrots vs. Sticks 22: Emanuela Carbonara: Law and Social Norms 23: Werner Güth: Mechanism Design and the Law 24: Shmuel Nitzan and Jacob Paroush: Collective Decision Making and Jury Theorems
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Oxford University Press A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure
Book SynopsisTrusted by generations of students and litigators, A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure is a classic text which guides you through the maze of procedural requirements utilized by the civil courts. Written by an expert in the field, and co-editor of Blackstone''s Civil Practice, this book is unrivalled in its detail of the various stages of a civil claim, making it essential reading for students and newly qualified litigators alike.Taking a thoroughly practical focus throughout, the book charts the progress of a typical civil litigation claim, from funding litigation and issuing and serving proceedings, through to trial, enforcement, and appeal. Full coverage of alternative dispute resolution is also included. Relevant sample documentation is featured throughout and introduces the reader to the forms and documents which will be encountered in practice, while key point summaries featured at the end of chapters highlight the essential points covered.
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Oxford University Press The Culture of Control Crime and Social Order in
Book SynopsisThe Culture of Control charts the dramatic changes in crime control and criminal justice that have occurred in Britain and America over the last 25 years. It then explains these transformations by showing how the social organization of late modern society has prompted a series of political and cultural adaptations that alter how governments and citizens think and act in relation to crime. The book presents an original and in-depth analysis of contemporary crime control, revealing its underlying logics and rationalities, and identifying the social relations and cultural sensibilities that have produced this new culture of control. In developing a history of the present in the field of crime control, David Garland presents an intertwined history of the welfare state and the criminal justice state, a theory of social and penal change, and an account of how social order is constructed in late modern societies. Drawing on extensive research in the UK and the USA, he shows in detail how the Trade ReviewGarland's book is more than just an important contribution to criminology. It is also a major work of social analysis, which deserves to be read more widely...his account of changes in crime control also provides one of the clearest and most convincing characterizations of contemporary society in general. * Robert Reiner, The Times Literary Supplement *Table of Contents1. A History of the Present ; 2. Modern Criminal Justice and the Penal-Welfare State ; 3. The Crisis of Penal Modernism ; 4. Social Change and Social Order in Late Modernity ; 5. Policy Predicament: Adaptation, Denial and Acting Out ; 6. Crime Complex: The Culture of High Crime Societies ; 7. The New Culture of Crime Control ; 8. Crime Control and Social Order ; Bibliography ; Index
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University of Chicago Press Speaking of Crime
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Net Neutrality and the Battle for the Open
Book SynopsisProvides a critical cultural history of net neutrality that reveals how this intentionally ‘boring’ world of internet infrastructure and regulation hides a fascinating and pivotal sphere of power, with lessons for communication and media scholars, activists, and anyone interested in technology and politics.Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction The Broadband Battle Chapter 1 Democratic Communications Infrastructure, Discourse, Policy, and Advocacy Chapter 2 Defining Broadband Chapter 3 Clash of Titans or Best of Frenemies? Chapter 4 Nuclear Net Neutrality Chapter 5 The Title II Turn Chapter 6 Organizing for Net Neutrality Conclusion Boring Points Bibliography Index
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LUP - University of Michigan Press A Good Quarrel
Book SynopsisCourtroom proceedings offer the thrill of a sporting event and the drama of a stage production as lawyers match wits, grill witnesses, and introduce eleventh-hour elements that may upend the course of a trial. This title features the nation's best court reporters who discuss the most memorable cases over the years.
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The University of Michigan Press Mountains Without Handrails
Book SynopsisBeloved by academic and general readers alike, Mountains Without Handrails, Joseph L. Sax's thought- provoking treatise on America's national parks, remains as relevant today as when first published in 1980. Focusing on the long- standing and bitter battles over recreational use of parklands, Sax proposes a novel scheme for the protection and management of America's national parks.
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Coalition of the unWilling and unAble
Book SynopsisWhy does the US need European allies, and why is it getting more difficult for those allies to partner with Washington in pursuing other common interests? This book addresses the economic, demographic, political, and military trends that are upending the ability and willingness of European allies to work with Washington.Trade Review“John R. Deni’s Coalition of the Unwilling and Unable is an uncompromising assessment of Europe’s readiness and will to address with the United States the military challenges defining this decade and beyond. Written by a committed transatlanticist, this work provides a rare combination of strategic assessment and actionable recommendations. …Coalition of the Unwilling and Unable is a 'must read' for American analysts and policy makers involved in the shaping of US defense strategy.”—Ian Brzezinski, Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Policy“Deni’s cautionary book… dives into the challenges the Biden Administration will face as they seek European partners to contend with multiple challenges. Deni assesses the assets and constraints of five major US European allies – the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Poland. He does a deep dive into each country’s thinking about national security, and the economic, demographic, and technological strengths and weaknesses that inform it. It’s a compelling picture. Deni has written a strong, valuable, and sobering analysis.”-Daniel Fried, Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland, and former Assistant Secretary of State for Europe“Deni takes a much broader look at how our major allies use their power–military, diplomatic, and economic–to advance their interests and American interests. In addition, he considers whether our allies’ individual economic strengths would allow them to do more.”—Ambassador (ret.) John A. Cloud“. . . solidly documented and grounded in a material, economic understanding of the roots of military power.”—Zachary Selden, University of Florida
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LUP - University of Michigan Press The Congressional Black Caucus Minority Voting
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The University of Michigan Press Book of the Disappeared
Book SynopsisA unique and timely publication, for advocates, academics, and practitioners, providing invaluable insight into the plight of the disappearedTable of Contents Acknowledgements Artwork Introduction JENNIFER HEATH and ASRAF ZAHEDI Interlude: Index of the Disappeared CHITRA GANESH and MARIAM GHANI 1 ─ Latin America's Contributions to the Development of Institutional Responses to Enforced Disappearances ARIEL E. DULITZKY 2 ─ The Impact of Enforced Disappearance on Women AMRITA KAPUR Interlude: Between Two Rivers SAMA ALSHAIBI 3 ─ Iraq: Enforced Disappearance as a Tool of War DIRK ADRIAENSENS 4 ─ Extraordinary Rendition: A Human Rights Analysis DAVID WEISSBRODT Interlude: Abu Ghraib NANCY MARON 5 ─ Lives in Limbo: Afghanistan’s Epidemic of Disappearances DALAS MAZOORI and STEFAN SCHMITT 6 ─ Vanishing Nation: Enforced Disappearances in Syria SARETA ASHRAPH and NICOLETTE WALDMAN Interlude: Do Not Forget Us: La Tanssana HELEN ZUGHAIB 7 ─ Politics of Silence and Denial: 1988 Enforced Disappearances and Executions in Iran ASHRAF ZAHEDI Interlude: The Eyes YASSI GOLSHANI 8 ─ The Legacy of Wartime Rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina EDINA BEĆIREVIĆ and MAJDA HALIOVIĆ 9 ─ Genocide of the Rohingya AKILA RADHAKEISHNAN and ELENA SARVER Interlude: The Elephant and the Pond of Blood LEANG SECKON 10 ─ The Khmer Rouge Bureaucrats: Counting the Missing JAMES A. TYNER Interlude: Lynch Fragments MELVIN EDWARDS 11 ─ Our Resilient Bodies: The Role of Forensic Science and Medicine in Restoring the Disappeared to History SOREN BLAU Interlude: In Between/Underneath (Entremedio/Por Debajo) JONATHAN HERRERA SOTO 12 ─ Retributive or Restorative Justice: Gacaca Courts’ Contribution to Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in poet-Genocide Rwanda HILMI ZAWATI 13 ─ MIA: Disappearing Political Analysis in Transnational Justice VASUKI NESIAH Interlude: Stolen MORGAN C. PAGE 14 ─ Story as Portal: Healing, Regeneration, and Possibility After Genocide KAYHAN IRANI 15 ─ The Psychology of Bystanders, Perpetrators, and Heroic Helpers ERVIN STAUB About the Contributors Index
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Lawyers Beyond Borders
Book SynopsisHow American human rights lawyers fight for justice in U.S. Courts for international victims of violence
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The University of Michigan Press Security. Cooperation. Governance.
Book SynopsisHistorically, national borders have evolved in ways that serve the interests of central states in security and the regulation of trade. This book explores Canada-US border and security policies that have evolved from successive trade agreements since the 1950s, punctuated by new and emerging challenges to security in the twenty-first century.Table of Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables List of Acronyms Acknowledgments Foreword 01: Introduction 02: British Columbia and the Pacific NorthwestBenjamin Muller, Laurie Trautman, and Nicole Bates-Eamer 03: Alberta and the Northwest Jamie Ferrill, Geoffrey Hale, and Kelly Sundberg 04: The Prairies and the MidwestTodd Hataley, Christian Leuprecht, and Alexandra Green 05: Ontario and the Great LakesTodd Hataley, Christian Leuprecht, and Alexandra Green 06: QuÉbec and the Eastern SeaboardDavid Morin, StÉphane Roussel, and Carolina Reyes Marquez 07: Atlantic Canada and New EnglandKevin Quigley and Stephen Williams 08: The Territorial NorthHeather Nicol, Adam Lajeunesse, Whitney Lackenbauer, and Karen Everett 09: Conclusion Contributors
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The University of Michigan Press Biblical Judgments
Book SynopsisInvites readers to consider today’s timeless dilemmas of law and government, social justice, and human rights, through the perspective of the Hebrew Bible. By focusing on biblical narratives and literature, Daphne Barak-Erez is able to look beyond historic norms to concentrate on what Old Testament stories can reveal about the ‘big’ issues.Trade ReviewThis is an excellent introduction to law through biblical stories. At the same time, it is also a wonderful introduction to the Hebrew Bible through legal thinking." - Vered Karti Shemtov, Stanford University". . . takes well known biblical stories and trains the attention onto their legal significance, thereby offering a fresh and fascinating way of understanding them. Barak-Erez’ deep and deft analysis challenges us to think about the legal issues as if they happened today, understand their intricacy, and reflect upon the outcome." - Pnina Lahav, Boston UniversityTable of Contents Introduction Part I: Law and Government Part II: Judges and Judging Part III: Human Rights and Social Justice Part IV: Criminal Law Part V: Private Law Part VI: Family and Inheritance Law Epilogue Acknowledgments Index
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Capital Choices Sectoral Politics and the
Book SynopsisAnalyses the creation of different sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) from a comparative political economy perspective, arguing that different state-society structures at the sectoral level are the drivers for SWF variation.Trade Review“Many books have explored the actual and the ideal relationship between states and markets. This book asks a new question: How should the state organize itself in order to be an effective market participant, through improved management of its assets. It should be mandatory reading for all those concerned with public policy.”- Ricardo Hausmann, Harvard University“Capital Choices is an insightful and informative analysis of the origins of Sovereign Wealth Funds. Braunstein convincingly emphasizes the role of different types of policy networks on the political economy of decisions to establish funds to explain variations in their objectives and structures.”- Edwin Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics“Sovereign wealth funds are increasingly important actors on the global investment stage. But these organizations are poorly understood, in part because their incentives and behavior—as organizations that are both return-maximizing investors and state bodies—are complex. This book, through a series of thoughtful case studies, shed fresh light on these funds and their implications.”- Josh Lerner, Harvard Business School“When the label ‘Sovereign Wealth Funds’ was applied to a set of government-owned asset funds, it fostered the impression that we were talking about a single well-defined animal. Capital Choices shows that SWFs in fact vary widely and explores the nature and origins of the differences.”- Jeffrey Frankel, Harvard University“Capital Choices breaks new ground, providing a convincing explanation for the wide variations we observe in the characteristics of sovereign wealth funds around the world. Clearly written and thoroughly researched, the book is a must read for anyone interested in the domestic politics of international finance.”- Benjamin Cohen, University of California, Santa Barbara“This is a major work not just about the increasingly important sovereign wealth funds but also about how non-Western states pursue industrial policies. It combines theory, non-Western cases and new empirical material to tell a story of why states create sovereign wealth funds and their scope for choosing distinct paths of economic development.”- Mark Thatcher, London School of Economics and Political Science“In Capital Choices, Juergen Braunstein provides an illuminating original account of the emergence and divergence of sovereign wealth funds. Explaining how different interests and coalitions shape varying SWF paths, this compelling argument finally places politics where it belongs—at the centre of analysis. A decisive intervention in the debate.”- Garry Rodan, Murdoch University“Dr. Braunstein fills an important niche in the sovereign wealth fund literature by providing a meticulously researched and skillfully executed description of the different domestic and international actors, networks, and forces at work in the development of modern SWFs. This book is an excellent example of the kind of detailed research needed to fully understand the crucial impact of these funds.”- Paul Rose, The Ohio State UniversityTable of Contents Abbreviations Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Global Review Chapter 3: Bringing Domestic Politics In: A Policy Network Analysis of Sovereign Wealth Funds Chapter 4. Capital Choices in Industrial Policy: Asian city-economies and the emergence of Temasek Chapter 5: Capital Choices in Saving's and Financial Policy: Asian City States and the emergence of the GIC Chapter 6: Capital Choices in Small Open Economies of the Middle East Chapter 7: Capital Choices in OECD and BRIC countries Chapter 8. Conclusion: Domestic Politics and Capital Choices Afterword Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
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The University of Michigan Press Bad Boys
Book SynopsisThe classic ethnography on how implicit bias impacts black male students' identitiesTrade Review“When Ann Ferguson published Bad Boys in 2000, it marked a watershed moment in educational research. The book’s insights on the role of schools in constructing, negotiating, and pathologizing Black masculinity were immediately recognized as a towering intellectual achievement. Twenty years later, as the academy and broader public finally begins to seriously engage the ‘school to prison pipeline’ discourse that Ferguson helped to advance and complicate, we still have much to learn from this theoretically rigorous and methodologically rich text. With a compelling new afterword and a brilliant new bibliographic essay, this new edition of Bad Boys is as urgent, relevant, and generative as the original was two decades ago. Anyone interested in the educational lives of Black boys owes an intellectual debt to Ann Ferguson. This book is a reminder of how large that debt is.” —Marc Lamont Hill, Temple University“Teachers and future teachers should read Ferguson's book, and so should all of those who are still unconvinced that our schools treat children differently when they are black.” —Anthropology & Education Quarterly“[Ferguson] leaves no doubt about the structural sources of schooling tensions and contradictions as she analyzes the complexity of Black masculinity in schools. These are racialized and gendered lessons for educational policy makers, classroom teachers, school disciplinary enforcers, and community members who want to make sense of the early school experiences of Black males.” —Gender & Society“Ferguson succeeds in providing an intersectional analysis of how race, gender, and class dynamics combine in the institutional practices and treatment of the African-American boys she follows. . . . Bad Boys is an engaging and important book that should be required reading for scholars and students studying education, race relations, criminal justice, social reproduction, or child psychology.” —American Journal of Sociology“Bad Boys is an incisive critique of the ways in which public schools help to create and shape perceptions of black masculinity. Beyond its rich ethnographic details, Ann Ferguson has crafted a compelling and insightful piece of scholarship. . . . Her work has widespread appeal and is readily applicable and informative for fields throughout the social sciences, especially criminal justice and sociology.” —Criminal Justice Review
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Rock This Way
Book SynopsisAny and all songs are capable of being remixed. But not all remixes are treated equally. Rock This Way examines transformative musical works - cover songs, remixes, mash-ups, parodies, and soundalike songs - to discover what contemporary American culture sees as legitimate when it comes to making music that builds upon other songs.Trade ReviewRock This Way provides one of the best and most nuanced discussions of the ethics of creativity I have seen in relation to popular music. The choice of examples is rich and interesting; the lively language is clear, fluent and funny; and the interdisciplinary approach is skillful. This is a fantastic book." - Larisa Kingston Mann, Temple UniversityTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Rock This Way, or The Shape of Musical Norms Chapter 1. Judge a Song by its Cover: Cover Songs Between Transformation and Extraction Chapter 2. Stir It Up: Remix and the Problem of Genre Chapter 3. Monstrous Mash: Mashups and the Epistemology of Difference Chapter 4. Fight for Your Right to Parody: Parodies and the Cultural Politics of Kindness Chapter 5. Feels like the First Time: The Politics and Poetics of Similarity in Soundalikes Conclusion: Toward a Theory of Ethical Transformative Musical Works Data Appendix References
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Capital Choices
Book SynopsisAnalyses the creation of different sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) from a comparative political economy perspective, arguing that different state-society structures at the sectoral level are the drivers for SWF variation. Juergen Braunstein focuses on the early formation period of SWFs, a critical but little understood area.Trade ReviewDr. Braunstein fills an important niche in the sovereign wealth fund literature by providing a meticulously researched and skillfully executed description of the different domestic and international actors, networks, and forces at work in the development of modern SWFs. This book is an excellent example of the kind of detailed research needed to fully understand the crucial impact of these funds."" - Paul Rose, Ohio State University
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Book of the Disappeared
Book SynopsisHighlights the ways in which genocide and enforced disappearances are intertwined - each centering on human rights violations. This book draws on insight and expertise of human rights advocates worldwide and each chapter is informed by in-depth study of a given country.Trade Review“By documenting the impact of victims who have turned activists and formed effective grassroots movements with global impact, Book of the Disappeared provides a roadmap for the reader who wants to become familiar with global movements for justice that had their roots in communities where these atrocities occurred. Any person interested in human rights, international justice, the voice of the silenced, etc. will be interested to read this book.” —Avideh Shashaani, President, Fund for the Future of our ChildrenTable of Contents Acknowledgements Artwork Introduction JENNIFER HEATH and ASRAF ZAHEDI Interlude: Index of the Disappeared CHITRA GANESH and MARIAM GHANI 1 ─ Latin America's Contributions to the Development of Institutional Responses to Enforced Disappearances ARIEL E. DULITZKY 2 ─ The Impact of Enforced Disappearance on Women AMRITA KAPUR Interlude: Between Two Rivers SAMA ALSHAIBI 3 ─ Iraq: Enforced Disappearance as a Tool of War DIRK ADRIAENSENS 4 ─ Extraordinary Rendition: A Human Rights Analysis DAVID WEISSBRODT Interlude: Abu Ghraib NANCY MARON 5 ─ Lives in Limbo: Afghanistan’s Epidemic of Disappearances DALAS MAZOORI and STEFAN SCHMITT 6 ─ Vanishing Nation: Enforced Disappearances in Syria SARETA ASHRAPH and NICOLETTE WALDMAN Interlude: Do Not Forget Us: La Tanssana HELEN ZUGHAIB 7 ─ Politics of Silence and Denial: 1988 Enforced Disappearances and Executions in Iran ASHRAF ZAHEDI Interlude: The Eyes YASSI GOLSHANI 8 ─ The Legacy of Wartime Rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina EDINA BEĆIREVIĆ and MAJDA HALIOVIĆ 9 ─ Genocide of the Rohingya AKILA RADHAKEISHNAN and ELENA SARVER Interlude: The Elephant and the Pond of Blood LEANG SECKON 10 ─ The Khmer Rouge Bureaucrats: Counting the Missing JAMES A. TYNER Interlude: Lynch Fragments MELVIN EDWARDS 11 ─ Our Resilient Bodies: The Role of Forensic Science and Medicine in Restoring the Disappeared to History SOREN BLAU Interlude: In Between/Underneath (Entremedio/Por Debajo) JONATHAN HERRERA SOTO 12 ─ Retributive or Restorative Justice: Gacaca Courts’ Contribution to Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in poet-Genocide Rwanda HILMI ZAWATI 13 ─ MIA: Disappearing Political Analysis in Transnational Justice VASUKI NESIAH Interlude: Stolen MORGAN C. PAGE 14 ─ Story as Portal: Healing, Regeneration, and Possibility After Genocide KAYHAN IRANI 15 ─ The Psychology of Bystanders, Perpetrators, and Heroic Helpers ERVIN STAUB About the Contributors Index
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Narrative Violence and the Law
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBob Cover was and remains the dominant voice of his generation among legal scholars. These essays, each one magnificent in itself, are, when taken together, even more important. The wisdom they impart is forever." —Guido Calabresi, Dean and Sterling Professor of Law, Yale University"Robert Cover drew his sources for the authority of law —for its violence, but also for its paideic potential— from the structuring stories that spark our communal imaginations. Literally until the day of his untimely death, his irreplaceably restless spirit was binding itself with the pages of the Midrash, of The Brothers Karamazov, of Billy Budd, Sailor. It is for us now to work also with these--Bob Cover's stories." —Richard Weisberg, Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School, Yeshiva University"The writings of Robert Cover were usually provocative, sometimes exasperating, but always relevant. In his last years, he concentrated on Jewish sources as well as mystical and Messianic thought. This collection of his articles is a thesaurus of some of his finest writings." —Robert F. Drinan, S.J., Georgetown University Law Center
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Administering Justice
Book SynopsisExamines the leadership role of chief justices in the American states, including how those duties require chief justices to be part of the broader state political environment. Vining and Wilhelm focus extensively on the power of chief justices as public spokespersons, legislative liaisons, and reform leaders.Trade Review“Blending incisive theoretical foundations, impressive original data, and rich descriptive insight, Administering Justice is a tour de force on the role chief justices play in state politics. It is a must-read for anyone interested in courts and state politics, but also offers broader insight into political leadership and institutional performance.” - Greg Goelzhauser, Utah State University“Vining and Wilhelm have written a true piece of comparative political research, shedding new light on an understudied topic in American courts--judicial leadership--and leverage the diversity of institutional rules and norms to show how they shape leadership on our state high courts. A must-read for state court scholars.” - Mikel A. Norris, Coastal Carolina University“. . . contributes significantly to our understanding of the role chief justices play in state judicial systems, leveraging a mix of rich qualitative examples with larger-n analyses.” - Eve Ringsmuth, Oklahoma State University“In a very clear manner, and building upon pertinent existing literature, the authors provide a detailed and comprehensive understanding and picture of the work of chief justices.” - Gbemende Johnson, University of GeorgiaTable of Contents List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Chapter One: The Chief Justice as Institution Chapter Two: The Chief Justice as Individuals Part Two: Chapter Three: The Chief Justice as Administrator Chapter Four: The Chief Justice as Advocate Chapter Five: The Chief Justice as Politician Conclusion References
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Harvard University Press After the Rights Revolution
Book SynopsisIn the twentieth century, American society has experienced a rights revolution: a commitment by the national government to promote a healthful environment, safe products, freedom from discrimination, and other rights unknown to the founding generation. This development has profoundly affected constitutional democracy by skewing the original understanding of checks and balances, federalism, and individual rights. Cass Sunstein tells us how it is possible to interpret and reform this regulatory state regime in a way that will enhance freedom and welfare while remaining faithful to constitutional commitments. Sunstein vigorously defends government regulation against Reaganite/Thatcherite attacks based on free-market economics and preNew Deal principles of private right. Focusing on the important interests in clean air and water, a safe workplace, access to the air waves, and protection against discrimination, he shows that regulatory initiatives have proved far superior to an approach that relies solely on private enterprise. Sunstein grants that some regulatory regimes have failed and calls for reforms that would amount to an American perestroika: a restructuring that embraces the use of government to further democratic goals but that insists on the decentralization and productive potential of private markets. Sunstein also proposes a theory of interpretation that courts and administrative agencies could use to secure constitutional goals and to improve the operation of regulatory programs. From this theory he seeks to develop a set of principles that would synthesize the modern regulatory state with the basic premises of the American constitutional system. Teachers of law, policymakers and political scientists, economists and historians, and a general audience interested in rights, regulation, and government will find this book an essential addition to their libraries.Trade ReviewOver the past decade Cass Sunstein has emerged as one of the country’s most prolific and provocative legal scholars. After the Rights Revolution is a rich discussion of how the courts have handled—and should handle—the plethora of regulatory statutes enacted since 1932. It deserves to be read widely by students of politics. -- R. Shep Melnick * Political Science Quarterly *Cass Sunstein’s After the Rights Revolution is the best attempt I have encountered to theoretically formulate a standard for the new ‘rights.’ Because it is so elegantly argued and so well written, it deserves considerable attention. -- Alan Stone * Policy Studies Journal *We all need help finding our way around the American administrative state. An important guidebook has now arrived. The publication of Cass Sunstein’s After the Rights Revolution is a significant event for those interested in administrative law and regulation, as well as for those concerned with the theory of legal interpretation. -- Ronald F. Wright * Yale Law Journal *The analysis of statutory interpretation is the book’s finest achievement. Sunstein launches a brilliant and devastating critique of interpretive theories which hold that interpretation should be a function solely of statutory text or legislative intent, and which reject any role for background norms or controversial public policy views. -- Richard B. Stewart * California Law Review *This century has seen a ‘rights’ revolution, says [Sunstein]: In addition to their traditional freedoms, Americans now have a right to clean air and safe consumer products, for example. Moreover, he argues, these rights, indispensable in a modern industrial democracy, are better protected by government regulation than by private enterprise. Thinking of the deregulation-inspired Savings & Loan debacle, the reader may agree. Despite the many failures and even tyranny of government regulatory schemes, constitutional government and regulatory legislation are compatible, says Sunstein, who offers recommendations for improving the constitutional underpinnings of regulatory schemes and minimizing the dangers of bureaucratic government. This book gives regulatory law a legitimacy it seldom receives in American legal theory and political science. -- Rex Bossert * California Lawyer *Cass Sunstein sets out not to bury regulation, but to save it—to save it from both its friends and its enemies. He seeks to make the regulatory state more legitimate and effective by creating a set of norms for judicial review of regulatory statutes and administrative actions, norms that emphasize efficiency and consistency and—most of all—democratic deliberation and equality. -- Dennis J. Coyle * Law and Politics Book Review *If the size and ambition of our government are not mistakes—and Sunstein makes that case well—then we need to address its works in ways that both enhance its opportunities for success, and promise restraints on its power. After the Rights Revolution is an important effort in that direction. -- Peter L. Strauss * Michigan Law Review *After the Rights Revolution is a thoughtful and compelling analysis of the United States welfare state and the role of courts in modern government. Sunstein argues that it is the deliberate process of government and its potential for political actors to engage in emphatic dialogue with other participants which gives democracy its emancipatory potential. -- Patrick Keyzer * Sydney Law Review *In this provocative and lively book, Sunstein argues that the Reagan adminstration’s vigorous attack on government regulation was misplaced, contending that government regulation is superior to the behavior of private markets… Sunstein thus offers a spirited defense of the ‘rights revolution’ embodied in the new social and economic regulation—from clean air and water to antidiscrimination rules—that have swept government since the New Deal, and especially since the 1960s… The result is a careful, prescriptive study positioned among theorists’ visions of justice, laywers’ concepts of due process, and politicians’ imperatives for effective policy. -- American Library AssociationSunstein calls on courts, and the rest of us, to redeem the promise of the New Deal and Great Society. A splendid statement of the role that law can play in building a more progressive America. -- Bruce A. Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale Law SchoolProfessor Sunstein makes use of an impressive range of materials and applies to them some considerable wisdom and good judgment. After the Rights Revolution is an important statement for the 1990s. -- Steven Kelman, Professor of Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard UniversitySunstein should be required reading on everybody’s list of public affairs books. It’s already on mine, for my undergraduate as well as graduate students. The analysis is rigorous, the message is clear. The book provides the defense of regulation we have needed during the laissez-faire era. Yet it gives little comfort to knee-jerk regulators. In other words, it makes a great target for folks of every persuasion. -- Theodore J. Lowi, John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions, Cornell UniversityAfter the Rights Revolution is a powerful and provocative rethinking of regulatory jurisprudence. Cass Sunstein provides an illuminating review of how and why regulation succeeds and fails. He then offers new canons of construction that judges should use to interpret regulatory statutes in the public interest. This stimulating book is essential reading for public law and regulatory government. -- Richard B. Stewart, Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of JusticeTable of ContentsIntroduction Regulation and Interpretation The Anachronistic Legal Culture 1. Why Regulation? A Historical Overview Public and Private Ordering 2. The Functions of Regulatory Statutes Market Failures Public-Interested Redistribution Collective Desires and Aspirations Diverse Experiences and Preference Formation Social Subordination Endogenous Preferences Irreversibility, Future Generations, Animals, and Nature Interest-Group Transfers and "Rent-Seeking" The Problem of Categorization 3. How Regulation Fails Failures in the Original Statute Implementation Failure Linking Statutory Function to Statutory Failure Paradoxes of the Regulatory State--and Reform 4. Courts, Interpretation, and Norms Flawed Approaches to Statutory Interpretation Interpretive Principles An Alternative Method 5. Interpretive Principles for the Regulatory State The Principles Priority and Harmonization Fissures in the Interpretive Community The Postcanonical Legal Universe 6. Applications, the New Deal, and Statutory Construction Particulars The New Deal and Statutory Construction Conclusion The Constitution of the Regulatory State--and Its Reform Interpreting the Regulatory State Appendix A. Interpretive Principles Appendix B. Selected Regulations in Terms of Cost Per Life Saved Appendix C. The Growth of Administrative Government Notes Index
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