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Book SynopsisStudies in Law, Politics and Society
Table of ContentsList of contributors. New "Families"? The status of status: domestic partnership and the politics of same-sex marriage (J. Goldberg-Hiller). Benign neglect: affirmative action, same-sex marriage, and the underlying conservatism of Baehr V. Lewin (H. Silverstein). Pain and Punishment. Civil bodies: legal language and the ritual of sacrifice (M. Ryan). Identities and criminal violence: observations on law's recognition of vulnerable victims in England and Wales (E.A. Stanko). Detecting remorse and its absence in the criminal justice system (R. Weisman). State and Nation as Legal Problems. New Labour, new "Britain"? Constitutionalism, sovereignty, and nation/state in transition (C.F. Stychin). Delayed transitions to democracy and the struggle for political citizenship rights: the Mexican case (1988-1999) (S. Schatz). Theory and Method in Context. Exploring legal culture in law-avoidance societies (R.L. Kidder). Legal science, scientific rationality, and aesthetics (P. Haldar).
