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Book SynopsisThis volume of "Studies in Law, Politics, and Society" contains an international and interdisciplinary array of legal scholarship. Presenting diverse theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches, this work illuminates the law's response to its social context as well as the way law shapes that context. It shows how legal scholars contribute to public debate about contemporary issues as well as how they articulate the nature of rights and the limits of law.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors. EDITORIAL BOARD. It's not about Race, It's about Rights. Legislative Abolition of the Death Penalty: A Qualitative Analysis. The Most Restrictive Alternative: A Litigation History of Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons, 1960–2006. Return of the Wrongly Convicted: The Test for Post-Conviction Executive References in Australia. Measuring Legal Formalism: Reading Hard Cases with Soft Frames. On Law's Promise: Thinking about how we Think about Law's Limits. Studies in law, politics, and society. Studies in law, politics, and society. Studies in law, politics, and society. Copyright page.
