This volume of "Studies in Law, Politics, and Society" brings together research on law's cultural life and on institutions and actors who translate interests, preferences, and values into legal policy
This volume of "Studies in Law, Politics, and Society" features a symposium on law and film as well as two articles of general interest. It brings together the work of scholars from several discipline
The book's title is also the series title (this is volume 55), but the focus here is quite specifically on "...current and emerging relations between states and indigenous peoples in Latin America"--a
Trials are well known as paradigmatic legal events. Some attract wide attention; others mostly escape notice. Indeed in the United States trials have recently become rare, with some scholars bemoaning
Studies in Law, Politics, and Society provides a vehicle for the publication of scholarly articles within the broad parameters of interdisciplinary legal scholarship. In this latest edition of this hi
The articles in this volume of Studies in Law, Politics, and Society cover an exciting and diverse range of topics relating to law's relationship with and impact on society.Two articles cover immigrat
The articles in this 63rd volume of Studies in Law, Politics and Society cover cutting edge issues of major interest to policy makers, activists and interdisciplinary law scholars: family law, the wa
Legal scholars from five countries discuss Maori rights and race in New Zealand, a qualitative analysis of legislative abolition of the death penalty, a litigation history of solitary confinement in U
In this book, editor Austin Sarat presents readers with a collection of academic essays and scholarly articles investigating various aspects of the intersection of law, politics, and contemporary soci
In this latest edition of this highly successful research series, this new edited volume examines the theme of law through a study of children, families and healthcare and also includes chapters consi
Studies in Law, Politics, and Society provides a vehicle for the publication of scholarly articles within the broad parameters of interdisciplinary legal scholarship. In this latest edition of this hi
Scholars in the three disciplines from North American and Europe present six essays. They cover redefining the abduction of children in post-dictatorial Argentine courts of law, legal framing, the tho
This text studies the inextricable links between law, society, and politics through an in-depth examination of the institutions for law-making in the United States, focusing on the function, structure
Spaceflight is a rational undertaking, yet full of emotions. It is a dream of mankind and a multi-billion industry likewise. It is subject to a distinct branch of law – and moreover part of modern pop
In a number of related case-studies, this book traces the social political, and cultural factors making for conformity and obedience, and those promoting dissidence and revolt in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century England. The essays explore the significance of the concept of honour in forming the mentality of the ruling elites, the role of region, humanism, and law in promoting social and political solidarity, and the influences at work in the changing styles of political action as illustrated by the careers of four magnates.
