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Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2011: Top 25 Books" Colin Dayan is the Robert Penn Warren Professor in the Humanities at Vanderbilt University. Her books include Haiti, History, and the Gods and The Story of Cruel and Unusual.
A fascinating account of how the law determines or dismantles identity and personhood
Abused dogs, prisoners tortured in Guantánamo and supermax facilities, or slaves killed by the state-all are deprived...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"From Citizens United to its momentous rulings regarding Obamacare and gay marriage, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has profoundly affected American life. Yet the court remains a mysterious institution, and the motivations of the nine men and women who serve for life are often obscure. Now, in Uncertain Justice, Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz show the surprising extent to which the Roberts Court is revising the meaning of our Constitution....
11) Suspicion nation: the inside story of the Trayvon Martin injustice and why we continue to repeat it
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The award-winning journalist who covered the trial discusses the laws, culture and conditions that exist in modern America that allowed George Zimmerman to be fully acquitted after killing an unarmed, black teenager in his gated Florida community.
Author
Publisher
Oneworld
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Shariah law is a subject that is misunderstood and misrepresented by many in the West. More than simply a system of law, it is concerned with a set of values and rules that are essential to the understanding and practice of Islam. In this volume, Mohammad Hashim Kamali, a world-renowned expert on Shariah, adopts a question-and-answer format to provide a clear introduction to its most salient aspects. Extending from the sources of Shariah in the Qur'an,...
Language
English
Description
This twelfth edition of TAKING SIDES: LEGAL ISSUES presents current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript. An instructor's manual with testing material is available for each volume. USING TAKING SIDES IN THE CLASSROOM is also an excellent instructor resource with practical...
Author
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"In recent years, the United States has become increasingly polarized and divided. This fissure is evident across the nation in conflict over LGBTQ rights; in challenges to religious liberty; in clashes over abortion; in tensions between law enforcement and minority communities. With all of this physical and emotional violence enacted by our legal system and such seemingly irresolvable differences in beliefs, values, and identities across the country,...
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Great cases are those judicial decisions around which the common law develops. This book explores eight exemplary cases from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Australia that show the law as a living, breathing, and down-the-street experience. It explores the social circumstances in which the cases arose and the ordinary people whose stories influenced and shaped the law, as well as the characters and institutions (lawyers, judges,...
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