A vision of American law: judging law, literature, and the stories we tell
Throughout history, works of literature have helped to shape public discussion of social, legal, and political issues. In this book, Barry R. Schaller draws on examples from American literature in presenting an analysis of the legal aspects of several major problems facing our society. After identif...
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Westport, Conn. [u.a.]
Praeger
1997
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| Zusammenfassung: | Throughout history, works of literature have helped to shape public discussion of social, legal, and political issues. In this book, Barry R. Schaller draws on examples from American literature in presenting an analysis of the legal aspects of several major problems facing our society. After identifying the key legal relationships in society, the book focuses on problems of violence, loss of authority, diminished faith in the American dream of progress, and the challenges posed by immense social and technological change. The author offers a set of standards to serve as a guide to effective judicial decision making and to assist the public in evaluating the soundness of those decisions. |
| Beschreibung: | XIV, 184 S. |
| ISBN: | 0275951111 |
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| adam_text | A VISION OF AMERICAN LAW JUDGING LAW, LITERATURE, AND THE STORIES WE
TELL BARRY R. SCHALLER WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT LONDON CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS IX PREFACE XI ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XIII INTRODUCTION 1 I. THE
LAW IN SOCIETY: ELEMENTAL FORCES 1. THE INDIVIDUAL IN SOCIETY:
INDIVIDUAL AUTONOMY AND STATE POWER 11 2. PRIVATE CODES: RULES OF THE
COMMUNITY 31 II. SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS: VIOLENCE, AUTHORITY, AND THE
AMERICAN DREAM 3. THE ROOTS OF VIOLENCE: THE BREAKDOWN OF SOCIAL
STRUCTURE 55 4. SHAKING THE FOUNDATIONS: PROBLEMS OF LEGAL AUTHORITY 78
5. THE STATE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM: OPTIMISM, PROGRESS, AND THE WORD OF
LAW 97 III. THE JUDICIAL ROLE IN CULTURAL REVITALIZATION 6. TAKING
RESPONSIBILITY: SOCIETAL CHANGE AND JUDICIAL DECISION MAKING 119 7.
SYNTHESIS: JUSTICE IN OUR TIME 147 8. CONCLUSION 158 VIII CONTENTS NOTES
161 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 175 INDEX 179
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