In Humanity's Law, renowned legal scholar Ruti Teitel offers a powerful account of one of the central transformations of the post-Cold War era: the profound normative shift in the international legal order from prioritizing state security to protecting human security.
Since 1996, when new, harsher deportation laws went into effect, the United States has deported millions of noncitizens back to their countries of origin.
Constitutionalism in Islamic Countries: Between Upheaval and Continuity examines the question of whether something similar to an "e;Islamic constitutionalism"e; has emerged out of the political and constitutional upheaval witnessed in many parts of North Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Southern Asia.
Since 1996, when new, harsher deportation laws went into effect, the United States has deported millions of noncitizens back to their countries of origin.
Civil War officer, Reconstruction "e;carpetbagger,"e; best-selling novelist, and relentless champion of equal rights--Albion Tourgee battled his entire life for racial justice.
This probing account of the erosion of privacy in America shows that we are often unwitting, if willing, accomplices, providing personal data in exchange for security or convenience.
A monumental investigation of the Supreme Court's rulings on race, From Jim Crow To Civil Rights spells out in compelling detail the political and social context within which the Supreme Court Justices operate and the consequences of their decisions for American race relations.
This study reinterprets a crucial period (1870s-1920s) in the history of women's rights, focusing attention on a core contradiction at the heart of early feminist theory.
Chief Justice John Marshall argued that a constitution "e;requires that only its great outlines should be marked [and] its important objects designated.
Chief Justice John Marshall argued that a constitution "e;requires that only its great outlines should be marked [and] its important objects designated.
Punishing Corporate Crime: Legal Penalties for Criminal and Regulatory Violations provides a practical discussion of criminal punishment trends directed at the corporate entity.
During a 1931 trial of four Nazi stormtroopers, known as the Eden Dance Palace trial, Hans Litten grilled Hitler in a brilliant and merciless three-hour cross-examination, forcing him into multiple contradictions and evasions and finally reducing him to helpless and humiliating rage (the transcription of Hitler's full testimony is included.
In this brilliantly innovative work, Jennifer Nedelsky claims that we must rethink our notion of autonomy, rejecting the usual vocabulary of control, boundaries, and individual rights.
During a 1931 trial of four Nazi stormtroopers, known as the Eden Dance Palace trial, Hans Litten grilled Hitler in a brilliant and merciless three-hour cross-examination, forcing him into multiple contradictions and evasions and finally reducing him to helpless and humiliating rage (the transcription of Hitler's full testimony is included.
Civil War officer, Reconstruction "e;carpetbagger,"e; best-selling novelist, and relentless champion of equal rights--Albion Tourgee battled his entire life for racial justice.
In Humanity's Law, renowned legal scholar Ruti Teitel offers a powerful account of one of the central transformations of the post-Cold War era: the profound normative shift in the international legal order from prioritizing state security to protecting human security.
Since the end of the Cold War, there has been a dramatic expansion in both the international human rights system and the transnational networks of activists, development organizations, and monitoring agencies that partially reinforce it.
Although many modern philosophers of law describe custom as merely a minor source of law, formal law is actually only one source of the legal customs that govern us.
The terrorist attacks of 9/11 precipitated significant legal changes over the ensuing ten years, a "e;long decade"e; that saw both domestic and international legal systems evolve in reaction to the seemingly permanent threat of international terrorism.
The terrorist attacks of 9/11 precipitated significant legal changes over the ensuing ten years, a "e;long decade"e; that saw both domestic and international legal systems evolve in reaction to the seemingly permanent threat of international terrorism.
The 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has inspired advocates and policy makers across the globe, injecting children's rights terminology into various public and private arenas.
The 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has inspired advocates and policy makers across the globe, injecting children's rights terminology into various public and private arenas.
