3 options
Jurismania : the madness of American law / Paul F. Campos.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Campos, Paul F., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--United States--Methodology.
- Law.
- Judicial process--United States.
- Judicial process.
- Culture and law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x,198p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The author of this text argues that the American worship of law and legality can at times be so pathological that it comes to resemble a type of legal madness, or "jurismania". He concludes that much of the "rule of law" is simply culturally sanctioned obsessive-compulsive behaviour.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1998.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-771966-X
- 1-280-65508-9
- 0-19-802674-9
- 0-19-535137-1
- OCLC:
- 476008323
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.