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Law and democracy in the empire of force / edited by H. Jefferson Powell and James Boyd White.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--Congresses.
- Law.
- Law--United States--Congresses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (292 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Neither law nor democracy can survive where the empire of force dominates.
- Contents:
- Languages of politics in America / Jedediah Purdy
- Democracy and prophecy / M. Cathleen Kaveny
- Ennobling politics / Robin West
- An oresteia for Argentina : between fraternity and the rule of law / Martin Bohmer
- Moral disagreement in a culture of certainty / Howard Lesnick
- The resilience of law / Joseph Vining
- Justice Jackson's republic and ours / Barry Sullivan
- Privacy's end / Jed Rubenfeld
- Anti-social behaviour orders in the United Kingdom / A.W. Brian Simpson
- Conscience and the constitution / John T. Noonan Jr
- Law as a tool / H. Jefferson Powell
- Law, economics, and torture / James Boyd White.
- Notes:
- Papers presented at a conference held at the University of Michigan Law School, April 13-14, 2007.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-44521-9
- 9786612445217
- 0-472-02442-6
- OCLC:
- 647847437
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