Studies in law, politics, and society / edited by Austin Sarat.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sarat, Austin.

Series:

Studies in law, politics, and society ; 1059-4337. v. 70.

Studies in law, politics, and society, 1059-4337 ; v. 70

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociological jurisprudence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 207 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

United Kingdom : Emerald, 2016.

Summary:

Studies in Law, Politics, and Society (SLPS) provides a vehicle for the publication of scholarly articles within the broad parameters of interdisciplinary legal scholarship; the articles in this volume cover a diverse range of topics relating to law's relationship with and impact on society. Topics covered include: coverage of capital punishment in the mainstream and radical press; the landmark Roe vs. Wade case and the Republican Party's relationship with abortion law; an exploration of the legal politics of temporality in emergencies; gendered racialization and White supremacy in the US, specifically related to Muslim women; conflict resolution and legal theory; and self-determination for indigenous peoples in the Pacific.

Contents:

A twice-told story : comparing accounts of capital punishment in the radical and mainstream press / Austin Sarat, Kyra Ellis-Moore, Abraham Kanter, Christina Won and Abigail Xu

Why Roe still stands : abortion law, the Supreme Court, and the Republican regime / Thomas M. Keck and Kevin J. McMahon

The legal politics of time in emergencies : ticking-time in the Israeli High Court of Justice / Karin Loevy

Between society and the state : gendered racialization and Muslim Americans / Hajer Al-Faham with Rose Ernst

The "law of alternatives" : conflict resolution as the art of reconstruction / Michal Albertstein

Decolonization and the right of self-determination for the Pacific / Valmaine Toki.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record

ISBN:

9781786350756

1786350750

OCLC:

951710337