Adversarial legalism : the American way of law / Robert A. Kagan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kagan, Robert A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adversary system (Law)--United States.

Adversary system (Law).

United States.

Justice, Administration of--United States.

Justice, Administration of.

Law--Political aspects.

Law.

Physical Description:

xix, 408 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019.

Contents:

Preface to the second edition

Preface to the first edition

1. Adversarial legalism: contours, consequences, causes: The concept of adversarial legalism

The two faces of adversarial legalism

The political construction of adversarial legalism

2. Criminal justice: Adversarial legalism and American criminal justice

Deciding criminal cases

3. Civil justice: Adversarial legalism and civil justice

The tort law system

4. Public law: social justice and regulation: Adversarial legalism and the welfare state

Adversarial legalism and the regulatory state

Economic development, environmental protection, and adversarial legalism

Afterword: adversarial legalism in the twenty-first century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Edition:

Revision of: 0674006216 Kagan, Robert A. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001

ISBN:

9780674238367

0674238362

OCLC:

1090282556