Law and the protection of democracy : essays in honor of Alfred C. Aman, Jr. / edited by Yvonne Cripps.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cripps, Yvonne M., editor.

Aman, Alfred C., Jr., honouree.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public policy (Law)--United States.

Public policy (Law).

Constitutional law--United States.

Constitutional law.

Freedom of the press--United States.

Freedom of the press.

Freedom of speech--United States.

Freedom of speech.

Press law--United States.

Press law.

Democracy--United States.

Democracy.

Aman, Alfred C., Jr.

Aman, Alfred C.

Physical Description:

vi, 422 pages : portrait ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2025.

Summary:

"This ground-breaking book of essays proposes harmonious uses of public policy and law to protect the rights and interests of people around the world: their freedoms, their creativity, and their environment, against a background of challenges to democracy. It is written in terms of a music of law, in honor of Alfred C. Aman, Jr., a jazzman law professor, Dean emeritus, and distinguished University of Rochester Life Trustee, whose life and work exemplify the highest standards. The essays, written by distinguished judges, administrators, and scholars whom Professor Aman has inspired and mentored, address in new and compelling ways many of the most pressing issues of our time, including environmental protection, voting rights, constitutional originalism, freedom of speech and the press, racial and gender equality, artificial intelligence, and, not least, the importance of mentorship in legal, educational, and other spheres. The over-arching theme charts how the sometimes-unheard music of law can, if ingeniously composed and performed, protect people and democracy. Edited by Yvonne Cripps. Contributors: Nathan D. Alder, Dan Cole, Lloyd Green, Carol Greenhouse, David Hamilton, Jay Krishnan, Tzu-Yi Lin, Christiana Ochoa, Aviva Orenstein, Arantxa Recarte, Lauren Robel, Landyn Rookard, Susan Williams, Elisabeth Zoller"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Yvonne Cripps

Alfred C. Aman Jr. : the optimistic scholar, imaginative teacher, and selfless mentor / Landyn Rookard

Democracy and justice / Judge David F. Hamilton

A free press and democracy / Lloyd Green

Jefferson's violin and other instruments of constitutional interpretation / Carol Greenhouse

Gender equality and the music of constitutional design / Susan Williams

Polyphony and dissonance : state courts, individual liberty, and reproductive rights / Lauren Robel

Laïcité : a jarring sound in global constitutionalism? / Élisabeth Zoller

Free speech jurisprudence in Taiwan : variations on a theme of US law / Tzu-Yi Lin

Protecting "persons" in a technological era / Yvonne Cripps

Executive orders, credible commitments, and US climate policy / Daniel Cole

Supporting the presumption of innocence and addressing systemic racism : reforming the law of evidence to prohibit impeaching criminal defendants with their prior crimes / Aviva Orenstein

Professional identity formation in the legal profession : Fred Aman, a mentor, and why everyone should engage in mentoring / Nathan Alder

Harmonizing international migration and legal education / Jayanth Krishnan

In the groove : the Indiana journal of global legal studies / Christiana Ochoa and Arantxa Recarte.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Law and the protection of democracy

ISBN:

9781648250972

1648250971

OCLC:

1450559721