The American Legal System and Civic Engagement

Why We All Should Think Like Lawyers

Kenneth Manaster (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

217 Seiten

2015 | 1st ed. 2013
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-46623-8 (ISBN)

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In recent years there has been a widely-recognized and serious lack of rational and civil public discussion about current issues. In The American Legal System and Civic Engagement, Manaster asserts that ordinary citizens can form their opinions on public issues more intelligently, confidently, and responsibly if they have some guidance on how to do it. Drawing from the tools and traditions of the American legal system, he offers guidance to aid citizens in understanding public issues and participating in the type of responsible public debate these challenging issues deserve. From analyzing the influence of the media in informing the public, to examining the role of the citizen as a juror, The American Legal System and Civic Engagement is a practical and informative guide to how Americans can better perform the civic duty that modern democracy requires.

Kenneth A. Manaster is Professor of Law and Presidential Professor of Ethics and the Common Good at Santa Clara University, USA, where he principally teaches environmental law, tort law, and administrative law. He has also taught at The University of Texas, Stanford University, and Hastings College of the Law. His other books include Environmental Protection and Justice and Illinois Justice: The Scandal of 1969 and the Rise of John Paul Stevens.

1. The Citizen's Task
2. The Citizen's Obstacles
3. Conventional Guidance
4. The Law's Tools and Traditions
5. The Citizen as Juror
6. Inescapable Differences
7. Guidance from the Law
8. Conclusion: About Responsibility

Erscheinungsdatum	29.06.2016
Zusatzinfo	IX, 217 p.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
Schlagworte	America • Dance • drawing • Engagement • Form • Law • Responsibility • science and technology • System • Tool • Tradition • Traditions
ISBN-10	1-349-46623-9 / 1349466239
ISBN-13	978-1-349-46623-8 / 9781349466238
Zustand	Neuware