Law and Society Reader II (eBook)

Erik Larson, Patrick Schmidt (Herausgeber)

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2014
Nyu Press (Verlag)
978-1-4798-7873-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Law and society scholars challenge thecommon belief that law is simply a neutral tool by which society sets standardsand resolves disputes. Decades of research shows how much the nature ofcommunities, organizations, and the people inhabiting them affect how lawworks. Just as much, law shapes beliefs, behaviors, and wider socialstructures, but the connections are much more nuanced and surprising than manyexpect.Law and SocietyReader IIprovides readers an accessible overview to the breadth of recent developmentsin this research tradition, bringing to life the developments in this dynamicfield. Following up a first Law andSociety Reader published in 1995, editors Erik W. Larson and Patrick D.Schmidt have compiled excerpts of 43 illuminating articles published since 1993in The Law & Society Review, theflagship journal of the Law and Society Association.By its organizationand approach, this volume enables readers to join in discussing the key ideasof law and society research. The selections highlight the core insights anddevelopments in this research tradition, making these works indispensable forthose exploring the field and ideal for classroom use. Across sixconcisely-introduced sections, this volume analyzes inequality, lawyering, therelation between law and organizations, and the place of law in relation toother social institutions.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments xi  Introduction 1 Erik Larson and Patrick Schmidt Part I: Inequalities  Does Law Benefit Those with the Most Resources? 7 1. Do the “Haves” Still Come Out Ahead? 13 Joel B. Grossman, Herbert M. Kritzer, and Stewart Macaulay 2. The Rule of Law and the Litigation Process: The Paradox of Losing by Winning 16 Catherine Albiston 3. The Good Case: Decisions to Litigate at the World Trade Organization 24 Joseph A. Conti How Do Authority and Power Influence the Implementation of Law? 4. Convictability and Discordant Locales: Reproducing Race, Class, and Gender Ideology in Prosecutorial Decisionmaking 35 Lisa Frohmann 5. The Reconstitution of Law in Local Settings: Agency Discretion, Ambiguity, and a Surplus of Law in the Policing of Hate Crime 42 Ryken Grattet and Valerie Jenness Can Rights-Based Litigation Address Inequalities? 6. Popular Constitutionalism’s Hard When You’re Not Very Popular: Why the ACLU Turned to Courts 55 Emily Zackin 7. Beyond Backlash: Assessing the Impact of Judicial Decisions on LGBT Rights 62 Thomas M. Keck For Full Description Visit: http://nyupress.org/webchapters/larson_toc.pdf 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.5.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Berufs-/Gebührenrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• ISBN-10: 1-4798-7873-1 / 1479878731
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4798-7873-4 / 9781479878734