Family Law in the United States

Patricia McGee Crotty

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 7
• The battle for gender equality will be won or lost in the family. Family Law in the United States analyzes recent changes in state family law codes fr... Lees meer

Women and Family Law

Patricia McGee Crotty

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 2
• This book explores a fascinating subject; the relationship between women's rights under family law and their overall status. Since it regulates marria... Lees meer

Philosophical Perspectives on Law and Politics

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 8
• Philosophical Perspectives on Law and Politics collects together some of the most significant writings by leading classical, modern, and contemporary ... Lees meer

Nowhere to Hide

Michael J Kelly

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 41
• This work tracks two dynamics: the evolution of genocide into an international crime and the erosion of sovereign immunity as a defense to prosecution... Lees meer

Nowhere to Hide

Michael J Kelly

• Hardcover | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 41
• This work tracks two dynamics: the evolution of genocide into an international crime and the erosion of sovereign immunity as a defense to prosecution... Lees meer

United States Supreme Court Judicial Data Base, Phase II

James L Gibson

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 4
• For nearly a decade, a team of researchers was busily at work preparing a data base on the decisions of the United States Supreme Court. This book doc... Lees meer

Same-Sex Marriage, Legal Mobilization, and the Politics of Rights

Martin Dupuis

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 17
• The civil rights of lesbians and gay men are a prominent issue on the public agenda today, and one of the most contentious debates is the recognition ... Lees meer

Sexual Harassment

Paul I Weizer

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 12
• It is not always clear what actually constitutes «sexual harassment» or how it differs from other types of discrimination based on gender. Often, what... Lees meer

The Antiquated Right

Andrew Carlson

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 18
• Over two hundred years ago, the United States enacted a constitutional amendment ensuring the ability of states to form militias. Although the militia... Lees meer

Supreme Court Justices in the Post-Bork Era

Joyce A Baugh

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 21
• The failed nomination of federal appeals court judge Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court led to conclusions that the confirmation process for Suprem... Lees meer

The Price of Rights

Daniel C Kramer

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 30
• To paraphrase the Book of Job, 'the state giveth and the state taketh away'. American government gives its citizens benefits such as Social Security, ... Lees meer

The Constitution and the Nation

Christopher Waldrep, Lynne Curry

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 22
• The United States Constitution records the structure of America's public life and society, distributing power and outlining citizens' rights and privi... Lees meer

Leaders of the Pack

William D. Pederson, Norman W. Provizer

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 35
• Greatness and leadership are two ideas that often intersect, especially in the imagery of leading the pack of more than one hundred Supreme Court just... Lees meer

Concepts and Strategies in International Human Rights

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 5
• Although the celebrations surrounding the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) highlighted some remarkable achieve... Lees meer

Judicial Politics in Texas

Kyle Cheek, Anthony Champagne

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 36
• In recent years, judicial elections have changed dramatically. The elections themselves have become increasingly partisan, interest group involvement ... Lees meer

Administrative Ethics in the Twenty-First Century

J Michael Martinez, William D Richardson

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 28
• After years of languishing in the long shadow of «values», its 1960s-era substitute, public discussion and debate about virtues, vices, character, and... Lees meer

The Constitution and the Nation

Christopher Waldrep, Lynne Curry

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 23
• The Civil War shook America to the core of its constitutional foundations. Before the war, the Constitution protected slavery and kept power decentral... Lees meer

Drawing Lines in Quicksand

Jeremy Buchman

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 34
• Drawing Lines in Quicksand examines judicial performance in voting rights and redistricting through the lens of institutional policy-making capacity. ... Lees meer

Speech, Conduct, and the First Amendment

Howard Schweber

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 14
• Speech, Conduct, and the First Amendment offers a concise yet thorough review of all areas of First Amendment jurisprudence, including historical back... Lees meer

Judicial Politics in Texas

Kyle Cheek, Anthony Champagne

• Hardcover | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 36
• In recent years, judicial elections have changed dramatically. The elections themselves have become increasingly partisan, interest group involvement ... Lees meer

The Real Clarence Thomas

Christopher E Smith, Joyce A Baugh

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 11
• Justice Clarence Thomas is a controversial figure on the U.S. Supreme Court because of sexual harassment allegations raised against him during his 199... Lees meer

The Constitution and the Nation

Christopher Waldrep, Lynne Curry

• Paperback | Engels | Teaching Texts in Law and Politics | nr. 24
• The rapid acceleration of industrialization and the transformation of market capitalism that followed the Civil War provided new opportunities for emp... Lees meer