Barry R. Schaller

A Vision of American Law

Judging Law, Literature, and the Stories We Tell

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Throughout history, works of literature have helped to shape public discussion of social, legal, and political issues. In this book, Barry R. Schaller draws on examples from American literature in presenting an analysis of the legal aspects of several major problems facing our society. After identifying the key legal relationships in society, the book focuses on problems of violence, loss of authority, diminished faith in the American dream of progress, and the challenges posed by immense social and technological change. The author offers a set of standards to serve as a guide to effective judicial decision making and to assist the public in evaluating the soundness of those decisions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9780275973179
• ISBN-10: 0275973174
• Artikelnr.: 21951336

Autorenporträt

BARRY R. SCHALLER is a judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court. He was appointed to the Appellate Court in 1992 after eighteen years on the Connecticut trial bench. He is a graduate of Yale College and the Yale Law School and has been a Visiting Lecuturer at Yale University and a Guggenheim Fellow at the Yale Law School. He regularly teaches courses on law, literature and jurisprudence to state court judges. Judge Schaller is the author of numerous articles on various legal topics including law and the humanities, constitutional law, complex case management, and violence in American society.

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations Preface Introduction The Law in Society: Elemental Forces
The Individual in Society: Individual Autonomy and State Power Private
Codes: Rules of the Community Systemic Problems: Violence, Authority, and
the American Dream The Roots of Violence: The Breakdown of Social Structure
Shaking the Foundations: Problems of Legal Authority The State of the
American Dream: Optimism, Progress, and the Word of Law The Judicial Role
in Cultural Revitalization Taking Responsibility: Societal Change and
Judicial Decision Making Synthesis: Justice in Our Time Conclusion Notes
Selected Bibliography Index