Dismantling American Common Law: Liberty and Justice in Our Transformed Courts Contributor(s): Scott, Kyle (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739123769 ISBN-13: 9780739123768 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $112.86 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Common - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Political Science | American Government - Judicial Branch |
Dewey: 340.570 |
LCCN: 2007036693 |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.04" W x 9.3" (0.89 lbs) 186 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The American system of law has experienced a quiet revolution that has gone largely unnoticed by political scientists and legal scholars. The change that has occurred- the abandonment of the common law foundation on which the American judicial system was built-has important consequences for democratic politics in the United States and abroad. Dismantling American Common Law: Liberty and Justice in Our Transformed Courts tracks the development of the American common law through historical and quantitative analysis and a philosophical inquiry of the founding. Author Kyle Scott seeks to reclaim this lost tradition of common law, which was vital as a legitimizing force and consensus-building mechanism at the American founding and will grow in importance for newly democratizing nations around the world. |