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"This volume of ""Studies in Law, Politics, and Society"" contains an international and interdisciplinary array of legal scholarship. Presenting diverse theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches, this work illuminates the law's response to its social context as well as the way law shapes that context. It shows how legal scholars contribute to public debate about contemporary issues as well as how they articulate the nature of rights and the limits of law."

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Author:   Austin Sarat ,  Austin Sarat
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Volume:   57
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9781780526225

ISBN 10:   1780526229
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   31 January 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors. EDITORIAL BOARD. It's not about Race, It's about Rights. Legislative Abolition of the Death Penalty: A Qualitative Analysis. The Most Restrictive Alternative: A Litigation History of Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons, 1960–2006. Return of the Wrongly Convicted: The Test for Post-Conviction Executive References in Australia. Measuring Legal Formalism: Reading Hard Cases with Soft Frames. On Law's Promise: Thinking about how we Think about Law's Limits. Studies in law, politics, and society. Studies in law, politics, and society. Studies in law, politics, and society. Copyright page.

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