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The Rights Revolution: Lawyers, Activists, and Supreme Courts in Comparative Perspective
Charles R. Epp
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paperback. Analyzing the growth of civil rights, this text examines the high courts of the United States, Britain, Canada and India within their specific constitutional and cultural contexts, arguing that the ascendancy of civil rights and liberties has rested on the democratization of access to the courts. Num Pages: 328 pages, 28 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 1FKA; 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JJH; 3JJP; JPVH; LNAA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
The text argues that far from being the fruit of an activist judiciary, the ascendency of civil rights and liberties has rested on the democratization of access to the courts - the influence of advocacy groups, the establishment of governmental enforcement agencies, the growth of financial and legal resources for ordinary citizens, and the strategic planning of grass roots organizations. Pointing to the idea that the shift in the rights of individuals is best understood as a "bottom up" rather than a "top down" phenomenon.
The text argues that far from being the fruit of an activist judiciary, the ascendency of civil rights and liberties has rested on the democratization of access to the courts - the influence of advocacy groups, the establishment of governmental enforcement agencies, the growth of financial and legal resources for ordinary citizens, and the strategic planning of grass roots organizations. Pointing to the idea that the shift in the rights of individuals is best understood as a "bottom up" rather than a "top down" phenomenon.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
342
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226211626
SKU
V9780226211626
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99-50
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