Justice for Some
Title | Justice for Some PDF eBook |
Author | Noura Erakat |
Publisher | Stanford University Press |
Pages | 405 |
Release | 2019-04-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1503608832 |
“A brilliant and bracing analysis of the Palestine question and settler colonialism . . . a vital lens into movement lawyering on the international plane.” —Vasuki Nesiah, New York University, founding member of Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) Justice in the Question of Palestine is often framed as a question of law. Yet none of the Israel-Palestinian conflict’s most vexing challenges have been resolved by judicial intervention. Occupation law has failed to stem Israel’s settlement enterprise. Laws of war have permitted killing and destruction during Israel’s military offensives in the Gaza Strip. The Oslo Accord’s two-state solution is now dead letter. Justice for Some offers a new approach to understanding the Palestinian struggle for freedom, told through the power and control of international law. Focusing on key junctures—from the Balfour Declaration in 1917 to present-day wars in Gaza—Noura Erakat shows how the strategic deployment of law has shaped current conditions. Over the past century, the law has done more to advance Israel’s interests than the Palestinians’. But, Erakat argues, this outcome was never inevitable. Law is politics, and its meaning and application depend on the political intervention of states and people alike. Within the law, change is possible. International law can serve the cause of freedom when it is mobilized in support of a political movement. Presenting the promise and risk of international law, Justice for Some calls for renewed action and attention to the Question of Palestine. “Careful and captivating . . . This book asks that the Palestinian liberation struggle and Jewish-Israeli society each reckon with the impossibility of a two-state future, reimagining what their interests are—and what they could become.” —Amanda McCaffrey, Jewish Currents
Law and Justice around the World
Title | Law and Justice around the World PDF eBook |
Author | Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2020-02-25 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 0520971582 |
Law and Justice around the World is designed to introduce students to comparative law and justice, including cross-national variations in legal and justice systems as well as global and international justice. The book draws students into critical discussions of justice around the world today by: taking a broad perspective on law and justice rather than limiting its focus to criminal justice systems examining topics of global concern, including governance, elections, environmental regulations, migration and refugee status, family law, and others focusing on a diverse set of global examples, from Europe, North America, East Asia, and especially the global south, and comparing the United States law and justice system to these other nations continuing to cover core topics such as crime, law enforcement, criminal courts, and punishment including chapter goals to define learning outcomes sharing case studies to help students apply concepts to real life issues Instructor resources include discussion questions; suggested readings, films, and web resources; a test bank; and chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint slides with full-color maps and graphics. By widening the comparative lens to include nations that are often completely ignored in research and teaching, the book paints a more realistic portrait of the different ways in which countries define and pursue justice in a globalized, interconnected world.
Law and Justice on the Small Screen
Title | Law and Justice on the Small Screen PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Robson |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 488 |
Release | 2012-08-01 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1847319947 |
'Law and Justice on the Small Screen' is a wide-ranging collection of essays about law in and on television. In light of the book's innovative taxonomy of the field and its international reach, it will make a novel contribution to the scholarly literature about law and popular culture. Television shows from France, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and the United States are discussed. The essays are organised into three sections: (1) methodological questions regarding the analysis of law and popular culture on television; (2) a focus on genre studies within television programming (including a subsection on reality television), and (3) content analysis of individual television shows with attention to big-picture jurisprudential questions of law's efficacy and the promise of justice. The book's content is organised to make it appropriate for undergraduate and graduate classes in the following areas: media studies, law and culture, socio-legal studies, comparative law, jurisprudence, the law of lawyering, alternative dispute resolution and criminal law. Individual chapters have been contributed by, among others: Taunya Banks, Paul Bergman, Lief Carter, Christine Corcos, Rebecca Johnson, Stefan Machura, Nancy Marder, Michael McCann, Kimberlianne Podlas and Susan Ross, with an Introduction by Peter Robson and Jessica Silbey.
A Consolidation of the Constitution Acts 1867 to 1982
Title | A Consolidation of the Constitution Acts 1867 to 1982 PDF eBook |
Author | Canada |
Publisher | Brantford : W. Ross Macdonald School, 1985. (Toronto : CNIB) |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
Consolidated as of April 17, 1982.
Law, Justice, and Power
Title | Law, Justice, and Power PDF eBook |
Author | Sinkwan Cheng |
Publisher | Stanford University Press |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9780804748919 |
This volume provides different disciplinary and cultural perspectives on the ethical and political ramifications of the incommensurable yet inextricable relationships among law, justice, and power.
The Federalist Papers
Title | The Federalist Papers PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Hamilton |
Publisher | Read Books Ltd |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 2018-08-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1528785878 |
Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton. Following the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, the governing doctrines and policies of the States lacked cohesion. “The Federalist”, as it was previously known, was constructed by American statesman Alexander Hamilton, and was intended to catalyse the ratification of the United States Constitution. Hamilton recruited fellow statesmen James Madison Jr., and John Jay to write papers for the compendium, and the three are known as some of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755–1804) was an American lawyer, journalist and highly influential government official. He also served as a Senior Officer in the Army between 1799-1800 and founded the Federalist Party, the system that governed the nation’s finances. His contributions to the Constitution and leadership made a significant and lasting impact on the early development of the nation of the United States.
Law, Psychology, and Justice
Title | Law, Psychology, and Justice PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher R. Williams |
Publisher | SUNY Press |
Pages | 294 |
Release | 2002-01-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780791451830 |
A provocative critique of the relationship between the legal system and psychology that uses chaos theory to offer a more humane alternative.