Distinguishing the righteous from the roguish : the Arkansas Supreme Court, 1836--1874 /

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During the period from 1836 to 1874, the legal system in the new state of Arkansas developed amid huge social change. While the legislature could, and did, determine what issues were considered of importance to the populace, the Arkansas Supreme Court determined the efficacy of legislation in cases...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Looney, J. W. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, 2016.
Temas:
Arkansas. > Supreme Court > History > 19th century.
Arkansas. > Supreme Court.
1800-1899
Judgments > Arkansas > History > 19th century.
Paternalism > Political aspects > Arkansas.
Paternalisme > Aspect politique > Arkansas.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
Judgments.
Arkansas.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Chapter 1. "A Hegemonic Function of the Law": An Introduction; Chapter 2. "Peculiar Province and Duty": Organization, Procedures, and Trends in the Early Arkansas Courts; Chapter 3. Finding "Repose" from the "Nagging Concern" of Title Insecurity: Cases, Controversies, and Conflicts Relating to Land Titles; Chapter 4. "Coon Skins and Peltry": Cases, Controversies, and Conflicts Related to Banks and Banking; Chapter 5. "Pervasive Localism": Cases, Controversies, and Conflicts Relating to Transportation.
  • Chapter 6. "Inspecting the Negro Foot": Cases, Controversies, and Conflicts Relating to Slaves and SlaveryChapter 7. "Affording Peace and Quiet": Case, Controversies, and Conflicts Relating to Family Law and Family Property; Chapter 8. "The Key to Republican Economic Morality": Cases, Controversies, and Conflicts Relating to Debt and Contracts; Chapter 9. "A Stronghold of Legal Puritanism": Cases, Controversies, and Conflicts Involving Criminal Law and Procedure.
  • Chapter 10. "Rights of Belligerents": Cases, Controversies, and Conflicts during the War Years and in the War's Aftermath, 1861-1867Chapter 11. "Usurpation and Treachery": Cases, Controversies, and Conflicts in the Arkansas Supreme Court during Reconstruction, 1868-1874; Chapter 12. "Distinguishing the Righteous from the Roguish": Summary and Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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