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Studies in law, politics, and society /

Covers the social sciences, humanities, and the law. This work examines the nature of family and the intersection of family and law, the way contexts shape legal actors, and the nature of rights and resistance.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Sarat, Austin
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2009.
Collection:Studies in law, politics, and society ; v. 35.
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Table des matières:
  • Part I. At the Limits of "Family". Judging Knowledge: The Court as Arbiter of Social Scientific Knowledge and Expertise in Y-LGBT Custody and Adoption Cases. (K.D. Richman). Fathers' Rights, Feminism and Canadian Divorce Law Reform: 1998-2003.
  • Part II. Legal Actors in Context. Anatomy of Hollywood's Hero-Lawyer: A Law-and-Film Study of the Western Motifs, Honor-Based Values and Gender Politics Underlying Anatomy of a Murder's Construction of the Lawyer Image. (O. Kamir). Unreasonable Doubt: Manipulating Jurors' Perceptions in a Closing Argument at Trial. (P. Hobbs).
  • Part III. Rights and Resistances. When Rights Collide: Anti-Abortion Protests and the Ideological Dilemma in Planned Parenthood Shasta-Diablo, Inc. V. Williams. (J.C. Wilson). Communication, Power, and Critique: Toward a Critical Theory of Everyday Resistance. (G. Mackin).