The Rights Revolution: Lawyers, Activists, and Supreme Courts in Comparative PerspectiveUniversity of Chicago Press, 15 oct. 1998 - 326 pagini It is well known that the scope of individual rights has expanded dramatically in the United States over the last half-century. Less well known is that other countries have experienced "rights revolutions" as well. Charles R. Epp argues that, far from being the fruit of an activist judiciary, the ascendancy 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. In other words, the shift in the rights of individuals is best understood as a "bottom up," rather than a "top down," phenomenon. The Rights Revolution is the first comprehensive and comparative analysis of the growth of civil rights, examining the high courts of the United States, Britain, Canada, and India within their specific constitutional and cultural contexts. It brilliantly revises our understanding of the relationship between courts and social change. |
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... Canadian Supreme Court 194 28 888 53 Figure 3.1 Rights Agenda of the U.S. Supreme Court Figure 4.1 The Women's Movement in the United States Figure 4.2 Women Entering the Legal Profession in the United States Figure 6.1 Rights Cases on ...
... Canadian Supreme Court 194 28 888 53 Figure 3.1 Rights Agenda of the U.S. Supreme Court Figure 4.1 The Women's Movement in the United States Figure 4.2 Women Entering the Legal Profession in the United States Figure 6.1 Rights Cases on ...
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... Canadian Supreme Court 175 Figure 10.6 Third - Party Intervenors in the Canadian Supreme Court 176 Figure 10.7 Number of Cases Filed with the Canadian Supreme Court 176 Figure 10.8 Criminal Procedure and Prisoner Rights Agenda of the ...
... Canadian Supreme Court 175 Figure 10.6 Third - Party Intervenors in the Canadian Supreme Court 176 Figure 10.7 Number of Cases Filed with the Canadian Supreme Court 176 Figure 10.8 Criminal Procedure and Prisoner Rights Agenda of the ...
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... Canadian Lawyer Population Figure 10.11 Number of Cases Citing the Canadian Bill of Rights or the Charter in the First Decade of Each 185 188 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A comparative project of this scope depends on the Tables and Figures xi.
... Canadian Lawyer Population Figure 10.11 Number of Cases Citing the Canadian Bill of Rights or the Charter in the First Decade of Each 185 188 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A comparative project of this scope depends on the Tables and Figures xi.
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... Canadian Government research grant , a National Science Foundation grant ( No. SES 9225087 ) , and a summer faculty fellowship from Indiana Uni- versity . In the final stages of the process , this book has benefited from the careful and ...
... Canadian Government research grant , a National Science Foundation grant ( No. SES 9225087 ) , and a summer faculty fellowship from Indiana Uni- versity . In the final stages of the process , this book has benefited from the careful and ...
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... Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , " American Po- litical Science Review 90 : 765-79 ( 1996 ) , into chapters 9 and 10 . In the end , though , I am especially indebted to my wife , Lora Jost , for her support and ever - sharp ...
... Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , " American Po- litical Science Review 90 : 765-79 ( 1996 ) , into chapters 9 and 10 . In the end , though , I am especially indebted to my wife , Lora Jost , for her support and ever - sharp ...
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The Conditions for the Rights Revolution Theory | 11 |
The United States Standard Explanations for the Rights Revolution | 26 |
The Support Structure and the US Rights Revolution | 44 |
India An Ideal Environment for a Rights Revolution? | 71 |
Indias Weak Rights Revolution and Its Handicap | 90 |
Britain An Inhospitable Environment for a Rights Revolution? | 111 |
Britains Modest Rights Revolution and Its Sources | 132 |
Canada A Great Experiment in Constitutional Engineering | 156 |
Canadas Dramatic Rights Revolution and Its Sources | 171 |
Conclusion Constitutionalism Judicial Power and Rights | 197 |
Selected Constitutional or QuasiConstitutional Rights Provisions for the United States India Britain and Canada | 207 |
Notes | 225 |
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