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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... Lords Table 9.1 The Supreme Court of Canada 61 128 169 Table 10.1 Provincial Legal Aid Plans 183 Table 10.2 Cases Supported by LEAF in the Canadian Supreme Court 194 28 888 ... House of Lords 130 TABLES AND FIGURES List of Tables and Figures.
... Lords Table 9.1 The Supreme Court of Canada 61 128 169 Table 10.1 Provincial Legal Aid Plans 183 Table 10.2 Cases Supported by LEAF in the Canadian Supreme Court 194 28 888 ... House of Lords 130 TABLES AND FIGURES List of Tables and Figures.
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... House of Lords 130 Figure 8.1 Issue Agenda of the House of Lords 133 Figure 8.2 Number of Parties to Cases before the House of Lords 134 Figure 8.3 Rights Agenda of the House of Lords by Type of Right 135 Figure 8.4 Cases Supported by ...
... House of Lords 130 Figure 8.1 Issue Agenda of the House of Lords 133 Figure 8.2 Number of Parties to Cases before the House of Lords 134 Figure 8.3 Rights Agenda of the House of Lords by Type of Right 135 Figure 8.4 Cases Supported by ...
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... House of Lords Records Office kindly provided access to useful sources . In Canada , the Human Rights Re- search and Education Centre and the Fauteaux Hall Law Library , both at the University of Ottawa , and the library of the Supreme ...
... House of Lords Records Office kindly provided access to useful sources . In Canada , the Human Rights Re- search and Education Centre and the Fauteaux Hall Law Library , both at the University of Ottawa , and the library of the Supreme ...
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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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