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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... particular , to develop and refine the idea of a support structure . Bert , too , actively supported and encouraged my research and writing in big and little ways . His advice for conducting research in Britain aided my work there , and ...
... particular , to develop and refine the idea of a support structure . Bert , too , actively supported and encouraged my research and writing in big and little ways . His advice for conducting research in Britain aided my work there , and ...
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... particular for a Legal Studies Fellowship from the Insti- tute for Legal Studies and a dissertation fellowship from the university . My work on this project was made possible as well by a Canadian Government research grant , a National ...
... particular for a Legal Studies Fellowship from the Insti- tute for Legal Studies and a dissertation fellowship from the university . My work on this project was made possible as well by a Canadian Government research grant , a National ...
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... particular , I am grateful to John Tryneski for intelligent and conscientious direction and to Leslie Keros for patient and helpful coordination . And I am indebted to Becky Laurent for unusually per- ceptive and constructive editing on ...
... particular , I am grateful to John Tryneski for intelligent and conscientious direction and to Leslie Keros for patient and helpful coordination . And I am indebted to Becky Laurent for unusually per- ceptive and constructive editing on ...
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... particular empha- sis on judicial leadership as the catalyst for the rights revolution . Constitutional guarantees , judicial leadership , and rights conscious- ness certainly contributed to the U.S. rights revolution . This book shows ...
... particular empha- sis on judicial leadership as the catalyst for the rights revolution . Constitutional guarantees , judicial leadership , and rights conscious- ness certainly contributed to the U.S. rights revolution . This book shows ...
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... particular , on women's rights and the rights of criminal defendants and prisoners . These two issues are especially useful lenses through which to analyze rights revolutions , for their status varies significantly from country to ...
... particular , on women's rights and the rights of criminal defendants and prisoners . These two issues are especially useful lenses through which to analyze rights revolutions , for their status varies significantly from country to ...
Cuprins
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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