The rights revolution : lawyers, activists, and supreme courts in comparative perspective
Charles R. Epp (Author)
Analyzing the growth of civil rights, this text examines the high courts of the United States, Britain, Canada and India within their specific constitutional and cultural contexts, arguing that the ascendancy of civil rights and liberties has rested on the democratization of access to the courts.
History
xv, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780226211619, 9780226211626, 0226211614, 0226211622
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Introduction
The conditions for the rights revolution : theory
The United States : standard explanations for the rights revolution
The support structure and the U.S. rights revolution
India : an ideal environment for a rights revolution?
India's weak rights revolution and its handicap
Britain : an inhospitable environment for a rights revolution?
Britain's modest rights revolution and its sources
Canada : a great experiment in constitutional engineering
Canada's dramatic rights revolution and its sources
Conclusion : constitutionalism, judicial power, and rights
Appendix: Selected constitutional or quasi-constitutional rights provisions for the United States, India, Britain, and Canada