Adversarial legalism : the American way of law / Robert A. Kagan.
2019
KF384 .K34 2019 (Mapit)
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Author
Kagan, Robert A., author.
Title
Adversarial legalism : the American way of law / Robert A. Kagan.
Edition
Second edition.
Imprint
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019.
Copyright
©2019
Description
xix, 408 pages ; 23 cm
Formatted Contents Note
The concept of adversarial legalism
The two faces of adversarial legalism
The political construction of adversarial legalism
Adversarial legalism and American criminal justice
Deciding criminal cases
Adversarial legalism and civil justice
The tort law system
Adversarial legalism and the welfare state
Adversarial legalism and the regulatory state
Economic development, environmental protection, and adversarial legalism.
The two faces of adversarial legalism
The political construction of adversarial legalism
Adversarial legalism and American criminal justice
Deciding criminal cases
Adversarial legalism and civil justice
The tort law system
Adversarial legalism and the welfare state
Adversarial legalism and the regulatory state
Economic development, environmental protection, and adversarial legalism.
Summary
"American dispute resolution is more adversarial, compared with systems of other economically advanced countries. Americans more often rely on legal threats and lawsuits. American laws are generally more complicated and prescriptive, adjudication more costly, penalties more severe. [This book] examines the origins and consequences of this system."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-383) and index.
Call Number
KF384 .K34 2019
Language
English
ISBN
9780674238367 paperback
0674238362 paperback
0674238362 paperback
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