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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461040003321

Autore

Clayton Cornell W. <1960-, >

Titolo

The politics of justice : the attorney general and the making of legal policy / / Cornell W. Clayton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015

ISBN

1-315-69926-5

1-317-45532-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (294 p.)

Collana

American Political Institutions and Public Policy

Disciplina

353.5

Soggetti

Attorneys general - United States

Justice, Administration of - Political aspects - United States

Political questions and judicial power - United States

Law - Political aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 1992 by M.E. Sharpe.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Attorneys General of the United States""; ""Introduction""; ""History of the Attorney General and the Department of Justice""; ""The Political Role of the Attorney General""; ""The Attorney General and the Separation of Powers""; ""The New American Political System and the Judicialization of Politics""; ""The Department of Justice and Administrative Law""; ""Conclusion: The Politics of Justice""

""Epilogue: Reflections on Justice during the Bush Administration""""Appendix: Published Speeches and Articles by Attorneys General, 1925-1988""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""