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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819938403321

Titolo

Studies in law, politics, and society . Volume 50 / / edited by Austin Sarat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, UK, : Emerald, 2009

ISBN

1-282-45762-4

9786612457623

1-84950-697-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Studies in law, politics, and society ; ; v. 50

Altri autori (Persone)

SaratAustin

Disciplina

340.115

Soggetti

Political sociology - Research

Political sociology - Research - United States

Sociological jurisprudence - Research - United States

Sociology - Research - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Studies in law, politics, and society; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Editorial board; Chapter 1. ''They come against them with the power of the Torah'': rabbinic reflections on legal fiction and legal agency; 1. Introduction; 2. The Sifra on Lev 24:10; 3. The Sanhedrin as oppressor: Lev. Rab. 32:8; 4. The motif of publicizing: Lev. Rab. 32:1-6a; 5. Legal fiction and legal agency: Lev. Rab. 32:6b-7a; 6. Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2. From Paratroopers to Waltz with Bashir - The absence of law from Israeli war films; 1. Introduction

2. The first years3. Political cinema exclusive of law; 4. War films: Children in an enclave; 5. Why is law absent from Israeli cinema?; 6. Conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Filmography; Cases; Chapter 3. Shifting social norms: Genetic privacy and the spillover effect; 1. Introduction; 2. Brief overview of norms; 3. The new lead paint defense: A shadow norm emerges; 4. Contemporary considerations; 5. Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4. Punishment, purpose, and place: A case study of Arizona's prison siting decisions; Introduction



Prison building as a regionally specified national phenomenonThe Arizona case study; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. Human, not too human: Why is mediation a profound alternative to the legal proceedings?; Authoritarianism and the modern world; The legal system as an authoritarian mechanism; The mediation alternative; Concluding remarks; Notes; References; Chapter 6. It takes all kinds: Observations from an event-centered approach to cause lawyering; Methods; The abortion conflict and activism-regulation cases; Observations; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments

ReferencesInterviews Cited; Cases Cited

Sommario/riassunto

This volume of "Studies in Law, Politics, and Society" brings together research on law's cultural life and on institutions and actors who translate interests, preferences, and values into legal policy. It offers perspectives from an interdisciplinary and international community and contains contributions from scholars of theology, political science, criminology, bio-ethics, and law in the United States, Israel, and Canada.