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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969063403321

Autore

Katsh M. Ethan

Titolo

The Electronic Media and the Transformation of Law

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : Oxford University Press Incorporated, 1991

ISBN

1-280-60567-7

9786610605675

Edizione

[New Edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (356 pages)

Disciplina

347.3

Soggetti

Law - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Law as a Process of Communication -- 1 The Erosion of Precedent and the Acceleration of Change -- 2 Law, Media, and Conflict -- 3 Freedom of Expression: Rights and Realities -- 4 Legal Doctrines and Information: The Medium Has a Message -- 5 The Legal Profession -- 6 Law and the Modern Mind: Orientations and Perspectives -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y -- Z.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first book to explore the broad influence of computers and television on the evolution of the US legal process.