We live today in the first global system of sovereign states in history, encompassing all of the world's polities, peoples, religions and civilizations. Christian Reus-Smit presents a new account of how this system came to be, one in which struggles for individual rights play a …
This book unravels the historical record to clarify the current impasse in negotiations between Aboriginal peoples and the state.
This book unravels the historical record to clarify the current impasse in negotiations between Aboriginal peoples and the state.
Race, slavery, and ideology in colonial North America -- Resistance and African American identity before the Civil War -- War, freedom, and a nation reconsidered -- Civilization, race, and the politics of uplift -- The making of the modern Civil Rights Movement(s) -- The paradox…
This book examines the transgender community's struggle for equality over the last decade, comparing the Obama and Trump administrations' stance on transgender rights policies. Transgender rights claims have assumed an important place on the nation's policymaking agenda as socie…
"This book demonstrates the direct influence that political protest behavior has on Congress, the presidency, and the Supreme Court, illustrating that protest is a form of democratic responsiveness that government officials have used, and continue to draw on, to implement federa…
The global model of constitutional rights
by Möller, Kai
fromOxford constitutional theory
The global model of constitutional rights
by Möller, Kai
fromOxford constitutional theory
The rapid spread of judicially-enforced constitutional rights has been one of the most dramatic developments in modern law. This book argues that there is now a global model for how such rights should function, and develops an original philosophically grounded, account of their …
"Since September 11, 2001, much has been said about the difficult balancing act between freedom and security, but few have made specific proposals for how to strike that balance. As the scandals over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib and the "torture memos" written by l…
"Completely updated for 2005. Includes ... 'PATRIOT Act II, ' ... Supreme Court decisions, 'National Strategy' documents, 9-11 Commission recommendations, and various ongoing developments nationally and internationally in the 'war on terrorism.'"
