Like a Loaded Weapon - The Rehnquist Court, Indian Rights, Legal History of Racism in

Klappentext Beginning with Chief Justice John Marshall's opinions in the early 19th century and continuing today in the judgments of the Rehnquist Court, Williams shows how racist language and precedent are still used in Indian law to justify the denial of rights of property, self-government, and cultural survival to Indians. Zusammenfassung Exposes the US Supreme Court's history of racism against American Indians. This book shows how undeniably racist language and precedent are used in Indian law to justify the denial of important rights of property! self-government! and cultural survival to Indians.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Robert A. Williams, Robert Williams Jr, Robert Williams Jr., WILLIAMS ROBERT A
• Verlag: University Of Minnesota Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 10.11.2005
• EAN: 9780816647101
• ISBN: 978-0-8166-4710-1
• Seiten: 312
• Serien: Indigenous Americas; Indigenous Americas
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Recht > Öffentliches Recht, Verwaltungs-, Verfassungsprozessrecht