The Dissent of the Governed - A Meditation on Law, Religion, and Loyalty

About the author

Stephen L. Carter is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School and the author of The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion.

Summary

Between loyalty and disobedience; between recognition of the law’s authority and realization that the law is not always right: in America, this conflict is historic, with results as varied as the mass protests of the civil rights movement and the armed violence of the militia movement. Carter argues for the dialogue that negotiates this conflict.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen L. Carter
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1999
• EAN: 9780674212664
• ISBN: 978-0-674-21266-4
• Weight: 259 g
• Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization; The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in American Studies; The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in American Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; USA, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Political structures: democracy, United States of America, USA, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Demonstrations & protest movements, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law