In Defense of Political Trials

When is a political trial good or bad in terms of responsible governance and fairness to individuals or groups? Professors Abel and Marsh define, evaluate, and justify the usefulness of various kinds of political trials, going back through history to answer these questions in practical terms. They point to basic assumptions and various theoretical approaches and assess specific court practices and cases, while showing real dangers and opportunities that have been part of our history. They cover cases involving the establishment and free exercise clauses of the Constitution, including privacy, religious, medical, bioethical, and health-care issues that are of major concern today. This history is important to political scientists, legal scholars, lawyers, historians, and others concerned with civil rights.

List of contents

The Ubiquitous Political Trial
Contrasting Theories of the Political Trial
Defining and Evaluating Political Trials
Justifying Political Trials
Political Trials, Science and Religion: The Proper Relationship between Church and State
Political Trials, Science and Religion: Politics and Medical Science
Cases Cited
Index

About the author

Charles F. Abel, Frank H. Marsh

Product details

• Authors: Charles F. Abel, Abel Charles F., Frank H. Marsh, Marsh Frank H.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.1993
• EAN: 9780313251115
• ISBN: 978-0-313-25111-5
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Civil law, civil procedural law; USA, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / Criminal Law / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Criminal law & procedure, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, United States of America, USA, Political science and theory, Human rights, civil rights, Political structure and processes, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Politics, Law, and Government