Making Rights Real - Activists, Bureaucrats, and the Creation of the Legalistic State

Zusammenfassung It's a common complaint: the United States is overrun by rules and procedures that shackle professional judgment, have no valid purpose, and serve only to appease courts and lawyers. This book argues, however, that few Americans would want to return to an era without these legalistic policies.

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• Authors: Charles R. Epp, EPP CHARLES R, Epp Charles R.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2010
• EAN: 9780226211640
• ISBN: 978-0-226-21164-0
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society; Chicago Series in Law and Soci; Chicago Series in Law and Society; Chicago Series in Law and Soci
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; USA, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, Human rights & civil liberties law, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, LAW / Civil Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Public Administration, United States of America, USA, Human rights, civil rights, Law: Human rights and civil liberties