Critical Legal Studies

Boyle, James (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0814712223 / ISBN 13: 9780814712221

Published by Nyu New Hyork University Press, New York., 1994

602 Pp. First Printing, Softcover. Fine: No Wear Or Marks Or Damage. Criticism Of The Law And Of Interpretation Of The Law, Without Any Remedy For The Present Realities Outside Of The Western Legal Courtrooms, Much Less Of Their Future; No Understanding Of What Causes Bad Laws To Be Written (Lack Of Adequate And Full Consideration Of Not Just Consequences, But Difficulties In Writing Regulations And Of Enforcement And Of Oversight And Of The Near Impossibility Of Educating People Properly To Write Proper Laws); Law With No Criticism Of Horrid And Incompetent Lawmakers, Personally; Law For Children, Appealing To Their Sense Of Fairness But Nothing Else. The Last Gasp Of An Empire Of Petty, Ignorant Lawyers Before A Great Majority Find The Enterprise Impractical And Move On. Seller Inventory # 034153

Synopsis:

This volume surveys the current state of the critical Legal Studies movement- a fifteen year old initiative whose proponents are committed to building a strong progrsseve community inside law schools and the legal profession. In his introduciton, Boyle argues that CLS has succeeded because it analyzes the inadequacies of rights talk, technocracy, and law and economics, and because it connects theory with the everyday experiences of lawyers and legal scholars. Articles present the CLS perspective on legal reasoning, legal hisory, substantive law, legal practice, and social theory.

Review:

"White by Law's thoughtful analysis of the prerequisite cases offers support for the fundamental critical race theory tenet that race is a social construct reinforced by law. Haney Lopez has blazed a trail for those exploring the legal and social constructions of race in the United States."-"Berkeley Women's Law Journal",

"Whiteness pays. As White by Law shows, immigrants recognized the value of whiteness and sometimes petitioned the courts to be recognized as white. Haney Lopez argues for the centrality of law in constructing race."-"Voice Literary Supplement",

"Henry Lopez has provided a piece of scholarship worthy of brining out for a curtain call on its 10th anniversary."-,

Bibliographic Details

Title: Critical Legal Studies
Publisher: Nyu New Hyork University Press, New York.
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition