Bernard Schwartz

The Burger Court

Herausgeber: Schwartz, Bernard

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Burger Court is a comprehensive overview and evaluation of Chief Justice Burger and the Court he led from 1969-1987. Consisting of original papers written for the Burger Court Conference, the book has contributions from such distinguished scholars as Derrick Bell, Anthony Lewis, and Robert Drinan. Many controversial legal issues are covered, including racial segregation, prayer in school, abortion, and the rights of criminals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 691g
• ISBN-13: 9780195122596
• ISBN-10: 0195122593
• Artikelnr.: 21938120

Autorenporträt

The highly esteemed legal scholar Bernard Schwartz (1923-1997) was a member of the Law Faculty at New York University for forty-five years before retiring in 1992 as the Edwin D. Webb Professor of Law. Thereafter he was appointed Chapman Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa, the post he held until his death. He was the author or editor of over sixty books, and wrote hundreds of articles over the span of a brilliant and influential career.