Robert M. Jarvis

Florida's Other Courts (eBook, PDF)

Unconventional Justice in the Sunshine State

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

"Addresses fascinating aspects of obtaining justice in Florida: both historical court systems before Florida became a state and alternative courts operating within Florida now. Anyone with an interest in the diversity of Florida's legal past and present will find this book invaluable."--Mary E. Adkins, author of Making Modern Florida: How the Spirit of Reform Shaped a New State Constitution

Pushing past the standard federal-state narrative, the essays in Florida's Other Courts examine eight little-known Florida courts. In doing so, they fill a longstanding gap in the state's legal literature.

In part one, the contributors profile Florida's courts under the Spanish and British empires and during its existence as a U.S. territory and a member of the Confederate States of America. In part two, they describe four modern-era courts: those governing military personnel stationed in Florida; adherents of specific religious faiths in Florida; residents of Miami's black neighborhoods during the waning days of Jim Crow segregation; and members of the Miccosukee and Seminole Indian tribes.

Including extensive notes, a detailed index, and a complete table of cases, this volume offers a new and compelling look at the development of justice in Florida.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of Florida
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780813052229
• Artikelnr.: 56988945

Autorenporträt

Robert M. Jarvis, professor of law at Nova Southeastern University, is the editor of Teaching Legal History: Comparative Perspectives and coauthor of Out of the Muck: A History of the Broward Sheriff¿s Office, 1915¿2000.