Understanding Supreme Court Opinions

Tyll R. van Geel (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2004 | 4th edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-321-15969-4 (ISBN)

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T. R. Van Geel

2006

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This brief book provides readers with the tools they need to understand why the Supreme Court makes the decisions it does and how to read the written opinions of the Justices. It includes coverage of recent Supreme Court decisions regarding the rights of gays, affirmative action and punitive damages, as well as discussions about constitutional questions raised by the war on terrorism.

Introduction.

1. The Supreme Court: Law Interpreter (or Law Maker), Policy Maker, Teacher.

2. The Constitution in a Nutshell.

3. Opinion Writing in the Supreme Court.

4. The Legal Materials Used in Building a Constitutional Opinion.

5. Tests, or Standards of Review.

6. Precedent.

7. Strategies of Justification.

8. Understanding a Supreme Court Opinion.

Table of Cases.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.3.2004
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	263 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
ISBN-10	0-321-15969-1 / 0321159691
ISBN-13	978-0-321-15969-4 / 9780321159694
Zustand	Neuware