
The Supreme Court and Individual Rights
David G. Savage(Author)
CQ Press
5th Edition
Published on 18. July 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
584 pages
978-0-87289-424-2 (ISBN)
Description
Covers significant Court rulings on expressive freedoms, political participation, the right to bear arms, due process, and equal rights.
Tracing the Court's emergence as a defender of individual rights and liberties and current through the 2007-2008 term, this updated edition provides full coverage of the freedoms enumerated in the Bill of Rights. Topics discussed include:
Guantanamo Bay detainees' rights
Right to keep and bear arms
Gay rights
And other civil liberties
The Supreme Court and Individual Rights begins with an overview of individual rights and covers six main themes in subsequent chapters:
Freedom for Ideas
The Rights of Political Participation
The Second Amendment and the Right to Bear Arms
Crime and Punishment
Equal Rights and Equal Protection
Liberty and Privacy
Appendixes include a glossary of legal terms, an explanation of how to read a legal citation, and biographical data on all current and former justices. This reference will be of interest to all researchers, and in particular, students and teachers of history and political science courses addressing civil liberties.
Tracing the Court's emergence as a defender of individual rights and liberties and current through the 2007-2008 term, this updated edition provides full coverage of the freedoms enumerated in the Bill of Rights. Topics discussed include:
Guantanamo Bay detainees' rights
Right to keep and bear arms
Gay rights
And other civil liberties
The Supreme Court and Individual Rights begins with an overview of individual rights and covers six main themes in subsequent chapters:
Freedom for Ideas
The Rights of Political Participation
The Second Amendment and the Right to Bear Arms
Crime and Punishment
Equal Rights and Equal Protection
Liberty and Privacy
Appendixes include a glossary of legal terms, an explanation of how to read a legal citation, and biographical data on all current and former justices. This reference will be of interest to all researchers, and in particular, students and teachers of history and political science courses addressing civil liberties.
More details
Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Publishing group
SAGE Publications Inc
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
1075 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87289-424-2 (9780872894242)
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Previous edition
David G. Savage
The Supreme Court and Individual Rights
Book
05/2004
4th Edition
CQ Press
€48.47
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