The Rights Revolution
Lawyers, Activists, and Supreme Courts in Comparative Perspective
Format:Paperback
Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
Published:9th Oct '98
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The text argues that far from being the fruit of an activist judiciary, the ascendency of civil rights and liberties has rested on the democratization of access to the courts - the influence of advocacy groups, the establishment of governmental enforcement agencies, the growth of financial and legal resources for ordinary citizens, and the strategic planning of grass roots organizations. Pointing to the idea that the shift in the rights of individuals is best understood as a "bottom up" rather than a "top down" phenomenon.
ISBN: 9780226211626
Dimensions: 23mm x 15mm x 2mm
Weight: 539g
342 pages