Shaping US Military Law
Governing a Constitutional Military
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:26th Oct '16
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Since the United States’ entry into World War II, the federal judiciary has taken a prominent role in the shaping of the nation’s military laws. Yet, a majority of the academic legal community studying the relationship between the Court and the military establishment argues otherwise providing the basis for a further argument that the legal construct of the military establishment is constitutionally questionable. Centering on the Cold War era from 1968 onward, this book weaves judicial biography and a historic methodology based on primary source materials into its analysis and reviews several military law judicial decisions ignored by other studies. This book is not designed only for legal scholars. Its intended audience consists of Cold War, military, and political historians, as well as political scientists, and, military and national security policy makers. Although the book’s conclusions are likely to be favored by the military establishment, the purpose of this book is to accurately analyze the intersection of the later twentieth century’s American military, political, social, and cultural history and the operation of the nation’s armed forces from a judicial vantage.
’A thorough survey of the Supreme Court’s role in shaping the distinctive military justice system, and the surprising interactions between seemingly extraneous events and the uniformed services, this book will likely end up on the shelf of every military attorney, but should also be part of the education of everyone with an interest in how the United States military governs itself.’ John M. Bickers, Northern Kentucky University, USA ’Josh Kastenberg has produced a fascinating and often provocative study of military law that fills a yawning gap in the existing literature. Because of his exquisite grasp of both law and history he is able to present a fresh perspective on judicial developments in military law that is simply unavailable elsewhere. What is more is that he designed his approach to be accessible not just to legal scholars, but also to students, policymakers, as well as the general public. This is sure to be a must read for anyone interested in understanding how the judiciary shapes the legal architecture of American military governance as the armed forces address the extraordinarily complex challenges of the 21st century.’ Maj. Gen. Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., USAF (Ret.) and Duke University, USA
ISBN: 9781138274037
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Weight: 453g
268 pages