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Civil Litigation in a Globalising World by Kramer, X.E

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Distorting the law politics, media, and the litigation crisis / by Haltom, William

Table of Contents: “…The social production of legal knowledge -- Pop torts : tales of legal degeneration and moral regeneration -- In retort : narratives versus numbers -- ATLA shrugged : plaintiffs' lawyers play defense -- Full tort press : media coverage of civil litigation -- Java jive : genealogy of a juridical icon -- Smoke signals from the tobacco wars -- Law through the looking glass of mass politics.…”
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Between law & politics the Solicitor General and the structuring of race, gender, and reproductive rights litigation / by Pacelle, Richard L., 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Between law and politics : the role of the Solicitor General -- The Solicitor General as a strategic actor -- The Solicitor General in the litigation phase, 1945-63 -- The Solicitor General in the administrative phase, 1964-80 -- The Solicitor General in the redefinition phase, 1981-2000 -- The Solicitor General and the emergence and definition of gender and reproductive rights policy -- The Solicitor General and gender and reproductive rights policy : retrenchment and recovery -- The Solicitor General : law in a sea of politics.…”
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Breaking the deadlock the 2000 election, the constitution, and the courts / by Posner, Richard A.

Subjects: “…(George Walker), 1946- Trials, litigation, etc.…”
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The final arbiter the consequences of Bush v. Gore for law and politics /

Subjects: “…(George Walker), 1946- Trials, litigation, etc.…”
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Law against the state ethnographic forays into law's transformations /

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The history of Ohio law

Table of Contents: “…The institutions of Ohio law -- Ohio and American law -- Litigation and procedure in the Ohio courts -- The growth of Ohio law -- Law and society in Ohio.…”
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Success without victory lost legal battles and the long road to justice in America / by Lobel, Jules

Table of Contents: “…The Constitution and Iraq -- A tradition of resistance : anti-slavery litigators and the fight for freedom -- "A fine agitation" : women's suffrage goes to court -- Plessy v. …”
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Cultures of legality judicialization and political activism in Latin America /

Table of Contents: “…Gomez -- The Mapuche people's battle for land : litigation as a strategy to defend indigenous land rights / Anne Skj'vestad -- Judicialization in Argentina : legal culture, or opportunities and support structures? …”
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The canon of American legal thought /

Table of Contents: “…Coase ; Property rules, liability rules, and inalienability : one view of the cathedral / Guido Calabresi and Douglas Melamed ; Non-contractual relations in business : a preliminary study / Stewart Macaulay ; Why the 'haves' come out ahead : speculations on the limits of legal change / Marc Galanter ; Hard cases / Ronald Dworkin ; The role of the judge in public law litigation / Abram Chayes ; Form and substance in private law adjudication / Duncan Kennedy ; Violence and the word / Robert Cover ; Law's republic / Frank Michelman ; Feminism, Marxism, method, and the state : an agenda for theory / Catharine A. …”
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Law in Japan a turning point /

Table of Contents: “…Hoffmann -- Criminal Justice in Japan / David T. Johnson -- Litigation, administrative relief, and political settlement for pollution victim compensation : Minamata mercury poisoning after fifty years / Kōichirō Fujikura -- Medical error, deception, self-critical analysis, and law's impact : a comparative examination / Robert B. …”
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