Law as a Means to an End: Threat to the Rule of Law

by Brian Z. Tamanaha

Book Overview

The contemporary US legal culture is marked by ubiquitous battles among various groups attempting to seize control of the law and wield it against others in pursuit of their particular agenda. This battle takes place in administrative, legislative, and judicial arenas at both the state and federal levels. This book identifies the underlying source of these battles in the spread of the instrumental view of law - the idea that law is purely a means...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521689678
• ISBN13: 9780521689670
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"