Pressure Through Law

by Carol Harlow and Richard Rawlings

Book Overview

Group litigation has been recognised by political scientists in the States as a useful method of gaining ground and attracting publicity for pressure groups since the turn of the century. In Britain however, recognition that the courts fill such a role has come more slowly. Despite this lack of recognition, pressure through law is far from a modern phenomenon. As the authors show, such cases can be identified in Britain as early as 1749 when abolitionists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138995258
• ISBN13: 9781138995253
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"