The Law as It Could Be

by Owen M. Fiss

Book Overview

The Law As It Could Be gathers Fiss's most important work on procedure, adjudication and public reason, introduced by the author and including contextual introductions for each piece--some of which are among the most cited in Twentieth Century legal studies. Fiss surveys the legal terrain between the landmark cases of Brown v. Board of Education and Bush v. Gore to reclaim the legal legacy of the Civil Rights Movement. He argues forcefully...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814727263
• ISBN13: 9780814727263
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"