New Acquisitions

While defending the universality of human rights as norms of behavior, Osiatynski admits that the philosophy on human rights does not need to be universal.  Instead he suggests that the enjoyment of social rights should be contingent upon the recipient's contribution to society. This book argues that, although rights are a prerequisite of freedom, they should be balanced with other values that are indispensable for social harmony and personal happiness.

With this book, Gordon S. Wood offers an account of the pivotal era when America took its first unsteady steps as a new and rapidly expanding nation. Integrating all aspects of life, from politics and law to the economy and culture, this volume covers the early American Republic from 1789 and the beginning of the national government to the end of the War of 1812.

This book looks at the political role of the Council of Europe, how it operates and the contribution that it makes. The author examines all that is specific to the Council within the European architecture, particularly vis-a-vis the European Union.

In this coverage of the Eichmann Trial, Harry Mulisch offers a portrayal of the process, of the man, and of the implications of the efficiency of evil.

Drawing from a wide range of material and socio-legal methods, this collection brings together original essays that investigate emerging patterns in the shape and form of the legal regulation of domestic relations.

Based on the responses of 366 law students at the University of Pennsylvania, Guinier argues that the existing program of classroom instruction based upon the Socratic method, and the use of standardized texts, serves neither the needs of current students nor the legal profession.

By enabling Internet providers to exercise control over content, the Supreme Court and the FCC have failed to protect the public's right to access a broad diversity of content. Nunziato argues that regulation is necessary to ensure the free flow of information and to render the First Amendment meaningful in the twenty-first century.

In this publication, Friedman examines the Supreme Court's influence on public policy and challenges the claim that judicial authority trumps accountability by showing that the Court has always been subject to a higher power: the American public.

Here is a comprehensive study of attitudes and behaviors of the United States toward major international courts and tribunals. Thirteen essays by American legal scholars map and analyze current and past patterns of promotion or opposition, use or neglect, of international judicial bodies by various branches of the United States government.

Constitutional law scholar Shiffrin argues that the religious left, not the secular left, is best equipped to lead the battle against the religious right on questions of church and state in America today.  He demonstrates that the separation of church and state serves to protect religions from political manipulation while tight connections between church and state compromise the integrity of religious institutions.