The Lawyers Who Made America

From Jamestown to the White House
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-5099-0636-9
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 567 g

No other nation's creation, both politically and socially, owes such a debt to lawyers as the United States of America. This book traces the story of that creation through the human lives of those who played important parts in it: amongst others, of English lawyers who established the form of the original colonies; of the Founding Fathers, who declared independence and created a Constitution; of Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, Justices of the Supreme Court and finally Barack Obama. Even Richard Nixon features, if only as a reminder that even the President is subject to the law. The author combines his wide legal experience and engaging writing style to produce a book that will enthral lawyers and laymen alike, giving perhaps a timely reminder of the importance of the rule of law to American democracy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arlidge, Anthony

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Prologue: Walter Raleigh

2. Maps and Explorers: Richard Hakluyt

3. The Virginia Company: John Popham

4. Democracy: Edwyn Sandys

5. Religion and Liberty: Nathaniel Ward

6. Toleration: Cecil Calvert and William Penn

7. Representation: James Otis Junior

8. The Common Law: William Blackstone

9. Penman of the Revolution: John Dickinson

10. Revolution: John Adams
11. Independence: Thomas Jefferson

12. Constitution: John Rutledge

13. Bill of Rights: Roger Sherman and James Madison

14. Nationhood: Alexander Hamilton

15. Consolidation: John Marshall
16. Slavery Abolished: Abraham Lincoln

17. The World Stage: Woodrow Wilson

18. Legal Dynamism: Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior and Louis Brandeis

19. Social Intervention: Earl Warren

20. The President Under the Law: Archibald Cox and Richard Nixon

21. The Glass Ceiling: Sandra O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg
22. Epilogue: Barack Obama

Appendix: First Fourteen Amendments to the United States Constitution

Über Autor(innen)

Arlidge, Anthony
Anthony Arlidge was a KC for over thirty-five years, appearing in many high-profile cases. He submitted written amicus briefs to the Supreme Court of the United States and the Santa Monica Court of Appeals.