Practice Extended - Beyond Law and Literature

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-231-17536-4
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 608 g

Practice Extended helps general readers navigate the intricacies of legal language and thought, strengthening their grasp on law's relationship to society and culture. The book details how judicial opinions are written, how legal thought and philosophy inform ideas, and how best to appreciate a courtroom novel. With chapters on immigration, eloquence, the Constitution, Ulysses, and mercy, Practice Extended is a far-ranging work on the importance of language in law and the interrelation of law and literature.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ferguson, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Recht: Ratgeber, Sachbuch

Inhaltsverzeichnis

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Letters in LawPart I. Literary Components in the Legal Imagination1. The U.S. Constitution as Literature2. The Place of Mercy in Legal Discourse3. Immigration Law: An Answer to IntractabilityPart II. The Nature of Judgment4. Holmes and the Judicial Figure5. The Opinion as Literary Genre6. Ulysses in Government HandsPart III. The Public Uses of Eloquence7. Lawyer Lincoln: The Making of Eloquence8. Memorialization and the Spirit of Law9. Precision in PersuasionPart IV. When Law Fails10. The Somers Mutiny and the American Ship of State11. Invading Panama: Circumstance and the Rule of LawCoda: How to Read a Courtroom NovelNotesCases CitedIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Robert A. Ferguson is the George Edward Woodberry Professor in Law, Literature, and Criticism at Columbia University. His most recent books are Inferno: An Anatomy of American Punishment; Alone in America: The Stories That Matter; and The Trial In American Life.