Legal Reasoning and Political Conflict

by Cass R. Sunstein

Book Overview

The most glamorous and even glorious moments in a legal system come when a high court recognizes an abstract principle involving, for example, human liberty or equality. Indeed, Americans, and not a few non-Americans, have been greatly stirred--and divided--by the opinions of the Supreme Court, especially in the area of race relations, where the Court has tried to revolutionize American society. But these stirring decisions are aberrations, says Cass...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195118049
• ISBN13: 9780195118049
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great Book From A Great Legal Mind

Dr. Sunstein is one of the stellar legal minds of our time, right up there with "D" for "Dershowitz". His book is a brilliant treatise on this complex subject. He did not always agree with my point of view, for example he advocates a slower strategy than I would have liked on gay rights issues. That is to say, he agrees with the concept of gay rights, but believes in a gradual approach for achieving them. I mention this to show that, even though I disagree with him, I'm still giving the book 5-stars. Professor Sunstein has obviously worked through his arguments and provoked me to think about these issues in a new and rigorous fashion. This book is a must reading for anyone interested in law, politics and their convergence.