Cause Lawyering: Political Commitments and Professional Responsibilities (Oxford Socio-Legal Studies)

By Stuart A. Scheingold

Book Overview

This book is a cross-national study of lawyers who devote themselves to serving political causes. The essays collected here bring together the work of eighteen scholars, each of whom contributes a valuable portrait of lawyers who sacrifice financial advantage to use their professional skills to promote their vision of a more just society.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195113195
• ISBN13: 9780195113198
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.7" x 6.3"