Seward's Law: Country Lawyering, Relational Rights, and Slavery

by Peter Charles Hoffer

In Seward's Law, Peter Charles Hoffer argues that William H. Seward's legal practice in Auburn, New York, informed his theory of relational rights--a theory that demonstrated how the country could end slavery and establish a practical form of justice. This theory, Hoffer demonstrates, had ties to Seward's career as a country lawyer. Despite his rise to prominence, and indeed preeminence, as a US secretary of state, Seward's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150176733X
• ISBN13: 9781501767333
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"