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Edited by Eric Rise,
University of Delaware

American Legal Institutions explores changes and developments in the judiciary, executive, and congress and their social context from the perspectives of sociology, history, political science, and legal studies. Each title is refereed by Professor Rise.

 
     

     
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Civil Justice Systems  
    Roger E. Hartley  
  Studying a single court system in Georgia, Hartley examines the effect of mediation in civil trial courtsMore...  
Congressional Participation as Amicus Curiae before the U.S. Supreme Court  
    Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan  
  Scourfield McLauchlan studies the methods and implications of the growing Congressional participation in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.More...  
Courts as Policymakers: School Finance Reform Litigation  
    Anna Lukemeyer  
  Exploring how judges play an important role in developing school funding policies, Lukemeyer examines the role of policy issues in legal decision-making on school finance suits. More...  
Human Rights Litigation Promoting International Law in U.S. Courts  
    Ying-Jen Lo  
  Lo studies the influence of human rights activists on American courts and charts an agenda for the activists' future work. More...  
Initiative and Referendum Voting: Governing Through Direct Democracy in the United States  
    Rich Braunstein  
  Braunstein�s work challenges the perception that direct democracy is hostage to special interests, professional consultants, and governing elites. More...  
Learned in the Law and Politics: The Office of the Solicitor General and Executive Power  
    Peter N. Ubertaccio III  
  Ubertaccio documents the creation, growth, and significance of the Office of the Solicitor General. More...  
This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land: The Property Rights Movement and Regulatory Takings  
    Alfred M. Olivetti, Jr., and Jeff Worsham  
  Olivetti and Worsham explore the legal and legislative efforts of the property rights movement to oppose governmental regulatory taking, in particular those motivated by environmental protection and land conservation policy. More...