Full Description
Law and Order reflects the complexity of the law, the broad range of subject matter that it covers, the many individuals affected by the questions raised within its purview, the individual and societal ramifications of such interactions, and the way in which language is used to sort out all those complications. There are no easy answers, but to recognize the complexity and paradoxical nature of the institution we call the law is crucial to operating successfully within it. Understanding the competing rhetoric used by those engaged in the legal process can help guide our decision-making, whether it is in deciding who to elect to create laws in our best interest or in determining our own courses of action in promoting causes we believe in, causes which most likely will involve legal issues and actions somewhere along the process.
Contents
PREFACECHAPTER 1: The Rule of LawLon L Fuller, "The Morality That Makes Law Possible"The Declaration of IndependenceThe Constitution of the United States The Bill of RightsSandra Day O'Connor, 'We Need a Clear Set of Rules to Reaffirm Our Values as a Nation"Lera Boroditsky, "How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think?"CHAPTER 2: The Stories We Tell: Law as NarrativeBobby DeLaughter, Closing Argument: The State of Mississippi v. Byron De La BeckwithThe Supreme Court of the United States, DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesDennis Barrie, "The Scene of the CrimeOhio Revised Code 2907.32, Pandering Obscenity"Patricia Ewick and Susan S. Silbey, "Dwayne Franklin"PBS Frontline, Interview with Captain Mike GauldinCHAPTER 3: When Law Comes to CampusIn the Supreme Court of the United States, Oral Arguments in Morse v. FrederickMark Walsh, "Ruling in 'Bong Hits' Case Seen as Leaving Protection for Students' Free Speech"Stanley Fish, "Clarence Thomas is Right"Brendan O'Neill, "The Left Has Been Infected by the Disease of Intolerance"Kevin Hoffman, "Students Say Hate Crimes Created Campus Unity"University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, "We Are All People" ForumCHAPTER 4: Can My Avatar Serve My Sentence?: Real Laws in a Virtual WorldLawrence Lessig, "The Path of Cyberlaw"Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, "Google Contravened Canadian Privacy Law, Investigation Finds"David Kravets, "Feds Demand Prison For Guns N' Roses Uploader"Government's Position Re Presentence Report and Sentencing for Defendant in re US v. Cogill, aka, "Skwerl" Defendant's Position re Sentencing in re US v. CogillPhil Davis, "Second Life Avatar Sued Over Virtual Sex Device"Daniel J. Solove, "Do Social Networks Bring the End of Privacy?"CHAPTER 5: Reconsidering Laws: In Search of Global ValuesRobert Draper, "Failing Nations: Why Things Fall Apart"Fund for Peace, United States Country Profile, 2007Universal Declaration of Human RightsChinese (Mandarin) TranslationAnna Dolidze, "Burger Without Spies, Please: Notes from a Human Rights Researcher"Philip K. Howard, "The Freedom to Take Risks"Editors of Tikkun Magazine, "A Platform for Love and Generosity: Law & Justice"
