1st Edition

Legal Culture And The Legal Profession

By Lawrence M Friedman Copyright 1996
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

Distinguished scholars in law and the social sciences examine the state of American legal culture, particularly adversarial legalism, in light of the criticisms of the current anti-lawyer movement. They assess the strengths and weaknesses of this culture, its impact on the broader society, and its recent spread to other countries. The American legal system is under heavy attack for the impact it... Read more
1 Legal Cultures and the Legal Profession: Introduction 2 American Lawyers, Legal Cultures, and Adversarial Legalism 3 Are We a Litigious People? 4 The Assault on Civil Justice: The Anti-Lawyer Dimension 5 The Globalization of Judicial Review 6 Americanization of Law: Reception or Convergence? 7 Courts and the Construction of Racial and Ethnic Identity: Public Law Litigation in the Denver Schools

Biography

Lawrence M Friedman (Author) , Harry N. Scheiber (Author)