1st Edition
The Politics of Justice Attorney General and the Making of Government Legal Policy
By Cornell W. Clayton
Copyright 1992
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 2015. This series on American Political Institutions and Public Policy intends to examine contemporary U.S. political developments and to discern their impact on issues of public policy. Cornell W. Clayton’s The Politics of Justice: The Attorney General and the Making o f Legal Policy is the second publication in the series. It is a fascinating study of politics and governance:... Read more
Attorneys General of the United States 1. Introduction2. History of the Attorney General and the Department of Justice 3. The Political Role of the Attorney General 4. The Attorney General and the Separation of Powers 5. The New American Political System and the Judicialization of Politics 6. The Department of Justice and Administrative Law 7. Conclusion: The Politics of Justice 8. Epilogue: Reflections on Justice during the Bush Administration Appendix: Published Speeches and Articles by Attorneys General, 1925-1988, Selected Bibliography
Biography
Cornell W. Clayton is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Washington State University.






