Daniel C. Kramer

The Price of Rights

The Courts, Government Largesse, and Fundamental Liberties

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To paraphrase the Book of Job, 'the state giveth and the state taketh away'. American government gives its citizens benefits such as Social Security, college scholarships, tax breaks, and licenses. But what do the courts do when it 'taketh away' these boons from individuals who criticize it bitterly or refuse to work on their holy day? The Price of Rights addresses the problem of how the judiciary reacts when a generous polity denies its bounty to people exercising their fundamental rights - an issue frequently ignored in college and law school civil liberties classes. Thus this book will be a valuable supplement for students taking such cour… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-8204-6153-3
EAN: 9780820461533
Produktnummer: 19045835
Verlag: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Seitenangabe: 216 S.
Masse: H15.4 cm x B22.8 cm x D1.3 cm 314 g
Gewicht: 314
Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)

Über den Autor

The Author: Daniel C. Kramer is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York. He has written five previous books and many articles in the areas of public policy and American and comparative constitutional law.