Peculiar humanism, a: judicial advocacy of slavery in high courts of the old south, 1820-50
Auteur :
Wiethoff, William E.
Éditeur :
Wiethoff, William E.
ISBN :
9780820317977
Date de publication :
31 mai 1996
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 x 2,6 cm
Poids :
671 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Assessing the judicial use of oratory in reviewing slave cases and the struggle to fashion a humanist jurisprudence on slavery despite the restraints placed on judicial advocacy, this work examines the public addresses, judicial narratives and private papers of 69 appellate judges.