- Preface
- I. Adversarial Legalism: Contours, Consequences, Causes
- 1. The Concept of Adversarial Legalism
- 2. The Two Faces of Adversarial Legalism
- 3. The Political Construction of Adversarial Legalism
- II. Criminal Justice
- 4. Adversarial Legalism and American Criminal Justice
- 5. Deciding Criminal Cases
- III. Civil Justice
- 6. Adversarial Legalism and Civil Justice
- 7. The Tort Law System
- IV. Public Law: Social Justice and Regulation
- 8. Adversarial Legalism and the Welfare State
- 9. Adversarial Legalism and Regulatory Style
- 10. Economic Development, Environmental Protection, and Adversarial Legalism
- Conclusion: Can the United States Tame Adversarial Legalism?
- Notes
- References
- Index


Adversarial Legalism
The American Way of Law
Product Details
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$35.00 • £28.95 • €31.50
ISBN 9780674012417
Publication Date: 09/01/2003