The Amherst Series in LJST
The Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought "Edited by Austin Sarat, Lawrence Douglas, and Martha Merrill Umphrey (Amherst College). Books in this series examine law from an interdisciplinary perspective. Each book considers a theme crucial to the understanding of law as it confronts intellectual currents in the humanities and social sciences and considers contemporary challenges to law and legal scholarship".
Guns in Law by Call Number: KF3941 .G88 2019Publication Date: 2019In this volume, the editors' introduction traces the history of gun control in the United States, arguing that until the 1980s courts upheld reasonable gun control measures. The contributors confront urgent questions, among them the usefulness of history as a guide in ongoing struggles over gun regulation, the changing meaning of the Second Amendment, the perspective of law enforcement on guns and gun control law, and individual and relational perspectives on gun rights.
Criminals and Enemies by Call Number: K5019 .C75 2019Publication Date: 2019-02-22Drawing on political philosophy, legal analysis, and historical research, this essential volume reveals just how central the criminal/enemy distinction is to the structure and practice of contemporary law. The editors' introduction situates criminals and enemies in a theoretical context, focusing on the work of Thomas Hobbes and Carl Schmitt, while other essays consider topics ranging from Germany's denazification project to South Africa's pre- and post-apartheid legal regime to the complicating factors introduced by the war on terror.
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