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- Book Title
- Cause Lawyering : Political Commitments and Professional Responsi
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- 9780195113204
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195113209
ISBN-13
9780195113204
eBay Product ID (ePID)
462469
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
576 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Cause Lawyering : Political Commitments and Professional Responsibilities
Subject
Legal Profession, General Practice, General, Jurisprudence, Public
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Law
Series
Oxford Socio-Legal Studies
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Trade Paperback
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1.6 in
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28.2 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
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6 in
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College Audience
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96-040934
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"Offers much sophisticated analysis, a good deal of contingent(historical, comparative, institutional) theory, and a plethora of empiricalpropositions that could set a research agenda for legions of scholars...There isa tremendous value in bringing this variety of research into a common frame. Itstimulates cross-fertilization of ideas on one of the most critical policymatters of contemporary times." Law and Social Inquiry, "Very strong....There is not a bad essay in the collection; some of the essays are strikingly fresh and original. The range of essays, extending to cause lawyering in various undeveloped societies and contrasting these with the liberal societies of the West, is especially impressive. Theessays are, on the average, so much better than anything else in their field that they set a new standard for the study of cause lawyers....A first-rate collection...there is nothing I know of in print that approaches it in quality and breath."--Robert Gordon, Yale Law School, "Very strong....There is not a bad essay in the collection; some of theessays are strikingly fresh and original. The range of essays, extending tocause lawyering in various undeveloped societies and contrasting these with theliberal societies of the West, is especially impressive. The essays are, on theaverage, so much better than anything else in their field that they set a newstandard for the study of cause lawyers....A first-rate collection...there isnothing I know of in print that approaches it in quality and breath."--RobertGordon, Yale Law School, "Offers much sophisticated analysis, a good deal of contingent (historical, comparative, institutional) theory, and a plethora of empirical propositions that could set a research agenda for legions of scholars...There is a tremendous value in bringing this variety of research into a commonframe. It stimulates cross-fertilization of ideas on one of the most critical policy matters of contemporary times." Law and Social Inquiry, "Cause Lawyeringoffers a fascinating collection of empirical and theoretical work on a topic of considerable importance. This book also provides a set of tools and organizing principles that should reinvigorate both national and comparative studies of what has become a neglected sector of the legal profession--those trying to improve the lives of the disadvantaged."--Bryant Garth, Director of the American Bar Foundation "Cause Lawyeringis a comprehensive, transnational description and analysis of lawyers who put social goals ahead of client considerations. In elegant and provocative terms, Professors Sarat and Scheingold and their colleagues tell us what cause lawyers do, who they are, why they are committed to social causes, and what they accomplish. These lawyers, frequently working at the margins of legal systems and rarely well-paid, are the true statespeople of the legal profession and it is fitting that their efforts be analyzed by such an accomplished and thoughtful group of sociolegal scholars."--William L. F. Felstiner, Distinguished Research Professor of Law, University of Wales, Cardiff "Very strong....There is not a bad essay in the collection; some of the essays are strikingly fresh and original. The range of essays, extending to cause lawyering in various undeveloped societies and contrasting these with the liberal societies of the West, is especially impressive. The essays are, on the average, so much better than anything else in their field that they set a new standard for the study of cause lawyers....A first-rate collection...there is nothing I know of in print that approaches it in quality and breath."--Robert Gordon, Yale Law School "Brilliant essays expose the spectrum of activities undertaken by cause lawyers to foster their commitments to justice beyond the boundaries of law and politics....Suitable for faculty and graduate students in public law, this book presents a clear and lucid picture of the concept of cause lawyering."--Choice, "Cause Lawyering is a comprehensive, transnational description andanalysis of lawyers who put social goals ahead of client considerations. Inelegant and provocative terms, Professors Sarat and Scheingold and theircolleagues tell us what cause lawyers do, who they are, why they are committedto social causes, and what they accomplish. These lawyers, frequently working atthe margins of legal systems and rarely well-paid, are the true statespeople ofthe legal profession and it is fitting that their efforts be analyzed by such anaccomplished and thoughtful group of sociolegal scholars."--William L. F.Felstiner, Distinguished Research Professor of Law, University of Wales,Cardiff, " Cause Lawyering offers a fascinating collection of empirical and theoretical work on a topic of considerable importance. This book also provides a set of tools and organizing principles that should reinvigorate both national and comparative studies of what has become a neglected sector of the legal profession--those trying to improve the lives of the disadvantaged."--Bryant Garth, Director of the American Bar Foundation " Cause Lawyering is a comprehensive, transnational description and analysis of lawyers who put social goals ahead of client considerations. In elegant and provocative terms, Professors Sarat and Scheingold and their colleagues tell us what cause lawyers do, who they are, why they are committed to social causes, and what they accomplish. These lawyers, frequently working at the margins of legal systems and rarely well-paid, are the true statespeople of the legal profession and it is fitting that their efforts be analyzed by such an accomplished and thoughtful group of sociolegal scholars."--William L. F. Felstiner, Distinguished Research Professor of Law, University of Wales, Cardiff "Very strong....There is not a bad essay in the collection; some of the essays are strikingly fresh and original. The range of essays, extending to cause lawyering in various undeveloped societies and contrasting these with the liberal societies of the West, is especially impressive. The essays are, on the average, so much better than anything else in their field that they set a new standard for the study of cause lawyers....A first-rate collection...there is nothing I know of in print that approaches it in quality and breath."--Robert Gordon, Yale Law School "Brilliant essays expose the spectrum of activities undertaken by cause lawyers to foster their commitments to justice beyond the boundaries of law and politics....Suitable for faculty and graduate students in public law, this book presents a clear and lucid picture of the concept of cause lawyering."-- Choice, "Cause Lawyering offers a fascinating collection of empirical and theoretical work on a topic of considerable importance. This book also provides a set of tools and organizing principles that should reinvigorate both national and comparative studies of what has become a neglected sector of thelegal profession--those trying to improve the lives of the disadvantaged."--Bryant Garth, Director of the American Bar Foundation, "Cause Lawyering offers a fascinating collection of empirical andtheoretical work on a topic of considerable importance. This book also providesa set of tools and organizing principles that should reinvigorate both nationaland comparative studies of what has become a neglected sector of the legalprofession--those trying to improve the lives of the disadvantaged."--BryantGarth, Director of the American Bar Foundation, "Cause Lawyering is a comprehensive, transnational description and analysis of lawyers who put social goals ahead of client considerations. In elegant and provocative terms, Professors Sarat and Scheingold and their colleagues tell us what cause lawyers do, who they are, why they are committedto social causes, and what they accomplish. These lawyers, frequently working at the margins of legal systems and rarely well-paid, are the true statespeople of the legal profession and it is fitting that their efforts be analyzed by such an accomplished and thoughtful group of sociolegalscholars."--William L. F. Felstiner, Distinguished Research Professor of Law, University of Wales, Cardiff, "Cause Lawyering offers a fascinating collection of empirical and theoretical work on a topic of considerable importance. This book also provides a set of tools and organizing principles that should reinvigorate both national and comparative studies of what has become a neglected sector of the legal profession--those trying to improve the lives of the disadvantaged."--Bryant Garth, Director of the American Bar Foundation "Cause Lawyering is a comprehensive, transnational description and analysis of lawyers who put social goals ahead of client considerations. In elegant and provocative terms, Professors Sarat and Scheingold and their colleagues tell us what cause lawyers do, who they are, why they are committed to social causes, and what they accomplish. These lawyers, frequently working at the margins of legal systems and rarely well-paid, are the true statespeople of the legal profession and it is fitting that their efforts be analyzed by such an accomplished and thoughtful group of sociolegal scholars."--William L. F. Felstiner, Distinguished Research Professor of Law, University of Wales, Cardiff "Very strong....There is not a bad essay in the collection; some of the essays are strikingly fresh and original. The range of essays, extending to cause lawyering in various undeveloped societies and contrasting these with the liberal societies of the West, is especially impressive. The essays are, on the average, so much better than anything else in their field that they set a new standard for the study of cause lawyers....A first-rate collection...there is nothing I know of in print that approaches it in quality and breath."--Robert Gordon, Yale Law School "Brilliant essays expose the spectrum of activities undertaken by cause lawyers to foster their commitments to justice beyond the boundaries of law and politics....Suitable for faculty and graduate students in public law, this book presents a clear and lucid picture of the concept of cause lawyering."--Choice, "Brilliant essays expose the spectrum of activities undertaken by cause lawyers to foster their commitments to justice beyond the boundaries of law and politics....Suitable for faculty and graduate students in public law, this book presents a clear and lucid picture of the concept of causelawyering."--Choice, "Cause Lawyering offers a fascinating collection of empirical and theoretical work on a topic of considerable importance. This book also provides a set of tools and organizing principles that should reinvigorate both national and comparative studies of what has become a neglected sector of the legal profession--those trying to improve the lives of the disadvantaged."--Bryant Garth, Director of the American Bar Foundation"Cause Lawyering is a comprehensive, transnational description and analysis of lawyers who put social goals ahead of client considerations. In elegant and provocative terms, Professors Sarat and Scheingold and their colleagues tell us what cause lawyers do, who they are, why they are committed to social causes, and what they accomplish. These lawyers, frequently working at the margins of legal systems and rarely well-paid, are the true statespeople of the legal profession and it is fitting that their efforts be analyzed by such an accomplished and thoughtful group of sociolegal scholars."--William L. F. Felstiner, Distinguished Research Professor of Law, University of Wales, Cardiff"Very strong....There is not a bad essay in the collection; some of the essays are strikingly fresh and original. The range of essays, extending to cause lawyering in various undeveloped societies and contrasting these with the liberal societies of the West, is especially impressive. The essays are, on the average, so much better than anything else in their field that they set a new standard for the study of cause lawyers....A first-rate collection...there is nothing I know of in print that approaches it in quality and breath."--Robert Gordon, Yale Law School"Brilliant essays expose the spectrum of activities undertaken by cause lawyers to foster their commitments to justice beyond the boundaries of law and politics....Suitable for faculty and graduate students in public law, this book presents a clear and lucid picture of the concept of cause lawyering."--Choice, "Brilliant essays expose the spectrum of activities undertaken by causelawyers to foster their commitments to justice beyond the boundaries of law andpolitics....Suitable for faculty and graduate students in public law, this bookpresents a clear and lucid picture of the concept of causelawyering."--Choice
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
340/.115
Table Of Content
Cause Lawyering and the Reproduction of Professional Authority: An IntroductionCONTEXTS AND CONDITIONS OF CAUSE LAWYERINGThe Causes of Cause Lawyering: Toward an Understanding of the Motivation and Commitment of Social Justice LawyersSpeaking Law to Power: Occasions for Cause LawyeringThe Struggle to Politicize Legal Practice: A Case Study of Left-Activist Lawyering in SeattleCAUSE LAWYERING AND THE ORGANIZATION OF PRACTICENorris, Schmidt, Green, Harris, Higginbotham and Associates: The Socio-Legal Impact of Philadelphia Cause LawyersStill Trying: Cause Lawyering for the Poor and Disadvantaged in Pittsburg, PACritical Lawyers: Social Justice and the Structure of Private PracticeDestruction of Houses and Construction of a Cause: Lawyers and Bedouins in the Israeli CourtsSTRATEGIES OF CAUSE LAWYERING UNDER LIBERAL LEGALISMRethinking Law's Allurements: A Relational Analysis of Social Movement Lawyers in the United StatesCaring about Individual Cases: Immigration Lawyering in BritainBetween (the Presence of) Violence and (the Possibility of) Justice: Lawyering against Capital PunishmentTHE POSSIBILITIES OF CAUSE LAWYERING BEYOND LIBERAL LEGALISMCause Lawyering in the Third WorldLawyers' Causes in Indonesia and MalaysiaAttorneys for the People, Attorneys for the Land: The Emergence of Cause Lawyering in the Israel-Occupied TerritoriesCause Lawyers and Social Movements: A Comparative Perspective on Democratic Change in Argentina and BrazilAll or Nothing: An Inquiry into the (Im)Possibility of Cause Lawyering under Cuban SocialismREFERENCES
Synopsis
Why do some lawyers devote themselves to a given social movement or political cause? How are such deeds of individual commitment and personal belief justly executed, given the ideals of disinterested professional service to which lawyers are (in theory, at least) supposed to adhere? What can we learn from such lawyers about the relationship between law and politics?Cause Lawyering is a wise and varied collection of responses to these questions,featuring a number of distinguished legal scholars concerned with anti-poverty lawyers, lawyers who work against capital punishment, immigration lawyers, and other lawyers working to end oppression. EditorsAustin Sarat and Stuart Scheingold have assembled here a valuable cross-national portrait of lawyers compelled to sacrifice financial gain so as to use their legal skills in the promotion of a more just society. These telling and important essays fully explore the relationship between cause lawyering and the organized legal professions of many different countries--the US, England, South Africa, Israel, Cuba, and so forth. They describe the utility of law as a resource in political strugglesand, conversely, highlight the constraints under which lawyers necessarily operate when they turn to politics. Some provide broad theoretical overviews; others present rich casestudies.Advancing a fundamental argument about the very nature of the legal profession, this book explains the strategies that cause lawyers deploy, as well as the challenges they face in trying to be legally astute and effective while remaining politically devoted and aware. Although it is a controversial way of practicing law, cause lawyering, as explicated in the essays in this volume, is indeed indispensable to the legitimization of professional authority., This book is a cross-national study of lawyers who devote themselves to serving political causes. The essays collected here bring together the work of eighteen scholars, each of whom contributes a valuable portrait of lawyers who sacrifice financial advantage to use their professional skills to promote their vision of a more just society., Why do some lawyers devote themselves to a given social movement or political cause? How are such deeds of individual commitment and personal belief justly executed, given the ideals of disinterested professional service to which lawyers are (in theory, at least) supposed to adhere? What can we learn from such lawyers about the relationship between law and politics?Cause Lawyering is a wise and varied collection of responses to these questions, featuring a number of distinguished legal scholars concerned with anti-poverty lawyers, lawyers who work against capital punishment, immigration lawyers, and other lawyers working to end oppression. Editors Austin Sarat and Stuart Scheingold have assembled here a valuable cross-national portrait of lawyers compelled to sacrifice financial gain so as to use their legal skills in the promotion of a more just society. These telling and important essays fully explore the relationship between cause lawyering and the organized legal professions of many different countries--the US, England, South Africa, Israel, Cuba, and so forth. They describe the utility of law as a resource in political struggles and, conversely, highlight the constraints under which lawyers necessarily operate when they turn to politics. Some provide broad theoretical overviews; others present rich case studies.Advancing a fundamental argument about the very nature of the legal profession, this book explains the strategies that cause lawyers deploy, as well as the challenges they face in trying to be legally astute and effective while remaining politically devoted and aware. Although it is a controversial way of practicing law, cause lawyering, as explicated in the essays in this volume, is indeed indispensable to the legitimization of professional authority., Why do some lawyers devote themsevles to a specific social movement or political cause? What can we learn from such lawyers about the relationship between law and politics. CAUSE LAWYERING offers an insightful portrait of lawyers who sacrifice financial advantage in the name of a more just society. These telling essays show how cause lawyering is indispensable to the legitimization of professional authority.
LC Classification Number
K487.P65Z92 1998
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