Civility, legality, and justice in America / edited by Austin Sarat, Amherst College.

Civility, legality, and justice in America / edited by Austin Sarat, Amherst College.

9781107675599 paperback
1107675596 paperback
9781107063716 hardcover
110706371X hardcover

New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

English

xi, 166 pages ; 23 cm

JC337 .C357 2014

300.973

"Throughout American history, the discourse of civility has proven quite resilient, and concern for a perceived lack of civility has ebbed and flowed in recognizable patterns. Today we are in another era in which political leaders and commentators bemoan a crisis of incivility and warn of civility's demise. Civility, Legality, and the Limits of Justice charts the uses of civility in American legal and political discourse. How important is civility as a legal and political virtue? How does it fare when it is juxtaposed with the claim that it masks injustice? Who advocates civility and to what effect? How are battles over civility played out in legal and political arenas? This book brings the work of several distinguished scholars together to critically assess the relative claims of civility and justice and the way law weighs those virtues"-- Provided by publisher.

"This volume is the product of a symposium held at the University of Alabama, School of Law on September 27, 2013"--Introduction.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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