The history of Indiana law
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
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| Sprache: | English |
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Athens, OH
Ohio University Press
c2006
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| Schriftenreihe: | Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest
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| Beschreibung: | Description based upon print version of record Preface and Acknowledgments; Part I. Constructing the Framework ; 1. The Narratives and Counternarratives of Indiana LegalHistory; 2. Indiana's Constitution in a Nation of Constitutions; Part II. The Law of Personal Status ; 3. Race, Law, and the Burdens of Indiana History; 4. Family Law in Indiana: A Domestic Relations Crossroads; 5. The Poor You Have Always with You: The Problem of the "SturdyBeggar"; Part III. Law and Crime ; 6. "Conspicuously Enlightened Policy": Criminal Justice in Indiana; 7. Juvenile Law: The Quest to Redeem Youthful Offenders; Part IV. Rights 8. From Petticoat Slavery to Equality: Women's Rights in Indiana Law9. The Indiana Bill of Rights: Two Hundred Years of Civil Liberties History; 10. The Uncertain Promise of Free Public Schooling; Part V. Bench and Bar ; 11. Indiana Courts and Lawyers, 1816-2004; 12. More Than Arbiters of Cases and Controversies: The Growing mpact of the Judiciary on Indiana's Legal Culture; 13. Indiana Judges: A Portrait of Judicial Evolution; 14. Political Pragmatism and Common Sense: Leading Cases of theIndiana Supreme Court; 15. The U.S. Supreme Court on Circuit in Indiana, 1837-1891 Appendix: History of Official Indiana StatutesList of Contributors; Index Long regarded as a center for middle-American values, Indiana is also a cultural crossroads that has produced a rich and complex legal and constitutional heritage. The History of Indiana Law traces this history through a series of expert articles by identifying the themes that mark the state's legal development and establish its place within the broader context of the Midwest and nation. The History of Indiana Law explores the ways in which the state's legal culture responded to-and at times resisted-the influence of national legal developments, including the tortured history of race relatio |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (404 p.) |
| ISBN: | 0821443909 9780821443903 |