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All The Way Down The Slippery Slope: Gun Prohibition In England And Some Lessons For Civil Liberties In America, David B. Kopel, Joseph Olson
All The Way Down The Slippery Slope: Gun Prohibition In England And Some Lessons For Civil Liberties In America, David B. Kopel, Joseph Olson
David B Kopel
Whenever civil liberties issues are contested, proponents of greater restrictions often chide civil liberties defenders for being unwilling to offer moderate concessions. Frequently, persons advocating restrictions on civil liberties claim that the "moderate" restriction will not infringe the core civil liberty. When rights advocates raise the "slippery slope" argument, they are criticized for being excessively fearful. The goal of the article is to refine our understanding of "slippery slopes" by examining a case in which a civil liberty really did slide all the way down the slippery slope.
The right to arms in Great Britain was entirely unrestricted at the …
Human Rights And Non-State Actors, Thomas Michael Mcdonnell
Human Rights And Non-State Actors, Thomas Michael Mcdonnell
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Civil, Constitutional And Criminal Justice Responses To Female Partner Abuse: Proposals For Reform, Mark Drumbl
Civil, Constitutional And Criminal Justice Responses To Female Partner Abuse: Proposals For Reform, Mark Drumbl
Mark A. Drumbl
No abstract provided.