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The Bar In America: The Role Of Elitism In A Liberal Democracy, Philip S. Stamatakos
The Bar In America: The Role Of Elitism In A Liberal Democracy, Philip S. Stamatakos
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Part I of this Note argues that liberal democracy, the free market, and science have contributed to the increasing atomization of American society. When each person and her views are glorified, universal standards of good become undermined, values become relative, and a sense of community becomes evanescent. Part II argues that individualism is incapable of accounting for the commonweal and therefore is inherently amoral because morality is concerned largely with determining when an individual's will should be subservient to the will of others. Part III considers the nature of elitism and equality and attributes the demise of elitist institutions in …
Equality And Partiality, Daniel A. Cohen
Equality And Partiality, Daniel A. Cohen
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Equality and Partiality by Thomas Nagel
Dialogue And Judicial Review, Barry Friedman
Dialogue And Judicial Review, Barry Friedman
Michigan Law Review
This article argues that most normative legal scholarship regarding the role of judicial review rests upon a descriptively inaccurate foundation. The goal of this article is to redescribe the landscape of American constitutionalism in a manner vastly different than most normative scholarship. At times this article slips across the line into prescription, but by and large the task is descriptive. The idea is to clear the way so that later normative work can proceed against the backdrop of a far more accurate understanding of the system of American constitutionalism.
This article proceeds in three separate parts. Parts I and II …
The Ennobling Of Democracy: The Challenge Of The Postmodern Age, Fernando R. Tesón
The Ennobling Of Democracy: The Challenge Of The Postmodern Age, Fernando R. Tesón
Michigan Journal of International Law
Review of the book by Thomas L. Pangle.
Participation And Litigation Rights Of Environmental Associations In Europe: Current Legal Situation And Practical Experience, David A. Wirth
Participation And Litigation Rights Of Environmental Associations In Europe: Current Legal Situation And Practical Experience, David A. Wirth
Michigan Journal of International Law
Review of the book edited by Martin Führ and Gerhard Roller.