Representing Justice: Invention, Controversy, and Rights in City-States and Democratic Courtrooms - Hardcover

Book 2 of 21: Yale Law Library Series in Legal History and Reference

Resnik, Judith; Curtis, Dennis

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9780300110968: Representing Justice: Invention, Controversy, and Rights in City-States and Democratic Courtrooms
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ISBN 10: 0300110960 ISBN 13: 9780300110968
Publisher: Yale University Press, 2011

Synopsis

By mapping the remarkable run of the icon of Justice, a woman with scales and sword, and by tracing the development of public spaces dedicated to justice—courthouses—the authors explore the evolution of adjudication into its modern form as well as the intimate relationship between the courts and democracy. The authors analyze how Renaissance “rites” of judgment turned into democratic “rights,” requiring governments to respect judicial independence, provide open and public hearings, and accord access and dignity to “every person.” With over 220 images, readers can see both the longevity of aspirations for justice and the transformation of courts, as well as understand that, while venerable, courts are also vulnerable institutions that should not be taken for granted.

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Judith Resnik and Dennis Curtis are law professors at Yale Law School.

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Publisher
Yale University Press
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0300110960
ISBN 13 
9780300110968
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
720
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