Cambridge Studies in Law and Society

Cambridge Studies in Law and Society

Kawar, Leila (Bowling Green State University, Ohio)

Cambridge University Press

09/2016

232

Mole

Inglês

9781107415119

15 a 20 dias

Based on in-depth fieldwork, this book explores the historical development of immigrant rights litigation in both the United States and France over the past four decades. It illustrates that, contrary to conventional wisdom, activity in court can have important effects on immigration policymaking.
1. What difference does law make in immigration policymaking?; 2. A new area of legal practice; 3. Formalization of immigrant rights; 4. Institutionalizing legal innovation; 5. Enacting adversarial legalism through class action lawsuits; 6. Performing legality before the Conseil d'Etat; 7. Conclusion: legal activism and its radiating effects.
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