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Advanced introduction to US civil liberties
Author
Title
Advanced introduction to US civil liberties / Susan N. Herman.
ISBN
9781800376656
1800376650
9781800376670
1800376677
9781800376663
Publication
Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2023]
Physical Description
ix, 159 pages ; 23 cm.
Variant and related titles
Advanced introduction to United States civil liberties.
US civil liberties.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 06, 2024
Series
Elgar advanced introductions.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction to US civil liberties
Part I. Background : perspectives on civil liberties
What are civil liberties?
Traditional and documentary origins of US conception and codification of civil liberties
Indelible civil liberties controversies in American history
Actualizing civil liberties
Part II. US civil liberties : highlights and examples
Freedom of speech and the First Amendment
Other First Amendment freedoms
Religion
Security against unreasonable searches and seizures
Due process of law
Privacy, autonomy, and family rights
Rights of equality
Rights of democratic participation
Afterword : the state of US civil liberties.
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Genre/Form
History.
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