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Advanced introduction to US civil liberties
Title:
Advanced introduction to US civil liberties
Author:
Herman, Susan N., author.
ISBN:
9781800376656
9781800376670
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Physical Description:
ix, 159 pages ; 23 cm
Series:
Elgar advanced introductions
Elgar advanced introductions.
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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