Title Foreign Law? : Congress v. The Supreme Court.

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Physical Medium	polychrome
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Series	Law and Society
	Recht und Gesellschaft.
Summary	After the decisions in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) and Roper v. Simmons (2005), the Supreme Court's use of foreign law became a hotly contested issue in Congress, the media, and among conservative political activists. Lawrence Baum (2006) argues the Justices are sensitive and respond to the reaction of external audiences. The reaction of the Justices to the controversy over the use of foreign law indicates that the Justices care more about cases than just their disposition or particular policy agendas, and provides further evidence that the Justices take into account their relationships with othe.
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Subject	Law -- United States -- Foreign influences.
	Law.
	United States.
	Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
	Political questions and judicial power.
	International and municipal law -- United States.
	International and municipal law.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Subject	Law.
Other Form:	Print version: Roberts, Christopher. Foreign Law? : Congress v. The Supreme Court. El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, ©2014 9781593327491
ISBN	9781593327781 (electronic book)
	1593327781 (electronic book)