The Appearance of Equality

Released on by Christophe M. Burke
preview-18

  • The Appearance of Equality Book Detail

  • Author : Christophe M. Burke
  • Release Date : 1999-06-30
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Genre : Law
  • Pages : 222
  • ISBN 13 : 0313030162
  • File Size : 3,3 MB
DOWNLOAD BOOK

The Appearance of Equality by Christophe M. Burke PDF Summary

Book Description: An examination of the language of law in the area of political representation, this book considers the development and recognition of group claims brought pursuant to the Voting Rights Act and the Equal Protection Clause in Supreme Court opinions. In his analysis, Burke highlights the different, discursive strategies, broadly identified as liberal and communitarian, used by the Supreme Court to justify the outcomes of various cases, and he argues that no particular strategy of justification is inherently politically conservative or liberal and that no conception of political representation is unassailable. Therefore, it is unlikely that the Supreme Court will articulate a stable measure of fair representation. The Supreme Court offers one more forum in the deliberation over what is fair representation; however, it is not likely to provide minority communities with a legal answer to the problem of political underrepresentation. As such, this book tells the uncertain story of the creation of political fairness by the Supreme Court. The language used to characterize what is fair and representative, and the theoretical designs which the rhetoric reflects, allows us to formulate concepts of fair representation as legal standards evolve. By placing the debate over fair representation in not only political and legal but also philosophical terms, we are better able to understand the inevitable tensions that drive the concept of representation into new, ill-defined, and contentious areas.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own The Appearance of Equality books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

The Appearance of Equality

The Appearance of Equality

File Size : 38,38 MB
Total View : 4176 Views
DOWNLOAD

An examination of the language of law in the area of political representation, this book considers the development and recognition of group claims brought pursu

Race and Redistricting

Race and Redistricting

File Size : 22,22 MB
Total View : 2069 Views
DOWNLOAD

Through much of the 1990s, a newly hatched snake wreaked political havoc in the South. When North Carolina gained a seat in Congress following the 1990 census,