Racial Justice and Law, Cases and Materials / Edition 1

by Ralph Banks, Kim Forde-Mazrui, Guy-Uriel Charles, Cristina Rodriguez

Overview

White Supremacy pervades American history. Moreover, notwithstanding landmark civil rights gains and egalitarian aspirations, America remains segregated and unequal. This book examines the role of law in reinforcing and ameliorating racial injustice. Although surveying key historical precedents, its primary focus is the present. The book examines contemporary controversies across a variety of settings, animated by three fundamental questions: What is the current racial order? To what extent is it unjust? How can law and legal actors advance a more racially just order? The book uses cases, statutes and other sources of law, supplemented by problems and exercises, to equip students to both critique and construct pragmatic solutions to race-related controversies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609302306
Publisher:	West Academic
Publication date:	07/29/2016
Series:	University Casebook Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	1033
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.60(d)