Without Precedent

Author : Anna R. Hayes
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0807887811

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Without Precedent by Anna R. Hayes Pdf

The first woman judge in the state of North Carolina and the first woman in the United States to be elected chief justice of a state supreme court, Susie Marshall Sharp (1907-1996) broke new ground for women in the legal profession. When she retired in 1979, she left a legacy burnished by her tireless pursuit of lucidity in the law, honesty in judges, and humane conditions in prisons. Anna Hayes presents Sharp's career as an attorney, distinguished judge, and politician within the context of the social mores, the legal profession, and the political battles of her day, illuminated by a careful and revealing examination of Sharp's family background, private life, and personality. Judge Sharp was viewed by contemporaries as the quintessential spinster, who had sacrificed marriage and family life for a successful career. The letters and journals she wrote throughout her life, however, reveal that Sharp led a rich private life in which her love affairs occupied a major place, unsuspected by the public or even her closest friends and family. With unrestricted access to Sharp's abundant journals, papers, and notes, Anna Hayes uncovers the story of a brilliant woman who transcended the limits of her times, who opened the way for women who followed her, and who improved the quality of justice for the citizens of her state. Without Precedent also tells the story of a complicated woman, at once deeply conservative and startlingly modern, whose intriguing self-contradictions reflect the complexity of human nature.

Author : Joel Richard Paul
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780525533276

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Without Precedent by Joel Richard Paul Pdf

The remarkable story of John Marshall who, as chief justice, statesman, and diplomat, played a pivotal role in the founding of the United States. No member of America's Founding Generation had a greater impact on the Constitution and the Supreme Court than John Marshall, and no one did more to preserve the delicate unity of the fledgling United States. From the nation's founding in 1776 and for the next forty years, Marshall was at the center of every political battle. As Chief Justice of the United States - the longest-serving in history - he established the independence of the judiciary and the supremacy of the federal Constitution and courts. As the leading Federalist in Virginia, he rivaled his cousin Thomas Jefferson in influence. As a diplomat and secretary of state, he defended American sovereignty against France and Britain, counseled President John Adams, and supervised the construction of the city of Washington. D.C. This is the astonishing true story of how a rough-cut frontiersman - born in Virginia in 1755 and with little formal education - invented himself as one of the nation's preeminent lawyers and politicians who then reinvented the Constitution to forge a stronger nation. Without Precedent is the engrossing account of the life and times of this exceptional man, who with cunning, imagination, and grace shaped America's future as he held together the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the country itself.

Author : Thomas H. Kean,Lee H. Hamilton
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-04-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780307276636

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Without Precedent by Thomas H. Kean,Lee H. Hamilton Pdf

The untold story of how the 9/11 Commission overcame partisanship and bureaucracy to produce its acclaimed report. From the beginning, the 9/11 Commission found itself facing obstacles — the Bush administration blocked its existence for months, the first co-chairs resigned right away, the budget was limited, and a polarized Washington was suspicious of its every request. Yet despite these long odds, the Commission produced a bestselling report unanimously hailed for its objectivity, along with a set of recommendations that led to the most significant reform of America’s national security agencies in decades. This is a riveting insider’s account of Washington at its worst — and its best.

Author : Geoffrey Kirk
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498230810

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Without Precedent by Geoffrey Kirk Pdf

Though the ordination of women has been hotly debated in a number of churches (and in particular in the world-wide Anglican Communion) there has been a strange silence on the subject from academic theologians. "They have left the debate," says the author of this book, "for the most part, to the also-rans." Without Precedent seeks to examine the arguments that, in the absence of serious academic contributions, have been advanced. In particular it looks at claims of ancient precedent for modern practice. What did Jesus think about women? Was Paul a misogynist or a feminist, a reactionary or a revolutionary? Does the role of Mary of Magdela, in scripture and tradition, offer any guidance (as many have claimed)? Were there female priests, and even bishops, in early Christianity? Extravagant claims have been made and repeated in all of these areas, and have crucially influenced decisions taken. This book provides, in the words of former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams: "a lucid and helpful survey, which quite rightly punctures some awful historical nonsense."

Author : Owen Zupp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0994603800

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Without Precedent by Owen Zupp Pdf

'Without Precedent' recounts the life of commando and fighter pilot, Phillip Zupp. During WW2, he saw combat in New Guinea before patrolling Hiroshima post-war. Then, in Korea, Phillip flew 201 sorties amid intense ground fire. Peace brought a career that spanned the globe and the story of the Purple Heart that lay dormant. Until now.

Author : J. D. Trafford
Publisher : Thomas & Mercer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1542040329

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Without Precedent by J. D. Trafford Pdf

How much would you give up to get justice for your family? Matthew Daley is a Manhattan corporate lawyer at the top of his game. As the first defense attorney on call to get pharmaceutical companies out of trouble, Matt is rising in the judicial system exactly as he planned. Until his sister dies of a heroin overdose. Now, torn between conscience and career, the newly minted law partner faces a critical choice: defend the very companies that manufactured the addictive drugs, or give up his fiancée and his hard-won dream job to fight for justice in his sister's name. Returning to his blue-collar hometown with a ragtag band of law-school misfits by his side, Matt squares off against a team of New York corporate attorneys in a high-stakes courtroom battle. If he wins, the case could have national implications, bringing down the multibillion-dollar Big Pharma industry. If he loses, he'll become collateral damage in the greatest fall of his career and his life.

Author : Adams John G.
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1985-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 039330230X

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Without Precedent by Adams John G. Pdf

As counselor of the army during the McCarthy witchhunt, John G. Adams was a central figure in the bitter army-McCarthy hearings and McCarthy's fall from power.

Author : Marc Jacob
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107045491

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Precedents and Case-Based Reasoning in the European Court of Justice by Marc Jacob Pdf

Marc Jacob analyses in depth the most important justificatory and decision-making tool of one of the world's most powerful courts.

Author : Randy J. Kozel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107127531

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Settled Versus Right by Randy J. Kozel Pdf

This book analyzes the theoretical nuances and practical implications of how judges use precedent.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:915884234

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Law without precedent by Anonim Pdf

Author : Emmanuel Gaillard,Yas Banifatemi,International Arbitration Institute
Publisher : Juris Publishing, Inc.
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008-06-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781933833149

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Precedent in International Arbitration by Emmanuel Gaillard,Yas Banifatemi,International Arbitration Institute Pdf

IAI Series No. 5 The International Arbitration Institute (IAI) series on international arbitration is a new periodic series of publications that will focus on cutting edge issues and developments in international arbitration. About the IAI: The International Arbitration Institute (IAI), an organization created under the auspices of the Comite Francais de l'Arbitrage (CFA), was created to promote exchanges international arbitration. The IAI is designed to promote exchanges on current issues in the field of international commercial arbitration. Its activities include the regular organization of international conferences, colloquiums, as well as conducting various research projects. About the book: Arbitrators routinely refer in their decisions to awards rendered by other arbitral tribunals that deal with the same issues. However natural it may seem to arbitrators and to parties who will refer to arbitral precedents in an attempt to support their position, such an approach raises many practical and theoretical questions: Is there such a thing as arbitral precedent? What weight should arbitrators give to decisions previously rendered by other arbitral tribunals? Can arbitral "case law" exist without consistency? Does such consistency exist? Is it necessary or simply desirable? What is the respective weight to be given to arbitral and national case law when arbitrators have to decide a case in accordance with a given law? These are some of the questions that this book explores, in the context of both international commercial arbitration and investment arbitration.

Author : Joel Richard Paul
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101151037

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Unlikely Allies by Joel Richard Paul Pdf

Look out for Joel Paul’s new book, Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times The gripping true story of how three men used espionage, betrayal, and sexual deception to help win the American Revolution. Unlikely Allies is the story of three remarkable historical figures. Silas Deane was a Connecticut merchant and delegate to the Continental Congress as the American colonies struggled to break with England. Caron de Beaumarchais was a successful playwright who wrote The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro. And the flamboyant and mysterious Chevalier d?Eon ?officer, diplomat, and sometime spy?was the talk of London and Paris. Is the Chevalier a man or a woman? When Deane is sent to France to convince the French government to support the revolutionary cause, he enlists the help of Beaumarchais. Together, they successfully smuggle weapons, ammunition, and supplies to New England just in time for the crucial Battle of Saratoga, which turned the tide of the American Revolution. And the catalyst for Louis XVI?s support of the Americans against England was the Chevalier d?Eon, whose decision to declare herself a woman helped to lead to the Franco-American alliance. These three people spin a fascinating web of political intrigue and international politics that stretches across oceans as they ricochet from Versailles to Georgian London to the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. Each man has his own reasons for wanting to see America triumph over the British, and each contends daily with the certainty that no one is what they seem. The line between friends and enemies is blurred, spies lurk in every corner, and the only way to survive is to trust no one. An edge-of-your-seat story full of fascinating characters and lavish with period detail and sense of place, Unlikely Allies is Revolutionary history in all of its juicy, lurid glory.

Author : Pierluigi Chiassoni
Publisher : Springer
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783030155902

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Interpretation without Truth by Pierluigi Chiassoni Pdf

This book engages in an analytical and realistic enquiry into legal interpretation and a selection of related matters including legal gaps, judicial fictions, judicial precedent, legal defeasibility, and legislation. Chapter 1 provides an outline of the central theoretical and methodological tenets of analytical realism. Chapter 2 presents a conceptual apparatus concerning the phenomenon of legal interpretation, which it subsequently applies to investigate the truth-in-legal-interpretation issue. Chapters 3 to 6 argue for a theory of legal interpretation - pragmatic realism - by outlining a theory of interpretive games, revisiting the debate between literalism and contextualism in contemporary philosophy of language, and underscoring the many shortcomings of the container-retrieval view and pragmatic formalism. In turn, Chapter 7, focusing on comparative legal theory, advocates an interpretation-sensitive theory of legal gaps, as opposed to purely normativist ones. Chapter 8 explores the connection between judicial reasoning and judicial fictions, casting light on the structure and purpose of fictional reasoning. Chapter 9 provides an analytical enquiry into judicial precedent, examining a variety of ideal-typical systems in terms of their normative or de iure relevance. Chapter 10 addresses defeasibility and legal indeterminacy. In closing, Chapter 11 highlights the central tenets of a realistic theory of legislation.

Author : Shane Neilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Canadian poetry
ISBN : 1989287344

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Constructive Negativity by Shane Neilson Pdf

Literary Nonfiction. Essay. Disability Studies. CONSTRUCTIVE NEGATIVITY is a book of criticism without precedent in Canadian Literature. The result of over twenty years of participation in the nation's poetry community, it combines Shane Neilson's lived experience of dis/ability with prize culture theory in order to create that rarest of creatures: criticism as page-turner. In the first section of the book, Neilson repurposes Rilke's famous admonition, saying to poets You must change your genreâ meaning, you must write criticism in order for poetry to have a life in an era dominated by prize culture. Later, Neilson provides a starting point for others to engage with books of Canadian poetry using the lens of dis/ability, covering a range of texts and especially weighing in on the author's particular communityâ those with invisible disability.

Author : Bryan A. Garner,Carlos Tiburcio Bea,Rebecca White Berch,Neil McGill Gorsuch,Harris L Hartz,Nathan L. Hecht,Brett Kavanaugh,Alex Kozinski,Sandra Lea Lynch,William H. Pryor (Jr.),Thomas Morrow Reavley,Jeffrey Stuart Sutton,Diane P. Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Judicial process
ISBN : 0314634207

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The Law of Judicial Precedent by Bryan A. Garner,Carlos Tiburcio Bea,Rebecca White Berch,Neil McGill Gorsuch,Harris L Hartz,Nathan L. Hecht,Brett Kavanaugh,Alex Kozinski,Sandra Lea Lynch,William H. Pryor (Jr.),Thomas Morrow Reavley,Jeffrey Stuart Sutton,Diane P. Wood Pdf

The Law of Judicial Precedent is the first hornbook-style treatise on the doctrine of precedent in more than a century. It is the product of 13 distinguished coauthors, 12 of whom are appellate judges whose professional work requires them to deal with precedents daily. Together with their editor and coauthor, Bryan A. Garner, the judges have thoroughly researched and explored the many intricacies of the doctrine as it guides the work of American lawyers and judges. The treatise is organized into nine major topics, comprising 93 blackletter sections that elucidate all the major doctrines relating to how past decisions guide future ones in our common-law system. The authors' goal was to make the book theoretically sound, historically illuminating, and relentlessly practical. The breadth and depth of research involved in producing the book will be immediately apparent to anyone who browses its pages and glances over the footnotes: it would have been all but impossible for any single author to canvass the literature so comprehensively and then distill the concepts so cohesively into a single authoritative volume. More than 2,500 illustrative cases discussed or cited in the text illuminate the points covered in each section and demonstrate the law's development over several centuries. The cases are explained in a clear, commonsense way, making the book accessible to anyone seeking to understand the role of precedents in American law. Never before have so many eminent coauthors produced a single lawbook without signed sections, but instead writing with a single voice. Whether you are a judge, a lawyer, a law student, or even a nonlawyer curious about how our legal system works, you're sure to find enlightening, helpful, and sometimes surprising insights into our system of justice.