Civic underpinnings of legal change: Gay rights, abortion, and gun control
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Strand, Palma J.
Strand, Palma J.
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School of Law
School of Law
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Constitutional law; Civics; Social change; Sociological jurisprudence
Constitutional law; Civics; Social change; Sociological jurisprudence
Title
Civic underpinnings of legal change: Gay rights, abortion, and gun control
Civic underpinnings of legal change: Gay rights, abortion, and gun control
Authors
Strand, Palma J.
Strand, Palma J.
Journal
Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review
Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pages
117-162
21
Issue
1
Pages
117-162
Date
2011, Fall
2011, Fall
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Palma Joy Strand, The Civic Underpinnings of Legal Change: Gay Rights, Abortion, and Gun Control, 21 Temp. Pol. & Civ. Rts. L. Rev. 117 (2011).
Palma Joy Strand, The Civic Underpinnings of Legal Change: Gay Rights, Abortion, and Gun Control, 21 Temp. Pol. & Civ. Rts. L. Rev. 117 (2011).
Abstract
This article offers a civic view of legal change. This view emphasizes the role of citizens and describes the connection between civic bonds and new, sustainable legal doctrine, especially constitutional doctrine. Three current socio-legal movements - gay rights, abortion, and gun control - are used as illustrations, and the role of non-lawyers and civic organizing in creating legal, and social change through those movements is emphasized.
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Copyright (c) 2011 Palma J. Strand
Copyright (c) 2011 Palma J. Strand