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Format: 1 online resource (430 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 0-520-92933-0 , 1-59734-721-3 , 1-282-35694-1 , 9786612356940

Content: The American presidential election of 2000 was perhaps the most remarkable, and in many ways the most unsettling, that the country has yet experienced. The millennial election raised fundamental questions not only about American democracy, but also about the nation's constitution and about the legitimate role of American courts, state and federal, and in particular about the United States Supreme Court. The Longest Night presents a lively and informed reaction to the legal aftermath of the election by the most prominent experts on the subject. With a balance of opposing views-including those of some of the most distinguished foreign commentators writing on the subject today-the contributors present an unusual breadth of perspectives in addressing the judicial, institutional, and political questions involved in the disputed election. Their commentaries bring the confusion and frenzy of the event into clear focus and lay the groundwork for an essential public debate that is sure to continue well into the future. The Longest Night contains a thorough chronology of the events in Florida, a detailed account of the institutional structure of American presidential elections, a series of analyses both criticizing and defending the decisions in Bush v. Gore, American perspectives on the Florida struggle and America's electoral system, and a debate on maintaining or reforming the electoral college. The authors include participants in the legal and political battles surrounding the Florida election, foreigners charged with monitoring and supervising elections, and scholars from many disciplines specializing in constitutionalism, democracy, and American election law.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front matter -- , CONTENTS -- , ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- , INTRODUCTION -- , CAST AND CHRONOLOGY -- , 1. EQUAL PROTECTION FOR VOTES -- , 2. LAW AND DATA: THE BUTTERFLY BALLOT EPISODE -- , 3. DISPUTING ELECTIONS -- , 4. A BADLY FLAWED ELECTION -- , 5. EXCHANGE BETWEEN RONALD DWORKIN AND CHARLES FRIED -- , 6. BUSH V. GORE: THREE STRIKES FOR THE CONSTITUTION, THE COURT, AND DEMOCRACY, BUT THERE IS ALWAYS NEXT SEASON -- , 7. THE UNBEARABLE RIGHTNESS OF BUSH V. GORE -- , 8. THE GHOSTWRITERS -- , 9. NOTES FOR THE UNPUBLISHED SUPPLEMENTAL SEPARATE OPINIONS IN BUSH V. GORE -- , 10. ANATOMY OF A CONSTITUTIONAL COUP -- , 11. THE MANY FACES OF BUSH V. GORE -- , 12. SPRINGTIME FOR ROUSSEAU -- , 13. MACHIAVELLI IN ROBES? THE COURT IN THE ELECTION -- , 14. A FLAWED YET RESILIENT SYSTEM: A VIEW FROM JERUSALEM -- , 15. CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL REVIEW OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN FRANCE AND A FRENCH JUDICIAL PERSPECTIVE ON BUSH V. GORE -- , 16. SEVEN REASONS WHY BUSH V. GORE WOULD HAVE BEEN UNLIKELY IN GERMANY -- , 17. BUSH V. GORE: A VIEW FROM ITALY -- , 18. DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA: A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE ON THE MILLENNIAL ELECTION -- , 19. WEIGHING THE ALTERNATIVES: REFORM OR DEFORM? -- , 20. THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE: A FATALLY FLAWED INSTITUTION -- , 21. THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE: A MODEST CONTRIBUTION -- , 22. POPULAR ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT WITHOUT A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT -- , CONTRIBUTORS -- , INDEX , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-520-23373-5

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-520-23549-5

Language: English

DOI: 10.1525/9780520929333

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Format: 1 online resource (viii, 420 pages) : , digital, PDF file(s).

ISBN: 1-316-34873-3 , 1-316-35477-6 , 1-316-36117-9 , 1-316-36317-1 , 1-316-36417-8 , 1-316-36217-5 , 1-139-03261-5 , 1-316-35777-5

Content: Organized as a series of authoritative discussions, this book presents the application of Jewish law - or Halakhah - to contemporary social and political issues. Beginning with the principle of divine revelation, it describes the contents and canons of interpretation of Jewish law. Though divinely received, the law must still be interpreted and 'completed' by human minds, often leading to the conundrum of divergent but equally authentic interpretations. Examining topics from divorce to war and from rabbinic confidentiality to cloning, this book carefully delineates the issues presented in each case, showing the various positions taken by rabbinic scholars, clarifying areas of divergence, and analyzing reasons for disagreement. Written by widely recognized scholars of both Jewish and secular law, this book will be an invaluable source for all who seek authoritative guidance in understanding traditional Jewish law and practice.

Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). , The nature and structure of Jewish law -- , Divorce -- , Jewish law and the state's authority to punish crime -- , The Sotheby sale -- , Torture and the ticking bomb -- , War -- , Dead or alive? -- , Rabbinic confidentiality -- , Cloning -- , A note on Halakhic sources.

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-521-76547-1

Language: English

URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139032612

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Format: VIII, 420 S. , 23 cm

ISBN: 9780521765473 , 0521765471

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Bleich, J Jewish law and contemporary issues Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015 ISBN 9781139032612

Language: English

Subjects: Theology

Keywords: Halacha ; Jüdisches Recht ; Gegenwart

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Format: 417 S , Ill , 23cm

ISBN: 0520233735 , 0520235495

Language: English

Keywords: USA Präsident ; Präsidentenwahl ; Geschichte 2000 ; USA Präsident ; Präsidentenwahl ; Geschichte 2000 ; Aufsatzsammlung

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Format: 417 p.

Edition: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books.

URL: Click to View

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Format: XIV, 405 Seiten.

ISBN: 0-520-22059-5 , 0-520-23681-5 , 978-0-520-23681-3

Series Statement: Philosophy, social theory, and the rule of law 8

Note: Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Texte teilweise aus dem Deutschen übersetzt

Language: English

Subjects: History , Law

Keywords: Verfassungsrecht ; Weimarer Republik ; Verfassungsrecht ; Quelle

URL: Table of contents

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URL: Book review (H-Net)

Author information: Schlink, Bernhard 1944-

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Format: XIV, 405 Seiten.

ISBN: 0-520-22059-5 , 0-520-23681-5 , 978-0-520-23681-3

Series Statement: Philosophy, social theory, and the rule of law 8

Note: Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Texte teilweise aus dem Deutschen übersetzt

Language: English

Subjects: History , Law

Keywords: Verfassungsrecht ; Weimarer Republik ; Verfassungsrecht ; Quelle

URL: Table of contents

URL: Publisher description

URL: Book review (H-Net)

Author information: Schlink, Bernhard, 1944-

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Format: XIV, 405 S

ISBN: 0520220595

Series Statement: Philosophy, social theory, and the rule of law 8

Note: Aus dem Dt. übers. - Includes bibliographical references and index

Language: English

Subjects: History , Law

Keywords: Deutschland ; Verfassungsrecht ; Geschichte 1918-1933 ; Weimarer Republik ; Verfassungsrecht ; Deutschland ; Verfassungstheorie ; Verfassungsrecht ; Geschichte 1918-1933 ; Quelle

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

URL: Rezension

URL: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ucal041/00037772.html

URL: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/ucal052/00037772.html

URL: http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0c2h2-aa

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Format: XIV, 405 Seiten

ISBN: 0520220595 , 0520236815 , 9780520236813

Series Statement: Philosophy, social theory, and the rule of law 8

Note: Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Texte teilweise aus dem Deutschen übersetzt

Language: English

Subjects: History , Law

Keywords: Deutschland ; Verfassungsrecht ; Geschichte 1918-1933 ; Weimarer Republik ; Verfassungsrecht ; Quelle

URL: Table of contents

URL: Publisher description

URL: Book review (H-Net)

Author information: Schlink, Bernhard 1944-

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Format: Online-Ressource (417 p) , 24 cm

Edition: Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

ISBN: 0520235495 , 0520233735

Content: The American presidential election of 2000 was perhaps the most remarkable, and in many ways the most unsettling, that the country has yet experienced. The millennial election raised fundamental questions not only about American democracy, but also about the nation's constitution and about the legitimate role of American courts, state and federal, and in particular about the United States Supreme Court. The Longest Night presents a lively and informed reaction to the legal aftermath of the election by the most prominent experts on the subject. With a balance of opposing views-including those o

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction; Cast and Chronology; PART I. IN THE HEAT OF THE BATTLE; 1. Equal Protection for Votes; 2. Law and Data: The Butterfly Ballot Episode; PART II. THE MACHINERY OF DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA; 3. Disputing Elections; PART III. THE DECISIONS; 4. A Badly Flawed Election; 5. Exchange between Ronald Dworkin and Charles Fried; 6. Bush v. Gore: Three Strikes for the Constitution, the Court, and Democracy, but There Is Always Next Season; 7. The Unbearable Rightness of Bush v. Gore; 8. The Ghostwriters , 9. Notes for the Unpublished Supplemental Separate Opinions in Bush v. GorePART IV. AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES; 10. Anatomy of a Constitutional Coup; 11. The Many Faces of Bush v. Gore; 12. Springtime for Rousseau; 13. Machiavelli in Robes? The Court in the Election; PART V. FOREIGN PERSPECTIVES; 14. A Flawed yet Resilient System: A View from Jerusalem; 15. Constitutional Council Review of Presidential Elections in France and a French Judicial Perspective on Bush v. Gore; 16. Seven Reasons Why Bush v. Gore Would Have Been Unlikely in Germany; 17. Bush v. Gore: A View from Italy , 18. Democracy in America: A European Perspective on the Millennial ElectionPART VI. REFORM?; 19. Weighing the Alternatives: Reform or Deform?; 20. The Electoral College: A Fatally Flawed Institution; 21. The Electoral College: A Modest Contribution; 22. Popular Election of the President without a Constitutional Amendment; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780520235496

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Longest Night : Polemics and Perspectives on Election 2000

Language: English

URL: Volltext