Law and illiberalism / Austin Sarat, Lawrence Douglas, Martha Merrill Umphrey.
| Other author | Sarat, Austin. |
| Other author | Douglas, Lawrence. |
| Other author | Umphrey, Martha Merrill. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Amherst series in law, jurisprudence, and social thought |
| Contents | An introduction : law & illiberalism / Lawrence Douglas, Austin Sarat, and Martha Merrill Umphrey -- The anti-liberalism of neoliberalism / Sharon Krause -- Uncensorable speech and the snare of illiberalism / Elizabeth Anker -- Illiberalism and administrative government / Jeremy Kessler -- Post-truth as a precursor to authoritarianism / Lee McIntyre -- The new conspiracism : public and private harm and immunity from the law / Nancy Rosenblum. |
| Abstract | "Does the law shield citizens from authoritarian regimes? Are the core beliefs of classical liberalism-namely the rights of all individuals and constraints on state power-still protected by law? Liberalism and its expansion of rights could not exist without the legal system, and unsurprisingly, many scholars have explored the relationship between law and liberalism. However, the study of law and illiberalism is a relatively recent undertaking, a project that takes on urgency in light of the rise of authoritarian powers, among them Donald Trump's administration, Viktor Orban's Hungary, Recep Erdogan's Turkey, and Jair Bolsanoro's Brazil. In this volume, six penetrating essays explore the dynamics of the law and illiberal quests for power, examining the anti-liberalism of neoliberalism; the weaponization of "free speech"; the role of the administrative state in current crises of liberal democracy; the broad and unstoppable assault on facts, truth, and reality; and the rise of conspiracism leading up to the Capitol insurrection. In addition to the editors, contributors include Sharon Krause, Elizabeth Anker, Jeremy Kessler, Lee McIntyre, and Nancy Rosenblum"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Law and illiberalism Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2022 9781625346698 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021054534 |
| ISBN | 9781613769485 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781613769478 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
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