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Making Foreigners: Immigration and Citizenship Law in America, 1600-2000

By Kunal M. Parker (NHC Fellow, 2014–15) This book reconceptualizes the history of US immigration and citizenship law from the colonial period to the beginning of the twenty-first century by joining the histories of immigrants to those of Native Americans, African Americans, women, Asian Americans, Latino/a Americans and the poor. Parker argues that during the … Continued

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The Human Measure: Social Thought in the Western Legal Tradition

By Donald R. Kelley (NHC Fellow, 1984–85) Not since the works of Lovejoy and Burt has a scholar attempted such a grand-scale inquiry into the idea of law as the vehicle of culture and social and moral thought. Donald Kelley’s major premise is that law and the theory and practice of jurisprudence—civil science—represent the most concrete … Continued

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Making Sense of Human Rights: Philosophical Reflections on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

By James W. Nickel (NHC Fellow, 1978–79) This fully revised and extended edition of James Nickel's classic study explains and defends the contemporary conception of human rights. Combining philosophical, legal and political approaches, Nickel explains international human rights law and addresses questions of justification and feasibility. New, revised edition of James Nickel's classic study. Explains … Continued

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Medieval Crime and Social Control

Edited by Barbara A. Hanawalt (NHC Fellow, 1997–98) and David Wallace Crime is a matter of interpretation, especially in the Middle Ages, when societies faced with new ideas and pressures were continually forced to rethink what a crime was-and what was a crime. These essays reveal how various forces in medieval society interacted and competed … Continued

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Islamic Modern: Religious Courts and Cultural Politics in Malaysia

By Michael G. Peletz (NHC Fellow, 1999–00) How do Islamic courts work? What sorts of cultural understandings inform judicial process and litigants’ strategies? How do women’s claims fare? Do these courts promote social tolerance? And how do states use them to consolidate power, build nations, and shape a modern citizenry? These are among the questions … Continued