Perils and Possibilities: Social Activism and the Law - Sheldrick, Byron

Clean, tight, unmarked; slight wear to inside back corners; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; This book provides a guide to the strategic and tactical issues raised by law and legal institutions and explores the types of questions social activist groups need to ask themselves before embarking on a campaign of legal mobilization. In addition to a brief exploration of some overarching theoretical questions, Sheldrick examines in a concrete and practical fashion the contradictions of rights discourse, strategic questions posed by the process of going to court and the importance of the administrative boards and tribunals for the politics of social activists. Set in the Canadian context, the book also makes use of experiences drawn from the USA and Britain.
Near Fine
Soft cover
Fernwood Publishing 
2004
Halifax, NS