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Table of Cases Table of Secondary Authorities Preface Acknowledgments Introduction A. The Structure of Process B. Western Tradition C. Policy and Judicial Policy-Formulation 1. Definition of Policy 2. Judicial Policy-Formulation Part 1 Traditional Process Section A Logical Method Chapter 1 Legal Formalism A. Overview B. The Rise of Legal Formalism C. Loaded Syllogisms D. Case Illustrations E. Criticisms Chapter 2 Scalian Textualism A. Overview B. Basic Approach C. Statutory Textualism D. Constitutional Textualism E. Criticisms Section B Policy Method Chapter 3 Legal Realism A. Background B. Shaping Forces 1. Major Legal Force 2. Major Nonlegal Forces C. Structure and Illustrations 1. Unwritten Law 2. Written Law D. Criticisms Chapter 4 Sociological Jurisprudence A. Background B. Basic Approach 1. Criticism of Legal Formalism 2. Criticism of Legal Realism C. Structure D. Illustrations 1. Common Law Setting 2. Statutory Setting 3. Constitutional Setting E. Criticisms Chapter 5 Legal Process A. Background 1. Landis 2. Hart and Sacks B. Components of Legal Process 1. Purposive Action 2. Institutional Settlement and Reasoned Elaboration C. Structure and Illustrations 1. Common Law Setting 2. Statutory Setting 3. Constitutional Setting D. Criticism Section C A Philosophical Synthesis Chapter 6 Philosophical Foundations A. Introduction B. Human Temperaments 1. Pragmatism and Nominalism 2. Positivism Chapter 7 Levels of Judicial Analysis A. Introduction B. Judicial Temperaments 1. Level 1: Judicial Positivism 2. Level 2: Judicial Pragmatism 3. Level 3: Judicial Nominalism C. Summary Part 2 Critical Process Section A Critical Theory Chapter 8 Critical Theory: Central Element A. Intellectual History 1. Hegemony 2. Structuralism in the Law a. Critical Legal Studies b. Critical Race Theory c. Critical Feminist Theory d. The Rights Controversy 3. The Postmodern Challenge B. Anti-Objectivism 1. Three Levels of Anti-Objectivism 2. Perceiving Level 3 Bias 3. Proof of Level 3 Bias a. Psychologically - Cognitive Schemes b. Sociologically - Insider Privilege c. Institutional Policies or Practices d. Transparency Phenomenon C. Conclusion Chapter 9 Critical Theory: Operational Elements A. Deconstruction and Reconstruction B. Equality Models 1. Assimilation 2. Pluralism 3. SpecialRights/Accommodation/ Empowerment/Acceptance C. Criticalist Epistemologies 1. Rational/Empirical 2. Standpoint 3. Postmodernism 4. Positionality Section B Critical Process Chapter 10 Structure of Critical Process A. From Legal Criticism to Judicial Theory B. Limitations on Process C. Two-Step Process D. Institutional Legitimacy Chapter 11 In re Kulko v. Superior Court A. Facts B. Symmetrical Equality Model 1. Subordination Question 2. Internal Critique C. Asymmetrical Equality Model 1. Subordination Question 2. Internal Critique D. Hybrid Equality Model 1. Subordination Question 2. Internal Critique Chapter 12 In re Brown v. Board of Education A. Back to 1954 B. Symmetrical Equality Model 1. Subordination Question 2. Internal Critique C. Asymmetrical Equality Model 1. Subordination Question 2. Internal Critique D. Hybrid Equality Model 1. Subordination Question 2. Internal Critique Epilogue Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Judicial process -- United States.
Formalities (Law).
Critical theory.