Democracy by Decree
Subtitle: What Happens When Courts Run Government
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: August 11, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780300103144
Subjects: Civil law (general works); Politics / Current Events; Philosophy; Government - Judicial Branch; Government - U.S. Government; Public Affairs & Administration; Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration; Government - General; Political
First sentence: Carol Sherman, a young legal aid attorney practicing before New York City's family court in 1972, could do nothing to help her twelve-year-old client Shirley Wilder.