The legal universe
Subtitle: observations on the foundations of American law
By: Vine Deloria, JR., David E. Wilkins
Contributors: Wilkins, David E. (David Eugene), 1954-
Publisher: Fulcrum Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Golden, CO
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781555913618
Subjects: Legal status, laws; Minorities
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The majesty of law; title: The social contract; title: Certain inalienable rights; title: "Existing in contemplation of law" : corporations and the law; title: "Three-fifths of all other persons" : African Americans and the law; title: "Domestic dependent nations" : indigenous nations and the law; title: "Those of a "delicate" nature" : women and the law; title: "Alien friends and alien enemies" : Mexican Americans and the law; title: "Strangers in the land" : Asian Americans and the law; title: "In their "best" interests" : children and the law; title: "The state of nature" : the natural world and the law.