Body law and the body of law : a comparative study of social norm inclusion in Norwegian and American laws

Body law and the body of law a comparative study of social norm inclusion in Norwegian and American laws

For some legal philosophers, if a law is procedurally correct, enacted in ways constitutionally recognised and agreed upon, then the content is of no significance. It is a "good" law, no matter what it does or justifies. The question of one's consent or opposition to any particular la...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hassenstab, Christine M., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Warsaw, [Poland] ; Berlin, [Germany] : De Gruyter 2015
2014.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Law.
Law > Norway.
Law > United States.
abortion politics, birth control, eugenics, Indiana, Norway, sociology of law, social norms, sterilization.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427705906719
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Note Regarding Legal Cases and Their Designation
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Theories Explained and Methodology Used
  • 3 CASE ONE: A Comparison between Indiana (1907) and Norway (1934)
  • 4 CASE ONE: Legal Norm Injection Points in Indiana and Norway: the Selection of Particular Bodies
  • 5 CASE TWO: Reversals of Negative Body-Law in the United States
  • 6 CASE TWO: Reversals of Body-Law in Norway: Birth Control and Abortion
  • 7 Comparisons and Conclusions
  • 8 Appendices
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Additional Literature
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Index

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