During the past forty years, activists have repeatedly used the court system to achieve social and political change. On both the domestic and international fronts, they have accomplished substantive policy results that could not otherwise be obtained through the ordinary political processes of government both in the United States and abroad. In five insightful essays, the contributors to this volume show how these legal decisions have seriously undermined America's sovereignty and values.

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• Contributors (0817946020_vii.pdf ~49 KB)
• Introduction (0817946020_ix.pdf ~126 KB)
• Chapter 1: Constitutional Law without the Constitution: The Supreme Court’s Remaking of America (0817946020_1.pdf ~204 KB)
• Chapter 2: The Perverse Paradox of Privacy (0817946020_57.pdf ~128 KB)
• Chapter 3: A Court Tilting against Religious Liberty (0817946020_85.pdf ~119 KB)
• Chapter 4: The New Diplomacy Threatens American Sovereignty and Values (0817946020_113.pdf ~104 KB)
• Chapter 5: The Dangerous Myth of Universal Jurisdiction (0817946020_135.pdf ~180 KB)
• Index (0817946020_185.pdf ~79 KB)