{"product_id":"the-rights-of-groups-lawrence-rosen-9781479830411","title":"The Rights of Groups: Understanding Community in the Eyes of the Law","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArgues that a refined concept of culture can be used by American courts to better analyze cases that cover the sense of community.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSupreme Court Justices frequently justify their opinions in terms of the traditions and customs of a community. Yet, the rights and interests of entities that fit neither with the state nor the individual are treated as fluid and subjective, often existing without clarity in the current legal framework. \u003ci\u003eThe Rights of Groups\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on a series of specific examples to argue that a more refined concept of culture than has been employed by American courts could offer better ways to analyze a broad range of cases that employ the notion of community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough an original reading of the Ninth Amendment, Lawrence Rosen illustrates how a constitutional consideration for group protections might be applied to decisions arising before the Supreme Court, including the decision to overturn \u003ci\u003eRoe v. Wade\u003c\/i\u003e. Similarly, in other chapters, Rosen shows how a revised theory of culture can change the concepts--including those of \"community\"--that courts currently apply, whether it is the application of indigenous concepts of value to revise the statutes governing intellectual property, the importance to native peoples that burial remains be returned to the group, the role a community can play in the responsibilities attendant on the prudent investor rule, the cultural organization of Western states' water resources, or the implementation of a new basis for group defamation suits. The book thus concludes with a call for a more sophisticated concept of culture that can sharpen our usage of the legitimate rights and interests of those entities that fit neither with the state nor the individual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Rosen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479830410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479830411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Lawrence Rosen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45897500557567,"sku":"9781479830411","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c3235c81-0140-4d84-9897-cd86481857b0.jpg?v=1721374075","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rights-of-groups-lawrence-rosen-9781479830411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}