united states

"Natural law, as a school of jurisprudence or a means to decide or consider legal cases, is considered by some as nothing more than an emotive reminiscence and by others as a foundational system upon which legal reasoning must depend"--Provided by publisher.

An exploration of the roles of African-Americans during the Civil War that describes how free blacks and ex-slaves volunteered to fight in over four hundred battles, despite prejudices and unfair treatment.

Contains twenty-three essays that examine aspects of the Eighteenth and Twenty-first Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, providing historical background, looking at their influence on constitutional law, and discussing their relevance in the twenty-first century.

A collection of sixteen controversial essays by such noted persons as Martin Luther King, Jr., James R. Doolittle, Frederick Douglass, and Earl Warren, who debate issues concerning the Fifteenth Amendment and who should be entitled to vote.

Provides historical background information about the Nineteenth Amendment, which provided voting rights to women, and includes essays that debate issues associated with women's rights.

Provides historical background information about the Fourteenth Amendment and includes essays that debate issues associated with equal protection.

Contains fifteen articles that examine aspects of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing historical background, looking at test cases, and reviewing modern-day due process issues.

A series of controversial essays that debate issues associated with the Twelfth Amendment and the Presidential election process, including issues concerning the electoral college and other court cases related to the Twelfth Amendment.

A collection of controversial essays that debate issues associated with the Thirteenth Amendment and the abolition of slavery, including arguments over the Emancipation Proclamation, "Separate but Equal" laws, and other court cases related to the amendment.

A collection of articles selected from the New York Times that examines gun laws and gun rights in the United States.