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The Politics of Rights: Then and Now

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Scheingold Stuart A.. The Politics of Rights: Lawyers, Public Policy, and Social Change. Second Edition. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press, 2004. Pp. xi, 224. $22.95 paperback.

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Law & Social Inquiry , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , Fall 2006 , pp. 999 - 1034
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