Varieties of Legal Order: The Politics of Adversarial and Bureaucratic Legalism

Introduction : what we talk about when we talk about law / Thomas F. Burke & Jeb Barnes -- Adversarial legalism, civil rights, and the exceptional American state / R. Shep Melnick -- Seeing through the smoke : adversarial legalism and U.S. tobacco politics / Michael McCann & William Haltom -- Kagan's Atlantic crossing : adversarial legalism, Eurolegalism, and cooperative legalism in European regulatory style / Francesca Bignami & R. Daniel Kelemen -- Coping with auto accidents in Russia / Kathryn Hendley -- Overcoming the disconnect : internal regulation and the mining industry / Neil Gunningham -- Devolving standards : California's structural failures in response to prisoner litigation / Malcolm M. Feeley & Van Swearingen -- Style matters : on pattern analysis in the study of regulation / Cary Coglianese -- The politics of legalism / Thomas F. Burke & Jeb Barnes.

Introduction : what we talk about when we talk about law / Thomas F. Burke & Jeb Barnes -- Adversarial legalism, civil rights, and the exceptional American state / R. Shep Melnick -- Seeing through the smoke : adversarial legalism and U.S. tobacco politics / Michael McCann & William Haltom -- Kagan's Atlantic crossing : adversarial legalism, Eurolegalism, and cooperative legalism in European regulatory style / Francesca Bignami & R. Daniel Keleman -- Coping with auto accidents in Russia / Kathryn Hendley -- Overcoming the disconnect : internal regulation and the mining industry / Neil Gunningham -- Devolving standards : California's structural failures in response to prisoner litigation / Malcolm M. Feeley & Van Swearingen -- Style matters : on pattern analysis in the study of regulation / Cary Coglianese -- The politics of legalism / Thomas F. Burke & Jeb Barnes

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: What We Talk About When We Talk About Law -- 2 Adversarial Legalism, Civil Rights, and the Exceptional American State -- 3 Seeing Through the Smoke: Adversarial Legalism and U.S. Tobacco Politics -- 4 Kagan's Atlantic Crossing: Adversarial Legalism, Eurolegalism, and Cooperative Legalism in European Regulatory Style -- 5 Coping With Auto Accidents in Russia -- 6 Overcoming the Disconnect: Internal Regulation and the Mining Industry -- 7 Devolving Standards: California's Structural Failures in Response to Prisoner Litigation -- 8 Style Matters: On the Role of Pattern Analysis in the Study of Regulation -- 9 The Politics of Legalism -- Index