Contesting Immigration Policy in Court
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Contesting Immigration Policy in Court

Legal Activism and its Radiating Effects in the United States and France

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Contesting Immigration Policy in Court

Legal Activism and its Radiating Effects in the United States and France

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What difference does law make in immigration policymaking? Since the 1970s, networks of progressive attorneys in both the US and France have attempted to use litigation to assert rights for non-citizens. Yet judicial engagement - while numerically voluminous - remains doctrinally curtailed. This study offers new insights into the constitutive role of law in immigration policymaking by focusing on the legal frames, narratives, and performances forged through action in court. Challenging the conventional wisdom that 'cause litigation' has little long-term impact on policymaking unless it produces broad rights-protective principles, this book shows that legal contestation can have important radiating effects on policy by reshaping how political actors approach immigration issues. Based on extensive fieldwork in the United States and France, this book explores the paths by which litigation has effected policy change in two paradigmatically different national contexts.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9781316309568
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Law Theory & Practice
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Series information
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright information
  6. Dedication
  7. Table of contents
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. List of abbreviations
  10. 1 What Difference Does Law Make in Immigration Policy Making?
  11. 2 A New Area of Legal Practice
  12. 3 Formalization of Immigrant Rights
  13. 4 Institutionalizing Legal Innovation
  14. 5 Enacting Adversarial Legalism through Class Action Lawsuits
  15. 6 Performing Legal Activism before the Conseil d’Etat
  16. Conclusion: Legal Activism and Its Radiating Effects
  17. Notes
  18. Archival and Other Primary Sources
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index