Toward a Critical Race Theory of Evidence

Scholars, judges, and lawyers have long believed that evidence rules apply equally to all persons regardless of race. This Article challenges this assumption and reveals how evidence law structurally disadvantages people of color. A critical race analysis of stand-your-ground defenses, cross-racial...

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Autor principal: Gonzales Rose, Jasmine B. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
En:Año: 2017
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