Susan N. Herman, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School and President Emeritus, American Civil Liberties Union, US
‘Professor Susan Herman has written a brilliant description of
civil liberties in the United States. With remarkable clarity, she
explains complicated legal concepts, tracing the history of civil
rights in the United States and discussing important current
issues. This book will be an invaluable resource for experts and
non-experts alike, and will be enormously helpful to students, as
well as lawyers, judges, and everyone interested in learning more
about civil liberties.’
*Erwin Chemerinsky, University of California, Berkeley, US*
‘This authoritative text is essential reading for students and
practitioners of constitutional law. The author's direct
experience, as President of the ACLU, adds invaluable depth and
insight in confronting continuing and new constitutional
challenges.’
*Professor Emerita Geraldine Van Bueren KC, British Institute of
International and Comparative Law, UK*
‘At a moment when rights are under threat, Herman sets out to
clearly define the evolution and parameters of civil rights, civil
liberties and human rights in the United States. In doing so, she
does not shirk from the dark moments of US constitutional history,
or from addressing how the peculiarly American approach to freedom
of speech continues to present controversies around extremist
speech, campus protests and campaign finance.’
*Liam Herrick, Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Ireland*
‘With her extensive experience teaching Constitutional Law and as
President of the ACLU, Susan Herman is the ideal person to
introduce readers to U.S. civil liberties. This book provides a
variety of fascinating perspectives on civil liberties generally –
history, law, current conditions – and on sizzling issues ranging
from abortion to voting rights.’
*Nadine Strossen, FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and
Expression), US*
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