Resumen de Failures of American Methods of Lawmaking in Historical and Comparative Perspectives

Patricia Popelier

• This book was written “for general readers interested in fixing America’s broken legal system.”1 What follows is a compelling indictment of the state of the law and legal culture in the United States, with a prescription to restore “the government of laws” based on how things work in Germany. In reaching out to “general readers,” people interested in the legal system but not active in the legal professions, Maxeiner uses rhetoric, repetitions, clear language, illustrations, and inventive vocabulary (for example “zombie laws”), which makes for a fascinating story for both laypersons and experts. The strength of this book is at the same...