Halmos Faculty Publishes Book on American Judicial System

Charles Zelden, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Humanities and Politics (DHP) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center and has published a new book, “The American Judicial System: A Very Short Introduction,” by Oxford University Press  in September 2022.

Book description:

At some point, everyone living in the United States has some type of interaction with the American judicial system. For most, this contact is relatively minor: contesting a traffic ticket, suing or being sued in civil court, being a witness in a civil or criminal trial, or serving on a jury. Others are caught up in the criminal justice system – as defendants, as victims, as witnesses, as jurors, or as relatives of a victim or a defendant. For still others, contact comes via an important policy issue affecting their lives in the hands of judges and justices sitting in judgment in marble temples to the law.   This new book explains the ‘where,’ ‘when,’ and ‘who’ of American courts. It also makes clear the ‘how’ and ‘why’ behind the law as it affects everyday people. @VeryShortIntroductions.

Zelden academic interests include American Constitutional History, Civil Rights, Legal Studies, and the Judicial Process. He is the co-director of the NSU Council for Dialogue and Democracy and is the co-editor, Southern Legal Studies (UGA Press).

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Posted 09/26/22