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Sally Hadden
Sally Hadden is an American historian. She is an associate professor and the director of graduate studies in the history department at Western Michigan University and the author of '' Slave Patrols: Law and Violence in Virginia and the Carolinas.'' Her other books include ''Signposts: New Directions in Southern Legal History'' (co-editor with Patricia Minter; University of Georgia Press, 2013), ''A Companion to American Legal History'' (co-editor with Alfred Brophy; Wiley Blackwell, 2013), and ''Traveling the Beaten Path: Charles Tait's Charges to Federal Grand Juries, 1822-1825'' (co-author with David Durham and Paul Pruitt; University of Alabama School of Law/University of Alabama Press, 2013). Education Hadden attended college at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill where she studied history and political science, graduating in 1984. She next attended Harvard University, earning an MA (1985), JD (1989) and PhD (1993). At Harvard, she studied with Bernard Bailyn Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. Bliss for the training of teachers. In 1957, G. Mennen Williams signed a bill into law that made Western a university and gave the school its current name of Western Michigan University. Western is one of the eight research universities in the State of Michigan and is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The university has seven degree-granting colleges, offering 147 undergraduate degree programs, 73 master's degree programs, 30 doctoral programs, and one specialist degree program. It is governed by an eight-member board of regents whose members are appointed by the governor of Michigan and confirmed by the Michigan Senate for eight-year terms. The university's athletic teams compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athleti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law And Violence In Virginia And The Carolinas
Law is a set of rules that are created and are law enforcement, enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a Social science#Law, science and as the art of justice. State-enforced laws can be made by a group legislature or by a single legislator, resulting in statutes; by the executive through decrees and regulations; or established by judges through precedent, usually in common law jurisdictions. Private individuals may create legally binding contracts, including arbitration agreements that adopt Alternative dispute resolution, alternative ways of resolving disputes to standard court litigation. The creation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution, written or tacit, and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics, history and society in various ways and serves as a mediator of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
