Geographies of Judgment: The Doctrine of Changed Conditions and the Geopolitics of Race
This paper examines a segment of the legal historical geography of race and racism in the U.S. from 1917-45. It focuses on conflicting judicial interpretations of the meaning and applicability of `the doctrine of changed conditions' in connection with disputes about racially restrictive covenan...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Annals of the Association of American Geographers. - Blackwell Publishers, 1911. - 83(1993), 1, Seite 48-65 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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1993
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Annals of the Association of American Geographers |
| Schlagworte: | Context Critical Legal Theory Doctrine of Changed Conditions Interpretation Law Law and Geography Law and Society Race Racism Spatiality mehr... |
| Zusammenfassung: | This paper examines a segment of the legal historical geography of race and racism in the U.S. from 1917-45. It focuses on conflicting judicial interpretations of the meaning and applicability of `the doctrine of changed conditions' in connection with disputes about racially restrictive covenants. I analyze the ways in which ideological conceptions of space can infuse legal thought itself, and how legal pronouncements informed by such conceptions contribute to the shaping of geographies of power. I also examine the ways in which the spatiality of a rule can be manipulated so as to yield the desired interpretation. I suggest implications of this analysis for questions within legal geography and for geographical theory more generally. |
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| ISSN: | 14678306 |