Race, colonialism, and criminal law: Mexicans and the American criminal justice system in territorial New Mexico

Article Abstract:

The author examines the criminal justice system of San Miguel County in the New Mexico Territory, from 1875 to 1900, and counters misconceptions about lawlessness in the west by demonstrating the inclusion of the Mexican population, as witnesses, bailiffs, and jurors, in the legal system.

New Mexico, Social aspects, Race relations, Mexican Americans, Criminal justice, Administration of, Administration of criminal justice, United States history, 19th century AD, Jury, Juries, United States history, 1865-1901

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Officers' rights: toward a unified field theory of American constitutional development

Article Abstract:

The author examines the constitutional development of the rights of public officers and suggests a shift has occurred between the balanced rights of officers and citizens, seen in the issues dealing with the Bill of Rights, federalism, and separation of powers.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Constitutional law, Constitutional history, Public officers, Government officials, Citizenship

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Framing the field of law's disciplinary encounters: a historical narrative

Article Abstract:

The author explores the historical interrelationship between law and social science, focusing on intellectual and institutional encounters with the academic and the state.

Analysis, History, Social sciences, Legal history, Sociological jurisprudence

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