LAW 4000 Lecture 6: Law on the books_lecture 6
Document Summary
The interest group thesis contends that laws are created because of the special interest of certain groups in the population. Judges are usually less heckled by interest groups than legislators. To reach the courts a lawyer must be hired, formal proceedings must be followed, and grievances must be expressed in legal terminology. To influence legislators, a group must be economically powerful or able to mobilize a large number of voters. Lawmakers are fully aware of the fact that private interests are much better represented than public interests. Goes beyond a focus on a single social category to consider the interaction of different aspects of social identity (e. g. , race, ethnicity, sexuality, class gender, ability, geography, age, citizenship status, religion etc. )
