The Theory of Political Coalitions is an academic book on positive political theory written by the American political scientist William H. Riker and published in 1962. It uses game theory to formalize political theory.
The first hard scientific proof of the existence of lawyers was discovered by Dr. Margaret Leakey at the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Her find consisted of several legal fragments, but no full case was found intact at the site.
Norman lawyers discovered a loophole in Welsh law that allowed William the Conqueror to foreclose an old French loan and take most of England, Scotland, and Wales. William rewarded the lawyers for their work, and soon lawyers were again accepted in society.
More indirect ways include through informal representation via political parties or interest groups and associations. This blog addresses another extremely important way to relate government via “advocacy coalitions.”Advocacy coalitions are alliances of people around a shared policy goal.
Named chief legal counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund in 1936. Named U.S. solicitor general in 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson and was the first African American to assume the position. He was successful in 14 out of the 19 cases that he argued on behalf of the U.S. Government.
Dr. Clarence B. Jones, Counsel and legal advisor to Martin Luther King Jr. Clarence Jones played an important role not only for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but the Civil Rights Movement as a whole. He began as King’s personal counsel and legal advisor when King was faced with tax fraud charges by the State of Alabama.
“I do solemnly swear to uphold, protect, and preserve the Constitution…” This is the oath that nearly every US attorney, justice, and even some paralegals commit to. Every legal professional contributes in some way to upholding these rights in their daily work.
Gloria Allred, Women’s rights attorney. Known for taking high-profile and often controversial cases, particularly those involving the protection of women’s rights, Gloria Allred is one of the most prominent female attorneys in the United States.
Jan Schlichtmann is a prominent complex civil litigation attorney that specializes in protecting the rights of consumers and toxic torts. Named one of “The Best Lawyers in America” (via a peer review process) and received an AV/preeminent score from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.
Helped organize the March on Washington. #3. Sandra Day O’Connor, First female justice to serve on the Supreme Court.
Hugo Grotius, Dutch attorney general, legal scholar, and philosopher. You cannot mention the history of international law without mentioning the 17th–century Dutch jurist, legal scholar, and philosopher. Hugo Grotius. He served as an attorney general of Holland, Zeeland, and West Friesland.
Out of the varied models of game theory, Riker asserts that those involving the number of players are the most in understanding society. In particular, Riker bases his primary examination and discussion of game theory to zero-sum situations involving three-or-more-person games (more easily known as n-player or, as Riker calls it, n-person games).
In his book Riker uses some notions from game theory to derive a fundamental principle concerning the size of coalitions. Specifically, he derived the following statement from the notions examined.
In his article, "On the Size of Winning Coalitions," Harvard University Professor Kenneth Sheplse asserted that "minimum winning coalitions constitute unstable equilibrium points in n-person zero-sum games". This point extends analysis from Robert Butterworth's critique of Riker's size principle.
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This program recognizes high performing coalitions that do an exceptional job creating a foundation for their work by updating and utilizing their coalition products.
Norman lawyers discovered a loophole in Welsh law that allowed William the Conqueror to foreclose an old French loan and take most of England, Scotland, and Wales. William rewarded the lawyers for their work, and soon lawyers were again accepted in society.
Charles Darwin, Esquire, theorized in the mid-1800s that tribes of lawyers existed as early as 2.5 million years ago. However, in his travels, he found little evidence to support this theory. Legal anthropology suffered a setback at the turn of the century in the famous Piltdown Lawyer scandal.
The attempted sale of the Sphinx resulted in the Pharaoh issuing a country-wide purge of all lawyers. Many were slaughtered, and the rest wandered in the desert for years looking for a place to practice. Greece and Rome saw the revival of the lawyer in society.
In many sites dating from 250,000 to 1,000,000 years ago, legal tools have been uncovered. Unfortunately, the tools are often in fragments, making it difficult to gain much knowledge. The first complete site discovered has been dated to 150,000 years ago.
Carbon dating has estimated the find at between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago. However, through legal anthropology methods, it has been theorized that the site contains the remains of a fraud trial in which the defendant sought to disprove liability on the basis of his inability to stand erect.
Stone pictograph briefs were found concerning a land boundary dispute between a tribe of Neanderthals and a tribe of Cro-Magnons. This decision in favor of the Cro-Magnon tribe led to a successive set of cases, spelling the end for the Neanderthal tribe. (See Widget, Dr. John B.
The first hard scientific proof of the existence of lawyers was discovered by Dr. Margaret Leakey at the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Her find consisted of several legal fragments, but no full case was found intact at the site.