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An American Paradox:
Politics and Justice in America
Patrick J. Gallo

The American Paradox: Politics and Justice is an account of political trials of the last 200 years. Patrick J. Gallo explores the implications of political trials for the American justice system. According to the American Orthodox Political Ideology, the trial is the vehicle for administering justice and ensuring impartial review of evidence. But in political trials defendants’ political views carry more weight than the evidence. Criminal charges are secondary. The real purpose of political trials is to remove the defendants from society or discredit their views. The result is a miscarriage of justice in individual cases and, ultimately, the weakening of the judicial system.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Patrick J. Gallo is adjunct professor of political science, New York University, the institution from which he received his Ph.D. in Political Science. He has lectured widely in the United States and has taught at American University, SUNY-Purchase, and Queens College. The author of numerous articles and six books, Dr. Gallo has been a Fullbright scholar, and NEH Fellow and a Scholar-in-Residence at the American Academy in Rome. He received an Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Chicago.

Publication Date: July 2000
ISBN: 0-88258-205-4
6" x 9" 224 pages
$19.95