"Reparations" as a dirty word: The norm against slavery reparations

The University of Memphis Law Review | January 1, 2003| | Copyright

I. INTRODUCTION

In his path-breaking tome, Order without Law, Robert Ellickson sets out for the "field," literally scouring the American West for the perfect spot to observe the gritty, unvarnished stuff of life.1 Settling on Shasta County, California, a rural community of cattle ranchers and farmers, Ellickson discovers that county residents consistently follow a set of norms; norms that are materially different from any legal entitlements.2 With that, Ellickson makes a bold, yet outwardly uncomplicated, observation about the law: It doesn't matter.3 As Ellickson finds in Shasta County, ...

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