How Americans Enforce the Law by Diego Zambrano - ISBN: 9781503648395
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Citizen lawsuits: America’s unique, powerful, and sometimes problematic way to enforce laws.
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How Americans Enforce the Law

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    344 pages

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    13 October 2026

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Summary

In most countries, bureaucratic agencies handle regulatory enforcement. But the United States does things differently. Embedded in statutes governing consumer protection, antitrust, employment, civil rights, and the environment are more than 10,000 “private rights of action” – legal provisions that empower ordinary citizens and their lawyers to enforce the law through lawsuits. This is how Americans regulate everything from wage theft to air pollution to corporate fraud.

How Ameri…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781503648395
ISBN-10:1503648397
Author:Diego Zambrano
Publisher:Stanford University Press
Imprint:Stanford University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:344
Release Date:13 October 2026
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
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Critics Review

“A clear and persuasive exploration of a menace hiding in plain sight. The crucial question Americans need to face, but have ignored for too long, is how to resolve thorny disputes. Zambrano unearths a legal tradition that, while valuable, has gone off the rails. And he points the way forward.” —Marc J. Dunkelman, author of Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress and How to Bring it Back

About The Author

Diego Zambrano

Diego A. Zambrano is Professor of Law at Stanford Law School.

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