Talk:Penumbra (law)

Diagram
Would this article benefit from addition of an illustdration such as

This is PraeceptorIP (talk) 19:35, 28 August 2015 (UTC)


 * I certainly think an images like this are useful for readers, and I have added it to the article (albeit with a different caption). Thanks for finding this! Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 20:07, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

Undefined terms question
The phrase "political-process theory, or even fundamental rights analysis" occurs in a quote. Should that become:

"political-process theory, or even fundamental rights analysis"?

"political-process theory, or even fundamental rights analysis"?

And then very short articles for the -ed terms explaining what that means? PraeceptorIP (talk) 19:45, 28 August 2015 (UTC)


 * It looks like these topics may already have articles. At the moment, political process theory redirects to political opportunity. I certainly think that political process (i.e. the process by which politicians come to power) can be distinguished from the theory of providing opportunity through political channels. Nevertheless, I will go ahead and wikilink "political-process theory." Likewise, I think that "fundamental rights analysis" can be linked to fundamental rights. The article for "fundamental rights" needs a lot of work, but that may be a project for another day. Let me know what you think -- and thank you as always for your helpful insights! Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 19:56, 28 August 2015 (UTC)


 * If political process theory links to irrelevancy, focus instead on political-process theory, which is red right now. Make that into an article defining the term as what you say it means, no?


 * Up with the hyphen, down with the space! And remember the Battle of the Boyne (as a slogan source).    PraeceptorIP (talk) 21:51, 28 August 2015 (UTC)


 * I did a little more research, and it looks like "Political Process Theory" is a term of art in sociology that refers to the relationship between collective action and a group's opportunity for participation in a political system (see this entry at the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology). I think the source is referring to the sociological definition, so I left the redirect as it exists at the moment (assuming good faith that a sociologist created the article and knows what they are talking about). I would certainly like to add some material to the "Political Process Theory" that discusses the political processes from the perspective of legal scholarship. Specifically, I would discuss the legal procedures that must be followed by elected leaders and the procedures that must be followed when electing them (e.g. Article One and Article Two legal procedures for Congress and POTUS). -- Notecardforfree (talk) 16:56, 29 August 2015 (UTC)

You could do a disambiguation and create Political Process Theory (legal) PraeceptorIP (talk) 15:43, 31 August 2015 (UTC)