A legal movement which challenges liberal interpretations of the law, instead asserting that the law is not neutral, there is not always a single correct ruling to every case, and rights are not of the most vital importance.

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Critical Race Theory built upon some of the views of:

- Critical Legal Studies 
- Radical Feminism
- American Civil Rights Movement

Previous Movements Critical Race Theory Built Upon

Schools of jurisprudence or legal theory include but are not limited to:
- Critical Legal Studies 
- Natural Law 
- Legal Realism

Schools of Jurisprudence

Critical social theory is a group of approaches, most prominently including critical race theory, critical legal theory, and critical disability studies that comes from theorist at the Frankfurt School in the 1930s who theories that the convergence of capitalism, bureaucracy and science was restricting the development of a critical consciousness and ability to critique societal functioning. The heart of more modern critical social theory - along with post-Marxist, post-structuralist, postmodernists, and post-positive theorizing - is the idea of problematizing issues including the terms we are using, or the assumptions given to us, understanding society and culture as something much more dynamic than can be captured purely quantitatively, and a focus on the linking of theory and liberatory praxis. 

Critical Social Theory

Delgado, R., & Stefancic, J. (2012). Critical Race Theory: An Introduction (2nd ed.). NYU Press.

Critical Race Theory: An Introduction 

Critical Legal Studies

Radical feminism highlights how the patriarchy (and other systems of domination/oppression) is built upon a collection of unconscious social patterns and habits that establish the social roles of the genders, and their relation to power. 

Radical Feminism

A movement working towards achieving equal citizenship for all. In addition to focusing on bringing practical changes for the future from current legal and social theory, it is also concerned with redressing historical harm done. 

American Civil Rights Movement

This theory examines and critiques societies and cultures and looks at social issues and structures that lead to inequality. It identifies the people who can suppress this inequality and outlines the steps needed to reach human liberation. 

Critical Theory

Critical Race Theory is an interdisciplinary movement made up of activists and scholars working to understand and change the relationships between race, racism, and power. 

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